The Minister of Industry and Vice-President of the Fair Institution, Manuel Fernández, oversees the preparations for this initiative, which aspires to become “a benchmark in the maritime sector in the islands.”
The Tenerife Exhibition Centre is finalising details for the opening of the inaugural edition of the Canary Islands Boat Show, an event that aims to establish itself as “a benchmark in the maritime sector in the islands.”
The First Canary Islands Boat Show will be inaugurated tomorrow (Friday, September 19), with the attendance of the Vice-President of the Cabildo, Lope Afonso, the Minister of Industry and Vice-President of the Exhibition Centre, Manuel Fernández, and the Manager of Asnáutica, Carmen Fernández Ibars.
Manuel Fernández visited the facilities of the fair institution today, where preparations for the Show are underway. This event is included in the annual program of the Exhibition Centre, funded by the Cabildo, which the Minister believes signifies “the provision of resources to consolidate the Exhibition Centre as a venue for major events, positioning Tenerife at the heart of social and economic activity in the Canary Islands.”
The First Canary Islands Boat Show will take place from September 19 to 21 at the Exhibition Centre, featuring 50 exhibitors and 60 stands, distributed across 10,000 square meters of the Grand Hall of the institution.
Experts from the Naval Sector, Blue Economy, and Cetaceans
The first edition of the Canary Islands Boat Show will include a conference room located in the Grand Hall of the Tenerife Exhibition Centre, where talks, presentations, and panel discussions will cover topics such as “The Need for Welding Procedures in the Naval Sector,” “Cetaceans of Macaronesia,” and the “Canary Islands Blue Economy Strategy.”
The programme will begin on Friday, September 19, at 12:00 with the presentation “Canary Islands Blue Economy Strategy” delivered by Gustavo González de Vega, Vice-Minister of Economy and Internationalisation of the Government of the Canary Islands. Following this, projects Aquawind and Ecoemprendes will be presented by speakers Javier Ro from the Canary Islands Agency for Research, Innovation and Information Society, and Alberto Dieter (Cohesion Factory), respectively.
The afternoon session, commencing at 13:30, will be led by Antonio Eres, a welding specialist, and Ana González, Director of Training at the Provincial Federation of Metal Entrepreneurs and New Technologies of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (FEMETE), in a conversation titled “The Need for Procedures and Welding Certification in the Naval Sector.”
At 14:00, the topic will shift to “Cetaceans of Macaronesia” with Raquel Afonso Pérez, Educator at Loro Parque Foundation.
On Friday, September 19, activities in the Conference Room will continue at 16:00 with a panel discussion titled “The Future of the Industrial and Naval Centre of the Canary Islands,” featuring Ana Zurita, General Director of Industry of the Government of the Canary Islands; Manuel Fernández, Minister of Industry of the Cabildo of Tenerife; Juan Antonio Jiménez, President of FEMETE; the President of Asnáutica, Carmen Fernández; Nicolás Quintana, President of ATI-COM; José González, General Secretary of FEMETE; and Ana González, Director of Training at FEMETE.
The programme will conclude on Friday with the following presentations:
17:30 – 18:00 – Electricity and Energy Onboard
Speaker: Marc Batista.
18:00 – 18:30 – Training by Nicolás Quintana Workshops
Speaker: Nicolás Quintana.
18:45 – Introduction and Documentary on Lava Reefs
Speaker: Rafa Herrero, Director of the Documentary; REDPROMAR.
The programming for Saturday, September 20, is as follows:
11:00 – 11:30 – Sailing Sports in Tenerife
Speaker: Pablo Pérez de Ascanio, Tenerife Island Sailing Federation (FIVT).
11:30 – 12:00 – Nautical Expeditions
Speaker: Enrique Botana.
12:00 – 12:30 – Radio-Controlled Boats
Speaker: Jesús Espila, Radio-Controlled Boats Association.
12:30 – 13:00 – Cetaceans of Macaronesia
Speaker: Raquel Afonso Pérez, Educator at Loro Parque Foundation.
16:00 – 16:30 – Cetaceans of Macaronesia
Speaker: Raquel Afonso Pérez, Educator at Loro Parque Foundation.
