The Gulf region now has one of the biggest concentrations of Super Yacht ownership in the world. As a region, it is a world leader in waterfront and marina development, and the expertise in yacht technology, design, and outfitting is growing rapidly.
This third one-day Seatrade programme will look at the state of the Super Yacht sector in the region and focus on the following major topics:
Morning session
1000 – 1230 hrs
(Session will run concurrently with Money & Ships programme)
THE STATE OF THE SUPERYACHT INDUSTRY IN THE GULF
- The nature of demand for Super Yachts across the Middle East
- The prospects for their increased deployment in the region
- Demand for marina capacity and current and future availability
- The service demands of the Super Yacht sector and how the region is gearing up to address them
Speakers will include:
ERWIN BAMPS, Executive Manager, Gulf Craft Inc.
KOSTIS ANTONOPOULOS-ROTHSCHILD, Managing Director, Platinum Yachts
ADAM MORGAN, Partner, Transport Finance, Reed Smith
CAPT ALESSIO TUMBIOLO, Chief Executive Officer, ART Marine |
Afternoon session
1430 - 1700 hrs
(Session will run concurrently with general shipping programme)
DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS
- The challenge of finding qualified crews
- The scale and nature of a Super Yacht build project and its effective management
- The technical challenges of the next generation of Super Yachts
Speakers will include:
DIETER JAENICKE, Managing Director, Viking Recruitment Ltd
RUDI C. JOUSTRA, General Manager, Elcome International LLC
EERO MAKINEN, SVP, Marketing, Cruise & Ferries, STX Europe ASA
STEFAN KUNZ, Business Unit Manager Lifecycle Services, and Superyacht
Manager for German Yards, Deerberg-Systems
BRUCE WOODS Dip ID. ARINA, Marine Designer and Creative Director, Greenwave |