Speaking Info

Marc is available to speak for conferences, events, within companies, and schools.

Interested? Get in touch.

Topics & Expertise

Marc speaks on a range of topics at the intersection of design, climate, and social impact, including:

  • The Role of Design in Addressing our Climate Emergency

  • Becoming a Climate Designer

  • Why Design Studios Need to "Climify" Their Work

  • Creative Direction & Brand Building for Climate Organizations

  • Collective Movement Building for Climate Organizations

  • How it's Punk Rock to Take Climate Action

  • Thinking Wrong to Develop Unique & Impactful Climate Ideas

  • Building Collective Action and Community for Social/Climate Good

He combines his design expertise (strategic design, creative direction, UX/UI, graphic design) with climate knowledge (science, solutions, policy, systems thinking) to deliver presentations that inspire and motivate designers and others to take action.

Experience Highlights

Marc is an experienced speaker, panelist, moderator, and facilitator, having presented at over 30+ conferences and schools and facilitated over 150+ workshops and design sprints.

  • Keynote Speaker: AIGA San Diego Tijuana Portfolio Review (2024), AIGA Portfolio Review Day (San Francisco, 2016), Better World by Design (Opening 2014, Closing 2013).

  • Panelist/Moderator: SF Design Week (2023, 2019), Sacramento Design Week (2022), Sustainability in Tech @ LinkedIn (2022), Climate Con 2021 (moderator), AIGA National Design Conference (moderator).

  • Speaker: UM Flint Sustainability Week (2022), IDSA Sustainability Deep Dive (2021), Design Ethos (2012), "Thinking Wrong to Do Right" (AIGA West Michigan & IDSA Houston, 2012).

  • Workshop Facilitator: Project M (20+ workshops, design sprints), Climate Designers (Project Blue Sky, virtual summits), Camp Pando, mOb jOb @ VCU, A Better World by Design, MiddCORE, SXSW EDU, and many more with universities, non-profits, businesses, and conferences.

Audience Takeaways

Audiences gain inspiration, practical strategies, and a new perspective on how design can be a powerful force for climate action and social change. Marc shares actionable ways designers can integrate climate-forward design decisions into their work and highlights the urgent need for creative professionals in addressing humanity's biggest challenge. He encourages questioning norms and finding courageous, impactful ways to contribute.