Team
The World Ethic Forum operates through a small team of fractional workers. Some play a holding role throughout the year, some come in primarily for gatherings and special projects
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Luea Ritter
Together with Anaïs Luea is co-lead, process designer and participatory action researcher at the World Ethic Forum. As co-visionary, she holds a key responsibility for driving strategy and creating the conditions to implement the vision. She is also a Firekeeper.
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Anaïs Sägesser
Together with Luea, Anaïs is co-lead process designer and participatory action researcher at the World Ethic Forum. As field weaver, she holds a key responsibility for driving strategy and creating the conditions to implement the vision. She is also a Firekeeper.
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Linard Bardill
Linard is the founder of the World Ethic Forum. In 2026, he stepped into an elder role, where he continues to act as a Firekeeper, and assist with fundraising.
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Greta Pace Buch
Greta holds and joins the threads of our communications together, working towards a coherent weave that is as dynamic and alive as what’s inside.
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Marie-Pascale Gafinen
Marie-Pascale supports the World Ethic Forum through generative scribing. She listens with her ears, heart and body to capture what is happening at our Firekeeper Gatherings, above and below the surface, in the form of large-scale drawings.
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Julien Leyre
Julien is in-house writer and editor at the World Ethic Forum. He works with the team and the Firekeepers to help articulate the knowledge, methods, intentions and practices of our shared inquiry, contextualise them, and crystallise them in relatable language.
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Richard Muscat
Richard manages all things web for the World Ethic Forum. By tending to servers, code, and design, he makes the World Ethic Forum visible and accessible across the digital realms.
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Odelia Toder
Odelia is our artist-in-residence. By adding her artistic interpretation to the tapestry of our shared exploration and experience, she supports the World Ethic Forum in making our inquiry more tangible and available, beyond words.
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Sylvia Wyrsch
Sylvia relieves the management team from administrative issues so that they can concentrate on the core issues of WEFo.
Firekeepers: Curation Circle
Firekeepers who hold responsibility for our seven Thematic Strands, tending the inquiry within each and the connections between them.
Firekeepers: Active Circle
Firekeepers engaged through the year, joining our online gatherings and working within the strands.
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Luc Gnacadja
Founder and president of GPS-Dev (Governance & Policies for Sustainable Development) (BEN)
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Riaan Kämpfer
Climate Justice Activist (Climate Strike Switzerland a.o.), board member of Citizens’ Democracy, Automotive Engineer and future Robotics Engineer, dedicated to the common good (CHE / ZAF)
Firekeepers: Wider Circle
Firekeepers who accompany the inquiry and contribute when called upon.
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Alexander Schieffer
Mitgründer von Home for Humanity & TRANS4M Academy for Integral Transformation (FRA)
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Helmy Abouleish
CEO Sekem Holding, Councillor of the World Future Council and President of Demeter International (EGY)
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Rama Mani
Peacebuilder, Poet and Performance Artist, Specialist in Global Security and Transformative Leadership (FRA)
Members of the WorldEthicForum Association
Luea Ritter, Co-President
Anaïs Sägesser, Co-President
Linard Bardill, Founder and Member of the Board
Marie-Claire Graf, Member of the Board
Ivo Hutzli, Firekeeper
Our Thanks
Former Members of the Firekeeper Circle
The Firekeeper Circle is a living thing. Over the years, new people have joined, while others moved on. We thank the following Firekeepers for their part in the early years of our inquiry.
Agrena Schuler
Alexandra Wandel
Bea Albermann
Daniel Graf
Darco Cazin
Dominik Waser
Doris Ragettli
Erkin Zunun
Hafsat Abiola
Heyer Thurnheer
Isa Dolkun
Lukas Niederberger
Nora Saratz-Cazin
Omar Sambou
Sabrina Furrer
Tobias Langenscheidt
Witnesses
We would like to thank the following people for bearing witness during the Firekeeper Gatherings.
Geseko von Lüpke (2022)
Caspar Dohmen (2022, 2023)
Andreas Zumach (2023, 2024)
Magdalena Ries (2024, 2025)
Alicia Charles Mwambalasawa (2025)
Aurora Leão Botelho (2025)
Ruth Förster (2024, 2025)
Ursina von Albertini (2022, 2023, 2024)
Annigna Ott (2023, 2024)
Ewelina Schraveen (2024, 2025, 2026)
Konstanze Abouleish (2023)
Bronwyn Lay (2024)
Nahom Haile (2026)
Dennis Siroh (2026)
Filimon Tesfasellasie (2026)
Volunteers
We would like to thank the following people for their appreciated assistance:
The World Ethic Forum 2025:
Vera Briner, Madlaina Fontana, Christa Hermann, Mi.
The World Ethic Forum 2024:
Oleksandra (Sasha) Loktik, Vera Briner, Fabienne Debrunner, Annette Junker, Hanna Eichenberger, Jonathan Eichenberger, Julian Hauer, Julie Parker, Friederike Uebel, Rayen Talina Hermann, Natascha Wolf, Madlaina Fontana, Randy Mellaerts.
The World Ethic Forum 2023:
Adbullah Shakil, Claudia Vaderna, Daniel Fahrni, David Young, Gina Gadischke, Julian Hauer, Vera Briner.
The Vandana Shiva Event in Zurich:
Talina, Sara, Romina, Ronny, Alia, Daniel Fahrni, Gaby, Lea, Uli, Vera Briner.
The «Warm Data Lab»:
Heiko Specking, Katherine Hermans, Edoardo Ghidelli, Eva-Maria Spreitzer, Marion Wolff.
The World Ethic Forum 2022:
Simona Degiacomi, Colin Thalmann, Hélène Eynard, Hanna Eichenberger und Jonathan Eichenberger, Rainer Figallo, Riaan Kämpfer, Ursina von Albertini, Marion und Ulrich, Vignesh Vancheeshwar, Madeleine Isler, Anna Shakhovets, Vera Briner, Leticia Cordero Mote, Salimata Seck, Christa Hermann, Lisette Oberleitner, Walter Gabriel, Hanna Schönenberger, Bridget Thomson, Manuela Pagani Larghi, Swasti Handa, Alessandra Degiacomi, Denise Kley, Matilda Sangiorgio, Sam Nüesch, Sarah Pfister, Benedikt Zwyssig, Verena Schranz, Lisa, Gaël Hänni, Majka Baur, Lisa Measures.