ICOMIA and Metstrade announced that Cory Combs, co-founder of aviation electric propulsion company Ampaire, will deliver the Breakfast Briefing keynote speech at the trade show Nov. 15.
Metstrade runs Nov. 15-17 at RAI Amsterdam.
Organizers said Combs’ speech — “Paragon or Pariah? Sustainability Challenges and Opportunities from the Sky to the Sea” — will explain a key takeaway from his experience at Ampaire: to start small and iterate with the technology and infrastructure that exists today, rather than waiting for silver-bullet solutions.
“The marine leisure industry shares many challenges with aviation, especially small aircraft, in terms of public perception and difficulty in going green,” Combs said in a statement. “In aviation, there is the flight-shaming movement, and recently there has been no small amount of boat-shaming, too. The marine leisure industry, like aerospace, will stick out like a sore thumb unless we show the way toward a cleaner future.”
The Breakfast Briefing will take place in the auditorium of the RAI Convention Centre prior to the opening of Metstrade.
