Irene is Dutch/Peruvian/Slovenian but feels at home wherever she settles. She was born in Peru, raised in Switzerland, and studied in Canada. As a citizen of the world, she is a lover of world cultures by default. Most of all, she is passionate about the environment and fascinated by physical geography.

After finishing her Bachelors degree in environmental sciences at McGill University, she moved back to her home-country, Peru, and founded the social enterprise Life Out Of Plastic (L.O.O.P.) - www.lifeoutofplastic.com. L.O.O.P.'s mission is to raise awareness about plastic pollution using market tools to fund educational campaigns.

Previous to L.O.O.P., Irene was involved in environmental health research projects in marginated urban populations of Lima and in indigenous communities of the Peruvian Amazon (www.ihacc.ca).

In her free time Irene loves to ski;, travel; do some yoga; and when at home, read-up on vermicomposting with the hope of someday actually taking the next step and building the contraption.

Business, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Sustainability, Medicine, Culture Economy, Finance,