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Captain Moin Ahmed is the Director General of the
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO). He
holds a Certificate of Competency as Master Mariner
and MSc in Shipping Management (Technical), and
was educated on maritime satellite navigation and
communication systems. In his maritime professional
career of more than 40 years, he spent 10 years at sea
and 30 years in shore establishments with senior
appointments in technical, operational, commercial,
training of maritime personnel, maritime safety
administration and in the UN system as a senior
international civil servant. In the UN system, he served
at the highest professional category at the IMO
Secretariat on Technical Cooperation, Maritime Safety
and Member State Audit. Prior to joining the IMO
Secretariat, he represented Bangladesh to IMO and
several other international meetings, and has
contributed to the promotion of maritime safety and
protection of the marine environment. He brings with
him a wealth of global experience and is known as an
organizational leader in setting standards of
excellence. He demonstrated his leadership role as the
Chairman of the IMO Technical Co-operation
Committee, IMSO Assembly, several international
expert groups, President of the World Maritime
University (WMU) Student Council and also as a
Governor of World Maritime University Board. He had
been a visiting faculty member of the IMO International
Maritime Academy and currently at WMU.
Captain Moin Ahmed
Director General
International Mobile
Satellite Organization,
IMSO
Mr. Edwin Thiedeman was serving as the United
States Coast Guard’s Search and Rescue Satellite
Aided Tracking (SARSAT) Program Specialist at
USCG Headquarters Office. In additional to providing
technical and program management support to the
SARSAT program, Edwin also serves as the Office of
Search and Rescue representative for all search and
rescue systems and advises on the integration of C5I
& IT technology in the search and rescue mission.
Edwin received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical &
Electronics Engineering from the United States Coast
Guard Academy and a master’s degree in Electrical &
Electronics Engineering from Purdue University. As a
commissioned officer, Mr. Thiedeman served at
various Coast Guard field units, the Maintenance and
Logistics Command Atlantic, and at Headquarters
managing, acquiring, and supporting a wide spectrum
of C5I and navigation systems.
Retiring after 27 years of active duty with the Coast
Guard, Edwin became an independent consultant and
support contractor, assisting commercial industry with
Coast Guard acquisition programs and supporting the
U.S. Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT)
program. He returned to Coast Guard service as a
civilian in 2013.
Mr. Edwin Thiedeman
SAR System Specialist
United States Coast Guard
Mr. Dikko Tahir Bala was born on the 15th of July,
1960. He was appointed the Nigerian APR to IMO and
the London Representative of Nigerian
Maritime Administration and Safety Agency on 22
November 2015. He chaired the credential committee
of IOPC funds meetings of 25th/ 28th April, 2016,
also chaired the drafting committee to come up with of
Marine litters LC/LP 19th /23rd IMO meeting of
September, 2016.
Before Mr. Bala's appointment, he was the Special
Assistant (Marine Operations, 2011-2015) to the then
Nigeria's Minister of Transportation. He holds MSc in
transportation, MBA in general management, Advance
Diploma in Public Admin, HND in Purchasing and
Supply. He has attended several courses both locally
and internationally to mention a few, e.g. Anatomy of
Shipping in Cambridge, Workshop on Search and
Rescue Operation (IMO/ ICAO) Amsterdam, Offshore
Reception and Oil Spillage Management (Malmo),
Marine Casualty and Incident Investigation (Ghana).
He is happily married with three Children.
Mr. Dikko Tahir Bala
Alternate Permanent
Representative of Nigeria to
IMO
Nigeria High Commission
Dr. Heike Deggim joined the International Maritime
Organization in September 1993, having worked in the
naval shipbuilding industry and later in various
positions in the German Maritime Administration after
graduating from Rostock University in 1983 with a
Masters degree in marine engineering, followed by a
PhD. Having been in charge of IMO’s Sub-Committee
on Flag State Implementation for several years, she
later took over the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and
Equipment, dealing with matters related to ship
structure and design, hull construction, machinery and
electrical installations of all types of ships, vessels and
craft covered by IMO instruments. In 2010 she was
promoted to Head of IMO’s Marine Technology Section
and in 2013 she was appointed as Senior Deputy
Director in IMO’s Marine Environment Division, as well
as being majorly involved with the running of the Marine
Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and the
Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response
(PPR). In 2018 she took over the post of Director of the
Maritime Safety Division (MSD) and Secretary of the
Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) with overall
responsibility for the management of the Committee as
well as the three Subdivisions of MSD, dealing with
operational safety and the human element; marine
technology and cargoes; and maritime security and
facilitation.
Dr. Heike Deggim
Director of Maritime Safety
Division
International Maritime
Organization
Captain Esteban Pachá is currently serving as
Transport & Infrastructures Attaché, Spanish Embassy
in London, after having completed 8-years term of
office as Director General of IMSO. Major project
undertaken in this period was the implementation of the
LRIT system. Captain Pacha held various
responsibilities as Harbour Master and Regional
Director of the Ministry for Transport. In 2000 became
Representative of Spain to IMO also serving as
Governor of the World Maritime University. He is
involved in the work of UN bodies, such the Open-
Ended Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law
of the Sea and the Broadband Commission for Digital
Development, a joint initiative by ITU and UNESCO to
step up international efforts to meet the MDGs through
ICT and universal broadband access, including
satellite-based services which are fundamental for safe
and efficient transportation systems. Captain Pacha
holds a PhD, Nautical Science and Engineering, Is
Fellow of the Nautical Institute and the Institute of
Marine Engineering, Science and Technology.
Captain Esteban Pachá
Transport & Infrastructures
Attaché
Embassy of Spain
Mrs. Azara Al-Hassan Prempeh is the Alternate
Permanent Representative of Ghana to the
International Maritime Organisation. She is qualified as
a Barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana
and after working briefly with a private law firm in Accra,
Ghana she pursued specialisation and obtained her
masters’ degree in International Maritime Law from the
International Maritime Organisation’s International
Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) in Malta. Upon her return
to Ghana, Mrs. Prempeh took up a position as Head of
the Legal Unit of the Ghana Shippers’ Council a
position she held for five years before moving to join
the newly established Ghana Maritime Authority in
2007 as head of the Legal Bureau. Mrs. Prempeh was
appointed to serve as the Alternate Permanent
Representative of Ghana to the IMO in 2013.
During her tenure as representative to the IMO, she
served as Chair of the Advisory Committee of the
International Mobile Satellite Organization from Nov.
2014 - Nov. 2016), First Vice Chair of the Meeting of
Contracting Parties of the London Convention &
London Protocol (LC/LP) from 2016 – 2017, Co-Chair
of the Strategic Plan Working Group and
Correspondence Group of the LC/LP, and Chair of the
Barriers to Compliance Steering Group of the same
instrument. Mrs. Prempeh is currently Chair of the
meeting of the contracting parties of the LC/LP having
been appointed at the last meeting in October 2017.
Mrs. Azara Al-Hassan
Prempeh
Alternate Permanent
Representative of Ghana to
IMO
Ghana High Commission
Mr. John Shaw has been active in various areas
radiocommunciations for some 45 years covering
guided missile radar, sound and television
broadcasting and the international spectrum
management framework. After working with Marconi
Space and Defense Systems, he spent nearly 10 years
in Bahrain, from 1976, with the Ministry of Information
upgrading their radio and TV services.
Thereafter, from October 1985, he was with the UK
regulatory authorities for spectrum management, firstly
in the field of broadcasting and then on international
regulations and spectrum management, with particular
emphasis on the maritime and aviation sectors, and on
satellite networks. He took early retirement in 2005 in
order to run his own consultancy business on
radiocommunication matters, mainly assisting public
sector clients in the broadcasting, maritime and
aviation sectors on various spectrum management and
interference issues. He is currently fulfilling three
Rapporteur functions in ITU-R on coexistence,
interference and radio noise issues.
Mr. John Shaw
Head of Operations and
Capacity Building
International Mobile Satellite
Organization, IMSO
Ms. Heidi Clevett currently work as Staff Officer
Vessel Traffic Management for HM Coastguard,
responsible for the Coastguard’s vessel monitoring
throughout the UK’s Search and Rescue Region, all
vessel monitoring systems used across the National
network, AIS data records, VTS Manager for the Dover
Strait and safety and security related surveillance for
both long range SAR and within our territorial limits.
Heidi started working for the agency four years ago and
previous to that she worked as a deck officer on board
cruise ships and ferries for six years. During her time
working for HM Coastguard, She have been involved in
various incidents where LRIT has been a crucial feed,
enabling the rescue of a number of casualties.
Ms. Heidi Clevett
Staff Officer Vessel Traffic
Management
HM Coastguard
Mr. Jassem Nasser leads the strategy and business
development division which includes Corporate
Strategy, partnerships & alliances and M&A activities.
Jassem also manages Thuraya’s Corporate Affairs
including Regulatory & Spectrum Management.
Jassem has over 19 years of experience in the satellite
industry through different roles. His engineering
background has been applied to a business
environment specializing in satellite communications
and other communication systems. Jassem has been
involved in setting up a start-up satellite organization
and seeing the company through various stages of
development by devising strategic direction and
priorities. Jassem graduated with 1st class honors from
Khalifa University (UAE) with a bachelor’s degree in
Communications Engineering.
Mr. Jassem Nasser
Chief Strategy Officer
Mr. Philippe Gros integrated CLS in 1988. He worked
for the business development of the Argos satellite
location and data collection system in various
application domains: animal tracking, in situ
oceanography and meteorology, fishery monitoring,
safety and security. He contributed to the development,
marketing and support of Argos dedicated hardware
and software. In 2008, Philippe Gros joined the CLS
Maritime Surveillance Business Unit with the position
of business development manager in charge of LRIT
activity and recently Search and Rescue activity. He is
the commercial point of contact of the CLS LRIT
customers, like the European Maritime Safety Agency.
Mr. Philippe Gros
Business Development Manager
Mr. Ben Minichino is the Global Head of the
Government Business division at Pole Star Space
Applications Ltd., responsible for business
development, product innovation, strategy,
partnerships & alliances and a portfolio of products and
services for the world’s largest Governments and
Maritime Flag Administrations. Bens’ efforts are
primarily associated with the maritime and homeland
security domain, space satellite technologies, SaaS,
hosted data centers, LRIT, S-AIS, and sensitive and
non-cooperative satellite surveillance programs. A
defense and maritime security professional with over
25 years of experience, Ben began his career in the
United States Marine Corps and previously served as
Country Director, and Chief Investigator in Chiang Mai,
Thailand, implementing justice training programs,
managing a caseload of forced child prostitution and
international human trafficking investigations. A
certified Master trainer and professional instructor for
special tactical weapons, executive protection and
investigations. Ben is originally from Washington D.C.,
and currently resides in Barcelona, Spain.
Mr. Ben Minichino
Global Head of the
Governemtn Business
Division
Pole Star Space
Applications Ltd
Mr. Peter Broadhurst is Senior Vice President of
Safety and Security at Inmarsat Maritime, responsible
for the development of the company’s safety and
security services. Peter will define the strategy,
development and evolution of Inmarsat’s satellite
communication services for maritime safety,
navigation, safety of life at sea and data security.
Peter started his career at Inmarsat in 2014 as Vice
President of Service Delivery for the Maritime business
unit. Peter was instrumental in the launch of Inmarsat’s
high-speed broadband service Fleet Xpress launched
in March 2016. With over 25 years’ experience in the
maritime industry, Peter began his career at sea as a
Radio Officer, then spent 15 years with Sea Tel Inc., /
Cobham SATCOM as Vice President of Sales and
Marketing where he was responsible for overseeing
and managing global sales and management. Peter
has a HND Electronics, Marine Radio General
Certificate, Radar and Marine Navigation Aids
accreditation from Wray Castle Merchant Navy School,
and holds an Open University, BSc (Hons) First Class
degree on Radio Frequency Systems.
Mr. Peter Broadhurst
Senior Vice President
Safety and Security,
Inmarsat Maritime
Mr. Kyle Hurst has over 20 years’ experience in the
maritime satellite communication sector. Before joining
Iridium he was Director Channel Development at
Station711 a global distributor of satellite services, Kyle
also worked as Director of Market Development at
Thuraya, and was also previously Maritime Marketing
Manager for Inmarsat in London, specialising in
product development and the application of satellite
communications to the maritime market. His
experience extends to working as a Vessel Monitoring
Systems (VMS) Manager for the Pacific Islands Forum
Fisheries Agency in the Solomon Islands. He currently
resides in the UK but is a native Australian, he has also
held a number of positions at the Queensland
Department of Primary Industries and the Australian
Military.
Mr. Kyle Hurst
Director Maritime
Iridium Communications
Ms. Karen Day is a network and communications
specialist with experience in the development and
installation of secure, high performance systems,
having worked in the financial sector and in Formula
One. Karen has been working with Fulcrum Maritime
Systems since 2007 and was involved in setting up the
first prototype of the LRIT system in 2008 and the
implementation of the first LRIT Data Centres in
January 2009. Karen is involved in promoting and
developing the use of satellite earth observation and
tracking data for maritime domain protection and blue
growth. She is currently working on a number of
initiatives to promote capacity building and technology
transfer in these areas with international partners.
Ms. Karen Day
Network and
Communication Specialist
Fulcrum Maritime Systems
Mr. Kounchou Tagne Ulrich Alain is a Norwegian
national, holding a Master Engineering degree (MSc) in
Marine Technology with specialization in Nautical
Sciences at the Norwegian University of Science and
Technology (NTNU 2009 - 2011); a Bachelor degree
(BSc) in Nautical Sciences with specialization in
Maritime Operations at the Haugesund University
College (HSH); and a Bachelor degree (BSc) in
Computer Sciences Engineering with specialization in
software development at the Trøndelag University
College (HIST). He currently (since 2012) works as
Senior Engineer at the Norwegian Coastal
Administration, an agency of the Norwegian Ministry of
Transport and Communications responsible for
services related to maritime safety, maritime
infrastructure, transport planning and efficiency, and
emergency response to acute pollution, and is a
national competent authority for the LRIT, managing
the LRIT Ship database.
Mr. Ulrich Tagne
Senior Engineer
Norwegian Coastal
Administration
Mr. Sadatoshi Koike is a radio communications
expert, who worked for the Japanese Coast Guard,
IMO Secretariat and some satellite communications
companies. He is involved in implementation of
GMDSS and LRIT. He has participated in Cospas-
Sarsat meetings for more than 20 years.
Mr. Sadatoshi Koike
Radiocommunication Expert
SATMarine Consulting, LLP.
Mr. Halil I. Keskin joined International Mobile Satellite
Organization in November 2009. He has been in
charge of the Organization’s ICT, including
development and maintenance of the required software
for the LRIT audits. He is also engaged in the
Organization’s GMDSS related activities.
Halil holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in
Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering
(Istanbul Technical University). He also holds a
master’s degree in Software Engineering (City,
University of London).
Before joining IMSO, Halil worked on nation-wide ICT
projects at the Turkish Maritime Administration and
previous to that he worked at sea for several years on
board cargo ships.
Mr. Halil I. Keskin
Technical Officer
International Mobile Satellite
Organization, IMSO
Captain Jon Leon Ervik, Head of Department for
Pilotage and VTS in the Norwegian Coastal
Administration.
He pursued a career in the Royal Norwegian Navy,
serving for twelve years, also as Commander-in-chief
at navy and Coast Guard vessels, operating mostly in
northern Norway and Svalbard. He also has
background from the merchant fleet.
Since 2002, Jon Leon Ervik has been the head of the
Pilotage and VTS Department. This also includes being
responsible for several systems like LRIT, SafeSeaNet,
AIS, Satellite AIS and DGPS.
In addition to the five Norwegian VTS stations, he is
also responsible for the European North Atlantic
regional AIS information management center.
Since 2001, he has been involved in several R&D
projects related to maritime safety, security and logistic
in Europe.
Captain Jon Leon Ervik holds a Nautical Bachelor
degree in Maritime engineering from University College
in Vestfold.
Captain Jon Leon Ervik
Head of Department for
Pilotage and VTS
Norwegian Coastal
Administration
Mr. Simon Church is Director of the Maritime Security
Centre Horn of Africa (MSCHOA) which is part of the
Strategic and Operational Headquarters for
EUNAVFOR’s counter piracy operation off Somalia.
His principle to role is to manage operational
coordination with international shipping at MSCHOA
and sustain the relationship of the Maritime Community
and Industry in EUNAVFOR where he has been
employed since December 2008.
His background is in commercial Shipping. He has
worked in the Shipping Industry for over 20 years,
working for several shipping organizations in a variety
of different roles and markets including Tanker Broking,
Logistics, Fuel Trading, Commercial operations and
Business development. His last position was with
Teekay Tankers in London.”
Mr. Simon Church
Director
Maritime Security Centre
Horn of Africa
Lieutenant Commander Christopher McCann is a
27 year active duty Coast Guardsman. He presently
serves as the Operations Applications Engineering
Branch Chief at the U.S. Coast Guard Operations
Systems Center (OSC).
Along with LRIT, he is responsible for the engineering
and development of over 25 other applications that
support Coast Guard operations and missions.
Previous assignments have included both C4IT
technical assignments and Training and Personnel
Development assignments.
Just prior to reporting to OSC, Chris was the HF ALE
Program Integrator and the HF High Power Transmitter
Recapitalization Project Manager at the
Telecommunications Information Systems Command.
LCDR McCann holds a Bachelors Degree in Computer
Information Technology, a Masters Degree in
Instructions System Design, and a Masters Certificate
in Human Performance Technology.
Lieutenant Commander
Christopher McCann
Operations Applications
Engineering Branch Chief
U.S. Coast Guard
Mr. Pier Giovanni Taranti is a Commander in the
Brazilian Navy. Graduated in the Navy Academy in
1995, he served on board up to 2005. His last
operational position was as the Captain of a Patrol
Ship.
In 2007, he got a Masters in Computer and Systems
and since 2008 he has the technical leadership of the
Brazil RDC development, having participated in almost
all IMO meetings in this theme since then. He also got
a Ph.D. in Software Engineering and conducted a post-
doctoral research in the Kings College London during
2014.
Mr. Pier Giovanni Taranti
Commander
Brazilian Navy
Mr. Jacob Sukkot is based in Copenhagen. He has
close to 15 years in the satellite industry. Mr. Sukkot
mainly focusing on VMS and LRIT at Thrane & Thrane
(Cobham) and Polaris Electronics, and now
Government and MOD at NSSL Global.
He is a Consultant in his spare time for the past 4 years,
software development mainly related to VMS and
tracking. He is active part of the LRIT working group
since 2007 till the implementation. Product and
technical manager for both Inmarsat and Iridium based
LRIT and tracking hardware. He overseen and active
part of the development of two LRIT test ASPs.
Mr. Jacob Sukkot
SATCOM Specialist
LRIT, VMS and Tracking
Recro ApS
Mr. Javier Yasnikouski is currently the Acting Head of
Maritime Security, under the Sub-Division for Maritime
Security and Facilitation of the Maritime Safety Division.
He has been involved with LRIT since 2006, when the
system was being designed and implemented.
He joined the International Maritime Organization
(IMO) in 2008, as Technical Officer in charge of LRIT
matters, a responsibility that he still retains.
He is retired officer of the Argentine Coast Guard
(Prefectural Naval Argentina), with educational
background on maritime safety, security and
communication systems. He is also a Systems
Engineer, with post-graduate qualifications on Systems
Management.
Mr. Javier Yasnikouski
Acting Head of Maritime
Security
International Maritime
Organization