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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Firm
The world's leading architecture firm, helping define the global standard for large-scale urban development.
Gensler
Studio
Curating a global network of top architects to design the next generation of ecological cities.
DVDL
David Van Der Leer
Designer
Architectural designer advancing innovative, sustainable, and energy-efficient spatial systems.
Taehyung Jeon
Development Partners
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
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
Firm
Global infrastructure leader delivering complex urban systems at national and metropolitan scale.
AECOM
Firm
Engineering excellence in sustainability, climate resilience, and high-performance environments.
Buro Happold
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
Financial Architecture
Structuring the financial architecture to scale ecological urban development as a new global asset class.
Goldman Sachs
John Eleoterio
I&
Capital Partners
Providing the long-term capital required to deploy ecological districts at global scale.
Institutional & Sovereign Capital Partners
Media, Visualization & Culture
Activation Platform
Global activation platform mobilizing mass awareness and collective action for planetary regeneration.
UNIFY
CGI & Visual Storytelling
Leading CGI and visual storytelling to bring future ecological cities to life.
Seth Blaustein
Filmmaker & Documentary Director
Crafting powerful narratives that translate vision into global cultural impact.
Bobby Bailey
Immersive Visualization
Creating immersive visualizations that define the aesthetic and experiential language of Supernature.
Neorama & Cassio Carvalho
Core Platforms & Alliances
Platform
Global standard for ecological urbanism.
The Bioplanning Institute
Platform
Generative tools for planning and certification.
Bioplanning.AI Lab
Platform
Global platform for regenerative communities and humanitarian development.
Biodiversity Arc
Led by Charlie Stuart Gay
Media & Activation
Global media and activation platform (1B+ reach).
UNIFY
Initiative
Ecological and cultural initiative advancing planetary regeneration.
One Amazon
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
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
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
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
Advises on global development strategy and institutional partnerships.
Dipak Joshi
Strategic Advisor
Advises on energy systems, data centers, and policy alignment.
Mike Lemon
Strategic Advisor, Energy & Infrastructure
Global leader in infrastructure and engineering.
Roger Nickells
Former CEO, Buro Happold
Leads strategy and infrastructure partnerships across the Americas.
Rodrigo Veloso
Strategic Advisor
Leads global architectural and cultural strategy.
David Van Der Leer
Urban Strategist & Curator
Leads legal strategy and governance.
Arnie Herz, J.D.
General Counsel
06 — Thought Leaders
Voices Shaping the Future
Design visionary shaping systems at planetary scale.
Bruce Mau
Designer
Global mobility strategist redefining urban movement.
Tim Papandreou
Mobility Strategist
Architect of Medellín's transformation into a city of equity.
Jorge Pérez-Jaramillo
Architect
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
Advancing biodiversity as core urban infrastructure.
Dr. Mike Wells
Biodiversity Scientist
Bridging smart cities and human-centered development.
Dr. Hila Oren
Smart Cities Expert
Integrating data, land, and policy into urban intelligence.
Dr. Marian Stuiver
Urban Intelligence
Pioneering regenerative models for resilient cities.