Carlsquare’s Managing Partner, Dr. Arnold Holle will put the current economic situation into context, benchmarking against previous market cycles to assess recovery timelines and the longer-term outlook for the industry.
In-depth analysis from M&A specialists Carlsquare, investigating recent M&A transactions including key learnings to determine the future M&A landscape. .
IBI Editor, Ed Slack sits down with Brunswick CEO Dave Foulkes to discuss the drive to increase affordability; changing supply chain dynamics and the impact of trade wars.
Boat builders will take centre stage in two panel sessions:
Key discussion topics:
Panellists: Gianguido Girotti, CEO, Beneteau Boat Group; Nicolas Lapp, Co-founder, Sunreef; Marco Valle, CEO, Azimut | Benetti; and Jan-Erik Viitala, Founding Partner, Axopar Boats.
Key discussion topics:
Panellists: Ashley Highfield, CEO, Oyster Yachts; Jasper Smith, CEO, Arksen; Norbert Leifeld, MD, Bavaria Yachts; Erna Rusi, CEO, Saxdor Yachts.
Top industry investors discuss investment rationale, industry outlook and models for success in marine in a special session moderated by Carlsquare’s Dr. Arnold Holle.
McKinsey & Company’s Michael Harney and Filippo Gozzi investigate the levers for value creation, setting the ambition on share of wallet with a life-cycle view of the customer spotlighting opportunities for shipyards in the wider yachting ecosystem. The session will explore ways to cope with a changing consumer base; the capacity for digital engineering technologies to radically accelerate development time; and defining the boatbuilder archetypes of the future.