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Frank Kho, an independent advisor active in the container logistic and terminal industry since 2018. He has more than 30 years’ experience in this industry across the globe. His career includes 20+ year in several senior management positions in Asia and Europe with PSA and HPH, 2 of the leading global terminal operators. Recently he has been appointed as the CEO of the new TIC 4.0 Association (Terminal Industry Committee 4.0), supported by FEPORT and PEMA, developing standards for the terminal industry. Mr Kho has an excellent track record in managing and leading several container terminals across the globe, including HIT in Hongkong and PSA Antwerp. He has a Master degree in Control Engineering/Avionics and is also an ICF-trained Professional Coach (certification is pending).

Dr Rolf Neise is currently working as a freelance consultant at HPMLOG Project & Management Consultants GmbH supporting multinational companies to optimise their supply chain management and logistics structures and as a lecturer at the International School of Management (ISM). He has just written a book for a well-known international publisher on integrating container logistics into the shippers’ supply chain. It is the first book on the market looking at container logistics from a shipper’s perspective. Prior to that Mr Neise was working as the Global Head of Logistics Operations at BAT (British American Tobacco plc.), in charge of defining BAT’s Logistics Strategy in the End-to-End Supply Chain. ​Mr Neise majored in economic engineering at the Technical University Berlin and wrote his doctoral thesis on transport logistics at the University of Stuttgart.

Esko Mustamäki has a long and wide experience in shipbuilding and maritime industry. He worked as a Managing Director for Arctech Helsinki Shipyard 4/2011 - 12/2018. Arctech Helsinki Shipyard was founded in 2010 specialized in building icebreakers and other Arctic offshore and special vessels. Today he is the Member of the Board of Directors of the Helsinki Shipyard. Prior joining Arctech Helsinki Shipyard he was employed by Wärtsilä Marine in 1980 and after that he has been employed by F-G Shipping Inc., Finnlines Plc, Finstaship and SET-Group Ltd.  Mustamäki graduated from Helsinki University of Technology in 1984 with MSc in Engineering and Shipbuilding and he has held several management level positions within the maritime sector. 

Mikael Simelius recently moved back to Helsinki from Shanghai, where he spent almost 5 years as Global VP Marketing at Wärtsilä Corporation, Marine Solutions.​He has over 25 years of extensive experience in branding, marketing and sales, spanning from running businesses to leading global organisations. Prior to working at Wärtsilä, he held managerial positions with Stora Enso Oyj, Satama Interactive Oyj and AGO Ab. ​He is a graduate of the Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration in Helsinki, with an MSc in Economics.​He believes in co-operation and co-creation, and he hopes to leave this planet someday in better condition than it was when he arrived. His motto is: “If the car seems to be under control, it’s not going fast enough

Ulla Tapaninen, Adjunct Professor (maritime economics and logistics), PhD, has over 25 years’ experience in logistics and maritime transport. 

She have worked in key positions in two Finnish shipping companies: a development and environmental manager in Finncarries Oy Ab and member of board of ESL Shipping. 

Currently Ulla Tapaninen works as Head of Unit for City of Helsinki in charge of enterprise services.  She is also in charge of Helsinki City maritime cluster development. 

Dr. Tapaninen has a strong academic background in shipping and transport. In 2006–2012 she worked as a professor of maritime logistics in the University of Turku specialising in maritime and port operations and their IT; and maritime safety. She has published dozens of peer reviewed journal articles, conference papers and reports as well as other publications in scientific and non-scientific journals. She is a frequent speaker in seminars and has worked as a board member in several companies and other organisations. She has published a Finnish textbook Maritime Transport by Kogan Page presenting the fundamentals of maritime business.

Markku Mylly has a long experience in the maritime sector since 1973. He was sailing in Finnish merchants ships until 1987, when he joined Finnish Maritime Administration. He worked in FMA until 2010 and he was the 10th and last Director General of FMA. In 2010 he moved to Finnish Port Association and worked there as a CEO until joined EMSA in 2012 September. He was the Executive Director of European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in Lisbon, Portugal 2012-2018. Mr Mylly collaborated a lot at international level ever since he joined FMA and he was responsible for many EU Twinning projects during years 2002 – 2010 in Estonia, Croatia and Bulgaria. He also participated the work of IMO (International Maritime organisation) IALA (International Association of Lighthouse Authorities) and ESPO (European Seaports Organisation).

Phat Nguyen was one of the Finalists of the Intelligence Hunt 6, in which, he and his teammates won the “Recognition Award” by the Ship Owner Foundation in Finland. He acquired the Master’s Degree in Global Innovation Management at the Turku School of Economics with focal points in International Business and Innovation Management. The yearning to become an expert in Supply Chain Management has motivated him to work and learn in international trade, logistics and shipping for nearly five years. He will pursue his career path with the spirit “work hard and keep learning” 

Jonathan Atwood is a bachelor's student studying at Aalto University, Mikkeli Campus with a major in International Business Administration. He is dual citizen of both Finland and the United States of America and moved to Finland in 2018 to study. After completing his bachelor's degree he has an exchange period and then is planning on enrolling in the CEMS MIM masters at Aalto Otaniemi. As a competitor in the IntelligenceHunt 6 his team, "Mega Move Consulting" won the Recognition award from the Shipowners Foundation of Finland. After competing in the IH6, Jon became very interested in the field of supply chain management and the maritime industry. The quote which best describes Jonathan's approach to his career is, "Create economic value by constructing societal value".