Palma, Mallorca will host the eighth annual Future of Superyachts conference on June 18 and 19. Hosted by Quaynote at the five-star Nixe Palace Hotel, this two-day conference offers industry professionals multiple opportunities for networking and learning more about the current hot topics. This year, the conference will cover topics like the superyacht business in BRIC countries, advocacy and the need to promote the industry to government policy-makers, and an update on regulatory and tax issues. A wide range of expert speakers will be on hand throughout the event.

Members of the AEGY get a 15% discount on the delegate rate, PYA a 10% discount. Email [email protected] to apply.

To download a complete brochure and schedule for the event, click here or visit the website at www.quaynote.com/ankiti/www/?code=sp06&f=home

Key speakers confirmed this year include:

Patrick Coote, Fraser Yachts
Fabrizio Ottoni Limena, Brazil Yacht Services
Simon Turner, Director, Northrop & Johnson
Todd Beechey, first-time charterer and President of OceanScape Yachts
Antonio Zaforteza, Managing Director of OCIBAR
Peter Edwards, Royal Oceanic
Richard W.J. Schiferli, Secretary General, Paris MOU
Udo Kleinitz, Technical Manager, ICOMIA
Henning Schwarzkopf, CHEURAM Consulting Group
Marc Verburg, IRI
Patric Marshall, Wealth-X
Captain A J Anderson, Wright Maritime
John Shinske, Evolution Yacht Agents
Lars Lippuner, Warsash Maritime Academy
Javier Campillo Albaladejo, Balearic Customs and Excise Chief
Christine Naudi, Ganado Advocates
Anthony Sands, Edge Yachts
Paul Swindale, Vantage Corporate Services
Philip Demler, Marine Projects
Tobias Allebrodt, SpecTec
David Morgan, Safe Patient Systems
Antonio Zaforteza, Managing Director of OCIBAR
Paul Coley, MCA
Marcela Royer, IT MOVES IT
Alison Vassallo, Fenech & Fenech Advocate