Peter Fantke is professor for quantitative sustainability assessment with focus on assessing life cycle fate, exposure, and effects of chemicals. He is director of USEtox, the UNEP/SETAC scientific consensus model for characterizing chemical toxicity and ecotoxicity, and coordinates global task forces on quantifying emissions of pesticides and addressing impacts from exposure to toxic chemicals and fine particulate matter.

Dr. Knut Erik Tollefsen, senior scientist at Section for ecotoxicology and risk assessment has been employed at Norwegian Institute for water research (NIVA) since January 2002. He is alos workng as an Adjunct Professor in Ecotoxicology at Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) since Aug. 2006. He is an Eurotox registered ecotoxicologist with over 20 years of experience in ecotoxicology with special emphasis on ecotoxicological testing (effect assessment), biomarker research, ecotoxicogenomics, environmental monitoring, endocrine disruption, radiation, combined toxicity and risk assessment. Dr. Tollefsen is acting as an expert advisor for the Norwegian Environment Agency; participates in the OECD working and management group on non-animal testing (WMG-NA), the OECD advisory group on Molecular Screening and Toxicogenomics (EAGMST) and the EC expert advisory group on endocrine disruptors. He has extensive project management experience in national and international projects and has published over 120 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals (h-index:37, i10-index: 74), supervised 6 Bc. Sc. students, 17 M. Sc. students, 20 PhD. students and 5 Post docs.

Dagmar is assistant professor at Masaryk University, Faculty of Sports Studies, Department of Social Sciences and Sports Management. She is involved in university courses such as psychomotor games, psychomotricity, adapted physical activities, juggling, teambuilding, team skills or social skills of teachers. She will provide guidance during teambuilding activities for ATC3.

Scientist at CEAB since August 2018, I spent more than 15 years at the University of Girona teaching classes in the Department of Environmental Sciences and conducting research at the Institute of Aquatic Ecology. I started my research career studying primary production in Mediterranean streams, a subject that I expanded by addressing the effects of human activity on river ecology. In this context, my research group has been searching for biological indicators of different types of impact and exposure to pollutants: molecular biomarkers of stress, bioindicators and ecosystem functions, among others. We evaluated the ecological effects of pollution in laboratory-scale experimental studies using microcosms, in artificial rivers, in field experiments, and in observational studies conducted at river basin scale. Regarding the development of new study methodologies, we are interested in ecotoxicomics as a tool to improve our understanding of the reciprocal relationships between human alterations and the role that microbial communities play in improving the quality of water and the health of the ecosystems. Recently, the focus of our research opens up its scope a little more by considering the principles of sustainable development. We include economic and social aspects to address new challenges in conservation ecology. The research I am currently leading has as its main objective the creation and validation of protocols for the reduction of plastic pollution in mountain ecosystems and the knowledge of the links between microbial communities and the “pasticosphere”. I am also very interested in understanding the causes and mitigating the effects of nutrient pollution in Mediterranean rivers, an ancient environmental problem, but one that is highly relevant in the context of global change.

Passionate and effective Communications & PR specialist with demonstrated experience of miracle work in travel & lifestyle before leaping into the future focusing on emerging technology. Strong initiator of integrated brand, marketing & communications strategies for solid results alongside the ever-changing communications landscape. Inspired by Tech for Good and motivated to contribute to teams that are positively impacting the world.

Through my work in environmental research for more than twenty years, I have collected broad experience with ecotoxicological lab and field studies, chemical and biochemical analyses, method development and quality improvement activities, environmental monitoring, including guideline developments, pollution responsive biomarkers, environmental risk assessments, ecological effect assessments of industrial pollution situations, as well as advisory to governmental and industrial bodies. I also have broad experience with project acquisition, project management and scientific mentoring and tutoring activities. I enjoy making my research work available to a broad audience by doing popular dissemination as well as publishing in scientific journals.