Karl Wagner is a biologist by training and an environmental campaigner by profession. He has over the last 30 years conceptualized, developed and managed successful large environmental campaigns for a number of international organizations, mainly WWF International, foundations like Oak and MAVA and think tanks like the Club of Rome, where he was director external relations until January 2015. Karl co-organized the Global Wilderness Congress WILD 10 and works now as entrepreneur and project developer with several teams on systemic issues such as new economics, employment, wild cities and values. He is also co-organizing WILD 11, a global wilderness Congress, which will most likely take place in China with a strong emphasis on wilderness and cities.