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Sarah Begum

Sarah Begum

Founder of Unlimited Futures and International Peace & STEM Ambassador

Sarah has explored Planet Earth on adventures with purpose to document important stories about other cultures as well as the environment whilst becoming a pioneering face of exploration.

Her first film, ‘Amazon Souls’, where she immersed in the lives of the Huaorani tribe and was made a real-life Amazon Warrior Queen to spread their message about protecting their land premiered at the Cannes Film Festival then was distributed worldwide. Later, she was chosen to be an advocate for the tribe to propose a bilateral agreement to the Ecuadorian government.

Sarah has been highlighted by the press for her work in the Amazon Rainforest. The Guardian's San Miguel Rich List named her as one of the world's top trailblazers as an enriching explorer who has been helping others. She is endorsed by Bear Grylls, David Attenborough, Jane Goodall, Hollywood Actors Cylk Cozart and Kevin Hart as well as others for her positive contributions to the world.

Sarah was made a STEM Ambassador to inspire others into the science, technology, engineering and mathematics sectors as she believes it is important to work harmoniously towards creating a beautiful and innovative future for us all. She was the Host of a series interviewing experts and entrepreneurs about the space industry and presented content for the BBC about a Dr Who themed coding kit to encourage young people into the STEM sector.

Sarah's objectives are to positively impact others by working for as well as with organisations who are aligned with protecting the planet whilst helping humanity along the way.

Here is a synopsis of her talk topics:

Love Can Save The World:

Sarah talks about the science behind love, empathy and understanding, she promotes peace and unity with a focus on conflict resolution in all areas of life from personal relationships to the workplace including between nations at war. This talk is important to understand how to have healthy relationships with others despite differences, assumptions and misunderstandings.

Science Fiction is Reality - How Innovation in STEM is Shaping the Future:

With a focus on STEM, Sarah explains how the uses of innovative technologies, scientific experiments, quantum solutions and state of the art engineering are creating the future with references to science fiction movies that have depicted similar concepts.

How the Space Sector is Benefitting Humanity on Earth:

Sarah talks about the applications of various types of satellites, the scientific experiments aboard the International Space Station and how this impacts humanity on Earth. Included are clips from her podcast/ video series about the space sector showing interviews with experts in the space industry and NASA scientists about the future of humanity in space sharing how the body of astronauts are affected in microgravity to the purpose of studying Mars as a future colony for humanity.

The importance of adopting ESG in companies:

Sarah shares information about ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) and its implementation in organisations around the world to ensure they are sustainable, forward-thinking and inclusive of best practises that shape a healthy, diverse and people and planet-friendly workplace for individuals to thrive in.

Climate Action: Living With the Huaorani Tribe:

Sarah talks about her resilience and leadership while leading alongside team of men as the only woman in her first adventure in the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador to produce a documentary living with a remote indigenous tribe known as the Huaorani. During this expedition, Sarah was hunting with warriors, gathering with women, was made Queen to create an alliance and send their message about preserving their culture and promoting unity. The talk focuses on sustainability, climate justice, climate action and female leadership.

Watch Sarah in action on her YouTube channel here.

Testimonials from Teachers

"It was a great session! Sarah's PPT was really engaging and the questions at the end showed how much the students gained from the talk. I'd definitely recommend her as a speaker."

– Katherine McLoughlin, Teacher i/c of KS5 English, Chelsea Academy

“Sarah it was a wonderful honour having you at our Nari Diganta International Women’s day event on 8 March 2015 as a speaker and participant on our panel of successful British Bengali women. The team at Nari diganta and audience most appreciated your work in that it brought home to women your ability to break free of stereotypical, sexual, cultural, religious bigotry to explore adventurously and achieve success as a woman. We would be pleased to have your presence again in order to empower and encourage women to do the same.”

– International Women’s Day 2015, Piya Mayenin, Legal Affairs Secretary, Nari Diganta UK

“Sarah came to visit our sixth form in October to talk about and screen her Amazon documentary. The film completely surpassed my already high expectations – absorbing, heartfelt and humorous. A class act of documentary film-making. Sarah has engaging, warm and perhaps above all as interested in her audience as she was interesting. The time she spent with a group of students at lunch after the lecture – the most popular lunch of the lecture series’ in the last 2 years – and the effort she made to question and advise each of them is a testament to her passion for people. I think she left all the girls better informed and more inspired than before her lecture.”

– Godolphin & Latymer School,Ciara Morris, Sixth Form Administrator & CAS Co-Ordinator

"Sarah Begum is such a passion driven, engaging speaker we were fortunate to have our TEDxAccra stage. Her talk, 'Dreams are made of Action' was one of the best talks that was presented on the day. Her passion for environmental issues was clearly defined and her session was very educative. She's the best i've ever worked with."

– Daniel Kpabi, TEDx

"Sarah was one of the keynote speakers at our 2017 Rotary District Conference as part of the “Spirit of Adventure” plenary session and did not disappoint. She engaged and enthralled the audience and her tale did not just fit in with the theme of the session but also some of the ideals of Rotary and that of protecting our environment. Sarah’s passion and enthusiasm about the people she has encountered and the places she has been to was clear to see, as was her concerns for them which struck a chord with those present at her talk. I am sure following her talk, Rotarians in our district would be willing to work with such a like minded person as Sarah on some of her future projects"

– Darren Hands, Rotary SW Peninsula (UK)​

"Sarah was great, and the girls have already asked to have her back!"

– ​​Dr R Barrand, Director of Communications and Marketing, Roedean School​

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Location

London

Topics

  • Creative
  • Lifestyle
  • Women
  • Humanities
  • Climate Change

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