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.

Joseph Adir, CEO & Director 28 years of experience in the Leisure Marine IndustrySponsor and CEO of OceanTech Acquisitions – the first SPAC targeting the Leisure Marine IndustryFounder & CEO of WinterHaven Holdings SL: established and developed WinterHaven Superyacht Marine Centre platform, including an advanced IT platforms to address the needs of the Superyachting industry.Mentored the second Cohort II of Yachting Ventures, following Cohort I's success in 2020Co-Founder & CEO of WinTech Marine Intelligence Ltd., the world's first predictive maintenance AI platform for the Superyachting industry

A former chief stew, Magarita set up IMS - Interior Management Systems - in 2015 to market Crystal, the interior management software for superyacht crew that took five years to develop. 

As UK Head of JTC Private Office, Nic assumes responsibility for the strategic development and performance of JTC Private Office’s holistic family office services proposition in the UK. As well as ensuring that the highest levels of professional and corporate governance are applied to families’ lives by working with family members or their family offices, she oversees the delivery of a broad range of high-quality services to clients and takes a lead in enabling clients to navigate the complex tax and regulatory landscape. With a reputation as a leader in the UK and international private client space, Nic has over 20 years’ experience of bringing broad and bespoke fiscal governance to High Net Worth individuals and families spanning the globe, with particular expertise in luxury assets. A chartered tax adviser with an in-depth understanding of the complex demands of global taxation, Nic was a tax director in PwC’s Private Client team and head of PwC’s Luxury Asset Advisory practice before joining JTC. During her time with the Big 4 firm, she supported clients with both a UK and international footprint, working across property, investments, businesses and private assets. In 2019, Nic achieved Gold in the prestigious Citywealth Powerwomen awards.   She has a son, Max, and in her spare time enjoys sailing, snowboarding, mountain biking, yoga and painting.

Paris joined Dutch superyacht builder Oceaco in 2009, and since the ed of 2014 has served as Group Marketing Manager.

Olivier joined BNP Paribas in 1997 and has worked in various positions and management roles related to credit and lending finance, from Retail Banking to Corprate and Investment Banking. In 2002, he discovered that “God must have been a ship owner or a yacht owner because he placed raw materials and paradises far from where they were needed and covered 2/3 of the earth with water”. This realisation led him to become a Maritime Banker where he developed a sound international business relationships portfolio focused on commercial vessels and ship owners. In 2006, he launched a dedicated offer for yacht owners as head of Yacht and Shipping Finance Services. He is currently head of Jet and Yacht Finance for BNP Paribas Group, working in close cooperation with the Private Bankers by providing specialist guidance for structuring, marketing the offer and advising clients on their investment.  

A highly experience yacht and superyacht captain, since 2019 Guy has been working as the Build Captain for the Project Phi newbuild at Royal Huisman, and it's associated projects.

Simon works within the Lateral Naval Architects team as Principal Mechanical Engineer, a role he originally took on in 2012 when the company was known as BMT. Before that, he  served for several years as Principal Marine Engineer at Babcock Marine in Plymouth. According to Simon, his team design the parts of a boat nobody gets to see, but without which it wouldn’t work. (At least that’s what he tells the Naval Architects…!)

Michael came into yachting by accident. He started working in the industry at Baglietto in Italy in 1991 until 1995. He then moved to Lürssen and has been there ever since. He was critical to the conception and realisation the SuperYacht Builders Association. Previously he worked in the music industry after graduating, then trading in public goods in Saudi Arabia. Michael was born in New Zealand and now has Dutch nationality.

René was born in the east part of the Netherlands in a true paint family. With parents running a home decoration company with paint shop the interest in the coating-industry was triggered. After a technical education in coatings-chemistry, he joined the coatings industry in 1982 as R&D employee followed by technical and sales positions in Decorative, Aerospace and Yacht Coatings. The last 28 years with AkzoNobel. In these sales positions he travelled many countries; a great combination with his passion for photography. The various market segments close to Yacht brought him a wide view in the world of coatings and coating applications resulting in rich experiences that fit well in the global market of the SuperYacht industry.

Paolo Casani joined Camper & Nicholsons as Group Chief Executive Officer in 2015 following an impressive career in the luxury goods and fashion sector. Having established himself in executive roles with designer fashion brands such as Armani, Valentino, Calvin Klein, and Ferragamo, Mr Casani drew upon this expertise to fuse the luxury goods sector with the luxury yachting industry, joining leading Italian superyacht builders Azimut Benetti Group in 2008. Here, he oversaw the launch of its Yachtique Division before being appointed CEO of Azimut Yachts in 2010.  His current focus is on further establishing Camper & Nicholsons as the luxury provider for all yachting services globally and enabling the digital transformation of the company, all while upholding a client-centric approach driven by the expertise and skill of its team of highly trained professionals.

Daniel joined MTU Friedrichshafen 11 years ago and is responsible for global strategic technology management for Power Systems. He also oversees the company's regulatory affairs activities, including future emission legislation and CO2 reduction requirements. Daniel is the Programme leader of the Green & High Tech Programme at Rolls-Royce Power Systems (RRPS), which is aimed at the green transformation of the MTU product portfolio. He also oversees the RRPS Greenhouse Gases Reduction Programme. Prior to his current role, Daniel served for five years as the Director for Exhaust Gas After Treatment Development for all applications at MTU Friedrichshafen. Before joining MTU Friedrichshafen, Daniel worked for seven years with Daimler AG / Mercedes Benz in the advanced engineering department. He serves on many board and is involved with many committees. He is a lecturer at the University of Stuttgart and an author and reviewer for international scientific journals. Daniel studied physics and holds a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of Heidelberg.

Marianne spent over 10 years at sea sailing on various yachts as mate then later as chief engineer. She is very passionate about her time at sea and loved crossing the Atlantic to work busy charter seasons in the Caribbean and Owner trips in the Med. Marianne spent 5 years in the engine rooms of motor and sailing yachts, during which time she developed a true passion for the engineering. In 2003, Marianne started as an assistant in the CNI Yacht Management Division and pursued her career in the maintenance and compliancy of yachts under ISM / ISPS management, a specialist area in which she became the manager for many years. Marianne has also recently become a certified ILO trainer in the application of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006, and is highly interested in any new regulations which affect the yachting industry. She passed on her ISM / ISPS responsibilities to a new team member in 2013 and took over the role as Senior Fleet Manager. In September 2018, she was nominated Deputy Head of Yacht Management Department based in the Monaco office. After 16 years spent at C&N, Marianne was appointed Head of Yacht Management in February 2019.

Herman is an experienced project engineer with a background in both the aerospace and yachting industries. He has been involved in a diverse array of elements, from aircraft wiring, aircraft structures, aerodynamic design and advanced design methodologies to spars and rigging, deck equipment, carbon fibre products, and rules and regulations for super yachts. His current role involves the integration of all these challenging disciplines in superyacht projects. Most recently, Herman has been serving as a project engineer on Project Phi at Royal Huisman.

Henk de Vries was born in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands in 1958. After high school, he studied business economics at the Free University in Amsterdam, following which he worked as a business consultant in various sectors. He joined Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw and Feadship in 1987 as sales manager and became director/shareholder in 1996. Together with cousin Tom de Vries and later joined by Rob and Roderick de Vries they expanded the family business to its current size, with seven operating companies and 1200 employees. De Vries still is a completely family-owned company and owns 50% of Feadship. Henk lives in Amsterdam with his wife and son.

Liam Dobbin has a commercial shipping background, with experience on a 95m MY. After his successful career at sea he settled into wilsonhalligan in 2010 as Recruitment Manager, becoming Managing Director in 2015. Having been at sea himself, he is able to understand clients’ requirements for the right experience and correct qualifications. This enables him to nominate candidates professionally; in an honest and balanced view. Liam now specialises in Captains and Technical Shore Based Positions.

Tanguy is currently the CCO of Monaco Marine, the Group founded and owned by his family. He originally joined Monaco Marine in 2012 and previously has managed the Monaco Marine marina in Monaco and the Group's shipyards in Saint Laurent du var and Beaulieu.

Vienna Eleuteri is a distinguished Sustainability Scientist and has coordinated several international projects in sustainable development, human health and environmental effects of pollution. Vienna works with governments and communities to introduce sustainable practices and adaptive technologies that reduce the vulnerability to climate change and promote sustainable development. She possesses expertise in sustainability strategy and implementation as well as the systems, governance, public policy, scientific research and stakeholder engagement aspects. Vienna is the founder and scientific director of the Waterevolution model, an innovative platform that promotes sustainable scientific-based approaches to support the industrial transition tackling the challenges of a climate-neutral, circular economy. It aims to form strong links to the UN Climate Agreement, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Agenda 2030. For the last years, she has been developing the Yachting 4.0, a Computational Sustainability model-based program that has its focus on developing computational methods that provide the yachting industry with scientific support that facilitates in a concrete way access to sustainability-oriented policies to the entire sector while respecting the fundamental environmental cost-benefit ratio. She was an initiator and now serves on the Board of Directors of the newly developed Water Revolution Foundation, which aims to drive sustainability in the Superyacht industry.

With a background in recruitment in the marine sector, Ed decided he wanted to work for himself and founded SuperyachtRecruiter (SYR). SYR now recruits 'from shop floor to boardroom' across the superyacht, high performance craft and marine technology sectors.

After graduating the Politecnico di Milano with a degree in electrical engineering, Andrea joined Siemens as an Application Engineer and worked through various engineering and product management roles. In 2014 he was appointed Senior Sales Director, and in 2020 he became Senior Sales Director at Siemens Energy.

Flora joined Knight Frank’s Residential Research Department in October 2017 as a Senior Analyst. Flora previously worked for 2 years with KPMG’s Economic practice assessing the economic impact of developments, projects and events as well as co‐authoring research papers. Prior to KPMG, Flora worked for the Department of Communities and Local Government ﴾DCLG﴿ and completed a Masters in Economics at the LSE. Flora’s role at Knight Frank includes supporting the Global Head of Research, Liam Bailey, with international research projects and contributions to global reports such as The Wealth Report. Flora also supports with the compilation of data and key messages for three of Knight Frank’s global indices, the Global House Price Index, the Global Residential Cities Index and the Prime Global Cities Index.

A classic car enthusiast with a rather unique professional career - from studying science and marine biology to graduating as an Engineering Technologist – Kiran toured the world as an acclaimed musician, re-invented public relations and advertising in the Middle East, and has been recognised as an influential motoring editor. With extensive experience working across multiple sectors (engineering, hospitality, advertising, publishing) and for two of the world's greatest luxury brands - Bentley Motors and Princess Yachts, Kiran has lived and worked in Australia, South East Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Central Europe, and the UK. With a left-of-centre approach to marketing and innovation, Kiran often has a radical view on branding. Most recently based in Plymouth (UK) as the Marketing Director on the Board at Princess Yachts Limited, he has also served as Vice Chair of Superyacht UK - an association within the British Marine Federation, and additionally relishes being a Governor on the Board for the prestigious and highly acclaimed Plymouth College of Art, founded in 1856. In autumn 2021 he hinted at new adventures to come, which have yet to be revealed...

Niila Hautala is managing director of Loisto Pro, a Finnish company that specialises in systems integration, smart automation, and lighting art for the yacht and cruise ship industries.

With more than 16 years at leading Dutch superyacht builder Royal Huisman, Jeroen works as a project manager on significant projects including the just-launched Project Phi.

Ken Hickling graduated from Solent University having first studied Boatbuilding & Boatyard Management before also undertaking an MBA. He worked for four years with composite specialists SP Systems before joint International Paint as a product manager and then working in the USA as Marketing VP before taking on a commercial role back in Europe, finally stepping up as Global Manager for Awlgrip, which had joined International as a stablemate within AkzoNobel. During that time Ken served as Treasurer and then President of ISS and started working with the ISO Large Yachts Quality workgroup. He is currently a project manager at ISO developing a standard for the assessment of carbon rigs as well as serving on the Executive committee of Superyacht UK. He now works for money as a business advisor specialising in the Superyacht industry and is a Non-Executive board director of both Viking Crew and Riela Yachts.

As a graduate in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Marnix J. Hoekstra, B.eng. is one of the third generation Owners of Vripack, the Dutch Naval Architecture, Design, Engineering and Brokers firm which was founded in 1961 by Dick Boon. "To seamlessly blend the sailing wishes of our clients into a design that first throws them off their feet and later on is embraced as if they thought of every inch themselves, gives our team and thus me a great pleasure," Marnix says. "You can see this right from our first Doggersbank like 'Beothuk' and the invention of the first Research Vessel Yacht 'Turmoil'. 'The Quality of our Work is the sum of Experience and Enthusiasm'."

Tobias began his career with MTU Friedrichshafen in 2007 as a project engineer. By 2012 he had been promoted to Senior Manager, taking over responsibility for the yacht application team. In April 2021, he was promoted to Director of Application Engineering for Marine Applications and is now responsible for the civil marine part of application engineering. Before joining MTU in 2007, Tobias worked for three years for an automation company as a project manager for automated industrial manufacturing plants. Since joining MTU, he has specialised in propulsion systems and complex customised solutions for the yachting industry. Over the past few years, he has been involved in numerous projects with hybrid drive systems and exhaust gas aftertreatment solutions. Tobias studied industrial engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Ravensburg-Weingarten.

Thomas Kolster is a marketing activist on a mission to make business put people and planet first. As a seasoned branding and sustainability professional of more than 18 years’ standing, he’s advised Fortune 500 companies, small start-ups, governments, agencies, and non-profits. He’s the founder of the global Goodvertising movement that’s inspired a shift for the better in advertising. He’s also the author of two books: ‘Goodvertising’ (Thames & Hudson 2012) and ‘The Hero Trap’ (2020)  He’s an internationally recognised keynote speaker who’s appeared in more than 70 countries at events like TEDx, SXSW, D&AD & Sustainable Brands; and is a columnist for the Guardian, Adweek, The Drum and several other publications, as well as regularly judging at international award shows such as Cannes Lions and D&AD. As a passionate entrepreneur and change agent he’s launched several impact platforms like Cph:Change and Wheregoodgrows. Thomas’ belief is simple: Change begins with you!  

Dirk is a seasoned sustainable energy entrepreneur. With SkyNRG he initiated the first flights ever in the world on sustainable aviation biofuel which emerged into a huge new global market. With GoodFuels he launched the first ships ever on sustainable marine biofuel and recently the first deep sea vessels on sustainable Bio-Fuel Oil - a direct replacement for arguably the dirtiest heavy fuel oil ever invented by mankind - saving  up to 90% in carbon and 100% in sulphur emissions.  GoodFuels is a fast growing Netherland’s based pioneer and global market leader in development, distribution, sales and marketing of second generation sustainable biofuels for transport segments – shipping and heavy duty vehicles - for which biofuels are one of the best or only viable alternative in the foreseeable future.  The company also introduced the award-winning GoodShipping Program. This is worlds’ first sustainable shipping initiative that offers companies – worldwide and of all sizes – the opportunity to make container shipments less polluting by offering a way to change the fuel mix. With lighthouse clients such IKEA, Heineken and Tony Chocolonely we are expecting to create necessary client pressure to accelerate the change of the marine fuel mix from dirty fossil fuels to sustainable low carbon biofuels. With all of these “firsts” GoodFuels has made many headlines in media around the globe (CNN, BBC, Financial Telegraph, etc) - serving a purpose to create a real tangible global market place.  Sustainability is paramount for GoodFuels and therefore it has set up its own independent sustainability board consisting of leading NGO' and academics actively overseeing and monitoring the Group's sustainability practice.

Tommy Lexen is Immersive’s Managing Director and Executive Creative Director based in London. He has over 15 years of experience working in design, art and entertainment, and has directed and produced high-profile opening ceremonies, museum exhibitions, large-scale events and live productions across the globe. He joined Immersive in 2019 as Head of Studio and led the studio’s work for the Mobility Pavilion in Expo 2020 as well as reshaping the studio’s capacity for private commissions within the luxury market. He was appointed Managing Director at the beginning of 2021. Immersive is a multidisciplinary creative studio and immersive design specialist who has been working at the forefront of innovative experiential design and art for almost two decades. Having designed some of the world’s most impactful and mesmerizing multi-dimensional live experiences in public, private and commercial spaces, they have established a reputation for developing the use of new technologies to expand the art of immersive storytelling. Their private commissions include ultra-bespoke artworks and luxurious experiences for private superyachts and residences. Other clients and partners include some of the world’s biggest events and global brands such as the London 2012 Olympic Games, World Expo 2015 Milan, Expo 2020 Dubai, Fosters + Partners, BMW, IWC Schaffhausen and the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum.

Giedo is a Naval Architect with a large appetite for complex problems and new technology. His work is a balance between developing long term strategies and hands-on tackling of today’s challenges. He acquired deep roots in maritime research and development during his years at the MARIN institute. In 2012 he moved to Feadship where he gained experience in yacht design, engineering, regulations, build and servicing. Today he holds the position of Head of R&D of Feadship. In this role he leads the development on alternative fuels and related power systems for both the new and refit superyacht market.

With a degree in mechanical engineering in Italy and a masters from Southampton University's Yacht & Small Craft course, Matteo began his career as a project manager at Dutch builder Jongert before joining Ginton Naval Architects and then De Voogt as a naval architect. In May 2015 he joined the BMT team where his role evolved into both a naval architect and business development coordinator, positions he still holds in BMT's evolution company Lateral Naval Architects.

Having joined the group in January 2011 as News Editor, William assumed the role of Editor of the group’ flagship publication, The Superyacht Report at the end of 2014, before moving into his current position in 2015. Having chaired several events on a variety of topics on behalf of the Superyacht Events Agency, he has also been invited to contribute as a speaker at several other industry forums, and he is a regular commentator on superyacht market performance within the financial and luxury press. William is a member of both the Superyacht UK Committee and the ISS Board of Directors.&nbsp

Director of Underwriting at Hiscox MGA, which is one of the largest Yacht and Marine Leisure Underwriting Agencies in the London and European Market. They have Underwriting authority from both Lloyd's and the Company market and represent some of the largest and highest quality Insurers in the World. They insure a wide spectrum of yachts ranging from the small private cruiser to the Mega yachts seen in Monaco through their products "Yachtsure" and "Yachtsure24". They developed and launched a specialist product Racecover for the high tech state of the art racing yachts. They also Insure Marinas, Yacht Yards, Refit & Repair facilities and Mega Yacht construction or conversion through their "Marinasure" product. Paul has worked in Lloyd' since 1977 and has been a leading underwriter in the market since 1985. He has specialised in the Yacht and Marine Trade/Leisure Industry over the last 25 years and has been both Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Yacht Advisory Committee and Vice Commodore of Lloyd's Yacht Club. He was until recently Chairman of the International Union of Marine Insurers Inland, Fishing vessel and Yachts Committee. He has spoken at a number of International Conferences including IUMI, Project 2002, Seas 2004, the Global Superyacht Forum and Chaired the Future of Superyachts Conference for the 7 years.

Farouk Nefzi, Marketing & Brand Director of Feadship has wide experience in the superyacht industry having served companies like Vecom, Hiswa Holland Yachting Group, Amserdam RAI and Fairpromotion. Nefzi has more than a unique 25 years’ background in strategic disruptive marketing, branding, multi-million-dollar business & consumer event organisation, the creation and realisation of a bespoke Nautical Experience Centre in Amsterdam and heading up a wide range of print, online and television initiatives.

Rob Papworth is an English naval architect who moved into the field of high-tech composite sailing yacht construction after spending a couple of years working on racing and cruising sailing yachts around the world. After various management roles on high end carbon cruising yachts, Volvo Ocean Race and America’s Cup yachts, in 2001 he moved to Compositeworks France and became their Commercial Director after being heavily involved in their transition from new building to world renowned refit yard, now named MB92 La Ciotat where he is currently Operations Director. Since 2010 he has also been the Chairman of the ICOMIA Superyacht Refit Group.

Following two years in the Italian Navy, naval architect and marine engineer Lorenzo Pollicardo spent 12 years at RINA – the Italian Class Society – as Head of the Yachting Department and Shipping Certification Department. Between 1999 and 2008, he joined the Italian marine industry association UCINA as Secretary General where he was also Chairman of the ICOMIA Technical Committee and the ICOMIA Super Yacht Committee, General Director of the European Boating Federation, and CEO of the ViareggiofUCINA, the Italian School of Yachting. Between 2009 and 2019 he worked with Expo Venice on the marine and maritime events; at The Docks, a PR agency, where he founded the new Yachting Section; as strategic consultant around his home town of Genoa and the Ligurian region; and representing CNA-Nautica. He also coordinated the organisation of YARE. From 2015 he served as Secretary General of Nautica Italiana - the Italian marine inudstry association - and in 2019 he joined SYBAss as Technical and Environmental Director where he serves, among other things, as a liaison between the superyacht industry and the IMO.  

Marta Ponis graduated from Genoa University with a masters degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, and subsequently spent more than 15 years working in safety and quality management in oil and chemical tankers industry. Marta joined classification society RINA at the start of 2021 as Technical Director.

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.

Dutch designer Cor D. Rover was born to design boats - indeed, he was born on a 69-foot inland barge in The Netherlands. He now runs his own design studios in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, and has been involved in a large number of significant yacht and superyacht projects.

Jim Robert Sluitjer first came to attention as a finalist in the 2013 Young Designer of the Year competition, which included a visit to German shipyard Lürssen - it was a promising beginning, reinforced by the fact that Jim was the lead exterior designer for Lürssen's Alice concept, unveiled at the 2021 Monaco Yacht Show.

Pino currently serves as Marine Director for North Europe Region with classification society RINA. Living and working in North Europe for the past 14 years, he has been successfully working to continually enhance the profile of the group throughout the region. His current responsibilities encompass both group strategy and external corporate development, commercially and technically.

Fiorenzo Spadoni holds the current position of Business Development Manager of the Yacht Sector. He is in charge of all commercial activities relevant to mega yachts and recreational crafts. He graduated in mechanical engineering from the University of Genova in 2001. After working one year as a researcher in underwater robotics at University and a few more years as designer of automatic plants for shipyards, he joined RINA as a surveyor in 2005. From 2005 to 2008 he was assigned to the supervision of several cargo vessels in Turkey, gaining significant field experience in the marine sector. His expertise as a marine surveyor has been strengthened from 2008 to 2010 in Holland and finally from 2010 to 2012 in Rouen where he has been appointed to establish the first RINA station in France and he was delivering a wide range of RINA services relevant to cargo, cruise vessels and yachts.

Bas Swanink is Sales Manager at Oceanco.Swanink is no stranger to Oceanco he has been with the company as a Project Manager for eight years, during which time he was a key figure in developing and engineering the industry’ first PYC-compliant yacht ever built, the 91.5-meter Equanimity. In the process, he and his team worked closely with Lloyds Register, Cayman Islands Shipping Registry and several yachting industry partners.Prior to his tenure with Oceanco, Swanink was employed in the superyacht industry for nearly 10 years in various management positions: design, project management and after sales management. In the span of his career he has project managed and delivered eight custom superyachts from 50-meters to 92-meters in length. He has worked with clients from around the world, including the USA, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Asia. In his new role he will continue to work closely with Clients, Representatives, Captains, Crew and Brokers.

Jessima graduated Oxford University with a Master's degree in Chemistry, and over the following 16 years combined her scientific background with a talent for words and for marketing across a variety of sectors in editorial, technical and marketing roles. She joined the Amico team in 2014 and, working across both marketing and intelligence functions, she has intimate knowledge of all aspects of the business, and consequently of the refit industry and those working in and with it.

After graduating with a degree in Maritime Technology, Perry joined his father's naval architecture studio in 2001. In 2012, Perry took over the practice as joint managing director alongside Niels Moerke, who had joined as a student in 2002. Following in his father's esteemed footsteps, Perry has continued to push boundaries in naval architecture across high-end motor yachts and ships and is responsible for, among other things, the design and development of the patented Fast Displacement Hull Form.

Ivo Veldhuis is the Technical Manager at Mayfair Marine, an independent Superyacht Technical Consultancy based in London. Ivo has substantial engineering and commercial project management experience in the large yacht, ship building and renewable energy sectors. Alongside his considerable technical and regulatory knowledge, Ivo is also an accomplished academic in his field and has published a number of academic papers about renewable energy and alternative fuel sources for ships and this subject is his real passion. Ivo is now widely involved in the new technology of alternative fuels, electric propulsion and hydrogen. His knowledge in this area is sought after as the yacht and shipping sectors seeks to find more sustainable ways to power their vessels.

Patrick Voorn has been working in and around the marine and offshore industries since 1988 and started as independent consultant on HVAC in 2008. In 2017, having met two members of the Bond TM team while working on a large new build yacht, Patrick approached Bond founder Will Faimatea to suggest a collaboration. The result was Synergy, the HVAC consultancy founded in 2018 which operates as a partner to the Bond Group of technical experts and consultants. As a key component of every superyacht project, and as the largest system on board in terms of space and energy consumption, HVAC plays a critical role in yacht operations and guest comfort, and also presents some of the biggest challenges in terms of systems design, integration and energy efficiency. It is in all these areas that Patrick and the Synergy team apply their extensive knowledge and experience.

After joining coatings company Jotun in 2015, Gary quickly achieved his NACE (National Association of Corrosion Engineers) qualification and became well-acknowledged and respected in the coatings market. In 2017 Gary was assigned the newly formed role of Superyacht Fleet Support Manager based from Palma de Mallorca, leading Jotun’s innovative and unique JotunCare lifecycle service to the global Superyacht fleet. JotunCare is about sharing valuable knowledge, advising on best solutions, supplying technical support and guarantees as well as monitoring the performance of the Jotun coated fleet

Creative Lead at the Lawson Robb design studio, George started with a Masters in Yacht Design and a collective 10-year experience in the execution of both Superyachts and Ultra-Prime residential properties globally. George’s expertise is in the details and the art of bespoke, driving the most innovative results across all stages of a project from inception to completion. His sensibilities lie most importantly with creating ‘for’ the client. He believes that cultivating relationships where an end-users lifestyle and ethos align totally with the design process ensures that any and all of the pushed boundaries strike exactly the right note and that the resulting solutions could not be a better compliment to the project.