22 & 23 June 2009, Nixe Palace Hotel, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Taking place in Palma again on 22nd & 23rd June, 2009, The Future of Superyachts, the 4th Annual Conference, focuses on legal, financial, tax, crewing, registration, build and design issues, and regularly attracts an international audience of over 100 senior yacht executives.
This year`s conference will take place before the Superyacht Cup in Palma. Your programme can include an optional visit to a local boatyard, champagne roundtables, and a debate about the need for harmonisation of yacht regulatory, legal and fiscal regimes across Europe.
Programme
Day One
09.00 Refreshments, Registration and Exhibition
Session One: Welcome to the conference
09.20 Chair`s opening remarks - Paul Miller, Director of Underwriting, Underwriting Risk Services Ltd
09.30 Keynote Presentation: The Superyacht Market: Review of the past year - Frank Brand, CEO, Fraser Yachts
09.50 The Global Financial Crisis: How this will affect the future of the superyacht industry
10.10 Surviving The Crisis: Marketing your company during the recession - Mike Dean, Marketing Manager, Yachtsmann
10.30 Questions and Discussion
10.50 Refreshment break
Session Two: Legal, Tax, and Regulatory issues – what`s new
11.20 The role of the IMO in regulating the superyacht industry
11.40 Environmental laws and issues
12.00 Superyacht toys: regulations regarding submersibles, helicopters and jet skis
12.20 Update on matriculation tax and flagging issues in Spain and their implications for the yacht industry - Pat Bullock, Network / AEGY
12.40 Questions and Discussion
13.00 Lunch
Session Three: Superyacht Crew & Training issues
14.20 Implications of ILO - impact on smaller companies / crewing agencies - Ron Strathdee or Andy Jack, IOM Ship Registry
14.40 Training standards and their implementation - Sir Tim McClement, Flagship
15.00 Mini-ISM for LY2 coded yachts / ensuring that yachts undertake emergency drills and musters required under regulations ensuring that yachts undertake emergency drills and musters required under regulations - John Percival, Captain John Percival, John Percival Marine Associates, Hoylake Sailing School, Council Member, PYA
15.20 Helicopter Training for crew - Jonathan Greenall, Sloane Helicopters and Helidecks
15.40 Questions and Discussion
16.00 Refreshment break
Session Four: Creating a European open market for the yacht industry
16.30 With the US yacht market unified and arguably therefore stronger than its European counterpart, this session looks as how varying regulations between countries hamper trade, and debates if and how an open market system might benefit Europe`s yachting industries.
17.30 Conference Drinks Reception
09.00 Refreshments, registration and exhibition
09.30 Chair`s opening remarks
Session Five: Piracy and Security
09.40 How can owners best protect themselves from the risk of piracy? Using private security companies; Should yachts use armed security guards?
10.00 How technology can enhance security - Roger Horner, E3
10.20 Are your owners properly ensured against piracy? What can you be covered for and what can`t you be covered for? War exclusion policies; The right to enter into territorial waters; The role of risk assessors - Michael Kurtz/Keefer Archer, Pantaenius
10.40 Questions and Discussion
11.00 Refreshment break
Session Six: Insurance & Finance
11.30 Finding the right finance for superyachts under current economic conditions
11.50 What is happening to boats that have been repossessed? - Steve Malley, Fortis Intertrust
12.10 Insurance - Simon Ballard, Director, CRS Yachts
12.10 Questions and Discussion
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Designing marinas for the future - What do owners really want from marinas; What implications does this have for their design; Taking account of environmental regulations and how these vary between countries and regions - Antonio Zaforteza, Port Adriano
14.20 How the twinning between Antigua & Mallorca will benefit the yacht industries in both countries - staff & skills exchange; freedom of movement; fast track permits
14.40 Questions and Discussion
Session Eight: Designing and building superyachts - Alastair Callender, Coventry University
15.00 Building standards and shipyard legislation - Juan P Molina, Managing Director, Vulkan Shipyard
15.20 The role of the classification Society and the flag state, and how they can assist during concept to build process - Greg Evans, CISR
15.40 Questions and discussion
16.00 Refreshments and Exhibition
Session Nine: Champagne Roundtables / Visit to boatyard
16.30 Delegates can choose between joining the Champagne Roundtable discussions or visiting a local boatyard in Palma.
17.30 Close of Conference
