Supernature Labs

01 — About

Dror Benshetrit, founder of Supernature Labs

Dror Benshetrit

Founder, Chief Creative Officer

Vision behind Supernature and the shift to life-based urban systems.

Award-winning designer, architect and futurist with a 20+ year career spanning product design, interiors, architecture, master planning and city planning. Dror developed Nurai Island ($1.5B), Galataport ($.5B) and has collaborated with Gensler, ARUP, AECOM, Louis XIII, Bentley, LVMH and Puma among many others.

02 — Leadership

Leadership
Abid Kazim

Leads global operations and execution across the platform.

As UK Partner and Managing Director on the UK LSE full listing of the NESF.L, drove fund to being the fastest growing company in LSE history during his tenure and world's largest Solar Yieldco €6B AUM. Experienced strategist, PPP/PFI investor and operating partner across multiple sectors.

Abid Kazim

Chief Executive Officer

Adil Kassam

Aligns governments, institutions, and capital at scale.

Exited Fintech company Edebit. Was Managing Director, for Walton International in Alberta, Canada. Structured successful REIT's and developed Pre-sales ventures for Edgeworth Properties becoming Canada's fastest growing company in 2006 with $750M sales. Was General Partner at Edefi Capital, a US Hedge Fund with $1B AUM. Experienced in complex real estate capital structures.

Adil Kassam

President, Capital Strategy & Global Partnerships

David Kemp

Leads financial strategy, infrastructure finance, and capital structuring.

20 years experience in project and infrastructure finance. David was Managing Director at M&G, the world's largest infrastructure debt investor, where he led transactions across infrastructure and energy. Recently, he has lead companies focused on the energy transition. David is a CFA Charter holder and a Fellow of CPA Australia.

David Kemp

Chief Financial Officer

Lauren Resnik

Leads internal operations, delivery systems, and global coordination.

Lauren has over 18 years in the design and construction industry in London, New York and Sydney. She is a qualified Architect, experienced Project Manager and Client Representative across the Arts and luxury hospitality. Lauren has led projects with Whitney Museum, Six Senses London, Soho House, Rosewood Hotels, Mandarin Oriental and Givenchy.

Lauren Resnik

Chief Operating Officer

03 — Global Operations

Regional & Operational Leadership
Guy Heywood

Leads hospitality strategy, brand partnerships, and experiential ecosystems.

With over thirty years of experience with some of the best luxury brands in the world in C-suite roles, Guy Heywood has dedicated his career to driving operational excellence, financial analysis, and concept development within the luxury hospitality industry. Former COO Six Senses, SVP Raffles, COO Janu, CEO Habitas, GM Aman and Amangiri.

Guy Heywood

Chief Hospitality Director

Davi Lemos

Leads regional expansion and flagship developments in Brazil.

Business strategist and regenerative systems thinker with experience building organizations at the intersection of climate, education, and innovation. Former CPO at Camino Education and CMO at Climate Futures, and founder of Relab, the Regenerative Organizations Laboratory. Leads Supernature's expansion in Brazil, driving large-scale ecological development and strategic partnerships across the region.

Davi Lemos

CEO, Supernature Brazil

Merkku Rahkola

Leads strategic growth, partnerships, and deal origination across European markets.

Merkku is a multi-awarded entrepreneur who exited 23 family-owned food restaurants and was awarded the Stevie Award Entrepreneur. She is a sought after expert across retail, hospitality, franchise, and luxury businesses, particularly in purchasing, manufacturing, product development, marketing and customer experience. Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist. Currently Board Member of Strand Properties and Boho.

Merkku Rahkola

Business Development — Europe

Moon (Kelsey Candra)

Leads biocultural strategy and experiential design across projects.

Biocultural diplomat and strategist across biodiversity, sacred real estate, and ecological diplomacy. Leads experience design across Supernature, weaving ancient wisdom with future systems to restore beauty, belonging, and life.

Moon (Kelsey Candra)

Chief Experience Officer

Nathan Heller

Leads planning and execution of key events and global activations.

Brings two decades of experience launching ventures, facilitating change, and activating global networks. His work spans strategic innovation, participatory leadership, and project delivery—advising founders, investors, and communities on turning complex ideas into cohesive systems. A pioneer of the coworking and startup movement in South Africa, he holds a postgraduate diploma in Strategic Innovation & Design Thinking from MIT, Columbia, and Tuck.

Nathan Heller

Event Operations

04 — Global Ecosystem

Collaborators & Partners

Design & Architecture

Gensler logo

Firm

The world's leading architecture firm, helping define the global standard for large-scale urban development.

Gensler

DVDL logo

Studio

Curating a global network of top architects to design the next generation of ecological cities.

DVDL

David Van Der Leer

Taehyung Jeon

Designer

Architectural designer advancing innovative, sustainable, and energy-efficient spatial systems.

Taehyung Jeon

Development Partners

Alexander Grikitis

Master Developer

Real estate developer and investor with experience across private equity and large-scale infrastructure projects, including a $5.5B energy development. Leads strategy, execution, and partner coordination across projects, with expertise in historic preservation, LEED-certified development, and complex capital structures.

Alexander Grikitis

Adam Levine

VP Construction

25+ years of experience in luxury residential and resort development, having led the delivery of over 48,000 homes across master-planned communities. Former senior executive at GL Homes, Lennar, WCI, and Transeastern, with deep expertise in construction, execution, and large-scale development delivery.

Adam Levine

Engineering & Environment

AECOM logo

Firm

Global infrastructure leader delivering complex urban systems at national and metropolitan scale.

AECOM

Buro Happold logo

Firm

Engineering excellence in sustainability, climate resilience, and high-performance environments.

Buro Happold

Regenesis

Founder

Global pioneer of regenerative design and co-author of the original LEED standards. Founder of Regenesis, guiding the development of ecological standards and ensuring the platform is grounded in deep systems thinking and environmental integrity.

Regenesis

Bill Reed

Bb

Practice

Integrating ecological intelligence and biodiversity as foundational urban infrastructure.

Biodiversity by Design

Finance & Capital

Goldman Sachs logo

Financial Architecture

Structuring the financial architecture to scale ecological urban development as a new global asset class.

Goldman Sachs

John Eleoterio

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Capital Partners

Providing the long-term capital required to deploy ecological districts at global scale.

Institutional & Sovereign Capital Partners

Media, Visualization & Culture

UNIFY logo

Activation Platform

Global activation platform mobilizing mass awareness and collective action for planetary regeneration.

UNIFY

Seth Blaustein

CGI & Visual Storytelling

Leading CGI and visual storytelling to bring future ecological cities to life.

Seth Blaustein

Bobby Bailey

Filmmaker & Documentary Director

Crafting powerful narratives that translate vision into global cultural impact.

Bobby Bailey

Neorama & Cassio Carvalho logo

Immersive Visualization

Creating immersive visualizations that define the aesthetic and experiential language of Supernature.

Neorama & Cassio Carvalho

Core Platforms & Alliances

The Bioplanning Institute logo

Platform

Global standard for ecological urbanism.

The Bioplanning Institute

Bioplanning.AI Lab logo

Platform

Generative tools for planning and certification.

Bioplanning.AI Lab

Biodiversity Arc logo

Platform

Global platform for regenerative communities and humanitarian development.

Biodiversity Arc

Led by Charlie Stuart Gay

UNIFY logo

Media & Activation

Global media and activation platform (1B+ reach).

UNIFY

One Amazon logo

Initiative

Ecological and cultural initiative advancing planetary regeneration.

One Amazon

Dr. James Canton

Futurist & Strategic Advisor

Internationally recognized futurist, author, and advisor to Fortune 1000 companies and governments. Chairman & CEO of the Institute for Global Futures, bringing strategic foresight and innovation leadership to the evolution of ecological urban systems.

Dr. James Canton

Sergio Fernández de Córdova

Founder & CEO, One Amazon

Founder & CEO of One Amazon, supporting ecological development initiatives across the Americas.

Sergio Fernández de Córdova

05 — Advisory & Governance

Board & Strategic Advisors
Drew Aaron

Entrepreneur across real estate, finance, and global investment.

A lifetime of successful entrepreneurial and institutional successes, business growth and exits. Drew has collaborated and built business with leading figures in hospitality, real estate and banking. Currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Mallorca Preservation Foundation.

Drew Aaron

Chairman of the Board

Dr. Robert Muggah

Urban security, resilience, and the future of cities.

Globally recognized urban security strategist and co-founder of the Igarapé Institute and SecDev Group. Advises the United Nations, World Bank, and governments worldwide on resilience, digital governance, and the future of cities, bringing critical insight at the intersection of policy, security, and urban transformation.

Dr. Robert Muggah

Strategic Advisor

Dipak Joshi

Advises on global development strategy and institutional partnerships.

Dipak Joshi

Strategic Advisor

Mike Lemon

Advises on energy systems, data centers, and policy alignment.

Mike Lemon

Strategic Advisor, Energy & Infrastructure

Roger Nickells

Global leader in infrastructure and engineering.

Roger Nickells

Former CEO, Buro Happold

Rodrigo Veloso

Leads strategy and infrastructure partnerships across the Americas.

Rodrigo Veloso

Strategic Advisor

David Van Der Leer

Leads global architectural and cultural strategy.

David Van Der Leer

Urban Strategist & Curator

Arnie Herz, J.D.

Leads legal strategy and governance.

Arnie Herz, J.D.

General Counsel

06 — Thought Leaders

Voices Shaping the Future
Bruce Mau

Design visionary shaping systems at planetary scale.

Bruce Mau

Designer

Tim Papandreou

Global mobility strategist redefining urban movement.

Tim Papandreou

Mobility Strategist

Jorge Pérez-Jaramillo

Architect of Medellín's transformation into a city of equity.

Jorge Pérez-Jaramillo

Architect

Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri

Amplifying indigenous wisdom as a force for regeneration.

Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri

Cultural Strategist

AW

Leader of complex global developments at scale.

Astrid Wurdig

Development Leader

Dr. Mike Wells

Advancing biodiversity as core urban infrastructure.

Dr. Mike Wells

Biodiversity Scientist

Dr. Hila Oren

Bridging smart cities and human-centered development.

Dr. Hila Oren

Smart Cities Expert

Dr. Marian Stuiver

Integrating data, land, and policy into urban intelligence.

Dr. Marian Stuiver

Urban Intelligence

Thomas Ermacora

Pioneering regenerative models for resilient cities.

Thomas Ermacora

Regenerative Cities

Winka Dubbeldam

Advancing sustainable, tech-integrated architecture.

Winka Dubbeldam

Architect

Dr. Uri Benchetrit

Building the technological foundation for ecological systems.

Dr. Uri Benchetrit

Technologist

Sofya Krasnaya

Shaping next-generation ecological environments.

Sofya Krasnaya

Ecological Designer