Titouan Bernicot is the Founder of Coral Gardeners. He grew up in French Polynesia, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, where his parents owned a pearl farm. In 2017, when he was only 18 years old, he created Coral Gardeners with a few island friends after witnessing the alarming degradation of his home reef where he grew up surfing and decided to act to protect his playground. In less than 7 years, Titouan developed the organization into a global team of over 60 members, from gardeners to scientists and engineers, working from all around the world, with field operations across French Polynesia, Fiji and Thailand, soon followed by more locations. Together with his team, Titouan has planted over 220,000 tropical corals and raised awareness to millions, sparking a global movement to revolutionize ocean conservation alongside renowned partners including National Geographic, and ambassadors such as Jason Momoa and Cristina Mittermeier.