Clear standards are increasingly seen as the foundation for foiling’s growth, affecting safety, insurance, and credibility. Classification societies, international marine bodies, and insurers will debate how certification can open markets and build trust with clients, while also raising questions about cost and flexibility. For builders and service providers, the discussion highlights how standards could shape competitiveness in the near future.
With a background from DNV Kristoffer is now leading the compliance work at Candela
I'm responsible for the industrial sectors of Yachting, Yacht Racing and Wind Ships for Brittany Region through the Bretagne Sailing Valley program
Senior Naval Architect & Head of Strategic Development Maritime Hydrodynamics at RISE Maritime (Research Institutes of Sweden Maritime department.
100% beliver in foiling technology will revolutionize the industry of maritime transportation and recreational boating.
Luigi is senior project manager in the Ships department (Division Yachts) at MARIN. He graduated with a MSC Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from University Federico II of Naples (Italy) in 2012, and has been working in the Netherlands at MARIN since 2013 as a project manager concerning powering and seakeeping aspects (involving design advice, hull form optimization, performance predictions with CFD and/or model testing). Luigi has a deep interest into the ship design from a multidisciplinary point of view and into the possibilities of continuous integration of innovations in the ship design itself. Most of the free time is still spent in the water with watersports such as kitesurf, kitefoiling and sailing.
Philip Easthill is the Secretary-General of European Boating Industry (EBI), which represents the European recreational boating and nautical tourism industry. The mission of the association is to advance and represent a sustainable boating and nautical tourism industry #MadeInEurope. Key topics that EBI is working on at a policy level and in cooperation with its members are sustainability, circular economy, tourism, taxation, qualifications, access to finance, and international trade.
He has been in the position since September 2019 and previously worked in Public Affairs and Regulatory Affairs at EU level. With an academic background in Politics and Business Management, he is also an avid sailor and worked in the nautical tourism industry previously. Philip Easthill represents the industry towards the EU institutions, as well as in high-level fora and Expert Groups relevant for the sector.
