MARCUS ERIKSEN
Marcus Eriksen lectures on marine conservation, especially the impact of plastics on the world's oceans, breaking down the complexity of stakeholder objectives and identifying common ground and actionable solutions. He's led more than 20 expeditions through the 5 Gyres Institute exploring and researching the world's oceans.
As the co-founder of LEAP LAB, he also lectures on biophilia, and the role of art and science to achieve urban resilience.
If you are interested in inviting Marcus to speak to your organization or at an event, please inquire here.
Future and past speaking events are below.
2019
Solutions to the Global Waste Epidemic
Annual Sustainability Summit keynote. April 16, 2019. Mercyhurst U., Erie, PA
2018
2017
A Plastic Ocean: We Need a Wave of Change
January 17, 2017. Los Angeles, California
Brown Arts Initiative reACT Symposium
March 5, 2017. Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
March 30, 2017. South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston, South Carolina
Plastic Planet: Turning the Tides on the Plastic Pollution Crisis
March 30, 2017. South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston, South Carolina
Marine Debris Dialogue: A Conversation on Solutions
June 19, 2017. Newport, Rhode Island
East Asia Summit
Sept 4,5,6, 2017. Bali, Indonesia
Panel discussion on the impact of plastic pollution and viable solutions
2016
PolyTalk 2016: Zero Plastics to the Oceans
March 16, 2016. Belgium, The Netherlands
NOAA Ocean Policy Working Group Symposium
April 1, 2016. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Microplastics vs. the Ocean: The Hidden Danger
April 2016. Environmental Media Association, Santa Monica, California
Aquarium Plastic Pollution Symposium
December 5, 2016. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, Californi
2015
Oceans of Trash: Tackling Marine Plastic Pollution
January 2015. Hunter East Harlem Gallery + CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities
The Next Wave: Ocean Plastic Pollution
July 14, 2015. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, California
October 19, 2015. Cornwall & London U.K.
Plastic GYRE Symposium: Artists, Scientists and Activists Respond,
October 25, 2015. Sustainable Packaging Coalition Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina
2014
19th Annual Tulane Summit on Environmental Law and Policy
February 21, 2014. Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Reef Check: Plastic Paradise Screening
October 27, 2014. Santa Monica, California
2013
The Perils of Plastic: Notes from the Oceans and the Great Lakes
April 18, 2013. SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, New York
2012
A Global Call to End Plastic Pollution
March 27, 2012. United Nations, New York, New York