Speakers

Mr Abou Bamba is since March 2010 the Executive Secretary of the Convention for Co-operation Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Atlantic Coast of the West, Central and Southern African Region (Abidjan Convention, 1983) which, brings together 22 African coastal countries and is administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). He is also the Regional Coordinator of the UN Environment Action Plan for the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Atlantic Coast of the West, Central and Southern African Region
Before joining UNEP, he served from 2003 to 2010 as Coordinator for the Africa Region of the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Gland, Switzerland
He was formerly Technical Advisor at the World Bank / International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in the framework of the preparation of environmental policy documents (NEAP) in Sub-Saharan African countries with the Network for Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa from 1994 to 2000 and from 2000 to 2003 Coordinator of the same Network at the African Development Bank (AfDB).
During his career he was a consultant for the Ford Foundation in New York, Chemonics International, Inc.. Washington DC, the International Development Research Center (IDRC, Ottawa) and has published several studies in the field of environment in Africa
He has received several academic awards and honors including the Excellency Award of the University of Quebec, the Excellency Award of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Government of Quebec, the Bourse de la Francophonie and Hewlett Packard Award from of the University of California at Berkeley.
Mr Abou Bamba holds an undergraduate degree in Port and Maritime Administration, a Master’s degree of Science in Economics and Management (maj: integrated oceans management) from the University of Quebec, Canada, a degree in Sustainable Management of the Environment at the University of California at Berkeley, United States, and several certificates in political economy of the environment from the World Bank Economic Development Institute, Washington D.C., USA…..
He is a citizen of the Ivory Coast.

Leila Basti is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Marine Resources and Environment, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT), Japan. She is the first Arab and African woman to have a faculty position in marine sciences, as part of the Japanese governmental tenure-track program, funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT 2015). She is currently member of the steering committee of the World Aquaculture Society, and has been appointed the International Program Chair of the World Aquaculture Conference 2020, Singapore.

She obtained her Eng. (Hons.) from the National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia. Her research on coastal ecology and shellfish stock assessment, using GIS, earned her the Engineer Laureate Prize from the Ministry of Higher Education and the Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries, Tunisia, 2004. She later on obtained her MSc and PhD in Marine Environmental Sciences from Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan. She is the recipient of the Japanese Governmental Scholarship (Embassy recommendation 2004, 2007), the Strategic Young Researcher Postdoctoral Fellowship (TUMSAT 2010), the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowship (JSPS 2013), the National Shellfisheries Association Award (USA 2013). Dr. Basti was a research fellow at the Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Japan, and a visiting scientist and a visiting professor to several world-leading research institutes and universities in USA, UK, Netherlands, France, Germany, Japan, and New Zealand, including Scripps Institution of Oceanography UCSD, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, IFREMER, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Marine and Polar Research, IMARES Wageningen University, and Cawthron Institute. She has been a Principal Investigator in several research projects covering the ecophysiology of aquatic invertebrates, harmful algal blooms and their impacts, aquaculture, and climate change. She has a proven record of peer-reviewed publications, book contribution, and several presentations and scientific session chairing at over 30 international conferences and symposia held in Oceania, Asia, Europe, Africa, USA and South America.

Leila Ben Hassen has more than 15 years’ experience working in communications, business development and media in Africa.

She started Blue Jay Communication in December 2017, as a ground-breaking communications agency specialising in Africa and driven by a clear objective: to change the narratives about Africa and help creating new opportunities for Africa’s vibrant youth.

Prior to that, Leila was a Director of the Tunisian National Tourist Office for the United Kingdom and Ireland (2002-2007). In 2008, she joined the pan-African media group IC Publications, where she was General Manager for 9 years.

Leila has been working on high-impact events in, and about, Africa. In 2016, she organised the first New African Woman Forum, a unique platform for women empowerment and gender equality in Africa. In 2018, she launched the first Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF), an annual event committed to accelerate Africa’s structural transformation and create jobs for a young population on the rise.

Christophe is among the world’s most experienced investment treaty counsel. Through his role as lead counsel to Canada in multiple NAFTA Chapter Eleven arbitrations and as private sector counsel to several other sovereigns and private claimants, he has addressed and considered in depth virtually all procedural and substantive issues arising in this field. His cases have made a substantial contribution to the development of international investment law. He also has unmatched experience as counsel in the negotiation of international investment agreements.
He is a recognized thought leader in international investment law, regularly called upon to speak at leading conferences and frequently invited to provide training to State officials on the management of investment treaty claims. Christophe regularly appears on the BBC and is quoted in the Financial Times and other industry publications as an authority on a range of international trade and investment law issues.
Christophe also has substantial experience in international commercial arbitration under all major rules, as well as in advisory work on multiple aspects of Public International Law, including the law of State Responsibility, sovereign and diplomatic immunities, and international intellectual property law. Christophe is a visiting professor of international investment law at the Centre for Transnational Legal Studies, London.
Christophe is “highly recommended” in the UK Legal 500 for Public International Law work.

Born in Manchester to Ghanaian parents Henry Bonsu is a leading British African broadcaster. A Modern Languages graduate of Magdalen College, Oxford, he has worked on some of Britain’s biggest current affairs shows, including BBC Radio 4’s Today. Henry has also presented programmes on satellite channels including Vox Africa (2008-14) and BET International (2008-11), and been an analyst on BBC News, Sky News, Al Jazeera and Arise News. He specialises in international relations, business, health and education. Henry started his career in the 90s as a print journalist, writing for African diaspora publications like The Voice, and the Caribbean Times, then for mainstream newspapers including The Times, The Guardian and the London Evening Standard.

Henry is now an international moderator, specialising in health, education, and the SDGs. Celebrated for his dynamic, he has hosted summits at the UN General Assembly in New York, at COP21 in Paris and Bonn, in Addis (2015), in Incheon (2015 & 2019), Arusha (Future Fortified – 2015) and Johannesburg (Forum on China Africa Cooperation – 2015). Henry has also MC-ed the African Banker Awards at AfDB Meetings in Marrakech (2013), Kigali (2014), Abidjan (2015), Lusaka (2016) and Ahmedabad (2017). 

Beyond cultural and development events, Henry hosts major business gatherings like the African Banker Awards, African Business Awards, and the Global African Investment Summit. So far this year Henry has moderated High Level sessions at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, the 2nd WHO Africa Health summit in Cabo Verde, and the World Health Assembly in Geneva. 

John Brown joined Cooley in 2016 as a Consultant in the Law of the Sea following his early retirement from the UK Hydrographic Office where he was Head of the Law of the Sea Group.

John began his sea-going career in 1974 and trained as a navigating officer, joining the UK Hydrographic Office in 1993 after working as a surveyor in the offshore industry for several years. He joined the small team of internationally acknowledged experts in the Law of the Sea Group at the end of 2002 where he advised UK Government departments on Law of the Sea matters and provided technical input to UK maritime zone legislation, and acted as technical expert during several successful major illegal fishery prosecutions which culminated in record fines against the plaintiffs.

John has worked with several foreign governments on maritime delimitation, baselines and maritime zones and has taken part in a number of boundary negotiations; both bilateral and third party adjudication – including acting on behalf of Nicaragua as Scientific and Technical Advisor at the International Court of Justice. He has also been a member of the UK delegation during boundary negotiations with neighbouring states.

He has attended and presented papers on technical aspects of maritime boundary delimitation at international conferences, training courses and workshops on international boundaries (at the London International Boundary Conference; International Boundaries Research Unit, Durham; Centre for International Law, NUS Singapore; the University of Malta, King’s College London – where he is a Visiting Research Fellow – and Lund University, Sweden). He has also been a member of the Faculty at the annual Summer Academy held by the International Foundation for Law of the Sea at the International Tribunal for Law of the Sea in Hamburg since 2008. He has run detailed training courses in international boundary delimitation for foreign governments and capacity building training in technical aspects of Law of the Sea on behalf of the International Hydrographic Organization.

Ever the optimist, he follows the fortunes of the Scotland rugby team, and enjoys travelling to watch them play. He is a member of London Scottish FC and Somerset County Cricket Club.

Jean Chiazor Anishere graduated from University of Ife in 1985, where she bagged her Bachelor’s degree in Law. In 1986 she was called to the Nigerian Bar at the Nigerian Law School.

In 1994, she bagged her Master’s degree in Law at the University of Lagos, Akoka and in 1996 she was sworn as the first female Notary Public by the then Chief Justice of Nigeria. In 1998, she bagged another Master’s degree in Transport Management from the Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomosho, Nigeria.

She attended many International Courses and received Certificates of Merit from the Cambridge Academy of Transport, UK and Oxford, England.

Jean served as a State Counsel at the Lagos State Ministry of Justice. She was Head of Chambers at the Law Firm Bayo Kehinde & Co until 1994 when she joined Olisa Agbakoba & Associates and served as the Managing Solicitor from 1994-1996. From 1996, she opened her own Law Firm at 4, Park Lane, Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria, where she currently practices.

She was awarded many laurels such as: International Woman of the year 1997-1998 award and International Professional of the Year 2005 by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England, in recognition of her services to Law.

She served as a Maritime Legal Consultant to the House of Representatives Committee on Marine Transport, Nigeria. She is also a member of the Nigerian Bar Association; Nigerian Chamber of Shipping; International Bar Association; and a Founding Member and the immediate past President of Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association, Nigerian Chapter (WISTA-NIG.).

She was the first Vice President of African Women in Maritime (WIMAFRICA); the immediate past President of the Nigeria chapter of African Women in Maritime (WIMAFRICA) and presently serves as the Continental President of African Women in Maritime (WIMAFRICA).

Mohktar Hammami was appointed Minister of Local Affairs and Environment in November 2018. Prior to that, he held several positions within the Tunisian administration.

He was General Director of Local Government within the Ministry of Interior, General Director of the Training and Support Centre for Decentralization and President of the General Instance of Foresight and Support to Decentralization. He is an expert in decentralization and urban planning and acted as project manager and coordinator for the implementation of the decentralization process (development of the legal framework, CCL, electoral law, territorial division, etc.).

Ruth H. Leeney is the communications lead for the outreach team of international marine conservation NGO, Blue Ventures. Blue Ventures develops locally-led approaches to marine management that benefit people and nature alike. By listening and responding to basic needs, Blue Ventures designs its models to catalyse and sustain marine conservation, unlocking the potential of coastal communities to manage their marine environments. Blue Ventures’ teams work in places where the ocean is vital to local cultures and economies, and are committed to advancing the rights of small-scale fishers throughout the coastal tropics.

Blue Ventures aims to develop scalable solutions to marine environmental challenges, through approaches that catalyse conservation action and make economic sense to coastal communities. Ruth interacts directly with the organisations Blue Ventures partners with in communities throughout Indonesia and the western Indian Ocean, to document and share learning, ensuring that their stories are told to global audiences.

Ruth earned her PhD and BSc (Hon) from University College Dublin, Ireland. She has worked for over 15 years in the fields of marine ecology, fisheries, socio-economics and science communication. She has worked extensively in both West and East Africa, as well as in Asia and South America. Ruth is a member of both the IUCN Shark Specialist Group and IUCN Cetacean Specialist Group; a New England Aquarium Ocean fellow and a National Geographic Explorer. She has published over 30 scientific papers and specialist reports and has created films, cartoons and toolkits aimed at diverse audiences from community members to international policy makers.

Felix Leinemann is Head of Unit for Blue Economy Sectors, Aquaculture and Maritime Spatial Planning in the European Commission’s Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. He and his team promote sustainable blue growth for the benefit of mankind and the oceans. Mr Leinemann has worked for the European Commission since 2003 in various fields including fisheries and maritime policy, shipping, aviation and urban transport, as well as the EU’s global navigation satellite system Galileo.

Between 2012 and 2014 he worked as Transport Counselor in the EU Delegation in Washington, DC. Before that, he was a member of the private office of European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas, after having been Assistant to the Director General for Mobility and Transport since 2010. Mr Leinemann holds a PhD from the University of Freiburg, Germany, following law studies in Germany and Italy. Before joining the Commission, he worked as a lawyer and advocacy officer in Germany, France and Belgium.

Zyad Limam is a Franco-Tunisian publisher and entrepreneur. He heads up AM International, an independent media company based in Paris. AM International publishes AM – Afrique Magazine, along with its websites: www.afriquemagazine.com. Last December, AM has celebrated 35 years of uninterrupted publication.
Zyad Limam is also the founder and manager of Ensuite, a strategic and media consulting enterprise, particularly involved in issues concerning emerging countries and companies Zyad Limam is a regular guest on a number of French and international television channels (France 24, TV5, Arte, Canal Plus, etc.).

James heads Cooley’s versatile UK disputes practice. He acts for companies and states on a wide range of commercial, contractual, product liability, and public international law disputes, whether resolved in Court proceedings or arbitration. His cases are often multi-jurisdictional and his work for companies is particularly focused on the technology and manufacturing sectors. He conducts and co-ordinates internal investigations, and is experienced at helping companies to manage and resolve the numerous legal and reputational challenges that unexpected crises can present.

James has advised states worldwide on sensitive public international law issues, and on the remedies for the corrupt activities of public officials, including representing states in civil proceedings seeking to trace, freeze and recover the proceeds of corruption or seeking compensation for corruption, advising on termination of corrupt contracts, assisting with civil recovery under Proceeds of Crime legislation, and advising on requests for mutual legal assistance in criminal proceedings. He often co-ordinates multi-jurisdictional teams. James is a co-author of the Third Edition of “Corruption and Misuse of Public Office,” published in October 2017 by the Oxford University Press.

James is recommended in UK and international legal directories for asset recovery and civil fraud, commercial litigation, international arbitration, and public international law.

Lydia has been engaged in the shipping and maritime industry throughout her career. She is an International Maritime Law Lawyer also specialized in the field of Marine Environmental Law especially on matters Climate Change in the Shipping and Maritime Industry. For the last 6 years, she has worked with both private and public organizations as a Maritime legal expert. Lydia is currently the Head of MTCC- Africa a project funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Maritime Organization, the Global MTCC Network (GMN) – formally titled “Capacity Building for Climate Mitigation in the Maritime Shipping Industry”

She also brings experience working with the International Maritime Organization as an IMO Consultant on Marine Environmental Law issues. In addition to this, she lecturers Maritime Law in a Public university. She has also advised local and international organizations on Maritime related issues. She holds a Master’s degree in International Maritime Law from IMO- International Maritime Law Institute Malta; she has attended specialized trainings in the field of Marine Environmental Law with a focus on Climate Change in the Shipping and Maritime Industry among others.

Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre – MTCC Africa is committed to enhance global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping industry whilst relying heavily on improvements in energy efficiency and increased uptake of low-carbon technologies. Better energy efficiency means less fuel is used, and that means lower emissions in the Shipping and maritime industry.

The honorable Kwaku Ofori Asiamah is the Minister for Transport in Ghana. He holds a Bachelor Degree in commerce from the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. He has over 15 years of experience from the private sector where he has been influential in shaping policies of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce. He is at the forefront of modernizing Ghana’s transport sector to ensure a sustainable, efficient and cost effective transportation system through low-emission climate resilient development and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals as well as the AU Agenda 2063. He has over the years focused his attention on positioning Ghana as a strategic marine gateway for imports and exports through the framing of national and regional policies and legislations. He has also been involved in various reforms aimed at improving the business environment in the maritime transport sector through various initiatives including the implementation of the “Paperless System in Ghana.

At the political front, he has contributed significantly through mobilization of grassroots participation in Ghana’s democratic processes.

Dr Jeremy Prince is an alumni and Adjunct Professor of fisheries of Murdoch University. With more than 30 years of international experience he is recognized as one of the world’s foremost experts in assessing and managing small scale and subsistence fisheries. Long held to be the most intractable challenge for sustainable fisheries, the inapplicability of established methodologies has, until recently, made it impossible to scientifically address the sustainability of more than 90% of the world’s fisheries, upon which 40+ million artisanal fishers directly depend, and 200+ million people indirectly depend, many of them in Africa. Since a break-through discovery in 2011, hailed by the Marine Stewardship Council as a ‘global game-changer’, Dr Prince has been working around the world implementing his new approach to small-scale fisheries assessment and management. Supported by the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, since 2012 he has been primarily focused on fisheries reform in Pacific rim and island countries. However, invited by the World Wildlife Fund and Kenyan Fisheries Service, in 2017 he began introducing his approach to Africa where he is happy to see it being adopted just as enthusiastically, already empowering discussion about reforming coastal fisheries management.

And just two weeks ago the Lake Tanganyika Authority initiated discussions about extending his approach into the great rift valley lakes.

Dr Divaldo Rezende is an accomplished Senior Executive and Consultant with more than 35 years of success across the environmental services, energy, and financial services industries. Leveraging extensive experience leading efforts in sustainable development with specialization in renewable energy and climate change mitigation in both private and government sectors, he is a valuable asset for larger companies around the environmental services sector working on fundraising, financial aspects in the world of environmental sciences and renewable energy, or on issues relating to climate change and sustainability. His broad areas of expertise include fundraising, business development, clean technology, renewable energy, international development, leadership, carbon markets, project finance, energy policy, strategic planning, and corporate social responsibility.

Throughout his executive career, Mr. Rezende has held leadership positions at companies including Ecologica Institute, Ecologica ID, and CantorCO2e Brazil. As Executive Director & VP of Ecologica Institute since July 2017, he has raised more than $300M for social and environmental projects in the Amazon region of Brazil, spearheaded forestation of more than 1,000 acres in the Amazon rain forest and is working on several projects to help improve environmental issues and climate change mitigation.

Divaldo holds a BSc in Agronomy from Federal University of Lavras, and MSc in Rural Resources and Environmental Policy from the University of London, and a Doctorate in Biology from University de Aveiro. Pos Doc in Environmental Assets University of Aveiro.

Currently, he is an international Consultant acting as a Global head of Social and Climate Finance of Aenergy, a pan Africa Energy company with his Africa headquarter in Angola. Coordinating all the issues related to environment, Social Responsibility, Green Bonds and Climate Finance.

Mark J. Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation is a member of the Ocean Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (USA). He is serving on the Sargasso Sea Commission. Mark is a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Blue Economy at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.  In addition, he serves as the advisor to the Rockefeller Ocean Strategy (an unprecedented ocean-centric investment fund) and is a member of the Pool of Experts for the UN World Ocean Assessment.  He designed the first-ever blue carbon offset program, SeaGrass Grow.  Mark is an expert on international environmental policy and law, ocean policy and law, and coastal and marine philanthropy.

Bill Staby is CEO of Resolute Marine which is developing a technology that harnesses ocean wave energy to produce clean water for off-grid communities in developing countries and islands.

Bill is a director of the World Ocean Council and U.S. Head of Delegation to IEC TC-114 which is developing international standards for the marine renewable energy industry. He is a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the UNC-Coastal Studies Institute and of the Humanitarian Committee of the Caribbean Desalination Association.

Previously, Bill was an investment banker at First Boston, Rabobank International and Prudential Securities and he earned his MBA from New York University.

Radhia Talbi holds a certificate degree in Journalism and communication sciences.

She joined the Tunisian Stevedoring and Handling Company in 1991. She was able to progress in the management field including a number of important positions starting with training, information and communication. In her current position, Ms Talbi oversees STAM’s HR department, including Human resources, Information and Communication Technology management.

During her work at STAM, Ms TALBI attended several training courses and exhibitions in and outside Tunisia dealing with maritime and industry transport, leadership, communication, human resources, management, maritime transport, women’s integration and increased participation of women in public work.
 She represented her country in many meetings and conferences in Arab and international organizations.

Throughout those years, she continued her practical advancement and activities relating to empowering women and increasing their contribution to the Tunisian maritime sector. More recently, she was elected as Vice-President of the Arab Women in Maritime Association ‎‎(AWIMA) in April 2019.
Ms TALBI contributes to several studies dealing with port organization, future vision of Rades Ports, STAM’s development, training politic and communication strategy.

Tony Tiyou is the Founder and CEO of Renewables in Africa, a Clean Energy engineering consultancy and media platform which vision is to transform Africa and Africans lives by leveraging the Power of Renewable Energy.

Tony previously worked for a decade as Development Engineer, Project Manager, Lead Consultant and Business Development Manager in several companies in the Automotive and the Renewables Industries.

Through its company, Tony has provided technical and strategic advisory services to projects in different countries in Africa among which, Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya and Ghana.

As a big supporter of blockchain technology, Tony has previously served as advisor in blockchain projects and has helped bridging the gap with Renewable Energy.

In addition to RiA well established “What is Best for Africa” Webinar (WiBA), Tony is a regular technical expert in the BBC News Africa show “Questions d’Argent” and has also featured in US broadcasting Stations VOA and EmeraldPlanet TV, engaging with thousands Renewable Energy and technology stakeholders and business people across Africa and the World.

Tony’s public speaking engagement also include participation at multiple clean energy conferences around the globe.

Tony is the author of ‘The Wind Industry Outlook in Africa’, released in November 2017 and has won multiple Awards including African Leadership Impact Investing and being nominated as one of the 50 Top Influential African & Afro-Caribbean Leaders in the UK 2018.

Mohamed Wassim Ben Larbi is an anchor, journalist and producer.

He studied Finance in Toulouse University in France.

He has been working for TV and Radio since 2009. He hosted 3 different TV shows on the Tunisian National TV. He started his first radio programme on the International Tunisian Radio Channel. He is currently hosting the morning show on radio Express FM. He is doing major Business and Political interviews.

He moderates panels on economic topics.

He was awarded the prestigious Academia Prize in Tunisia and has been chosen among 100 people moving the Business in Tunisia for three years on a row. He was elected best radio Host two years in a row now.

Manuel Castiano has worked for WWF since 2013 and in 2017 was appointed Regional Coordinator for the South West Indian Ocean Sustainable Fisheries Program which geographically benefits four countries namely Kenya, Mozambique, Madagascar and Tanzania. He is one of the African voices promoting laws and policies to prevent Illegal fish from entering ports or crossing international borders, helping fishermen, industry, and governments adopt tracking systems to monitor fishing activity and to document catches. The Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance as an executive arm to combat IUU fishing was a flag activity in Southern Africa and with his support most of Southern Africa Development Community countries have ratified or acceded the Port State Measure Agreement and the Minister of this region have adopted a Charter for the establishment of a Regional Monitoring Control and Surveillance (MCS) Center.

In his capacity Manuel Castiano carried out policy advocacy activities vis-à-vis relevant enforcement authorities, fisheries ministries, and MCS institutions at both national and regional scales in view to increase awareness of the IUU problem and transparency-related solutions among stakeholders, decision makers, and the general public. He still keeps abreast of emerging issues in the area of sustainable fisheries and has supported some African countries in building up their voluntary commitments for the implementation of SDG14 including in their participations in the UN intergovernmental Conference for negotiations of an International treaty for areas beyond national jurisdiction.

Before joining WWF, Manuel Castiano worked for the Government of Mozambique from 2000-2013 and successively occupied the post of Chief of Department of MCS, General Deputy Director of National Fisheries Administration and Director for Fisheries Law Enforcement. Manuel Castiano is also a Lawyer by profession and continues to work on the side as a regular lecturer at the University Eduardo Mondlane.

Maissa Gharbi is a new Graduate in Fisheries and Marine Environment Engineering from the National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia, with a special interest in Cetaceans conservation and Fisheries sustainability. She is an active member at many national NGOs and associations working on marine environment conservation and research. Previously she was also vice-chairman and events manager of the Young Fisheries Engineers of Tunisia Club. She previously worked as a marine mammal researcher in Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation (Greece) and participated in organising several marine conservation and research related events with WWF Tunisia and SPA/RAC Tunisia.

Eman Al Ghoul is Operations Director at Anchor Marine, where she plans and executes special projects in relation with Marine Operations and ensures vessels comply with all government rules and regulations.
Beyond crew handling and acting as ship agent, she has experience with Ports, Customs & Terminal Authorities activities as well as transactions.

Eman has worked with reputable marine agencies, including Van Oord, PLC, and Iraq Maritime, among others. Eman helps captains and ship-owners secure a vessel that suits their budget and goals.

Eman’s maritime journey started in 2009 with a commitment to empower women & advance diversity in the maritime industry.