Zenia Tata

Zenia Tata is an impact and innovation strategist, a futurist, humanitarian, keynote speaker, and author who is passionate about tapping into the vastness of human potential to tackle the planet’s most concerning problems.

After eight years as Chief Impact Officer at XPRIZE and XPRIZE Foundation, Zenia lead impact maps, and foresight practices, launching in seven new countries across three continents. She designed over 25 different innovation challenges to give cause for the development of moonshot technologies in energy, CO2 removal, and water abundance.

Zania is a popular keynote speaker, inspiring audiences of all sizes from all industries with her confidence around complex ideas.

Zenia is bold, brimming with optimism and determined to change the world.

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Type Of Speaker

Business & Finance Conference Facilitator Consumer Trends Creativity, Change & Innovation Environment & Sustainability Female Speakers Futurist Keynote Leadership & Teamwork Personal Development Speaker Stem STEM Sustainability

More About Zenia Tata

Zenia Tata has had enormous independent success; she recently led innovation projects for Breakthrough Victoria, a $2 billion impact investment fund for the Prime Minister’s Office of Australia. She has also implemented an affordable and sustainable housing project for Emaar Properties, and a variety of sustainability-related projects for BCG.

She has worked as an Executive Director for The Link, and International Development Enterprises (IDE) USA, provided unique, innovation-centered practical approaches to business planning and strategy for a range of companies. Whilst working for IDEA, she helped lift 24 million farm families out of the cycle of poverty. Another particular successful project was her groundbreaking design of the $100 million Carbon Removal prize funded by Elon Musk.

Particular topics of concern that she has dealt with include age-reversal, alternate proteins, carbon dioxide removal, desalination, environmental conservation, global food systems, housing, human longevity, hydrogen energy, water abundance, and zero-waste mining.

Over her 25 years’ experience, Zenia has often featured in publications such as Wired magazines, and on news outlets such as the BBC. In 2015, she gave a TEDxGateway talk entitle ‘What Do You Prize’, which has since had over 11,000 views.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

She is an experienced and very popular keynote speaker, host, and workshop facilitator, with topics including:

– Leveraging Human Potential to Address Global Challenges

– Innovation Methodology

– Future Foresight and Emerging Technologies

– Creating a Sustainable Impact

– Women in STEM

– Empowering Communities

– Carbon Removal and Climate Change Mitigation

– Environmental Conservation

Alongside her speaking work, Zenia provides bespoke consultancy services, specialising in guiding organisations through the journey of innovation and impact mapping. She works with foundations, corporations, impact funds, and philanthropists in order to:

– Identity and develop groundbreaking ideas that align with organisational goals

– Delve into the latest market trends, technologies, and consumer behaviours to unearth innovation opportunities

– Equip teams with the tolls and mindset needed to continually innovate

– Define clear impact goals and metrics, ensuring that projects not only achieve desired outcomes, but also contribute positively to society and the environment