Vincent Rudelle is Managing Director of LMG Marin France, a leading naval architecture and marine engineering company specializing in innovative ship design and decarbonization solutions.
He has over 20 years of experience in ship design, with a strong focus on low-emission and alternative fuel technologies, including LNG, battery hybrid, and hydrogen-powered vessels.
Vincent has been closely involved in the development of ferry projects in Estonia, including the four ice-class ferries currently in operation on the west coast routes, and the recent contract for a fifth ferry for the Estonian State Fleet.

Javad Keypour is a Lecturer in Energy Law and Sustainability at TalTech, where he has been affiliated with the Department of Law since 2017. He holds a PhD in Law and an MA in International Relations from TalTech, as well as an MSc in Chemical Engineering.
His research focuses on EU energy law and security, EU–Russia energy relations, critical energy infrastructure, and the geopolitical and legal dimensions of the energy transition. His recent work has increasingly addressed the security of energy and maritime infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, including the Estlink 2/Eagle S incident and the legal and security challenges associated with Russia’s shadow fleet.
Before returning full-time to TalTech, Javad spent two years at SEI Tallinn, where he worked on energy security and decarbonisation projects covering Estonia, Finland and the Baltic States. He also contributed to the UA-GRIDEX project on strengthening Ukraine’s energy resilience against attacks on its energy infrastructure and collaborated with the European Topic Centre on Sustainability Transitions on the role of hydrogen in the EU energy transition.

Andreas Slotte is the Head of Sustainability and HSEQ at Port of Helsinki Ltd, where he is responsible for planning and implementing the port’s sustainable development strategy and activities. Noteworthy items on the agenda are the planning and implementation of the port’s carbon neutrality program, the planning for future fuels, the development of the port's Green Corridors, as well as further development of the port’s environmental incentive program. Andreas is a vice chair of the European Seaport Organization’s SD-committee as well as member of the SD-committee of Finnish Ports.

Eckerö Line’s CEO, Taru Keronen (eMBA, MSc in Economics and Business Administration), is an experienced leader in the hospitality, travel and logistics industries, as well as a professional board member.She has a particular interest in customer and employee experience.

Valdo Kalm on Tallinna Sadama juhatuse esimees alates 2016. aasta märtsist. Varasemalt juhtis Kalm üle 20 aasta toonast EMT-d (praegune Telia Eesti). AS Eesti Telekom juhatus esimeheks valiti Kalm 2007. aasta mais. Valdo Kalmul on magistrikraad automaatika- ja telemehaanika erialal Tallinna Tehnikaülikoolist.

Passionate maritime man, leader and advisor of maritime businesses in northern hemisphere.
While finalizing M.Sc. in Naval Architecture Vesa joined Silja Line in 1997. There he got acquainted with CapEx projects, sale & purchase of vessels and the ship management. After the Nordic work culture, he moved to Florida, heading Deltamarin engineering consulting for global cruise lines and North American maritime clientele. Then he joined Aker Yards to create and lead the growth of global consulting engineering & conversion business. That was followed by a shift to Wärtsilä along with “scrubber” initiative, where he was leading Environmental Services and then took a role as senior leader of Marine Lifecycle Solutions.
After corporate life, he worked on assignments in change management from 2013. First as MD for Turku Repair Yard in Finland, followed by structural business in Nordics, Cruise ship public spaces project management in Japan, Advisor in digital businesses at Cruise & Ferry, Logistics IoT scale-up leadership and finally as shipyard General Manager in UK. He has experience from board of Finnish Marine Industries, SeaEurope, SRC Group, Eniram and from several advisory committees.
Since summer 2023 Vesa Marttinen has served as VP, Cargo in Port of Helsinki. He is also a member of board at Port of Loviisa and Finnish Waterways Association.

In the maritime industry for nearly 20 years.
A graduate of the Faculty of Marine Engineering at the Szczecin University of Technology.Senior Surveyor and Auditor at DNV. Daily work includes certification of components and materials, as well as audits and certification of manufacturing plants with a focus on production quality.
Enthusiast and promoter of modern solutions in the maritime sector. In recent years involved in international projects related to decarbonization and digitalization of the industry – also as a project manager.Speaker and panelist at conferences on maritime decarbonization, trainer at DNV Maritime Academy.

Merenduspoliitika ekspert, kes on juhtinud merendusosakondi Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeeriumis ning Kliimaministeeriumis ning koos oma tiimiga töötanud välja ja osalenud erinevate sinimajanduse valdkondade regulatsioonide väljatöötamisel.
Rahvusvahelisel tasandil on Jaak sinimajanduse regulatsioonide väljatöötamises panustanud Euroopa Liidu, IMO ja HELCOMi töögruppides, tuues neisse Eesti innovatsiooni ja praktilist kogemust.
Ta on Nordic Marine Advisory Group asutaja ning tegevjuht, mis koos tiimiga tegeleb sinimajanduse valdkondade nõustamisega nii avalikus kui ka erasektoris.

Hariduskäik

2021 – … Tartu Ülikool
    Strateegiline juhtimine, ärijuhtimise magister
2015 – 2018 Tallinna Tehnikaülikool
    Merendus, tehnikateaduse magister
2005 – 2010 Eesti Mereakadeemia
Tüürimees, rakenduslik kõrgharidus
2001 – 2004 Saaremaa Ühisgümnaasium  
   
Töökogemus

05.2023 - … Merendusteenistuse direktor (Transpordiamet)
07.2021 – 04.2023 Laevanduse ohutuse ja järelevalve osakonna juhataja (Transpordiamet)
03.2019 – 06.2021 Laevade järelevalve osakonna juhataja (Veeteede Amet/Transpordiamet)
11.2017 – 02.2019 Laevaõnnetuste uurimise peaspetsialist (Ohutusjuurdluse Keskus)
08.2010 – 06.2017 tüürimees/kapten erinevatel laevadel

Liikmelisus organisatsioonides

Eesti Laevajuhtide Liit MTÜ liige

Regionaal- ja Põllumajandusministeeriumi Kalanduspoliitika osakonna juhataja. Vastutusalas kogu Eesti kalandus, nii kutseline püük kui harrastuskalastus ja samuti vesiviljeluse edendamine.

Loreida Timberg on Eesti Mereakadeemia teadus- ja arendusdirektor ning Sinimajanduse ja veeressursside uurimisrühma juht. Tema fookuses on merendussektori teaduspõhine moderniseerimine, ühendades kestlikud praktikad ja innovatsioon. Ta juhib projekte, mis viivad akadeemiliste uuringute tulemused praktiliste lahendustena ettevõtlusse. Merenduse doktoriõppe eestvedajana on tema missioon kujundada tuleviku tippspetsialistide ja teadlaste põlvkonda.

Indrek Adler on TalTechi Sinitehnoloogia Keskuse juht ning regenereeriva vesiviljeluse ettevõtte Aqua Verde OÜ kaasasutaja. Tema tegevus keskendub meretoorme kestlikule väärindamisele ja sinimajanduse tehnoloogiate arendamisele, hõlmates rannakarpe, vetikaid, kalu, krevette ning muid mere- ja vesiviljelusressursse. Indrek juhib ja arendab mitmeid Eesti ja Euroopa Liidu teadus- ja innovatsiooniprojekte, mis käsitlevad taastavat vesiviljelust, RAS-süsteeme, vesiviljeluse digitaliseerimist, kalanduse logistikat, merebiomassi biorefineerimist ning ringmajanduslikke lahendusi. Tema töö ühendab teaduse, ettevõtluse ja tehnoloogilise innovatsiooni eesmärgiga kujundada Läänemere piirkonnas kestlikku ja kõrge lisandväärtusega sinimajandust.

Priit Sauk on juba üle 30 aasta juhtinud erineva suurusega era ja avaliku sektori organisatsioone. Õpihimu ja innovaatiliste lahenduste leidmise soov on saatnud teda läbi aastate. Suurtes organisatsioonides reformide läbiviimise juhtimine ja teenuste disainimine ning digitaliseerimine paneb tal silmad särama.
Tööõnne tagamine ja vähendatud ressurssidega ambitsioonikate eesmärkide täitmine vajab Transpordiametis igapäevast teenuste ja IT süsteemide arendamist ning inimeste väärtustamist.
Kolme suure taristuvaldkonna kompetentsikeskuse juhina pakub töö Transpordiametis võimalust kaasa rääkida liikuvuse kavandamisel ja tagamisel Eestis aga ka ohutuse ja keskkonnasäästlikkuse parandamisel nii õhus, maal kui veeteedel.