Christopher P. Baker is an acclaimed public speaker and has been honored to address the National Press Club, World Affairs Council, and National Geographic Live!; has given the keynote address at TBEX Travel Bloggers Exchange and the North American Travel Journalists Association annual conventions; and is an internationally recognized speaker on the adventure motorcycling circuit
Christopher has also been a faculty member of the lecturing staff for Cunard Cruise Lines and Holland American Cruise Line and has given dozens of presentations aboard cruise ships, and at scores of bookstores, libraries, schools, public institutions, and academic forums.
Christopher speaks with unparalleled authority on the subject of Cuba. He is renowned for his exciting and inspirational digital photo presentations, including of his life as a National Geographic writer, photographer, and tour leader. He acts as an expert speaker on an on-going basis for tours offered by Lindblad Expeditions, Los Angeles Times Expeditions, and National Geographic Expeditions.
As a renowned adventure motorcyclist and moto-journalist and adventure, Christopher has spoken at such venues as Horizons Unlimited Adventure Travelers Meet and, many times, the BMW Motorcycle Owners Association International Rally
Upcoming Speaking Engagements:
- Sep 23-26, 2021 – ‘Motorcycling through Castro’s Cuba’ & ‘Open Sesame! Motorcycling in Oman,’ Horizons Unlimited adventure motorcycle rally, Yosemite, CA
Recent speaking engagements include:
- June 25-28, 2020 – ‘Best of Europe’ & ‘Secrets of Japan,’ BMW Motorcycle Owners Association International Rally, Great Falls, MT CANCELED DUE TO COVID
- July 24-26, 2020 – ‘Motorcycling in Cuba,’ Overland Expo West, Flagstaff, AZ CANCELED DUE TO COVID
- Sep 24-27, 2020 – ‘Motorcycling through Castro’s Cuba’ & ‘Open Sesame! Motorcycling in Oman,’ Horizons Unlimited adventure motorcycle rally, Yosemite, CANCELED DUE TO COVID
- Oct 9-11, 2019 – ProColombia Nature Travel Mart, Barranquilla, Colombia
- Oct 3, 2019 – ‘Art in Cuba,’ Artists Council of Palm Desert, Palm Desert, CA
- Sep 26-28, 2019 – ‘Motorcycling in Cuba,’ Horizons Unlimited adventure motorcycle rally, Yosemite, CA
- May 7, 2019 – ‘Cuba-U.S. Relations & Travel,’ USCF Medical Foundation, San Francisco, CA
- Sep 27-29, 2018 – ‘Motorcycling in Cuba,’ Horizons Unlimited adventure motorcycle rally, Yosemite, CA
- July 12-15, 2018 – ‘Motorcycling in Cuba, BMW Motorcycle Owners Association International Rally, Cedar Rapids, OH
- Oct 16-19, 2017 – ‘Cuba: Land of Eccentricity & Enigma,’ Cuba Symposium, El Camino College, Los Angeles
- July 13-16, 2017 – ‘Motorcycling Through Cuba,’ BMW Motorcycle Owners Association International Rally, Salt Lake City, UT
- Sep 21-24, 2016 — ‘Motorcycling in Cuba,’ Horizons Unlimited adventure motorcycle rally, Yosemite, CA
- July 24-27, 2016 – ‘Motorcycling Through Cuba,’ BMW Motorcycle Owners Association International Rally, Buffalo, NY
- Oct 4-9, 2015 — ‘Cuba is hot, hot, HOT!’ Society of American Travel Writers Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV
- Sep 24-27 2015 –‘Mi Moto Fidel: Motorcycling Through Castro’s Cuba’ Horizons Unlimited adventure motorcycle reunion, Mariposa, CA
- July 2, 2015 — ‘Cuba: Land of Eccentricity and Enigma,’ North Beach Town Hall, North Beach, MD
- July 16, 2015 — ‘Cuba: Land of Eccentricity and Enigma,’ Green Apple Books, San Francisco, CA
- July 18, 2015 — ‘Cuba: Land of Eccentricity and Enigma,’ Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA
- July 23-25, 2015 — ‘Motorcycling in Cuba,’ BMW Motorcycle Owners of America ‘Be the Adventure’ rally, Billings, MT
- July 28, 2015 — ‘The New U.S.-Cuba Relationship & the New Cuba,’ Sun Valley Global Affairs Council, Ketchum, ID
- July 16, 2014 — National Geographic Expeditions Colombia,’ Colombian Embassy, Washington, D.C.
- ‘Motorcycling Through Cuba,’ BMW Motorcycle Owners Association International Rally, St. Paul, MN, July 24-27, 2014
- ‘Motorcycling Through Cuba,’ Horizons Unlimited International Rally, Yosemite, CA, September 25-28, 2014
- ‘Cuba: Land of Eccentricity and Enigma,’ Tower Theater, Bend, Oregon, May 6, 2014. Sponsored by the Central Oregon Community College Foundation and the University of Oregon School of Journalism
- ‘Motorcycling Through Cuba,’ BMW Motorcycle Owners Association International Rally, Salem, Oregon, July 18-21, 2013
- ‘The Soul of Cuba,’ National Geographic Live! April 13, 2012
- Keynote address, TBEX ‘12 (Travel Bloggers Exchange), Keystone, Colorado, June 17, 2012
- ‘National Geographic Colombia’ on behalf of Colombia Government Trade Bureau’s Matchmaking Forums
- — World Tourism Day, Cartagena, Colombia, September 27, 2012
- — Miami, May 14, 2013
- — Los Angeles, September 22, 2012
- — NYC, June 29, 2012 (view the video)
- Motorcycling Through Cuba, BMW Motorcycle Owners Association International Rally, July 19-22, 2012
- Keynote address, North American Travel Journalist Association conference, Reno, Nevada, May 11-14, 2010