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Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

As a mother of three, founder, and systems thinker based in Greenland, I’m passionate about transforming radical ideas into grounded, actionable solutions — especially in places where innovation meets resistance. My work centers on designing simplified, human-centered systems for businesses that prioritize well-being over endless growth — from travel and hospitality to education and AI-driven service models. I believe in reshaping how we define success: not by profit margins alone, but by the health of our communities, cultures, and ecosystems. Through my companies — Meaningful Travels Greenland, Café Nuan, and GlobEx AI — I champion regenerative business models rooted in local relevance, equity, and resilience.  I’m here to connect with fellow change-makers exploring how Doughnut Economics can be localized, lived, and led — even in the most unexpected places. Let’s rethink value. Let’s rebuild systems. Let’s design futures that hold space for both people and the planet.

Olot, Girona, Spain

Ever since I can remember I had this dream that the world could be very different from what it is today, if we humans remembered to work how nature works. I was on a quest for a long time to figure out how to make this dream a reality. And I found it! Actually really simple I thought. BUT… I had to learn that simple does not mean easy. It is neither about money, nor land, nor ideas. There is plenty of that available. The thing that gets in the way, and where it always gets messy is our human emotional immaturity. With the many prototypes we had built that was the common denominator. So it got clear: We cannot change the world or system we live in. We can only build a new one. One that works in harmony with the universal laws and dynamics of nature. One that is so inspiring to more and more individual people that it will, at some point make the old system obsolete. 

Fariza Haouchine – Sustainable Finance Student & Transition Practitioner I am currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Money, Banking, Finance, and Insurance – specializing in Sustainable Finance and Banking. My academic background is multidisciplinary, combining finance, accounting, and the humanities. After an initial career in banking and financial advisory, I chose to redirect my path toward a more responsible form of finance, aligned with today’s ecological and social challenges. I am currently interning at the TES unit (Environmental and Societal Transitions) at the University of Marie and Louis Pasteur, where I contribute to applied research projects on Doughnut Economics. My goal is to bridge sustainable finance with regenerative economic models, exploring practical tools to integrate planetary boundaries and social foundations into financial practices. Convinced that transforming financial systems is essential for a just transition, I am committed to connecting financial analysis, ESG challenges, and alternative economic models to help shape a more sustainable future.

Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia

I have been involved in sustainability, politics and education since the 1980's.  More recently, I am a student of Modern Monetary Theory and now Doughnut Economics. I see these disciplines as natural allies. My work in recent years involves helping individuals and organisations have better conversations to find a way forward in an increasingly complex world where simple solutions are almost always unhelpful.  The main processes I use are: • Navigating Difficult Conversations, • Overcoming Immunity To Change, • WIAL Action Learning, and  • Polarity Management. I am also a software developer and a student of Stephen Batchelor's secular approach to Buddhism.  All those aspects of myself converge in a desire to leave the world in a better place than I found it, hence my interest in the DEAL Community.

Bellevue, Washington, United States

My name is Anquida Adams, and I am a dynamic keynote speaker and leader focused on cultivating a healthy culture within individuals and communities. Her work centers on navigating Identity Intelligence, Human Energetic Systems, Human Emotional Set-point Systems, and Socio-Emotional/Psychological Intelligence to promote healing, self-awareness, and balanced narratives. She introduces a holistic, limitless approach to co-creating meaningful relationships with oneself and others. Fascinated by the interplay of social dynamics, Anquida explores how healthy relationships influence behaviors within individuals, communities, and organizations. Her research in socio-emotional development and inclusive leadership guides her clients in fostering behavior change and well-being at all levels. Her philosophy, "We are the subculture of the larger culture; how are you showing up?" underscores her commitment to understanding human interaction and creating structural foundations for healthy relationships across diverse contexts.                    I’m currently Founder/CEO of A.L.A. Brand (Consists of A.L.A. Consulting Firm, A.L.A. Event Planning and Management, and A.L.A. World Foundation) Being Anquida Brand, and Let's Talk Disability Global Brand. All has a Social Relation, System, Equity/Inclusion/ Diversity, and Sustainability-Social Equity Lens as a foundation of what we do as an org.   All divisions & subdivisions play a key role in building foundations & sustainable aligned systems w/in the human & organizational structure of the workspace culture and the bottom line of the lifecycle of businesses. Our services range from coaching, consulting, development, & implementing transformation for Leadership/Teams, Equity/Inclusion/Diversity+ SJ Development, Disability/Inclusion, Entrepreneurship/ Startup, Personal/ Professional/Family Development, to the Hiring, Development, & Retaining of employees through our signature career fair or private career we host.                                                                    My connection to Climate is to create a place of belonging on the human and or organization side for newcomers to our community, at their capacity and in their own way, that fits their lifestyle on a work, community, and personal level..

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Hi! I am a human. I like being this. I am very fortunate to have had, and continue to have, the opportunity of self-discovery, and of service to those less fortunate. I see a lot of unnecessary suffering in the world, and ways that we can change to alleviate this extraneous suffering and to allow everyone to thrive. I recognize that the flow can be a more powerful tool of change than the fight. Professionally I have been involved with environmental permitting and renewable energy development within the public and private sectors for 25 years. My personal research, growth, and gravity have led me to study sustainability, economic systems change, and to be an activist promoting corporate boycotts, but also integration of circular economy ideologies in local communities.  I am here to understand and converse about Doughnut Economies as much as possible, and to become involved personally and professionally in any way I can. I live in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Hickory, NC, USA.

Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

I am Franco-British, born in French Polynesia and living in Spain since 2014. I graduated with a Master in international business from La Rochelle Business School in France and a double degree at HES Amsterdam.  I have extensive international experience, traveling but also including work placements in Latin America and Asia. As an enthusiast of digital marketing, I am also a lecturer in different business school.  I hope to have the opportunity to support the community and be able to bring my humble participation.

Reading, Reading, England, United Kingdom

25 years of experience in global engineering, consultancy and SME leadership, most recently playing a role in the leadership of an SME consultancy. Triple-accredited Positive Psychology Coach and founder of a coaching and consultancy business aligned with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, deeply committed to creating meaningful, values-driven impact. Top strengths: humour, curiosity and social intelligence. Away from work you’ll find me coaching both a girls' and boys' youth football team - or hitting the trails and hills.

Fenwick, East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

I am an expert in sustainability and have a PhD in Education for Sustainability. I have 15 years of experience working with businesses and organisations, helping them understand what a low carbon economy, a resilient community, localising food systems or zero waste means for them. Importantly, I can assist in turning these concepts into action at any level through facilitation and strategic planning. My expertise in material recovery means that I can analyse and advise businesses and manufacturers on how to reduce or eliminate waste to landfill. I have worked with a number of large food processors, and am assisting District and City Council to develop strategic action plans for waste management. I have completed numerous waste audits and given advice to councils to reduce waste to landfill. I project manages urban recycling / resilience projects, and I conducts baseline foodshed and food system analysis for districts or regions to look at how food flows into or out of their community.

An exploration of personal doughnuts, what are they and how could they work?

Downscaling the global concept of the Doughnut to turn it into a tool for transformative action in the City of Amsterdam

How communities are initiating the Doughnut. What’s similar, what’s different, and how might other cities “start well"?

Changemakers in Berlin, Brussels, and Cambridge shared their experiences bringing the Doughnut ‘City Portrait’ to life

As part of the “Brussels Donut” project, we downscale the donut at 4 levels, from macro to nano.

The Regen Melbourne network is proud to launch the report: Towards a Regenerative Melbourne

Juhi Shareef of Moonshot:City and Teina Boasa-Dean collaborated to reimagine the Doughnut from a Māori worldview

The London Doughnut Coalition (LDEC) has published its first City Portrait

How collective working is underpinning the emerging Devon Doughnut

Exploring methods to introduce the Doughnut with Devon, Guildford and Milton Keynes

An earlier methodological guide for downscaling the Doughnut to the city (newer version available)

An interactive visualisation (with video and slides) to explore Doughnuts for nearly 150 countries since the early 1990s

DEAL’s guide to redesigning businesses through Doughnut Economics - Core workshop

Examples of Doughnut Data Portraits (or City Portraits) created by local governments, communities, and/or researchers.

PDF and JPEG formats for printing and use in presentations

A workshop tool to evaluate strategies through the City Portrait’s ‘4 lenses’

Fully editable Doughnut ppt template.

What does it take for business to help bring humanity into the Doughnut?

An introduction to each of the 21 social and ecological dimensions of the Doughnut

Seven short animations to introduce the Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist