Marisa P. de Brito is a senior researcher on the area of Events and Placemaking with a PhD on Circularity, teaching among others at the Master of Strategic Events Management at Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas). Following the learning community philosophy of her university, Marisa cooperates with festivals and municipalities on applied research leading to sustainable impact. She publishes regularly at trade magazines and academic journals and is a renown speaker on the topic of sustainability. She is also a certified A Greener Festival (AGF) Assessor.