Gil Friend

Sustainability Pioneer, Founder of Natural Logic Inc, Former Chief Sustainability Officer

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 04/20/2024.

Gil Friend Speaking Topics

  • Getting The Prices Right

    Why capitalism can't work right until it stops lying to itself about what things really cost

    For:

    • CXOs
    • Senior Executives
    • Investment professionals
    • Sustainability managers
    • Climate and Sustainability activists
    • Economists
    • Policy analysts

  • The Mysteriously Elusive Sustainability Business Case

    How smart companies are making sustainability, regeneration, and climate action their secret door to massive business value...how your biggest brand promise can open that secret door...and why other companies are still working way too hard NOT to get it.

    For:

    • CXOs
    • Senior Executives
    • Investment professionals
    • Sustainability managers
    • Climate professionals
    • General audiences

  • Why Smart Cities Aren't So Smart—And Why Living Cities Can Be

    How cities around the world have jumped to the forefront of the sustainability revolution, what your city can do next about climate, energy, water, housing, mobility, green surfaces, adaptation, finance, and inclusion--and why it might be easier to deal with them all together rather than separately.

    (This topic draws on what I learned as the first Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Palo Alto (from both successes and failures), as an international speaker on urban innovation, and as a pioneer in urban ecology.)

    For:

    • Elected officials
    • Municipal executives and directors
    • Smart city vendors
    • Urban planners
    • Civic organizations
    • Real estate developers
    • Community organizers
      • General audiences

  • Why CFOs Should Take the Lead On Climate

    Facing climate risk and strategic duty...by moving beyond quarterly capitalism in a carbon-constrained world...and making the new world work for your business--and your career.

    For:

    • Chief Financial Officers
    • Senior Executives
    • Investment professionals
    • Sustainability managers
    • Government regulators

  • Navigating The Anthropocene—Leading In An Uncertain World

    How your business can apply 3.8 billion years of open-source R&D to thrive in the unparalleled uncertainty of the 21st century...and... How leaders can adapt, anticipate, and thrive-in an era of crisis and turmoil-with grace, dignity, and power.

    For:

    • CXOs
    • Senior Executives
    • Investment professionals
    • Sustainability managers
    • Climate professionals
    • General audiences

Gil Friend Videos

  • Gil Friend - Sustainability, A Fundamental Element of Business ...
    https://www.bigspeak.com/speakers/gil-friend/ Gil Friend, systems ecologist and business strategist, is a provocative, thoughtful, and ruthlessly ...
  • Gil Friend on making Palo Alto the greenest city in America - YouTube
    A talk given at Franchise for Humanity 2015. Franchise for Humanity hosted its second annual working conference on February 20th and 21st ...

Gil Friend Books

  • The Truth About Green Business
    The Truth About Green Business

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Gil Friend is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Getting The Prices Right, The Mysteriously Elusive Sustainability Business Case, Why Smart Cities Aren't So Smart—And Why Living Cities Can Be, Why CFOs Should Take the Lead On Climate and Navigating The Anthropocene—Leading In An Uncertain World. The estimated speaking fee range to book Gil Friend for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Gil Friend generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Andrew Winston, Richard Florida, Dickon Pinner, John Izzo, PhD and William McDonough. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Gil Friend for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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