Emerging Leaders Programme

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Interspill 2025's Emerging Leaders Programme, sponsored by ISCO, recognises 6 professionals who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the marine spill industry and made noteworthy achievements during the early part of their careers.

The programme will reward and shine a spotlight on these 6 individuals via an exclusive menu of Interspill 2025 opportunities. The selected Emerging Leaders themselves will then act as ongoing inspirations to others.

We invited applications for professionals who:

Are employed in the marine spill response industry, in any relevant organisation (Responders, Tech/Kit Manufacturers, Government, NGOs, Academia, Trade Associations etc).
Could demonstrate notable achievements and a consistently high performance, to date.
Could demonstrate a passion for the industry and a commitment to progressing their career in this field, for the long-term.

All applications were reviewed by the Interspill Committee. We are delighted to announce that the Emerging Leader ‘Class of 2025’ are:

Britton, Lee
National Environmental Emergency Centre, Canada

Lee has worked in the environmental industry for over a decade across British Columbia, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and the Southeastern United States. During his undergraduate studies, he gained...

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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...

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McShane, Nicole
Ambipar Response

Nicole McShane began her career in 2023 with Ambipar as a Graduate Response Consultant within the Training and Consultancy Team. In her role, she has contributed as Coordinator and GIS specialist for international...

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Kirk, Natálie
ITOPF

Natálie is a Technical Adviser at ITOPF. Her primary role is to deploy to spills worldwide to advise on effective spill response. In this capacity, Natálie attended spills in Peru, Sri Lanka, the Philippines...

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Nguyen, Tai Hong
Ipieca: GI SEA

Tai Hong Nguyen is a seasoned Oil Spill Specialist and Project Manager with extensive experience in marine spill preparedness and response across Southeast Asia and the broader APAC region. With a strong technical...

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Sendin, Marina
Digital Earth Solutions SL.

I've always been driven by a passion for solving complex problems, and the ocean presents one of the greatest challenges of all. With a background in physics, I’ve always been drawn to understanding complex...

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Benefits for our ‘Class of 2025’

The 6 selected Emerging Leaders receive free full access to Interspill 2025, plus:

A welcome dinner on Sunday 6 April, hosted by the Emerging Leaders Programme Co-ordinator and Interspill Chair.
A daily event itinerary, preceded by a 9am briefing session by the Emerging Leaders Programme Co-ordinator, throughout Interspill 2025 week (7-10 April 2025).
The option to attend the Interspill Academy Short Courses on Monday 7 April, at no cost.
Reserved seating at the Opening Ceremony (8 April), where they will be formally introduced to conference delegates by the Interspill Chair.
The option to attend all Conference Sessions, the Premiam Conference, Science & Innovation Workshops and the Exhibition, daily.
The option to attend the ‘Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Lunch’ event on 9 April.
Lunch events on 8 and 10 April with a senior industry ‘Lunch Host’ and the Emerging Leaders Programme Co-ordinator.
Reserved seating at the Closing Ceremony (10 April), where each can ask a question of the Closing Ceremony Panel and conference delegates.
At the conclusion of Interspill 2025, the Emerging Leaders will each be allocated an ‘Industry Mentor’, who will host follow-up calls with them at 3 months and 6 months, post event.

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