Inspire. Challenge. Empower.
Nicci Russell, CEO of Waterwise and TEDx Speaker, has spent over two decades leading the national conversation on water efficiency, sustainability, and behavioural change. Passionate, practical and powerfully engaging, Nicci brings a unique blend of leadership insight, climate storytelling, and personal motivation to every stage.
Nicci is a trusted expert in the water and environment sectors, and regularly features in national media and parliamentary evidence sessions. Nicci has advised Ministers, led policy at Ofwat, and chaired the Secretary of State’s Senior Water Demand Reduction Group. Her leadership has earned her multiple industry awards, including British Water’s Outstanding Contribution Award and the Future Water Association’s People Award, recognising her impact on water efficiency and inclusion. Passionate about purpose-driven leadership, Nicci also champions wellbeing and productivity as a proud advocate and Ambassador of the Four Day Week movement.
Whether you’re looking to energise your employees, inspire sustainable action, or spark conversations about wellbeing and leadership, Nicci delivers thought-provoking talks that connect hearts, minds and habits.
TEDx Images courtesy of Northern Powerhouse Media.
Speaker topics include:
Rethinking water and climate
- Running out of water in the UK? – Why water scarcity isn’t just a global issue, it’s a national and local one, and what we can do about it.
- Our hidden water crisis – The reality of the UK’s water challenges, and how innovation and individual action can create change.
- Motivating change for climate resilience – Inspiring people to see the value of water and act for a sustainable future.
- Water and wellbeing – The emotional, physical and environmental benefits of connecting with water.
Engaging people and organisations
- Employee engagement around water – Embedding water efficiency into your organisation’s sustainability and ESG strategy.
- Corporate water responsibility – The role of business in closing the water gap and building resilience.
- Behaviour change that works – From awareness to action: empowering teams to make water-saving part of everyday culture.
- Water for business – Understanding your water footprint and the business case for efficiency.
- Career development – how to pitch, win and deliver a TEDx talk and transform your influence and opportunities.
Leadership and organisational culture
- The 4-Day Week journey – Lessons in productivity, wellbeing and purpose from Waterwise’s transition to a four-day week.
- Leading with impact – Building inclusive, values-driven teams that thrive while driving change.
- Resilience and purpose in leadership – How mission-led organisations can sustain energy and focus through change.
- Embedding equity and inclusion – Using leadership to create lasting cultural transformation.
Community, education and inspiration
- Making waves – How courage, creativity and collaboration can transform how we think about water.
- Water Literacy in action – How individuals, schools and communities can become water champions.
- The next generation and water – Inspiring young people to see water as the world’s most precious resource.
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