Book Sustainability Speakers

Gerd Leonhard is a leading global Futurist and Digital Ethics expert, whose bestseller Technology vs. Humanity is available in 12 languages. He has delivered over 2,000 keynotes across 70+ countries, reaching millions live. As a trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and governments, he provides bold insights into the future of AI, digital transformation, and business. His unique "super-keynotes" use immersive media to challenge audiences to shape the future for the better, making complex trends feel thrillingly real.

Dr. Bertrand Piccard is a pioneering explorer, psychiatrist, and the Founder of the Solar Impulse Foundation. He is famous for completing the first non-stop round-the-world balloon flight and the first round-the-world solar flight. A UN Ambassador for the Environment and Special Advisor to the European Commission, his mission is to select 1000 efficient solutions to protect the environment profitably. His keynotes inspire audiences with his pioneering spirit, demonstrating how to find synergies where others see opposition and encouraging political action on sustainability.

Mary Robinson is Ireland’s first female President, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and a renowned advocate for climate justice. She is the Chair of The Elders, a group of independent global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela. A graduate of Harvard Law School, her talks combine the thought leadership of a head of state with the powerful stories of the thousands she has met globally. As a speaker, she provides a compelling, hopeful call for global cooperation and corporate responsibility, framing humanity’s most daunting threats in solvable terms.

John Mackey is the co-founder and former CEO of Whole Foods Market (acquired by Amazon in 2017) and a pioneer of the Conscious Capitalism Movement. He is a celebrated leader in organic food and sustainable business. The co-author of Conscious Capitalism, Mackey speaks on the powerful correlation between business success and human values. His keynotes share the story of Whole Foods Market and provide actionable insights into conscious leadership, conscious culture, and how to build businesses that create immense value for all stakeholders.

Alexandra Cousteau is a celebrated explorer and conservationist, known for her powerful storytelling and ability to drive policy change for ocean health. She is the founder of OCEANS 2050, a global initiative focused on marine habitat restoration and ocean afforestation. As a speaker, the National Geographic Emerging Explorer and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader shares invaluable, firsthand insights from her global expeditions and policy work with organizations like Oceana. Her talks offer a compelling vision of how communities, corporations, and governments can work together to restore ocean abundance, mitigate climate change, and ensure global food security.

JB Straubel is the Co-founder and former CTO of Tesla Inc. and the founder and CEO of Redwood Materials. He is a pioneer in electric vehicles, battery technology, and large-scale recycling for a sustainable energy future. As a keynote speaker, Straubel provides unmatched expertise on innovation, clean technology, and sustainable infrastructure. He offers audiences firsthand insights into scaling breakthrough technology from a startup idea at Tesla to developing a circular economy solution at Redwood Materials.

Dame Ellen MacArthur is a record-breaking solo sailor and the UK’s most successful offshore racer. Following her retirement, she founded the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in 2010, which is the world’s leading advocate for the circular economy. Her Foundation's work on the circular economy has been recognized at the World Economic Forum and advises the European Commission and the OECD. As a speaker, she shares her personal journey and provides a clear, action-oriented vision for businesses and leaders to adopt the transformative principles of sustainable resource use.

Sadhguru is a Yogi, Mystic, and Global Thought Leader who founded the Isha Foundation, which has touched the lives of millions worldwide through transformational programs and social welfare projects. The internationally renowned speaker has addressed the United Nations World Headquarters and the World Economic Forum. His unique ability to make ancient yogic sciences relevant to modern minds provides audiences with powerful, non-dogmatic methods for inner transformation, leadership, and personal well-being.

Kailash Satyarthi is a Nobel Peace Laureate (2014) and the founder of the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement). He has personally liberated over 138,000 children from child labor and exploitation. A worldwide campaigner, he spearheaded the Global March Against Child Labour and successfully led the movement to make education a constitutional right in India. His talks champion the power of compassionate action and detail the relentless efforts required to eliminate violence against the most vulnerable.

Jeffrey D. Sachs is a world-renowned economist and University Professor at Columbia University. He is the President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and a former Special Advisor to three UN Secretaries-General. The author of three New York Times bestsellers, including The End of Poverty, Sachs provides bold strategies for tackling complex issues like climate change, international debt, and global disease control. His talks offer comprehensive analysis on geopolitics, technology, and the path toward a smart, fair, and sustainable global economy.

Dr. Peter Diamandis is the Founder of the XPRIZE Foundation and the Executive Founder of Singularity University. He is an MIT-trained engineer and a Harvard-trained physician, recognized for his visionary approach to technology and business. As a serial entrepreneur, he has started over 25 companies and is a co-founder of BOLD Capital Partners, a venture fund focused on exponential technologies. His bestselling books, including Abundance and BOLD, inspire leaders to think exponentially and tackle the world's grandest challenges for profit and purpose.

Nadja Swarovski is a business leader and a prominent advocate for sustainable luxury. As a former member of the Executive Board at Swarovski, she played a pivotal role in the modernization of the brand and its commitment to purpose-driven business. She is a leading voice on the intersection of design, sustainability, and brand innovation. A compelling keynote speaker, Swarovski provides a clear and intellectual overview of the principles of sustainable luxury, brand innovation, and conscious business. She speaks on leadership, sustainability, and the importance of a more human-centered approach to business. Her talks are ideal for leaders and innovators.

Peter Zeihan is a globally recognized expert in geopolitical strategy and a New York Times bestselling author, known for his ability to synthesize demography, economics, and security to forecast global shifts. His firm advises energy majors, financial institutions, and the U.S. military on building resilient operations and supply chains. His keynotes provide accessible, irreverent, and relevant takeaways on globalization, energy futures, and the collapse of the post-WWII world order.

Tom Rivett-Carnac is a political strategist and co-founder of Global Optimism. He was the Senior Advisor to the UN Climate Convention, playing a key role in the landmark Paris Agreement on Climate Change in 2015. As a leading voice on the climate crisis, he is the co-author of the bestselling book The Future We Choose. His keynotes, including a TED Talk with nearly 3 million views, offer a powerful blend of high-level political strategy, data-driven urgency, and stubborn optimism for creating a regenerative future.

Bjarke Ingels is the founder of BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and a leading visionary architect and urbanist. He was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and received The Wall Street Journal’s Innovator of the Year Award. His philosophy centers on designing sustainable cities that adapt to climate change and human needs. His keynotes, drawing from his books like Yes Is More: An Archicomic and HOT TO COLD, offer deep insights into innovative design and how to create adaptive architectural solutions for a constantly evolving world.

Kate Raworth is a visionary economist and the creator of the Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries. She is a Senior Teaching Fellow at Oxford University and the Co-founder of the Doughnut Economics Action Lab. Her internationally bestselling book, Doughnut Economics, has been translated into over 20 languages and influences thought leaders from the UN to business executives. Her keynotes provide actionable strategies for reinventing economic thinking to achieve sustainable prosperity within planetary boundaries.

Paul Polman is the former CEO of Unilever and a leading global advocate for sustainable business. He is the co-author of Net Positive, which calls for companies to profit by fixing the world’s problems, not creating them. As a former member of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel, he was instrumental in developing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and he remains an active SDG Advocate. His keynotes provide proven strategies for purpose-driven leadership, systemic change, and the business opportunity of a generation found in solving global challenges.

Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, is a legendary ethologist and conservationist, best known for her 60-year study on chimpanzees and her foundational discovery that they make and use tools. She is a UN Messenger of Peace. As the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) and Roots & Shoots, her work is a global model for community-centered conservation and youth empowerment. Her keynotes provide a powerful, hopeful call to action on environmental crises, urging every individual to take responsibility for all living things and the planet.