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MIKEY
KASHFIAN
Mikey is a Junior at Brentwood School in Los Angeles. He is a highly motivated student with academic interests in Math and English. Mikey is a talented Track & Field and Soccer athlete for Brentwood as well. Outside of school, he enjoys playing Basketball, spending time with family and friends, and reading. Keeping our oceans clean is one of Mikey's most passionate forms of activism and he hopes to make that dream a reality.
MAX
BIENSTOCK
In light of rising violence and hate, Max is lauching a social media campaign called #push4peace, which spreads messages of peace and love. He is also on the board of Dunk MS, which helps raise money for research in the fight against multiple sclerosis.
Young ambassadors
ISABELLA
PRATA
Advisor
Producer and activist in the fields of innovation, sustainability, contemporary culture, well-being, new economy, and human rights, offering a fresh perspective on internal processes and structures for individuals and companies. Founder of Escola São Paulo, a school for continuing education in arts and creative economy that has graduated over 30,000 students in 10 years.
DOUGLAS
COELHO
Communications
He is a communication strategy director and digital marketing specialist with over 15 years of experience in major agencies. He has worked with brands such as Brahma, Skol, Nestlé, and Mercado Livre, creating award-winning campaigns, including a Gold Lion at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
JULIA
BOLLIGER
Institutional Relations
With over 15 years of experience in international communication and public relations in the field of visual arts, his career includes collaborations with figures such as Olafur Eliasson, the São Paulo Biennial, and the pavilions of Brazil, Spain, and Switzerland at the Venice Biennale, as well as work with Michel Comte, ARCOmadrid, Art Cologne, ARTBO, and SP-Arte.
JULIA
VALIENGO
Designer
The creator of the Time To Act logo, she works as a freelancer in graphic design, visual communication, object design, art direction, and photography. She undertakes projects in the digital realm, exploring the limitless potential of new digital formats for creativity and artistic expression.
LUIZ
VILLARES
Environmental Specialist
An expert in socio-environmental project management in the Amazon for 20 years, he contributes texts and essays to magazines and scientific publications. He is the founder of Manauara Community Association and serves as a fiscal advisor for the CERTI Amazon Institute and the 5 Elements Institute. His publications cover topics such as blockchain, sustainability, the Amazon, and climate change.
CARLOS EDUARDO
YOUNG
Sustainable Development Specialist
Specialist in Sustainable Development, he is a full professor at UFRJ, a researcher at INCT-PPED, and collaborator in environmental science programs at UNEMAT and UFAM. With a Ph.D. in Economics from UCL, his research focuses on Environmental and Natural Resource Economics.
FERNANDO
CHAMIS
Technology Developer
Partner at Webcore Game, he is responsible for creating games such as Freekscape, A Turma do Chico Bento, and My Night Job, among others.
GUSTAVO
VON HA
Visual Artist
An artist who experiments with new media and materials, with works in museums such as the MAM - São Paulo Museum of Art, MAC - São Paulo Museum of Contemporary Art, among others.
MARCELLO
DANTAS
Curator and Visual Artist
A multimedia artist who also works as a curator and producer of exhibitions and projects related to art and technology in Brazil and worldwide.
He has won awards for Best Documentary at internationally renowned festivals and founded Magnetoscópio in 1990, creating over 250 exhibitions, 15 museums, and 12 documentaries, as well as hosting prominent cultural events.
MARCELLO
LINGUITTE
Metrics
A professional with over 30 years of experience in sustainability and business strategy, working globally as an executive and consultant in over twenty countries. He is a civil engineer with a master's degree in urban management from Poli-USP, an MBA in Social Responsibility from FGV-SP, and specialization in Ethics from COGEAE/PUC-SP. He structured the Brazilian Network of the UN Global Compact, represented Brazil in ISO 26.000, and contributed to the creation of the ISE on B3. Additionally, he is the creator of the Ethos Indicators and the Criteria for Socially Responsible Investments for Pension Funds (Ethos-Abrapp).
STEVE
STRONG
Innovation
As a partner at CineSys LLC based in Los Angeles, Steve brings extensive experience in multimedia projects and in integrating technology and sales areas.
Collaborators
Ricardo Carioba is a visual artist who explores the perception of the relationship between sound and image in large immersive installations. His solo exhibitions include shows at FuturDome, Milan; Galerie Wedding, Berlin; Galeria Vermelho, São Paulo; Gallery 31, London; and Museu da Imagem e do Som, São Paulo, among others. His works are in public and private collections such as the Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo, Centro Cultural São Paulo, and OiFuturo, Rio de Janeiro.
Artistic Director
RICARDO
CARIOBA
Georgia Curty is a Brazilian film and audiovisual producer, writer, and language interpreter from the state of Bahia. She holds a degree in Film Studies from the Federal Fluminense University (UFF) and works in the development, research, and production of documentary and cultural projects. Her practice is particularly focused on socially engaged storytelling and impact-driven narratives.
Audiovisual Producer
GEORGIA
CURTY
Core staff
LUCIANA
BRAFMAN
Founder and CEO
Luciana Brafman is a lawyer, humanitarian, producer, director, socio-environmental activist, and public policy specialist with more than two decades of experience working at the intersection of human rights, sustainability, mental health, communications, and social impact.
Twice nominated for the Emmy Award for her work on internationally acclaimed productions, including Survivor and The Apprentice, Luciana has built a career dedicated to using art, audiovisual storytelling, and social mobilization as tools for cultural and political transformation.
In 2021, she founded Time To Act, an organization and production company dedicated to developing documentaries, exhibitions, impact campaigns, and initiatives focused on raising awareness and engagement around socio-environmental and humanitarian issues. Her projects address topics such as the climate crisis, mental health, children's rights, social justice, Indigenous peoples, environmental disasters, and community rebuilding.
Luciana serves as a Public Policy Advisor for Climate, Sustainability, and Community Well-Being with the United Nations (UNU-FLORES – United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources), contributing to the development of integrated approaches that connect climate resilience, mental health, sustainable development, and community strengthening.
She currently leads the Climate Mental Health Campaign, a pioneering initiative that seeks to place the psychological impacts of the climate crisis at the center of adaptation and resilience public policies. Her work has contributed to advancing discussions on climate trauma, climate anxiety, and collective mental health, while advocating for the creation of Resilience, Healing, and Community Rebuilding Centers for populations affected by disasters and extreme climate events.
As an international convener, Luciana works to build bridges among governments, multilateral organizations, academia, civil society, and the private sector, promoting innovative solutions to the human challenges of the climate emergency. Her work combines advocacy, knowledge production, strategic communications, and public policy development, with a focus on protecting human dignity in the face of climate change impacts.
Her career is guided by the conviction that rebuilding communities affected by environmental crises requires not only infrastructure and resources, but also care, belonging, and mental health. For Luciana, there can be no truly effective climate adaptation without investing in people's emotional resilience and well-being.
We are a diverse network of change agents, including talents in the fields of communication, technology, environmental scientific research, visual arts, and cultural management.