A virtual meeting to review the nautical industry and innovation

With the cancellation of the Boot Düsseldorf, the International Breakfast Meeting and the new associated event BlueInvest workshop will be held online. Program and practical arrangements of these annual meetings of the European yachting industry.

Events to continue despite cancellation of Boot Düsseldorf

The 2022 edition of the Düsseldorf Boat Show was to mark the physical return of the International Breakfast Meeting, which brings together professionals from the nautical sector and institutions around conferences and speeches on the state of the industry. The BlueInvest Workshop was also to make its debut to promote sustainable innovation in the boating industry. In order to maintain these objectives, the organizers have decided to maintain the organization in a digital version.

The 7th International Breakfast Meeting will be held online on january 25 between 10 and 11:30 am while the participants of the 1st BlueInvest Workshop will meet on january 24 between 10:30 and 13:00 .

Registration is possible on the Boot Düsseldorf website.

Nautical stakeholders and beyond

The International Breakfast Meeting 2022 will see the intervention of experts from the nautical industry, but also from the automotive industry to broaden the perspectives evoked. The annual theme will focus on the challenges of supply chains and the European Union's approach to trade in the future.

The expected experts are:

  • Cristina Rueda-Catry, expert in the cabinet of the European Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis)
  • Marc Diening, General Manager of Bavaria Yachts
  • Alessandro Gianneschi, director of the pump manufacturer Gianneschi Pumps & Blowers and vice-president of Cofindustria Nautica
  • Michael Heinemann, Managing Director of Phoenix Contact
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