Luciana dos Santos Duarte is a Brazilian multidisciplinary researcher based in the Netherlands, holding a joint-degree PhD in Production Engineering at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) and in Development Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam. She researches the fashion industry's impact on the Amazon rainforest, with a focus on greenwashing, and wearable technologies for climate change.

As the leader of Amazonia Design, a design agency specializing in fashion and industrial design projects with a focus on sustainability, Luciana has spoken at fashion weeks around the world, as well as the United Nations Climate Change Conference. She is a product designer specializing in jewelry, a lecturer in Industrial Design Engineering at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, and a guest lecturer in institutions in Brazil, Italy, and the Netherlands. Other roles include certified meditation trainer (Thailand), social entrepreneur, and consultant for SMEs and the government.