Dr. Leyla Acaroglu is one of the few visionaries who is compelling people to think differently about how our world works. Founder of the UnSchool of Disruptive Design and Chief Circular Designer for Circular Australia, she works closely with designers, innovators, artists and the Australian government and businesses respectively to re-imagine the norms of the world. Leyla is bound to mesmerise your audience with her imaginative approach to social change when booked to speak at your event.
Holding a PhD from RMIT University, Leyla is the Founder and Chief Educator at Swivel Skills – a platform that offers global workforce with sustainability skills so that they can thrive in a circular economy. Leyla has made a mark for herself as the Founder and CEO of Disrupt Design where she and her team use design to inspire positive social change. Leyla’s prowess as a design thinker and speaker is also visible in her highly revered TED talks “Paper Beats Plastic? How to Rethink Environmental Folklore” and “How Do We Value Invisible Things”.
Founder and former Director of Eco Innovators, Leyla is especially skilled at fostering strategic sustainability. In 2012, Leyla received the Core 77 Design Education Initiative Award and was also named the UNEP Champion of the Earth in 2016. She is known for her ability to challenge people to perceive the world differently from the same old templates it has been for eons. Her award-winning series of short, animated videos, The Secret Life of Things, of which she was the Creative Director, is testament to that fact.
Formerly a Visiting Scholar at New York University, Leyla has been Founder of CO Farm Brain Spa as well. Every day, she is inspiring people to make change in the world through design – a cause she is very passionate about. She has been invited to share her perspective at stages for Google and the UN previously as well. Dr. Leyla Acaroglu can now be booked for a wide range of events where she shares her expertise in design and sustainability practices. Enquire now!
