Talks & Briefings
EcoProsper delivers talks, briefings, and facilitated discussions that help leaders and audiences make sense of how multiple ecological limits - beyond climate alone - are increasingly reshaping long-held economic assumptions, organisational strategy, and future viability.
What this is?
EcoProsper's talks and briefings help leaders and audiences explore what operating within multiple ecological limits could mean for organisational strategy, long-held economic assumptions, and future viability.
Sessions explore questions such as:
- how climate change sits within a broader set of ecological limits shaping future operating conditions
- how ecological pressures interact with economic systems, governance, institutions, and long-held operating assumptions
- why operating within multiple ecological limits matters for organisational strategy, risk, fiduciary oversight, and long-term direction
- what operating within multiple ecological limits could mean for organisational resilience, governance, and future viability
Particularly relevant for organisations and audiences that:
- are questioning long-held assumptions about unlimited growth, organisational success, and future operating conditions
- recognise that sustainability or ESG activity remains necessary, but may not fully address the broader implications of operating within multiple ecological limits
- want to better understand how climate, ecological, economic, and governance pressures intersect
- are exploring these issues in the context of long-term organisational and societal outcomes, including future generations
- are seeking to introduce or explore these ideas within leadership, governance, strategy, or public discussion
Talks, Briefings & Delivery Formats
Engagement options
- Board, executive and leadership briefings
- Conference sessions and industry events
- Leadership and strategy forums
- Organisation and member webinars
- Member and advocacy events
- Panel participation and moderated discussions
- Podcast interviews and public conversations
Delivery Options
- Delivered online or in person at your organisation, conference, event, or chosen venue
- Available across Australia
- Sydney-based facilitator
Flexible Engagement Options
- Every engagement is tailored to your audience, objectives, and organisational context
- Sessions range from structured presentations to interactive briefings and facilitated workshop-style discussions
- Talks and briefings can also serve as an entry point into broader organisational work, including:
- Climate Fresk workshops – building shared, science-based climate understanding
- Doughnut Design for Business workshops – exploring organisational strategy within multiple ecological limits
- Strategic Advisory – supporting leadership decision-making and long-term organisational direction
Communication & Content Development
EcoProsper can also support organisations, collaborators, and event partners by developing webinar content, discussion materials, newsletter articles, and briefing resources, and by translating complex ecological economics and post-growth ideas into clear, accessible language for non-specialist audiences.
Example topics
Sessions are tailored, but typically draw on themes such as:
- Ecological limits and what they mean for organisations
- Post-growth thinking and changing assumptions of success
- Doughnut Economics and planetary boundaries
- Economic systems, public finance, and post-growth transition
Example sessions include:
- Introduction to Doughnut Economics
- 21st Century Economic Thinking for Community Organisations
- Ecological Limits and the Future of Organisational Strategy
- Beyond Climate Alone: Understanding Multiple Ecological Limits
- Rethinking Growth, Risk, and Resilience in a Post-Growth World
- Doughnut Economics and the Future of Business
- Public Money, Economic Capacity, and Climate Transition
Testimonial
"Tom presented in a panel discussion on climate transition and public finance, explaining often misunderstood economic concepts in an accessible and evidence-based way.
Drawing on his systems-thinking background and postgraduate economics training, Tom has a strong ability to explain complex economic and organisational issues clearly, while refocusing discussion on real-world constraints and long-term implications.
He is a thoughtful and articulate speaker capable of engaging both community and professional audiences, and I would recommend him for sustainability speaking engagements, leadership discussions, and strategic conversations relating to long-term organisational futures."
Your presenter
EcoProsper’s talks and briefings are delivered by Tom Foster, drawing on:
- postgraduate training in the Economics of Sustainability, integrating ecological economics, post-growth thinking, and modern public finance
- qualifications in management and engineering
- experience across business, government, and not-for-profit sectors
- panel presentations and public discussions across sustainability, economics, and climate topics
- delivery of facilitated workshops and leadership sessions
The focus is on clear, structured, evidence-based sense-making that helps audiences engage constructively with complex and often uncertain long-term questions.
Frequently asked questions
• Climate Fresk: building shared, science-based climate understanding
• Doughnut Design for Business: exploring strategy within ecological limits
• Strategic Advisory: working through decisions and implications
Together, this can form a pathway from awareness → literacy → strategy → decision support.
Details are provided following a brief discussion.