SmartShipping 2011

Speakers

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  Cheong Keng Soon

  Director – Shipping Division

  Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)

  Mr Cheong Keng Soon was appointed as Director (Shipping Division), Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) with effect from 1 September 2008. He was also appointed as Director of Marine from 1 April 2009.
  
  Mr Cheong was a Singapore Armed Forces (Overseas) scholar and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Economics from the University of London, United Kingdom in 1986. He holds a Masters of Arts degree in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1998. Mr Cheong has held several senior key appointments in the SAF and the Ministry of Defence, before leaving the SAF in 2008 and joining MPA that same year.

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  Paul Østergaard

  Founder & CEO

  ShipServ

  Paul Ostergaard is CEO & Founder of ShipServ, the world’s leading maritime e-marketplace. Paul founded the company in 1999 with a singular vision of how the Internet could change the economics of the global maritime shipping industry, driving out inefficiencies and increasing competitiveness. Recognised as a thought-leader in shipping e-commerce, Paul has grown ShipServ from a groundbreaking idea into THE place where the global maritime supplies industry meets to do business.
  
  For its revolutionary approach, ShipServ has been recognized through many awards including Red Herring 100 Europe 2008 Award, First Tuesday Award 2009, White Bull 2010 Bully Awards and Tech Media Invest 100 2010.
  
  The ShipServ proposition is simple. It helps marine and offshore buyers to find the best suppliers easily, trade efficiently and build trusted relationships. Buyers speed up purchasing and save money. Suppliers better serve customers and reach new markets. In 2010 ShipServ facilitated 4m trading transactions with a total value of nearly $1.7bn and served the sourcing activity of 70,000 users in 90 countries every month.
  
  Before founding ShipServ, Paul was Director of Strategy for Oracle Online at Oracle, the world’s largest enterprise software company. Prior to that he was a Consultant for the Boston Consulting Group. Paul’s roots are very much in the shipping industry as he started his career at J Lauritzen A/S. Paul holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
  

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  Mark Warner

  Business Development Director

  ShipServ

  Mark joined ShipServ in 2010 and has responsibility for PR and business development at the e-commerce provider. He was instrumental in setting up the ShipServ Ad network, the only maritime advertising network of its kind and is currently working with a consortium of partners on a new e-maritime project for the EU.
  
  Prior to that he spent 12 years at Informa Business Information, holding the position of Head of Digital for the last five years and was responsible for the implementation of digital marketing and digital advertising solutions across 20 publications in the Maritime and Transport sector.
  
  He began his career in Informa as a journalist for Lloyd’s List and has a degree in Maritime Business and a Masters in International Shipping and Logistics from the University of Plymouth.

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  Kim Skaarup

  Chief Operating Officer

  ShipServ

  Kim has 22 years of shipping and IT experience and started his career as a graduate trainee at J. Lauritzen A/S, then one of the world’s largest Reefer operators.
  
  After a period in accounting he became the company’s first IT Manager introducing, amongst other things, one of the world’s earliest e-mail systems in the early 80’s.
  
  He then worked as Assistant to the Chairman of the Lauritzen Group (Denmark’s third largest conglomerate) before moving back to J.Lauritzen, as head of all purchasing activities and outsourced services. He was subsequently promoted to Senior Vice President of IT/Procurement.
  
  Kim joined ShipServ in December 2000 and has been a council member of IMPA (International Marine Purchasing Association) since 1994. He has a B.Com from Copenhagen Business School and a degree from INSEAD.

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  Freddy Ingemann

  Senior VP – Sales

  ShipServ

  Freddy has been part of the ShipServ team from the very beginning in 1999. During that time he has been led our worldwide sales team, helping establish ShipServ TradeNet as the leading ship supplies trading platform amongst the global ship management community. In 2008 Freddy relocated to Manila to ramp-up the ShipServ telesales operation focussed on selling advertising and listing products for ShipServ Pages. Under his leadership, we have grown the number of businesses on Pages to over 37,000 and established it as an invaluable advertising channel for suppliers.
  
  Freddy has over 20 years in shipping (gained at the likes of Maersk, Danyard and MAN B&W) in senior sales / purchasing executive roles and is also a trained Marine Engineer.

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  Don Staffin

  ShipServ

  VP, Product Management

  Don was one of the founders and former EVP of iShipExchange, which merged with ShipServ in 2003. He was originally responsible for building the Americas business for ShipServ, including the successful entry into the cruise market, before moving to product management.
  
  Don co-founded Command Line Corp. in 1985, and served as Chief Executive Officer. Command Line Corp provided ERP software for a variety of industries including commercial maritime, and was one of the early innovators in marine e-commerce. He also spent three years at Chase Manhattan Bank in New York as an Investment Banking Associate.
  
  Don holds an MBA in Finance from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, plus bachelors and masters degrees in Operations Research/Industrial Engineering, also from Cornell University.

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  Geir Fuglerud

  Principal – Green Shipping

  DNV Clean Tech Centre

  Geir Fuglerud is a Principal Consultant with the DNV Clean Technology Centre (CTC) in Singapore. Geir has 8 years of experience from the shipping and offshore industries, both as a project engineer and management consultant. After joining DNV in 2006, Geir has primarily worked on organisational improvement projects, in particular focusing on operational performance and safety in major shipping companies globally. Geir also has considerable experience in the set-up and delivery of risk management projects for both shipping clients, oil majors and governmental authorities. He holds a MSc. Degree in Naval Architecture from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology as well as University of Glasgow (Scotland), and a Graduate Diploma in International Business from University of Auckland.

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  Peter Jackson

  Head of Newbuilding and Technology

  Seaspan Ship Management

  Peter Jackson is the Head of New Building and Technology at Seaspan Ship Management. He has been managing Seaspan’s new build program for the last eight years and the company’s technology development for the last three years.
  
  Peter has 23 years of experience in the marine industry. He sailed with Safmarine from the rank of Cadet Engineer to Chief Engineer and worked for Lloyd’s Register as a marine surveyor in Durban, South Africa
  before joining Seaspan in 2001.
  
  Peter is a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology with a Bachelor degree in Technology (Mechanical Engineering) from Cape Peninsular University of Technology. He has recently completed his MBA in Shipping and Logistics at Middlesex University.

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  Mark Yong

  Associate Director

  BMT Asia Pacific

  Mark Yong has a Degree and PhD in Molecular Biology (Liverpool University and Oxford University, UK, respectively). His academic achievements include the Genetics Prize from Liverpool University and The Rockefeller Scholarship from Oxford University, in which he was seconded to New York.
  
  Then he made a career change to shipping. He joined the then P&O Containers and then subsequently P&O Nedlloyd from 1994-2000, of which a major part of the time was spent in emerging markets such as Vietnam, Cambodia and China, alongside the UK.
  
  In the year 2000, Mark held a post as Director of Business Development in a world class Business to Business e- marketplace, Alibaba.com.
  
  In the year 2001, Mark Yong was invited to be one of the committee members of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce e-commerce unit.
  
  Mark Yong joined INTTRA in 2002 as Regional Sales Director,
  Greater China, then as Director - Professional Services, Asia –Pacific, thereafter as Director – Global Operations, based in Hong Kong. He was then posted to Mumbai, India as General Manager, South Asia, overseeing the growth and development of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
  
  In year 2008, Mark joined BMT Asia Pacific, as Associate Director, based in the Hong Kong office. One of his key role includes overseeing the Shipping/Ports Business development activities in the region.

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  Terry Gidlow

  EVP – Group Strategy

  Inchcape Shipping Services

  Terry is the Executive Vice President - Group Strategy at Inchcape Shipping Services in Singapore.
  He is an experienced professional with 20 years’ experience in the shipping industry, the last 10 years with senior management experience in Asia Pacific, with both private and public companies; Interim CEO at Asia Navigation, Vice President, Business Development at Chemoil Energy Ltd and Managing Director at Asia-Pacific at Inchcape Shipping Services.
  
  Terry has significant experience with mergers and acquisitions in the following sectors : Shipping, Oil & Gas, Palm Oil and Coal as well as experience in consulting to and for large regional and multi-nationals relating to Asia Strategy.

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  Hector Sewell

  Head of Marine Sales & Marketing

  Lloyd's Register

  Hector, a naval architecture graduate, has worked in both the marine and offshore oil and gas business for LR. Recently returned from business development roles connecting clients to services in Korea and China, he now manages LR’s global Marine sales and marketing activities from London.

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  Frederic Fontarosa

  Business Director – Ships Agency and Bunkers

  Wilhelmsen Ships Service

  Frederic Fontarosa is the Business Director for Ships Agency at Wilhelmsen Ships Service. Fontarosa holds more than 17 years of experience from the maritime industry and is an accomplished Maritime Executive specializing on ships services, offer development, oil& gas, minerals, ships agency and bunkers.
  
  Fontarosa joined Wilhelmsen Ships Service in 1994 as part of the Operation Department in France. Since then he has had a successful career within the company as Ships Agency Operation Manager in the UAE (1998-2001). In 2001, he became Regional Development Manager in the Africa, Middle East & Black Sea, responsible for building up the company’s infrastructure in this area. In 2005, he moved to Oslo as Vice President International Sales (2005-2009). In 2009 he was made Business Director, Ships Agency and Bunkers, responsible for the company’s largest offer development investment in history. A year later he oversaw the launch of “Ships Agency Re-Defined” (SARD), a global network service offering standardised pricing, service, administration and supply around the world. Wilhelmsen Ships Service has the world’s largest maritime services network, with 4,600 marine professionals servicing 2 200 ports in 125 countries. With the new offer, he and his team has significantly increased customers operational efficiency by simplifying multiple port calls globally.
  
  With the growth in the global energy market, Fontarosa is also responsible for the oil & gas and mineral segment at Wilhelmsen Ships Service worldwide. He is currently heading up several offer development processes to build up new service solutions targeting customers in this market.

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  Capt. Rajalingam Subramaniam

  Vice President – Fleet Management Services

  MISC Bhd.

  Rajalingam Subramaniam was appointed as the Vice President, Fleet Management Services on 1 September 2008. He holds a Post Graduate MBA from a Malaysian Universiti and a Master Certificate of Competency - Foreign Going from Akademi Laut Malaysia (ALAM).
  
  He gained admission into ALAM as a cadet officer in 1983 and subsequently sailed on MISC vessels as a Sea Going Officer. In 1996, he joined MISC Shore as a Marine Superintendent in Fleet Chemical. Between 1996 and 2005, he was assigned various responsibilities in Fleet Management and Audit Dept ranging from HSSE, Vetting, Fleet Operations and Audit.
  
  When AET became a part of MISC, Capt Rajalingam took the position of General Manager at AET Shipmanagement Singapore in April 2005, before taking on the role of Group Vice President - of AET Shipmanagement in 2007.
  
  He currently sits as a Committee Member of various Societies and International industry bodies including Intertanko, Class Societies and Akademi Laut Malaysia.

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  Doris Ho

  CEO

  A. Magsaysay Inc.

  Doris Magsaysay Ho is President and CEO of the Magsaysay Group of Companies, which is involved in shipping, human resources and business process outsourcing services. Magsaysay Transport and Logistics Group, operates in the Philippine trade with container liner and tanker services. Its affiliate, Fairmont Shipping Limited, based in Hongkong, Vancouver and London, operates in the international dry bulk trade. Magsaysay expanded from its roots in shipping to people resource providers. Magsaysay is present in the Philippines, Indonesia, China, Eastern Europe and North America. The company prepares its people for a diverse range of positions for the maritime, cruise, healthcare, hospitality, engineering and other industries. Guided by its principles of caring for people and investing in training, Magsaysay has been twice awarded by Lloyd’s List Maritime Asia as Manning Agent of the Year, in 2005 and 2006 and was also awarded the Seatrade Asia Awards 2011 for Corporate Social Responsibility.

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  George Sarris

  President & Managing Director

  Enterprises Shipping & Trading (EST)

  George Sarris is 58 years old he has been serving the shipping industry for more than 30 years. He graduated from Sunderland University in 1977 with a BSc in Marine-Mechanical Engineering. Presently the President and Managing Director of Enterprises Shipping and Trading S.A. having had a wide experience as a Superintendent Engineer, Technical Manager and General Manager of the Same Company.
  
  In 1991 he introduced in theory and in practice, Quality in the shipping industry in Greece awarded with the first ever Quality certification in shipping. As the company, was operating refrigerated vessels, this certification at the time, was also the first worldwide in the reefer sector.
  
  Following this event, he participated in various meetings in the Greek shipping community. Being a member of speaker panels, he attended in discussions on Quality and on its effects on the day to day management, as well as, to the effects of quality in the economic growth and running of a shipping company. Ha has also contributed, in the understanding and application of the quality systems of the shipping company he is working, for the last 22 years, to become a role model for other Greek shipping companies to follow.
  
  George is a founding member of BUREAU VERITAS Technical Marine Committee since 1998. Became Chairman of the Technical Marine Committee in 2002. He is a member of DNV Technical Marine Committee and an Associated member of INTERTANKO since 2002. He is a member of the LLOYDS Technical Marine committee since March 2010.
  
  In 2004 he received from the European Organization of Quality (EOQ) the award of “GREEK QUALITY LEADER OF THE YEAR 2004”.
  
  In 2005 he received the “EUROPEAN QUALITY LEADER OF THE YEAR 2005” award from EOQ.
  
  In 2006 he became founding member of EOQ Business Leaders Club and Founding Member of the European Business Ethics Network (EBEN), acting as Treasurer on the Board of Directors.
  
  In 2008 he was elected Vice President of EBEN and an elected Member of the Hellenic committee of NKK.
  
  In 2009 he was and still is involved in a project led by the European Union (The council of Economic affairs) in a project concerning the upgrade of the Southern countries of the Mediterranean Sea.
  
  Form March 2010 he is a member of the LLOYDS Technical Marine committee.

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  Jan Øivind Svardal

  Vice President Project Development

  Grieg Shipping AS

  Worked for Grieg Shipping Group AS, Project Department since 2006
  
  Current position:
  - Vice President Project Development
  
  Previous position:
  - Project Manager for newbuilding programme.and general projects related to business development
  
  Summary working experience:
  1998-2006 Det Norske Veritas - DNV
  
  Education
  1998: Master of Science, NTNU Norway (major: Naval Architecture).
  1995: Engineer, Bergen Norway HiB (major: Naval Architecture).

Panelists

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  Ivan Blazina

  Group Purchase Director

  Anglo-Eastern Maritime Services Pte. Ltd.

  Education:
  Merchant Marine College – Rijeka, Croatia (Marine Engineering Department)
  
  Career:
  16 years as Chief Engineer on various types of tankers
  3 years as Senior Superintendent
  7 years in Purchasing
  
  Current:
  Group Purchase Director with Anglo Eastern Ship Management

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  Helge Jensen

  Global Product Management

  DB Schenker

  With more than 35 years in logistics, Helge Jensen has seen the huge steps in the logistics industry from the time when a telex was “high-tech” till today when most information and transactions are done electronically.
  
  The last 10 years Helge Jensen has focussed on projects, global sports events, fairs and exhibitions and last but not least ships spares logistics. In his current position as Global Product Management for DB SCHENKERmarineparts.
  
  Helge Jensen has been front runner for using today’s technology to data exchange between buyer and supplier with focus on logistics. DB SCHENKERmarineparts was the first logistics provider who was linked to ShipServ TradeNet platform.

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  Henrik Gram Madsen

  Senior Sales Manager

  MAN Diesel and Turbo

  Henrik Gram Madsen is Senior Sales Manager, MAN Diesel PrimeServ. He started his career with MAN Diesel in Spare-part Sales in 1996, rising to manager and later becoming responsible for MAN Diesel PrimeServ’s e-commerce activities. Henrik is a qualified marine engineer and served his apprenticeship at J. Lauritzen, later sailing for the Mercandia Shipping Co.

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  Michael Janich

  Chief Information Officer

  Fleet Management

  Michael holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science, lives in Asia since 1995, worked for international firms like ZiCorp, Merrill Lynch and most recently the Noble Group. He is now CIO of Fleet Management Ltd, #4 ship manager with 220 vessels under management, a former member of the Noble Group.

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  Dominic Ng

  Director

  Germanischer Lloyd Maritime Software

  Dominic Ng has connected requirements from the shipping industry with software and modern technologies for over 12 years and accumulated significant experience including fleet management solutions, liner and chartering systems and management of large implementation projects among others.
  
  He has gained extensive experience in senior management level and held managerial positions responsible for domestic and regional roles in the areas of sales, marketing and business development within the maritime industry. Dominic is well regarded for his deep knowledge and understanding of software applications and commercial sales of technical solutions to ship-owners, managers and operators.
  
  Currently, Dominic Ng is the Director of Germanischer Lloyd Singapore, heading the Maritime Software business for South Asia and Oceania regions.
  
  In his role, Dominic is responsible for identifying and analysing clients’ needs and initialising solutions to promote GL’s innovative maritime software for ship design and ship operations, for fleet management as well as on-board decision support tools.
  

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  Mark Ravi

  Head of Sales, Asia

  BASS

  Mark Ravi is Head of Sales and Channel Management, Asia for BASS. With over 15 years of experience in the shipping industry, he leads and manages the sales activities throughout the Asia Pacific region.
  
  Mark graduated from Stamford College and furthered his studies in Accountancy. He joins BASS from Wilhelmsen Ship Management, having held senior finance position for vessel accounting . Prior to this, he was leading the finance team at TV3 Malaysia, one of country’s major commercial TV stations.
  Since joining BASS, he has been instrumental in establishing BASS as the leading supplier of fleet management systems in the Malaysian and Japan market. In addition to his role as the Head of Sales in Asia, he is also responsible for driving sales in Japan, Vietnam, Brunei and Australia.
  
  He has carried out various consulting and implementation activities having successfully implemented BASSnet solutions for major shipping companies in Singapore such as NYK Ship Management Pte Ltd, Taiyo Nippon Kisen and Unix Line Pte Ltd. He was subsequently promoted to BASS Regional Manager before being appointed as Head of Sales & Channel Management, Asia. He enjoys outdoor activities and reading.

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  Giampiero Soncini

  ShipDex

  Giampiero Soncini is the Chief Executive Officer of the SpecTec Group. His work career has always seen him involved in shipping, first as an Italian Navy Officer, then as a Technical Manager for a Research Vessel, followed by his long service in the SpecTec Group. In SpecTec, Giampiero occupied all roles from Sales Manager to Managing Director, Vice President of Sales and finally, for the last 6 years, as CEO.
  
  Throughout his whole career, Giampiero has always been involved in the use of Information Technology, Logistic Systems and Communication and Data transmission. During the period when SpecTec was owned by KPN, the Dutch Telecom giant, he was responsible to the sale and service of Inmarsat system in the South Europe region. In SpecTec he supervised the installation of the AMOS systems on hundreds of ships and oil rigs, acquiring a strong knowledge of the logistic and supply value chain. With his knowledge of IT systems on board, he is fully aware on how, when and where things can go wrong in the Communication chain linking IT systems on board and ashore.

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  Joe Woods

  Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing

  ABS Nautical Systems

  Joe Woods currently serves as Senior Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing for ABS Nautical Systems, one of the leading providers of integrated fleet management software for the maritime industry.
  
  Based out of Houston, Woods has worked for ABS Nautical Systems for over a decade and is responsible for all sales and marketing activities around the world. Since Woods joined ABS Nautical Systems he has played a major role in a significant increase of the company’s client base. His areas of expertise include complex global implementations, marine software and technology, and interfaces with corporate ERP solutions.
  
  Woods worked at National Steel & Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) after college. He then moved to working for Nautical Technology Corporation (NTC), which was later purchased by ABS to form ABS Nautical Systems.
  
  Woods earned his degree in Marine Engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, which also awarded him the “Outstanding Professional Achievement” award in 2009.

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  S. Mori

  General Manager - Marine Engineering Innovation Center

  Oshima Shipbuilding

  1979 Graduated Kyushu University (Naval architect course)
  1979 Join Oshima Shipbuilding Co,. Ltd. - Experienced hull structure design and development, - Project Manager of various kind of new design and building including Handy, Handymax, Panamax, and Post panamax BCs, open hatch bulkers, and self unloader.
  2006 General Manager of Design Department.
  2009 General Manager of Marine Engineering Innovation Center

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  Rajaish Bajpaee

  CEO

  Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement

  With about 38 years of industry experience at sea and ashore, Mr. Bajpaee is currently the CEO of Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, an integrated maritime services company formed in 2008 by combining four ship management organizations namely Dorchester Atlantic Marine (1978), Eurasia Group (1981), Hanseatic Shipping (1972) and Vorsetzen Bereederungs-und Schiffahrskontor (1999). The company manages a fleet of more than 650 ships with the support of over 16,000 employees serving onboard and ashore in the infrastructure of Service Delivery Centers, Crew Delivery Centers, Maritime Training Centers and Value Added Services in 31 locations with the highest degree of integrity, safety and operational excellence.
  
  Previously Mr. Bajpaee was the President and CEO of the Eurasia Group.
  
  Besides his corporate responsibilities, Mr. Bajpaee is currently the Vice Chairman of the Steering Committee on Shipping KPIs, an active Member of the Customer Relation Group of the Marine Department of the Government of Hong Kong SAR, an Executive Committee Member of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association, an external Board Member of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University International Centre for Maritime Studies, a Council Member as well as an ExCom Member of the INTERTANKO and the Vice Chairman of its Asian Panel, etc.
  
  Mr. Bajpaee has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the prestigious Nautical Institute for his services and contribution to the Shipping industry, the Glory of India Award and the Bharat Gaurav Award by the India International Friendship Society for his extra ordinary excellence achieved in the maritime field.

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  Alan Murphy

  SeaIntel

  COO & Partner

  Alan Murphy has a degree in business and economic analysis, and worked as a Research Assistant before joining the global Market Intelligence department of Maersk Line in 2004. At Maersk Line Alan was initially responsible for developing, implementing, and managing central systems for measuring and analyzing customer satisfaction, vessel utilization, market developments, and internal performance.
  
  Later, as Senior Analyst of Maersk Line's Intelligence and Analysis section, Alan was responsible for global Supply/Demand modeling, long term forecasting, market and competitor analysis, and Senior Management reporting. After leaving Maersk Line in 2010, Alan continued to support companies within the Transport and Logistics industry, through his consultancy company, ARM Consulting, helping companies automate manual processes, reduce costs and increase market reach based on actionable information.
  
  Alan has partnered with former Maersk Line and TCC Intelligence Director, Lars Jensen, founding SeaIntel, an analysis and consulting firm providing actionable intelligence to the Container Shipping industry.

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  Elliot Gow

  CEO – Ship Supply Chain

  V.Ships

  Elliot Gow joined V.Group in 2002 as Divisional Finance Officer for the Leisure division and Group Financial Controller. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer of V.Ships in 2008 and since January 2011 is Chief Executive Officer of the newly created Ship Supply Chain division. Elliot previously worked for the Glasgow office of Arthur Andersen and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

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  James de Vroome

  Executive Director/Business Development, Asia Pacific

  SpecTec

  James has over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications and asset management industry, both commercial and operational, within Maritime, Land, Defence and Aeronautical sectors.
  
  During these years, James has held a number of senior positions both in Australia and in Asia Pacific, with a number of large companies such as Xantic B.V, Telstra MS&RS, OTC Maritime, Pivotel Australia Pty Ltd, SpecTec Pty Ltd Australia & SpecTec Pte Ltd Asia Pacific.
  
  In addition, James has over 10 years experience working within the Maritime Communications Networks, coordinating and assisting via Rescue Coordination Centers and has been a Gazetted GMDS Marine Surveyor to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, ensuring Merchant Marine Vessels comply to the SOLAS ruling under the IMO convention.
  
  James has also worked within the Mining, Exploration and Maritime/Naval markets in delivering end to end solutions for both remote telemetry Communications and CMMS via Asset Management Systems/Software to both Fleet Operators and Management companies.
  
  James will be part of SpecTec APAC Team holding the position of Executive Director – SpecTec APAC, Developing new business opportunities, end to end solutions and be responsible for the effective and efficient operations and management of SpecTec’s “point of presence” offices in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and its neighboring Pacific Islands.

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  Martin Andersen

  Head

  DHI Ballast Water Centre

  Mr. Martin Andersen is the head of the DHI Ballast Water Technology Innovation Centre in Singapore. The centre’s main activity is to assist technology developers going through the type approval process of ballast water management systems – from proof of concept, over land based and shipboard testing until commissioning testing of installed systems. Mr. Andersen has 13 years of professional experience within research, development, consultancy and management of environmental technologies for maritime, industrial and urban applications.
  
  Concurrently with this position, he acts as Head of the Environmental Technology Department within DHI Water & Environment Singapore. Mr. Andersen has been with DHI Singapore for more than 3 years.

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  Jonathan Hill

  Managing Director

  Tufton Oceanic Shipping Management

  Jonathan graduated in Economic History from Sheffield University and subsequently qualified as a Chartered Accountant. In 1980 he joined the international quoted shipping group, Gotaas-Larsen, where he subsequently became Controller and worked on high yield bond and equity issues. In 1989 he joined Tufton Oceanic, initially as Finance Director, and then he worked on mezzanine ship finance projects. He is now responsible for ship lease fund management and ship leasing products and works closely with the Asset Backed Fund Management Team as well as maintaining responsibility for some corporate finance assignments. Having spent 5 years in Tufton’s Dubai office, Jonathan moved to Singapore in June 2011 where Tufton Oceanic has a representative office and where many of its ship lessees and bank lenders are based.

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  Rune Steen

  President & CEO

  Masterbulk

  Mr. Steen studied naval architecture and marine engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He holds a Norwegian passport and is a resident of Singapore.
  
  He has extensive technical, commercial and management background from Norwegian and international shipping and oil/offshore industry, including:
  
  - Esso Norway AS (1981-1991), engaged in oil logistics and bunkering operations.
  
  - K.G.Jebsen Skipsrederi AS / Gearbulk (1992-2002), engaged in newbuilding and management of open hatch bulkers, tankers, cement ships and terminals.
  
  - President of Belden Shipping USA Inc. (2002-2005), a US company operating cement ships in the Caribbean, North- and South America.
  
  -Managing Director of Belden Shipping Pte Ltd (2006-2008), a Singapore company owning cement ships.
  
  - General Manager of Standard Drilling Far East Pte Ltd in Singapore (2008-2010),
  
  - CEO of Standard Drilling ASA (2009-2010), a Oslo listed rig owning company.
  
  - President & CEO of Masterbulk Pte Ltd (2010 – present).