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Barney Swan

Sustainable Development Accelerator. Regenerative Ventures. Wilderness Steward. Facilitator.

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Through a regenerative portfolio, I accelerate ecosystem protection, carbon drawdown and leadership expeditions. Making sustainability relevant to both businesses and families alike.

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About Barney Swan

Barney Swan is currently in Far North Queensland, Australia, leading a project to restore 450 acres of the world’s oldest rainforest, Daintree. Prior to Founding the charity, Barney skied 1000km over 60 days to the South Pole, pulling a sledge with supplies and shelter. Surviving off clean technologies including a NASA-designed solar ice melter, biofuels made from waste products, vacuum flasks, and solar batteries. With a spirit of collaboration, he connects audiences to better understand their footprint.

Speaking

Speaking engagement:

Keynote | Conference Speaker, Moderator | Interviewer | Emcee, Coach

Expertise:

Environment | Sustainability, Facilitators | Presenters | Moderators, Society | Culture | Education, Public Speaking | Storytelling, Leadership

Field of Speaker:

Innovators | Visionairs, Futurists | Trend Forecasters, Adventurers | Explorers

Best Audience:

Csuite/ Executives, Young Professionals/ Young Talent, Diverse

Travels from:

Australia

Language:

English

Fee range:

from $1000 up to $5000

Topics

Sustainable Development topics

-Promoting NextGen Environmental Social Governance (ESG) strategies that are relevant to employees and broader communities surrounding a project. -Using automated technologies to track and monitor our environmental footprint. -Step by step strategies to decarbonize- on a business, and/or personal level. -Lessons from living in -40 C for two months, which have allowed Barney to understand the source of his convenience and the true cost of basic products and services. -Bridging the gap between millennials and baby boomers, learning to navigate the middle ground between perspectives in how we all see the world differently. -Cutting edge innovations like creating assets out of captured CO2, planting forests with drones, or harnessing drinking water out of the air. -Shaping investment strategy and culture towards SDGs and managing risk. -Connecting family offices directly with short-form media, virtual reality filmmaking, interactive toolkits and ambassadorial videos surrounding Impact storytelling.

Media

News

A-List 2020 Awards

Eco-Business launched the Youth A-List this year to recognise the outstanding work of individuals under the age of 30 to advance environmental and social sustainability in Asia Pacific. The region’s sustainability community was asked to nominate talented young sustainability practitioners working in business, government and civic society.

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Reviews

Sam Edmonds

Antarctic Operations, Intrepid

As the testing ground for many of history's greatest leaders, it was very fitting to have met Barney in Antarctica and to see first hand his passion towards sustainability.

Paras Loomba

Founder, Global Himalayan

Barney is one of the few exceptional young leaders who is committed to making a positive difference to the world around him. Leading by example, Barney in such a young age, has already made an profound impact in environment conservation inspiring all the next generation leaders.

Vanya Lazarova

CEO, Coaching and Leadership Development

He’s a person who isn’t afraid to roll his sleeves and do the work, from picking up trash to organizing community events and challenges to engage more people in reducing impact and leaving no trace.

Barney Swan