Gabrielle Walker

Expert strategist Dr Gabrielle Walker is best known for her work surrounding concerns of sustainability, climate change and new forms of energy. In a world that is facing great change, Gabrielle is a pioneering figure helping companies and organisations to rapidly act on their sustainability and to slow climate change. Challenging the norms and conventional thinking, Dr Gabrielle is working to push new innovative solutions to the ever-changing problems that face Earth. With knowledge crossing the breadth of oil, gas, finance, consumer goods and renewable energy Gabrielle is an adept speaker.

Formerly the Climate Change Editor at Nature and the Features Editor for the New Scientist Magazine, Gabrielle has shared her views on the fate of the world with the general public and top publications. She has extended her expertise to various other publications too, contributing to the likes of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist and Prospect. Gabrielle has also formerly taught at Cambridge University and Princeton University and has also achieved a PhD at Cambridge University.

Also a published author, Gabrielle has written many books about her passion for slowing climate change and a sustainable world. She has authored the titles Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of the World’s Most Mysterious Continent, The Hot Topic: What We Can Do About Global Warming, The Hot Topic: How to Tackle Global Warming and Still Keep the Lights On, An Ocean of Air, Snowball Earth: The Story of a Maverick Scientist and His Theory of the Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life as We Know It and Consumers, Business and Climate Change. Her books have been well received, with The Hot Topic: How to Tackle Global Warming and Still Keep the Lights On a bestseller and commended by The Times.

As a public speaker, Dr Gabrielle is found delivering keynote speeches on global warming to a multitude of different corporate audiences globally. From CEOs to MPs, the list of Dr Gabrielle’s former audiences is extensive. She has also been sought by the BBC to appear across their television and radio broadcasts, developing a reputation for her knowledge and expertise of a sustainable world. Passionate about the world around her, Gabrielle has made several trips to the North and South Poles and has climbed trees in the Amazon. Whether performing to global humanitarian leaders or high-profile CEOs, Dr Gabrielle Walker provides an insightful and inspiring talk, motivating attendees to take action.