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You will need Adobe Acrobat (free download) to view and print this documents.-Wednesday March 18, 2009
9:30 am – 11:30 am
The State of the Superyacht Industry (Session WE-52, Room C123)
- Market dynamics
- Credit Crunch impact on the superyacht market
- Superyacht fleet, orderbook and new build prospect
- Making the asset pay – yacht sales and chartering
- Where is design going?
Participants include:
Rupert Connor, President, Luxury Yacht Group LLC
Andrew Cosgreave, Managing Director, Northrop & Johnson
John Dane III, President & CEO, Trinity Yachts
Lisa Verbit, Senior Vice President, US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, Marine Division
Alexandra C. Verges, Founder and Managing Director, Verges & Co. International Law Office (did not attend)
Moderator:
Robert Jaques, Editor, Seatrade Magazine
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Deployment Patterns and the Marina Challenge
(Session WE-62, Room C123
)
- Trends in the global marina market
- Marina infrastructure required for superyachts
- Catering for a superyacht clientele
- Broadening the cruising options
- Yacht transporters offer wider choices
Participants include:
Rupert Connor, President, Luxury Yacht Group LLC
Keats Compton, President, Caribbean Marine Association and Maritime Industries Association of St. Lucia
Brian Deher, Director, Marina Operations & Planning, Island Global Yachting
Roberto Perocchio, President, Association of Italian Marinas (ASSOMARINAS), and Managing Director, Venezia Terminal Passeggeri
Moderator:
Ted Blamey, Principal, Chart Management Consultants
Thursday, March 19, 2009
9:30 am – 11:30 am
Yacht Design and Equipment (Session TH-72, Room C123 )
- The refit market
- The cruise market/superyacht interface
- Cruise and superyacht market player case study
- A review of superyacht propulsion trends
- Marine and safety equipment
Participants include:
Sebastian Allebrodt, Managing Director, SpecTec GmbH/Idea Solutions
Carmine G. Biancardi, President, Futuraships
Fredrick Johansson, Partner & Senior Architect, Tillberg Design AB
Oskar Levander, Director R&D, Ship Power R&D, Wärtsilä Corporation
Thibaut Tincelin, Principal, Stirling Design International
Moderator:
Robert Jaques, Editor, Seatrade Magazine
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Regulation and Manning Issues (Session TH-82, Room C123 )
- Crew supply and demand
- Implications of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
- The burden of security
- The part played by yacht management
- Registration and classification choices
- On-board management
Participants include:
Andrew Dudzinski, Chairman & CEO, MHG-Marine Benefits
Danielle Grucci Butler, Partner, Fowler White Burnett, PA
Peter Southgate, Deputy Director – Global Safety and Compliance, Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands
Alexandra C. Verges , Founder and Managing Director, Verges & Co. International Law Office (did not attend)
Harry Vordokas, Business Development Manager Americas, Germanischer Lloyd (USA) Inc
Taff Weaver, President, International Yacht Security and Safety
Moderator:
Andrew Coggins, Cruise Industry Analyst, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Faculty of Business Administration, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
~ Please note that this conference program is subject to changes and additions ~
Cruise Shipping Convention Trade Show Floor 2009
- Tuesday, March 17
9 am - 6 pm - Wednesday, March 18
9 am - 6 pm - Thursday, March 19
9 am - 4 pm - » See the show floor plan.
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