Dive-Expo

Stand 48A – REVO

5 & 6 December 2026

MEET THE SPEAKER MONDAY

We’re excited to introduce Sven Van Haelst

🗣️ Talk: Scheepswrakken en wetenschappelijk duiken in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee

In zijn presentatie vertelt Sven jullie meer over de wrakken in het Belgische deel van de Noordzee en het wetenschappelijk duikwerk en onderzoek dat hij samen met zijn team verricht voor het VLIZ. Ontdek hoe maritiem erfgoed, wetenschap en duiken samenkomen onder de oppervlakte van onze eigen Noordzee.

Don’t miss this fascinating session at Dive-Expo 2026 🤿

📅 5–6 December | Antwerp Expo

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Stand 35 & 36 – NOVA DIVING

5 & 6 December 2026

Stand 60 – SCANDI DIVERS

5 & 6 December 2026

Stand 49 – AQUALUNG

5 & 6 December 2026

Stand 48B – SSI

5 & 6 December 2026

MEET THE SPEAKER MONDAY

We’re excited to introduce Nick Derutter

🗣️ Talk: Filmmaken in Extreme Onderwater Omgevingen

Deze lezing gaat over wat er écht nodig is om verhalen te filmen in vijandige duikomstandigheden zoals decompressieduiken en overhead-omgevingen. Aan de hand van DiveSAGA-voorbeelden laat Nick zien hoe storytelling altijd centraal staat, maar nooit belangrijker is dan veiligheid, discipline en teamwerk. Een blik achter de schermen op hoe creativiteit ontstaat wanneer tijd, gas en omgeving je keuzes beperken.

Don’t miss this inspiring session at Dive-Expo 2026 🤿

📅 5–6 December | Antwerp Expo

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Stand 63 – ROOTS RED SEA

5 & 6 December 2026

Stand 47 – MARES

5 & 6 December 2026

MEET THE SPEAKER MONDAY

We’re excited to introduce Professor Simon Mitchell

🗣️ Talk: Oxygem exposure limits. Background and update on the new limit for 1.5 atm.

As technical diving has steadily progressed in depth and duration, divers have frequently been reaching and exceeding ‘CNS’ oxygen exposure limits prescribed by the NOAA guidelines. Indeed, it has almost become necessary for divers undertaking MOD 3 or ‘explorer’ level courses to be taught to breach these limits. In 2024 an expert panel undertook a review of the scientific pedigree of the old limits, and sought any recent evidence that might inform their modification. This presentation describes the process and outcome of this review.

Professor Simon Mitchell will also present a second session:

🗣️ Arterial blood gas changes in extreme freediving

Competitive freedivers are frequently reaching depths in excess of 100m. Hypoxic blackout during ascent is a feared complication of such dives. Several groups have investigated changes in arterial oxygen levels at depth and during ascent, but these studies have typically involved single divers and/or single depths. We recently undertook a study with 3 freedivers performing dives to 20, 40, 60, and 80m with arterial blood sampling across this depth range to truly “map” the changes in blood oxygen and carbon dioxide levels that occur. The results of this study will be presented.

Don’t miss these fascinating sessions at Dive-Expo 2026 🤿

📅 5–6 December | Antwerp Expo

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