Navigating our way towards a plastic free ocean
Navigating our way towards
a plastic free ocean
Emily Penn is an experienced skipper, ocean advocate and artist who is dedicated to exploring the huge environmental challenges we face, in particular ocean plastics.
Emily splits her time between running eXXpedition; a series of all female sailing voyages whose mission is to collect data and expose the ‘invisible’ microplastic and toxic pollution in our seas; and developing upstream solutions on land with a network of changemakers, corporate partners, scientists and government bodies.
At the heart of Emily’s work is a mission to inspire and facilitate a community of changemakers. She runs workshops and programs that encourage us to rethink everything we do from the social and environmental challenges we face, to happiness, efficiency, values, mass-consumption and more. Emily has followed her passion in life, not a pre-set career path, and as such she is an inspiration to all who desire the same for their lives.
An experienced public speaker, Emily has spoken around the world at TEDx conferences, universities and global companies, sharing both her adventures and an understanding of the issues relating to our oceans, human mindset and future society.
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Date: 6 May 2020, 19:00
Venue: Summer Fields School, Mayfield Road, Oxford, OX2 7EN
Speaker: Emily Penn
Organiser: Royal Geographical Society
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rgs-ibg-oxford-lecture-navigating-our-way-towards-a-plastic-free-ocean-tickets-86660195979
Booking email: rgs.oxford@gmail.com
Cost: Tickets: £15, Students £6 and RGS-IBG members free
Audience: Public
Editors: Chris White, Donna Palfreman