Damon Gameau is an award-winning filmmaker, author and sustainability advocate known for bringing complex environmental challenges to life through compelling, optimistic and solutions-focused storytelling.
Damon is the writer and director of the acclaimed documentary 2040, which explores what the future could look like if we rapidly embraced solutions already available to improve the planet. Looking across areas including renewable energy, regenerative agriculture and emerging approaches to sustainability, the film shifts the climate conversation from fear and inaction towards possibility and practical change.
His latest feature documentary, Future Council, continues this focus on creating a better future. The film follows Damon and eight children on a journey across Europe as they explore solutions to major ecological challenges and take their questions and ideas directly into conversations with influential businesses and leaders.
Damon first gained international recognition as the director of That Sugar Film, which won Best Feature Length Documentary at the 2015 AACTA Awards. Across his work, he has demonstrated a unique ability to take complicated issues and turn them into accessible stories that engage broad audiences and encourage meaningful action.
As a speaker, Damon brings this same combination of storytelling, curiosity and optimism to the stage. He explores sustainability, regeneration and the opportunities emerging as businesses and communities rethink how we live, work and interact with the natural world.
Rather than focusing only on the scale of the challenges ahead, Damon invites audiences to imagine what a better future could look like and consider the practical steps we can take to help create it.
