Divescapes Scuba Conference

Speaker Annoucement!

Yana Stashkevich
Technical CCR Diver, Motivational Speaker, Coach
UK-based Yana has an infectious amount of energy and enthusiasm and is a regular speaker and coach – she is passionate about inspiring people to push their boundaries and pursue their passion, whatever it may be.
Experienced technical CCR, cave, mine and wreck diver, she has dived in over 35 destinations across three continents. She was a member of the Vaggfjellan XI expedition exploring the cave system beyond the Arctic Circle and a rebreather diver on the Underwater Filming & Research (UFR) project team documenting some of the world's best-preserved wrecks in Greece last year. More recently she played the key role in a Bikini Atoll wrecks filming project; cave exploration in Iceland, and exploring flooded mines in the UK. Currently, Yana is actively involved in deep wreck exploration projects in the Aegean Sea, and promoting the maritime heritage of Greek waters, as well as exploring wrecks in the North Sea. Yana has presented at dive shows; including Boston Sea Rovers and ADEX.

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We were at the Underwater Archeology Society of BC talks this weekend. Our own Brian Nadwidny and Guy Shockey, Divescapes presenter 2022, were among the day time speakers.

Finally had an opportunity to visit the Boston Sea Rovers International Ocean Clinic in its 72nd year. It was a great weekend of presentations, exhibits, and socializing as we met and vetted speakers to invite to Divescapes this fall. It was also great to see artifacts off the Andrea Doria from personal collections on display as it is the 70th year of the sinking of the vessel. Definitely a show to come to again!

We are at Boston Sea Rovers the longest/biggest running scuba conference/symposium to meet and bring you amazing speakers amd topics!

SPEAKER ANNOUCMENT
We are excited to bring you Jialing Cai, she is a Biologist with a passion for the little stuff.

Jialing Cai is a marine biologist, underwater photographer, and science communicator from Chongqing, China. For the past eight years, she has been dedicated to documenting the smallest and most overlooked creatures that drift through the open ocean at night -- plankton. Her work has been featured on National Geographic, BBC News, China Central Television and in 2023 was invited to join the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Falkor (too) expedition.
Jialing holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology and Environmental Science from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in Evolutionary Biology from Columbia University, where her research centered on Arctic plankton ecology. By blending scientific expertise with artistic storytelling, she seeks to ignite curiosity and foster a deeper appreciation for the wonders of the deep sea.
She won the prestigious award Ocean Photographer of the Year in 2023 and received the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Award in 2025. She is also selected as this year's NextGen Scholar of the Global Underwater Explorers.