Bring the Secrets of Longevity to Life

Dan Buettner brings the secrets of longevity, health, and happiness to life. As the founder of Blue Zones and a National Geographic Fellow, he has identified and studied the world’s longest-lived populations for more than two decades, distilling their lessons into a science-backed blueprint that can add up to 12 quality years to the average American lifespan. Dan is frequently invited to speak to world leaders and governments, financial institutions, retirement planning organizations, medical conferences, and major speaker event series. He has spoken across the U.S. and in Canada, the UK, Ireland, France, Portugal, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, China, Singapore, Brazil, Mexico, Lithuania, Thailand, Turkey, Italy, and Russia.

Danny Buettner, son of Blue Zones author and founder Dan Buettner, is currently a Blue Zones National Spokesperson and Vice President of Business Development for Blue Zones Projects© and Blue Zones Brands Real Estate©. Aside from the other Dan Buettner, Danny is the perfect expert to showcase the nine common diet and lifestyle habits that connect the Blue Zones together in longevity and health. These nine habits could add 12 years of quality life to the average American, all through a science-backed blueprint. As the Blue Zones Project expert, Danny works directly with communities who want to bring the life-changing benefits of a Blue Zones program to their people and places.

Danny’s unique perspective on the Blue Zones message is perfect for community champions looking for an emphasis on the ROI of sustainable operating models, inspiring local awareness, and unlocking the power of courageous service.

“How many of you think you will live to 90?”

That’s how Nick Buettner opens a keynote built to provoke audiences into rethinking what a long, healthy life really looks like. Nick has led 17 world expeditions— including the explorations that helped identify and validate the original blue zones regions—and has presented at more than 100 events worldwide.

His role at Blue Zones is to bring the longevity lessons from places like Ikaria, Nicoya, and Okinawa to a much larger audience, positively impacting the health of more than 5 million people through Blue Zones Project transformation work. As a speaker, he weaves real data with personal stories from the world’s longest-lived people—including a 104-year-old who told him she felt sexier at 104 than she did at 103.

Tony Buettner is one of the most in-demand voices on the blue zones explorations. With three decades of travel, observation, and scientific study, Tony showcases the nine common diet and lifestyle habits that connect the blue zones regions and the science-backed blueprint that could add 12 quality years to the average American lifespan.

He was the former Product and Implementation Lead for Blue Zones Project and has consulted for the U.S. Surgeon General’s office. Audiences consistently describe his keynotes as informative, entertaining, and thought-provoking.

David McLain has shot seven feature-length assignments for National Geographic Magazine, including the original “The Secrets of Living Longer” cover story written by Dan Buettner. Alongside Dan, David has photographed every blue zones region for more than 15 years and is the eye behind much of the Blue Zones imagery.

On stage, David weaves a narrative around flow, life purpose, and the people he has met across the world’s longest-lived communities—from a centenarian in Loma Linda still driving her Cadillac to help “the elderly,” to one of the last walrus hunters on earth waiting motionless with a harpoon in the Arctic.

Shelly Trumbo is a dynamic leader in the development of population health programs and strategies. As EVP & Chief Transformation Officer at Blue Zones, she leads how the organization moves from research and inspiration to measurable, sustained community impact.

Formerly Vice President of Well-Being at Adventist Health, Shelly oversaw the rollout of seven Blue Zones Project communities and Blue Zones Campus Certifications. Her cross-functional expertise in deploying innovative population health programs has resulted in measurable positive impacts on community costs and the lives of vulnerable populations.

Kimberly Porter is a strategist and transformational leader with two decades of experience building vibrant learning communities and healthy organizations. As Transformations Director at Blue Zones, she drives engagement and business development through strategic partnerships, leadership training, and operational excellence—translating vision into action and aligning strategy, systems, and people.

Before Blue Zones, Kimberly led community strategy and training performance at Sharecare, supporting 78 Blue Zones Project locations and reaching more than 4 million people. She is a Leadership Fort Worth graduate, a 2022 DEI Digital Health Award recipient, and a former Chair of the City of Fort Worth Human Relations Commission.

As Blue Zones National Food Policy Expert, Maggi Adamek, PhD, leads the company in reimagining the ways communities eat, through healthy changes to settings and systems. A highly respected national food systems expert, Maggi has worked at the intersection of food, health, and agriculture to improve public health for nearly three decades. As the developer of nationally prominent food systems success stories ranging from food hubs to statewide food charters, she has been quoted by Michael Pollan in the New York Times and has published books and peer-reviewed and popular articles on many aspects of the US food system. With her relatable and effective facilitation style, scholarly training in adult learning, and deep experience in working across diverse cultural contexts, Maggi fosters positive collaboration for groups seeking big change in their food system.

With an undergraduate degree from Carleton College and doctorate from the University of Minnesota, Maggi’s engaging and informed presentation of food systems issues is grounded in a nuanced understanding of the US food system and a keen grasp of the potential all communities have to chart a healthy food future for themselves.

Margaret Brown is a lifelong community well-being advocate with more than 15 years of experience organizing communities to drive health and well-being improvement. For the last five years, Margaret has worked in partnership with more than 70 Blue Zones communities to create cross-sector partnerships that transform environments and empower communities.

Her deep understanding of community well-being strategy, partnerships, and business development for population health initiatives position her perfectly for corporate and healthcare audiences.

Dan Burden is America’s top walkability and bike-ability expert.

Dan leads Blue Zones in reinventing streets, neighborhoods and towns with walkability and bikeability solutions. He is the nation’s most recognized authority on walkability, bicycle and pedestrian programs, street corridor and intersection design, traffic flow & calming, road diets, and other city planning elements. The White House recognized him as one of the top ten Champions of Change in Transportation, TIME magazine called him “one of the six most important civic innovators in the world,” and his peers at Planetizen list him as one of the 100 most significant urban thinkers of all time.

Nina Curtis is the Director and Executive Chef for the Adventist Health, Roseville Campus Vitaliz Café and Culinary Arts department. At the helm of this dynamic culinary division, Chef Curtis continues to be recognized as a leader and trailblazer in the plant-based culinary movement.

As the former Executive Chef at The Ranch at Live Oak, Malibu, the acclaimed seven-day fitness and wellness boot camp and the Chief Nutrition Officer for the Ranch Daily a meal subscription service in Southern California, Nina keeps her finger on the pulse of the wellness and plant-based lifestyle trends.

Nina has been an avid proponent of a plant-based lifestyle for the past twenty years. Nina’s food and beverage background over the years includes working with the Marriott Group, Hilton Hotels, Baxters, Manhattan Beach, the El Caballo, Oakland, Pure Food and Wine in New York, and the Springs Restaurant and Wine Bar, Los Angeles.

Chef Curtis presents lectures and demonstrations on health, nutrition, and whole foods all around the world. She has developed wellness training programs, set up kitchen operations, and has worked closely in conjunction with culinary master gardeners to develop seasonal and gorgeous garden-to-table recipes that are essential to having a delicious plant-strong culinary experience.

Chris Danley is the Blue Zones Built Environment Subject Matter Expert and owner of Vitruvian Planning. Having spent his youth in Southern California, he joined the US Navy and spent five years in Naval Aviation, traveling the world and experiencing exciting cultures and environments. Upon his honorable discharge, Chris earned his bachelor’s degree in social sciences from Chapman University before attending Eastern Washington University, where he earned a master’s degree in urban and regional planning. After graduating, Chris worked in the public and private sectors before starting his own company, Vitruvian Planning, in 2011. This pursuit allowed Chris to unite his passion for healthy living and his profession as an urban planner to improve community health and the built environment.

Chris is a recognized national expert in walkability and health impact assessments, is co-creator of the Looking Glass walk audit training academy, crafted the Activity Connection Plan™ and Healthy Conditions Assessment models, and started The Planning Commission podcast. Over his 20-year career, Chris has conducted planning and assessment projects throughout Idaho, North Carolina, Utah, Montana, California, and numerous other states. Chris is a certified Safe Routes to School and League of American Bicyclist instructor, former Board President of the National Physical Activity Society, current Boise Planning & Zoning Commissioner, a former personal trainer, coach, and most importantly, dad to two young girls.

Best selling Author Richard Leider brings the Power of Purpose to life. One of the world’s pioneering thought leaders, Richard’s forward-thinking ideas and bestselling books are reshaping how people live, work, and lead with purpose.

Richard has decades of experience speaking at conferences and meetings around the world. He has developed a reputation as a practical, and relevant speaker. He interviews every client to learn about their organization and culture and then weaves this information into his presentations.

Thank you for your interest in considering Richard as a speaker for your upcoming event. We know how critical it is today to find a presenter who has the capacity to capture the mindshare of a busy audience. Richard has proven to be such a speaker, including:

• Presentations for organizations in all 50 states Canada, and on four continents.
• Audiences ranging from annual meetings with 10,000 attendees to one hour motivational meetings.
• Keynotes consistently receiving the top marks for “authenticity and impact” from audiences worldwide.
• Dan Buettner calls Richard the “Pope of Purpose” because of his leadership of the global purpose movement.