Guy Kawasaki
Chief Evangelist at Canva; Bestselling Author; Creator of the Remarkable People podcast
Dan Buettner
Founder of Blue Zones & World Renowned Explorer
Speaker Dan Buettner is a National Geographic Fellow, explorer, and bestselling author known for discovering the Blue Zones, regions where people live longer, healthier lives. He collaborates with various organizations to implement Blue Zones Projects, improving community well-being across the U.S. Buettner is also a renowned speaker and has authored several books on longevity and happiness.
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Dan Buettner biography
Happiness speaker Dan Buettner is a National Geographic Fellow, explorer, and renowned producer, as well as a journalist and bestselling author. He is most famous for discovering the world’s five Blue Zones, regions where people live significantly longer and healthier lives. His work has been featured in both National Geographic and The New York Times Magazine.
Buettner collaborates with major employers, municipalities, and health insurers to implement Blue Zones Projects across workplaces, communities, and universities. These projects aim to enhance community well-being through improvements in public policy, the environment, and social networks, positively impacting the health of over 5 million Americans.
He has authored several bestselling books, including Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way and The Blue Zones of Happiness. His book The Blue Zones Kitchen blends scientific insights with stunning National Geographic photography and 100 recipes designed to support longevity. His latest work, The Blue Zones Challenge, offers guidance for achieving a longer, healthier, and happier life.
Speaker Dan Buettner also starred in the Netflix series Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones, which builds on his bestseller The Blue Zone: 9 Lessons of Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest by exploring the diets and lifestyles of the world’s longest-lived populations.
As a speaker, Buettner has presented at events like Bill Clinton’s Health Matters Initiative, TEDMED, and Google Zeitgeist. His appearances include Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and NBC Nightly News. In 2018, he delivered a speech at Davos that many considered one of the best. Additionally, Buettner holds three Guinness World Records in distance cycling.
Dan Buettner Speaking Videos
Dan Buettner - Secrets to a Long and Happy Life
Dan Buettner - The Blue Zones of Happiness
Dan Buettner Keynote Topics
Dan Buettner and his team explore the world's "Blue Zones," where people regularly live beyond 100 with vitality. In his presentations, he reveals the nine key lifestyle and dietary habits, known as Power 9®, that contribute to their longevity. Buettner dispels common myths and provides a science-based plan to help the average American potentially add 12 quality years to their life.
What truly makes us happy? Many people have misconceptions. Dan Buettner suggests that living our best life requires optimizing how we evaluate our lives, our daily experiences, and our sense of purpose. Building on his work with Blue Zones of Longevity, Buettner partnered with Gallup to identify the happiest regions globally, distilling key lessons. He also used extensive global data and expert consensus to challenge common myths. With vivid National Geographic photography, he presents evidence-based strategies for achieving lasting happiness.
In 2009, Albert Lea, Minnesota, embarked on a one-year community health experiment that significantly improved public health. The project increased life expectancy by three years, collectively shed 12,000 pounds, and reduced city workers' healthcare costs by 40%. Harvard's Dr. Walter Willett described the results as "stunning." This typical American city successfully reshaped its environment, enabling residents to live longer, healthier lives, and sustain these outcomes, all without consciously focusing on health changes.
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