DR. JOE MACINNIS
Oceanic Explorer - Best-selling Author
- Adventurer
Medical Doctor - Scientist - Environmentalist
Dr. Joe MacInnis is a
physician-scientist, author and deep-sea explorer. He has led more than 30
expeditions into the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans and written
numerous
books about undersea exploration.
His work has earned him a number of distinctions, including his country’s highest honor,
the Order of Canada.
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In the 1960s, Dr. MacInnis was the medical director of the American Man-in-Sea program and worked on the U.
S. Navy’s Sea Lab project. In the 1970s and 80s he led the teams that made
the first scientific dives under the North Pole and discovered the world’s
northernmost known shipwreck—HMS Breadalbane—under the ice of the Northwest Passage.
Dr. MacInnis was an advisor to the Titanic discovery team and co-leader of a
$5 million dollar expedition to film Titanic in the giant-screen Imax format.
It was this expedition that inspired James Cameron’s Academy Award winning movie.
Dr. MacInnis is currently
working with Cameron on a series of deep-sea documentary films.
How does it feel to be among the first to descend more than two miles under
the Atlantic Ocean and position your mini-sub on the rusting deck of RMS
Titanic? What was it like to spend two months diving with Academy Award
winning director James Cameron during his $14-million expedition to
make a giant-screen film called "Aliens of the Deep?"
Dr. Joseph MacInnis, a medical doctor and one of the world’s foremost explorers, has done this
and much more. He is the first person to dive and film under the North
Pole.
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 his speeches, Dr. MacInnis shares the values including courage, communication,
leadership and teamwork that enhance performance under the ocean and in the workplace.
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 humor and scientific acumen he tailors his insights to the
theme of your meeting, making him a relevant and indispensable resource
for your audience.
"THE BRIGHT STUFF"
In this 60-minute presentation, Dr. Joe
MacInnis describes a harrowing escape from death in a research sub during
a three-mile dive under the North Atlantic — and what it taught him about
leadership and teamwork. He follows this with four dramatic stories
featuring Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Academy Award winning director and
deep-sea explorer James Cameron, and shuttle astronaut Dave Williams. The
stories about his three friends focus on their resolute courage, fierce
innovation, creative collaboration and hyper-resilience — bringing fresh
insights to these vital leadership skills.
Highlighting Dr. MacInnnis's
presentation are riveting video clips of Aldrin describing the current
significance of his historic moon-walk, Cameron leading a four-sub Mars
Mission — to a submerged sea mount, Williams training underwater for his
recent space walks, and Cameron's astonishing discovery inside the Titanic
during his 2005 Discovery Channel expedition. (MacInnis shot the Aldrin
footage last January; Williams completed his 13-day shuttle mission in
late August.)
Dr. MacInnis's presentation is about leadership and teamwork in extreme environments. It is especially relevant
in today's uncertain economy. It reveals how individuals working with
advanced technology under life-threatening conditions are creating new
forms of leadership that can be applied to every deadline-driven,
management challenge. The audience takes home a new understanding of
leadership and a renewed commitment to apply it.
"FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE
EARTH"
This program is designed for audiences such as the World Wildlife Fund and the Nature Conservancy,
organizations already committed to protecting the natural world. Dr.
MacInnis speaks to them as a physician studying the psychology of human
performance in extreme environments. He will take them into the deep
ocean—an eco-system they are unfamiliar with—to reveal the qualities of
character that allow us to survive in an environment that is freezing
cold, totally dark, hours away from help, and where a single flaw or
failure means the difference between life and death. His presentation
congratulates them on their efforts to date and encourages them to
continue working on their commitment to finding new ways to save Earth’s
eco-systems.
"DEEP
GREEN LEADERSHIP"
This program is designed for companies who know the
perils of climate change and want to do something about it. Dr. MacInnis
speaks to them as a physician concerned about their health and safety.
He describes the similarities between the life-support systems in our subs and the
life-support systems that sustain the Earth. He shows how the leadership
and teamwork we use to explore the deep ocean—and the values that make
them successful in their business—can help them navigate through climate
change.
His presentation is optimistic and upbeat and contains recent examples of how other companies
are making a “deep green” difference. What makes his “eco-champion”
presentations different? First, Dr. MacInnis is a physician who studies
the psychology of positive change. Second, he focuses on solutions, not
problems. In addition, he uses a unique metaphor—survival in the deep
ocean—as his central narrative. Finally, Dr. MacInnis uses the power of
dramatic, moving images to tell his story.
Also from Dr. Joe MacInnis ...SWIMMING IN THE SHARK TANK:
TEAMWORK WHEN YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT
A deep-sea journey with the multi-disciplined teams and advanced technologies changing the way we explore Earth's final
frontier.
ALIENS OF THE
DEEP
The inside story of James Cameron's $14-million Disney-NASA-Earthship
deep-sea expedition and the search for life beyond Earth.
LAST MYSTERIES OF TITANIC
The astonishing tale of James Cameron's $7-million
Discovery Channel expedition that produced the first-ever live broadcast
from deep inside the world's most famous shipwreck.
PARTIAL LIST OF CLIENTS >>>
*Since 1980, Dr. MacInnis has
given more than 100 presentations to IBM.
Client Comments >>>
"Your keynote presentation to our 1800 Tech-Ed attendees was fantastic. They loved the
video clips, your recent pioneering dives with Jim Cameron and how you
related your story to their work in software
development."
- Microsoft Australia
"A most inspiring
presentation. You took them on a journey into the heart of technology,
teamwork and leadership. And you made everyone believe they had new
worlds to explore."
- Microsoft New Zealand
"I loved the way you
wove our message throughout your presentation. You gave new meaning to
the words trust, integrity, confidence and communication."
-Fidelity Investments (FILI)
"You were wonderful.
Your inspiring words and images helped make this the best meeting we've
ever had."
- Toshiba (Australia)
"Your content was right
on the mark, your videos were breath-taking... that's why we gave you a
standing ovation."
- BD Consumer Healthcare
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