Dr. Jordan Mroziak is a boundary-spanning learning designer, facilitator, and community engagement specialist. Having earned his doctorate in Instructional Technology with an emphasis on creative applications of emergent learning technologies and critical aesthetic pedagogy, his work emphasizes the thoughtful reimagining of learning in order to best build habits around curiosity, empathy, community, equity, and joy. His time working at Carnegie Mellon University deepened his passion for fostering community through relationships, designing a more just and equitable future, and teaching AI as an interdisciplinary pursuit. He currently leads ReadyAI’s education offerings as their Chief Learning Officer and designs AI curricula for early learners through higher education ecosystems.

James R. Doty, MD has been on the faculty of the Stanford University School of Medicine since 1997 in the Neurosurgery Department as a professor and more recently as an adjunct professor. He is also the founder and director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford, of which His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the founding benefactor. Most recently, his academic focus is on meditation, compassion, and self-compassion for which he has lectured throughout the world. He is a consultant to medical device companies and is an operating partner and advisor to venture capital firms. Dr. Doty serves on the Board of a number of non-profits and is the vice-chair of the Charter for Compassion International and the former chair of the Dalai Lama Foundation. He is on the Senior Advisory Board of the Council for the Parliament of the World’s Religions. Dr. Doty serves on the Board of Governors of Tulane University School of Medicine and the President’s Council at Tulane University.

James Ehrlich is an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University School of Medicine. Additionally, James is appointed Faculty at Singularity University, Senior Fellow at NASA Ames Research Center, and a White House / OSTP Appointee to a joint taskforce on Regenerative Infrastructure.

Mr. Ehrlich is also the Founder of ReGen Villages Holding, B.V., a Stanford University spin-off formed in the EU as a Dutch impact-for-profit company, using machine learning software to address the U.N. 17 Sustainable Development Goals, specifically to provide solutions for affordable housing, climate change adaptability, and regenerative resiliency.

Mr. Ehrlich founded ReGen Villages in 2016, with its patent-pending VillageOS™ operating system software to design and operate bio-regenerative and resilient (self-reliant) neighborhood infrastructure and retrofits, integrating clean water, renewable energy micro-grids, high-yield organic food, and circular nutritional flows at the neighborhood scale, to promote healthy long-term outcomes for residents and flourishing communities.

Alexandra Albinus began her collaboration with James Ehrlich (Director of Compassionate Sustainability at CCARE) in 2021 to establish a series of workshop programs and courses on Design Empathy, specific to themes on regeneration, climate resiliency, and adaptability. Alex creatively shapes custom programs for K12 youth, support for undergraduates and master’s students, executive education for professional growth, and helping to define the Design Empathy Instructor certification program.

Alex is a trained architect originally from Germany who studied at the University of Applied Science Munich Architecture Department, and then continued her architectural and design studies in Spain at the University of the Bask Country in San Sebastian. Alex then returned to Germany to complete her architectural degree, graduating with a Dipl.-Ing Architecture, and continued in design thinking training to further her teaching skills.

Ramya Sivaprasad is a master’s student in Sustainable Design and Construction at Stanford University, focusing on sustainability in real estate and the built environment. She serves as the Liaison and Co-President for Stanford Professionals in Real Estate, leading industry outreach efforts.

With a background in environmental economics and construction, Ramya began her career in the built environment as a project planner, later moving into operations management and serving as Executive Director at Condor Group, a GC and real estate development firm. She has managed diverse projects, including hospitals, data centers, hotels, and residential communities.