First and foremost a physicist and oceanographer, Dr Helen Czerski is also an award-winning television broadcaster and writer, and was one of the ten jurors of the 2023 Rolex Awards for Enterprise.

As well as conducting extensive research, Czerski presents documentaries on physics and ocean-related topics for the BBC, and her column “Everyday Physics” regularly appears in the Wall Street Journal, while her award-winning first book, Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life (2016), has been translated into 14 languages. 

In 2018, Czerski won the Institute of Physics Gold Medal (William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Medal and Prize) for her work championing physics to millions worldwide.

Steve Boyes is a renowned conservation biologist, National Geographic Explorer, and partner of the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative. As founder of the Okavango Wilderness Project and the Great Spine of Africa series of expeditions, he is dedicated to exploring and protecting Africa’s major river systems. Collaborating closely with indigenous communities, Boyes and his team leverage scientific research to raise global awareness about the ecological importance of these waterways and to promote sustainable conservation efforts.

First and foremost a physicist and oceanographer, Dr Helen Czerski is also an award-winning television broadcaster and writer, and was one of the ten jurors of the 2023 Rolex Awards for Enterprise.

As well as conducting extensive research, Czerski presents documentaries on physics and ocean-related topics for the BBC, and her column “Everyday Physics” regularly appears in the Wall Street Journal, while her award-winning first book, Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life (2016), has been translated into 14 languages. 

In 2018, Czerski won the Institute of Physics Gold Medal (William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Medal and Prize) for her work championing physics to millions worldwide.

Miranda Wang is a Canadian entrepreneur dedicated to addressing plastic pollution. As the co-founder and CEO of Novoloop, she has developed innovative technologies to transform previously unrecyclable plastic waste into valuable chemicals and materials. In recognition of her groundbreaking work, Wang was named a Rolex Laureate in 2019.

First and foremost a physicist and oceanographer, Dr Helen Czerski is also an award-winning television broadcaster and writer, and was one of the ten jurors of the 2023 Rolex Awards for Enterprise.

As well as conducting extensive research, Czerski presents documentaries on physics and ocean-related topics for the BBC, and her column “Everyday Physics” regularly appears in the Wall Street Journal, while her award-winning first book, Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life (2016), has been translated into 14 languages. 

In 2018, Czerski won the Institute of Physics Gold Medal (William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Medal and Prize) for her work championing physics to millions worldwide.

Bertie Gregory is an award-winning wildlife filmmaker, photographer, and National Geographic Explorer known for capturing extraordinary animal behavior in extreme environments. A BAFTA and Emmy Award winner, he created acclaimed series like Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregoryon Disney+. In 2025, he was named a Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year in recognition of his powerful storytelling and dedication to conservation, bringing the wonders of the natural world, like the hidden lives of penguins, to global audiences.

Pablo “Popi” García Borboroglu is an Argentine marine biologist, founder and president of the Global Penguin Society, dedicated to the conservation of penguins and their habitats across the globe. His work has led to the protection of more than 32 million acres of critical penguin territory. In recognition of his impact, he was named a Rolex Awards Laureate in 2019, and in 2025, a Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year, honoring his commitment to science-based conservation and his efforts to raise global awareness about penguin survival.

Thomas Peschak is a National Geographic Explorer and photographer specializing in documenting the beauty and fragility of the world’s oceans and coasts. Trained as a marine biologist, he embraced photojournalism after realizing his photographs could have a greater conservation impact than scientific statistics. 

Peschak has covered some of the most critical conservation stories of our time, and his work has been featured in 16 National Geographic magazine editions. His recent magazine work includes, “The Amazon’s First Storytellers” (June 2023) and “Niassa: The Myth of Wild Africa” (Sept. 2023). His images and stories have won 17 Wildlife Photographer of the Year and seven World Press Photo Awards. Peschak is a founding director of the Manta Trust, the director of storytelling for the Save our Seas Foundation, and a senior fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers. He’s spoken numerous times at National Geographic Live events, and his 2015 TED Talk “Dive into an ocean photographer’s world” has been viewed more than 1 million times. 

In 2024, as part of the Rolex and National Geographic Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition, Peschak completed a 396-day-long exploration of the Amazon River Basin, documenting its wonders and challenges from underwater and topside perspectives. Starting with ice axes and crampons in the icy high Andes and finishing with scuba gear in the Atlantic Ocean, he created the first-of-its-kind comprehensive photographic archive of our planet’s most iconic and biodiverse river system.

First and foremost a physicist and oceanographer, Dr Helen Czerski is also an award-winning television broadcaster and writer, and was one of the ten jurors of the 2023 Rolex Awards for Enterprise.

As well as conducting extensive research, Czerski presents documentaries on physics and ocean-related topics for the BBC, and her column “Everyday Physics” regularly appears in the Wall Street Journal, while her award-winning first book, Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life (2016), has been translated into 14 languages. 

In 2018, Czerski won the Institute of Physics Gold Medal (William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Medal and Prize) for her work championing physics to millions worldwide.

Marine biologist Sylvia Earle, a Rolex Testimonee since 1982, has been a pioneer of ocean exploration for more than five decades. Her mission has always been to explore, study and protect the planet's oceans.

In 2009, she founded her initiative, Mission Blue. By identifying areas of particularly significant marine biodiversity called Hope Spots and advocating for their protection, Mission Blue are igniting public support to safeguard our oceans.

As one of the longstanding partners of the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, Rolex supports Mission Blue’s goal to help protect 30 per cent of the world’s seas by 2030.

Titouan Bernicot is a French Polynesian ocean conservationist, founder and CEO of Coral Gardeners.
With the support of the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, Coral Gardeners – a collective of young ocean advocates – have one shared mission: to save the reefs.

Since launching in 2017, Bernicot, a Rolex Testimonee, and the Coral Gardeners team have been bringing a new approach to raising awareness and inspiring younger audiences to see the difference that we can make by restoring our coral reefs, and in turn the wider environment. Seeking advice from experts and scientists around the world on reef restoration methods, Coral Gardeners collect fragments of resilient corals to cultivate in nurseries for years before ‘planting’ them back onto nearby reefs and monitoring the ecological impact. The team have planted over 100,000 corals and have established two international branches sites in addition to the one they already have in their home of French Polynesia.

Coral Gardeners have the largest social media presence of any reef conservation company, with over half a million followers on their Instagram account. Their stunning imagery and informative videos have reached over 200 million people in just over five years, and are geared towards a young audience, looking to the future of conservation, and hoping to spark passions around ocean protection.

First and foremost a physicist and oceanographer, Dr Helen Czerski is also an award-winning television broadcaster and writer, and was one of the ten jurors of the 2023 Rolex Awards for Enterprise.

As well as conducting extensive research, Czerski presents documentaries on physics and ocean-related topics for the BBC, and her column “Everyday Physics” regularly appears in the Wall Street Journal, while her award-winning first book, Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life (2016), has been translated into 14 languages. 

In 2018, Czerski won the Institute of Physics Gold Medal (William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Medal and Prize) for her work championing physics to millions worldwide.