Simon is fascinated by the decisive role of energy in every person’s life, from personal comfort up to society’s economic development and world spanning environmental effects.
He graduated in power generation and subsequently spent over 40 years in major energy related companies.

As a Navy officer, he educated naval cadets of the Royal Dutch Navy in different aspects of ship’s propulsion, which lead to the position of engineering manager for propulsion systems of a major European shipyard.

Via business positions in global energy industries he became Director of Energy at a leading European engineering / contracting company.

He ran his own company Flexogen in the operation of large combined power&heat plants.
Now he is a consultant in sustainable energy. In one of his talks, he will demonstrate cruising being a most sustainable way to holiday. 

Simon is an outgoing personality, who loves to become acquainted with new people. Next to Dutch, he is fluent in English and German, speaks French and some Spanish. 
Simon is engaged in activating fellow citizens to participate in the energy transition process in the Netherlands, in a sensible way.

In his career, he enjoyed being a regular speaker at professional seminars, known for his unconventional approach and humor to arouse and hold the interest of the audience. He is actively engaging his audience, speaking freely without notes.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

General
Cruise talks shall be interesting, inspiring and fun! Good pictures and clips brought interactively to arouse questions and discussion with the guests. This subject, nowadays hotly debated on an almost daily basis, is well suited for this.
All talks will be itinerary related by showing local energy issues – fuels used, environmental issues – and also by highlighting aspects of the ship we are actually sailing on!

I. Forms of Energy
Some basics, showing different forms and their relative importance as well as pro’s and cons associated with them. Talk illustrated with numerous slides incl. some stunning pictures.

II. Electric Power
Most convenient source to use energy, being in every aspect of our daily life – no life possible without it! Availability taken for granted – 24 hours/day, 365 days/year – what if not (€€€ !)?

III. Ship’s Energy
Main propulsion, but also systems providing all utilities we use all day long. Showing proof that cruising is a most sustainable way to holiday. Use of Cruise Line PR – material if available. EXTRA – guided tour on board the ship.

IV. Energy & Environment
Environmental effects (climate) of energy use. Including interesting video clips (experiments for all electric city/society), options for way forward.
Discussion of questions and/or suggestions of the guests.

New application.

Presentations are in Power Point format, with numerous illustrations incl. video clips.
They are delivered standing without reference to notes.
Interactive speaker.