“A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.”

Asia’s (ADEX) and America’s (BENEATH THE SEA) longest-running dive shows are joining forces to Educate, Engage and Entertain the dive industry!

With over 75 years’ worth of show and exhibition experience, Singapore-based ADEX CEO, John Thet, and Executive Vice President of New York-based Beneath the Sea (BTS), Maria Hults, have agreed to work together to grow their respective dive communities by using their platforms to promote each other’s consumer dive shows. This hugely consequential collaboration promises to further raise the profile of recreational diving and marine conservation issues across the two most globally important regions of the world. to create the first fully recreational dive and travel show in Australia, to be held at the Sydney International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Hall 2, on March 15 and 16, 2025. Both shows will serve as an invigorating platform for the diving community – amplifying voices and spaces for meetings, fostering friendships, exchanging ideas and acknowledging achievements.

OZTek Advanced Diving Conference, celebrating 25 years, will continue to focus on the latest developments and technology in diving. Synonymous with diving excitement and adventure, the conference will feature an international cast of speakers – each an acknowledged expert in their respective fields of diving expertise.

The Asia Dive Expo (ADEX), an established and trusted show celebrating 30 years, will welcome divers, non-divers, students and families, with its specially-curated programmes and festivities designed to entice more and more people to take an interest in our oceans.