Joseph MacInnis

Joe MacInnis is a physician, scientist, author, deep-sea explorer, and motivational speaker who led the teams that made the first science dives at the North Pole and built the world`s first polar undersea station.

He was among the first to dive to the Titanic and has worked with the US Navy, the Canadian government, the Russian Academy of Sciences and NASA.

He has given keynote presentations on leadership to IBM, Microsoft, GE, National Geographic and the US Naval Academy.

The author of 11 books, his research has earned him 6 honorary degrees and his nation`s highest honour, the Order of Canada.

Dr. MacInnis spent ten years studying the physiology and psychology of men and women working in the depths of the sea as well as leadership in lethal environments. He is continually searching for new ways to improve the relationships between the human family and the natural world.

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 expedition to film Titanic in the giant-screen Imax format. It was this expedition that inspired James Cameron`s Academy Award winning movie.