- 22/02/2024 09:30-10:00OPENING – OFFICIALS’ GREETINGS
- 22/02/2024 10:00-11:30THE INSTITUTIONAL ROLE IN GREEK YACHTING
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:
• Implementation of a new bill.
• Chartering of commercial vessels within Greece based on their flag.
• Online platform.
• How yachting operators contribute to its development, proposals, and actions.COORDINATOR:
- 22/02/2024 12:00–13:30MARINAS & PORT INFUSTRUCTURE
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:
• Sustainable Infrastructure Development Plan.
• How many marina spaces can and should the country have.
• Recovery fund, investment in marinas, inclusion of infrastructure, and promotion of maritime tourism.COORDINATOR:
- 22/02/2024 14:30–16:00THE OWNER’S VIEW / CHARTER A BOAT
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:
• Marine Tourism.
• Investment & ROI, MYBA, HYBA.
• Relationships with Brokers and Crews.
• Development proposals in Greece.
• Why did the big companies choose to settle in Greece and what development can they bring to Greek Yachting?
• What are the positive aspects we see for the future of yachting in Greece?COORDINATOR:
- 22/02/2024 16:00–17:00CAREER IN YACHTING
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:
• Training programs for interested parties.
• Skills required and ways to find and recruit staff.
• Career change and transition to the yachting industry.COORDINATOR:
- 22/02/2024 17:30–18:30MARKETING IN YACHTING & NEW TRENDS
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:
• The right ways of promotion through website and social media.
• How maritime salons contribute to the promotion and development of the market.
• New extroversion tools.
• How does the form work today?COORDINATOR:
- 22/02/2024 18:30–19:30GREEN YACHTING
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:
• Waste management.
• Yacht recycling.
• Development of environmental applications.
• Marine wealth and its enhancement/destruction.
• Climate change.COORDINATOR:
- 22/02/2024 19:30END OF CONGRESS’S 1ST DAY
- 23/02/2024 09:30-11:00SEA SAFETY
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:
• Security and monitoring systems.
• Preventing and avoiding accidents – spills.
• Legal cover.
• Shipping experts / Insurance.
• What makes a Boat Insurance policy special. What options does a shipowner have?
• How is the market changing/adapting to the current needs of the industry?
• How does climate change affect this industry?
• What are the trends and prospects and the risks that insurers see in the Greek market.
• Specific risks.COORDINATOR:
- 23/02/2024 11:00–12:30SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY IN GREECE
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:
• New legislation, new perspectives/Rebirth of the shipbuilding industry?
• Shortages - training of specialized staff/workshops.
• Investments in shipbuilding.
• Yacht Building, Design & Refit.COORDINATOR:
- 23/02/2024 13:00–14:30BLUE ECONOMY
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:
• Establishment of NEPA.
• Financial instruments - Loans – NSRF.
• Selection of an advantageous corporate form and shape.
• European resources - available programs.COORDINATOR:
- 23/02/2024 15:30–16:30WOMAN ENTEPRENEURS IN YACHTING
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:
• Leadership.
• Succession of status from parents to children.
• Are women better salespeople?COORDINATOR:
- 23/02/2024 16:30–18:00EXPERIENTIAL YACHTING & SEA FUN
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:
• Creative holiday programs.
• Link to activities/tourism and local products.
• Development and promotion of destinations as yachting destinations.COORDINATOR:
- 23/02/2024 18:00END OF CONGRESS’S 2nd DAY
