SPECIALIZATION IN SOCIAL BIOMIMICRY

Gina LaMotte is a social entrepreneur, systems thinker and creative dedicated to the vision of a prosperous, just and regenerative future. With more than 20 years of experience working at the intersection of K-12 education, social innovation, and sustainability, he has extensive experience in business strategy, cross-sector partnerships, and fundraising. In 2008, he founded EcoRise , a nonprofit organization that supports thousands of K-12 schools with programs that promote climate action, youth leadership, sustainability, and environmental justice. He also created Gen:Thrive, a national initiative integrating biomimetic strategies, which provides data visualization tools to advance health, equity, and climate resilience in K-12 schools.

Toby Herzlich is committed to creating a just, healthy and regenerative society, acting as a cross-pollinator among leaders working on social equity, regeneration, systems change and climate solutions. With more than 30 years of facilitation experience, she is an internationally recognized trainer, organizational consultant and executive coach. She is the founder of Biomimicry for Social Innovation and a teacher of Living Systems Leadership, a senior trainer at the Rockwookd Leadership Institute, a certified specialist in biomimicry, a consultant to The Sierra Club and others, and a key teacher in the Biomimicry 3.8 professional certification program.

Paco Calvo is a renowned cognitive scientist and philosopher of biology, known for his innovative research in the field of plant cognition and intelligence. He is a professor at the University of Murcia in Spain, where he directs the Minimal Intelligence Lab (MINT Lab) , focused on the study of minimal cognition in plants. Author of Planta Sapiens unmasking plant intellingence. Calvo's interdisciplinary work combines insights from biology, philosophy, and cognitive science to explore the fascinating world of plant behavior, decision making, and problem solving. By investigating the complex interactions and adaptive responses displayed by plants, Paco Calvo has significantly contributed to our understanding of cognition beyond the animal kingdom, challenging conventional perspectives on intelligence and mental abilities. Photo credits: Lina Botero/FILBo 2024.

Tamsin Woolley-Barker is an evolutionary biologist known for her original research on the organization and social evolution of baboons. She is a pioneer in the field of biomimetics, an innovation inspired by nature. She is the author of the bestseller TEEMING: How Nature's Oldest Teams Adapt and Thrive

Ph.D. in Biology and founder of Centre4NI , specialized in ecology, transition sciences, regenerative design and bio-inspired innovation. She is the author of the book 'Building the Future of Innovation, on millions of eras of Natural Intelligence' (2020) and founder of Centre4NI, a project that helps organizations and companies to innovate as nature does. She is an evaluator of innovation projects for the European Commission, a thought leader on Natural Intelligence, a practitioner of regenerative design and a facilitator of business innovation processes.

Melina Angel va iniciar la seva trajectòria professional en biologia teòrica i evolutiva amb una visió sistèmica i cognitiva dels sistemes vius a la UNal. Amb un mestratge en biomímesi de la Universitat d'Arizona, ha estat aplicant la saviesa de la naturalesa a la regeneració i evolució en diferents escales de sistemes humans, des d'individus fins a comunitats i organitzacions. És traductora de biosfera i coautora de biosistèmica, líder de Colòmbia Regenerativa i la Xarxa Global de Comunitats Regeneratives. És professora de biomímesi per a sistemes socials a la Universitat per a la Cooperació Internacional de Costa Rica i és consultora en regeneració a nivell mundial.