On November 16th, 2022, Soundings Trade Only, British Marine and METSTRADE joined forces to offer the first Women in the Marine Industry International event. More than 120 women and men attended the session at the METSTRADE show in Amsterdam. The event included a global panel of female industry leaders: Malin Schwartz, Senior Vice President, Volvo Penta; Nona Pedersen, General Manager, Propspeed; Delphine Planes, Vice President of Purchasing, Groupe Beneteau, Boat Division; Barbara Amerio, CEO PerMare Group and Leontien Moulijn, Franchise Development Manager EMEA, Freedom Boat Club a division of Brunswick. During the panel discussion, the speakers shared their backgrounds, experience and insights as female leaders working in the marine industry with the packed Elicium theatre and thoroughly engaged audience. The video of this panel discussion is below.
