Frans Van Zoelen
Frans van Zoelen is Head of Legal Emeritus of Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V. (Port of Rotterdam Authority) and assigned to Special Projects. He is Legal Counselor to the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) (www.iaphworldports.org) and chairs the IAPH Legal Committee. In the Netherlands Frans van Zoelen chairs the Dutch Legal Network for Shipping and […]
Pascal Ollivier
Pascal Ollivier is President of Maritime Street, a digital trade logistics strategic advisory firm dedicated to port authorities, governments, and international financial institutions to shape the future of Trade. He is a world-renowned Port digitalization expert and has a track record of information technology expertise spanning 30 years and of managing world-wide operations and relations with […]
Patrick Verhoeven
Patrick Verhoeven is managing director of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), responsible for policy and strategy. Prior to joining IAPH in 2017, Patrick spent twenty-four years in Brussels representing the interests of shipowners, port authorities, terminal operators and ship agents at EU level. In 2019, Patrick joined the supervisory board of the […]
Alexandru Duca
With an engineering degree in Automation and Industrial Informatics from Galati University, Romania, Alex Duca managed his own startup company that delivered technology solutions and services for the maritime industry. Joining APM Terminals in 2002, he held various positions of increasing responsibility: APM Terminals Romania; Port of Salalah, Oman; Aqaba Container Terminal, Jordan; Cai Mep International […]
Pat O’Leary
Pat O’Leary who retired from Liebherr at the end of 2019 has more than 40 years’ experience in the global ports and terminals sector. He joined Liebherr Container Cranes in 1978 where he served as Chief Electrical Engineer for more than 20 years overseeing the development of STS, RMG and RTG canes. In 2001, he was appointed to the management board of Liebherr Container […]
Christian Blauert
Christian Blauert is the Global Director in Port and Terminal Development for Moffatt & Nichol. Christian has over 25 years of experience within the maritime industry with a strong focus on container terminal developments, terminal management, automation projects and management-strategy as well as business development. Christian joined Moffatt & Nichol having held various C-suite roles, […]
Alex Van Winckel
Alex Van Winckel is Director Strategic Relations and Sales at INFORM’s Terminal & Distribution Center Logistics Division. He has been in the container terminal industry for over 15 years when he kicked off his career working to deploy a Terminal Operating System (TOS) to HHLA‘s CTB terminal in Hamburg. Over the course of the past […]
Capt. Abishek Nair
Abhishek Nair is currently Director of Business Development at PortXchange where he guides port communities worldwide in improving operational efficiency through the use of digital collaborative platforms. Abhishek is a sailor who aspires to drive meaningful change in the maritime industry. His love for the seas, ships and ports brought him to PortXchange where he […]
Richard Ballantyne
Richard Ballantyne is the Chief Executive of the British Ports Association, an organisation that represents the interests of UK ports, terminal operators and port facilities to the UK and devolved Governments, as well as the EU, national and international bodies. He joined the Association in 2007 and became the Chief Executive in 2016. He represents […]
Boris Wenzel
Seasoned CEO with strong focus on strategy and change-management. Twenty years’ experience in senior leadership positions in Asia and Europe backed by early experience as a turn-around specialist and proven track record in building successful teams and creating shareholder value. Multi-industry, multi-company and multi-continent experience in diverse cultural environments and solid experience representing interests of […]
