This year's Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention will take place concurrently with the inaugural International Super Yacht Symposium.
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This year's Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention will take place concurrently with the inaugural International Super Yacht Symposium. |
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| The Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention this year includes the International Super Yacht Symposium. |
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| View from the floor of the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention. |
A slate of industry experts is to headline the two-day super yacht conference set to debut at the 2005 Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention in Miami Beach. The first International Super Yacht Symposium is scheduled for March 16-17, 2005, in conjunction with the four-day Seatrade Convention conference, which runs March 14-17 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
The Super Yacht Symposium is composed of panel discussions covering all aspects of this growing maritime sector. The Seatrade Cruise Shipping Exhibition offers symposium participants valuable opportunities to network and meet exhibitors showcasing products and services used by both super yachts and cruise ships in the design, building, operations and supply sectors. The exhibition also features the world’s largest gathering of port, harbor and marina operators, as well as port and marina infrastructure suppliers.
“The panelists participating in these sessions are top-level executives from major brand names in the super yacht industry,” said Michael Kazakoff, Vice President of CMP Princeton Inc., the symposium organizers. “The synergies between the cruise and super yacht industries are apparent.”
Kazakoff sees parallels in the business factors affecting the super yacht and cruise industries, and points out that the symposium is designed to explore them.
“The fledgling super yacht industry is just starting to grasp the problems and growing pains the cruise industry has experienced in the past 10-15 years,” he said. “Attendees can look forward to some very productive discussions on issues ranging from regulations and insurance to crewing, safety and shipbuilding.”
Panelists include luminaries from the Luxury Yacht Group, Trinity Yachts, Fraser Yachts Worldwide, Fincantieri Yachting, AB Marine, Carnival Corporation, Camper & Nicholsons Marinas Ltd., The Sacks Group Yachting Professionals, the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves and many others
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This year's Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention will take place concurrently with the inaugural International Super Yacht Symposium. |
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| View from the floor of the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention. |
The following is the Conference Program of the inaugural International Super Yacht Symposium, taking place March 16-17, 2005 in conjunction with the four-day Seatrade Convention conference, which runs March 14-17 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. It is a two-day symposium of panel discussions offering valuable insights into the super yacht sector featuring many high-level yachting luminaries.
Wednesday, March 16
9:30-11:30 am Morning Session:
The State Of The Super Yacht Industry
The super yacht sector is currently growing at 6% per annum worldwide, and over the last decade, the global fleet has almost doubled. The market for repair and refit is expected to grow at the same rate. The development of an increasingly active charter market, as well as new concepts such as time-share or shared ownership, are adding a new option for owners. An expert panel will debate short informed presentations on these subjects:
Participants will include:
2:30-4:30 pm Afternoon Session:
Design, Construction and Refurbishment
Super yacht building is now big business, and the international competition for a share of the design, construction and supply of a growing market is stiffening. This session will look at the very latest trends in design and outfitting, and the increasingly demanding specifications of yacht owners:
Participants will include:
Thursday, March 17
9:30-11:30 am Morning Session:
Destinations and Infrastructure
The geography of the deployment pattern of super yachts is becoming increasingly exotic. This session will look at what makes a destination attractive, and what are the hot destinations now and for the future. Marina design and development is becoming more and more sophisticated. What are the essential infrastructure needs of a successful port of call and what is the potential economic impact of yacht calls?
Participants will include:
2:30-4:30 pm Afternoon Session:
Operations
This session will provide an accurate overview of the regulatory environment for super yachts, and discuss some of the operational challenges facing the sector, from manning and certification to security and environmental compliance, with ample opportunity for audience participation:
Participants will include:
This program may be subject to alterations and additions. For the most up-to-date version of this program, please refer to www.superyachtmiami.com.
PHOTO CREDIT: Interantional Super Yacht Symposium
