Speaker

As a warm, vibrant, hopeful keynote speaker, event moderator and workshop facilitator, I inspire audiences through engaging talks exploring big challenges and bold ideas.

I believe in ideas and our ability as humans to spark transformational action from lightning strikes of inspiration and imagination. Over 9 years I have created spaces for young Jamaicans to creatively collaborate in exploring social issues and developing their unique ideas for making change. As a speaker I continue to use the power of storytelling and good conversation to connect with, inspire and challenge dreamers, changemakers, innovators and decision-makers in making a difference across the world.

Book Kris Monteith as a keynote speaker, panelist or moderator at your event

Selected Previous Engagements:

Kingston 2023 - Earth Ambassadeurs Ocean Day

Kingston 2022 - CVSS Volunteer Conference

UAE 2022 - SDG Storytelling Lab - Global Goals Week, Expo 2020 Dubai

UAE 2022 - Co-Creating with Youth - Achieving SDGs Together - SAP Accenture - Global Goals Week, Expo 2020 Dubai

Virtual 2021 - Thriving Not Just Surviving: Youth Power for the Global Goals - Restless Development, Project Everyone, Unilever

Virtual 2021 - Youth Power Action Call on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Restless Development

Virtual 2021 - ECOSOC Youth Forum side event - UNESCO, OSGEY, OHCHR - Youth leading human rights change through education: empowered and equal

Virtual 2021 - ECOSOC Youth Forum side event - Uniting for Adolescents during COVID-19 and Beyond

Virtual 2021 - SDG Global Festival of Action - Big Picture Plenary, The Time Is Now

Virtual 2020 - Global Media and Information Literacy Week x International Day for Universal Access to Information Webinar - Media and Information Literate Youth: A cornerstone to implementing ATI policies

Trinidad 2020 - Reimagining Society - Reshaping Youth Response towards Wellbeing and Peace post-Covid

Caribbean 2020 - International Youth Day 2020, UNFPA Caribbean Virtual Conference on Youth Engagement for Global Action

Kenya 2020 - Owning Your Voice for SDGs

New York 2020 - UN 75th Youth Plenary & ECOSOC Youth Forum (Covid-19 impacted)

Nairobi 2019 - Panelist - UNFPA 25th International Conference on Population and Development, #Nairobi Summit

Geneva 2019 - Panelist & Keynote Speaker - United Nations Human Rights Council Social Forum

Abuja 2019 - Panelist & Speaker - ILO Global Youth Employment Forum

Rome 2019 - Keynote Speaker & Panelist - ILO Decent Jobs for Youth Annual Conference & ILO Funders Meeting

Changsha & Nanjing 2019 - Keynote Speaker, Forum Moderator - UNESCO 3rd International Youth Forum on Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Roads

New York 2018 - Moderator - SDG Media Zone at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly

Kingston 2017 - Panelist - UNESCO GAPMIL Global Media and Information Literacy Week Feature Conference