As a speaker, Sam has engaged over 65 schools, universities, and mission-driven organizations around the world. Weaving together ecological wisdom, spiritual depth, and practical vision, his talks catalyze personal and collective transformation in service of a more just, compassionate, and ecologically resilient world.
His international speaking journey has brought him to major convenings such as the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), the Parliament of the World’s Religions, and the Spirituality and Sustainability Global Network in Italy. He has presented for institutions including the U.S. Fulbright Commission and The University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka, The University for Peace and Universidad Técnica Nacional in Costa Rica, Liceo Guatemala, and Daly College in India.
In the United States, Sam has been invited to speak at leading academic institutions including Yale, Bowdoin, Columbia Teacher’s College, Gonzaga Climate Center, Iona University, and retreat centers such as Wisdom House, Mepkin Abbey, and The Well Spirituality Center. His talks blend systems thinking with soulfulness, offering audiences a hopeful and grounded vision of climate leadership, ecological regeneration, and the role of education in shaping a flourishing future.
Feast of St. Francis Celebration at Iona University in New Rochelle, CT, USA
United Nations Conference on Biological Diversity (COP15)
Workshop on “Building Healthy Habits” for Greenhouse Scholars
Film screening and discussion of Journey of the Universe at the University for Peace in El Rodeo, Costa Rica
Podcast episode with Sam Mickey of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
Film screening and presentation of Journey of the Universe in Spanish at La Universidad Técnica Nacional in San José, Costa Rica
Under the Gingko Tree podcast with Jim Robinson of Iona University
Public talk at the Branford Land Trust in Branford, CT, USA
Make it Sacred podcast with the Spirituality and Sustainability Global Network
Speaking at Champagnat Hall in Bronx, NY, USA