Billy is an Astrobiofuturist, exploring biology-inspired solutions to improve the human condition for those of us on earth and those who will travel to the stars. He speaks to multiple generations of inventors, designers, scientists and engineers on designing the future they wish to see. Previously, Billy was a creative director at Walt Disney Imagineering, →
Trisha Bauman is CEO and founder of TJBauman, a strategic communications firm in New York specializing in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impact. She designs strategic communications plans, leadership communications, and stakeholder development strategies that advance sustainability initiatives for businesses and NGOs. Creating powerful, data-driven storytelling, she has enabled C-suite executives, social entrepreneurs, and global →
Denise DeLuca is the former Director of MCAD’s Sustainable Design program. She was co-founder of BCI: Biomimicry Creative for Innovation, a network of creative professional change agents driving ecological thinking for radical transformation. Denise is author of the book Re-Aligning with Nature: Ecological Thinking for Radical Transformation, which was illustrated by MASD alum Stephanie Koehler. She →
Deann Garcia is a graphic designer by training but she’s always felt that term is a bit limiting for her taste. She’s a multifaceted designer with an obsession with cycling and a curiosity towards nature. Deann seeks to connect her love for the bike to her passion for a sustainable future, and use it to →
With a strong background in design, manufacturing and business, Wendy Jedlička, CPP, ISSP-SA is an IoPP Lifetime Certified Packaging Professional, a certified ISSP Sustainability Associate (ISSP-SA), and president of Jedlička Design — a packaging design firm specializing in sustainable design and business strategies. Additionally she is co-coordinator for the o2 International Network for Sustainable Design →
Dawn Keene is the president of Studio Change, a company offering sustainability consulting services. Prior to Studio Change, Dawn has served as president of Keene Design, Inc. an award-winning Atlanta-based firm specializing in graphic design for over a decade. Her previous affiliations have included High-Performance Healthy Schools Committee for USGBC Atlanta (United States Green Building →
Curt McNamara (PEng) is an educator and practicing designer with over 20 years experience. He is a scholar of R. Buckminster Fuller and authored the entry on Fuller in the UNESCO Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems. Curt received the IEEE Millennium Medal in 2000 for his ongoing work in education, is a Biomimicry Education Fellow, →
Asheen (he/his) is the CEO of Eleven Radius, an industry group for dynamic fashion companies committed to the circular economy. Prior, Asheen spent over a decade in corporate sustainability, serving as the global head of sustainability for the $4B tech company Dassault Systèmes, where he co-authored the aerospace sector guidance to the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Corporate Standard →
Holly Robbins is a partner and creative director of This Is Folly, an award-winning design concern in Minneapolis. Prior to This Is Folly, Holly was a creative director at Target Corporation for eight years, worked at various advertising agencies and design firms, co-founded the design partnership called Studio Flux and did a tour of duty →