Keynote Speakers

The 2026 Speaker Lineup…

ANNE THERESE GENNARI

Anne Therese Gennari is a TEDx speaker, educator, and author of The Climate Optimist Handbook. As a workshop host and communicator, Anne Therese focuses on shifting the narrative on climate change so that we can act from courage and excitement, not fear.

With a background in environmental communications and a passion for emotional resilience, Anne Therese created The Climate Optimist to help people reconnect with their sense of purpose and possibility in the face of the climate crisis. Her mission is to inspire action through hope — not by sugarcoating reality, but by encouraging individuals to face the truth with courage, compassion, and creativity.

For more than a decade, she has been promoting climate optimism to help people cope with climate change and make decisions to create the climate-just future she believes awaits us. She has brought her message to schools, companies, and organizations, including Harvard, Columbia University, BMW, Tetra Pak, and the United Nations Global Compact.