Geoff Green

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Presentations

Help Change the World
The Value of Risk, Vision and Good Karma!

Have we found it all?
Exploring the impacts of Climate Change on the Polar Regions and the path to sustainable living

Inspiring Generation G
Geoff’s presentation will take the audience on an amazing journey from Pole to Pole, sharing stories, insights and observations of what he likes to call the greatest classrooms on Earth.

To the End's of the Earth
Geoff’s presentation will be a fascinating journey of stories and photos to the Polar Regions, the remote areas of the Earth that have profound significance for the Earth's climate and ultimately environments, ecosystems and human society.

Leadership: Following In the Footsteps of Shackleton
Having retraced Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famous Endurance expedition in Antarctica six times, Geoff brings to life this incredible story of survival and its many important lessons such as perseverance, leadership, teamwork and courage.

Summary Profile

Canadian adventure educator and speaker Geoff Green has been leading expeditions and adventures from Pole to Pole for the past two decades, and inspiring thousands around the world with his passion for the awe and wonder of Planet Earth.

Geoff is the founder and executive director of the Students on Ice Expeditions, an award-winning educational program that has taken over 1,200 students, teachers and scientists from around the world on expeditions to both the Arctic and the Antarctic since 1999. The goal of the pioneering project is to give the world's youth a heightened understanding and respect for our planet's global ecosystem, and the inspiration to protect it.  In 2006, Geoff founded The Polar Education Foundation to further push the urgent need for conservation, research, environmental ethics, awareness and action.

As an expedition leader, he is a veteran of 75 Antarctic expeditions and 30 Arctic expeditions. He has been spotted in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, on horseback in Patagonia, on the shores of Pitcairn Island, and in the rainforests of Madagascar.  A former school teacher, Geoff has skippered yachts; taught skiing in the Swiss Alps; was the first person to water-ski in both the Polar Regions; has been three times through the Northwest Passage; and led the largest ever expedition to Antarctica during the Millennium. A fan of Sir Ernest Shackleton, Geoff retraced parts of the Endurance journey six times, including in 1998 when he led the retracing expedition together with descendants of Shackleton's crew. Many notable organizations such as the Discovery Channel, World Wildlife Fund, National Audubon and the Smithsonian Institution enlist Geoff to lead their groups into the world's most remote regions.

In 2005, Geoff received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from the U.S. Congress for his work with youth and the environment. He was also voted one of Canada's "Top 40 under 40" - an annual national prize event saluting Canada's top young leaders.  Outpost Magazine chose Geoff as one of the "Top 5 Canadian Explorers" to watch.  In 2007, Geoff was awarded the Citation of Merit for outstanding feats of exploration and service by the prestigious Explorers Club in New York City.  Most recently, he was honoured by the Inuit when he was given the Inuktitut name "Pitsiulak" by the Commission of Nunavut Ann Hanson at a naming ceremony in the Nunavut Legislature in Iqaluit.

When not leading expeditions, Geoff shares his experiences and perspectives by speaking at schools, conferences, corporate, and special events around the world. He has recently been a guest speaker at the Royal Geographical Society in London, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, and the Canadian Museum of Civilization. He has taken dignitaries such as FW de Klerk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his expeditions, as well as leading scientists, explorers and celebrities, such as Diana Krall and Dan Ackroyd.

Geoff is a Fellow of Royal Canadian Geographical Society and The Explorer's Club, and regularly advises on conservation, film and expedition related projects around the world. He is a board member for the Ottawa Riverkeeper, the Mingan Island Cetacean Study, The Arctic Circle Club, and the Canadian National Committee for the International Polar Year. He is also the national spokesperson for Brita's FilterforGood.ca campaign, and a national ambassador for the Jardin des Glaciers project.

Geoff and his expeditions have been featured extensively in international media, as well as in numerous documentaries and television programs. 

Client Testimonials:

"Geoff's presentation was nothing short of an inspirational tonic for the whole group. He took us far from the everyday grind of our demanding jobs. It was motivational and refreshing without being contrived or forced. Almost every team member wrote, called or stopped me later to express their appreciation for and enjoyment of Geoff's speech."

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"The Polar Regions have risen to the top of environmental concerns. Endowed especially in the high arctic, with unique and newly endangered life forms; holding a large fraction of Earth's fresh water; and subject to exceptionally rapid climate change, these remote parts of the world have a great importance for the generations immediately ahead. I'm glad that Geoff Green and Students on Ice are leading in the kind of environmental education most needed."

Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University
Author of The Future of Life