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Canadian adventure educator and speaker Geoff Green has been leading expeditions and adventures from Pole to Pole for the past two decades, and inspiring thousands around the world with his passion for the awe and wonder of Planet Earth. 

Geoff is the founder and executive director of the Students on Ice Expeditions, an award-winning educational program that has taken over 1,200 students, teachers and scientists from around the world on expeditions to both the Arctic and the Antarctic since 1999. The goal of the pioneering project is to give the world's youth a heightened understanding and respect for our planet's global ecosystem, and the inspiration to protect it. In 2006, Geoff founded The Polar Education Foundation to further push the urgent need for conservation, research, environmental ethics, awareness and action.

As an expedition leader, he is a veteran of 75 Antarctic expeditions and 30 Arctic expeditions. He has been spotted in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, on horseback in Patagonia, on the shores of Pitcairn Island, and in the rainforests of Madagascar. A former school teacher, Geoff has skippered yachts; taught skiing in the Swiss Alps; was the first person to water-ski in both the Polar Regions; has been three times through the Northwest Passage; and led the largest ever expedition to Antarctica during the Millennium. A fan of Sir Ernest Shackleton, Geoff retraced parts of the Endurance journey six times, including in 1998 when he led the retracing expedition together with descendants of Shackleton's crew. Many notable organizations such as the Discovery Channel, World Wildlife Fund, National Audubon and the Smithsonian Institution enlist Geoff to lead their groups into the world's most remote regions.

In 2005, Geoff received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from the U.S. Congress for his work with youth and the environment. He was also voted one of Canada's "Top 40 under 40" - an annual national prize event saluting Canada's top young leaders.  Outpost Magazine chose Geoff as one of the "Top 5 Canadian Explorers" to watch.  In 2007, Geoff was awarded the Citation of Merit for outstanding feats of exploration and service by the prestigious Explorers Club in New York City. Most recently, he was honoured by the Inuit when he was given the Inuktitut name "Pitsiulak" by the Commission of Nunavut Ann Hanson at a naming ceremony in the Nunavut Legislature in Iqaluit.

When not leading expeditions, Geoff shares his experiences and perspectives by speaking at schools, conferences, corporate, and special events around the world. He has recently been a guest speaker at the Royal Geographical Society in London, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, and the Canadian Museum of Civilization. He has taken dignitaries such as FW de Klerk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his expeditions, as well as leading scientists, explorers and celebrities, such as Diana Krall and Dan Ackroyd.

Geoff is a Fellow of Royal Canadian Geographical Society and The Explorer's Club, and regularly advises on conservation, film and expedition related projects around the world. He is a board member for the Ottawa Riverkeeper, the Mingan Island Cetacean Study, The Arctic Circle Club, and the Canadian National Committee for the International Polar Year. He is also the national spokesperson for Brita's FilterforGood.ca campaign, and a national ambassador for the Jardin des Glaciers project.

Geoff and his expeditions have been featured extensively in international media, as well as in numerous documentaries and television programs.

Presentations Include:

Have We Found it All?
Is there nothing left for our youth to discover? In this inspiring presentation, Geoff will show how there is so much more to discover.

To the Ends of the Earth: Leadership and Adventure in the Polar Regions
Over the past fifteen years, Geoff Green has led over 100 expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic for some of the most prestigious organizations in the world, including the Discovery Channel and the Smithsonian Institution.

Few speakers can combine gripping stories of polar adventure, expertise about the effects of climate change, and inspiring stories about youth education, activism and transformation – in one presentation! Geoff's popular "To the Ends of the Earth" presentation leads audience members on an extraordinary journey from Pole to Pole – sharing tales of adventure, personal challenge, and important observations about the interconnectedness ofðthe global ecosystem.

Leadership and Endurance:
Sir Ernest Shackleton was a key figure in the heroic age of exploration, and demonstrated extraordinary qualities of leadership when his team of 22 men met with disaster while trying to cross the Antarctic continent. Geoff has retraced Shackelton's route six times – leading people through challenging conditions is one of Geoff's passions. During this presentation Geoff brings to life Shackleton's incredible story of survival and speaks directly to important lessons about perseverance, leadership, teamwork and courage.
 

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