Looking for a speaker who turns sustainability into clear business strategy? Book Zoë Arden. She blends boardroom experience with crisp storytelling so senior teams leave with practical next steps and usable insights.



"Zoë brought bucketloads of energy, integrity, insight and experience to the programmes she designed and delivered for our senior leadership team at Farfetch. She was a joy to work with!"
"Zoë has been contributing her storytelling and leadership expertise for over four years. She is an enthusiastic partner and her sessions are always highly rated."
"Zoë brought her storytelling genius to business audiences in Hong Kong, China and the Philippines and she established an immediate rapport with audiences."
Zoë helps leaders use story as a tool for influence. She’s supported thousands of executives and emerging thought leaders to build capability, confidence, courage and commitment around sustainability, leadership and change. Audiences say her sessions are practical, energising and easy to apply on Monday morning.
On stage she connects strategy with action. Whether you’re shaping a corporate roadmap or a public-sector plan, Zoë shows how to embed ideas so they stick. She stays for Q&A, is happy to coach attendees one-to-one, and keeps the tone professional yet warm.
Zoë is a Fellow at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cambridge, where she designs and teaches online programmes that leaders rate highly, and co-authored CISL’s leadership capabilities framework for a sustainable future. Her background includes serving as Director of Communications & Sustainability at BT Retail (leading a 50+ team), Director at ERM, and senior roles at Publicis/MSL. She has also held European Managing Director roles at Weber Shandwick and Golin, and was VP at Access Communications working with Apple.
Sessions can run as a keynote, an interactive workshop, a tailored board briefing or a short course-style masterclass. Content is adapted for sector, maturity and audience size.
Zoë led communications and sustainability at BT Retail, represented the CEO on BT’s pan-company Energy & Environment Taskforce, and later headed a sustainability unit at MSLGroup. She has advised global brands…
Zoë helps leaders use story as a tool for influence. She’s supported thousands of executives and emerging thought leaders to build capability, confidence, courage and commitment around sustainability, leadership and change. Audiences say her sessions are practical, energising and easy to apply on Monday morning.
On stage she connects strategy with action. Whether you’re shaping a corporate roadmap or a public-sector plan, Zoë shows how to embed ideas so they stick. She stays for Q&A, is happy to coach attendees one-to-one, and keeps the tone professional yet warm.
Zoë is a Fellow at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cambridge, where she designs and teaches online programmes that leaders rate highly, and co-authored CISL’s leadership capabilities framework for a sustainable future. Her background includes serving as Director of Communications & Sustainability at BT Retail (leading a 50+ team), Director at ERM, and senior roles at Publicis/MSL. She has also held European Managing Director roles at Weber Shandwick and Golin, and was VP at Access Communications working with Apple.
Sessions can run as a keynote, an interactive workshop, a tailored board briefing or a short course-style masterclass. Content is adapted for sector, maturity and audience size.
Zoë led communications and sustainability at BT Retail, represented the CEO on BT’s pan-company Energy & Environment Taskforce, and later headed a sustainability unit at MSLGroup. She has advised global brands on strategy and stakeholder engagement, including AstraZeneca, Barclays, Nestlé and Novartis. Earlier agency leadership includes Weber Shandwick, Golin, and Access Communications (Apple).
At the University, Zoë convenes and teaches CISL online programmes including Women Leading Change, Communicating for Influence and Impact, and Leading Sustainability. Her master’s research on how hands-on learning shifts leader behaviour was published in the journal Organization & Environment. She also shares practical insights and case reviews through CISL content hubs, offering tools leaders can apply the same week.
Beyond client work, Zoë serves on the boards of sustainability charities and has contributed to behaviour-change initiatives in the UK non-profit sector (including governance roles with the Hubbub Foundation UK). Her focus is progress you can measure, not just good intentions.
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