Diver, adventurer, BBC presenter and more recently 007’s
underwater stunt double on the new Bond film, Andy Torbet, will
be keeping the main stage programme running smoothly as well as delegates entertained.
Gaia Vince is a science writer, broadcaster and Anthropocene researcher exploring the interplay between human systems and the planetary environment. She is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Anthropocene Institute at UCL and a National Oceans Centre Ambassador. Her...
Michelle Haywood had her first try dive 30 years ago just to see what it was like. She fell in love with being underwater and has spent much of the last 20 years running Discover Diving in the Isle of...
Sophie has amassed nearly 3,000 dives in UK waters and all over the world and has an interest in anything underwater but especially the big stuff such as whale sharks, mantas and turtles. She says taking up the post of NDO is a real honour and she will give it her best shot as a dedicated BSAC member and volunteer. For Sophie, this appointment is the culmination of several jobs including SW Regional coach, OWI chief instructor, diver training lead and head of snorkelling.
BSAC Chief Executive Mary Tetley received a top national award for her outstanding service to the administration of sport. The first female CEO of BSAC, Mary received the Emlyn Jones Award at the Chief Executives' Convention in Leicester, organised by the Sport and Recreation Alliance
As the Head of Diving and Training, Sophie, who lives in Cheshire, now leads on the development and delivery of BSAC training and diving/snorkelling support services. Sophie reports to BSAC’s CEO and work as part of HQ’s senior leadership team.
Celia has been Operations Manager at Project Seagrass since May 2023. A passionate conservationist, BSAC Instructor and HSE diver, she holds an interdisciplinary PhD exploring the use of divers as citizen scientists and has extensive programme management experience.
Clare is a Marine Biologist with post-doctoral experience in cancer and physiological research. Her research and teaching interests encompass diving physiology, scientific diving techniques, the value of fieldwork in effective teaching and the development of employability through leadership and management experience...
Doctor Linda Ritson is an educationalist with qualifications in teaching, mentoring and mental health support. After many years of working with disengaged, marginalised and disaffected children and young people through informal education and youth services, Linda moved to working on...
