Speaking Engagements:
Addressing Large-Scale, Complex Challenges in a Variety of Formats
Transitioning Enterprises from Extractive to Regenerative through Leadership Development
I have a passion for growing the capabilities of leaders who facilitate the transition of extractive enterprises to regenerative enterprises with Social Value. Using this base, I have presented globally on the collaborative leadership needed to help grow communities and protect environments into the future.
As Chair, UNECE Task Force for Just Transitions, within the Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane and Just Transitions, I facilitate members the development of best practice guidelines and sharing case studies and information to assist in achieving a Just Transition as part of the global energy transition.
My commitment to ensure best practice in leadership and sustainability has been unwavering throughout my career. I speak widely on Just Transitions.
Creating Impact. Sharing Knowledge. Multiple Speaking Formats
I believe that together we can achieve significant impact in today’s societies, communities, organisations and environments when we prioritise authentic leadership development. This supports best practice in planning for and implementing sustainability initiatives that genuinely care for communities and environments. This is how we will achieve meaningful change. To this end, I feel it’s a privilege to share my knowledge and experience through a variety of speaking formats: keynote addresses, plenary sessions, industry panels, webinars, forums, podcasts, media and video interviews and more.
I’ve been told that my delivery style is direct and authoritative, yet deeply humble. I sincerely believe it’s the impact of what we do that matters most.
Three Essential Speaking Topics
When organisations don’t have the appropriate plans in place, women and young girls can often experience higher levels of social or personal safety issues as well as education and health disadvantages through transition periods. How can a Social Value approach be applied to mine closure planning to help prevent many of these impacts? How can we ensure that all stakeholders are involved in the planning process to identify all risks and opportunities?
The mining sector is undergoing rapid transition in response to climate change and other challenges. Regions and mine sites around the world are facing, preparing for, or going through transitions. Some regions and sites have already done this and it’s key to understand the lessons that have been learned from Just Transitions, especially to ascertain the gaps in knowledge. What are the guidelines to establishing new best practices? Whose voices do we need to include to help shape these guidelines?
Workplace teams with high levels of psychological safety create a space where all individuals can feel safe to speak up, give feedback and report without fear of reprisal. Workplaces that have low levels of psychological safety create cultures of silence, in which speaking up is belittled and warnings are ignored. How then do enterprises and their leaders create increased speak-up environments – to ensure safety and foster growth and innovation?
Speaking Engagements
Here is a selection of Bobbie Foot’s recordings and presentations. See relevant pages for more detailed information:
Just Transitions, Psychological Safety, and the Impact of Mine Closure on Women and Girls.