After achieving numerous record titles and awards, Japanese free diver Ai Futaki is committed to delivering keynotes with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of being yourself and living in harmony with the natural world around us. It was around the age of 3 that Ai began living her life in and around water, taking up competitive swimming in Kanazawa, her hometown along the western coast of Japan. Ai later went on to study film and documentary filmmaking in Cuba and California, with scuba diving becoming the passion to primarily drive her before ultimately switching to free diving in 2007.

Since the early days of her education and the discovery of her love for water, Ai has gone on to dive in some of the most exotic corners of the world, documenting these adventures along the way on channels such as The Discovery Channel. Upon returning to Japan, one of Ai’s first projects was to film a documentary about the mythological Ama-san women, free diving experts living in secluded communities close to her hometown. Out of the water Ai continues to excel, being booked to give talks about our connection to the water with a personal aim to close the gap between marine life and humanity.