Webinar: The Future of Superyacht Design and HNW culture, SuperyachtNews

By Matthew Griffin Featured Futurist 1st October 2021

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF

Superyachts builders, owners, and operators are trying to be more green and sustainable, and thanks to new innovations they’re moving the dial …

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It’s been a while since we last got together so thank you to Martin at SuperyachtNews for asking me to take part in his One on One webinar series where we investigated the future of superyachts, the community and maritime innovations, and of course high net worth (HNW) and ultra high net worth (UHNW) culture.

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Most people see superyachts as the expensive playthings of the super rich, and even though that’s often not the whole story – as is the case with the $750 Million Earth 300 scientific superyacht – it’s no surprise they became people’s go to havens during the global pandemic.

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However, that asides, the industry has been pushing for years now to highlight and boost its green credentials with some manufacturers and operators believing they can use these magnificent temples to commercialism for good by using them to promote cutting edge maritime innovations such as 3D printed materials, Artificial Intelligence control systems, blockchain supply chains, digital twins, hydrogen fuels, and more.

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And, while some might scoff at the mere concept and others might compare the industry to Formula 1, Formula E’s, or even the space industry’s own lofty innovation led ambitions, there are others that simply say that if you want to show that you are an individual who takes sustainability seriously then you don’t buy a superyacht in the first place. But people do which then leads us full circle again to conversations about how we might use superyachts and the superyacht community to develop and promote the best of green maritime innovations – to save the planet. Naturally.

It seems like the ultimate irony and the ultimate debate so dive into the video above and let me know your own thoughts.

Matthew Griffin / About Author

Described by NASA as a "Walking Encyclopaedia of the Future" and one of the world’s most in demand keynote speakers Matthew Griffin, Founder and Futurist in Chief of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm, is a multi-award winning Futurist and strategic foresight expert, author, lecturer, mentor, podcast and YouTube host.

With a distinguished career running global business units at Atos, EMC, and IBM today Matthew helps leaders and titans of industry from all over the world explore the impact of the inter sections of technology, culture, and leadership, then helps them create high performance organisations that can continuously disrupt, outpace, and outthink their competition.

15 times author of the hit series the Codex of the Future series Matthew's ability to identify, track, and explain the impacts of hundreds of emerging technologies and trends on global business, culture, and society has earned him a powerful reputation and a roster of clients that include royal households, world leaders across the G7, G20, and G77, and many of the world's most recognised and exceptional organisations including ABB, Accenture, ABN Amro, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi Group, Coca Cola, Deloitte, Dentons, Disney, Dow, EY, Google, KPMG, Lego, Microsoft, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Nokia, Paramount, PepsiCo, PWC, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, T-Mobile, UBS, Visa, WIRED, WPP and hundreds of others.

Matthew is regularly featured in the global media including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, TIME, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ, and his mission is to help organisations create a fair and sustainable future whose benefits are shared by everyone irrespective of their ability, background, or circumstances.