Under the leadership of its President HSH Prince Albert II, and loyal to a tradition of innovation at the first powerboat meetings held here, the Yacht Club de Monaco is an incubator that supports yachting R&D. This event aims to stimulate the creativity of tomorrow’s engineers and the industry to develop propulsion methods using clean energy. We want to provide a platform for exchanges and meetings through a conference, Tech Talks and Exhibition.

Jury

The International Jury will award the prizes at the end of the competition during the Awards Ceremony on Saturday 9^th July in the evening.

Technical Committee

The purpose of the Technical Committee is to collaborate in the elaboration of technical rules, to validate the projects of the teams before their participation and to carry out the technical inspections on site.

Information

International Jury

Jérémie Lagarrigue

EODev

Jérémie Lagarrigue is the CEO of EODev. He is also the President of the Jury for the 9th edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge.

Florestan Fillon

Foundation Prince Albert II

Marco Casiraghi

Engeco & FPMC

Currently, Marco Casiraghi is President of Engeco and FPMC, civil construction and real estate development companies of the Principality of Monaco. He is a member of the Board of Directors of companies in Europe and the United States. As a non-profit activity, he is the founder of Businessgames @ school for the “promotion of companies and entrepreneurs” and the founder of the “Monaco mouse trap car Grand Prix” for the promotion of engineering among high school students.

Erwann Lebel

Espen Oeino Int.

Originally from Brittany, France, Erwann studied engineering and high-performance composite manufacturing, before graduating from the renowned Southampton Solent University with a degree in yacht and powerboat design. Erwann joined Espen Oeino International as a naval architect and yacht designer in December 2015, where he oversees the Powercrafts and Tenders department, designing high-end custom projects up to 24m in length.

Alex Caizergues

Syroco

Four-time world kitesurfing champion and water speed record holder, Alex Caizergues is co-founder of Syroco, an innovation laboratory working on the energy transition of maritime transport. The Marseille-based startup is currently working on the design of a wind-powered speedcraft capable of reaching 150 km/h.

Mauro RICCI

AKKA

Entrepreneur and developer for 37 years. After a successful career at Renault, Mauro RICCI founded Hysys at the age of 23 in 1984, which became AKKA Technologies in 1999. Today AKKA has more than 21,000 employees and a turnover of €1.5 billion. The group is present in 22 countries and on 3 continents. Mauro RICCI is a professional automotive engineer.

Barbara Amerio

Permare Amer Yacht

Born in Sanremo, the city where she lives, she is passionate about the sea and she’s CEO of Permare Shipyard which produces innovative superyachts and she is in the maritime brokerage business since 1996. She contributed to the internationalization and sustainable development of the familiar brand Amer, exporting the niche production all over the world. She has active membership roles in the board of Confindustria Nautica, President of pleasure superyacht section and Sustainability Committee of Confindustria Nautica and Confindustria Imperia first lady President. She collaborates with researchers, biologists, Universities and the supply chain to introduce and test new materials and innovative solutions applied to the nautical sector. She has just filed her first patent to create 4.0 moulds. She is active in inclusion and gender gap reduction projects through the STEAMiamoci association.