#EnergyBoatChallenge · Careers & Opportunities

Job Forum

Bridging horizons students meet the nautical industry. The Yachting Job Forum connects students, graduates, young professionals and recruiters from the yachting and sustainable boating sectors. Organised as part of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, this on-site networking and recruitment event helps companies meet emerging talent and gives candidates direct access to careers in the maritime industry.

Practical info

Last edition : 7– 8 July 2026

At the YCM Hospitality Unit, Monaco in person, during the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge.

Why attend

One place, two goals: recruit and get recruited

Whether you are a company looking to recruit or a candidate looking for your next role, the Yachting Job Forum is a direct way to build connections in the maritime and sustainable boating sectors. It combines networking, recruitment, industry insight and career discovery in a focused environment linked to the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge.

Monaco Energy Boat Challenge,  July 07, 2026, Monaco, (photo by Gian Mattia D’Alberto/Lapresse)
★ Practical info

Two days, on-site

10:00–17:00 at the YCM Hospitality Unit in person, during the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (7–8 July 2026).

Provisional programme ·

job forum programme

Select a day to view the full Job Forum schedule, including participating companies, presentations, conferences, and networking sessions. Each session shows the relevant company and time slot.

10.00am – 1.00pm

Hill Robinson / Azimut Benetti

1.00pm - 5.00pm

Oceanco / Azimut Benetti

10.00am - 1.00pm

Safe Harbor

1.00pm - 5.00pm

Palumbo SY REFIT / Oceanco

Who's it for

Recruiters and candidates, side by side

The Job Forum brings companies and emerging talent into the same room each with a clear reason to be there.

For companies & recruiters

Hire the next generation

For students & job seekers

Find your next role

They take part

Some companies involved

Leading shipyards, industry groups and partners join the Job Forum to meet emerging talent.

sbm offshor'e
SBM Offshore
safe harbor
Safe Harbor
logo oceanco
Oceanco
ferretti
Ferretti Group
azimut
Azimut | Benetti
lursssen
Lürssen
UBS
BMW
aqua
Aqua superPower
natpower
NatPower H
esa
ESA NanoTech
SMEG
Where it leads

Some success stories

Former participants who turned a Monaco Energy Boat Challenge experience into a career in the maritime and energy sectors.

Esmee Huijten

Esmee Huijten

TU Delft Solar Boat · 2018

Responsible for data acquisition and strategy. Now Optimization Manager at Axpo.

Louis De Moro

Louis De Moro

HydroGadz · 2019

After gaining fuel-cell experience, now Head of Testing at HELION.

Szilard Czibere

BME Solar Boat · 2021

Helped develop Denmark’s first autonomous ferry; now Development Manager at the Yacht Club de Monaco.

Thomas Grosjean

Arts et Métiers · 2019

Now a fuel-cell engineer (maritime & waterway) at Helion Hydrogen Power.

Stefano Pezzotta

Stefano Pezzotta

Politecnico di Milano · 2022

Renewable-energy engineer on the Rolls-Royce Graduate Programme.

Sanaa Mohammad

Team Sea Sakthi, Kumaraguru · 2022

Now working at the Communications Ministry in India.

Take part

Recruit, or get recruited

Companies: meet the talent of tomorrow. Candidates: take the next step in your maritime career on-site at the YCM Hospitality Unit.