Alex Steffen

Alex Steffen (born c. 1968 in Oakland, California)[1][2] is an American futurist[3] and advocate of 'bright green environmentalism' who writes and speaks about sustainability and the future of the planet.

[citation needed] In November 2006, Steffen published a survey of global innovation, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st century (ISBN 978-0810930957), with a foreword by Al Gore, design by Stefan Sagmeister and with an introduction by Bruce Sterling.

The series was filmed in front of a live audience over three nights in September 2016 at the Marines' Memorial Theatre in San Francisco.

[8] Steffen is a frequent public speaker and has spoken at TED,[9] Poptech, Design Indaba, Amsterdam's PicNic, The Royal Geographical Society[10] and New Delhi's Doors of Perception.

[11] As well as keynote addresses at industry events like the AIGA[12] and IDSA[13] national conferences, O'Reilly's Emerging Technologies (eTech),[14] FOO Camp and the Business Expo Bright Green held during the Copenhagen Climate Summit.