For over 20 years, Dr. Sheila Nguyen has championed the protection of our planet through the power of sport. Her impact has been recognized globally, named the inaugural Regional Leader (Oceania) by Sport Positive, awarded Honorary Lifetime Membership by British Association for Sustainability in Sport (2022), and listed among the Australian Financial Review’s Top 100 Women of Influence (2019). As Head of Sustainability for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, she led groundbreaking initiatives to embed sustainability into one of the world’s biggest tournaments. She also co-founded the Sports Environment Alliance, uniting sport and planet leaders to protect the places where we play. Sheila is currently writing a book about what we can do to show up as our best human selves in service of one another, in a machine mediated world, where we are easily distracted from that singular mission.
