The Blue Climate and Oceans Project

The Marine Institute Blue Lectures

Seven awesome speakers from the world of sport, adventure, film and science will share their fascinating stories and firsthand accounts of the challenges faced by the earth from climate change. Read more about these seven speakers below, choose the two that you would like to come and hear speak and then book your ticket at The Barbican Theatre at www.barbicantheatre.co.uk/booking.php or phone the box office on 01752 267131.

Saturday 03rd July 2010:

1000Hrs

© James Hooper JAMES HOOPER

National Geographic Adventurer of the Year 2008

At just 19 years old, James Hooper became the youngest Briton to summit Mount Everest with his expedition partner, the late Rob Gauntlett. In 2008, he completed an incredible journey – the first ever natural powered expedition from the North to the South Pole, for which he was awarded the title of National Geographic Adventurer of the Year.

www.robandjames.com

1100Hrs

© Antony Jinman/UoP ANTONY JINMAN
British Polar Explorer and Founder of Education through Expedition
Antony Jinman, 29 is a British Explorer from Plymouth who has taken part in no less than 10 expeditions to the Arctic, including projects to Baffin Island, Greenland and the Geographic North Pole. His latest expedition saw Antony and his two team mates ski and snow shoe (and sometimes swim) over 500 miles from Cape Discovery to the Geographic North Pole in just 51 days, collecting valuable scientific data for the University of Plymouth along the way. His aim is to inspire and educate children globally about world climate change through interactive expeditions and related school outreach work. Antony's work has participated in the International Polar Year and been endorsed by the Royal Geographic Society and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.

www.antonyjinman.com

1200Hrs

© Tom Kay TOM KAY
Founder of the Environmental Surf Clothing Brand, Finisterre
Tom Kay founded Finisterre from his attic in St. Agnes in 2002, combining his passions – surfing, passion for design and the marine environment. Inspired by a lack of innovation and a complete disregard for the environment shown by many brands in the lifestyle clothing industry, Finisterre was born. Seven years later, Finisterre has grown to a team of ten (and three dogs) located on the site of an old tin mine in St. Agnes. The brand has won the Observer Ethical Business Award, The Surfer's Path Green Wave Award, as well as Cornwall Sustainability Awards, with a product range including top end waterproofs, insulation pieces, to merino base layers and underwear - worn by big wave surfers, climbers, expedition leaders and adventure racers alike. Finisterre has always had a real sense of purpose and been about real commitment – to people, product and the environment - this very much rings true today and will do for the years to come.

www.finisterreuk.com

1300Hrs

With a love for life, adventure and travel, Dave Cornthwaite's wanderlust began in 2006 when he became the first person to skate the length of Britain from John O'Groats to Lands End. He then set a world record by skating 5,823km between Perth and Brisbane in Australia and then he kayaked the full length of Australia's longest river, The Murray River. And it doesn't stop here – Dave has more extreme and unusual adventures planned for the future.

www.davecornthwaite.co.uk

Sarah Outen is the first woman and youngest person to row solo across the Indian Ocean and, at 24, the youngest woman to row solo across any ocean. Starting from Fremantle, Western Australia, on 01st April 2009, Outen rowed for 124 days before arriving on the island of Mauritius, on 03rd August 2009. She was the first woman to attempt the crossing single-handedly, and only the fourth person to ever complete a solo crossing.

www.sarahouten.co.uk

N.B. Please note that Dave Cornthwaite and Sarah Outen will be sharing a speaking slot at The Marine Institute Blue Lectures.

1400Hrs

Triple Round the World sailor Conrad Humphreys has competed in three of the world's toughest yacht races, including the legendary Vendée Globe. At the age of 28, he became the youngest skipper to lift the Princess Royal Trophy when he led his amateur team of sailors to victory in The BT Global Challenge 2000/01. His remarkable story from some of the most inhospitable oceans on the planet will inspire all who hear it. In 2007, he created The Blue Climate and Oceans Project with a vision to create an active community that cares for our Blue environment.

www.conradhumphreys.com

1500Hrs

Paul Rose has a long record of leading Greenland ice cap expeditions. For ten years he was Base Commander of the Rothera Research Station in Antarctica and was awarded Her Majesty The Queen's Polar Medal. He also received the US Navy Polar Medal for his work with NASA and the Mars Lander Project in Antarctica. His science and field expertise have lead him to the world of television as the presenter for a number of factual natural science programmes that include the BBC's highly popular series, 'Oceans'.

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