Minna Komulainen is an enthusiastic regional development and innovation specialist. With her professional background of PhD (Tech.) and MSc. (Business, Agriculture and Forestry) she brings her long-term expertise of environmental changes to the story of East-Africa. Minna Komulainen has coordinated international development projects in Tanzanian cooperatives and in the desertification project of UDPD in the Middle East and Northern Africa. She is an active writer, columnist and blogger. She has widely published on the environment, landscape, marketing and place branding. She writes a blog about digitalization (digitaalinenliiketoiminta.fi). Minna has also founded the digital platform for educating children on climate change (ClimateChangeForKids.org).