Director Cinthia Mendonça is an artist and researcher who lives in the Mantiqueira Range. She worked as a dancer, studied Drama and Theatre Direction.

She holds a Master’s in Visual Arts from the Escola de Belas Artes of UFRJ and a PhD in Contemporary Art and Culture from the Arts department of UERJ. She works with performance, the stage, the visual arts and in writing, and is interested in the dialogue between art and science. She has worked on Innovation and Experimentation Labs in Ibero-American territories, following the development of ideas and projects at a national and international level. She is an associate founder of Silo.

Executive Coordinator Roberta Val has over 17 years of experience in cultural management, building her career around partnerships and projects that blend art, territory, and critical thinking. Her work includes leading cultural centers and organizing major events, taking responsibility for every stage of the process, from conception to final execution. She holds a master’s degree in Theatre and Arts Studies from Université Jean Jaurès (France), with additional qualifications in Cultural Mediation and Cultural Project Management. Her research focuses on performance, feminism, and decolonial practices. Throughout her career, she has also had the opportunity to collaborate with theater groups on site-specific creations in various countries. Roberta sees cultural spaces as dynamic places for interaction and transformation, where listening and connection are key — and it is with this spirit that she continues her professional journey.

Ana Lídia Hespanhol holds a degree in Law and Accounting, and an MBA in Financial Management and Controllership. She has over 25 years experience in administration, finance and accountancy. She worked in organizations implementing social projects and trained in Financial Management and Disbursement for clients of the World Bank.

Dr. Rosa holds a degree in Physics from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, a master’s in Teaching, Philosophy and History of Sciences from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), a master’s in Science Education from Teachers College, and a Ph.D. in Science Education from Columbia University. She is a professor at the Institute of Physics (UFBA), where she is a local Physics coordinator of a Federal Teacher Education Program (PIBID). Her interests involve research and practice in physics teaching, physics for children, and additive manufacturing. Dr. Rosa grounds her work on feminist perspectives, Critical Race Theory, and Decolonial thought. She is interested in discussions involving the intersectionality of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status in the construction and teaching of science.

Luciene Nascimento is a writer, make-up artist and lawyer with a law degree from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF). She is Vice-President of the Barra Mansa Bar Council’s Commission for Racial Equality, she writes about black female identity and esthetics, gives talks on the subject, and her videos of pedagopoesia (pedagogy + poetry) total more than 3 million viewings on the Internet. She is the author of the book “Tudo Nela é de se Amar” (“Everything in her is Love”) (Editora Estação Brasil, 2021); winner of the Prêmio Dandara and Zumbi dos Palmares award in the category of Communicação (Volta Redonda, 2019); she is quoted in the book “Na Minha Pele” (“In My Skin”) by Lázaro Ramos (Objetiva, 2017) and commended by the Revista Galileu magazine as an inspiration to new generations in literature (Globo, 2018).

Adriana Alves é professora associada no Instituto de Geociências da Universidade de São Paulo (IGc-USP), onde ministra disciplinas de graduação e pós-graduação na área de Mineralogia e Petrologia e lidera grupo de pesquisa dedicado à quantificação de voláteis associados ao vulcanismo antigo do Brasil e seus potenciais efeitos climáticos. Além de professora e pesquisadora, Adriana é mãe das pequenas Flora e Serena. Ela também preside a Comissão de Ética e Direitos Humanos do Instituto de Geociências e se dedica a lutar contra o racismo na ciência. Antes de assumir a coordenação, atuou como colaboradora do Escritório USP Mulheres e participou da discussão de políticas institucionais das universidades e da trajetória das mulheres negras, resultando na concepção de um programa de pós-doutorado voltado a pesquisadoras negras.

Carla Almeida is a journalist specialized in science, with a Master’s and PhD in Science Communication. She is on the Núcleo de Estudos da Divulgação Científica do Museu da Vida/Fiocruz team (Nucleus for the Studies of Science Communication of the Museum of Life), where she develops research on public perception of science; science, the media and society; and science and theatre. She is a lecturer on the course Specialization in Science Communication and Popularization and on the Master’s in Science, Technology and Health Communication, both linked to the Casa de Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz. She worked on the Jornal da Ciência/SBPC, (Science Journal) at the Wellcome Collection/London, at the Instituto Ciência Hoje and the Museu Ciência e Vida/Fundação Cecierj. She collaborated on the portal Scidev.Net, where she was a regular columnist on Radar Latinoamericano (Latin-American Radar).

Bernardo Esteves is a science and environment journalist and a researcher on the social studies of science and technology. He is a reporter at piauí magazine and the host of the podcast A Terra é redonda (The Earth is round). He has a bachelor degree in Social Communication from Federal University of Minas Gerais (1999) and a PhD in History of Sciences and Epistemology from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2014). He teaches science journalism at Federal University of Minas Gerais. He is the author of Domingo é dia de ciência (Sunday is a day of science) (2006).

Director of the NGO Crescente Fértil. Ashoka social entrepreneur, Master in Sustainable Development, Specialist in Environmental Management of Forest Systems, Bachelor in Social Communication. He served in the environmental agency of Resende from 1989 to 1996, when he coordinated the implementation of the Serrinha do Alambari APA. He chaired the Resende-Amar Environment Agency from 2006 to 2008.

Moisés Medrano is Caribbean from Cartagena. He is an educator and social investigator, with a Social Sciences degree from the Universidad de Cartagena and with sociological studies from the Escuela de Ciencias Sociales, Artes y Humanidades -ECSAH- UNAD. He is a humanitarian worker in armed social conflict zones; he has headed social programs of national private sector groups and assisted international bodies.

Yurij Castelfranchi is an Italian quantic physicist (Univ. Roma1, “La Sapienza”), who became a scientific journalist (International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste) and who, on coming to Brazil, morphed into a sociologist at C&T (Unicamp). Today, he is professor of sociology at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, where he was Science Communication Director and currently coordinates the Observatório InCiTe (Inovação, Cidadania, Tecnociência) and the course “Amerek”, on the specialization in Public Science Communication. He collaborates with the OEI (Organization of Ibero-American States), UNESCO, Fiocruz, and with all the projects and collaborative labs seeking to multiply possible futures and empower the social appropriation of knowledge.

Flavia Pogliani is an economist from USP with postgraduate degrees in Marketing from Raffles College (AUS), Strategic Management from FIA-USP (BR) and Financial Planning from Nossa Escola de Planejadores (BR), and an extension in Politics & International Trade from LSE (UK). She is a businesswoman (retail and wholesale), consultant, mentor and speaker, with experience in the Third Sector (Associação Prato Cheio) and more than 30 years of experience in the private market.

Graciela Selaimen is the founder of Instituto Toriba, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding civic imagination through futures literacy and the creation of new narratives for social and environmental transformation. A journalist with a master’s degree in Communication and Culture from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Graciela works at the intersection of technology, culture, and social justice.

Between 2013 and 2021, she served as a program director at the Ford Foundation, where she led strategies and grantmaking portfolios in Technology and Society, Creativity and Free Expression, and Civic Space. Her trajectory combines strategic thinking, activist practice, and a radical bet on imagination as a political tool.

Public relations for love and training, Vanessa is smart in making connections of knowledge and people. A woman, mother, lesbian, anti-racist and feminist, she has been working in the third sector for almost 20 years and is currently the executive coordinator of Associação Bem-Te-Vi Diversidade, an organization that promotes human rights in Brazil by supporting socio-environmental and cultural projects. , health and education. He built his career by experiencing and specializing in topics such as: philanthropy for social justice, resource mobilization, strategic planning, governance, cause and relationship communication. She is, with great pride, a founding member of Silo and works voluntarily supporting organizations managed by women in the construction of projects and search for resources.

Sara Lana is a 33 year-old Brazilian artist and developer. She was born in Belo Horizonte (Brazil), studied Mathematics and Electric Engineering in the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Her projects lie in the convergence of art and technology. She often uses varied supports, especially sound, electronics and video, having illustration as an existing element throughout her process of creation.

Holds a degree in Computer Engineering. Has worked as an integrated circuits designer and fullstack developer. Was a technical advisor at cultural institutions like Marginalia+Lab in Belo Horizonte and the Museum of Image and Sound in São Paulo. Today works with art, education, digital culture and journalism.

Eleonora Fabião is a performer and performance theorist. She creates actions, exhibits, gives talks, teaches, and publishes nationally and internationally. She performs in diverse contexts – galleries, biennials, festivals and, above all, the streets. Things That Need to Be Done (Performa Biennial, New York, 2015) is the title of one work and also a way of describing her practice. She is a Full Professor at UFRJ, where she teaches in the Theatre Directing program and the Graduate Program in Performing Arts at the School of Communication. She holds a PhD and Master’s in Performance Studies from New York University and a Master’s in Social History of Culture from PUC-Rio. She holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Gothenburg. Since 2019, she has been a CNPq researcher.

Icaro Ferraz Vidal Junior is a researcher at the Institute of Scientific and Technological Communication and Information in Health (ICICT) of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz). He holds a PhD in Communication and Culture from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and in History of Art from the Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (France), in joint supervision with the Università degli Studi di Bergamo (Italy). His research investigates the intersections between contemporary art, science, technology, health, and the environment. With experience curating exhibitions and artistic residencies and editing publications, he has worked at the interface between artistic production and scientific knowledge in recent years.