Meet the DEAL Community

Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

Brazilian | Oceanographer | Sustainable Development MSc student

Barcelona, Catalunya, España

Dreaming in a better world and pushing for technologies that could help us easing the trip. Co-founder of AgTech company "HEMAV Technology" from where we created Ixorigué for AI based smart livestock management and HEMAV Foundation to identify and carry out projects with social or environmental impact.

Faridabad, Haryana, India

I am a zero-waste enthusiast, caretaker of compost, and a waste recycling junkie.

Balnarring (Melbourne), Victoria, Australia

An agent for systems change, advocacy, innovation and education about and for wellbeing and health for all.  Illuminating, co-creating and cultivating  vitality-enhanced, beneficial and holistic pathways for the wellbeing and health of  me and we, place and planet.   I show up daily with creativity and curiosity, an appreciation for beauty and excellence, hope and a zest for life. I use Quiet Leadership to shape my world, it starts with the smallest of daily things: our words, our thoughts, our actions about and for wellbeing and health for all.  I champion the cause Planetary Intelligence, Bioregional Know-How & Place-Based Action in service of Wellbeing & Health of Me & We, Place & Planet.

Hey there! My name is Ryan and I am currently working at an executive coaching/Leadership Development Firm in Dallas, TX. My wife Hannah and I just bought a home in the area, and have two dogs. We love living here, but have struggled to find people with a similar mindset for regenerative and distributive systems.

Ciudad de México, Estado de México, México

International Relations senior student. Climate advocate. Founder of LEGAIA, a youth-led Latin American movement of ecological and environmental justice. Former Youth Delegate of Mexico to the United Nations.

Nantes, Pays-de-la-Loire, France

I am the co-founder of Open Lande, a social enterprise which goals is to support a regenerative economy. Open Land accompanies the transformation and innovation of organizations that wish to embrace the necessary ecological and social transitions, and supports impact entrepreneurs who invest in these issues. I am on the board of several organizations working in the field of the circular economy and access to essential services (Sanergy, Toilet Board Coalition) and teaches at Sciences Po Paris, AgroParis Tech and the University of Versailles Saint Quentin. Previously, I was Deputy Director of Sustainable Development for the SUEZ Group and led several programs based on the inclusive economy, including the international program "Water for All" which has helped to develop access to water and sanitation for millions of people in several megacities.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

My background is in accounts management and systems design, and in non-profit management. Since 2018 I've been leading Bristol Pound CIC, and we're now working on what comes after the Bristol Pound. Our future vision is really quite different from the original local currency. We're developing a platform that not only offers a non-profit payment platform for cities (starting in Bristol of course), but then takes people on a journey by introducing them to a range of tokens to help encourage people and businesses to think differently about their environmental and social impact. The basic problem is that countries focus on growing GDP (making more stuff) and companies have to sell that stuff, turning us all into good consumers. Meanwhile people compare mainly on prices which hide the real impact of their choices. We want to change all that thinking!

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Consultant in Public Health, Public Health England South West

Taunton, England, United Kingdom

Lohmar, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Author, conductor, policy maker

Toulouse, Occitanie, France

🇫🇷 Coach de transitions certifié, facilitateur en stratégies régénératives et facilitateur visuel, fondateur @ les grands espaces Je cherche une convergence entre les grands enjeux du monde (en particulier le changement climatique et la biodiversité), mon passé en entreprise, ma passion pour la photographie, les visuels et la musique, mon appel à protéger le vivant, mon sens de l’émerveillement. 🇬🇧 Certified transition coach, regenerative facilitator and strategist, visual practionner, founder @ les grands espaces I'm searching for a convergence zone between major worlds Stakes, my experience in business, my passion for photography, visuals, music, my call to preserve living my sense of wonder.

Mililani Town, Hawaii, United States of America

I have a passion for applying systems dynamics and sustainable urban development. A student and hopeful practitioner of environmental policy at the state and local level.

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Sustainable energy advocate

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Alonso is fond of mathematical modelling, AI, software development, languages and music. Two things Alonso enjoys: addressing any problem that orbits around sustainability and programming. The latter he mostly does in python or R but he is a versatile person who comfortably treks across uncharted territories. As a physicist, his research focused on molecules interacting with light. One possible application thereof lies in medicine (photodynamical therapy) but the very same topic also led him to building mathematical models of primary processes of photosynthesis - which plays a potential role as a source of renewable energy. He holds a Masters degree in Physics from the Humboldt University Berlin and a PhD degree in Biophysics from the VU Amsterdam. He currently works as a Data Scientist at the City Council in Amsterdam.

Brazil

I am an ex-lawyer, currently working at SYSTEMIQ implementing nature-based solutions. I want to learn more about how to create products and services that reflect our commitment to climate change and social justice. I love meeting new people and hearing their stories.

Berlim, Berlin, Alemanha

I am Felipe Fonseca, a Brazilian activist and free/open advocate turned researcher, working on the OpenDoTT project and living currently in Berlin, Germany. In the last fifteen years I was a co-founder and leader of a number of community and networking initiatives dedicated to critical thinking (and making) in the crossroads between culture, science, technology and society. Some examples are Tropixel, MetaReciclagem, CulturaDigital.BR, Bricolabs, Rede//Labs, Lixo Eletrônico, Ciência Aberta Ubatuba, UbaLab. I was the user community manager of the Subutai Platform. I have an MA in Science Diffusion from Labjor at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil, acquired with a dissertation about networked experimental labs.

Chania, Κρήτη, Greece

Assistant Project Manager at Technical University of Crete -Master's degree in Banking and in Operational research and decision making, Bachelor in Financial Department of Management- (Technological Institute of Western Macedonia -Kozani -Greece) 

Otley, West Yorkshire

I am a volunteer with Otley 2030, a group set up to work with our community to build a climate friendly and socially just town

New York, United States of America

Santa Cruz, California, United States of America

My wife and I have been hosting people in collaborative environments for the purposes of social change for over a decade. My purpose is to convene and connect nonprofit leaders, for-profit social entrepreneurs, grant-makers, impact investors and all other agents of positive change, thereby building the ecosystem for the social sector and creating greater opportunities for international social and economic justice.

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

I work in project finance in renewables with Virgin Money, lending to a wide range of renewable projects from hydro, solar, onshore wind, AD, GSHPs, biomass etc. I have previous experience working hands on with two renewable businesses (one energy software business, one company involved in solar mini grid installation in Southern Africa). I am a Big 4 chartered accountant and Manchester University MBA and I have also gained VC experience with IP Group, a FTSE 250 tech investor. I am really interested in this community, the concept of doughnut economics and am happy to get involved with conversations and projects for enacting the theories.

Helsinki, Etelä-Suomi, Finlandia

Hi! I am a design thinker creating sustainability strategies for companies, organizations, and governments. I use systems thinking, participatory methods, transition theory, and a human-planet-centric approach. I am a Mexican based in Helsinki and I work as a freelance consultant.