B. Lorraine Smith

Past Speaking Engagements

​Following is a sampling of previous speaking engagements and relevant links:

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• Earth Converse podcast guest, hosted by Penelope Mavor, episode #30. YouTube / Audio / November 2020
   

• “ENAI 2020 – Encontro Nacional da Indústria” – Keynote presentation + Q&A (video in Portuguese), a Brazilian industry event / November, 2020
   

• “Regeneration via trees, string and running”, Keynote presentation (video) for the Buckminster Fuller Institute Design Science Studio / November, 2020
   

• The “People and Planet” podcast hosted by Alexsandra Guerra – Inaugural Guest Episode #1, on YouTube / Spotify / March, 2020

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• “Econtro Economia Circular e a Indústria do Futuro” –Keynote speaker (video in Portuguese with English transcript) at this circular economy event hosted by Confederação Nacional da Indústria (a Brazilian industry association) in São Paulo, Brazil on September 24, 2019
   

• “Making Global Goals Local” – Panel moderator at an event exploring the Sustainable Development Goals hosted by the UN Global Compact in Toronto, Canada, on September 10, 2019
   

• “Conexão Carbono Zero” – Keynote speaker (in Portuguese), at this climate innovation event in São Paulo, Brazil, June 11/12, 2019 (event info)
   

• The “Reversing Climate Change” podcast hosted by Nori – Guest Host Episode #71, Montréal / April 2019

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• “Living Soils Symposium” – Speaker & Panel Moderator, hosted by Regeneration Canada in Montreal, March 28/31, 2019 (event info)

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• “Do Business Like a Canadian” – Keynote speaker, (video excerpt) Montreal , March 21, 2019 (event info)

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• “Sustainable Brands São Paulo” – Keynote speaker + workshop facilitator (both in Portuguese), São Paulo, Brazil Dec 4/5, 2018 (event info)
   

•  “Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming” – Speaker Cambridge, Mass (USA) on November 17/18, 2018 (2-part video - part 1, part 2; event info)
   

• The “Reversing Climate Change” podcast hosted by Nori – Guest Episode #44, New York, USA / October 2018

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•  “A New Era for Business – Perspective beyond the Triple Bottom Line” – Keynote speaker (in Portuguese) hosted by B3, FGV and ISE, São Paulo, Brazil / October 5, 2018.  

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• “Reversapalooza” – Panelist, Seattle, USA / April 2018 (video - @ 2min 10sec; event info)

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• Aspen Institute’s “First Movers Summit” – Speaker & Moderator, Chicago, USA / October 2017 (event info)

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• “SPARK” – Panelist, Edmonton, Canada / November, 2017 (event info)

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• “Carbon Productivity Basecamp” – Moderator, London, UK / June 2017 (video; event inf0)  

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• “Sustainable Brands 2017” – Co-presenter, Detroit, USA / June 2017 (event info)

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• “Texworld/Home Textiles Sourcing Show” – Panelist, New York, USA / July 2016 (event article)

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• Food Marketing Institute “Sustainability Summit” – Co-presenter, Denver, USA / August 2015 (event info)

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• HEC Case Study Competition – Keynote speaker, Montreal, Canada / March 2014 (video)

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• Fashion Institute of Technology “6th Annual Sustainable Business and Design Conference” – Keynote speaker, New York, USA, 2012 (event info)

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• Canadian Business for Social Responsibility “10th Annual Summit” – Speaker & Moderator, Toronto, Canada / November 2012 (backstage interview video 1 and interview video 2)

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• Fashion Takes Action event – Keynote speaker, Toronto, Canada / 2009 (video)

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If you’d like to find out more about how I can contribute to your event’s agenda, please get in touch. 

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