Morning

10:00 – Opening

10:30 | 11:00 – Ribbon cutting ceremony and visit of institutional representatives to the Exhibitors

10:00 | 12:30 – Innovation Area

Pitch session and start-up demonstrations
The day opens with the first session dedicated to the selected start-ups: each team will have 10 minutes to present their idea, showcase their technologies and propose innovative solutions to an audience of companies, experts and stakeholders.
12 available slots

10:30 | 11:00 – Yachting Services – The value of professionalism according to an industry leaderThe seminar curated by Agenzia Marittima De Felice focuses on yachting services as a strategic asset within the yachting system. At the core is the value of professionalism in building quality, trust and competitive development throughout the entire supply chain.

12:30 – 13:30 – Sailing Area
“America’s Cup, what changes for Naples 2027”
Talk in the Saily area with contributions from technicians and commentators

Afternoon

14:00 | 18:00 – Area B2B
International B2B – Business meetings between Exhibitors and ICE Delegates

14:30 – 17:00 – Area Eventi
MYDA Conference – Use of AI in yacht design
Followed by the MYDA Award Ceremony

15:00 | 17:30 – Bernini Room
Training Course | How to tell the story of yachting between economics and geopolitics
Training course for journalists curated by Filippo Ceragioli, Olimpia De Casa and Federico Corti, dedicated to the blue economy and yachting as a strategic asset of Made in Italy, covering market data, geopolitics, professional ethics and journalistic methodology.

15:45 | 16:15 – Innovation Area
Seminar | Leadership & Management in the Yachting Industry
A seminar dedicated to leadership and management topics in the yachting sector held by Eng. Vincenzo Poerio, with a focus on the strategic and organizational skills required to lead companies and supply chains in a constantly evolving environment.

16:30 | 17:15 – Innovation Area
Workshop | Management and organizational aspects of marina and yachting destination management
Workshop curated by Marine della Toscana and NAVIGO on organizational models, management aspects and development strategies for marinas and yachting destinations, from operational management to destination vision, with attention to the new challenges of future marinas.

17:15 | 18:00 – Innovation Area
Workshop | Yachting Observatory: the new professions of the sea
Analysis of the evolution of skills in the yachting sector, with a focus on education, labor market and emerging maritime professions, between technological changes and new needs arising from the supply chain

17:30 | 18:00 – Qualitec Area
Qualitec Technology and Qualitec Design Award Ceremony

Evening

20:00 | Viareggio – Via Coppino
Networking Gala Dinner
Gala evening dedicated to networking among captains, companies and top industry players, set in the heart of the production district.

Morning

08:30 – 13:00 – Sala Bernini
Seminar organized by RINA
A morning dedicated to in-depth technical analysis, organized by RINA in collaboration with the Orders of Engineers of Massa Carrara, Lucca, Livorno and La Spezia. A high-level event focused on certification, safety, design and technical regulations in the yachting and port sectors.

10:00 | 13:00 – Area B2B
International B2B – Business meetings between Exhibitors and ICE Delegates

10:00 – 12:00 – Area Eventi
Workshop | Sustainability of materials, ESG criteria and LCA in yachting: new perspectives for the supply chain

10:00 | 13:00 – Innovation Area

Pitch session and start-up demonstrations
Pitch session dedicated to the presentation of participating start-ups with demonstrations and a focus on innovative solutions, emerging technologies and new business models for the yachting sector.
12 available slots

10:15 | 10:45 – Innovation Area
Seminar | Industrial engineering, design and prototypes serving the yachting industry
Curated by MAC Design, a case history of a control console for a 50m+ yacht. Design vision, style, ergonomics and technical development: from concept to physical construction through a creative, rational and time-tested process.

11:15 | 12:00 – Innovation Area
Workshop | Ideas for clusters: technological innovations from districts for yachting
Focus curated by the Regional Technological District for Yachting and Port Activities on the role of districts as drivers of innovation for the yachting industry of the future.

12:30 | 13:30 – Sailing Area
“Where Italian ocean racing boats are born”
Talk in the Saily area with contributions from technicians and commentators

Afternoon

14:00 | 16:00 – Area B2B
International B2B – Business meetings between Exhibitors and ICE Delegates

14:30 | 15:15 – Area Eventi
Workshop | AI and Blue Innovation
Focus curated by Navigo Digitale, Department of Economics and Management, on artificial intelligence and blue innovation, from applied research to concrete solutions for the yachting sector.

14:30 | 16:00 – Innovation Area
Intelligent Collaborative Robotics: the New Standard for Industrial Yachting
The event curated by Kirkdail Sagl presents a concrete vision of how fleets of intelligent robots, operating in coordinated teams, can revolutionize advanced surface treatment, drastically reducing human exposure to physical and environmental risks.

15:15 | 16:00 – Area Eventi
Workshop | When the shipyard works as a team: roles, responsibilities and decision-making processes from launch to delivery
An operational discussion on how the different professionals involved in a yacht project collaborate, make decisions and ensure accountability throughout the entire construction cycle.

16:00 | 17:00 – Innovation Area

Start-up Award Ceremony
The day concludes with the moment dedicated to the participating start-ups: recognition of the value of the ideas presented and the contribution they can offer to the innovation supply chain.