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Dr.Carmen Malvar is a design practitioner , researcher and educator member of the international GIS research group for Retail and Service Futures (DRS) London with 20 years of experience on leading teamwork based on design practice. Her research and practice are guided by the commitment to the development and implementation of strategies, products, services and sustainable business models that support conditions for change and serve as vectors of transformation in underserved communities with the goal of fostering social inclusion through interactions between culture, commerce and identity within the global economy. Carmen has worked on projects searching  the social and ecological impact of global industries and their backstage production , designing and implementing strategies through the production process and distribution chain . She received her PhD in Social Design from Winchester School of Arts and Humanities (UK ) where her doctoral research was supported by fellowship . Her current book project is focused on decolonized design research case study engaging several indigenous communities in Mexico. She is senior strategist and designer at Atelier Malvar & Tusch and Founder and Director of CADA Foundation  Carmen works regularly as a consultant and speaker for various institutions, local governments and foundations . She is a collaborator of UNESCO Chair for Sustainability in Barcelona.