Seawater Greenhouse Ltd. is whollyowned by its founder Charlie Paton. Mr. Paton has a highly regarded track record in innovation, research and development. His broad understanding of a range of technologies and the intricate mechanism of photosynthesis led to the concept of the Seawater Greenhouse. He has since been actively engaged in the development of this concept.

Charlie Paton has received a number of awards for his work. Recently this includes the 'IET' Institute of Engineering + Technology 2006 Sustainability Award, 'Tech Award' Technology for the benefit of Mankind, Tech Museum of San Jose CA (2006), The St. Andrews Prize for the Environment (2007) and Courvoisier / Observer - The Future 500 Science and Innovation winner (2008).

Exploration Architecture was established by Michael Pawlyn in 2007 to focus exclusively on environmentally sustainable projects that take their inspiration from nature. From 1997 to 2007 Pawlyn worked with Grimshaw Architects and was instrumental in the design development of the Eden Project. He was responsible for leading the design of the Biomes and proposals for a third major climatic enclosure.

Michael Pawlyn has lectured widely on the subject of sustainable design in the UK and abroad. In 2006, he was appointed to represent Grimshaw as a Founder Member of the UK Green Building Council and in 2007 was elected as a committee member of 'The Edge', a think-tank dedicated to addressing important political, social and professional issues.

Max Fordham Consulting Engineers are award-winning designers of energy-efficient systems for building services and the wider environment. For over forty years, the success and approach of this British company has brought many awards, including The Queen's Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development. Bill Watts joined Max Fordham LLP in 1980 and became a Senior Partner and team leader in 1988.

He has worked on the design of a large number of buildings in the housing, offi ce, sport, theatre, museum, health and education sectors. Bill Watts has written on a wide range of subjects including chapters in the "Sustainable Design", "Photovoltaics in Architecture" and the "Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group" guide book. He is a regular speaker on low energy buildings at the Carbon Trust in Northern Ireland. He sits on the RIBA Sustainable Futures Group and the British Property Federation Sustainability Group.

The Bellona Foundation was founded in 1986 as a direct-action protest group, and has become recognized as a technologically- and solutions- oriented environmental organization. Bellona has offi ces in Oslo, Murmansk, St. Petersburg, Brussels and Washington D.C. Today, Bellona has over 70 highly skilled employees that work on a wide spectrum of environmental issues. Bellona seeks to find sustainable solutions to the world's most pressing environmental problems. Climate change is an enormous challenge, one that requires predictable framework conditions for industry and consumers. Bellona works to build bridges between politicians and the business community by working closely with the latter to help them respond to environmental challenges in their fi elds, with particular emphasis on the development and commercialization of new, more environmentally friendly technologies.

Frederic Hauge is the founder and President of The Bellona Foundation. In addition, Frederic Hauge has served as Vice-Chairman of the EU Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ZEP) for several years and in 2009 was appointed Member of the Board of the EU Biofuels Technology Platform. In both the government and business sectors, he is actively engaged in promoting development of new climate mitigation technologies like biomass production with CCS. For his relentless efforts for the benefi t of the environment, rederic Hauge has received a number of awards including TIME Magazines 'Hero of the Environment' Award in 2007.