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From yacht designers to ex-captainsThese experts will be speaking at the German Superyacht Conference 2024

Martin Hager

 · 08.01.2024

Space with a view: The Elbe dome of the Hotel Hafen Hamburg has been attracting the who's who of the superyacht industry for many years as part of the GSC
Photo: GSC
On 15 February, BOOTE EXCLUSIV invites you to the 12th German Superyacht Conference at the Hotel Hafen Hamburg. Eight high-calibre speakers and 150 participants will ensure an exciting day.

First-class presentations on a wide range of superyacht topics and intensive networking are once again guaranteed at the twelfth German Superyacht Conference (GSC) in the large glazed conference room with a view over the Elbe. "We are particularly pleased that all of the speakers on our wish list immediately confirmed their attendance on 15 February," says BOOTE EXCLUSIV editor-in-chief Martin Hager enthusiastically. "The favourable timing in mid-February certainly helps, as no other trade fairs or events fill the event calendar during this time and the industry can celebrate its first get-together in 2024 with the GSC."

Speakers at the German Superyacht Conference 2024

With Alberto Perrone Da Zara, Lürssen is sending its Director Yacht Services to the GSC stage, who will report on the extensive refit of the yacht icon "Carinthia VII", which was completed in 300 days and thus in record time in the former Blohm+Voss dry dock - right opposite the Hotel Hafen Hamburg. A masterly achievement!

Andrea Micheli, Chief Commercial Officer of Southern Wind Shipyard, comes from South Africa, more precisely from Cape Town, and knows the world of supermaxis inside out and reveals how sailing will become even greener in the future.

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With Tom Schröderthe founder of the FIL Bros. Family Office, not only the main shareholder of the Cantiere delle Marche (CdM) shipyard will take to the stage, but also the owner of the recently launched 44 metre "Maverick. He shares the stage with Vasco Buonpensiere, co-founder and co-CEO of CdM; they talk about how to go from customer to shipyard owner and what the shipyard looks like 1.5 years after the takeover. There are also insights into the planned family world tour with "Maverick".

Finnish yacht designer Jarkko Jämsén has travelled from his new home in Monaco to tell us how he became a designer, why he seeks maximum proximity to owners during the design phase and which unusual methods encourage his creativity.

Few boats trigger as many emotions as the beautifully designed Runabouts from the J Craft brandthat are built on the Swedish island of Gotland. Radenko Milakovic, CEO of the boatbuilding company, introduces himself and talks about the passions that wood can still awaken.

Michael Köhler, founder and managing director of Silent Yachts, based in Klagenfurt, will address the exciting topic: "Solar Electric Yachting - self-sufficiency and unlimited range without CO2 emissions".

Andreas Jungblut, the long-time captain of the dream ship "MS Deutschland" and the 97-metre Lürssen "Carinthia VII", has travelled the world across all oceans and will unpack some of his anecdotes for the GSC participants. All participants can look forward to the presentation.

"How a UFO landed in the superyacht world" is the topic of Dr Christoph Ballin, CEO of Tyde GmbH, which, in cooperation with BMW Design, has developed a Exceptional foil yacht to the market.

A big thank you already goes to the GSC sponsors GL Yachtverglasung, Pantaenius, The Rug Company and PEC Interior. See you on 15 February in Hamburg!

Further information about the event

Globally recognised experts from the superyacht industry will once again be speaking at the Hotel Hafen Hamburg about various aspects of the world of large yachts. You can look forward to exciting topics from the fields of design, technology, business and lifestyle.

  • Presentations 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Networking 4.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.

Registration is exclusively online at:

The fee is 449 euros/p.p. including catering. The number of participants is limited to 150 people.

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Martin Hager

Martin Hager

Editor in Chief YACHT

Martin Hager is editor-in-chief of the titles YACHT and BOOTE EXCLUSIV and has been working for Delius Klasing Verlag for 20 years. He was born in Heidelberg in 1978 and started sailing at the age of six, in an Opti of course. This was soon followed by 420s, Sprinta Sport and 470s, which he also sailed on the regatta course with his brother. His parents regularly took him on charter trips through the Greek and Balearic Islands. Even at a young age, it was clear to him that he wanted to turn his passion for water sports into a career. After graduating from high school and completing an internship at the Rathje boatbuilding company in Kiel, it was clear that he did not want to become a classic boatbuilder. Instead, he successfully studied shipbuilding and marine engineering in the Schleswig-Holstein state capital and focused on yacht design wherever he could. His diploma thesis dealt with the “Testing of a new speed prediction method for sailing yachts”. In 2004, the superyacht magazine BOOTE EXCLUSIV was looking for an editor with technical and nautical background knowledge, a position that was perfect for Martin Hager. The application was successful and a two-year traineeship was arranged. After twelve years as an editor, the editorial team changed and he took over responsibility for BOOTE EXCLUSIV as editor-in-chief in 2017. After long-time YACHT editor-in-chief Jochen Rieker moved to the role of publisher, Martin Hager also took over the position of editor-in-chief of Europe's largest sailing magazine YACHT, which is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year, at the beginning of 2023. When he's not working on topics for the two water sports titles, Martin Hager likes to go out on the water himself - preferably with kite and wingfoil equipment or on a little after-work trip across the Alster.

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