Speakers

As interest in sustainability grows, we have been fielding more requests for inspirational speakers on the topic. We have heard the following speakers and each has a great message related to sustainability. If you have a chance to see any of these folks, don't miss it. If you have other suggestions for inclusion, please let us know at sustainability at aiga dot org.

Bob Adams
designer, IDEO

Janine Benyus
"A scientist at the design table"; founder, Biomimicry Institute

Shoshana Berger and Grace Hawthorne
founders, ReadyMade magazine

Stewart Brand
author, editor, and creator, The Whole Earth Catalog and CoEvolution Quarterly

Lester Brown
founder and president, the Earth Policy Institute

Blaine Brownell
architect, researcher of materials, and a sustainable building advisor, NBBJ

Majora Carter
founder, Sustainable South Bronx

Jamais Cascio
writer and ethical futurist; co-founder WorldChanging

Yvon Chouinard
founder and owner, Patagonia Inc.

Robert Freling
executive director, the Solar Electric Light Fund

Tom Friedman
journalist, author and op-ed contributor, The New York Times

Al Gore
former vice president, United States; author, An Inconvenient Truth

Paul Hawken
environmentalist, entrepreneur, journalist, and author

Van Jones
founder, the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights

Robert Kennedy Jr.
environmental lawyer and co-host, Ring of Fire

Hans Rosling
professor of international health at Karolinska Institute; founder, Gapminder

Paul Saffo
technology forecaster

Cameron Sinclair
co-founder and executive director, Architecture for Humanity

Derek Smith
sustainability and printing consultant

Alex Steffen
writer, editor and futurist; co-founder WorldChanging

Bruce Sterling
science fiction author and co-founder of the cyberpunk movement in science fiction

David Suzuki
science broadcaster and environmental activist