Qualified as Mechanical Engineer, having 10 years of experience in marine industry with specialization in vessel performance analysis and emission control measures.

Building products to help ship owners and managers to help them in achieving efficient & smooth Operations and save on their Operational Expenses.

A Master Mariner with 25 Years of Experience in both Deep Sea and the Offshore Industry . Worked Previously with ADNOC Group for 8 Years in Abu Dhabi and currently serving as CEO of Greenfield Marine Technologies , a Company that creates smart Digital Solutions using cutting edge technologies .

A firm believer that Technology is at the cusp of revolutionizing the Maritime Industry

• Marine professional with expertise in the field of Tanker Operation
• Oversee Tanker operations -Cargo, Navigation, Commercial & Vetting

Experienced in:

• Tanker Operations
• Oil Major and Vetting compliance
• HSSE (Heath, Safety, Security and Environment) Quality and Assurance

Wallem VLCC Master followed by onshore role with Wallem Ship Management, Hong Kong where responsibilities include operational safety, marine assurance, vetting and marine oversight of the tanker fleet.

An enterprising and focused young professional Prakriti Sethi is the Chief India Representative for Methanol Institute - a globally integrated trade association representing the world's leading methanol producers, distributors, and technology companies. Bringing aboard a plethora of fresh and innovative ideas and hands-on experience in public policy, Prakriti is spearheading the operations in India to bolster MI’s government relations efforts and network in key markets around the world.

Prakriti has extensive experience of working with international and national government organizations, including the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Deutsche Gesellschaft fürInternationaleZusammenarbeit (GIZ), and the Government of Delhi. She also contributed to the preparation of the UNESCO Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Plan 2016–2021 and supported the UNESCO Secretariat as part of the UNFCCC's COP22 delegation. Furthermore, Prakriti was in-charge of research, data analysis, planning, and drafting for GIZ's Women Entrepreneurship Program, which was conducted in partnership with India's Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).

With a master’s in international development from Science Po in Paris, Prakriti has a diversified worldview of the ongoing sustainability debate and the need to shift towards greener fuels. Prior to working with the Methanol Institute Prakriti drafted reports and legislative intervention analyses for the Delhi government. At MI, Prakriti provides strategic leadership to the institution’s representation in India,recognizing the high-growth potential within domestic borders for future methanol supply and consumption

Capt Tanuj Balani presently leads STAG Marine , Marine compliance Partner for owners and Managers world wide with offices in Dubai, Singapore , India and now recently in the United States

STAG Marine offers Marine compliance solution , Crewing services and Remote Operations Surveillance 24* 7*365 to Ship Manager and Owners

Before founding Stag Marine in 2018 , he has help positions as General Manager and Marine Manager of Top Ship Managers and Shipping Agents in Dubai , Singapore and India

He is an MBA from IIM Lucknow , John Moore’s University Liverpool , United Kingdom presently pursuing the Chief Strategy program from NTU Singapore

He is qualified Marine Surveyor a Lead auditor with experience of inspections of over 500 vessels

Prior to coming ashore he sailed on Oil , Chemical and Gas tankers s upto the position Master with Oil Majors and Tope Ship owners

Shaji Janardhanan, A Naval Architect by profession, currently working as Chief General Manager- Water Transport with Kochi Metro Rail Ltd.

Academically,

• B.Tech. in Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding from CUSAT
• M. Tech. in Marine Engineering - from CUSAT
• MBA Technology Management from Chifley Business School, Australia
• Executive Diploma in Project Management

Professionally,

• Registered practitioner of PRINCE-II
• Fellow of Institution of Naval Architects.
• Member of Board of Studies of Dept of Ship Technology, CUSAT
• Member of Faculty of Technology , CUSAT

Possess vast experience in Shipbuilding, Repair, Marine and Oil and Gas sectors both India and abroad. Staying at Kakkanadu with wife and three children.

Mr. Shrikant, Master’s in Technology in Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture from India’s top-notch institute, IIT Kharagpur & Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) has 16 years of experience in offshore and Marine domain with expertise in Engineering and Project Management.

He joined Dubai Drydocks, Mumbai in March 2022 and serving as Engineering Manager for Mumbai office leading multidisciplinary engineering team of Structural, Piping, Electrical and Instrumentation designer for delivering flaw-less error free engineering deliverable to yard.

Prior to Joining Drydocks, Shrikant was working with Sapura Energy, Keppel FELS Singapore, Leighton Offshore, Swiber Offshore and has vast experience in EPC for high value complex projects.

His main role is development of Multi-disciplinary Engineering team in Mumbai and lead the engineering team for project execution for Dubai drydocks.

Mechanical Engineer with Masters in Finance Management.

Presently working with BPCL Kochi Refinery as Chief General Manager (Inspection) responsible for reliability of static equipment in the Refinery and ensuring maximum operational availability.

Expertise in Inspection of static equipment and piping in a Petroleum Refinery and Marine Facilities.

35 years of experience working in various departments like Inspection, Maintenance and Major Projects in BPCL Refineries in India.

He is a member of many OISD Standard Committees and PNGRB Regulation for Petroleum Refineries for developing standards.

Joined MILAHA on 01st Jan 2023 in the above role to strengthen Milaha’s Presence in India.

Total 28 + Years of Sea going and onshore work experience, in the Maritime &Logistics, Ports & Infrastructure & Energy arena.

Master’s in marine Navigation & (B TEC) From South Tyneside College – UK Member of the Institute of Charters and Ship brokers (ICS) – UK The Leaders Excellence Program from Harvard Square

Extensively worked with Multinational organizations and visited major Ports & cities across the globe.Have been stationed In Various countries on Deputation – Like Japan, Chile, UK

Prior to Joining MILAHA, had worked in Various Capacities:

NYK line India (GM/Director) - Heading All India Commercial, Operations & Business Development for Containers, Break Bulk, PCC, Passengers & Projects Appointed as Director (Board Member) – (TMILL) – Tata Martrade International Logistics Ltd. Energy Division – Business Development in India, which was involved in LPG, LNG, Crude Oil, FSU, CPP business, Hydrogen, Ammonia & Offshore wind power.

Head of Post Fixture Management / Chartering - (Global), Including Operations, & Container Stowage – CSAV GROUP

Was elected as President of MANSA (Maritime Association of Nationwide Shipping Agencies – India) for 2 years (2018 – 2020).

Captain Mohamed Al Ali is the Senior Vice President Offshore Logistics at ADNOC L&S. He took the role in 2021 and is responsible for managing the industry’s largest fully-integrated logistics platform, serving more than 70 locations across the UAE.

Prior to this role, Capt. Mohamed was the SVP for Ship Management at ADNOC L&S, a role he took on following the merger with ESNAAD and IRSHAD, he supervised operations and manning of the company’s shipping fleet. He took a leading role in sponsoring ADNOC L&S’ energy efficiency projects which contributed to the company’s fleet reducing its emissions by 30% since 2012.

Captain Al Ali started his career with NGSCO in 1996 as deck cadet and made his way through the ranks until he sailed as first UAE National Master on LNG carrier in 2008.

He holds an Executive Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Zayed University and BSc degree in Maritime Business and Management from John Moores University in Liverpool.

Rahul is a passionate maritime professional with more than 20 years of Ship handling experience in different capacities and roles.

He started his maritime journey in the millennial Y2K year as a Sailing Engineer Officer on Tanker Ships. When he stepped ashore in 2012, he had already sailed for several years as a Chief Engineer with a wide experience of most aspects of Shipping operations.

Primarily located in Mumbai, he acquired extensive knowledge in shipboard operations, technical ship management, risk management and crew handling. Couple of years in Copenhagen also allowed him to understand the commercial aspects of shipping very closely.

In his role as Vessel manager, he showed direct leadership towards transforming the multicultural, multi-national teams into innovative, high performing One TORM teams on board.

An avid mountaineer, When the real-world environmental damage control started in shipping through strict implementation of Decarbonization, Rahul took up the challenge immediately. In his current role as Head of Energy Projects at TORM Shipping, he has the responsibility to execute various technology projects with the purpose of reducing energy consumption and thereby reduce CO2 emissions on board TORM vessels.

Dr. Jayakumar is the Chief Executive Officer of Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited (VISL) developing India’s deep-water container transshipment port at Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram, India. Jayakumar has been instrumental in the conceptualization, planning, design and construction of the port, which is slated for commissioning in 2024.

A Graduate in Civil Engineering, Jayakumar acquired a Master’s Degree and PhD both in Ocean Engineering from IIT, Madras. Jayakumar is the Principal Investigator for the upcoming floating wave power plant off Vizhinjam coast being implemented by IIT Madras, ANERT and Oscilla Power Incorporated, USA. He was involved in the design, construction, and installation of India’s pilot wave power plant off Vizhinjam, which was successfully implemented by IIT Madras in 1990.

Starting his career in Kerala Harbour Engineering Department, Jayakumar was appointed Special Private Secretary to Minister for Ports, GoK in 2001 considering his qualifications and experience in the ports and maritime sector. He had a brief stint as Managing Director of the Kerala State Maritime Development Corporation, involved in dredging activities.

Dr Jayakumar was the Adviser (Technical) and Port Development Manager in Westports Malaysia where he headed several projects including the container transhipment terminal and formulated proposals to develop ports in Myanmar, Cambodia, and India.

Jayakumar was selected by the US Department of Commerce in 2015 for the Special American Business Internship Training in Port Development for Asian Port Experts. Recipient of several awards, Jayakumar has to his credit, numerous technical papers in national and international journals and conferences. Dr. Jayakumar has been conferred ‘Outstanding Engineering Personality’ by the Institution of Engineers (India).

Currently, his interests are also into renewable energy from sources like floating solar, ocean waves, offshore wind (fixed and floating power plants) and production of green hydrogen at Vizhinjam.

Gireesh M Menon is the Managing Director of Aries Group of companies. Headquartered in Sharjah, the company established in 1998, now operates in 17 countries around the world. With interests in diversified fields like oil & gas, Shipping, event management, 3D animation, studios, theatres and film production, the group now has 57 companies in its portfolio. Mr. Menon is a Naval Architect by profession and has a degree in Naval Architecture from Cochin university, Masters in marine technology from Newcastle university, and also is an MBA Degree holder.

He is presently pursuing his doctorate in Naval Architecture and heads the design and Engineering division in Aries Group. He has been at the forefront of many innovative designs, consultancy works and organizing events undertaken throughout his 21-year tenure with Aries Group. Leading a team of over 400 engineering personnel, he has been instrumental in establishing Aries marine as one of the leading Engineering and design consultancy firm in the world, with expertise in a wide range of activities including Offshore Engineering, Naval Architecture, Surveys, Auditing, 3D scanning, Drone inspections, Subsea Engineering and much more. Under his leadership, the company has been involved in new build designs, retrofits and conversions of a wide variety of ship types including tankers, Cable ships, LNG ships, Rigs, offshore platforms and many more.

• Maritime professional with over 42 years of Shipping management expertise in several leadership and strategic roles
• Track record of successfully leading multinational & multi-cultural companies through top-to-bottom transformations.
• Developed strategies to achieve the organizations vision. Key role in driving sales, developing Key Accounts and Implementation of Account Management process to ensure long term financial viability of the business. Capability to interpret technical and financial data to support strategic decision-making for operational excellence.
• Liaising with executive boards and senior management of multi- national & multi - cultural companies, effectively to enact high-level group strategy optimized for worldwide operations.
• Development of the decarbonization framework within the Companies in line with technological investments and in line with the ESG goals.
• Passionate about leadership and developing high performing teams. Great believer in Just Culture, together with single point of accountability and empowerment and that personal leadership is a must for high performance.
• Supervised Commercial operations, technical management including Crewing, Safety, Quality and Training programs. Especially focused on technical/operations management, strategic planning, business development, risk analysis and management/mentoring of team members. Driving global business development, commercial operations & ship management functions by building strong strategy together with lasting relationships.
• Currently responsible for the Commercial Services at Wallem Shipping Singapore, serving as Managing Director.

Andrew has 35 years of experience in the Maritime, Offshore Oil & Gas and Shipbuilding industries. He has extensive knowledge of marine markets across the Middle East, Indian Sub-Continent and Southeast Asia.

Andrew’s working life began with Castrol Marine in the UK (later BP) in global logistics and later in sales and technical roles. In 2011, he joined SCHOTTEL Middle East as Managing Director, establishing a stand-alone subsidiary in the region. He has successfully managed multi-functional businesses with strong industry networks developed over many years in the region. Responsibilities in his past roles include business development, after-sales and service and distributor management.

Recently joined Shift Clean Energy as VP Business Solutions, Andrew aims to build long-term relationships and strategic partnerships with key clients and business partners. His wheelhouse includes Shift’s strategic direction within the market, with a focus on sustainability and innovation in the maritime industry.

Antony Kitherian is a seasoned techno entrepreneur who has been in the IT industry for more than thirty years. He has been working with enterprises across regions for successful digital transformation. He has vast experience in implementing business process automation, rule based decisions and application & data integration across sectors.

Antony founded Entoss Technologies, Singapore in 2015 with the vision of providing business software solutions to every enterprise regardless of their size. After the successful inception, Entoss has expanded to India and the UAE. Prior to his venture, he had been with Hewlett-Packard for 16 years held various positions in India, the United Kingdom, USA and Indonesia.

He embraces building platforms so that SMEs can adopt the technologies for their transformation. Currently he is leading the development of Pomfret.cloud – the industry cloud platform for Maritime Logistics.

Dr Abhijit Singh, is a pioneer in shaping new Realities, opening up new paths to the Future and bringing significant beneficial transformation to the Maritime Industry.

An Accomplished Change-Agent, Charismatic Visionary Leader, Researcher, Philanthropist, Author & Mentor with a dynamic career in Logistics, Maritime, and Supply-Chain Sectors with a focus on Strategic Planning, High-Impact business process optimisation, and Complex Issue Resolution, Dr. Abhijit has served at the level of CXO, Board Member of reputed Organizations and Chairman/Member Expert in various national level committees formed by the Government of India. Hailed as a young path-breaker, Dr. Abhijit has created an immaculate background in creating and implementing practices that streamline operations and workflow.

He is married to Dr.Aparna Shree Singh, who’s Life Science Researcher & Scientist by profession and is a founder of Shree Yoga, promoting wellness through the Vedic method of yoga. Dr. Kamla Singh, his mother and wife’s vision of philanthropic-humanitarian actions and purpose-driven life keep him motivated. The positive thoughts of being honest, doing good, finding happiness and giving one’s best motivate him in all walks of life.

Much like Shri Krishna as an advisor to Arjun and Pandavas, there are in the present time many unsung heroes and intelligent workhorses who work incessantly, spiritedly and silently in the background and are instrumental in creating and executing ideas for the welfare of the country. Dr. Abhijit is a result-oriented decisive leader with proven success in conceptualizing ideas and strategic planning. He has been involved with the government since 2009 and held senior positions like Ast Vice President (InvestIndia) and Executive Director (Indian Ports Association (IPA)), in an apex body and think-tank to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

He attained the distinction of becoming the youngest senior officer equivalent to the Deputy Chairman of Major Port aged 34 and was inducted into the government system to infuse professionalism by inducting domain experts. He had sailed on board ships with UK based oil shipping company but felt the guilt of not serving his own nation and so he left his high-paying job and started taking lectures in premier institutions and business schools as this was where he found his passion and joy. He was inducted under the vision of Hon Prime Minister and direction of then Hon Union Minister of Shipping Sh Nitin Gadkari to infuse professionalism in govt system by inducting domain expert through lateral entry from sector. He is involved with the government since 2014 but after 2017 he got the privilege of assisting the Indian Government in IPA and continuing his endeavor with Invest India, as a role change agent. He is now involved in policy decision-making and bringing sectoral reforms by making ports drivers of economic change, saving logistic cost & time, enhancing employability, capacity building and digitalizing & modernizing ports. He is regarded as an ambassador for the Indian maritime sector, by representing the IPA, MoS and Major Ports of India at various national and international forums like ASSOCHAM, FICCI, IMO, BIMSTEC, SASEC etc

The ups-downs and challenges in Abhijit Singh’s life were tackled by the love and empathy of the great souls he met in different phases of life. Showing grace, being thankful and displaying empathy whilst connecting and communicating are key, he believes. An empathetic connection with loved ones, friends and family helps him balance his professional and personal lives.

Currently, serving the nation and working relentlessly for greater purposes, Dr. Singh remains open to business ventures and related challenges in future. He exclaims “it’s important to keep an open mind and challenge our perceptions, opinions and – often subconscious – biases.” Living with a purpose changes everything, so he believes in a philosophy of changing the world through strong determination. Always striving for excellence, setting high standards, vigorously pursuing them and nurturing enthusiasm for the challenge and learning is the driving passion.

Focus, Clarity of Thought and Speed are the three best expressions which describe Dr. Singh. He believes in living a purpose-driven life, taking responsibility whilst having courage and humility! “Be a leader, and author of your life and fill it with experiences instead of things” he states. His rigidity regarding values and principles is his own weakness, he admits.

A man of great achievements, Dr, Abhijit has been awarded The Maritime ‘Hall of Fame’ for International Leadership Award 2020-21, Conferred by the Indian Achievers Forum in 2020 with the ‘Man of Excellence’ national award, National Award by Honorable President of India and countless more. He has represented India’s Maritime Interests in many national and international forums including UN agency for maritime affairs (IMO). He has authored the wide accolade book ‘World-Class Ship Manager - In 4 Weeks’. Lastly, he parts with the wisdom that each individual must be a captain of their own life, just like a sailor. Sailing in the ocean of uncertainties with no favourable wind and not knowing the port of destination, one must keep adjusting their sail without being tempted to drift away. Look for new horizons because, in the waves of change, one finds his true destiny!

He is a graduate in Marine Engineering from BITS Pilani, MBA in Maritime Management London and Post Graduate in Marine Law from London and Doctorate in Port & Shipping Management. He is also a Fellow of Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers London, Fellow of Institute of Marine Engineer, Chartered Member of Institute of Logistics and Transport, Associate Fellow of Nautical Institute London and member of Indian Council of Arbitration.