Dr Tadhg E. MacIntyre

Tadhg E. Maclntyre is an Associate Professor in Environmental Psychology at Maynooth University. He is a member of the MU based Assisted Living and Learning Institute (All). Tadhg is a funded investigator with Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and a funded investigator with Insight Centre for Data Analytics. He is also a visiting Professor Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences and member of theTECHpa research group (2022-2025). He has been a visiting lecturer of Technical University of Munich (2019-2020). Tadhg has done his PhD in ‘Motor cognition in action: Exploring kinaesthetic imagery in sport’ in UCD (2007). During 2024 to 2028, Tadhg will be the Coordinator European Commission Horizon Europe HORIZON-HLTH-2023 ENVHLTH-02: GoGreenNext: Promoting Future Health in Cities which is awarded €6 million. He was the Coordinator European Commission Horizon 2020: LC-CLA-11 Visionary and integrated solutions to improve health in cities and GOGREEN ROUTES €10.48 million awarded (2020-2024). Tadhg also got other fundings from EASME: Erasmus +Sport Collaborative Partnership. Dual Career Athletes. BE LIKE AN ATHLETE (7 partner consortium and at UL: Dr MacIntyre & Dr Norma Bargary) (2020-2022) and EASME: Erasmus +Sport Collaborative Partnership. Ethics in Sport. FIX THE FIXING (8 partner consortium and at UL: Dr MacIntyre & Dr Deirdre O’Shea) (2016-2017). He also got reviewer ERC Consolidator Award 2019, Leverhulme Awards 2020, H2020 M-S awards 2021-2023. Tadhg got rich experience in NBS projects. He was a member of Network Nature task forces and a member of advisory board of RE-Nature Project. He was a contributor to proGIreg online MOOC material on Nature Based Urban Re-Generation and an invited expert for seminars and workshops for Connecting Nature project. Apart from that, Tadhg has got great editorial experience. He has been a member of Editorial Board of PLOS ONE and Associate Editor of International Review of Sport & Exercise Psychology since 2008. He is now a Guest Editor for Frontiers in Environmental Psychology and was an Invited Lead Guest Editor for Frontiers in Psychology for three years (2016-2017, 2019-2020, 2020-2021). Tadhg was an external examiner for 4 PhD candidates and has supervised 9 doctoral students to completion, currently supervising six PhDs, and all students had received scholarships.

Anna Rosenqvist

Anna Rosenqvist is Managing Director of Interior Cluster Sweden, a cluster organisation and innovation hub for the furniture and interior design industry. She works at the intersection of sustainability, circular design, and digital transformation, and leads international collaborations such as the GO Furniture Meta-Cluster and the New European Bauhaus Local Chapter “Woodland Living.”

Anna is actively involved in research initiatives focused on digital product passports and is currently preparing a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network application on green and digital innovation in the furniture industry, in collaboration with Linnaeus University.

Annika Kadaja

Annika Kadaja is the CEO of Woodhouse Estonia, Europe’s leading exporter of prefabricated timber buildings, known for its innovative approach to modular and sustainable construction. Recognizing the growing demand for sustainable and efficient construction solutions, Annika is actively leading initiatives to expand Estonia’s success story.

Viltė Adomavičiūtė

Viltė Adomavičiūtė is a Lithuanian designer and researcher specialising in bio-based materials, sustainable product development, and multisensory design. She works as a researcher at the New European Bauhaus Research Center at Vilnius Academy of the Arts, where she explores innovative applications of natural fibres and ecological composites in design and architecture. She is also a hemp farmer with more than 10 years of experience, and the owner of the Cannamama.eu brand.

She is the founder of Kanabetologika, a creative research platform dedicated to exploring hemp’s cultural, ecological, and material potential. Her flagship project Hempforma—developing hemp-based acoustic panels and biocomposites—was recognised internationally and is a finalist in the New European Bauhaus global competition. Another key project, the Sensory Cube, applies hemp and other bio-composites to create interactive environments that support neurodivergent individuals through controlled sensory experiences.

Viltė collaborates with Kaunas University of Technology, Vilnius TECH, and international partners, contributing to R&D in acoustics, material testing, and circular design. She actively participates in European innovation programmes, exhibitions, and conferences, promoting the integration of natural fibres into high-value products and sustainable ecosystems.

Her work is rooted in the values of sustainability, circularity, and inclusivity, aiming to reshape design practices for healthier environments and a regenerative future.

www.hempforma.com

www.kanabeologika.eu

www.cannamama.eu

Paul Jonker-Hoffrén

Paul Jonker-Hoffrén is senior researcher at the Work Research Center (WRC) of the University of Tampere, Finland. He holds a D.Soc.Sc. degree in Sociology and Master’s degree in European Public Policy and Public Administration. He does research in work and policy processes in connection to the circular construction economy. On-going and previous research interests include labour market relations, platform work and self-employment, and employment policies.