Della Mea, Chiara
IMO - International Maritime Organization
Ms Chiara Della Mea is Head of Pollution Preparedness and response section, Marine Environment Division at the IMO. She holds a degree in Political Science in the University of Pisa and a Masters in Marine...
Donnay, Eric
The Bonn Agreement
Eric Donnay 1983 Graduated as deck officer and started a nautical carrier on board Belgian merchant vessels. Since 1991, he holds a Master degree in nautical sciences (applied sciences, industrial engineer)...
French-McCay, Dr Deborah
RPS / Tetra Tech
Dr. Deborah French-McCay (PhD, Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, 1984) is an internationally recognized expert in oil and hazardous and noxious substance (HNS) spill fate and effects modeling for...
Gironella, Enrico
EMSA
Mr. Enrico Gironella received the M.Econ in International Business and Law from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and the M.Sc. in Supply Chain Management from the University of Verona. He has...
Grant, Gillian
IOPC Funds
Gillian Grant joined the IOPC Funds in December 2024 as the HNS Project Manager. In this capacity, she leads initiatives to facilitate the entry into force of the 2010 HNS Convention and the establishment of...
Grogan, Adam
GOWRS Ltd
Adam Grogan’s current role is as coordinator for the Global Oiled Wildlife Response System (GOWRS) Ltd, that works to coordinate and promote the work of a network of ten oiled wildlife response organisations...
Hennig, Stephan
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Stephan has been working with the UK Maritime Authority for the past twenty years, working first in search and rescue co-ordination at the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in the Shetland Islands. In...
Hill, Dr Polly
Ipieca
Dr. Polly Hill joined Ipieca in September 2023 with over ten years of experience assessing and managing oil pollution risk. In the role of Senior Manager for Nature in Ipieca, she oversees the water management and...
Homan, Mark
IOPC Funds
Mark Homan is currently serving as a Claims Manager at the IOPC Funds, a position he has held since 2010. He began his professional career as a naval architect before re-qualifying as an Admiralty lawyer....
Jordheim, Ola
Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA)
During the 1990s, Ola was a sailor on traditional sailing vessels, Wooden boat builder and Sailmaker. In the 2000s, he became a Master Mariner, with office jobs in the maritime Industry, Port Superintendent,...
Kirby, Dr Mark
Cefas
Mark is Cefas' Director of Science Infrastructure with over 35 years experience in the application of science to spill treatment product testing and post-spill environmental monitoring. A primary advisor...
Le Roux, Anne
Cedre
Agronomic engineer, specialised in Halieutics (activities related to the sea), Anne LE ROUX joined in 1995, to contribute to studies, feedbacks, drawing up of handbooks, contingency plans and above all training...
McGrath, Gabrielle
RPS / Tetra Tech
Gabrielle McGrath is a Portfolio Manager, Spill Response Specialist for the Ocean Science team at RPS, A Tetra Tech Company. She leads and provides subject matter expertise on all response services projects, developing...
Monsalve, Liliana
IOPC Funds
Liliana Monsalve joined the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) as Head of the Claims Department in 2014 and became Deputy Director in 2022. Before joining the IOPC Funds, Mrs Monsalve had...
Moore, Dr Camilla
Wreckcetera
Dr Camilla Moore is a maritime archaeologist and principal consultant at Wreckcetera. Camilla’s professional experience includes a stint as the UK’s Receiver of Wreck, and she has previously managed...
Owen, Dr Robert
IOPC Funds
With 25 years of experience at the IOPC Funds, Robert Owen leads the Administration Department, overseeing Information Technology, Finance, Human Resources, Office Management, and External Relations and Conference....
Owens, Dr Ed
Owens Coastal Consultants (OCC)
Dr. Ed Owens has over 50 years of experience in marine and inland oil spill response and training worldwide, and was the Technical Advisor to Exxon USA for the Shoreline Response to the T/V , during which...
Parker, Heather
World Maritime University
Heather Parker is a Marine scientist with over 20 years experience. She spent seven years as a NOAA (National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration) Corps officer, with more than two of those as a deck officer/science...
Patterson, Bob
Witt O’Brien‘s / Ambipar
Bob is Managing Director at Witt O’Brien‘s / Ambipar and has managerial responsibility over Response Operations and Consulting work for 200+ energy clients' activities across upstream, midstream and downstream,...
Powers, Art
ExxonMobil
Art Powers is the Senior Principal for Emergency Preparedness and Response at ExxonMobil, where he has served since 1999. With a Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation (1993) and a Master of Science...
Rantrud, Øystein
Equinor
Master of Science in Chemistry from the University of Bergen in Norway. Started work as an Environmental Engineer for then Statoil at the Mongstad Refinery in 2009. Got involved with Oil Spill Response there,...
Rouse, Dave
OSRL
Dave Rouse is the Crisis and Incident Management Lead for OSRL. He has spent the last two decades in the crisis and continuity field, mainly in the oil and gas industry. In that time he has responded...
Shears, Rhea
OSRL
Rhea Shears is the STSE Officer at Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), focusing on the EMEA region. She holds a BSc Hons in Environmental Science and a Masters of Research in Ecotoxicology from the University of...
Sivertsen, Gaute
IOPC Funds
Gaute Sivertsen joined the IOPC Funds as Director on 1 January 2022, having been elected by the 1992 Fund Assembly for a term of five years. In his previous role as Director in the Maritime Department...
Steffek, Timothy
API - American Petroleum Institute
Timothy Steffek is a Senior Policy Advisor with the American Petroleum Institute (API). There, he is responsible for Emergency Preparedness and Response policy, research, and communications for all hazards,...
Tamic, Nicolas
Cedre
Nicolas Tamic has a maritime professional background based on a solid experience in the field of State action at sea within which he has worked for many years. Graduated as a lawyer and specialized in maritime...
Taylor, Dr Elliott
Polaris Applied Sciences
Dr. Elliott Taylor is a founding Principal and Senior Scientist with Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc. He is recognized as a leader in oil spill response preparedness, development and implementation of contingency...
Tucker, Andrew
BP
Andrew Tucker has over 25 years of experience in the industry. Currently, he is the bp global Oil Spill Manager working across all bp businesses, having been with bp since 2012. Previously, Andrew worked...
Turner, Victoria
IOPC Funds
Victoria Turner currently serves as the External Relations & Conference Manager at the IOPC Funds, a role she has held since 2023. Mrs Turner initially joined the organisation in 2002, where she coordinated...