Sophia Kianni

Sophia Kianni is a respected climate change activist, best known as the proud Founder and Executive Director of Climate Cardinals. Admired for becoming the youngest person ever to serve as a United Nations Advisor, she has developed an illustrious career over recent years and has become a leading authority in her field. Treasured throughout the community, Sophia’s work has been featured in world-renowned news outlets such as The New York Times, Vogue, BBC, and The Washington Post. Named as a Forbes 30 under 30 honouree, Sophia has become the ideal sustainability speaker for a wide range of events.  

Developing a keen interest in climate activism during her teenage years, Sophia has devoted her career to implementing positive change throughout society. Beginning her profound career by joining Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future, she helped organise their 2019 Black Friday climate strike and was later selected to become their National Strategist. In 2019, Sophia joined an organised protest with the Extinction Rebellion to share her views on climate change and gained the opportunity to write about her participation in the protest for Teen Vogue. Determined to educate society on the crucial need for environmental change, Sophia was named spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion in 2020.

Admired for her driven mindset, Sophia has become the proud Founder and Executive Director of Climate Cardinals, an organisation which offers information about climate change in every language. Respected throughout the community, she was selected to join the United Nations Youth Advisory Group in 2021, amongst seven other young climate leaders, to advise Antonio Guterres on actions for the climate crisis. As the only representative of the US, the Middle East, and Iran, her work is treasured around the world and has allowed her to educate audiences on the important need for change. With experience appearing at world-renowned events such as Youth4Climate, and COP26, Sophia has become a must-see speaker for audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

A treasured climate activist, Sophia Kianni is now highly sought-after to attend speaking engagements internationally. In recognition of her illustrious career, Sophia has received a wide range of awards throughout her career, including being named one of Vice Magazine’s Motherboard 20 Humans of 2020, one of Teen Vogues 21 Under 21, and one of the Forbes 30 Under 30. A leading authority in her field, Sophia is passionate to share her specialist knowledge and experience with audiences around the world. When looking to hire a transformative climate change speaker for your future events, do not hesitate in hiring Sophia today.