The Superyacht Design Forum – Speakers

At The Superyacht Design Fourm get privileged access to an impressive line-up of speakers and thinkers

Arthur Mamou-Mani

DESIGNER KEYNOTE: EXTERNAL PERSPECTIVES
Tuesday 25 June, 11.30am - 12.30pm
at TALK Lecture Theatre

Our first exciting and inspirational visionary will share their perspective on the superyacht industry, and how their unique approach to art and design through cutting-edge technology such as 3D-printing with bioplastic illustrates the potential of renewable materials and sustainable processes.

Beatrice Bonzanigo

ALL OF LIFE’S ESSENTIALS IN 27 SQM
Tuesday 25 June 2019, 2.00pm - 3.15pm
at Tai Ping, Fourth Floor, Design Centre East

When it comes to the optimisation of space, a concept that is so important for superyacht designers, inspiration can be found in the latest project by IB Studio’s Beatrice Bonzanigo.

Ivo Veldhuis

MATERIALS OF THE FUTURE
Tuesday 25 June, 2.00pm - 3.15pm
at Kvadrat Residential, Ground Floor, Centre Dome

Ivo Veldhuis, technical manager at Mayfair Marine, will provide an insight into hydrogen and its prevalence in the superyacht industry.

Ben Jeffries

THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON DESIGN
Wednesday 26 June, 2.30pm - 3.45pm
at Thibault Van Renne, Third Floor, North Dome

Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other platforms have become important tools and inspirations for clients and creatives. Find out what we are doing right socially from Chris Donnelly of Verb Brands and influencer Ben Jeffries.

Chris Donnelly

THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON DESIGN
Wednesday 26 June, 2.30pm - 3.45pm
at Thibault Van Renne, Third Floor, North Dome

Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other platforms have become important tools and inspirations for clients and creatives. Find out what we are doing right socially from Chris Donnelly of Verb Brands and influencer Ben Jeffries.

Jemma Lampkin

WE’D LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING ORIGINAL
Wednesday 26 June, 2.30pm - 3.45pm
at Bella Figura, Ground Floor, Centre Dome

Join an open platform conversation about the lack of originality in exterior finishes and creativity with coatings and paint systems. Led by Jemma Lampkin.

Robert Van Tol

CHANGING THE DESIGN LANGUAGE IN YACHTING
Tuesday 25 June, 3.45pm - 5.00pm
at Tai Ping, Fourth Floor, Design Centre East

How can yachting be better presented in terms of sustainability and efficiency? Robert Van Tol, executive director of Water Revolution, discusses its 4.0 tool to assess superyachts.

Anna Pobereznha

KEYNOTE: TECHNOLOGY
Wednesday 26 June, 10.45am - 11.45am
Talk Lecture Theatre

Anna Pobereznha is founder of Smart4tech, a boutique technology and sustainable innovation venture. Her interests are in addressing efficiency, security and sustainability challenges and she has written for a number of books and texts: Transforming Climate Finance, Green Investment with Blockchains, UN COP24, Bloomberg Environment, Global Water Intelligence, and The Water Report UK

Geordie Mackay-Lewis

DESIGNING FOR DISCOVERY
Wednesday 26 June, 2.30pm - 3.45pm
at Summit Furniture, Third Floor, North Dome

The trend for ‘explorer’ yachts is still on-going, but are we just creating a fashion “Range Rover” statement or do we know how to design a yacht that is built for discovery? Join Geordie Mackay-Lewis and Jimmy Carroll of Pelorus to find out more.

Jimmy Carroll

DESIGNING FOR DISCOVERY
Wednesday 26 June, 2.30pm - 3.45pm
at Summit Furniture, Third Floor, South Dome

The trend for ‘explorer’ yachts is still on-going, but are we just creating a fashion “Range Rover” statement or do we know how to design a yacht that is built for discovery? Join Geordie Mackay-Lewis and Jimmy Carroll of Pelorus to find out more.

Jordan Soderberg Mills

ILLUMINATING IDEAS – LET THERE BE LIGHT!
Wednesday 26 June, 2.30pm - 3.45pm
at Porta Romana

Creating unique atmospheres and inspirational or relaxing environments on board superyachts is driven by light. An external perspective is shared by lighting visionary, Jordan Soderberg Mills.

Steve Keeling

INTERIOR SUBCONTRACTORS AND SHIPYARDS
Tuesday 25 June, 3.45pm - 5.00pm
at Christopher Peacock

The relationship between designers, interior subcontractors and shipyards is key to the successful on time and on budget delivery of projects – Steve Keeling, owner of DKT Artworks, will join Tim Gosling of Gosling Ltd and Alan Coleman, interior technical expert at Oceanco will explore what we can do better..

Tim Gosling

INTERIOR SUBCONTRACTORS AND SHIPYARDS
Tuesday 25 June, 3.45pm - 5.00pm
at Christopher Peacock, Third Floor, South Dome

The relationship and communication between every party within a project, from designers and interior subcontractors to shipyards and owners, is key to a successful, on-time and on-budget delivery, yet often these relationships are not maintained. This debate will explore what we can be doing better

Alan Coleman

INTERIOR SUBCONTRACTORS AND SHIPYARDS
Tuesday 25 June, 3.45pm - 5.00pm
at Christopher Peacock, Third Floor, South Dome

The relationship and communication between every party within a project, from designers and interior subcontractors to shipyards and owners, is key to a successful, on-time and on-budget delivery, yet often these relationships are not maintained. This debate will explore what we can be doing better

Selina McCabe

THE BUSINESS OF DESIGN - REACHING NEW SUMMITS
Tuesday 25 June, 2.00pm - 3.15pm
at Summit Furniture, Third Floor, North Dome

Summit Furniture and Winch Design will take you on a journey behind the scenes of design partnerships to discover the commercial power of collaborations.

Saku Sysiö

A WORLD FIRST FOR THE SYNBIO MOVEMENT
Wednesday 26 June, 2.30pm - 3.45pm
at Oficina Inglesa Furniture

Synthetic biology is an interdisciplinary branch of biology and engineering. This session will reveal the design process and inspiration behind the world’s first microbe grown headset, illustrating the potential of the SynBio movement in product design.

Matthew Griffin

CHAMPAGNE CONVERSATION: THE FUTURISTS PERSPECTIVE OF SUPERYACHTS
Tuesday 25 June, 5.30pm - 6.30pm
TALK, Lecture Theatre

Award-winning Futurist and founder of the 311 Institute Matthew Griffin explains how to think differently about what superyachts could be, in relation to the future and where the world is heading. Accompanied by a glass of fizz.

Giovanni Alessi Anghini

EXPERIENTIAL DESIGN - WHERE NEXT?
Tuesday 25 June, 2.00pm - 3.15pm
at Whistler Leather, Second Floor, South Dome

Through a new partnership between one of the leading names in travel, and a smaller, tech-focused business, Giovanni will look at new processes that can be implemented to maximise the owner and guest experience.

Martin H. Redmayne

After an in-depth look at the burgeoning superyacht business in 1992, a rash decision was made to develop a brand new magazine that would stand alone as the only serious business journal focusing on the technology and business growth of the large yacht market. The Superyacht Report has now established itself as the authority in the market, with accurate, intelligent and informed reporting on all aspects of the superyacht world, following an extensive rebrand in 2017, The Superyacht Report is the leading magazine for the market. Redmayne has spent time on over 1,000 yachts, interviewed hundreds of owners and designers, and gained a rare insight into the market by chairing conferences and events around the globe.

Dan Lenard

A ZERO IMPACT TRANSATLANTIC JOURNEY - THE PURITY OF SAILING
Tuesday 25 June, 2.00pm - 3.15pm
at Victoria + Albert Baths, Third Floor, South Dome

Dan Lenard will lead a rare designer journey that will inspire and inform.

Ken Hickling

THE NEXT GENERATION
Tuesday 25 June, 3.45pm - 5.00pm
at Vaughan, Ground Floor, South Dome (just outside)

Future thinkers of our industry will reveal what they really think about the industry at present, and what they would like to see happen.

Sam Slater

VIRTUAL REALITY AND FUTURISTIC SOFTWARE - REALISING THE FANTASY
Tuesday 25 June, 3.45pm - 5.00pm
at Davidson, First Floor, South Dome

With the next generation of clients becoming ever tech-focused, can virtual reality and similar software improve the way we design and present the finished product to a client? We will also look at how virtual reality can create solutions and avoid last minute changes when brought in at the early stages of a project.

Raffe Burrell

THE VALUE OF GLOBAL SUPERYACHT AWARDS AND MEDIA RECOGNITION
Tuesday 25 June, 3.45pm - 5.00pm
At Sacco Carpet, Third Floor, Design Centre East

In this session Martin Redmayne and Raffe Burrell will discuss the imbalance of awards programmes within the small and nice superyacht market. Through a comparison across industries, both will look at awards such as the RIBA Sterling Prize, and how this accolade continues to remain highly credible and well-respected among the architecture industry.

Matthijs Rhee

THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON DESIGN
Wednesday 26 June, 2.30pm - 3.45pm
at Thibault Van Renne, Third Floor, North Dome

For all the superyacht market’s varied genius, few would argue that it has conquered the world of social media. As Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other tools have become important sources of inspirations and business for clients and creatives, we question what are we doing right socially, with the external expertise of two leading influencer marketeers and social strategists.

    Anastasia Yushkova

    VIRTUAL REALITY AND FUTURISTIC SOFTWARE - REALISING THE FANTASY
    Tuesday 25 June, 3.45pm - 5.00pm
    at Davidson, First Floor, South Dome

    With the next generation of clients becoming ever tech-focused, can virtual reality and similar software improve the way we design and present the finished product to a client? In this session, we will also look at how virtual reality can create solutions and avoid last minute changes when brought in at the early stages of a project.