Dr. Scott Tinker
Award winning energy scientist and PBS filmmaker
Award winning energy scientist, PBS show host and filmmaker Scott Tinker comes to The Economic Club of Kansas City to show how energy security impacts American businesses like never before. Dr. Tinker explores how secure energy underpins economic health, allows businesses and governments to invest in the climate and sets a framework for an open energy dialog. Dr. Tinker has given more than 1000 presentations in 60 countries, including a TEDx talk, radio, television and film, and has been featured in Forbes, Fortune and Scientific American.
Energy security drives decision makers around the world.
Dr. Scott Tinker
Speaker Dr. Scott Tinker
Award winning energy scientist and PBS filmmaker
Internationally renowned energy scientist Scott Tinker brings industry and academia together in his riveting presentations of societal challenges in energy, the environment and the economy.
Dr. Tinker is the director of the Bureau of Economic Geology, the State Geologist of Texas and the Chair at the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas. He spent 17 years in the oil and gas industry prior to joining UT.
He has co-produced the award winning energy documentaries Switch and Switch On and co-hosts PBS’ Energy Switch. He’s presented more than 1000 speeches including a TEDx Talk and been featured in Fortune to Forbes.
Tinker founded and serves as the Chairman of the non-profit Switch Energy Alliance to inspire an energy educated future through films.
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