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12° ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM POWERED BY MONACO ENERGY BOAT CHALLENGE

Thursday 23 March 2023

This meeting for all those involved in the sector is a chance to get the latest updates on alternative energy and energy efficiency in yachting. This year, participants will discuss on the theme: ‘Encouraging Sustainability in Yachting, engaging the industry and the next generation of engineers’.

9.00am - 12.30pm

08.45am:  Welcome at the Yacht Club de Monaco (Ballroom - Deck 3)

09.15am:    Opening Words

09.30am:  Initiatives for & from the Yachting Industry
Round table: providing the keys to owners and the industry for a future with more sustainable yachts
Dr. Vienna Eleuteri, Initiator & Vice Chair of Water Revolution Foundation
Natalie Quevert, Project Manager of SEA Index
Ollie Taylor, Associate Director Anthesis of MarineShift360

10.15am:   Inspiring the future of zero emissions yachting - S/Y Zero
Innovations & Inspirations onboard Sailing Yacht Zero
Marnix Hoekstra, Creative Director of Vripack
Kees Jan Koster, Foundation ZERO

10.45am      Coffee Break

11.00am:     The Future of the Yachting Industry.. the Seed is with the younger generations
Industry/Students round tables:
Technical
- Developing electric & hybrid (hydrogen-electric) boat
Emma Alblas, Hydromotion Team – TU Delft
Francois Richard, Co-Founder & CEO of Lanéva
Carlos Vassallo, Head of Sales Med of X Shore
Michele Straniero, VP International Operations of Sealance
Rory Trahair, CEO of Vita Yachts
David Bartoletti, General Manager of SECO MARINE

- The Hulls of tomorrow
Mattia Valitutti, Vice President Operations of EPFL
Espen Oeino, Designer & Naval Architect of EOI
Éric Magré , Technical Director & Associate Founder of DIAMOND
Sue Putallaz, CEO of MobyFly
Rémi Laval-Jeantet, Commercial Director of GREENFLOW
Axel Brangenfedt, Commercial Business Development Executive of Candela

Collaboration
- Paving the way towards an innovative future
Thomas Grosjean, Marine Fuel Cell Engineering Manager of Helion
Szilard Czibere, Development Engineer of ShippingLab
Gerhardus Breedt, Senior Adviser, Talent & Enrichment of Institut Auf Dem Rosenberg

12.30pm:    Closure words followed by Networking lunch & conclusion

Conference Day

Thursday 6 July 2023

This half day of conference welcomes the industry, YCM members & the public around keynote presentations & roundtables, highlighting the industry’s challenges & progress towards a more responsible yachting future.

9h00

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13h30

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