We teach people how to dive.
We issue certifications.
We celebrate new divers joining our community.
But are we doing enough to make them want to stay, improve and become the divers of tomorrow?
At Diving Talks 2026, three speakers will challenge us to rethink how we inspire, educate and prepare the next generation.
🌊 ISABEL ARANGO — An Ongoing Journey to Inspire
What makes someone fall in love with diving — and what keeps that passion alive?
Through the good, the bad and the ugly of her own diving journey, Isabel explores new ways to inspire younger generations to discover the underwater world.
🎓 DOROTA CZERNY — Beyond the Checklist: Why Mastery Learning Is Diving’s Next Frontier
Is performing a skill once enough to demonstrate competence?
Dorota challenges the traditional certification mindset and explores why genuine mastery — the ability to perform when it really matters — should be at the heart of diving education.
🤿 SIMON CARUANA — Preparing the Dive Leaders of Tomorrow
What does it take to become a truly competent and employable diving professional?
Simon introduces a comprehensive approach to training dive leaders, combining diving safety and operational competence with customer service, business skills, sustainability and the demands of today’s diving industry.
Three perspectives. Three essential questions. One shared responsibility: the future of diving.
Because attracting new divers is only the beginning.
What we teach them, how we inspire them and what opportunities we create will determine what happens next.
📅 Sunday, October 25 · 15:00
📍 Cordoaria Nacional, Lisbon
The future of diving won’t build itself. Let’s talk about it.
🎟️ BE THERE.
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