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Day: 30 April 2021

Eco-Friendly Ever Monaco returns in May

by: Stephanie Horsman
30/04/2021

The 16th edition of Ever Monaco is set to take place at the Espace Fontvieille, giving visitors a glimpse at the latest products and improvements in renewable energies and sustainable mobility.
Ever Monaco is returning to Monaco from Wednesday 5th to Friday 7th May in a new larger space, the Espace Fontvieille, to accommodate unprecedented demand by exhibitors and giving guests nearly 9,000 square metres of displays to view.
There will be high-level scientific lectures from researchers, academics and industrialists, debates amongst experts and networking occasions punctuating the event as well as a special ‘Start-Up Village’ organised by the Institut Mines-Telecom (IMT) offering a selection of new businesses the opportunity to present their products or solutions to decision makers and investors.
The three-day event “will be the scene of international meetings themed on green vehicles and renewable energy,” says Bernard Fautrier, Chairman of EVER, who adds that the aim is to support the Principality’s current conscious efforts in these fields.
“Since his accession, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco has committed the Principality to steady progress in the field of clean mobility,” says Mr Fautrier. “In the field of mobility, the grant mechanisms put in place for individuals and businesses, the partnership agreements signed with manufacturers and the action taken spontaneously by public utility companies and administrations have resulted in making Monaco a pioneer in electro-mobility.
“Wind power, solar power, water power… energy is the second keynote theme of Ever Monaco, with a view to supporting change by raising awareness of the development of renewable energy sources and of the improvement in energy efficiency.”
The event is welcoming over 40 exhibitors including representatives from huge automotive corporations such as BMW, Renault, SAMGF, makers of Smart and Mercedes, Honda, Porsche and Mini, as well as players in the energy field such as Dalkia-EDF, Monaco-based Hydro Solar, Sun Wave, Monaco Tech and the Energy Transition Mission (MGTE) which is an arm of the Monaco government whose goal is to make the Principality carbon neutral by 2050.
There will also be some special events at the conference, notably the seventh edition of the Riviera Electric Challenge, which brings users together on a cross border driving circuit into Italy, demonstrating how e-mobility can work anywhere, as well as the prize-giving ceremony of the Metha Europe competition where the most innovative projects using the themes of Smart Buildings, Smart Cities and Sustainable Cities are selected and rewarded.
 
READ ALSO: Ever Monaco 2020
 
Photo from the 2020 edition of EVER Monaco, by Monaco Life
 
 

‘Made in Monaco’ fashion show on GP weekend

by: Stephanie Horsman
30/04/2021

Organisers of the Amber Lounge Monaco Charity Fashion Show have announced a partnership with Monte-Carlo Fashion Week and the Monaco Fashion Council, making this year’s event truly homegrown.

The 2021 Amber Lounge Monaco Charity Fashion Show will be held during the Grand Prix weekend, on Friday 21st May at the Grimaldi Forum. The event will showcase both local Monaco brands as well as international brands who pay tribute to Monaco with environmentally sustainable collections.

“We are delighted and proud to be working with Monte-Carlo Fashion Week and the Monaco Chamber of Commerce,” said Amber Lounge CEO and Founder, Sonia Irvine. “We are excited to work with their charismatic teams as well as designers both local to Monaco but also those who strive to design sustainable collections, a first for Amber Lounge. The show will truly be a dynamic show of fashion and motorsport combined.”

Designers include local favourites such as Inessa Creations Monaco, Beach and Cashmere Monaco, Laura Spreti and JFC Style Authority Menswear. International designers include Ymaginaria and Pasquini Roma.  

The Fashion Show will also feature a charity auction that will benefit Caudwell Children who support physically and mentally disabled children and their families. Lots up for grabs include the chance to stay at the Hatt et SöNER where a personal champagne vintage will be created just for the winner, a stay at a magnificent Whistler Canada ski chalet for 12, a specially commissioned painting by artist Arunas Rutkus, an African Safari in Kenya, a Michael Schumacher 2021 one-kilo gold coin, and a regenerative health experience on a private island in Thailand, to name but a few.  

Amber Lounge is a staple of the Grand Prix circuit, being widely regarded by many as a pioneer in F1 nightlife experiences.

 
 

New Ambassadors welcomed

by: Cassandra Tanti
30/04/2021

Ambassadors from Jordan, Argentina, Benin and Nepal have been officially recognised by Prince Albert and the government of Monaco.
On Thursday 29th April during a lunch organised at the Hermitage Hotel, Director General of the Department of External Relations and Cooperation Isabelle Rosabrunetto received Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Makram Mustafa A. Queisi, Ambassador of the Argentine Republic Leonardo Costantino, Ambassador of Benin Eusèbe Agbangla, and Dipak Adhikari, Ambassador of Nepal.
The diplomats presented their Letters of Credence to HSH the Sovereign Prince in the morning ahead of the lunch.
Makram Mustafa A. Queisi, who graduated with a Masters in Diplomatic Studies from the University of Westminster (UK) and a Bachelor of Computer Science, began his career holding various positions in the Royal Palace in Amman. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs  and from 2005 became Ambassador of several Central European countries before being appointed to UNESCO Portugal, the Holy See and France.
After studying Political Science and International Relations, Leonardo Costantino entered the Institute for the Foreign Service of the Nation which led him to a career in diplomacy. He worked for several years at the Ministry of Economy and Production, at the Embassy of Argentina in Uruguay and was Chief of Staff of the Undersecretariat of Development, Trade Promotion and Investment. He joined France as Head of the Economic Section of the Embassy and became Ambassador in June 2020.
Eusèbe Agbangla has carried out advanced studies in the field of International Relations in Benin, Cameroon, France and the United States. A career diplomat and politician, he held various positions in several ministerial cabinets and rose through the ranks of the MFA. In 2015, he became Ambassador of Benin to Denmark, with jurisdiction over Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. He has been Ambassador of the French Republic since July 2020.
Holder of a degree in Law and Political Science, Dipak Adhikari joined the M.A.E. in 1987. He successively served in Calcutta, Washington DC, New Delhi and Abu Dahbi before becoming Ambassador of Nepal to France in 2019. He is also accredited in Andorra and Portugal and, in addition, is Permanent Delegate to UNESCO.
 
Photo from left to right: Makram Mustafa A. Queisi, Eusèbe Agbangla, Isabelle Rosabrunetto, Dipak Adhikari, and Leonardo Costantino by  Stéphane Danna / Government Communication Department