Live Podcast: Navigating complexity and impact in ocean sustainability
Join us for a special live edition of Sustainable Edge featuring Florian Dirkse — sailor, adventurer, and co-founder of The Ocean Cleanup. In this interactive session, Florian shares the bold ideas, hard-earned lessons, and behind-the-scenes stories from one of the world’s most ambitious environmental missions.
27 May 2025 13:00
Register below to watch the podcast live
About Florian Dirkse
Florian Dirkse is a Dutch entrepreneur, sailor, and environmentalist best known as the co-founder of The Ocean Cleanup — a pioneering non-profit developing technologies to remove plastic from the world’s oceans and rivers. A former engineer turned adventurer, Florian spent two years circumnavigating the globe by sailboat before committing himself to large-scale ocean conservation.
What to Expect
- The journey from dream to impact: How a two-year sailing expedition led to co-founding The Ocean Cleanup with Boyan Slat.
- Startup grit meets sustainability: 80-hour weeks, viral momentum, and building a global movement from scratch.
- Lessons in leadership and resilience: Why bold ideas need bold execution — and what it takes to stay the course.
- Audience Q&A: Your chance to ask Florian questions live.
Date & time:
- Monday, 27 May
- 13:00–14:00 CEST
