land
oceans
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Meet the

Explorers

Glex Summit 2022

James Garvin

Space

James Garvin

First NASA Chief Scientist for Mars Exploration
Rosaly Lopes

Space

Rosaly Lopes

Planetary volcanologist
Richard Garriott

Ocean

Richard Garriott

The Explorers Club President
Nicole Stott

Space

Nicole Stott

Artist, Astronaut, Aquanaut, Earthling
Cady Coleman

Space

Cady Coleman

Former NASA Astronaut
Josh Simpson

Space

Josh Simpson

Glass Artist
Bertrand Piccard

Land

Bertrand Piccard

Swiss explorer, psychiatrist and environmentalist
Nathalie Cabrol

Space

Nathalie Cabrol

Astrobiologist and Director of the SETI Institute
Edie Widder

Ocean

Edie Widder

Deep Sea Biologist
Rachel Graham

Ocean

Rachel Graham

Marine Conservation Scientist
Emanuel Gonçalves

Ocean

Emanuel Gonçalves

Chief Scientist and Member of the Board of Directors of Oceano Azul Foundation
Austin Gallagher

Ocean

Austin Gallagher

CEO, Beneath the Waves
Jorge Fontes

Ocean

Jorge Fontes

Marine ecologist
Asha de Vos

Ocean

Asha de Vos

Marine Biologist and Ocean Educator
Leela Hazzah

Land

Leela Hazzah

Conservation Biologist
Christian Rutz

Land

Christian Rutz

Animal – tracking pioneer
Glen Gowers e Oliver Vince

Land

Glen Gowers e Oliver Vince

Biotechnologists
Kenneth Lacovara, PhD

Land

Kenneth Lacovara, PhD

Paleontologist
Ben Lamm

Land

Ben Lamm

CEO and Founder, Colossal
Eriona Hysolli

Land

Eriona Hysolli

De-extinction geneticist
Beverly and Dereck Joubert

Land

Beverly and Dereck Joubert

Conservation Filmmakers and Photographers
Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher

Land

Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher

Author and Photo Journalist
Brandi Decarli

Land

Brandi Decarli

Advocate and Entrepreneur
Borge Ousland, PhD

Land

Borge Ousland, PhD

Polar Explorer
Jérôme Chappellaz

Land

Jérôme Chappellaz

Paleoclimatologist
Dr. Sian Proctor

EC50 Program

Dr. Sian Proctor

Geoscientist, Artist & Astronaut
Joshua Powell

EC50 Program

Joshua Powell

Conservation Biologist
Natalie Schmitt

EC50 Program

Natalie Schmitt

Conservation geneticist
Mike López-Alegría

Space

Mike López-Alegría

Mike López-Alegría is an astronaut known for having performed ten spacewalks so far in his career
Sunniva Sorby

EC50 Program

Sunniva Sorby

Polar Explorer
Juan Martinez

EC50 Program

Juan Martinez

Silo-Breaker
John Mack

EC50 Program

John Mack

Artist, Author, Thought Leader
Onkuri Majumdar, PhD

EC50 Program

Onkuri Majumdar, PhD

Wildlife conservationist
Shawna Pandya

EC50 Program

Shawna Pandya

Space Medicine
João Carlos Nunes

Land

João Carlos Nunes

Scientific Director | Azores Institute of Technological Innovation
Ricardo Conde

Space

Ricardo Conde

President, Portuguese Space Agency
Pascale Ehrenfreund

Space

Pascale Ehrenfreund

President International Space University
Jean-Yves Le Gall

Space

Jean-Yves Le Gall

Former CNES President
Raphael Roettgen

Space

Raphael Roettgen

E2MC Ventures
Matt Gohd

Space

Matt Gohd

Zero G Flights
Francisco Vilhena da Cunha

Space

Francisco Vilhena da Cunha

CEO GEOSAT
Simon Jenner

Space

Simon Jenner

Recruiter of Private Astronauts at Axiom Space
Tejpaul Bhatia

Space

Tejpaul Bhatia

Chief Revenue Officer of Axiom Space
António Costa Silva

Land

António Costa Silva

Minister of Economy and Maritime Affairs
José Bolieiro

Land

José Bolieiro

President of the Azores
Rita Marques

Land

Rita Marques

Portugal State Secretary of Tourism
José Marques

Ocean

José Marques

President of the 500 years Circumnavigation Celebration
Ignacio Oficialdegui

Land

Ignacio Oficialdegui

Polar explorer
Eric Cedeño

Land

Eric Cedeño

Can-am on road ambassador and Founder of Bicycle Nomad
Nuno Sá

Ocean

Nuno Sá

Underwater Cinematographer
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