PROGRAM 2025

FABIO POZZO MEETS GIOVANNI SOLDINI

6 PM
TEATRO CIVICO OF LA SPEZIA

VISIT TO NAVAL SHIP

9.30 AM

ARSENAL NAVY OF LA SPEZIA

Only 40 places are available for the visit so it is necessary to make reservations by emailing: m.dozio@clickutilityteam.it. At the time of booking you are required to send your ID number. We point out that the ship has architectural barriers and that the names will have to be validated by the Navy.

 

INSTITUTIONAL OPENING SESSION

2.30 – 3.30 PM

Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy

Pierluigi Peracchini, Mayor, City of La Spezia

Prof. Simone Lazzini, vicepresident, Promostudi

ADSP del Mar Ligure Orientale

Enrico Gollo, Director ADI Liguria, ADI Design

Francesco Galietti, Italian Director, CLIA Cruise Line International Association

Rear Admiral Flavio BIAGGI, Maritime Interregional Commander

North, Marina Militare

Gen. S. A. Alberto Biavati, Commander Air Squadron Command and 1st Air Region Aeronautica Militare

Mario Gerini, President, Confindustria La Spezia

Chamber of Commerce

Domenico Sturabotti, Direttore, Fondazione Symbola

Katia Balducci, President, Navigo

Pietro Roth, External Relations Manager, Assarmatori

Confitarma

 

THE YACHT MARKET

3.30 – 4.30 PM

After several years of meteoric growth, the large yacht market is stabilizing worldwide. Italian leadership is undisputed and the supply chain continues to be an excellence that combines traditional craftsmanship, innovative capacity and international importance. This gives Italy European primacy, contributing more than one-fifth of the industry’s total turnover at the continental level. A 360-degree examination of the sector’s future, reasoning about the data with the sector’s associational protagonists.

Moderator and Introducer:

RINA Services SpA

Introduces:

The State of Yachting

Ralph Dazert, Head of Intelligence, Superyacht Times

 

Speakers

Commander Gino Battaglia, President, Italian Yacht Masters

NMT Netherland Maritime Technology

Lorenzo Pollicardo, Technical and Environmental Director, Sybass

State of Marinas

 

Round table

Pietro Angelini, Director, Navigo

Stefano Pagani, Head of Research, Confindustria Nautica

Roberto Perocchio, President, Assomarinas

 

THE BIG PLAYERS

4.30 – 6.30 PM

The superyacht market consists of a number of lighthouse-companies, capable of directing the development of the industry in its individual segments. A discussion table at the highest level with the leaders, not only in turnover, of the offer.

Round table

Moderator and Introducer:

Fabio Pozzo, journalist, La Stampa

Speakers

Vasco Buonpensiere, Founder and CEO, Cantiere delle Marche

Diego Deprati, CEO, Baglietto

Sebastiano Fanizza, CEO, Next Yacht Group

Vincenzo Poerio, CEO, Tankoa Yachts

 

INAUGURAL OPENING COCKTAIL

7.30 PM

NAVY OFFICERS’ CLUB

(RESERVED EVENT)

WELCOME COFFEE BLUE DESIGN SUMMIT

8.30 AM

 

INTRODUCTORY SPEECH

9.00 – 9.30 AM

What are the trends in demand, and consequent supply, in the luxury services sector, of which superyachts are an important component?

The session asks this of Europe’s leading university in these training paths.

Phil Klaus, Lecturer in Customer Experience Strategy and Management, graduate course in Luxury Management, International University of Monaco Monte Carlo

 

CHANGE: PRESENT AND FUTURE

Reasoning about the current state of the superyacht market by confronting those who created it and brought it to the current level of development in the field of design, and then projecting into the future with the direct and indirect heirs of the tradition that is living history.

 

PRESENT

9.30 – 10.30 AM

Round table

Moderator:

Franco Michienzi, director, Barche e Web magazine Gente di Mare

Speakers

Gianni Zuccon, Founder and Owner, Zuccon International Project

Mario Pedol, Co-founder, Nauta Yachts

Fulvio De Simoni, Founder, Fulvio De Simoni Yacht Design

Tommaso Spadolini, Founder, Tommaso Spadolini

 

FUTURE

10.30 – 11.30 AM

Round table

Moderator:

Bacci Del Buono, TV Host “The Boat Show”

Speakers

Martino Majno, Sales Manager and Project Manager, Nauta Yacht

Stephen Vafiadis, Owner, Studio Vafiadis

Daniele Mazzon, Co-founder and CEO, Lo Studio Mazzon Design

Giorgio Cassetta, Designer and Founder, Cassetta Yacht Designers

 

THE NEW FRONTIERS OF GREEN

11.30 – 12.30 AM

Reducing the environmental impact of yachting, both globally (CO2 emissions) and locally, is a priority for shipyards and the entire supply chain. Starting from propulsion and moving on to anti-fowling technologies, to the energy efficiency of shipping and the residential side, there are many open fronts where designers,
builders and component manufacturers are working hard. Increasingly under pressure from shipowners, as well as regulations, with the goal of “leave no trace behind.”

Moderator:

Filippo Ceragioli adjunct professor, International University of Monaco

Speakers

Robert Van Tol , President WATER REVOLUTION

Thomas Frizlen, Founder and CEO, Swiss Ocean Tech

Isabella Goldmann, Managing Partner, Goldmann & Partners

Angelo Riccaboni, Professore, Santa Chiara Next

NatPower

 

VIP LIGHT LUNCH

1.00 PM

CONFINDUSTRIA LA SPEZIA

(RESERVED EVENT)

 

THE ISLAND THAT WILL BE THERE

2.00 – 3.30 PM

Sindalah Island, whose master plan and all architecture are the work of Luca Dini’s Studio, had its first soft opening late last year. It will progressively reach full operation, scheduled for 2028. After the presentation held in the first edition of Blue design Summit, this year’s partners of the initiative will speak.

Round table

Moderator:

Luca Dini, Founder, Luca Dini Design & Architecture

Speakers

Filippo Ricci, CEO, Stefano Ricci spa

Cristian Brugnoli, Director, Technogym

Intervention by Gruppo Bocelli

 

WATERFRONT & FLOATING

3.30 – 5.00 PM

Les pied dans l’eau is now a philosophy of building, and especially of wishing. The waterfront is the most structured example, real neighborhoods designed with the sea in mind. But also the construction sites live les pied dans l’eau, and increasingly use the form and functions of their factories to communicate their values. Always live on the water, but standing still. From houseboats in London and Amsterdam has come a long way, especially in the last thirty years.

Round table

Moderator:

Elena Dall’ Orso, Senior Editor AD Architectural Digest

Speakers

Alfonso Femia, Founder, Atelier Femia

Filippo Innocenti, Director, Zaha Hadid

Joost Moolhuijzen, partner and director, RPBW Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Giancarlo Manfredi, Senior Architect and Project Engineer, Meyer Floating Solutions

 

CELEBRATION OF 35 YEARS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN NAUTICAL DESIGN IN LA SPEZIA

5.15

BLUE DESIGN AWARDS 2025

5.30 PM

TEATRO CIVICO OF LA SPEZIA

 

BLUE DESIGN NIGHT 2025

8.30 PM

BASE AERONAUTICA DI CADIMARE

(RESERVED EVENT)

WELCOME COFFEE BLUE DESIGN SUMMIT

8.30 AM

 

FLYING, HAVING FUN, EXPLORING: NEW TRENDS

9.00 – 10.00 AM

Superyachting has always combined adherence to traditions, which go back as a shipowning lifestyle 300 years, with an interest in innovations. The session gives the floor to the designers and technology providers most committed to the renewal of the industry, with original and disruptive proposals, but with aplomb.

Round table

Moderator:

Antonio Vettese, Editor in chief, Yacht Design

Speakers

Brunello Acampora, President, Victory Design

Federico Rossi, COO , Rossinavi

Colonel Federico Sacco Maino, Commander of the Cadimare Area Support Logistics Center, Aeronautica Militare

 

REFIT

10.00 -11.00 AM

The refitting market, from simple evolutionary maintenance to true interior
reconstruction to hull lengthening, is booming, especially in the Mediterranean.
Different causes, including long lead times for new, as well as different players and
working philosophies.

Round table

Moderator: tbd

Speakers

Alfonso Postorino, Technical Director, Cantieri Rossini

Stefano De Vivo, Presidente, WOSA Yacht Refit

Susanna Corsagni, Founder, Sea Motion

 

MATERIALS AND INTERIOR DESIGN

11.00 – 12.00 AM

A superyacht as well as a “boat” is also a residential environment. The materials make up its material, sensory atmosphere, which solidifies the designer’s idea that transforms the client’s dream or simply taste.

Round table

Moderator: Maria Teresa Campolongo, Journalist and teacher at Promostudi

Speakers

Davide Bernardini and Alessio Battistini, Founder, Ideaitalia

Margherita Casprini, architect, Francesco Paszkowski Design

Laura Giovanna Carboni, Owner, Infinito Design

Architetto Sandro Marini, Corporate Communications & Art Director, Arpa Industriale

 

SUPERYACHTS AS ARCHITECTURE

12.00 AM – 1.00 PM

The session could also be titled “this is a home, and a hotel too.” The challenge for designers and suppliers is to create a residential project that goes out into the oceans, providing the comfort of land with the excitement and fun of water.

Round table

Moderator:

Antonio Vettese, Editor in Chief Yacht Design

Speakers

Chiara Massarani (architect) – Partner, ACPV ARCHITECTS Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel

Fatih Surekli e Cana Gokhan, Co-founders, Red Yacht Design

Giuseppina Arena, Founder, Studio Giuseppina Arena Architecture & Design

Leonardo Cecchi, Founder, Yellow Addition Design Studio

 

VIP LIGHT LUNCH

1.00 PM

CONFINDUSTRIA LA SPEZIA

(RESERVED EVENT)

 

EXPERIENCES ON WATER

2.30 – 3.30 PM

A chat with boat owners and dream builders on the water.

Round table

Moderator:

Filippo Rossi, CCO & Partner, Floating Life Charter & Brokerage Ltd

Speakers

Giorgio Besenzoni, CEO, Besenzoni

Claus Thottrup, Owner, Borgo Santo Pietro

Giorgio Besenzoni, CEO, Besenzoni

Tyrolit

 

CRUISE AND RESIDENTIAL

3.30 – 4.30 PM

From homes to hotels, living even temporarily on water is a desire that saved large passenger ships from oblivion as a result of competition from the airplane. Now people travel on water to travel, not to go somewhere and stay there. If then being on the water lasts not days but months, the phenomenon of residential yachts is understood.

Round table

Moderator: tbd

Speakers

Fredrick Johansson, Co Founder & Ambassador, Viken Group

Enrico Lumini, Partner & Design Director, Hotlab

Francesca Muzio, Founder, FM Architettura

Giangiacomo Zino, Director, T. Mariotti S.p.a.

Ulyssia Residential Yacht

 

THE SHAPE FOR WATER

4.30 -5.30 PM

Experiencing the water at the highest level, as implied by the superyacht way of life, does not stop at sailing but touches on all the products that make the life of the owner or would-be owner such a distinctive experience. From watches to automobiles, from food and its tools, to residences, les pied dans l’eau, a session with leading brands and designers.

Round table

Moderator: tbd

Speakers

Francesco Paszkowski, founder Francesco Paszkowski Design

Christian Grande, founder Christian Grande

Luciano Massari, sculptor

Elsa Guerci, musician

 

88 KEYS – SURREALIST SHOW AROUND ERIK SATIE BY AND WITH ELSA GUERCI

5.30 PM

TEATRO CIVICO OF LA SPEZIA

 

FABIO POZZO MEETS PAOLO CHIARINO – A LIFE TAKEN IN ARMFULS

6.30 PM

TEATRO CIVICO OF LA SPEZIA

VISIT TO NAVAL SHIP FOR BOYS FROM UNIVERSITY CAMPUS OF SPICE

9.00 AM

NAVY ARSENAL OF LA SPEZIA

 

WORKSHOP FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BY ATELIER FEMIA

10.30 AM

FONDAZIONE CARISPEZIA

 

LIFE-SAVING EXERCISE

MARINA MILITARE AND CAPITANERIA DI PORTO

11.30 AM

MOLO ITALIA

 

“CONCEIVING, CREATING AND SAILING: 35 YEARS OF NAUTICAL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN”

EVENT FOR 35 IN NAUTICAL EDUCATION AT SPICE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

UNIVERSITY CAMPUS OF LA SPEZIA, VIALE FIESCHI 1

2:30 Participant registration

 

3:00 PM Institutional greetings

Marco Ferrando, Chancellor’s delegate for the operation of the La Spezia campus.

Pierluigi Peracchini, Mayor of La Spezia

Michele Viviani, Director DITEN

Adriano Magliocco, Director DAD

Simone Lazzini, Vice President at Promostudi

 

3:35 Introduzione

Dario Boote

 

3:45 PM Guest of Honor

Leonardo Ferragamo. Ferragamo Spa e Nautor Swan

 

4:15 – 5:45 PM TALK

Moderator: Massimo Musio Sale

Testimonials Shipyards and Companies

Lorenzo Pollicardo, SYBAss

Niccolò Morando Baglietto

Federico Rossi, Rossinavi

Alberto Osculati, Osculati

Former student testimonies

Nicola Olivieri, Head of Allstars Design Allstars Engineering Group

Giuditta Napoli, Yacht Designer e Partner Fulvio De Simoni Yacht Design

Daniela Petrozzi, Sales Director Benetti

Errico Riggio, Vicepresident at Sanlorenzo

 

5:45 PM Final greetings

6:00 PM Visit La Spezia Campus Laboratories