Robert Swan
Polar Explorer | Inspiring Sustainability & Emerging Tech
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Robert Swan is the first person in history to walk to both the North and South Poles. Through his epic polar expeditions, Swan has become a leading voice for climate action and sustainable innovation.
As founder of the 2041 Foundation, he inspires audiences to protect the last great wilderness, Antarctica, from exploitation. Swan's keynotes blend his firsthand accounts of extreme exploration with provocative insights on how emerging technologies can drive positive environmental change.
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Let's save the last pristine continent
2041 will be a pivotal year for our planet. That year will mark the end of a 50-year agreement to keep Antarctica, the Earth's last pristine continent, free of exploitation. Explorer Robert Swan — the first person to walk both the North and South Poles — is on a mission to ensure that we extend that treaty. With passion and vigor, he pleads with us to choose the preservation of the Antarctic for our own survival.
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