Month: April 2018

Organised by the Junior Chamber International, from April 27 to 29, the fifth edition of Startup Weekend Monaco promises to be more memorable than ever.

Over just three days and two nights, competitors will rise to the challenge of breaking out of their comfort zone to turn an innovative idea into a promising start-up.

For Christelle Lefebvre, the founder of Yakila, the 54 hours of the Startup Weekend allowed her to realise what she could do: “Last year, I came out of curiosity and to answer certain questions. I was scared to pitch my project, thinking it was not good enough. But after that, everything changed for me. This was the trigger to turn my idea into a concrete project.”

Yakila allows you to combine the advantages of a web portal with those of a mobile application so you can go to a cultural outing with people who share your tastes and interests for the same event.

This year again over 54 hours, 90 participants will be challenged to create their own startup. In total immersion for three days in the offices of MonacoTech in Fontvieille these aspiring entrepreneurs will be followed and coached by a number of mentors. This event allows the most innovative ideas to take shape, but it also pushes creators with very diverse profiles to exchange ideas with each other and meet investors, co-founders and sponsors.

Starting on Friday, April 27, participants will have to present their concept in one minute and then receive the most support and be part of the 10 selected projects. Teams will then be trained to transform this idea into a startup and, hopefully, receive the recognition of the jury on the final day. During these three days of competition, a number of energetic activities will be held to motivate and support those involved, including a visited by the President of the National Council, Stéphane Valeri.

Finally, on Sunday, April 29, the projects will be presented formally to the members of the jury who will choose the three winners of the 2018 edition.

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Built for the Belgian group Jan de Nul, which specialises in dredging and the building of sea embankments, the 192-metre ”Simon Stevin” is the world’s largest ship capable of installing underwater structures. The huge vessel is currently at work in Portier Cove, where the offshore expansion project is underway.

At the end of a press visit on Wednesday, April 25, a Press Point was held in the presence of Valérie Davenet, Director of the Environment, Régis Adeline, General Manager of SAM L’Anse du Portier and Christophe Hirsinger, Director of Bouygues Travaux Publics Monaco, the main contractor.

Among the topics addressed were the numerous measures already taken to minimise the environmental impact, the quality of the bathing water and the acoustic measurements put in place.

The phasing of the work was also discussed. The embankment activities, which require the presence of “Simon Stevin” and constitute the current phase of the work, should be completed no later than the first half of June 2018.

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Portier land extension project makes progress

As part of the partnership between the International University of Monaco (IUM), the Monaco Impact Association and the Oceanographic Museum, some 60 students from the Master’s and Bachelor’s classes have been working since last October on innovative solutions to sensitise younger generations to environmental themes, and especially to the protection of the oceans.

On Thursday, May 3, at the Oceanographic Museum, four teams will submit their projects in turn, cantered on two topics: The Oceanographic Museum as a tool for sharing and raising awareness for young people ans The organization of an inter-school “challenge” on the creation of new concepts with a positive impact on the environment.

The jury will be composed of Frédéric Genta, Interministerial Delegate for the Digital Transition of the Principality of Monaco, Jean-Philippe Muller, Director of IUM, Peter Kütemann, President of Monaco Impact, and Robert Calcagno, Director of the Oceanographic Museum.

The award ceremony will take place after the presentations and the jury’s deliberation.

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The Charities of Monaco Life: Monaco Impact

On April 25, HE Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Principality of Monaco to UNODC, and Jean-Luc Lemahieu, Director of the Division of Policy Analysis and Public Relations at UNODC, signed the renewal of the Financing Agreement to help the Sahel countries – Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad – to strengthen their criminal justice systems in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism.

Signed in Vienna, the agreement, which has been renewed for three years, is a continuation of the Principality’s activities within UNODC and, more generally, the continuation of the efforts of the Prince’s Government in the fight against terrorism. Monaco’s new contribution for these three years will amount to €120,000.

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Following his 2016 exhibition “Delete? Monaco”, Thierry Bisch visited CREM on Monday evening for a private cocktail to hand one of his works to Prince Albert and, the next day, to give a lecture.

Born in 1953 and the grandson of a painter, Thierry joined the Ecole Supérieure des Arts in Toulouse at the end of the 1970s, where he developed a passion for drawing and the live model.

Arriving in Paris in the 80s, the artist met the designer Thierry Mugler and became his personal assistant for ten years. Over the next two decades, his many exhibitions represented a turning point in his career and added to his growing reputation. In 2016, as part of the 10th anniversary of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Thierry Bisch used the Principality as a backdrop to exhibit the works in his collection. Delete? Monaco presented a number of animal species threatened with extinction.

On this occasion, the Club des Résidents Etrangers de Monaco (CREM), was the setting for one of his works, The Golden Frog of Panama-Atelopus Zeteki.

Following the success of his exhibition, the artist chose CREM’s premises on Monday, April 23, in collaboration with Ferus Gallery, to offer one of his works to HSH Prince Albert for his 60th birthday.

This event was an opportunity for Thierry to thank His Serene Highness for his involvement and commitment in the fight against the threat of extinction of protected species. On the following day the artist returned to CREM to give a lecture on the sixth wave of extinction of animal species and to exchange points of view on the subject with members present.

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