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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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Forum Agenda
DAY 1
~ KEYNOTE ~
THE FUTURE OF YACHT CHARTER
Tino Prosenik
CEO - Yachtmaster Group
~ KEYNOTE PRESENTATION ~
DESIGNING YACHTS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHARTER GUESTS
Norbert Leifeld
CEO - Bavaria Yachts
~ PANEL / INTERVIEW~
MAKING YACHT CHARTER EASIER TO BUY: THE ALL-INCLUSIVE STRATEGY
Gabriel Efstathiou
Co-founder - IonionSail
Additional panelists to be confirmed
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK
~ PANEL~
MAKING YACHT CHARTER EASIER TO SELL: WHAT FLEET OPERATORS NEED TO CHANGE
Anne de Vries
Founder - Tubber
Alexandra Hofinger
Founder - Hofinger Yachtcharter
~ INTERVIEW~
THE NEXT CATAMARAN INNOVATION: HOW DO WE EXPAND BEYOND TODAY’S CUSTOMER BASE?
Boris Compagnon
Sales & Marketing Director - Catana Group
LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK
~ PANEL~
STOP SELLING BOATS. START SELLING HOLIDAYS.
Max Barbera
CEO - Barbera Yachting
Olivier Albahary
CEO - GlobeSailor
James Foot
Head of Marketing & Systems - HELM
~ INTERVIEW~
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Pavel Pribis
CEO - Boataround
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK
~ PANEL~
WHO WILL OWN YACHT CHARTER TOMORROW?
Jesper Rönngard
Navigare Yachting
Fanis Kiriacoulis
Chairman - Kyriakoulis
Luka Å angulin
CEO - Angelina Yachtcharter
~ PRESENTATION~
THE AUTOMATED CHARTER COMPANY
Cindy Allis
Co-founder - Floatist
Tamir Tal
Co-Founder - ChiefOS
~ PANEL~
WHY AREN’T 5,000 TRAVEL AGENCIES SELLING YACHT CHARTERS?
Panelists to be confirmed
DAY 2
~ KEYNOTE / LECTURE ~
CAN AI RUN A CHARTER COMPANY?
TBD
~ 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
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK
~ PRESENTATION~
THE CHARTER YACHT OF TOMORROW: WHAT WE'RE LEARNING FROM 24 NEW MODELS
Clément Daël
Charter Director - Groupe Beneteau
~ PRESENTATION~
PUT YACHT CHARTER WHERE TRAVELERS ALREADY SEARCH
Illia Kolomoiskyi
CEO - Boatscribe
~ INTERVIEW~
100,000 BOAT RENTALS A YEAR: ARE WE STILL SELLING TO BOAT PEOPLE — OR JUST PEOPLE?
Nicolas Cargou
CEO - SamBoat
LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK
~ PANEL~
WHAT FLEET OPERATORS NEED FROM THE CHARTER YACHTS OF TOMORROW
Paško Klisović
CEO – NCP
Additional panelists to be confirmed
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK
~ WORKKSHOP~
INSURING THE NEXT GENERATION OF YACHT CHARTER
Ulf Remmel
Managing Director - Sealogy
~ LECTURE~
CAN SUSTAINABILITY HELP SELL MORE YACHT CHARTERS?
Ornela Krezić
Manager - Green Sail
~ CLOSING SLOT ~
CLOSING DISCUSSION / AUDIENCE Q&A
Speaker anonucement coming soon
18:00 onwards
Networking drinks, sponsor activations and informal meetings for all attendees.
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Travel Agent Academy Agenda
~ WORKSHOP ~
UNDERSTANDING YACHT CHARTER PRODUCTS
Nadia D'Addezio
MMK
~ WORKSHOP ~
HOW TRAVEL AGENCIES EARN CHARTER COMMISION
Benita Greine
MMK
~ WORKSHOP ~
HOW TO START SELLING YACHT CHARTER
Marko Gnjidić
MMK
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BOOKING PLATFORMS & LIVE CHARTER SEARCH
Diego Pacifico
MMK
18:00 onwards
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