Keynote Women Speakers

About

Christine Amour-Levar is a French-Swiss-Filipina, Philanthropist, Record-Breaking Adventurer, Best-Selling Author, Human Rights & Sustainability Advisor, and Co-Founder of Investors for Climate. She began her career working for Nike globally and went on to build an international career as a marketing and communications expert and social entrepreneur, focused on addressing some of the world’s most urgent issues. A passionate advocate for female empowerment and environmental conservation, she founded two award-winning non-profit organizations, Women on a Mission (WOAM) and HER Planet Earth, which combine these two passions. Both organizations lead all-female teams on groundbreaking expeditions—WOAM supporting women who have been victims of violence and abuse, and HER Planet Earth raising funds for underprivileged women affected by climate change. Christine authored Wild Wisdom – Life Lessons from Leading Teams to Some of the Most Inhospitable Places in the World, published by Penguin Random House in 2022, and has contributed to international publications such as Forbes, the HuffPost, the Straits Times of Singapore, Thrive Global, and the Manila Bulletin. Her speaking engagements include INSEAD, Nike, TBWA, Microsoft, Unilever, Credit Suisse, TEDx, and more. She has been featured on Tatler Asia’s Most Influential Impact List 2020 and has received multiple international awards, including the GGEF Woman Eco Gamechanger Award 2022, the United Women Singapore Gender Equality Impact Award 2020, Woman of the Future Kindness & Leadership Southeast Asia Leading Lights 2020, and the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World Award™.

KeyNote

Wild Wisdom 

In her keynote, Christine shares her life story and lessons learned from growing up in the Philippines, living and working across multiple continents and how taking all-female teams on challenging expeditions around the globe via her two non-profit organisations, Women on a Mission and HER Planet Earth has forced her to step far outside of her comfort zone on many occasions. She also touches on the vital importance of knowing and understanding your values, the meaning of having grit, the courage to speak up for those who have no voice and why we must all fight for a more inclusive, compassionate, and diverse world. Christine embodies what women supporting women can achieve, and her story will inspire you to tap into your own power and take positive action for humanity and for the planet.

Eco FeminismWhy Empowering Women Could Solve the Climate Crisis  

This session will explore how climate change is inherently a justice issue—those who have contributed least to its causes will suffer the most from its effects. Christine will also share how empowering and investing in women is the best way to mitigate the destructive forces of climate change.

 

Sea Level Rise – The Existential Threat of Rising Sea Levels & How to Prepare for this As more carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere and our planet heats up, glaciers are melting, raising the level at which the sea meets the land. This session will highlight what can be done to prevent this from being catastrophic for our species.

 

Investing in Climate – The Crucial Intersection between Climate and Capital 

The financial sector often talks of decarbonizing investment portfolios as a way to fight climate change. But portfolios can be “cleaned” without having any real impact on the problem. Christine will unpack how investors can actually help decarbonize the world and ensure the climate transition is just, global and interconnected.

KeyNote Topics

Diversity, Inclusion and Climate, Sustainability

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