Superyacht Investor London Presentations
08.45 Registration and Refreshments
09.30 Opening Remarks
09.35 Running a yard in 2025
What are the headwinds and opportunities
How smaller yards can compete with the big names
How to choose your USP
Moderator: Rob Hodgetts, Superyacht Investor
Eleonora Pitasso, Burgess
Rob Luijendijk, Damen Yachting
Tim Kershaw, Dunya Yachts
Sam Tucker, Moravia Yachting
10.25 Fireside chat with Yacht Standards
Nikolas Rabier, Yacht Standards
Vincent Huens de Brouwer, Yacht Standards
10.45 Morning Coffee
11.20 Insurance doesn’t matter…until it does
The anatomy of a big claim
Why is claim process so painful
Moderator: Mike Taylor-West, Partners&
Michelle van der Merwe, Pantaenius
Paul Fuller, Howden Superyachts
Serena Witter, Robert Allen Law
Adam Jackson, ABL Group
Tom McCaughey, Charles Taylor Adjusters
12.00 Reverse Engineering Cross Border Transactions
Multi-jurisdictional asset trading
The practical issues that really matter
Eric Lewin, AIC Global Solutions
12.20 Managing pre-purchase surveys
How MYBA and IYBA MOAs manage surveys
David Maass, Alley, Maass, Rogers and Lindsay
Alex Sayegh, HFW
Bob Allen, Robert Allen Law
Richard Franklin, Yacht Survey Partners
13.00 Lunch hosted by Robert Allen Law
14.10 Broking for gold
Brokers and new builds
Is selling through a broker the best way?
Bridging the gap – buyer and seller
Moderator: Rob Hodgetts, Superyacht Investor
Will Christie, Christie Yachts
Chris Cecil-Wright, Cecil Wright & Partners
Jan Jaap Minnema, Fraser Yachts
Jamie Edmiston, Edmiston
12.00 Insuring for cybersecurity
Hugo Jacquot, Fort Insurance
15.30 The Superyacht playbook: expert strategies for modern yacht transactions
One-offs to daily operational transactions
Moderator: Dominic Bulfin, Hill Dickinson
Mark Perry, Centtrip
Vincent McCartney, Camper & Nicholsons
Franc Jansen, JMS Yachting
16.10 Afternoon Tea
16.40 Standing up for owners
Why owners’ reps can add value & reduce disappointment
Moderator: Donna Green, Y.CO
Richie Blake, Dohle Yachts
Derek Munro, Divergent Yachting
Julian Smith, Cayman Islands Shipping Registry
Tim Kershaw, Dunya Yachts
17.20 UKSA
Amy Sweating, UKSA
Day Two
09.00 Opening Remarks
09.05 How macroeconomics drive yacht finance
How do interest rates affect borrowers?
How is the strong dollar driving US demand?
Moderator: Panos Pourgourides, Hill Dickinson
Adina Suciu Bates, Societe Generale
Olivier Blanchet, BNP Paribas
Robin Clayton, Investec Aviation & Marine
Danny Haywood, Lombard
Steven Hawkins, JP Morgan Private Bank
Stefan Roell, UBS
10.05 Lessons and issues from seizures
How have they worked in practice for crew and vessels
The risks to buyers of seized yachts
Moderator: Jo Assael, IRI / Marshall Islands Registry
Paul Dickie, Jaffa & Co
Daniel Martin, HFW
Guy Booth, Captain
10.45 Using Crypto for high value transactions
Richard Crook, Deus X Pay
11.05 Morning Coffee
11.40 Managing Yachts in 2025
Working with rising costs
Moderator: Tim Clarke, Quay Crew
Franc Jansen, JMS Yachting
Anthony Gradwell, Manta Maritime
12.25 Streamlining payment systems with Privat 3 Money
Reda Bedjaoui, Privat 3 Money
12.45 Lunch hosted by AIC Global Solutions
13.45 Opportunities for alternative financiers
Competing with private banks
Is there a market to sell on yacht deals?
Alternate yacht debt
Moderator: Alasdair Whyte, Superyacht Investor
Willem Steenkamer, St Julian’s Maritime Finance
Chandler Rierson, Bay Point Advisors
Richard Liao, Chailease Finance
14.25 Trump 2.0 and yachting
How is the US yacht market reacting?
What effect could tariffs have?
Moderator: Rob Hodgetts, Superyacht Investor
Jeremy Roche, Denison Yachting
James Jaffa, Jaffa & Co
Robert ‘Bob’ Allen, Robert Allen Law
15.05 Rethinking yacht marketing
How to really disrupt an industry
Moderator: Rob Hodgetts, Superyacht Investor
Tim Davis, Burgess
Farouk Nefzi, Feadship
Henry Smith, Cecil Wright Partners
Claire Hagen, This is Odyssey
15.40 Closing Remarks
