With a great emphasis on networking as well as debate, the upcoming 8th edition of the Future of Superyachts Conference will concentrate on how to attract the next generation of owners, the superyacht business in BRIC countries, advocacy and the need to promote the industry to government policy-makers, as well as an update on regulatory and tax issues.
The Future of Superyachts Conference 2013 to be hosted by the lovely Spanish yacht charter destination - Palma de Mallorca
This year there will be a really packed agenda. The conference will be open by the Honourable Sr. Carlos Delgado Truyols, Minister for Tourism and Sport. Chaired by Paul Miller from R&Q Marine Services, there will be key presentations from Patrick Coote from Fraser Yachts giving his take on the current and future market for Superyachts and Richard Schiferli, Secretary General, Paris MOU talking about Port State Control. New Speakers just confirmed include Jan te Siepe, CEO, Starclass Yacht Transport, Alessandro Mazzoni, Director, SOS Yachting and Carlo Russo, Lloyds Register
Other speakers include:
* Fabrizio Ottoni Limena, Brazil Yacht Services * Simon Turner, Director, Northrop & Johnson * Todd Beechey, first-time charterer and President of OceanScape Yachts *Antonio Zaforteza, Managing Director of OCIBAR * Peter Edwards, Royal Oceanic * Udo Kleinitz, Technical Manager, ICOMIA * Henning Schwarzkopf, CHEURAM Consulting Group * Marc Verburg, IRI * Patric Marshall, Wealth-X * Captain A J Anderson, Wright Maritime * John Shinske, Evolution Yacht Agents * Lars Lippuner, Warsash Maritime Academy * Javier Campillo Albaladejo, Balearic Customs and Excise Chief * Christine Naudi, Ganado Advocates * Anthony Sands, Edge Yachts * Paul Swindale, Vantage Corporate Services * Philip Demler, Marine Projects * Tobias Allebrodt, SpecTec * David Morgan, Safe Patient Systems Antonio Zaforteza, Managing Director of OCIBAR * Paul Coley, MCA * Marcela Royer, IT MOVES IT * Alison Vassallo, Fenech & Fenech Advocates * Adrian Azzopardi, Credence
The conference will be a perfect mix of plenary and breakout roundtable sessions, with the possibility to discuss issues in more detail over a glass of Cava.
