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Social Programme now available
Monday 17th November
11.00 – 13.45 Registration and Lunch
13.45– 14.00 - Chairman’s Opening Address
14.00 – 15.30 – State of the Industry Keynote Address
Four of the industry’s superyacht business leaders including board members of the Superyacht Builders Association – SYBAss, will participate in a state of the industry address, including an opening session delivered by the editorial team at The Yacht Report that highlights the current state of the superyacht industry from a build and market expansion perspective. The SYBAss members will air their views on the next generation of the business, what should change or needs to change in order to develop the long-term sustainable growth of this rapidly changing marketplace. Questions will be put to the panel by the chair, plus there will be an opportunity for the delegates to debate further the future of the large yacht business.
Michael Breman – Lürssen Yachts
Vincenzo Moccia – Benetti Yachts
Henk de Vries III – Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw
William S. Smith III – Trinity Yachts
15.30 – 16.00 Afternoon Tea
16.00 – 17.15 - The Business Summit
Entrepreneurial and dynamic business men from key and evolving superyacht brands will deliver their perspective on how they have tackled the business and entering the large yacht arena and in some cases how they have approached the process in a different way.
Montie Twining – Calixas Yachts
Wim Koersvelt – Icon Yachts b.v.
17.15 – 18.30 – Submarine Forum
Based on the wave on interest at our various forums, the application of underwater technology is high on the major yacht project specification list, submarine and dive experts will discuss and present the current state of the real submarine market and how the process can go wrong. This will include details of the process of procurement, design, logistics, integration, technical support and manning of such a vital exploration toy.
John Aune – Cayman Islands Shipping Registry
Sir Tim McClement KCB, OBE – Flagship Superyacht Academy
Captain Mick Norman - M.Y. Amevi Surprise
Will Kohnen - SEAmagine Hydrospace Corporation
Sean Dooley - Nautilus Underwater Systems
Patrick Lahey - US Submarines
18.30 – 21.30 ‘Meet the Sponsors’ Welcome Reception
Tuesday 18th November
08.00 – 09.00 Networking Breakfast
09.00 – 10.00 – The Design Summit
A Research and Design team will deliver a case study paper on the process and intelligent execution of design and concepts, specifically looking at how this should integrate better with the construction and engineering phase, this session is based on a long term research project carried out with Amels, Andrew Winch Designs and the Cardiff Business School.
Dr Tim Edwards – Cardiff Business School
Jim Dixon – Andrew Winch Design
Rick Delbridge – Cardiff Business School
10.00 – 11.00 - Business Woman in the Superyacht Arena
A leading female entrepreneur will share her views on how she has grown and developed her business in a male-dominated environment. This executive will highlight her successes and failures and the way in which she has dealt with owners / clients, all while remaining focused on creating a stable, profitable enterprise. In addition, she will provide a personal account of how she sees the market evolving over the next decade.
Joan Sullivan Garrett – MedAire
11.00. 11.30 – Coffee
11.30 – 13.00 - Flag, Class and Code Compliance
This extended debating session following on from GSF 2007, will allow delegates to discuss and debate the various ways in which interpretations and consistency of rules would help improve the process of building and designing large yachts. In addition the session will highlight some of the key changes and developments amongst the Flag states and Class societies.
Peter Southgate - Cayman Islands Shipping Registry
David Ralph – Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Eric Goldring – Goldring & Goldring
Robert Curry - ABS Europe
Paolo Moretti - RINA
Engel de Boer - Lloyds Register
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 16.30 - AV Summit
A panel of experienced A/V Designers and Engineers will discuss High Definition Content : What it is. How it is delivered. The problems it poses the industry. How Cabling Infrastructure must now be changed in the future.
Steve Godleman – Sound Ideas
Rex Barrett - Sound Ideas
Will Faimatea - Bond Technical Management
Zeb Robin - Bond Technical Management
James Ward - Advanced New Technologies Ltd
16.30 – 17.00 Afternoon Tea
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14.30 – 21.00
Shipyard Technical Tour and Technology Presentation
This extended off site session will include a detailed tour of a major new shipyard in Holland, ICON Yachts Harlingen, coupled with a yacht building technology presentation looking at modular construction and engineering efficiency. This will culminate with a drinks reception at the shipyard.
Only 200 places available.
Wednesday 19th November
09.00 – 11.30 Networking Brunch in the Superyacht Pavilion
11.30 – 13.00 - Human Resources Forum
(Venue - Room A) Parallel Session
Following on from last year’s debate and the recent Captain’s Breakfast in Monaco, this session will look at the major issues created by the lack of qualified, technically aware crew, coupled with the arrival of the ILO working directives which will impact the design and build of crew accommodation. This workshop session will attempt to define the ways the industry has to work with the MLC Directive and ensure that the right level of input and feedback prevents the arrival of an unworkable piece of legislation.
Greg Evans – Cayman Islands Shipping Registry
Captain Roger Towner - Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Sir Tim McClement KCB, OBE – Flagship Superyacht Academy
Captain Rodney Hatch - M.Y. Turquoise
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11.30 – 13.00 – Broadband Communications Debate
(Venue - Main Auditorium) Parallel Session
This session will look at the latest on-board broadband technology and the current VSAT applications. The discussion will include a series of live demonstrations of the speed and capability of the various broadband offerings.
Kartik Sihna – Inmarsat
Alex Ekonomou - Global Marine Communications
Kerry Pettitt -Ship Equip UK
13.00 – 14.30 – Lunch
14.30 – 15.45 - The Green Debate
This case study paper will discuss the feasibility and applications of environmental considerations and energy efficient technology into today’s large yacht projects, recent examples will be discussed and presented for debate.
Preben Kristensen – The Dragon Project (China) Ltd.
Hugo Van Wieringen - Azure Naval Architects
Michael Eaglen - High Modulus International
Paul Dielemans - HollandJachtbouw
15.45 – 16.30 - Regulatory Updates
A series of briefing sessions will deliver snapshot reports on what is on the horizon or currently being planned for future implementation. Regulations and conventions that are imminent and those that are several years in evolution will be raised and discussed for the benefit of delegates, including an update from the morning’s ILO / MLC session, plus details of the imminent Bunker Convention, Long Range Identification Tracking and the various Coatings directives.
Angus Maclean – Cayman Islands Shipping Registry
Albert Willemsen - ICOMIA
Simon Milne – Maritime and Coastguard Agency
16.30 – 17.00 Afternoon Tea
17.00 – 18.30 – Delivering Quality & Managing Expectations
A diverse team of experienced players in the large yacht arena will discuss the age-old problem of managing expectations, from the perspective of quality. Paint system issues, interior quality versus cost, engineering system integration and other key areas of the overall finished project will be discussed and debated, with a view to defining the way in which standards and quality of a final delivery can be improved and bench marked. The session will also discuss contracting practices and the risks of current practice being adopted by some of the large shipyards where ultimately this leads to some poor performing parts, systems and solutions on yachts, fuelled by misunderstanding.
Ken Hickling – Awlgrip
Peter Bergsma – CSI
Julien Jouault – Project Manager
John Leonida – Clyde & Co LLP
Michael Eaglen - High Modulus International
18.30 – 22.00 – The Global Superyacht Party
Thursday 20th November
09.30 – 11.00 – Breakfast with James Caan – Investor, Entrepreneur and Yacht Owner
James Caan, one of the UK’s leading business entrepreneurs, venture capitalist, star of the BBC series Dragon’s Den and significant Yacht Owner will share with the delegates, live from London via a Video Conference link, a unique perspective on his life and love of business and more importantly his passion for yachting. The session will deliver three perspectives from this dynamic figurehead and highly intelligent investor;
• The businessman – focusing on his approach to investment opportunities and making a success out of various companies.
• The yachtsman - highlighting the experiences and passion for life afloat and the time spent writing his book.
• The craftsman - demonstrating the knowledge and understanding of building his latest new yacht in Italy.
11.00 – 11.30 – Coffee
11.30 – 12.30 - New Technology Forum
Three specialist companies will deliver 15 minute snap shot case studies on brand new innovative technical applications for the large superyacht sector, including Stabilisation, Exhaust Emissions and Filtration Solutions.
Dipl.-Ing Janne Silden – Blohm + Voss Industries GmbH
Andreas Weber - MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
Roland Kilchsperger – HUG Engineering AG
12.30 – 13.30 - The Noise Debate
A team of noise and vibration experts will discuss new applications and solutions to various structure and air borne noise on board large yachts. A specific discussion will focus on windows and glass as a major area that needs addressing in terms of noise reduction.
Dipl.-Ing Henning Fehrmann – Fehrmann Metallverarbeitung GmbH
Dr Christof Weissenborn - Germanischer Lloyd
13.30 – 15.00 - Final Networking Lunch
Conference closes - Opportunity to visit METS & the SuperYacht Pavilion
Important - the programme, list of speakers and delegates is correct at the time of going to press, but please note that due to the schedules, last minute changes and conflicting demands of the market, the programme and attendees is always subject to change.
Social Programme now available
Please note that these times may be subject to change.
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