Super Yacht Americas WPB Edition 4, 2025

The 4th Super Yacht Americas 2025 WPB is organized by Mare Forum and supported by our leading partner, Cayman Registry.

This conference will be attended by: yacht owners, yacht builders, yacht designers, executives from the yacht, shipping and maritime industries, lawyers, flag and port states representatives, brokerage companies, key investors in yachting, bankers, consultants and entrepreneurs, classification societies, marine and yachting equipment manufacturers, financial institutions, regulators, and the media.
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There are no boring company presentations or long and predictable speeches, only dynamic and lively discussions between the panellists and audience participants.

‍‍This prestigious gathering is to exchange views, visions and valuable information on the yachting future, making this forum another imperative and meaningful event.

‍It will be inspiring, Be there, Be heard.

P R O G R A M

08:30 - 13:00 Mare Forum conference
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch hosted by Cayman Registry
14:00 - 17:00 International Superyacht Society Special Educational Programme
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08:00
Registration

08:30

Opening and Welcome

- Organizer
- Conference Chairman

- Keynote speakers

09:00

Session 1

‍Wealth Trends and the Superyacht of the Future

‍- Wealth and the multi-billion super yacht booming market outlook.  
- The order book
- Trends in Yacht Finance
- The charter and insurance marker outlook - challenges and opportunities  
- A deep dive into the evolving design, yacht building, technology, zero-carbon, fuels, marinas, port infrastructure, toys, extravaganzas, capital trends and financing, shaping the future of superyachts.

Session Chairman:

to be announced soon
DiscussionPanellists:

to be announced soon 

10:00

Session 2

Creating the Future Talent in Yachting - Investing in People.

‍Addressing the human capital trends essential for the industry’s evolution.
‍- Skillset Demands: The necessity for new skills, charisma, diversity, and talent inyachting. How to achieve this?

- 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 yachtsrequires specific battery fire training for the crew.

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

- FutureTrends: Understanding what the younger generation seeks in a career.

- Industry Image: Strategiesfor improving the public perception of yachting. 

Session Chairman:

to be announced soon

DiscussionPanellists:

to be announced soon 

11:00‍

Networking break 

11:30
Session 3

Legal and Regulatory Challenges – What is urgently needed?

Examining regulatory frameworks and the need for enhanced governance in thesuperyacht sector. TheMulti-Relationship Dynamics: What is the role of yacht owners, regulators,charterers, class societies, capital providers and all other service providersin the multi-relationship structure of their interests, focusing on sustainableand commercially viable yachting industry?


- Navigating Regulations: How can the yachting industry be proactive and create Proactive approaches to international, regional, and local regulations?
- What are the regulatory gaps and implementing measures to address safety concerns.
- How can safety and operational standards in the yachting industry be enhanced?
- Explore ways to standardise the KYC (Know Your Customer) process across the industry tostreamline transactions.`
- The importance of leveraging data to understand customer behaviour and preferencesand the need for a standardised KYC process across the industry.
- The impact of new federal regulations on beneficial ownership companies vs theexisting stringent KYC policies
- New regulations and standards are needed to address safety concerns, particularlyaround lithium-ion battery systems and water toys.
- There is a need to impose insurance regulations on unregulated vessels and the roleof insurance companies in driving compliance.
- There is a need for a common voice at the IMO to address regulatory challenges.Action to be taken
- Overregulation is a real challenge for yacht owners.
- Taxation and registration complexities across jurisdictions.

Session Chairman:

to be announced soon

DiscussionPanellists:

to be announced soon

12:30
Session 4

Final Thoughts and Call to Action - Conclusions and Recommendations

General discussion with all conference participants

Session Chairman:

to be announced soon


13:00 -14:00‍

Networking Lunch hosted by the Cayman Registry

14:00 - 17:00
International Superyacht Society Special Educational Programme