Speaker:

• Andrea Dini, Editorial Director, Force One Magazine – The Luxury Experience, Monaco

Agenda:

• Questioning what ownership means today: assets vs access, control vs platforms, private yachts vs managed ecosystems.
• Exploring AI, data intelligence, predictive maintenance, and real-time decision systems as enablers of reliability and performance.
• Redefining luxury at sea through crew culture, service design, hospitality thinking, and future yacht management.

Speakers:

• Franc Jansen, Founder and Managing Director, JMS Yachting, UK
• Nicholas Heyes, CEO, Digital Yacht, France

Agenda:

• Unpacking how AI, automation, and machine intelligence are transforming yachts from isolated assets into adaptive, connected systems.
• Exploring the shift toward autonomous operations, predictive systems, and data-driven control across vessels, fleets, and shore-based teams.
• Examining the digital foundation — satellite connectivity, edge computing, cybersecurity, and system redundancy — enabling next-generation yachting.

Moderator:

• Andrea Dini, Editorial Director, Force One Magazine – The Luxury Experience, Monaco

Speakers:

• Mark Theissen, VP – Yachting, MTN, USA
• David Foulkes, CEO, Brunswick Corporation, USA
• Thomas Kieffer, CEO, EDGE Yacht, France

Agenda:

• Examining how owner intent, personal storytelling, and bespoke requirements are reshaping yacht architecture beyond standard platforms.
• Investigating how engineering innovation, modular thinking, digital design environments, and flexibility build strategies enable deeper levels of customisation.
• Redefining luxury through adaptability, longevity, and personal relevance — shifting focus away from size, scale, and gross tonnage.

Moderator:

• Marcus Krall, Founder, Krall Media GmbH, Germany
  

Speaker:

• Christian Gumpold, CEO, MIGALOO Private Submersible Superyachts, Austria
• Jo Assael, Yachts Commercial Director, Marshall Islands Registry, UK
• Oliver Kormann, CEO, KORMARAN GmbH, Austria
• Erwin Bamps, CEO, Gulf Craft Group, UAE

Agenda:

• Positioning Dubai as the world’s only true year-round waterfront base for globally mobile owners, investors, and yacht-led lifestyles.
• Highlighting Dubai’s unmatched air, sea, and digital connectivity enabling continuous global access for owners, guests, and superyachts.
• Breaking down how yachting, hospitality, culture, retail, and entertainment are engineered to operate as one continuous waterfront system.

Moderator:

• Andrea Dini, Editorial Director, Force One Magazine – The Luxury Experience, Monaco

Speakers:

• Cissy Chan, Executive Director, Airport Authority Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Agenda:

• Showcasing how Dubai’s maritime digital framework links regulatory authorities into a single operational layer for yachts.
• Tracing the shift from fragmented approvals to continuous, data-led interactions across a yacht’s arrival, stay, and departure.
• Exploring the impact of digital governance on speed, certainty, and decision-making for captains, owners, and fleet operators.

Moderator:

• Andrea Dini, Editorial Director, Force One Magazine – The Luxury Experience, Monaco

Agenda:

• Highlighting Dubai’s role in 2026 superyacht routing, home-port strategies, seasonal shifts, and long-term fleet basing decisions.
• Positioning ports and marinas as interconnected superyacht platforms — linking berthing, waterfront districts, services, and owner experiences.
• Examining next-generation marina infrastructure: depth, scale, security, resilience, and service readiness for growing superyacht fleets
  

Moderator:

• Martin Redmayne, Chairman & Editor in Chief, The Superyacht Group, UK

Speaker:

• Lionel Pean, President, SEAFLOATECH, France

Agenda:

• Navigating decarbonisation pathways, net-zero targets, fuel transitions, and regulatory timelines shaping yacht design and operations toward 2035.
• Highlighting future power solutions, fuel transitions, and system architectures redefining how yachts are engineered for the next decade.
• Evaluating sustainability as a long-term value driver — shaping performance, resilience, compliance readiness, and future yacht desirability.

Moderator:

• Julien Thiel, Founder, SYF Alliance, CEO & Co-Founder, Deasyl, Switzerland
  

Speakers:

• Erwin Bamps, CEO, Gulf Craft Group, UAE
  
• Rasso Bartenschlager, General Manager, Al Masaood Power, UAE
  
• Youssif Lootah, Owner & CEO, Lootah Biofuels, UAE
  
• Dan Hook, CEO, Rad Propulsion Ltd, UK
  

Speaker:

• Andrea Dini, Editorial Director, Force One Magazine – The Luxury Experience, Monaco