Live Events - Talib Visram

Live Events & Media Appearances

Panel Moderation

I've hosted live events and moderated panels for various publications and companies, including Fast Company, Salesforce, the United Nations, the International Rescue Committee, and the Reducetarian Summit. Topics have included climate change, food tech, electric vehicles, inclusive economies, and public health. Scroll down to see a selection of that work.

Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Fast Company

September 20 2023

Serving Sustainability: What's Next in Food Innovation

Panel for the Fast Company Innovation Festival 2023 on food tech and innovation with Nora Khaldi (Nuritas), Shara Ticku (c16 Biosciences), Hiroki Kaga (Oishii), Magi Richani (Nobell Foods)

September 19 2023

Why every city needs a Chief Heat Officer

Panel for the Fast Company Innovation Festival 2023 on the extreme heat crisis, with Kathy Baughman McLeod (Climate Resilience For All); Eugenia Kargbo (Chief Heat Officer of Freetown, Sierra Leone); and Eleni Myrivili (Global Chief Heat Officer, UN Habitat)

September 18 2023

Taste of Innovation 2023

Panel and dinner for the Fast Company Innovation Festival at Le Bernardin, with Chef Eric Ripert and Thomas Jonas (CEO of Nature's Fynd)

September 21 2022

Taste of Innovation 2022

Dinner and conversation with head chef Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park, for the Fast Company Innovation Festival

Fast Company • May 11 2022

Electrifying Everything

Virtual panel for Fast Company on the electric transition in transportation, with Sam Bruneau (Taiga), and Ellen Kugelberg (Einride)

September 23 2021

Dreamforce (Salesforce event)

Panel on climate change with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (Urban Ocean Lab) and Maisie Hughes (American Forests)

UN SDG Action Zone • September 22 2021

Inclusive Economic Systems

Panel for the United Nations SDG event, on inclusive economies as the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Panelists: Halla Tómasdóttir (The B Team), Vera Songwe (UN Economic Commission for Africa), Roula Seghaier (International Domestic Workers Federation)

Media Appearances & Judging

Appeared on Cheddar News' "Opening Bell" show to discuss my piece on what young people expect from Joe Biden's first 100 days in office:

Appeared on the podcast/NPR radio show Marketplace, to discuss my piece on the Google offices' data-driven snack strategy:

Appeared on the Apple News podcast, to discuss my piece on local gun buyback programs around the country:

Appeared as a judge for Microsoft's annual competition that chooses the best young tech innovations developed by young people around the world: