Advisors | Speakers | Meaningful Gifts
- MacArthur Memorial Podcast: Captain von Trapp's World War I Service interview (Virgina, Maryland, June 2025)
- Austrian-American Society: 60th Anniversary of The Sound of Music panel speaker (Vienna, Austria, May 2025)
- Filmhuis Den Haag: Special event with pre-screening Q&A and showing of The Sound of Music movie (The Hague, Netherlands, December 2024)
- Circularity23: Speaker and moderator for panel discussion (Seattle, Washington, June 2023)
- ITU Workshop: "Accelerating Circular and Sustainable Public Procurement of ICT" (Virtual event, Timestamp 56.33 to 58.32, February 2023)
- CEP: "Defining circular electronics and the system needed for change at scale" (Virtual Event, September 2022)
- European Maritime Heritage: "Annual Conference" (Portsmouth, United Kingdom, April 2018)
"What an unforgettable evening... Thanks for being with us. "
Mag. Rainer Newald, Secretary General, Austrian-American Society, Vienna, Austria
Filmhuis Den Haag special film event, The Hague, Netherlands
Select Press
“Shela's presentation was a huge success as the subject matter expert in the area of ‘Going Green’. The attendees of the conference were extremely grateful."
- ISM Conference presentation, San Diego, California, USA
- War & Peace: from Robert Whitehead to Captain Georg von Trapp— lessons from a multi-generational family within the military complex (WWI, submarine, & torpedo)
- Contributions toward Hungarian independence covering 17th - 19th century: from Zrínyi, Rákóczy, to Széchenyi and relevance for today
"The evening was magical... Shela's speech about her family was very inspiring!"
- Florida Chamber of Commerce, Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Contributor to Emmy-winning documentary television series "Years of Living Dangerously", Session 1, Episode 7
- English
SelecT Accolades
sample Topics
Courtesy of Mark Moormann
- The Sound of Music: the true story of von Trapp family and their place in musical history / Leadership lessons applicable to business
- Taking the long view: the link between legacy strategies and corporate sustianability
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"Shela led a valuable workshop linking family legacies and Board responsibilities."
- Office Depot Foundation, Board Meeting, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Shela Gobertina von Trapp
Shela Speaks
We work with you to tailor our presentations to your organizational needs. Common themes include leadership, business strategies, sustainability, culture, arts, peace, legacy, and heritage.
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Descendant of Captain Georg von Trapp & Agathe Gobertina Whitehead
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select Engagements
Keynote address at the Florida Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting, Boca Ration, Florida, USA
Courtesy of Filmhuis Den Haag
- Kurier Newspaper: "60 Years of "The Sound of Music": Trapp's Granddaughter on a Quest" (Vienna, Austria, June 2025)
- Novi List: "Georg von Trapp's memoirs presented: Memories of a submarine commander" (Riejka, Croatia, November 2022)
- Riejka Museum: "Georg von Trapp's book Until the Last Salute to the Flag presented" (Rijeka, Croatia, May 2022)
- SKPU News: "G. von Trapp's book "Until the Last Salute to the Flag" (Rijeka, Croatia, May 2022)
- Viribus Unitis: "Presentation of the Croatian translation of Georg von Trapp's book in 2022 at Villa Trapp" (Rijeka, Croatia, May 2022)
- Novi List: "von Trapp and Whitehead: The Rijeka love story of a world-famous family" (Rijeka, Croatia, June 2018)
- City of Rijeka: "Meeting of the Mayor of Obersnel with the heirs of the Whitehead and von Trapp families" (Rijeka, Croatia, May 2018)