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Christine Amour-Levar

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Christine Amour-Levar is a French-Swiss-Filipina, Philanthropist, Record-Breaking Adventurer, Best-Selling Author, Human Rights & Sustainability Advisor, and Co-Founder of Investors for Climate. She began her career working for Nike globally and went on to build an international career as a marketing and communications expert and social entrepreneur, focused on addressing some of the world’s most urgent issues.

A passionate advocate for female empowerment and environmental conservation, she founded two award-winning non-profit organizations, Women on a Mission (WOAM) and HER Planet Earth, which combine these two passions. Both organizations lead all-female teams on groundbreaking expeditions—WOAM supporting women who have been victims of violence and abuse, and HER Planet Earth raising funds for underprivileged women affected by climate change.

Christine authored Wild Wisdom – Life Lessons from Leading Teams to Some of the Most Inhospitable Places in the World, published by Penguin Random House in 2022, and has contributed to international publications such as Forbes, the HuffPost, the Straits Times of Singapore, Thrive Global, and the Manila Bulletin. Her speaking engagements include INSEAD, Nike, TBWA, Microsoft, Unilever, Credit Suisse, TEDx, and more.

She has been featured on Tatler Asia’s Most Influential Impact List 2020 and has received multiple international awards, including the GGEF Woman Eco Gamechanger Award 2022, the United Women Singapore Gender Equality Impact Award 2020, Woman of the Future Kindness & Leadership Southeast Asia Leading Lights 2020, and the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World Award™.

Wild Wisdom 

In her keynote, Christine shares her life story and lessons learned from growing up in the Philippines, living and working across multiple continents and how taking all-female teams on challenging expeditions around the globe via her two non-profit organisations, Women on a Mission and HER Planet Earth has forced her to step far outside of her comfort zone on many occasions. She also touches on the vital importance of knowing and understanding your values, the meaning of having grit, the courage to speak up for those who have no voice and why we must all fight for a more inclusive, compassionate, and diverse world. Christine embodies what women supporting women can achieve, and her story will inspire you to tap into your own power and take positive action for humanity and for the planet.

Eco FeminismWhy Empowering Women Could Solve the Climate Crisis  

This session will explore how climate change is inherently a justice issue—those who have contributed least to its causes will suffer the most from its effects. Christine will also share how empowering and investing in women is the best way to mitigate the destructive forces of climate change.

 

Sea Level Rise – The Existential Threat of Rising Sea Levels & How to Prepare for this

As more carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere and our planet heats up, glaciers are melting, raising the level at which the sea meets the land. This session will highlight what can be done to prevent this from being catastrophic for our species.

 

Investing in Climate – The Crucial Intersection between Climate and Capital 

The financial sector often talks of decarbonizing investment portfolios as a way to fight climate change. But portfolios can be “cleaned” without having any real impact on the problem. Christine will unpack how investors can actually help decarbonize the world and ensure the climate transition is just, global and interconnected.

Voices of the Community

Christine is an extremely engaging and dynamic speaker. Her remarkable personal achievements alone can simply deliver a powerful message to help empower and inspire women (and men). Coupled with her insights and amazing energy, she has the ability to awe her audience with her impactful and relevant message, leaving such a lasting impression on anyone.

Mary Soltysiak
Business Development Manager APAC, AXA Financial Services
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Having gotten to know Christine over the years and being led by her on a WOAM mission to Bhutan, Christine came top of mind when we were brainstorming speakers for the INSEAD Women in Business Singapore Conference 2018. I felt she had a wealth of experiences she could tap into that would relate to our audience and indeed she did not disappoint. Drawing from her personal experiences, Christine spoke to 200+ attendees about the trials and tribulations life has thrown her way, demonstrating resilience, a value-driven life, and a calling to serve. To this day, I still receive positive feedback from women who attended the conference on how memorable her speech was and I am so glad that I was able to share why Christine is an inspiration to me.

Winnie Wong
Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group
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