Sarah Begum is a renowned international ambassador and explorer. She is globally recognised for her work in documenting human culture and environmental preservation. Her unique abilities in storytelling, adventure, and activism make her a highly sought after keynote speaker for a variety of corporate events. Sarah’s expertise lies in topics such as climate justice, STEM, women empowerment, and exploration.
Beginning her career at only 21 years old, Sarah embarked on an expedition to the Amazon Rainforest where she lived with the Huaorani tribe and became a real-life Amazon Warrior Queen. In her quest to spread their message about protecting their land, Sarah created her debut film, Amazon Souls. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was endorsed by Bear Grylls and David Attenborough. She is now also endorsed by Jane Goodall, Cylk Cozart, Kevin Hart, and others for her positive contributions to the world. Through her early career, Sarah continued to advocate for Indigenous rights and environmental preservation which lay the foundation for the rest of her career.
Throughout her later career, Sarah continues to explore and document cultures and issues like Native American struggles and mafia corruption in Sicily. She was made a STEM ambassador to inspire others into sectors that she believes are important. Further contributing to global research, Sarah is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. She also hosted Space Out! a TV show and Podcast dedicated to exploring space and innovation. Maintaining her strive to use her experience for the better of society, Sarah Founded Unlimited Futures. Unlimited Futures is developing projects to protect the planet and help humanity by uniting the world for various purposes to achieve commercial and meaningful success with a focus on climate justice and working with innovative technologies to solve world problems. Through Unlimited Futures, Sarah inspires an ideal future through relevant speaking engagements and educating others on STEM while leading the projects to create a positive future for all. Alongside TV Director Russ Malkin, she Co-Founded The Adventuress Club, the first female explorers club. She continues with her involvement in humanitarian efforts, often rebuilding villages and collaborating with refugees, establishing her as a true inspiration as a speaker.
Having extensive global achievements in media, exploration, and activism, Sarah is an exceptional speaker. Named by The Guardian's San Miguel Rich List as one of the World's Top Trailblazing Explorers for her impactful work helping others, her work is recognised widely. Sarah can connect deeply with audiences and offers valuable insights into global issues. If you are looking for an inspiring and knowledgeable individual on such, look no further than Sarah Begum!
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Sarah Begum's official speaker topics are listed below:
- Climate Justice
- Exploration and Empathy
- STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)
- Space
- ESG
- Women empowerment
- Climate justice and its impact on humanity
- How ESG is influencing sustainable practises in companies
- How the space sector is solving problems on Earth
- How innovative technologies will shape the future
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"Sarah Begum is such a passion driven, engaging speaker we were fortunate to have on our TEDx Accra stage. Her talk Dreams are made of Action was one of the best talks that was presented on the day. Her passion for environmental issues was clearly defined and her session was very educative. She the best I’ve ever worked with." - Daniel, TEDx
"Sarah is the next generation storyteller, using multiple channels to reach audiences who she befriends, enchants and empowers. World class and world changing." - Matthew, Navada Studios, Belfast Media Festival
"Sarah spoke about her Amazon Souls film at the Adventure Travel Film Festival and kept the audience entertained and enthralled with her stories." - Lois, Adventure Travel Film Festival
"Sarah came to the school to deliver an assembly based on her experiences journeying through the Amazon. Being an all-girls school the students could really connect to Sarah, and were inspired by the fact that someone they could relate to so closely could undertake such fantastic adventures. Your presentation really did engage with them and we all at Highbury Fields School wish you best for your future adventures!” - Rhys, Highbury Fields School
- 2024 - Founded Unlimited Futures
- 2021 – Co-hosted Spaced Out! TV show and podcast
- 2021 – Appointed STEM Ambassador
- 2020 – Space Hero Insider, representing the space industry globally
- 2020 – Chief Correspondent & International Ambassador at Cures4Humanity
- 2018 – Speaker/Presenter for Past Preservers, bridging academia and media
- 2016 – Public Speaker for CSA Celebrity Speakers, delivering talks globally
- 2016 – Named a top trailblazer by The Guardian
- 2014 – Co-founded The Adventuress Club
- 2014 – Became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
- 2014 – TV Presenter at teleSUR English, covering international current affairs
- 2013 – Premiered Amazon Souls at Cannes
- 2010 – Lived with Huaorani tribe in the Amazon
- 2004 – Presenter for BBC's GCSE Bitesize Interactive series