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Ivan Vazov, Sofia

Arch. Iva Stanisheva (ARB Architect, MArchD, Ba(hons) graduated from Oxford Brookes University with a specialization in Urban Design and Emergent Hybrids: Disaster and Flood Resilience. She worked in an Australian architecture and interior studio in London for 7 years where she familiarise herself with the fastpased complex dynamics of the construction industry.  Her interests are focused on urban planning and the future of cities and their relationship to the environment and sustainable development. She is Assistant Professor and Lecturer in Architecture at Coventry University and an active member of the Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN), where she was until recently Coordinator of the Circular economy group. Took part in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) - From a linear to a circular economy in 2018 and is preparing for the 'WELL Certification'.  Currently has a small design studio in Sofia and is part of the board of the Institute for Circular Economy (BG) in Sofia. The institute works on a variety of projects but she mainly focuses on educational projects that include guest lectures at universities, schools, etc. Currently, together with a multidisciplinary team of 5 other teachers, he leads a new elective course for the 5th year of Architecture at UASG - 'Circular Models in Construction'. The work on her project "Climate literacy, inequality and the foundations of the circular economy" funded by the program "Equality and climate justice" from the Bulgarian Women's Fund was recently completed.

Malmö, Skåne, Sweden

I am an Iranian architect, Artist, and Urban researcher. I obtained my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture from the renowned Azad University of Iran. Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to work on diverse projects and collaborate with various companies, gaining invaluable experience in the fields of architecture and design. Beyond my architectural endeavours, I possess a deep passion for art. Recognizing the power of artistic expression, I have organized several art exhibitions to showcase my concerns and reflections on society, nature, and the future. Through my creative endeavours, I seek to provoke contemplation and engage viewers in meaningful dialogue. Driven by my curiosity and interest in understanding people and society, I embarked on a journey of continuous learning. I pursuing a degree in Urban Studies at Malmö University, where I expanded my knowledge and insights into the intricate dynamics between cities and their inhabitants. This academic pursuit reflects my commitment to exploring urbanity and its impact on society, further enriching his professional capabilities and enabling him to contribute meaningfully to the field. I started my career with When When company based in Malmö and now When! When! has been chosen to build a new school in Tomelilla, Sweden, fully based on the principles of Doughnut Economics. The project will work with regenerative and holistic perspectives, philosophy, and new economic systems and examine broader local and global needs that extend beyond the school building.

London, United Kingdom

I have 20 years plus experience as a City of London law firm partner. My practice has focused on the launch and operation of investment funds in the UK and elsewhere as well as advising on UK real estate transactions.  I maintain an active role in UK and European real estate industry associations, representing them on legal, regulatory and tax matters.  Current projects include campaigns with a levelling-up agenda to attract institutional capital.  I continue to be an enthusiastic supporter of real estate environmental, social and governance initiatives: https://melvillerodrigues.com/esg. This combines with my honorary roles for think tanks and social impact non-for-profit organisations.  

Lexington, KY, US

April Taylor is a Black queer Appalachian organizer. She has served as an Economics and Governance program manager at the Highlander Research and Education Center where she developed curriculum and provided accompaniment to grassroots groups in the South doing solidarity economy work. She has been involved in grassroots organizing for more than two decades working at the intersection of racial and economic justice. She is a co-founder of the Wild Fig Books & Coffee worker cooperative, Kentucky’s only Black owned bookstore. She also helped lead the push by Lexington citizens to make unprecedented changes to local police accountability and transparency and helped lay the groundwork for Lexington to elect more Black women to local offices during the 2022 election cycle than any other point in the city’s history. She serves on the Governance Council of the Southern Movement Assembly and has supported Movement for Black Lives work to catalyze solidarity economy organizing. April consistently holds space for impacted people to exchange knowledge and resources and to collectively dream and organize to use cooperative economics to meet each other’s basic needs and move beyond the exploitative white supremacist capitalist patriarchy towards liberation for all people. When she’s not building community and working towards liberation, she enjoys spending time at the Moonbow in Cumberland Falls and connecting with nature.

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

I’m a newly funded Community Safety and Well-Being Coordinator with the City of Prince Albert in Saskatchewan, Treaty 6 Territory and Homelands of the Métis, Canada. Trying to understand how I can use Doughnut Economics in community mobilization, planning. and action. Especially interested in      

Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Part of the team for Ipoh Donut Economy- Ipoh Smart City under IDR.   

New York, NY, USA

Curt Lyon is the Executive Director of Transform Finance, an organization that advocates for and supports investments that create a more just distribution of wealth and power in the economy. Curt came to Transform Finance in 2017 after immersing himself in the Solidarity Economy movement in Boston and seeing the transformative power of grassroots engagement with finance and the necessity to shift ownership away from extractive models. At Transform Finance, he has participated in major initiatives to drive narratives and knowledge around emerging trends in power shifting, such as Participatory Investment and Alternative Ownership Enterprises. He is co-author of several reports, including most recently Alternative Ownership Enterprises: an Introduction for Mission-Oriented Investors. He considers himself an active learner of investment structures that redistribute wealth and power, as well as movement strategies that build a more equitable economy. Curt lives in Queens, New York City. 

Mexico City

Specialist in prospective planning and novelist.

Mexico City

From consumerism mercenary to change catalyst. After a decade building marketing strategies that maximized profits, I had an uncomfortable but necessary revelation: my skills were serving the wrong system. My transformation began when I saw myself for what I really was: a "consumerism mercenary." But I also discovered something powerful; the same tools I used to drive consumption could become amplifiers of systemic solutions. Why this transition mattersMillions of professionals are experiencing the same "awakening" I went through. We need bridges between the commercial world and social sector—translators who help scale innovations that truly matter. My north star: That my work generates community autonomy, not product dependency. What I bring to the social innovation ecosystem• Applied systems thinking: Translating complex ideas into narratives that mobilize communities  • Regenerative strategic sommunication: 12+ years helping organizations articulate their transformative purpose •  Collaborative leadership: Developing team autonomy, not hierarchical dependency   • Transition facilitation: Expert at navigating undefined spaces and innovating without clear roadmaps.  Does this transition resonate with you? Would you lead social innovation projects together?  📧 Let's connect: t.link/rodrigoponton [Communications + Sustainability]

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

I am a member of Imagine Lethbridge.  We are a grass-roots group endeavouring to bring Doughnut Economics to our city.  Our aim is to integrate the 7 Principles of Doughnut Economics and the Doughnut Economic framework into our Municipal Development Plan which will connect all organizations, groups and citizens who value cooperation and collaboration.  We will create a "just and healthy future for all people and for the planet." 

Stirling, Scotland

I feel called to help bring forth a more coherent and harmonious way of living for all.  Kate's teachings are energising and inspire me to use my skills to help on a practical level. I also follow Charles Eisenstein's work and am part of the New and Ancient Story (NaAS) community, a place where like-hearted people connect to share ideas on how we can remember our humanity to heal and build a better future together.  My professional background is in marketing, and until recently I have been developing behaviour change campaigns for public health and safety. Through that work, I have seen how fear directs our society and I think it's time to change that.  I am involved with a handful of community charities and projects, and see potential for change, but also the many roadblocks.  I am on the Board of Trustees for Creative Stirling, a creative network for the city of Stirling (Scotland), that asserts change through enterprise, arts and culture working with and for all of Stirling’s diverse communities.   Now I am signing up to DEAL to better understand how it works and how to bring positive change to Stirling via the networks that I have.  Pleasure to be here.

Stirling

Joe Hall Hon Prof of Arts & Humanities, University of Stirling Director of Creative Stirling a City Centre arts agency for creative enterprise that promotes partnership working around principles of People Place and Planet

Marseille- France

My experience revolves around innovation and change practices particularly in the fields of human ressources applied to industry,in the field of training , teaching and in the one of occupationnal integration and citizenship. My actions aim to facilitate organizations transformations taking into account the social and ecological issues.They also have for goal to help people better understand how they work and to find their way.My work is based around sociologic,psychological,neuroscientific and therapeutic approach.I m involved in associations as "the shifters" and "fresque des nouveaux récits" I also work around the part of immersive technology and AI in pedagogical approaches to involve people .I lead a prospective VR project to know our affinity and resistances to change for a sustainable future.This experience could be integrated in transformation approaches integrating donnut methodology. With a member of the DEAL we would like to deploy the Donut approach in areéas of Marseille city. I'm especially interested about #educational systems in the world,#apprenticeship,#erasmus programs,#human ressources,#transformation of organizations,#health care,#immersive learning

London

A Digital & Data Leader with a focus on creating more equitable, inclusive and sustainable places and cities.

London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

My foremost passion is organising people for power, reviving grassroots democracy. I firmly believe this issue is at the heart of most challenges facing society today. I’m a former Mechanical Engineer with Project Management experience. I’ve worked with national and local campaigns on issues of global and social justice on a variety of issues. My recent focus has been community organising on social housing estates in South London and now co-ordinating communities and campaigns in developing genuinely affordable community-led housing throughout the city.

zaragoza

PhD en Sociología.Project Manager y Big Data. Agile Human Talent.Especialista en Innovación Social Promotora ODS certificada por Naciones Unidas y coordinadora del área de innovación de la Red de Promotores/as ODS España. Acompaño entidades en implementación de la Agenda 2030, alineación y medición de impacto. Formadora sobre Agenda 2030 con entidades como Fundación La Caixa, Ecoherencia, La Noria, Univ Granada, Social Climate, entre otras Con amplia experiencia en laboratorios de innovación ciudadana. Soy Confundadora de GennInnLab Lab de innovación con Perspectiva de Genero. He sido Coordinadora del área de Innovación Social del "Circular Society Labs" de la Univ Zaragoza. Directora de"Zarainnova Mobilty Lab" laboratorio de movilidad urbana. Colaboro en el Laboratorio de Aragón Gobierno Abierto (LAAAB)Certificada en incidencia colaborativa de políticas públicas y Labs Cívicos (Fundación Ciudadanía Inteligente,Chile). He participado en labs de innovación internacionales como LABICAR (Argentin, 2018), Participab (Colombia, 2022) obteniendo reconocmiento a mentoría de proyectos.He participado en licitaciones de labs de innovación como Cartuja Qanat (Sevilla) y proyectos europeos He colaborado con laboratorios como Open Urban Lab (Ayto. de Zaragoza) CreativeLab y Particilab (Colombia) entre otros Especialista en ciudades y territorios inteligentes (Smart City&Smart Regions) bajo el prisma de las ciudades sostenibles, SBN, ciudades de 15 minutos. pobreza energética con perspectiva de género. Movilidad urbana con perspectiva de género, Economia Circular, Innovación  socioeologíca Especialista en diseño y dinamización de procesos participativos, bajo metodologías participativas. Con experiencia en Diseño Cívico,técnicas de gamificación y Lego serious play, Design Thinking, Critical Thinking y Thinking&Action; Feeling Methodologies, Transition Methodologies, Future Thinking, Orange Methodologies,Music Design, Mapeado Colaborativo.  Agente de igualdad de Género. Especialista en diseño de planes de igualdad, formadora en materia de igualdad de oportunidades en Másters y certificados de igualdad de género. Con experiencia en innovación socioecológica con perspectiva de género, movilidad y análisis de datos. Colaboro con ASPASIA para la promover la participación ciudadana y política con perspectiva de género del Gob. de Aragón. Cotutora internacional en la línea del pensamiento sistémico, pensamiento complejo y Democracia Cognitiva (Edgard Morin)  Experiencia en proyectos de emprendimiento social bajo iniciativas entidades como Ashoka, Bridge for Billions, Creative Lab, AFP Integra. Red2Red

Mexico City

I am an student of 3th semester of PhD. on economics at the Economic Research Institute of National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). My research is about biophisical limits of mexican economy, but I have a strong interest to develop a doughnut economic model for Mexican economy. I would really love to receive guidance in this regard. I had worked on climate change since 2007, mostly on GHG mitigation actions and GHG inventories using GHG protocol and IPCC guidelines.     I worked for 8 yearsat the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change (INECC),   I  and I was part of the team that developed the Fourth and Fifth National Communications, and First BUR for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). But it was right after this job that I realized I had to know economics, and I did a master's degree in economics at the same institute. I believe that economics has led humanity in actions and thought, and if you want to make a proposal, it should go in that direction. I am also taking the second module of Common earth and I can contribute to this network everything I know about ecological footprints, carbon footprints, emissions inventories and systems thinking, as well as what will result from my research.  

Lausanne

Working as sustainability delegate for a Swiss city, I'm interested in the Doughnut Theory and how to implement it on the territory. I'm looking forward for discovering the community, the tools, the stories, and for exchanging on all of this.

I am interested in the Doughnut Economy Framework and it is my hope to see this framework grow throughout cities, towns and country.

Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

Interested in models and theories that aid and promote redistribution of wealth and resource, environmental regeneration, human rights, political and corporate accountability, and a philosophy and ethic of care.

Switzerland

Sofi Khwaja-Horekens  Co-founder and CEO of Thesus (formerly Alice + Whittles), an award-winning social and environmentally progressive outdoor footwear brand servicing the global market for sustainable footwear. Thesus is leading the way in building a regenerative footwear business, one that has a positive impact at every stage of its value chain. Sofi has moved ThesusTM beyond supply chain "sustainability" toward a regenerative mindset - developing relationships with long-term partners around the globe who are values-aligned, centering planetary boundaries, nature, and materials innovation in the business model. ThesusTM celebrates diversity and inclusion in the outdoors and inspires millions of people living in growing cities around the world to Be Outside, connecting with themselves, their community, and the Planet.  In addition to her work with Thesus, Sofi is currently adjunct faculty with the Villars Institute, a nonprofit foundation and think tank with a mandate to accelerate the transition to a net zero and nature-positive economy through systems change.  Before launching ThesusTM, Sofi worked in management consulting, law, policy, and fieldwork with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Canada, Switzerland, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. She currently lives in a small village in the Swiss Alps with her husband Nicholas (co-founder of Thesus) and their son Emile.  • Woman of the Year 2022 - BSB, Canada • CAFA Nominee 2022 for Sustainability - Canada. • Speaker on Eco-preneurship - SalesForce, AAFA, Aga Khan Museum, Soho House, and various secondary and post-secondary educational institutions. • Former board member of the Fair Rubber Association

Braga, Portugal

Hi, my name is Sílvia, I live in the wonderful city of Braga upt in the North of Portugal. I am a trained economist, a marketing enthusiast and a social entrepreneur at heart. I started my own business in Marketing & Communication in 2010 and in 2020 I founded my own brand: re.store! re.store is the Planet-and-People friendly brand built on the circularuty principles. We upcycle textile waste, leftovers and samples from the Portuguese textile industry (so far, +6.e tons) and transform them into new, functional products with a purpose. All our products are stitched by our social partners (social institutions, refugees, prison inmates, social causes) to whom we pay a financial salary (+€58k so far) and an emotional one because we foster their self esteem and sense of belonging in society. We also share our experience, stories and motivation at schools and universities as well as in organizations because we believe we must contribute to the collective awareness that we need to change and transform our consumer behaviour. And this is the 3rd P in our strategy: Pedagogy for change (1st being People and 2nd being Planet). I am thrilled to be able to join this community, to share our experience and concerns and learn from others, thus contributing to the importance of a sustainable and socially inclusive TOMORROW!       

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

I am the Director of Placemaking at GO! Southampton, the Business Improvement District for Southampton city centre.

Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India

I am currently pursuing her Bachelor's degree in Economics at Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics and holds the position of Team Lead/Research Analyst at CNES, O.P Jindal Global University. Passionate about sustainable development i have previously interned at IASSW which holds consultative status with the United Nations and secured 2nd podium for my paper on circular economy at 35th biennial conference of HSAI. Additionally i have been a part of Teen Fact Checking Network and IREX fellowship in collaboration with U.S Consulate, Mumbai.