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Charter ForumÂ
Where the Future of Yacht Charter Takes the Stage
11–12 November 2026 · Amsterdam
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2 DAYS • 2 STAGES • INDUSTRY LEADERS • INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING
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What is Charter Forum?
Charter Forum is Europe’s first business conference dedicated exclusively to the yacht charter industry.
Unlike traditional conferences that focus primarily on theory, Charter Forum is built around one simple objective:
Become better at selling yacht charters.
- $Attract more qualified clients
- $Convert more enquiries into confirmed bookings
- $Deliver exceptional customer experiences
- $Understand market trends before they become mainstream
- $Build valuable international business relationships
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Who Should Attend?
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Speakers
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Agenda | DAY 1
09:00-09:30
Keynote
Future of Yacht Charter
Tino Prosenik, CEO – Yachtmaster GroupÂ
09:30–10:00
Keynote Presentation
Designing Yachts for the Next Generation of Charter Guests
Norbert Leifeld, CEO – Bavaria Yachts
10:00–10:30
Panel / Interview
The Wider Travel Perspective
Speaker announcement coming soon
11:00-11:30
Break | Coffee
Networking & Refreshment Break
11:00–12:00
Panel
Making Yacht Charter Easier to Sell: What Fleet Operators Need to Change
Anne de Vries – Tubber; Martin VoženÃlek – YachtNet; third charter broker to be confirmed
12:00–12:30
Interview
What Yacht Builders Must Change to Make a Charter Yacht a Standard Holiday Product
Boris Compagnon, Sales & Marketing Director – Catana Group
12:30–13:30
Lunch Break
Lunch & Networking
13:30–14:30
Panel
Stop Selling Boats. Start Selling Holidays.
Max Barbera, CEO – Barbera Yachting; Olivier Albahary, CEO – GlobeSailor; James Foot, Head of Marketing & Systems – HELM
14:30–15:00
Interview
Where Do We Go From Here?
Pavel Pribis, CEO – Boataround
15:00–15:30
Break | Coffee
Networking & Refreshment Break
15:30–16:30
Panel
Who Will Own Yacht Charter Tomorrow?
Jesper Rönngard; Fanis Kiriacoulis; Luka Šangulin
16:30–17:00
Presentation
The Automated Charter Company
Speaker announcement coming soon
17:00–18:00
Panel
Why Aren’t 5,000 Travel Agencies Selling Yacht Charters?
Speaker announcement coming soon
09:00-09:45
Workshop
Travel Agency to Charter Business: Introduction
TBD
09:45-10:30
Workshop
Understanding Yacht Charter Products
TBD
10:30-11:00
Break | Coffee
11:00-11:45
Workshop
How Travel Agencies Earn Charter Commission
TBD
11:45-12:30
Case Study
Selling Your First Yacht Charter
TBD
13:00-14:30
Networking Lunch
14:00-14:45
Workshop
Luxury Clients: Cross-selling Charter Holidays
TBD
14:45-15:30
Workshop
Matching Clients with the Right Yacht
TBD
15:30-16:00
Break | Coffee
16:00-17:00
Hands-on
Booking Platforms & Live Charter Search
TBD
17:00-18:00
Networking
Meet Charter Suppliers
TBD
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Agenda | DAY 2
09:00–09:30
Keynote / Lecture
Can AI Run a Charter Company?
Speaker announcement coming soon
09:30–10:30
Panel
From Search to Booking: How Technology Is Changing Yacht Charter Distribution
Illia Kolomoiskyi, CEO – Boatscribe; Daniel Kremsa, Founder – Charter.Boats; Nicolas Cargou, CEO – SamBoat
10:30–11:00
Break | Coffee
Networking & Refreshment Break
11:00–11:30
Presentation
Designing Yachts for the Next Generation of Charter Clients
Clément Daël, Charter Director – Groupe Beneteau
11:30–12:00
Presentation
Put Yacht Charter Where Travelers Already Search
Illia Kolomoiskyi, CEO – Boatscribe
12:00–12:30
Interview
100,000 Boat Rentals a Year: Are We Still Selling to Boat People – or Just People?
Nicolas Cargou, CEO –Â SamBoat
12:30–13:30
Lunch Break
Lunch & Networking
13:30–14:00
Presentation
Travel Agent Academy — How to Start Selling Yacht Charter
Marko Gnjidić, CEO – MMK
14:00–14:30
Presentation
Payments Infrastructure for Yacht Charter
Speaker announcement coming soon
14:30–15:00
Break
Networking & Refreshment Break
15:00–16:00
Workshop
Insuring the Next Generation of Yacht Charter
Ulf Remmel – Sealogy
16:00–16:30
Lecture
Can Sustainability Help Sell More Yacht Charters?
Ornela Krezić – Green Sail
16:30–17:00
Closing / Flex Slot
Closing Discussion / Audience Q&A
Speaker announcement coming soon
09:00-09:45
Workshop
Building a Charter Brand as a Travel Agency
TBD
09:45-10:30
Workshop
Finding Reliable Charter Partners
TBD
10:30-11:00
Break | Coffee
11:00-11:45
Workshop
Contracts, Insurance & Risk
TBD
11:45-12:30
Workshop
Handling Client Objections
TBD
12:30-14:00
Networking Lunch
14:00-14:45
Workshop
Growing Repeat Charter Clients
TBD
14:45-15:30
Workshop
Creating a Charter Sales Plan
TBD
15:30-16:00
Break | Coffee
16:00-17:00
Roundtable
Ask the Charter Experts
TBD
17:00-18:00
Certification
Travel Agent Graduation & Networking
Certificates / Q&A
18:00 onwards (Both Days)
Networking Drinks, sponsor activations and informal meetings for all attendees.
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What You Will Gain
Charter Forum is built around measurable business outcomes—not presentations for the sake of presentations. You will leave Amsterdam with practical knowledge, new contacts and actionable strategies that can help you
Generate more qualified charter leads
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Why Should Travel Agents Attend Charter Forum
Add Yacht Charters to Your Portfolio
Charter Forum has been created to change that.
Whether you specialize in leisure travel, luxury holidays, tailor-made experiences or incentive travel, Charter Forum will provide the knowledge, tools and industry connections you need to confidently begin selling yacht charters.
Learn the Business from the Experts
• How the yacht charter industry works
• Different types of charter holidays and yachts
• Understanding clients’ needs
• Selecting the right destinations
• Pricing, quotations and booking procedures
• Customer communication and sales techniques
• Common mistakes and how to avoid them
• Building long-term charter clients
Dedicated workshops designed specifically for travel agents will provide practical, beginner-friendly education that can be immediately applied in everyday business.
Discover the Professional Tools
Leading booking platforms and reservation systems—including companies such as MMK Booking Manager will demonstrate the professional tools used by charter agencies around the world.
You will learn:
• How charter booking platforms work
• How to search yacht availability
• How to compare fleets and destinations
• How quotations are prepared
• How reservations are managed
• How technology simplifies the entire booking process
These live demonstrations will show you how modern charter sales are organised and how quickly new agents can become productive.
Meet the Companies You Will Work With
Instead of searching for partners online, you can meet them face to face, ask questions, establish personal relationships and discover the destinations and products that best fit your clients.
Start Selling with Confidence
To help travel agencies enter the yacht charter market with confidence.
By the end of Charter Forum, you will understand how the industry works, know which tools to use, have met the companies you can work with and be equipped with the knowledge needed to begin offering yacht charter holidays to your clients.
Expand your business. Learn from the experts. Meet your future partners. Start selling yacht charters