L. Hunter Lovins is the President and Founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions, and a founding faculty member at the Bard MBA in Sustainability. A renowned author and champion of sustainable development for over 40 years, Hunter has consulted on business, economic development, sustainable agriculture, energy, water, security, and climate policies for scores of governments, communities, and companies worldwide. Within the United States, she has consulted for heads of state, departments of defense, energy agencies and hundreds of state and local agencies. Hunter has co‐authored fifteen books and hundreds of articles, and was featured in the award‐winning film, Lovins On the Soft Path. Her best‐known book, Natural Capitalism, Won the Shingo Prize. It has been translated into more than three dozen languages. Its sequel, The Way Out: Kickstarting Capitalism To Save Our Economic Ass, won the Atlas Award. Her latest book, A Finer Future won the Silver Nautilus Award. Hunter has worked in economic development from Afghanistan to New Zealand. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Club of Rome, the steering committee of the Alliance for Sustainability And Prosperity, and Capital Institute’s Advisory Board. A founding mentor of the Unreasonable Institute, Hunter teaches entrepreneurship and coaches social enterprises around the world. She is also a founding partner in Change Finance, an impact-investing firm. Hunter has won dozens of awards from the Right Livelihood Award (Alternative Nobel), Leadership in Business, The Rachel Carson Award, and the European Sustainability Pioneer award. Time Magazine recognized her as a Millennium Hero for the Planet, and Newsweek called her the Green Business Icon.

hlovins@bard.edu

Dalia has an undergraduate degree in Biology (Pre-Medicine) and a graduate degree in Environmental Policy from Bard College, NY. Upon her return to Palestine, Dalia joined Farouk Systems Palestine as the youngest General Manager in the company’s history. Prior to joining Farouk Systems, Dalia had worked extensively on research in different sciences ranging from basic biology to health and agriculture. She has a wide and international experience working in the United States, Switzerland and Palestine. In addition to her work at Farouk Systems, Dalia currently serves as an adjunct faculty member teaching social entrepreneurship at Al-Quds- Bard college and 9 different universities around the world including refugees and unprivileged youth in countries of conflict. She also works as the Academic Director for the Open Society Network University to develop Entrepreneurship and Innovation programs at Al-Quds Bard College. Through her work with undergraduates, Dalia equips her students with the tools and mindset to launch and scale new innovative solutions. Dalia also works with the university to develop a full curriculum in Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Through her work with Bard and OSUN in particular, she was hired as an account manager and a trainer for trainees and instructors as well as stakeholders interested in using the RebelBase platform.

dalia.najjar11@gmail.com

Evelina Van Mensel possesses extensive marketing research background of more than 15 years, managing both own business as well as establishing and leading the business of a major global marketing research provider. Evelina has been responsible for running projects for over 50 Fortune 500 clients across the Globe and has extensive experience training hundreds of employees within her line of work. Her teaching expertise areas also include: Marketing Research, Customer Development for Start-ups, Design Thinking for Start-ups, Social Entrepreneurship, Leadership. Ms. Van Mensel holds a Bachelor in Hospitality Management from Portsmouth University, as well as Executive MBA degree and Outstanding Academic Achievement Award from the American University in Bulgaria. She is currently a PhD student at VUB – Brussels Free University and UNWE – University of National and World Economy Bulgaria with focus on social entrepreneurship. Evelina also teaches Marketing Research, Entrepreneurship and the OSUN led Social Entrepreneurship course at the American University in Bulgaria.

evmensel@aubg.edu