It has never been easier to attract high-calibre speakers than for the conference next February. "All of our favourite speakers accepted immediately," says BOOTE EXCLUSIV editor-in-chief Martin Hager. "Moving the event from Düsseldorf to Hamburg was a good decision, and the participants and speakers at this year's GSC were delighted with the programme and the networking atmosphere between the presentations."
The industry get-together has established itself and the date at the end of February fits perfectly into the yachting calendar. "For the 9th edition of our conference, we are even lucky that our event does not overlap with a trade fair for the first time," says Hager.
As every year, the 9th edition of the GSC guarantees an interesting variety of topics. Yacht designer Philippe Briand will be travelling from London to talk about his design principles and explain how yachting can become even "greener" and more energy-efficient with the help of design.
Laurence Lewis, Managing Director of the Antibes-based agency YPI Crew, will provide in-depth insights into the world of yacht service and reveal the strategies the yachting industry can use to tackle the problem of crew shortages. The HR expert already revealed some exciting approaches to us in the interview on page 170.
After Lürssen's Sales Manager Michael Breman was already set to speak last year, but then had to cancel due to his schedule, we are particularly looking forward to the yachting veteran's presentation. His exciting topic is "Size matters - how big is a superyacht?"
With art expert Pandora Mather-Lees, GSC guests can expect a look behind the art backdrop of yachts. "Many owners use their yacht as an art gallery," says Mather-Lees. "Many a museum is envious of the floating collections, which require special attention due to their enormous value."
Burgess CEO Jonathan Beckett, a true yachting heavyweight, will take to the GSC stage. He will dissect the trends in the market and show how yachting customers have changed over the last few years.
Matthias Voit, Worldwide Spa Business Developer at Dornbracht, will take us into the world of exclusive wellness oases and reveal which spa details today's owners no longer want to do without.
As usual, the number of participants at the conference is limited to 150 guests. Registration has been open since October via the GSC website: superyacht-conference.com
Martin Hager
Editor in Chief YACHT
