Blue Match Sardegna: startups and maritime businesses meet at the Show

During the closing day of the Sardinia Boat Show 2026, the panel “Blue Match Sardegna: connecting startups and local maritime businesses” took place, moderated by Andrea Gianotti, Head of the Il Sole 24 Ore Research Center, and opened by welcoming remarks from Antonio Loriga, Vice President of CIPNES-Gallura.

The discussion featured Davide Besnati, Senior Vice President of Dantherm Group; Giuseppe Carusi, CEO & Founder of Sea-X; Jacopo Cassina, CEO and Co-founder of Holonix; Gianni Deriu, Key Account Manager Italy at QION Europa; Roger Ericson, Founder and CEO of Electric Elegance Italia, who joined remotely with a video presentation of the project “Electric Elegance – powered by Sealance”; Domenico Liuzzi, Project Manager at Sealance; Guglielmo La Via, CEO and Co-founder of Navia Yachts; and Francesco Zaini, President of Libra-REV.

During the panel, participants discussed topics related to innovation applied to the nautical sector, energy sustainability, digitalization, and the connections between startups, companies, and investors within the blue economy sector.