Chris Turner
From the global cleantech economy to democratic renewal at community scale, Chris Turner is boundlessly optimistic about the future and refreshingly pragmatic about the path that leads us there. His upbeat talks show how clean systems of energy production and efficient use, next-generation architecture and urban design, and reinvigourated political engagement and community development will enable us not only to survive but to thrive with renewed prosperity in the twenty-first century economy. Whether the topic is the state of the art in sustainable business, the practical art of building livable cities or the trenchwork of grassroots politics, Turner's engaging presentations always make our brightest possible future seem near at hand.
Turner's latest book is The War On Science: Muzzled Scientists and Wilful Blindness in Stephen Harper's Canada. He is also the author of The Leap: How to Survive and Thrive in the Sustainable Economy (which the Globe & Mail called "one of the most arresting arguments for building a green economy yet in print"), The Geography of Hope (a finalist for the Governor General's Award for Nonfiction), and the international bestseller Planet Simpson. His feature writing appears regularly in The Walrus, The Globe and Mail, Canadian Geographic and many other major publications. He has received nine National Magazine Awards and his essays have appeared in four of the last five editions of The Best Canadian Essays. He is also a featured blogger at MNN.com.
Turner was a featured speaker at the 2008 Alfred Deakin Innovation Lectures in Melbourne, Australia, the 2012 Bloom Sustainability Applied Conference, and the 2012 Ivey School of Business Ideas Forum. Recent keynote audiences include the Canadian Institute of Planners, the Certified General Accountants Association of B.C., and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. He was a 2013 writer-in-residence at Berton House in Dawson City, Yukon, and a 2010 Fleck Fellow at the Banff Centre. He was named one of Calgary's "Top 40 Under 40" by Avenue Magazine and one of Alberta's "Next 10" Most Influential People by Alberta Venture.
Client Testimonials:
"Chris Turner's presentation was powerful and delivered with passion. It was exactly what we were looking to provide to our audience."
Better Buildings 2009 Conference
"Chris provided a thought-provoking and stimulating presentation on the need for a change in the way we live. His passion for the subject matter certainly came through in his detailed and energetic presentation. He left us with a renewed sense of the need for (and benefits of) sustainability as a core principle in transportation planning and city-building."
CITE Conference
From the global cleantech economy to democratic renewal at community scale, Chris Turner is boundlessly optimistic about the future and refreshingly pragmatic about the path that leads us there. His upbeat talks show how clean systems of energy production and efficient use, next-generation architecture and urban design, and reinvigourated political engagement and community development will enable us not only to survive but to thrive with renewed prosperity in the twenty-first century economy. Whether the topic is the state of the art in sustainable business, the practical art of building livable cities or the trenchwork of grassroots politics, Turner's engaging presentations always make our brightest possible future seem near at hand.
Turner's latest book is The War On Science: Muzzled Scientists and Wilful Blindness in Stephen Harper's Canada. He is also the author of The Leap: How to Survive and Thrive in the Sustainable Economy (which the Globe & Mail called "one of the most arresting arguments for building a green economy yet in print"), The Geography of Hope (a finalist for the Governor General's Award for Nonfiction), and the international bestseller Planet Simpson. His feature writing appears regularly in The Walrus, The Globe and Mail, Canadian Geographic and many other major publications. He has received nine National Magazine Awards and his essays have appeared in four of the last five editions of The Best Canadian Essays. He is also a featured blogger at MNN.com.
Turner was a featured speaker at the 2008 Alfred Deakin Innovation Lectures in Melbourne, Australia, the 2012 Bloom Sustainability Applied Conference, and the 2012 Ivey School of Business Ideas Forum. Recent keynote audiences include the Canadian Institute of Planners, the Certified General Accountants Association of B.C., and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. He was a 2013 writer-in-residence at Berton House in Dawson City, Yukon, and a 2010 Fleck Fellow at the Banff Centre. He was named one of Calgary's "Top 40 Under 40" by Avenue Magazine and one of Alberta's "Next 10" Most Influential People by Alberta Venture.
Client Testimonials:
"Chris Turner's presentation was powerful and delivered with passion. It was exactly what we were looking to provide to our audience."
Better Buildings 2009 Conference
"Chris provided a thought-provoking and stimulating presentation on the need for a change in the way we live. His passion for the subject matter certainly came through in his detailed and energetic presentation. He left us with a renewed sense of the need for (and benefits of) sustainability as a core principle in transportation planning and city-building."
CITE Conference
