Marine Impact Lab presents future-focused organisation and event solutions
The Marine Impact Lab has announced another incredible panel to the day’s line up, focused on sustainable event and organizational solutions. Bringing together leading voices from across the global marine and events sectors, the panel aims to address one of the industry’s most pressing questions: how do we build resilient, future-ready organizations in an increasingly complex and threatened environment?
This newly confirmed session will feature:
- Alexandra Rickham (World Sailing) – shaping global policy and sustainability standards across international sport
- Meg Reilly (St. Maarten Heineken Regatta) – delivering impact and legacy in small island developing states
- Kim Schotborgh (RAI / Greentech Expo) – pioneering sustainability at scale through major exhibitions and multiple stakeholders
- Teresa Romairone (Foundation Zero) – advancing tech-driven, data-led solutions for renewable energy efficiency
Designed as an open, honest conversation between peers, this panel will dig into real-world challenges and proven strategies. Looking at best practices and future solutions, the panel will cover operational change and stakeholder engagement to scalable tech adoption and global policy alignment. Attendees will gain insight into how leading organizations have transitioned from ambition to execution, and how collaboration and open-source solutions across the industry can accelerate progress.
This session anchors a full day of panels, workshops, and discussions focused on building resilient companies and a resilient industry. Not just through theory, but through shared knowledge and actionable tools that businesses can implement immediately. The Marine Impact Lab is where the marine sector works together to solve problems, explore practical solutions, and be inspired by future-thinking peers.
The Sustainable Organizations & Events panel is part of the Lab’s broader program that explores sustainability across the entire value chain.
Other featured sessions include:
Innovations in Product & Design Panel
Showcasing cutting-edge materials such as bio-composites and circular carbon fibre, this session highlights breakthrough solutions that are already reshaping design, manufacturing, and the performance of marine products. Featuring BAR Technologies, NL Comp, Kairos and Holy Technologies, who have all been leaders in green boat-building solutions.
Fireside Chat: “Financing the Future”
In a closing session, Rupert Robinson, an independent financial strategist, will unpack the rise of ‘micro-carbon financing’ and insetting strategies, offering a visionary look at how businesses can embed sustainability directly into financial models and revenue streams.
By the end of the day, participants will leave inspired by peers and grounded in practical solutions to integrate sustainability across operations, products, partnerships, and investment strategies.
The full-day Marine Impact Lab runs from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, featuring breakfast, lunch, and a networking happy hour to fuel conversation and collaboration.
Two targeted tracks allow participants to dive deep into their area of focus:
- Product Track: Lifecycle assessment, materials innovation, design circularity
- Organizational Track: Sustainability strategies, policy integration, operational change
At the beginning and end of the day, both tracks come together, connecting insights across the product and organizational sides of the industry to build a shared understanding of impact across the full value chain.
The Marine Impact Lab is a first-of-its-kind collaborative workshop, designed to unite the marine industry around resilient, future-forward solutions. It is not an all-talk, no action conference. It is a working lab, where businesses, event organizers, designers, policy-makers, startups, and sustainability leaders come together to learn from each other, build strategies, and accelerate action.
In a rapidly evolving regulatory, environmental, and market landscape, the Marine Impact Lab provides the space for the industry to confront challenges and shape its own future with open-source tools and collective innovation at its core.
The Lab is co-hosted by the team behind two leading tools in accessible sustainability solutions. MarineShift360, the first marine-specific lifecycle assessment tool, and The Toolbox, a global open-source platform for free sustainability templates and implementation resources across any sector.
Event supporters include 11th Hour Racing, Metstrade, St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, NL Comp, World Sailing, and ICOMIA. “There’s a lot of value to be gained from cross-sector collaboration and industry alignment. The value of partnerships in the industry is moving far beyond sponsorship; now it’s driving game-changing strategies shared amongst our top leaders and innovators. Working together, everyone wins,” said Alexandra Rickham, Director of Sustainability at World Sailing. “The availability of open-source solutions in our industry is one of the biggest untapped resources. Through the Toolbox, MarineShift360 and solutions offered by our panelists, the marine industry not only has proof of concept, but now a shared roadmap to get there. The Lab empowers businesses to turn sustainability concepts into real solutions for the industry as a whole.”- Damian Foxall, Director of Foxall Munro, proprietors of The Toolbox.
Tickets: €150, includes all meals, networking sessions, and workshop materials. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/marine-impact-lab-registration-1416264518299?aff=PR3
Full-Day Programme
09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome Coffee & Networking09:30 – 10:30 | Session 1: Context of a Changing World
10:45 – 12:30 | Session 2: The Tools of Change – Part 1
Two tracks: Product Track (Marine Futures) and Organisational Track (Foxall Munro)
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 | Session 3: The Tools of Change – Part 2
15:15 – 16:30 | Session 4: Accelerating Impact Reduction - Panel Sessions
16:30 – 18:00 | Happy Hour: Debrief & Drinks
Event Details
Date: Monday 17 November 2025Location: Metstrade, Amsterdam
Capacity: 100 participants
Tickets: €150 (includes full programme, catering, resources, networking lunch and reception)
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