Get people thinking, imagining and creating hopeful, sustainable futures.
Suzanne Whitby is futurer, facilitator, storyteller and speaker with a message to share that is personal, impactful, and hopeful.
In the face of climate change, sustainability challenges and uncertainty, she inspires audiences to use their imagination and the future to co-create futures that are hopeful, sustainable, and resilient.
Give your audience more than inspiration—give them a practical tool for hope, agency and creation
As a professional futurer, facilitator, and storyteller, Suzanne’s keynotes go beyond motivation—they empower audiences to take tangible steps toward building hopeful, sustainable futures. By unlocking the power of imagination and examining the stories we tell about the future, she reveals how everyone has a vital role in shaping a better world today—and shows that it’s never too late to act.
With a background in performance and expertise in helping scientists communicate complex ideas, Suzanne has a unique talent for making topics accessible, keeping energy high, and audiences engaged.
Her talks are grounded in evidence-based research, blending optimism with pragmatism. She addresses both the risks we face and the opportunities we can seize, leaving audiences with actionable insights they can apply in their work, communities, and everyday lives. Expect to walk away feeling energised, hopeful, and ready to make an impact.
Futurer, Facilitator, Communicator, Storyteller
About Suzanne Whitby
Futurer by Chance. Hopeful by Choice.
Suzanne Whitby stumbled into the world of futuring entirely by accident. But from the moment she started exploring how possible futures can inspire action today, she was hooked.
Suzanne’s curiosity and her work as a futurer, facilitator, communicator and storyteller led her to ask how we can empower people to imagine and build hopeful, sustainable futures.
Through her research and workshops, she discovered that we can use the future as a tool to spark real change—turning uncertainty into opportunity and fear into hope.
Today, Suzanne is an empowering speaker who talks about hopeful, sustainable futures and how we can co-create them, and the host of the Futuring Is… podcast. Among a few other things…
Interested in working with Suzanne?
What wonderful things can we do together today?
Keynotes and talks
Custom-crafted keynotes and talks about the power of possible futures, storytelling, communication and change.
The “Futuring Is” podcast
Conversations with people who visit the future in all sorts of interesting ways. How do they do it, why, and why does it matter?
Interactive workshops
Participatory futures and other workshops that engage groups in creating hopeful, sustainable and resilient futures.
Public events
Everyone has a role to play in creating hopeful, sustainable futures. See Suzanne’s public events – open to everyone.
Initiatives & businesses
Ideas are my lifeblood. The result? I am the endlessly-curious founder of two businesses, and many, many initiatives.