Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton

Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton is Founder and Chief Change Agent of Astrapto LLC, which exists to advance positive impact in the workplace. Her mission is to make sustainability practical and approachable for people whose main job is not sustainability, but who have a passion to improve social and environmental performance in their operations and supply chains.

Astrapto has helped more than 130 young professionals launch green teams in their place of work, trained more than 1000 professionals globally on sustainable procurement and supplier diversity, and delivered workshops on food waste prevention to thousands of hospitality and event professionals.

Astrapto’s clients include World Wildlife Fund, Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, Green Key Global, McCormick Place, Sodexo Live, Visit Atlantic City, Direct Travel, Hard Rock International, Accor (Fairmont Hotels), Hilton, BCD Meetings and Events, and Baltimore Convention Center.

Aurora has been a thought leader in establishing hospitality and event industry standards and education programs for sustainability with industry associations such as Event Industry Council’s (EIC) Sustainable Events Standards and Sustainable Event Professional Certificate online course.

Aurora has a Doctorate in Business Administration in Social Impact Management and was named a 2021 Top 30 Sustainability Champions by the International Hospitality Institute. In August 2024, she published her first book, Exponential Impact: Harnessing Human Potential to Drive Sustainability in Organizations.