Meet the Sydney Dive Show speakers and be inspired by the biggest names in diving!
From legendary explorers to cutting-edge underwater photographers, the GO Diving Show ANZ brings you face-to-face with some of the most respected voices in the diving world.
You’ll have the chance to hear incredible stories, ask questions, get autographs, and connect with the experts who live and breathe underwater adventure.
Check out our exciting and ever-growing Sydney Dive Show speaker line-up below. We’ll be adding more as the show approaches – so be sure to check back regularly for updates!
10am - 10.45am | Sheree Marris - The Weird, Wild & Wonderful World of Octopuses
11am - 11.45am | Lyndi Leggett - Diving into the impossible
12pm - 1pm | Marco Bordieri & Nyrie Palmer - Mapping, navigating and understanding underwater landscapes
1.15pm - 2pm | Matt Carter - Mapping the WWII Ghost Fleets of the Pacific: 3 years, 80+ wrecks, 0-700 metres
2.15pm - 3pm | Todd Thimios - Ultimate dive sites of the world
3.15pm - 4pm | Josh Richards - Double or nothing – pushing the limits of Mount Gambier’s Caves
10am - 10.45am | Matt Carter - Mapping the WWII Ghost Fleets of the Pacific: 3 years, 80+ wrecks, 0-700 metres
11am - 11.45am | Taylor Ladd-Hudson - Rethinking Sharks and How We Share the Ocean
12pm - 1pm | Marco Bordieri & Nyrie Palmer - Mapping, navigating and understanding underwater landscapes
1.15pm - 2pm | Aliah Banchik - All the Rays – A deep dive into the underrated flat sharks
2.15pm - 3pm | Sheree Marris - The Weird, Wild & Wonderful World of Octopuses
3.15pm - 4pm | Tom Park - The Insane World of Underwater Film Production - What it Takes to Get the Shot
10.15am - 11am | David Strike - More cautionary tales for techies
11.15am - 12noon | Mark Tozer - Sunken secrets – uncovering Darwin Harbour’s ‘lost ships’
12.15pm - 1pm | Alex Aberle-Leeming & Andrew Oakeley - Photogrammetry at the limit
1.15pm - 2pm | Nays Baghai - The symbiosis between tech diving and AI from an underwater creative’s perspective
2.15pm - 3pm | Richard Taylor - Tech Diving Brunei
3.15pm - 4pm | John Kendall - Brazil cave expedition
4.15pm - 5pm | Antoine Martin - Dual Rebreather diving
10.15am - 11am | Josh Richards - Pixels and Passages: Underwater Cave Survey & Photogrammetry in South Sulawesi
11.15am - 12noon | Antoine Martin - Choosing the right rebreather
12.15pm - 1pm | Deborah Johnston - NSW Cave Diving: Sites, access, and exploration opportunities
1.15pm - 2pm | Samir Alhafith - Exploring the wreck of the Nemesis in 160m of water
2.15pm - 3pm | Nays Baghai - Freediving and rebreathers – what are the similarities
and differences?
10.45am - 11.30am | Dr Elodie Camprasse - The biodiversity of the Great Southern Reef
11.45am - 12.30pm | Imogen Scott - Australia conservation
12.45pm - 1.30pm | Debby Oscroft - How to plan an African Dive Safari & the Mysteries of St Helena
1.45pm - 2.30pm | Raf Jah - Truk Lagoon without going technical
2.45pm - 3.30pm | Nick Leigh - See the reef, love the reef, protect the reef
3.45pm - 4.30pm | Mark Powell - Training doesn’t work - and how we can fix it
10.45am - 11.30am | Yolanda Waters - How the diving community is turning the tide on global climate action
11.45am - 12.30pm | Deborah Dickson-Smith plus guests - South Pacific’s best whale encounters
12.45pm - 1.30pm | James Hunter - The Barque South Australian: South Australia’s Oldest Known Shipwreck
1.45pm - 2.30pm | Kristy Konings - Blue Economy and artificial reefs
2.45pm - 3.30pm | Terry Cummins - Diving the far north of Australia and PNG
10.30am - 11.15am | Mike Scotland - Diving with sharks; marine biology in the wild
11.30am - 12.15pm | Tom Park - Behind the Lens: Crafting Cinematic Stories Underwater
12.30pm - 1.15pm | Jayne Jenkins - Diving in my own backyard
1.30pm - 2.15pm | Brett Lobwein - No BS – how to reduce backscatter in your images
2.30pm - 3.15pm | Matty Smith - How to Enter Photo Competitions
3.30pm - 4.15pm | UWAA Awards Ceremony
10.30am - 11.15am | Kerrie Burow - Through the Lens: Rust & Rocks – The Wrecks & Caves of Southern Australia
11.30am - 12.15pm | Nicolas Remy -How to take Stunning Photos of Divers
12.30pm - 1.15pm | Michael Aw - Pole to Pole: Vanishing Wonders
1.30pm - 2.15pm | Vanessa Torres Macho - Wide Angle: Wildlife, Wrecks & Human Connection
2.30pm - 3.15pm | Nigel Marsh - Weird and wonderful fish