The Superyacht Forum 2025: agenda, key themes and how to register
The Superyacht Forum 2025, which will run 17-18 November, has announced a strong agenda tackling the industry’s forthcoming challenges and opportunities together with a dynamic industry speaker lineup and renowned panellists.
The Superyacht Forum 2025 is expected to welcome more than 900 industry leaders, decision makers, innovators and solution providers at RAI Amsterdam to discuss hot topics and emerging opportunities within the superyacht sector.
This year’s NXT-themed agenda is centred on how to successfully propel the superyacht sector into the next decade and beyond. Key focal points for The Superyacht Forum 2025 include synergy & solutions, operational excellence & trust, and superyacht standards & evolution.
Informed NXT content on the superyacht industry
Founder of the Blue Economy, Gunter Pauli, will open the first day of The Superyacht Forum 2025 by explaining how the industry can utilise its position to drive breakthroughs in sustainability. The sector’s potential to integrate impactful purposes for good will also feature on a second day panel discussing how to effectively channel superyacht resources towards humanitarian relief through organisations like Sail to Shelter and Yachting Gives Back. The start of day two will dive into the state of the industry, leading into a discussion on the next steps to take.
Future superyacht design, innovation and construction feature significantly on the agenda, reflecting one of the focal points: superyacht standards & evolution. Acknowledged industry experts will examine several key topics, including how to respond to increasing weather extremes and examination of the benefits of moving to unified yacht code with harmonised regulations. NXT will also look at how advanced wind energy solutions and advanced propulsion systems are influencing the next generation of yachts and blurring boundaries between motorised and sailing ships.
The focal point operational excellence & trust will come back in several sessions, among which Changing Tack, a Superyacht Alliance think tank, which will probe critical issues around improving crew wellbeing. New this year are two superyacht brainstorm sessions in which attendees can share their ideas on operational safety on yachts and next-gen crew. After these sessions think tanks will be created to take the next steps throughout the year.
Owners’ representatives also come under the spotlight with a panel discussing essential requirements for this role and how it is pivotal in refit management. For synergy & solutions, a session on the fast-moving world of digitalisation aboard ship will present latest informed information on opportunities and challenges in use, including cybersecurity. With HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) fuel now widely accepted as a strategically important enabler for immediate significant CO2 reduction, NXT will explore barriers to adoption and solutions for more widespread supply.
The full extensive programme of main stage presentations and breakout workshops can be found online.
With a full two day programme, The Superyacht Forum’s physical positioning and schedule place it right alongside Metstrade (18-20 November) at RAI Amsterdam. This year Metstrade also features the Superyacht Zone across three halls. New features for 2025 include refit clusters in hall 8 and The Superyacht Stage with daily sessions on superyacht technology.
Metstrade Superyacht Content Board
The programme of The Superyacht Forum is shaped in close collaboration with the Metstrade Superyacht Content Board. This initiative brings together key industry superyacht associations to shape the future of the sector. In support of the show content, the board ensures that Metstrade offerings, including the superyacht zone remain relevant and valuable to the industry. The esteemed members of the Superyacht Content Board include the International Council of Marine Industry Associations, International Yacht Brokers Association, MYBA The Yachting Association, Professional Yachting Association, Superyacht Builders Association and The Superyacht Alliance.
Metstrade organiser RAI Amsterdam acquired The Superyacht Forum from The Superyacht Group in 2024, assuming full responsibility for organising The Superyacht Forum from last year onwards.
Networking events
Networking is a core component of the programme, spread through session breaks and lunches. A dedicated drinks reception on Monday evening after the final keynote will be further augmented this year in a new development by an extensive closing party on Tuesday hosted by AkzoNobel and Volvo Penta.
In another new development, all networking events on Tuesday will include attendees from the Superyacht Coating Conference, which is making a welcome return following its absence of several years (Tuesday 18 – Wednesday 19 November).
Register for The Superyacht Forum
The NXT edition of the Superyacht Forum takes place at RAI Amsterdam on 17-18 November 2025, running from 9am to 5pm each day, with networking drinks on the Monday until 7.30pm and a closing party until 11pm on Tuesday.
Options for attending and registration can be accessed online.
