Dr. Easkey Britton, an honorary research fellow in Sport and Leisure Studies at the University of Waikato, NZ. She is best known as a big-wave surfer from Ireland, with a PhD in Environment and Society, who is channelling her passion for surfing into social change. Her parents taught her to surf when she was four years old and her life has revolved around the ocean ever since. She is co-founder of the non-profit Waves of Freedom which uses the power of surfing as a creative medium for social change and women’s empowerment in places like Iran and spear-headed the world's first global Surf + Social Good Summit in Bali last year. A recent graduate from THNK’s Creative School of Leadership,Easkey’s work is deeply influenced by the ocean and the lessons learned pioneering women’s big-wave surfing at spots like Mullaghmore, earning her a WSL Big Wave Award nomination. An inspirational public speaker, her work and unique connection to the ocean led her to being asked to talk at TEDx Dublin and she has presented her work at international conferences and published numerous book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals.
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