Programme
The Asia-Pacific Superyacht Summit will be held on 7 and 8 May 2025 in the Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View Hotel.
Wednesday 7 May 2025
08:15 - 09:10 - Welcome Coffee
09:10 - 09:25 - Presenting the Asia-Pacific Superyacht Report
● Merijn de Waard | SuperYacht Times
● Ralph Dazert | SuperYacht Times
09:25 - 10:05 - Hong Kong as a superyacht destination
● Benjamin Wong | InvestHK
● Cissy Chan | Skytopia
● Lawrence Chow | Hong Kong Boating Association
● Joe Yuen | Lodestone Yachts
10:05 - 10:55 - How to build a superyacht destination
● Issam Kazim | CEO of Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing
● Jean-Marc Poullet | Burgess + Yacht Owner
● Laura Verbrugge | Fraser Yachts
● Manoa Rey | Tahiti Tourism
● Bob Hoogendoorn | McKinsey & Company
10:55 - 11:25 - Coffee Break
11:25 - 12:00 - New marina projects
● Amit Majumder | Atoll Estates + Zamani Islands
● Nigel Beatty | Superyacht Base Kobe Marina Japan
12:00 - 12:40 - How to manage refits successfully in Asia
● Peter Plesea | Senior Captain 63m M/Y Diamonds are Forever
● Robert Corcoran | FEMA International
● Robert Taylor | Clearvac
● Sam Thompson of JMS Yachting
12:40 - 13:05 - Superyacht Captain Insights
● Captain Fraser Gow | 60m Amels Stardust
13:05 - 14:30 - Lunch
14:30 - 15:00 - How to engage people through social media: Supercoolben
● Ben Sumadiwiria
15:00 - 15:40 - Yachting & Wealth Management for a new generation
● Nigel Tang | Warpcapital Yacht Management
● Paolo Cassani | Camper & Nicholsons
● David Lau | Investor
15:40 - 16:15 - Interview with Doan Viet Dai Tu Chairman of Openasia Group
● Doan Viet Dai Tu | Openasia Group
16:15 - 17:30 - Networking Drinks
19:00 - 22:30 - Networking Dinner
At The Verandah in The Repulse Bay Hotel.
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Thursday 8 May 2025
08:45 - 09:45 - Welcome Coffee
09:45 - 10:10 - A new type of class society
● Nikolas Rabier | Yacht Standards
10:10 - 11:00 - Reducing the energy consumption of yachts
● Martin Lo | Cheoy Lee
● Vladimir Zinchenko | GX Superyachts
● Chris Blackwell | Echo Yachts
● Alessandro Rossi | Azimut Benetti Group
● Haico van Roeden | Damen Yachting
11:00 - 11:40 - Coffee break
11:40 - 12:20 - Emerging yachting markets
● Angel Zhou | Simpson Marine
● Alexandre Heng | O2H2O
● Ronnie Wang | Yachting Encounters Asia
● Gautama Dutta | Marine Solutions Distribution & Services
12:20 - 13:00 - Cross-border regulations and practicalities
● Roy Chan | Legalmapp
● May Choi | Simpson Marine
● Captain Robin Shellcock | Motor Yacht
● Simone Centola | Gateway Law
13:00 - 14:30 - Lunch
14:30 - 15:10 - Discover Indonesia
● Iswin Hudiarto | TASK Cikaldana
● Jasmine Chong | Owner 45m S/Y Celestia
● Boumedienne Senous, CEO & Founder of Yacht Sourcing
● Thye Hock, GOH, superyacht captain
15:10 - 15:45 - Yacht owner interview
● Giorgio Moretti | serial yacht owner
15:45 - 16:00 - Closing Words
● Merijn de Waard
Contact Details:
Merijn de Waard
Founder & Director
SuperYacht Times
+31 6 5193 4106
merijn@superyachttimes.com
Eline Heemstra
Events Manager
SuperYacht Times
eline@superyachttimes.com
