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What I do

I'm Ben Mitchell, a Torres Strait Islander facilitator, speaker and adviser. I work with governments, climate funds and communities on one question: does climate finance reach the people it was meant for?

Three ways to work with me

  • Speak: opening addresses and keynotes, 5 to 45 minutes.
  • Facilitate: workshops and executive sessions for teams and partners who need to make a decision together.
  • Advise: the Sovereignty Audit, a 4-day check of whether a community can hold the funds coming to it and keep ownership of them. Pilot engagements now.

Recent work

  • SYDNEY, 2026 — Opened Day 2 of the UN's annual forum on climate finance, speaking to finance ministries, climate funds and international institutions.
  • NADI, FIJI, 2026 — Guided a session on Indigenous knowledge and data sovereignty at the youth dialogue before the 2026 UN climate conference.
  • NADI, FIJI, 2026 — Spoke on a panel at the UN's Pacific gathering on Indigenous Peoples and climate change.
  • CANBERRA, 2025 — Facilitated cultural competency sessions for 26+ executives in Australia's federal climate and environment department. 95% satisfaction.
  • CANBERRA, 2024 — Brought 12 executives from 7 national sport agencies to a shared draft framework on racism in sport.
  • BRAZIL, 2025 — Delegate to COP30, the UN climate conference, where I signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with the Government of Niue.

How it works

  1. You send an enquiry.
  2. I reply within five working days.
  3. If it helps, we talk for thirty minutes.
  4. You get a written scope and a fixed price before any work starts.
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