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IWMC 2025 heads to Venice WORLD NEWS AMI keynote announced USA: Bill Benjamin will deliver the opening keynote address at the 2024 Association of Marina Industries (AMI) Conference & Expo. His presentation “Build a high-performance, last 8% culture” is sponsored by Suntex Marinas. Benjamin has over 30 years of business experience and organisations like the US Marines, NASA, Intel, Goldman Sachs and The Mayo Clinic call on him for his expertise in performance and leadership. “Bill addresses all those tough conversations that we tend to avoid because they are uncomfortable and hard, i.e. ‘the last 8%’, and that are often the most important conversations that aren’t happening. He will provide ITALY: The ICOMIA WorldMarinas Conference (IWMC) 2025 will be held 15th- 17th October at Venezia Certosa Marina in Venice. The event has the support of the Region and Municipality of Venice, the Venice Port Authority, the International Airport of Venice managed by Save, Assomarinas, Confindustria Nautica and Confindustria Veneto Est. Alberto Sonino of Vento di Venezia, the audience with tips and tools on how to gain the courage to have those difficult conversations and why this is critical to the success of building a highperforming team,” says AMI chair John Swick CMM. “We are looking forward to having Bill join the conference next year.” The 2024 AMI Conference & Expo will be held at the Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 30th January – 1st February. the owners and managers of Venezia Certosa Marina, has already secured substantial sponsor support for the event and gave an inspiring presentation to delegates attending the successful IWMC event this year in Portugal. M3 to boost Amaala to La Belle Classe SAUDI ARABIA: Red Sea Global (RSG), the developer behind The Red Sea and Amaala tourism destinations, has partnered with Monaco Marina Management (M3) to establish RSG’s Amaala Yacht Club as one of the world’s premier yachting destinations. Together, they will work to meet the criteria and standards of ‘La Belle Classe Destinations’, a certification owned and operated by Yacht Club de Monaco. The agreement also covers developing an exceptional event calendar and creating a sailing academy. “The Amaala Yacht Club, with its signature architecture inspired by the rock formations that created our Triple Bay millennia ago, will be the stunning centrepiece of our marina development. With M3’s support, our facilities, operations, services and amenities will ensure our Yacht Club honours the striking landscape in which it is set and makes Amaala one of the world’s most distinguished yachting destinations,” said Red Sea Global group CEO, John Pagano. Designed by leading architecture firm HKS and sitting in a ten-ha (25-acre) basin, the ultra-luxurious four-storey club boasts a 120-berth marina and can accommodate yachting events, regattas and launches. Phase one of Amaala, focused on the Triple Bay masterplan, is well underway, with the first guests set to be welcomed in 2025. www.marinaworld.com – November/December2023 7
