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SARAH BACKHOUSE

GLOBAL EXECUTIVE, ENTREPRENEUR AND BROADCAST JOURNALIST

Sarah serves as Executive Director at World 50 Group – the invite-only community for CEOs, boards, C-suite officers and executives from the Global 2000. She previously led global communications at the world’s most international brewer, Heineken.

A successful entrepreneur, Sarah founded an online video platform showcasing clean technology and sustainable innovation. A former TV host and journalist, Sarah has credits on the BBC, Fine Living, Discovery Channel, Planet Green and Al Gore’s 24 Hours of Reality.

Sarah was born in Edinburgh and has lived in Australia, Japan, the U.K., the U.S., and The Netherlands. She speaks fluent Japanese.

Emcee

As an emcee, Sarah has been entrusted by Fortune 500 companies and leading global organizations to energize and entertain savvy audiences. Sarah brings sophistication and an international perspective to major conferences and events.

Sarah has emceed events for IBM, SXSW, UN Women, Women in Green Forum and more.

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Moderator

An accomplished moderator, Sarah is masterful at creating environments that allow guests to shine. Sarah’s ability to ask incisive questions, improvise in the moment and include the audience, result in expertly guided conversations.

Sarah has moderated panels at Davos, COP28 and the Governor’s Global Climate Summit, interviewing esteemed guests Tony Blair, Ursula Burns, Christiane Amanpour and Martin Sheen, to name just a few.

Host

A former television host with a strong on-camera presence, Sarah effectively reaches audiences on diverse topics and demonstrates domain expertise in climate and sustainability.

She has worked with prominent broadcasters, including the BBC, Fine Living, Discovery Channel and Planet Green, where she has interviewed heads of state, business leaders and experts from NGOs and academia.

Sarah was a recurring host on Al Gore’s 24 Hours of Reality live broadcast.

Spectacular, as always.— Vice President Al Gore
Quick on her feet and a great command of the stage.— Mark Felix, Drury Entertainment
Able to translate complex technical information for a broad array of audiences.” — Karl Burkart, Digital Director, GCCA
“A master of distilling essential messages from a complex narrative.” — Walter Schindler, Managing Director, SAIL Capital Partners
Understands the challenges of communicating hard science to the masses.— Jaime Nack, President, Three Squares Inc.

Get in Touch

info@sarahbackhouse.com

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