Cristina Zenato
Cristina has dedicated a life time to exploration, education and conservation.
A recognized diving professional for the last twenty-five years, Cristina shares her knowledge about the oceans, sharks, caves and scuba diving.
Cristina is a proud member of the Women Divers Hall of Fame, The Explorers Club, the Ocean Artists Society and a Platinum Pro5000 recipient. The belief that fuels her work is that “knowledge is power and through knowledge we can conquer and defeat unfounded fear to better connect to our oceans and our environment and strive to live in a mutual benefit”. Cristina is an active supporter of OWUSS scholars, the WDHOF scholarships and training grants and an active volunteer and diver for the Bahamas National Trust.
Shark Ecologist & Behaviorist
NSS-CDS Advanced Cave Instructor
KISS Rebreather Instructor
TDI Extended range Instructor
Padi Course Director
Founder of People Of The Water Nonprofit
Shark Interactive Experience
Cristina offers the opportunity to talk about different subjects in four different languages.
Her presentations and talks have taken place all over the world from USA, to Singapore, traveling through Europe, South America and Caribbean, while reaching other parts of the world via internet.
Cristina can talk about her passion for the ocean, sharks and conservation, connect it with the magical world of caves and fresh water supply.
Cristina has given presentations to young people to help them with their desire to help and join the battle to protect our precious planet; she has been a motivational speaker for women and young people trying to find a road in this world.
Cristina aims to change the perception of the world through exploration, opening a gateway for people to discover, about themselves, their opportunities, capabilities, and understand the need to protect our fragile world.
Expertise & Skills
Cristina’s presentations cover the following fields:
- Shark diving and safe procedures
- Cave diving and exploration: why and how
- Motivational speaker: what sharks and caves can teach us
- Conservation: it is all linked
- Marine careers: choices and decisions, how to
- Her life, her passion, her work: sharks, caves and beyond