
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.
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International Jury

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

Marco Casiraghi
Engeco & FPMCCurrently, 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.

Kaitan Borer
Espen Oeino Int.Having been exposed to sailing yachts and actively competing in sailing from an early age, Kaitan soon developed a strong passion for the sea. Determined to transform this passion into a career, he went on to study at the Southampton Solent University in the UK, later graduating with a degree in Yacht and Powercraft Design. Traditional wooden boat building, hands-on experience gained in a composite shipyard and pure computer aided design (CAD) are just a few of the many facets of the marine industry which have inspired Kaitan the most. Today he works at Espen Øino International as a naval architect and yacht designer, designing high-end custom motor yachts, with projects ranging from 8m to well over 100m.

Alex Caizergues
SyrocoFour-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.

Michel Buffat
Credit Suisse
Florestan Fillon
Foundation Prince Albert II
Thomas Battaglione
CEO SMEG[...]

Mauro Ricci
INOCELEntrepreneur and developer for 38 years. After a successful career at Renault, Mauro RICCI founded Hysys at the age of 23 in 1984, which became AKKA Technologies in 1999. The AKKA group counted up to 24,000 employees in the world and a turnover of €2 billion. Mauro RICCI is a professional automotive engineer. In 2022 he founded INOCEL a new high power, high performance fuel cell player providing complete energy chain systems to accelerate the decarbonisation of our planet.

Barbara Amerio
Permare Amer YachtBorn 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.

Gilles Vernhet
OceancoGilles Vernhet is deeply connected to the sea since childhood, he began sailing at the age of 7, meanwhile his passion for the ocean has never stopped growing. With a mechanical engineering background and graduation in industrial design, he started his career in yacht design at Oceanco in 1997. Today, managing the Yacht Design department at Oceanco, he focuses in implementing all available sustainable solutions to improve the footprint of a yacht all along its lifecycle. Oceanco specialises in building large custom yachts up to 160 meters in length with construction facilities in The Netherlands and its Design, Marketing and Sales office in Monaco.
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Technical Committee
ENERGY CLASS

Jérémie Lagarrigue
EODevHead of Technical Committee
EODev CEO

Balthazar Deguine
EODevProject Manager

Marc Guynot de Boismenu
Dassault-AviationTechnical Coordinator for Dassault-Aviation, at SSI.

Martin Jager
EODevConsultant

Charles Viger
EODevConsultant
OPEN SEA CLASS

Raymond Fagerli
McFarlane ShipdesignNaval Architect / Hydrodynamicst Engineer

Robert McFarlane
McFarlane ShipdesignHead of Technical Committee
Director & Naval Architect McFarlane Shipdesign

Alex Fortabat
McFarlane ShipdesignNaval Architect McFarlane Shipdesign
SOLAR CLASS

Joris Melkert
Solar Sports OneHead of Technical Committee
Director of Education – TU DELFT

Jeroen Droogsma
VripackInnovation Manager – Vripack – Solar Sports One