Our Chief Executive Theo Thomas is available to book as a keynote speaker for your event.

  • Keynote speaker on clean water, rivers and environment
  • Founder and CEO of the London Waterkeeper charity with more than 20 years experience of environmental campaigning
  • Former BBC Broadcast Journalist, producer, news reporter and news reader
  • Spoken at events with Patagonia, Waterkeeper Alliance, and SudsDrain

“Theo is an engaging and informed speaker who is able to add context to the problems many of us see and experiences with our river systems; empowering you with the tools needed to act on behalf of improving our rivers and open waters in London and across the UK. If anyone gets the chance to join one of Theo’s talks, please do as they are enlightening and enjoyable – highly recommended!”

LISA DOUGLAS Enviro & Marketing Manager UK/Ireland, Patagonia

Get in touch to find out more, or book Theo through our partner Chartwell Speakers.

Suggested speaking topics :

Rivers, what they tell us about ourselves and where we are going
How rewilding urban landscapes and repairing fractured watersheds is essential to keep our cities liveable in the 21st Century.

Grassroots action is key to meaningful change
Why respecting local advocacy aids social cohesion, increases accountability, and boosts democracy.

Bad data = poor policy
Citizen science is increasingly popular, and when deployed effectively it delivers better projects and greater long-term success. Used badly it obscures real need and lets polluters off the hook.

Sustainable Drainage
How urban ‘rain gardens’ can stop pollution going into our rivers.

London’s Lost Rivers
Find out about the network of subterranean rivers beneath our feet.

Urban “wild swimming”
How we can make a Thames fit to swim.

Speeches at Imperial College London, King’s College London launch of their Rights of Nature toolkit, the Public Policy Exchange.