Speaking +
Appearances
Some themes Libby addresses in her presentations and writings:
Going the distance
Notes from long-form collaborative work in a world that values ‘fast’
Inner tools for adaptation
Alleviating stress by cleaning up communication during times of great uncertainty and change
For specific topics at your event, please contact Libby directly using the form below.
Google Switzerland Spoogler Entrepreneurs: Cofounding and Collaboration
Minoa Bookshop, Berlin: Book signing
Rotary Club Zurich: Service, Clean Comms and Personal Decarbonisation
American Women’s Club of Zurich: Staying “cool” for the planet in summertime
Orell Füssli: Decarbonista book launch event, with Renée LaPlante
Climate Hub Davos: Panel Moderation, Personal vs. Corporate climate action impact
Orell Füssli: Book launch event (Moderator), JJ Marsh Salt of the Earth
WWF HQ, Zürich: Workshop, Climate action for busy people who care
WriteCon Zurich: Publishers’ Panel (moderation), annual (over a decade)
American Women’s Club of Zurich: Storytelling Fundamentals Workshop
Google Switzerland: The art of the career pivot
Transmedia Zurich: Taking fiction across media, a case study
Powerhouse Zurich: Moderation, numerous regular events (over a decade)
Creative Mornings Zurich: Content, Context and Collaboration
ImpactHUB Zurich: Clean Communications for Change
Google Switzerland: Integration and belonging
Powerhouse Zurich: Clean Communications for Parenting
Book launch at Orell Füssli Kramhof, with Renée LaPlante (co-author) and Noëmi Kaufmann (moderator). A personal story about when I first measured my carbon footprint and what led to our Decarbonista book 7-step method of personal footprint reduction.
LIBBY O’LOGHLIN
Libby is a cross-genre author, entrepreneur and community builder who is able to distil broad-ranging topics into considered and inspirational talks that tap into large life themes — what it is to be human, and how we can orient ourselves to a meaningful life during times of great change on the planet.
Among her many behind-the-scenes achievements, Libby was Co-Founder, on the Board of Directors and Head of Strategic Communications at ReCarbonX AG, an eco-footprint product tracking and reporting system for large scale manufacturing. She was a founding contributor to the Decarbonista Project, and co-author (with Renée LaPlante) of Decarbonista: A Refreshing Guide to Climate Savvy Living.
Libby co-founded and served for a decade on the boards of two Swiss Verein (non profit) orgs: The Powerhouse for Professional Women in Zürich and The Woolf literary hub, where she was Co-Creative Director of The Woolf Quarterly online literary journal (serving the English-language writing community in Switzerland and Europe). Along the way, she also co-founded and led workshops for Zürich’s successful WriteCon annual writing events, which ran from 2009-2019.
A prize-winning short story writer, Libby’s debut novel for young adults, Charlotte Aimes, was longlisted for the 2015 Bath Children’s Novel Award. She has taught screenwriting at university level and was co-author of geo-political thriller novel The Expansion, which was voted Book of the Year in 2107 by massive global forum The Online Bookclub.
She has edited and mentored hundreds of writers at all stages of their writing journey, and, in a coaching capacity, has developed and delivered poetry, prose and writing programs for people in recovery in a private clinic environment.
Libby grew up, lived and has worked in numerous different cultural contexts, including in Australia, Malaysia, the UK, the USA and now Switzerland.
Moderating at the Climate Hub Davos, 2025
You can get in touch for speaking engagements with the form below.
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Short Bio
Libby O’Loghlin is a Swiss-Australian entrepreneur who has co-founded and served on the board of a Swiss climate tech startup designed for large scale manufacturing, as well as two Swiss nonprofit orgs. She has a decades-long narrative media background (TV, film, radio, digital and print publishing), is co-author of Decarbonista (nonfiction), and author of long and short form works of fiction.
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