Erwin Bamps, CEO of Gulf Craft Group (click for interview), is among a growing line-up of speakers announced for this year’s Southeast Asia Yachting Conference. The two-day event will be held from April 21-22 at ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove, which will also host the Yacht Style Awards gala dinner (April 22) and the Singapore Yachting Festival (April 23-26).

Yvan Eymieu, Sunreef Yachts’ new Commercial Director, will represent the world’s leading builder of large luxury catamarans, while Sarah Flavell, Damen Yachting’s Marketing Manager, returns as one of the speakers at the conference.

Arthur Tay, Chairman and CEO of SUTL Group, owner of the ONE°15 Marina brand, and Jonathan Sit, Regional General Manager of ONE°15 Marina, are also among familiar faces in the line-up (see below for latest list, with more to come).

The two-day schedule incudes 20-plus speakers across eight panels, three presentations and four breakout sessions.

Day 1 – Tuesday, 21 April 2026

8:30am             Registration & Welcome Coffee (Hosted by ONE°15 Marina)
9.00am             Opening Remarks: Data Driving Southeast Asia Yachting Industry
9.15am             Panel 1 – Blue Capital: Investments in Southeast Asia Marinas & Industry
10.00am           Coffee Break

10.30am           Panel 2 – ASEAN Alignment & Positioning
11.15am           Panel 3 – Boat Market Evolution: Sales and the Cost of Growth
12.00pm           Lunch Break

1.30pm             Panel 4 – The Anatomy of a Brokerage Sale
2.15pm             Panel 5 – From Cruising Only to Strategic Refits
2.45pm             Afternoon Break

3.00pm             Presentation – HK International Airport Skytopia Marina Development Update

3.15pm             Panel 6 – Marina & Waterfront Development Standards
4:00pm             ASEAN Superyacht Social (Sponsored by Asia Pacific Superyacht Association)

Day 2 – Wednesday, 22 April 2026

8:30am             Registration & Welcome Coffee (Hosted by ONE°15 Marina)
9.00am             Presentation – Engaging Governments in Southeast Asia
9.15am             Panel 7 – Charter Frameworks
10.00am           Presentation – ICOMIA World Marinas Conference
10.15am           Coffee Break

10.30am           Presentation – AI Lead-Gen Demonstration

11.15am           Panel 8 – Robotics, AI & Technology
12.00pm           Lunch Break

1.00pm             Startups & New Market Entrants Platform
1.45pm             Breakout Sessions: Marinas / Yacht Refit & Shipyards / AI & Technology
2.30pm             Afternoon Break

3.00pm             Breakout Sessions: Marinas / Associations / AI & Technology
4:00pm             Closing Drinks

SEAYC 2026 speakers

Erwin Bamps – CEO, Gulf Craft Group

Yvan Eymieu – Commercial Director, Sunreef Yachts

Sarah Flavell – Marketing Manager, Damen Yachting

Arthur Tay – Chairman and CEO, SUTL Group

Jonathan Sit – Regional GM, ONE°15 Marina

Kit Lui, CFA – Executive Director, JP Morgan Private Bank

Benjamin Tabuteau – GM, Asiamarine Thailand

Zac Bailey – Principal, Indo-Pacific Solutions

Simone Centola – Chair, SBIA Superyacht Cluster

Cissy Chan – Executive Director, Commercial, Airport Authority Hong Kong

Ewa Stachurska – CMO, Simpson Marine

Suzy Rayment – Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Superyacht Association

Scott Finsten – Harbour Master, Ocean Marina Jomtien

Elliot Cousins – Co-Founder, Ankor, Software

Mike Sager – Co-Founder, Ankor Software

Carlo Lustrissimi – CEO, 5.0 Robotics

Wade Pearce – Director, SG Marine Guide

More to be announced ..

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