Unleash Future Boats: United in Strength for Democracy and Diversity On Sunday, January 28, 2024, our team at Unleash Future Boats, led by our CEO Diana Engelhard and CTO Stefanie Engelhard , made a powerful statement for democracy, diversity, and tolerance in Schleswig. Holding the Progress Pride Flag , we demonstrated our support for these fundamental values of our society. This peaceful gathering was an impressive display of the power of community engagement. The inspiring conversations and encounters that Diana and Stefanie experienced during the event highlighted the strength of coll ..read more

Unleash Future Boats: Unleash Future Boats Announces Leadership Transition to Mrs. Diana Engelhard In a defining moment for our company and the wider business community, Unleash Future Boats (UFB) is honored to announce a transformative change in our leadership. We are moving forward with our esteemed leader, formerly known as Lars Engelhard, who will now be embraced as Mrs. Diana Engelhard. She will be referred to using the pronouns “she/her”. This milestone is a testament to courage, authenticity, and the progressive ethos at the heart of UFB. Mrs. Engelhard’s transition is a pioneering st ..read more

Education: Navigating the Future of Education Unleash Future Boats and the University of Lübeck’s Pioneering Approach to Challenge-Based Learning At Unleash Future Boats GmbH, we believe in the power of innovation, education, and ethical responsibility to steer us towards a sustainable future. It’s with great pride that we announce our ongoing collaboration with the University of Lübeck and the Ethical Innovation Hub, now entering its third year, where we continue to integrate students into the heart of our activities through challenge-based learning. This year, our focus areas are divided in ..read more

Schleswig-Holstein: Famous Meeting in the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament Our CTO Stefanie A. Engelhard was invited to the very interesting event in the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament. A panel discussion on the topic “What does it mean to make Schleswig-Holstein the first #climateneutral #industrialized country by 2040?” with absolute great participant! Moderator Lasse Petersdotter, Green Party parliamentary group leader and spokesman for business and labor, impressed with great questions. Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck gave insights into the federal government’s perspe ..read more

Australia: Finalist at The Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2023 EXCITING NEWS! We’re finalists in The Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2023! Unleash Future Boats has been selected by Ocean Impact Organisation from 200 applications across 54 countries. We’re in great company, with our inspiring fellow finalists all working on unique ocean health solutions. We’ll also be pitching to a team of judges and investors from 1000 Ocean Startups at OIO’s virtual demo day later this month. The Winner and Award Recipients will be announced LIVE at INNOVOCEAN on 22 November in Sydney. Learn more → https://www.ocean-impact ..read more

Thesis: Top grade for Noah Art Leinwebers bachelor’s thesis! We are pleased to celebrate the outstanding achievement of Noah Leinweber, who completed his bachelor’s thesis with the top grade of 1.0! The work entitled “Potential analysis for the development of ethical guidelines for highly automated inland shipping” was written as part of the “Robotics and Autonomous Systems” course at the University of Lübeck and submitted in April 2023. We at Unleash Future Boats GmbH are proud to be part of this remarkable academic achievement. The work was created in close collaboration with our CEO Lar ..read more

brand eins: brand eins: The way across the water Great artikel about Unleash Future Boats GmbH by Torben Müller in Brand Eins in May 2023. “It was clear to the Engelhards that in order to be able to realize their ideas, they had to change the industry – and the element. They founded their own business, moved from Bavaria to Schleswig-Holstein and moved their developments from the road to the water.” Link to the online article https://www.brandeins.de/magazine/brand-eins-wirtschaftsmagazin/2023/umdenken/der-weg-uebers-wasser Der Beitrag brand eins: The way across the water erschien zuers ..read more

ESA BIC: Space meets Ocean Unleash Future Boats GmbH is a digital company in the mobility and logistics industry with its headquarters in Germany. We are developing an ecosystem for zero emission autonomous boats and ships with fully digital ports, shipyards and joint ventures. Big THANK YOU! to Arne and his DREHGUT team. Wonderful to see our partner AMPD Technologies from Canada in this video, unveiling what we are planning for the Digital Port – the world’s first zeroemission and fully digital harbor ! European Space Agency (ESA BIC NG) presenting Unleash Future Boats Der Beitrag ESA BI ..read more

Deutsche Welle: Deutsche Welle: Low Rhine levels threaten to sink industries Low water in the #Rhine – again! We need to find answers to make our #supplychain much more #sustainable and #resilient in times of #climatechange. Our #team strives to create solutions for #maritime #transport even in times of uncertainty and multiple crises. For you, for your children and for all future generations. Memories of the 2018 drought shock: In #2018, the #Rhine waterway was #closed to freight traffic for a total of #132 days. “According to the Federation of German Industries, one third of the companie ..read more

UN: Member of the UN-ECE Transformative Innovation Network ETIN Entering the United Nations at Geneva, Switzerland I have been invited to the expert panel of the UN-ECE Transformative Innovation Network (ETIN) kick-off of United Nations in Geneva Nov 14th and 15th. I really took a while to sink in (but really no need to carry a kitchen sink though! #ElonMusk) In my role as CTO and female founder, I became selected member of the #ETIN network. Wow! I feel so honored! What is ETIN? The UN–ECE Transformative Innovation Network (ETIN) brings together innovation agencies, policy makers, governmen ..read more