Dee Caffari to deliver breakfast keynote speech at METS

The International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) and METSTRADE have announced that renowned sailor, Dee Caffari, will deliver the breakfast keynote speech at the METSTRADE show on 16th November 2021.

The METSTRADE Breakfast Briefing is the traditional kick-off of the show and includes a keynote speech, which is then followed by the ceremony for the DAME Design Award.

Amongst her accolades, Caffari is the first woman to have sailed single-handed and non-stop around the world in both directions.

“I am delighted to be invited to the METSTRADE show this year,” says Caffari. “We are all excited to have the chance to come together face to face and share technology, development and innovation that allows us to future proof the global leisure marine industry. Together we can achieve so much more, so it is exciting to come to the show and be able to hear from the experts themselves.”

The topic of Caffari’s breakfast keynote is ‘The Ocean unites us all, socially, economically and environmentally’. In a statement, the METSTRADE organisers said Caffari ‘will explore the challenges the world has been facing, and how to bounce back out of this much stronger. She believes this is our chance to rebuild for the better and look to future-proof our industry by leading the way in sustainability.’

The Breakfast Briefing will take place on the morning of Tuesday 16 November in the auditorium of the RAI Convention Centre, prior to opening of METSTRADE 2021. Attendance for exhibitors and VIP guests is invitation only. Following her breakfast keynote, Caffari will also be special guest in the METSTRADE TV programme ‘Good Day METSTRADE’, which will be livestreamed from the TV studio on the METSTRADE show floor.