Monday 19 May 2025

TIME: EVENT:  

12:00 – 13:00

Registration & Lunch

Sponsored by Echo Yachts

13:00-16:30

Australian Superyacht Conference 

The Langham, Gold Coast

 

Official Welcome

Jeremy Spear

 

Official Opening

 

 

Building Trust Online: Marketing Success in the International Marine Landscape

Ben Taylor

 

Sudden Cardiac Arrest – A Marine Emergency!

Ryan Darx

Brook Mickan

 

Afternoon Tea

Sponsored by Pantaenius Australia

 

The State of the International Superyacht Market 2025

Louise De New

 

State of the Australian Superyacht Industry

David Good

17:00-18:30

Welcome Drinks

Sponsored by City of Gold Coast


TUESDAY 20 May 2025

TIME: EVENT:  

07:00

Morning Run Club (Optional)

Meet on beach side of the hotel

08:00

Coffee Cart opens

Sponsored by Pantaenius Australia

09:00

Conference commences

The Langham, Gold Coast

 

The Economy in an Uncertain World

Peter Munckton

 

AI Transforming The Way The World Conducts Business

AI & the Superyacht Industry: Steering Deliberately Into Disruption.

Emma Crichton

 

Kristina Agustin

 

Morning Tea

Sponsored by Setouchi DMO

 

Keynote Speaker: Mark Wales Mark Wales

 

 

Lunch

 

 

Volvo Penta IPS Drive Innovation: Redefining Performance Efficiency and Sustainability at Sea

Nicola Pomi

William Bratt

 

Delivering the World’s Largest Sailing Superyacht Catamaran

Chris Blackwell

Steve Quigley

 

Benetti: Forging the Future of Custom Yachting in Steel Among Innovation, Design and Sustainability

Matthew Walford

 

Afternoon Tea

Sponsored by Vanuatu Tourism Office

 

The Rise of the Explorer Yachts

Vasco Buonpensiere

17:00

Conference concludes

 

18:00 – 19:15

Pre-Dinner Drinks

Sponsored by Benetti Yachts

19:30-23:00

Australian Marine Industry Awards Gala Dinner

The Langham, Gold Coast


WEDNESDAY 21 May 2025

TIME: EVENT:  

07:00

Morning Run Club (Optional)

Meet on beach side of the hotel

09:30 – 16:00

Gold Coast Industry Tour & Networking Activities

Bus will depart from and return to The Langham Gold Coast


THURSDAY 22 & FRIDAY 23 May 2025

A bus will depart from The Langham Gold Coast at 7:30 AM for the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show, delivering delegates to the AIMEX Garden for breakfast.


REGISTER TO ATTEND


View the full speaker lineup on the Speakers page