Member of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate & Nuclear Disarmament Advocate; Global Storyteller, Founder of Goss Grove Films & Author of "Nuclear Family"

New York, NY, USA
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Ari Beser Biography

Ari Beser is a Getty Images contributor and the founder and lead filmmaker of Goss Grove Films, a global first storytelling incubator focused on the next generation of filmmakers. He has spent the last 15 years working with atomic bomb survivors to inherit and convey their testimonies. His grandfather, Jacob Beser, was the only man on both planes that dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Beser became a Fulbright National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow, a member of The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, a 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and a Student Academy Award semi-finalist for his documentary work. He has given four TEDx talks and a Creative Mornings talk. His nuclear disarmament work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Der Spiegel Magazine, TIME magazine, National Geographic, and The Japan Times. His photography has been featured by National Geographic, The Guardian, Telegraph, CBS/Viacom, The Financial Times, French Vogue, The Nation Magazine, Oprah Magazine, PRI’s The World, EFE, Spain’s El Diario, Harvard Law School, Human Rights Watch, and Huffington Post.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 07/18/2025.

Ari Beser Speaking Topics

  • The Bomb and the Bloodline: Reconciling a Family Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Ari Beser was born into a legacy few can imagine: his grandfather Jacob Beser was the only man to fly on both the Enola Gay and Bockscar—the planes that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While many might bury this connection, Ari has spent over a decade traveling between the United States and Japan confronting it. In this emotionally gripping talk, he shares the personal reckoning that transformed him from a descendant of wartime power into a peace advocate. Ari introduces audiences to the hibakusha—atomic bomb survivors—whose stories changed his life, including the incredible tale of Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only person to survive both blasts. Ari didn’t just meet the survivors—he forged lasting friendships and collaborated with Yamaguchi's granddaughter, Kosuzu Harada, to co-write a book that tells both sides of the bomb through family memory. This keynote fuses generational trauma, survivor testimony, historical truth, and personal transformation to present a powerful question: what do we do with the legacies we inherit? The answer, for Ari, is to speak—to listen—and to never stop working for a world without nuclear weapons.

  • Descendants of Opposing Sides: A New Diplomacy Through Human Connection

    Imagine if the grandchildren of wartime enemies came together—not to debate, but to understand. Ari Beser did just that. In this talk, he shares the stage with the legacies of history: the grandson of President Truman, the granddaughter of a Hiroshima survivor, the descendant of Churchill, and others—working not as symbols, but as real people trying to create new relationships from the wreckage of war. Ari recounts the challenges, the emotional intensity, and the profound impact of forging these connections. It’s a new form of diplomacy, one rooted in empathy and shared storytelling.

    Ideal for global leadership forums, youth summits, and international affairs institutions.

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Ari Beser Videos

Ari Beser - 日テレNEWS

Ari Beser - 日テレNEWS

Ari Beser, grandson of a soldier who was on board the two bombers that dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, visited Japan in March....

Grandson of Man on Hiroshima, Nagasaki Missions Remembers ...

Grandson of Man on Hiroshima, Nagasaki Missions Remembers ...

Ari Beser the grandson of the only U.S. crewman to fly on both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing runs is on a quest for nuclear ...

Ari Beser | TEDxKyoto

Ari Beser | TEDxKyoto

The nuclear family — facing both sides of the atomic bombs.

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Ari Beser is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Bomb and the Bloodline: Reconciling a Family Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Descendants of Opposing Sides: A New Diplomacy Through Human Connection, How to Inherit a Wound and Turn It Into a Weapon for Peace, The Power of Film to Heal Post-Conflict Societies and Rebranding Peace: How to Make Hope Go Viral. The estimated speaking fee range to book Ari Beser for your event is available upon request. Ari Beser generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Ric Burns, Chris Whipple, Tricia Brouk, Rhaina Cohen and Andrea Bruce. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Ari Beser for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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