Joe MacInnis

Joe MacInnis

ON, CANADA
Member of the Titanic Discovery Team

During the past 40 years, Dr. Joe MacInnis has acquired an international reputation for his pioneering work in science, business and the environment. Drawing on experiences as exotic and various as diving beneath the North Pole and exploring the wreck of the Titanic, Joe MacInnis relates how teamwork and leadership can turn effort into victory. An eloquent and stirring speaker, his volume of research into human performance in high-risk environments is changing the way audiences think about business, achievement and life.

The first Canadian to dive down to the Titanic shipwreck, the first man to dive and film under the North Pole, and the leader of the team that discovered the world's northernmost shipwreck, the HMS Breadalbane, Joseph MacInnis is a medical doctor and noted deep-sea explorer. Few people can speak of incredible things from having done so many themselves. Dr. MacInnis is also an accomplished writer, filmmaker and scientific researcher. His projects look at the history of human interaction with the oceans, examining the exploration, disruption and restoration of the world's water bodies. He has led or participated in more than fifty major undersea expeditions and logged more time inside the Arctic Ocean than any other scientist. As a physician, he has spent twenty years studying human performance in high-risk environments.

In 2012, Dr. MacInnis was the electronic journalist and backup physician for James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge expedition. During the thirteen dives, including Cameron's epic, seven-mile descent into the Challenger Deep, he kept a daily journal and took video and still photographs. His journal was posted on the National Geographic.

In his speeches, Dr. MacInnis shares the values including courage, communication, and teamwork that enhance performance under the ocean and in the corporate world. Drawing on compelling examples and dramatic video clips, he provides an inspirational framework on how to deal with the challenge of sudden change. Using a combination of humour and scientific acumen he tailors his insights to the theme of your meeting, making him a relevant and indispensable resource for your audience.

Client Testimonials:

“ A perfect closing keynote for our inventors and innovators conference. And thanks for leading this morning’s eighty-foot dive off the north shore of Nassau. Our team loved it.”

CEO, Symantec

“Thank you for your fantastic contribution to our conference in Monte Carlo. You brought character, insight, experience and wisdom to the audience. Everyone enjoyed the session tremendously.”

President, European Petrochemical Association

“An inspiring presentation with breath-taking video clips. It fit in beautifully with the theme of our meeting.”

Vice President, Toshiba

During the past 40 years, Dr. Joe MacInnis has acquired an international reputation for his pioneering work in science, business and the environment. Drawing on experiences as exotic and various as diving beneath the North Pole and exploring the wreck of the Titanic, Joe MacInnis relates how teamwork and leadership can turn effort into victory. An eloquent and stirring speaker, his volume of research into human performance in high-risk environments is changing the way audiences think about business, achievement and life.

The first Canadian to dive down to the Titanic shipwreck, the first man to dive and film under the North Pole, and the leader of the team that discovered the world's northernmost shipwreck, the HMS Breadalbane, Joseph MacInnis is a medical doctor and noted deep-sea explorer. Few people can speak of incredible things from having done so many themselves. Dr. MacInnis is also an accomplished writer, filmmaker and scientific researcher. His projects look at the history of human interaction with the oceans, examining the exploration, disruption and restoration of the world's water bodies. He has led or participated in more than fifty major undersea expeditions and logged more time inside the Arctic Ocean than any other scientist. As a physician, he has spent twenty years studying human performance in high-risk environments.

In 2012, Dr. MacInnis was the electronic journalist and backup physician for James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge expedition. During the thirteen dives, including Cameron's epic, seven-mile descent into the Challenger Deep, he kept a daily journal and took video and still photographs. His journal was posted on the National Geographic.

In his speeches, Dr. MacInnis shares the values including courage, communication, and teamwork that enhance performance under the ocean and in the corporate world. Drawing on compelling examples and dramatic video clips, he provides an inspirational framework on how to deal with the challenge of sudden change. Using a combination of humour and scientific acumen he tailors his insights to the theme of your meeting, making him a relevant and indispensable resource for your audience.

Client Testimonials:

“ A perfect closing keynote for our inventors and innovators conference. And thanks for leading this morning’s eighty-foot dive off the north shore of Nassau. Our team loved it.”

CEO, Symantec

“Thank you for your fantastic contribution to our conference in Monte Carlo. You brought character, insight, experience and wisdom to the audience. Everyone enjoyed the session tremendously.”

President, European Petrochemical Association

“An inspiring presentation with breath-taking video clips. It fit in beautifully with the theme of our meeting.”

Vice President, Toshiba