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Joel Makower
A visionary in corporate sustainability, Joel Makower guides organizations in turning climate challenges into competitive advantages.
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Why you should book Joel Makower for your next event
- Learn how to align profitability with sustainability for long-term success.
- Co-founder of Trellis Group, shaping corporate sustainability worldwide.
- Award-winning strategist advising Fortune 500 companies on green business.
Non-binding request for Joel Makower
Sustainability as a Competitive Edge
Joel Makower, “The Guru of Green Business,” helps companies turn sustainability into a competitive advantage. A renowned strategist, speaker, and author, he guides leaders in integrating sustainability for growth, resilience, and profitability. Book him to future-proof your business.
Keynote Speaker Joel Makower is a globally recognized expert in sustainability, corporate strategy, and innovation. With over 35 years of experience, he has guided Fortune 500 companies, startups, and industry leaders in integrating sustainability into business success.
As co-founder of Trellis Group, he has shaped the future of sustainable business through industry-leading events, peer networks, and thought leadership. The Associated Press calls him “The Guru of Green Business” for his influential work in corporate sustainability, climate tech, and the clean economy.
Joel is also a skilled host and moderator, regularly called upon to conduct on-stage or on-camera interviews or host lively and intelligent conversations — in person, on video and online. He also serves as the emcee for business events, harnessing his talents as an engaging host, a nimble thinker and a quick wit to create experiences that rise above “conference as usual.”
Book Joel Makower for your event to gain strategic insights into turning sustainability challenges into business opportunities. His engaging keynotes provide actionable strategies to drive profitability, resilience, and competitive advantage in a rapidly changing economy.
A dynamic speaker and storyteller, Joel equips organizations with the tools to navigate sustainability trends, mitigate risks, and seize new market opportunities. Don’t miss the opportunity to bring one of the world’s foremost sustainability leaders to your next corporate event.
Customer Reviews
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We had a lot of great feedback from our clients and my colleagues. Everyone found your insights both challenging (in a good sense...that there’s still a lot of work to do!) and inspirational.
Lori Gustavus, Global DirectorCommunications + Marketing, Quantis
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Your presentation made a big difference for the group and the CEO, who is personally committed to make sustainability a key success factor or the company.
Christian ForthommePosti
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Joel’s presentation could not have been more timely, or more on point. His engaging style and specific insights exceeded our expectations. I continue to receive a significant amount of positive feedback from our members.
Brent J. McClendon, President and CEONational Wooden Pallet & Container Association
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If you’re looking for an seasoned expert with a solid grasp of the sustainability movement and the ability to tell its compelling story in a way that will truly inspire your audience, you can’t do better than Joel. We’re living in extraordinary times and Joel captures that excitement and identifies the tremendous opportunities which lie ahead.
John F. Nawn, VPProfessional Convention Management Association
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Keynotes
Keynote by Joel Makower:
From Here to Sustainability
Increasingly, companies are asking: “How do we compete in a world in which energy, water, materials and toxicity are constraints to growth?” And: “What are the opportunities therein?” Today, sustainability is not just about “doing less bad” or “greening the bottom line.” It’s about reducing risk — supply chain, reputation, financial and more. It’s about growing the top line through innovation, new markets, increased productivity and increased ability to attract and retain talent. But it’s not without risk.
What You’ll Learn:
- What’s driving sustainability issues to rise to the top inside the world’s biggest companies
- Strategies leading companies are harnessing sustainability to create business value
- The opportunities and risk of communicating about sustainability to stakeholders
- How a new breed of green innovators is transforming markets
Keynote by Joel Makower:
Can Technology Solve the Climate Crisis?
A convergence is taking place among energy, information, building and vehicle technologies, representing one of the next great waves of business innovation — and the keys to addressing the climate crisis. This mash-up of climate tech, sustainable business and artificial intelligence is creating vast opportunities for companies to develop ultra-efficient and innovative products, services, and business models — both B to B and B to C.
What You’ll Learn:
- The new business opportunities for both technology and non-technology companies
- How AI is key to addressing sustainabilityu goals
- The new value chains and knowledge networks that will increasingly shake up markets
- Where technologies are headed and how to prepare
Keynote by Joel Makower:
Prosperity, Security, Sustainability: America’s Trillion-Dollar Opportunity
In an era of climate change, economic uncertainty, hyperpartisanship and global turmoil, business as usual is giving way to bold, audacious thinking: How can America’s private sector realign its interests in a way that builds resilience and well-being while strengthening its economy and environment? It’s a trillion-dollar business opportunity that affects every sector, and the inspiring subject of Joel’s 2016 book about a new “grand strategy” for America, born at the Pentagon, that embeds sustainability as a strategic national imperative.
What You’ll Learn:
- The Pentagon-inspired vision to align America’s economy, foreign policy, and sustainability goals
- The three huge pools of demand waiting to be tapped by the private sector for profit
- Why Washington isn’t the key ingredient in our recovery (but local government and CEOs are)
- How this revolution is already taking shape across America
Sustainability Poetry in Motion | Setting the Stage by Joel Makower at GreenBiz 24
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Joel Makower on the circular economy
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