Closing Keynote: From the Frontlines to the Corridors of Power: One Man’s Fight for the Ocean

Closing day 1 with the extraordinary story of the only person to swim every ocean on planet Earth — a powerful call to courage, climate action, and an unstoppable human spirit. Stay tuned for speaker announcement.Lewis Pugh, UN Patron of the Oceans, has pioneered swims in the world’s most fragile ecosystems, from the North Pole to the Red Sea, to highlight the urgent need for ocean protection. In this keynote, he shares stories from these remote places, the global campaigns they sparked, and the quiet diplomacy - from Downing Street to the Kremlin - that helped turn them into lasting change. He also reflects on what these experiences reveal about courage, resilience, and purpose in a rapidly changing world.