01 | About

Neil Ever Osborne is an acclaimed public speaker and on-stage storyteller. With extensive experience on assignment across 25 countries and six of seven continents, Osborne’s talks invite audiences to bear witness to the intricate and often precarious relationship between people and the planet.

His experiential presentations combine evocative photography and film with compelling anecdotes. These multimedia elements immerse audiences directly into the crucial work addressing humanity’s converging social and environmental challenges.

Delivered through his trademark spirit and optimism, Osborne ultimately leaves viewers with a renewed sense of purpose and a firm belief in the power of individual and collective action to shape a more sustainable and just future.

02 | Sample Speaking Engagements

Why Stories Matter
* Keynote *
Stories that Matter: Building Buy-in for a Sustainable Future
Partners in Project Green Annual Forum
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Why Stories Matter
Northern Science, Northern Stories: An Exploration of Resilient Communities
Edinburgh Climate Change Institute
Edinburgh, Scotland

From Grizzlies to Polar Bears: A Wildlife Photographer Zooms In
Smithsonian Magazine
Washington, DC, USA

First Lecture (Annual)
* Keynote *
Trent University
Durham, Ontario, Canada

The Photo Essay (43rd Annual)
* Keynote *
Latow Photographers Guild
Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Home:
* Keynote *
Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre
Oakville, Ontario, Canada

The Comeback: More Gorillas in the Mist
* Keynote *
Celebrate 50 Years of Smithsonian Magazine
Washington, DC, USA

Home:
Chatham Camera Club
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Home:
Lakeshore Camera Club
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Home:
Art Gallery of Burlington
* Keynote *
Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Home:
Hamilton Camera Club
Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Home:
CES: The Global Stage for Innovation
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Visual Storytelling: Creating Conversations That Matter Through Photography
* Keynote *
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Home:
John Elliott Theatre
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada

People, Planet, & Protected Places
Keynote at Nature London Annual Gala
London, Ontario, Canada

People, Planet, & Protected Places
Lecture at Trent University
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

People, Planet, & Protected Places
Toronto Digital Photography Club
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

People, Planet, & Protected Places
Mississauga Camera Club
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

All Of You & A Cup Of Coffee
* Keynote *
NPAC Conference – Sponsored by Nikon
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

All Of You & A Cup Of Coffee
* Keynote *
CONTACT Festival – Sponsored by Nikon
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

All Of You & A Cup Of Coffee
* Keynote *
Canadian Camera Conference
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Reframing Environmental Discourse: The Way We Talk About Environmental Issues Really Does Matter
School of the Environment, University of Toronto, Environment Seminar Series
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Atop a Tree in Yasuni National Park
Trent University
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

I Am: On a Mission
ProFusion Expo
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I Am: On a mission
Nikon Ambassador Retreat
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Big Picture: Natural World Photography Competition
Co-host & MC
The California Academy of Sciences Annual Award Ceremony
San Francisco, California, USA

Save The Land You Love: Protected Spaces
Speaker Series presented by the Ontario Land Trust Alliance at the Textile Museum of Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Environmental Storytelling
* Keynote *
Ontario Biodiversity Summit
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Defining Conservation Photography: A Focus on Protected Lands
Probus Club of Lindsay
Lindsay, Ontario, Canada

Defining Conservation Photography: A Focus on Protected Lands
* Keynote *
ROM Daytime at the Royal Ontario, Museum
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hope Decoded Summit: A Day of Wonder and Possibility
The Banff Centre
Banff, Alberta, Canada

Art Meet Science, Science Meet Art.
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

We Are the Environment: Where Art and Science Meet
Symons Seminar Series at Trent University
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Dignity: A Tale of Mexican Poacher
Adventure Canada
Somewhere in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean

Defining Conservation Photography: A Focus on Protected Lands
Spoerl Lectureship in Science and Society Lecture Series
Lawrence, Wisconsin, USA

Tortuga Rising
World Wilderness Congress (Wild10) at WildSpeak
Salamanca, Spain

Dignity: A Tale of Mexican Poacher
Collaborations for Cause
Portland, Oregon, USA

Witness: Defining Conservation Photography
International Nature Photography Festival
Lünen, Germany

Witness: Defining Conservation Photography
Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Nevada City, California, USA

Witness: Defining Conservation Photography
Royal Geographical Society’s WildPhotos
London, England

Witness: Defining Conservation Photography
The G2 Gallery
Venice, California, USA

Witness: Defining Conservation Photography
World Wilderness Congress
Merida, Mexico

Witness: Defining Conservation Photography
Fotonatura.
La Palma, Canary Islands, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Witness: Defining Conservation Photography
North American Nature Photographer Association
Reno, Nevada, USA

Exploring the Strategic Use of Visual Communication for Conservation Change
Trent University
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Advancing Biodiversity Conservation with Communications
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

A Conservation Photography Project
Blue Earth Gala
Seattle, Washington, USA

Conservation Photography
Trent University
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Combining Art with Science: Visual Communication in Environmental Conservation
Society of Conservation Biology Conference
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Evaluating Visual Communication’s Role in Environmental Outreach
95th Annual Meeting for the Ecological Society of America
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Measuring Methods in Conservation Photography
Quest University
Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

Man & Manatee
Telluride Film Festival
Telluride, Colorado, USA

Man & Manatee
Blue: A Global Oceans Film and Conservation Summit
Monterey, California, USA

Defining Conservation Photography in a Visually Literate World
Cornerstone Address at Quest University
Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

Defining Conservation Photography: The Role of Visual Literacy in the Environmental Arena
Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Defining Conservation Photography: A Modern Arc for Biodiversity
Keynote Address at McMaster University Biodiversity Gala
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Defining Conservation Photography
28th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation
Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Man & Manatee
World Wilderness Congress
Merida, Mexico