Shipcon 2021
YoungShip Rotterdam
From October 19 until November 5 YoungShip Rotterdam will organise Shipcon 2021. The international event will be comprised of two elements, a conference track spanning some 16 hours of content, across 15+ sessions featuring over 30 speakers from across the maritime industry and an experiential event element, the Shipcon Shipathon where 25 teams will compete against each other for top honors.
The conference element will focus in on three main conference tracks providing a dynamic mix of presentations, panel discussions, workshops, interactive elements, and learning initiatives all designed to engage participants.
In combination with the events main themed tracks, Shipcon 2021 will feature a “hackathon” styled hybrid experiential element where teams will compete to pitch the best solution to one of three sustainability challenges. We are happy to announce that Young RMSC is involved in organised the dedicated Sustainable Ship Finance case.
Shipcon 2021 was first organised by YoungShip International in 2015. Since then it has grown year-on-year. Each year, a different chapter of YoungShip is awarded the privilege of hosting Shipcon with Rotterdam receiving the privilege in 2020.
However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the event was cancelled for 2020 and shifted to 2021 and given the uncertainty of the ongoing, and varied pandemic recoveries, YoungShip has taken the decision to offer the event in a hybrid form for the first time ever.
While the event has been shaped to appeal to young maritime professionals, the learning and engagement elements are equally interesting for those looking to understand the mindsets of the future of the maritime industry and where it is headed and older individuals as well as those who are young at heart are encouraged to participate.
YoungShip Rotterdam, The Netherlands based chapter of YoungShip International, provides networking, learning, and community engagement opportunities for young maritime professionals in the Rotterdam area. Founded in 2004 in Norway, YoungShip International has grown steadily over the past 16 years with over 3,000 global members.