3rd Super Yacht Türkiye 2025

One of the conference discussions' central themes will be how the Turkish yachting industry will accelerate towards an excellent future.

Participants will plunge into a pool of booming businesses, network opportunities, and knowledge transfer.

‍It will be inspiring. Be There.

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P R O G R A M M E

[the list of speakers and panellists will be published soon - stay tuned]

12:00
Registration and Networking



13:10
Session 1 



Opening and Welcome



- Introduction by the Conference Organizers
and Conference Chairman 


- Setting the scene


- Keynote speech: Türkiye's Vision for Yacht Industry Excellence
 
13:30

Session 2



Designing a Brilliant Future of the Turkish Yachting Industry!


Türkiye's Growing Role in the Global Superyacht Market


The vision: 

‍- New expectations from owners, builders, and designers in yachting trends
The market:
- Future trends and market outlook for (green) superyachts

- Global and Turkish order book analysis

The Yacht builders and designers’ views:
- Designing and building the super Yacht of the future in Turkey
- The ways to increase quality in the building process as the Turkish industry is losing price advantage
- Creatingquality Turkish brands
Industry Integration:
- Hotel – cruise - yachting.   The increased presence of top players in the hotel and cruise industry entering the luxury yachting industry with new concepts and new buildings
- What are the threats and opportunities?
Chartering:
- What is the future of the charter market?
- Integration of yacht and villa or other assets?
- What are the trends globally and in Turkey
The Marina of the Future:
- Designing, building, and managing future marinas

- Trends of super-yacht marinas in the era of sustainability to accommodate (green) superyachts
- What are the imperatives?

SESSION CHAIRMAN:


DISCUSSION PANELLISTS:

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14:40

Session 3



Creating the Future Talent in Turkish Yachting, Investing in People



Addressing the human capital trends essential for the industry’s evolution.
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Skillset Demands: 

- There is a necessity for new skills, charisma, diversity, and talent in yachting. How to achieve this?

- Increasing costs of building and lack of skilled people

Attracting New Talent: 

-What are the strategies to engage and recruit the next generation?


Crew shortage retention: 

- What actions need to be taken?


Training: 

- The increasing number of fires related to electric water toys and hybrid yachts requires specific battery fire training for the crew.


Educational Role: 

- What is the role of yachting education in a sustainable context?


Future Trends: 

Understanding what the younger generation seeks in a career.


Industry Image: 

Strategies for improving the public perception of yachting


How the yachting sector can become more mature and more structured in the operation, recruiting and training of seafarers aligning more to the shipping and cruise industry.

SESSION CHAIRMAN:


DISCUSSION PANELLISTS:

15:30

Networking Break



16:00

Session 4



Legal, Regulatory, and Risk Management Challenges – What is urgently needed?

‍Navigating Regulations
- VAT exemption update by the government and reflections on the yacht builders market
- Russian yachts around Turkish costs needing Serviceand Maintenance versus Sanctions
- Proactive approaches to regulations and addressing safety concerns
- Enhancing safety and operational standards
New Regulations and Standards
- Addressing lithium-ion battery systems and water toy safety
- insurance regulations for unregulated vessels
Industry Representation and Challenges
- Establishing a common voice at the IMO
- Addressing overregulation and taxation complexities 



SESSION CHAIRMAN:


DISCUSSION PANELLISTS:
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16:50

Session 5



Final Thoughts and Call to Action 


Conclusions and Recommendations

General discussion with all conference participants
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- Identify the goals of the Turkish yachting cluster for the future
- Creating Synergy between the stakeholders of the Turkish yachting Industry



17:40


Networking Reception

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The conference will take place in an open, daring and stimulating environment combined with transparent discussions, with yachting executives actively participating, discussing, debating and will exchanging their thoughts, ideas, visions, and roles in (green) yachting, energy transition and security, decarbonization, financing, and investing models the yachting today and the future.