Book Dr. David E. Guggenheim for Your Next Event
Guggenheim directs Cuba Conservancy — an Ocean Doctor Program, and is in his 13th year leading research and conservation efforts in Cuba focused on coral reefs and sea turtles, a joint effort with the University of Havana. His work was recently featured on 60 Minutes. Guggenheim led the formation of the Trinational Initiative for Marine Science & Conservation in the Gulf of Mexico & Western Caribbean, a major project to elevate collaboration in marine science and conservation among Cuba, Mexico and the U.S. to a new level. As an ocean explorer, Guggenheim piloted the first-ever manned submersible dives into the world’s largest underwater canyons in the Bering Sea as a scientific advisor to Greenpeace. He was inducted into the Explorers Club as a National Fellow in 2008. Guggenheim hosts The Ocean Doctor Radio Show and appears frequently on TV and radio. An accomplished public speaker, Dr. Guggenheim offers a unique perspective — from a tiny submarine 2,000 feet beneath Alaska’s Bering Sea to the hallways of Washington, DC — on the wonder of the oceans around us and the critical issues they now face. In Washington, DC, Dr. Guggenheim is a leader in conservation policy, on important issues including global warming, coral reefs, sustainable seafood, and environmental education and is actively involved in international environmental issues. Read Dr. Guggenheim’s full biography…
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Dr. David E. Guggenheim is a marine scientist, conservation policy specialist, submarine pilot, ocean explorer and educator. He is president and founder of the Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization, Ocean Doctor. 
In early 2009, Dr. Guggenheim embarked on a special “expedition” to deliver speeches to tens of thousands of students in all 50 U.S. states, the  |
Dr. Guggenheim is a regular spokesperson on ocean issues and has been featured on 60 Minutes, ABC’s Good Morning America, CNN, MSNBC, BBC, NPR, National Geographic Today, and in the New York Times among many others. He is considered an objective, reliable and articulate authority on a wide range of environmental issues, especially the oceans.
See a complete list of Dr. Guggenheim’s recent media appearances…
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A Captivating Multimedia Event
With incredible video and imagery, the Ocean Doctor takes your audience on an unforgettable journey thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface, to the wilds of Cuba, and into the imaginations of today’s deep-sea technology inventors.
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Dr. Guggenheim speaks to a wide range of audiences at a wide range of events, including college and university events, charity events, business meetings and conferences, for groups ranging from 20 to 2,000, kindergarten to seniors.
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His programs are captivating and inspirational, capturing the wonder of the oceans and the magic of discovery while also providing an important message about the state of our oceans and their future. Guggenheim draws from his personal accounts around the world, illustrating his personal adventures and experiences with his stunning photographs and underwater videos set to music. Dr. Guggenheim is fluent in Spanish and gives presentations in Spanish as well as English.
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Testimonials
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Recent Appearances
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- Panelist: Blue Beyond Borders – Sea Change Through Science & Art: A Hurricane Sandy Fundraiser, New York, NY (2012)
- Featured Speaker: Cuba’s Gardens of the Queen: A Living Time Machine and Hope for the Future of the World’s Coral Reefs at DEMA 2012 – Las Vegas, Nevada (2012)
- Featured Speaker: Fall Film Series, Center for Environmental Filmmaking, School of Communication, American University, Washington, DC (2012)
- Featured Speaker: BLUE Ocean Film Festival, Monterey, California (2012)
- Panelist: Social Media Week 2012: Is It Getting Hot In Here? Considering Social Media’s Impact on Climate Change New York City (2012)
- Keynote Speaker: World Affairs Council of Western Michigan: Great Decisions Lecture Series. Grand Rapids, Michigan (2012)
- Keynote Speaker: 27th Annual Meeting, Alliance of New Jersey Environmental Educators: Exploring Our Blue Planet Princeton, New Jersey (2012)
- Featured Speaker: 37th Annual Hefner Lecture, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (2011)
- Keynote Speaker: Sea and Learn on Saba, Netherlands Antilles (2011)
- Featured Speaker: Public Lecture, Friends Select School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2011)
- Featured Speaker: Members Dinner, The Explorers Club, New York (2011)
- Keynote Speaker: Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival, Santo Domingo (2011)
- Keynote Speaker: Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, Washington, DC (2011)
- Lecturer: Cape-to-Cape Expedition, Vessel Prince Albert II, Silversea Line (2011)
- Keynote Speaker: Environment and Land Use Law Conference, Florida (2010)
- Keynote Speaker: World Science Festival: Illuminating the Abyss: The Unknown Ocean, New York (2010)
- Featured Speaker: Dr. Bernard & Rose Susan Hirschhorn Behrend Lecture, Rodeph Shalom, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2010)
- Featured Speaker: Campus-wide Lecture, Mississippi State University (2010)
- Featured Speaker: Public Lecture, Orlando Public Library, Orlando, Florida (2009)
- Moderator: hat the Oceans are Telling Us and Why it Matters
- Keynote Speaker: Scottish Parliament: Climate Change: Getting it Right – Edinburgh, Scotland (2009)
- Featured Speaker: 50 Years – 50 States – 50 Speeches: A 50-state speaking tour to more than 100 elementary, middle and high
schools, colleges and universities across the U.S. (2009-date) - Keynote Speaker: Ontario Ministry of the Environment Annual Conference. Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (2008)
- Keynote Speaker: First Annual Coral Reef Symposium – San Juan, Puerto Rico (2007)
- Keynote Speaker: 29th Annual Conference – Florida Association for Water Quality Control (2006)
- Keynote Speaker: World Oceans Day Event – University of Havana, Cuba (2006)
- Featured Speaker: Ben Franklin Global Forum – School Outreach Programs, Philadelphia (2006)
- Featured Speaker: Naples Underwater Film Festival (2006)
- Featured Speaker: Dive into Ocean Careers, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (2005-2006)
- Keynote Speaker and Lecturer: University of Costa Rica, San Jose (2004)
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Popular Speech Topics
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- Lessons from the Deep: What the Oceans are Telling Us and Why it Matters
- The Living Time Machine: Cuba’s Spectacular Ocean Ecosystems and the Hope they Offer the World
- Global Warming and Our Oceans: What a Changing Climate Means to Our Oceans…and Our Lives
- Discovering Our Humanity at the Bottom of the Sea
- The New Green is Blue: Why Green Needs Blue and So Do We
- Lessons from Our Youngest Frontier: The New Era of Discovery in Our Oceans
- Beneath The Deadliest Catch: Discovery, Challenge and Hope 2,000 feet Below Alaska’s Bering Sea
- Which Fish Should I Eat?: The Future of Fish, Your Health and Our Oceans
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