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Shane Akeroyd is an executive and president of IHS Markit Asia Pte Ltd., responsible for leading activities in Asia Pacific across all business lines. As global head of account management, he is based in the Hong Kong office and oversees all activities with the company’s largest relationships. Akeroyd joined IHS Markit in 2008 as executive and head of sales and held this position until he moved to Asia in 2016. He has more than 25 years of sales experience including at RBC Capital Markets, where he was head of global debt markets distribution and a member of the executive management team; TD Securities, as vice chair, capital market sales for EMEA and Asia Pacific; Bear Stearns & Co.; and Bank of America. He holds a B.Sc. (honors) in economics from University College London and serves on three non-profit art boards.

In April 2019, Thomas Bagge was appointed statutory director and CEO of Digital Container Shipping Association, a neutral and non-profit association founded by A.P. Moller–Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, and ONE. Prior to joining DCSA, Bagge has been involved in various transformation activities covering people, process, and technology over the past 12 years in Maersk. In addition to his transformational work, Bagge has worked with the executive board of A.P. Moller-Maersk on strategy and strategic change. Most recently, he held the position of adviser to the CIO on strategy and digital yransformation. Bagge brings with him approximately two decades of working in the transportation and logistics industry, where he has an in-depth understanding of industry drivers, as well as the challenges experienced by the customers. He holds a degree in applied finance from Copenhagen Business School as well as an Executive MBA. Aside from the role as CEO of DCSA, Bagge holds a number of board positions in other organizations.

With comprehensive work experience in trade management for global ocean carriers, senior management roles with large non-vessel-operating common carriers and one of the biggest e-goods manufacturers in the world, Don Chen brings a broad perspective of all phases of the logistics. In his newest role, Chen is driving the growth and adoption for the New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX) in Asia as NYSHEX’s managing director for the region. He graduated from the University of Westminster and University of Warwick and holds a bachelor’s degree (First Honors) in international business communications and an MSc in engineering business management. In 2019, Chen was named one of the “Top 10 Chinese People in Shipping Technology of the Year.”

Kara Cheung is a certified professional logistician with a focus in the Asia/Australia trade. She entered the logistics industry after successfully completing an undergraduate program from the University of Sydney. She has since completed various professional qualifications and, in 2008, a post-graduate course in logistics management from the University of Sydney. Her passion, confidence, and willingness to take charge have all been reflected in, and are evidenced through her progressive roles in the industry and various organizations in which she has been involved. Her fluency in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese provides her the necessary skills to bridge foreign brands and retailers from various regions across the globe to the Asian market. From functional point of view, Cheung is very knowledgeable on logistics, supply chain, and CBEC solutions. After a 10-year period of career development in Australia, it was obvious that Cheung was ready for more challenges. Opportunity struck, and she was given the chance to relocate to Shanghai with a multinational logistics company in 2009. During her time in China, Cheung established her contacts in the China e-commerce industry, including Tmall, various leading e-commerce service providers, and government officials in various foreign trade zones. With her innovative approach as a senior executive, and her hardworking, proactive attitude, Cheung has proven herself as an excellent person in solution, implementation, and project management.

Arnaud Coudray is Chief Commercial Officer of APL. Previously, he served as APL’s Deputy Chief Trade Officer. Before joining APL, Mr Coudray was Deputy Vice President - Asia Regional Office of CMA CGM, overseeing the Asia-North America and Asia-Latin America trades. He also managed several Caribbean and Transpacific lines of the Group for 5 years at the CMA CGM headquarters; and oversaw the Middle East Region development as Commercial Director and Regional Director in Dubai. Arnaud joined CMA CGM in 2006. Prior to this, he served in Sales/Business Development roles in IT and engineering related companies, based in Paris and Asia (Taiwan). Arnaud holds a degree in Business Administration, with a major in Supply Chain (1996) and a Master in Engineering and Technology Management (1997).

Mr. Crotty has been doing business in China for almost 20 years. His company, MKT & Associates, Ltd, designs and sources home textiles, apparel and accessories and exports them to North American importers that sell to national retail chains, including Walmart, Target, Bed, Bath & Beyond. Mr. Crotty is an active member and former Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham Shanghai) and sits on the Expert Council for AmCham’s Supply Chain Committee. Mr. Crotty earned his BA from the University of Wisconsin (Madison) and his Master of International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. He is active in the alumni associations for both schools.

Philip Damas is in charge of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the logistics practice of the Drewry Group, and is a director of Drewry Shipping Consultants. Prior to joining Drewry in 2005, Damas worked for CMA CGM and the container shipping consortium Cobra in various management and financial control roles until 1990. He then spent the 1990s analyzing the logistics policies of importers and exporters and of logistics service providers when working with American Shipper and Containerisation International. Damas then became a founding director of shipping research and database company ComPairData. At Drewry, he has advised exporters, importers, lenders, and ports on logistics, freight rates, sea freight procurement, supply chains, and markets. He has presented papers at conferences in Asia, the US, and Europe.

Silvia Ding is senior vice president and global head of ocean products for Maersk Line. She is in charge of Maersk’s global trade strategy, trade P&L, strategic pricing, as well as development, innovation, and digitization of ocean products and revenue management. Since joining Maersk in 1999, Ding has held various country and regional management positions in China, Hong Kong, and the Philippines, including vice president and managing director for Greater China. She moved into her current role in Maersk’s Copenhagen headquarters in 2017. In connection with the implementation of the One Maersk organization in January 2019, Ding’s role was expanded to cover innovation and digitization of ocean products and revenue management. She is a Chinese national and holds master’s in business administration from Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Wang Haimin is executive vice president and party committee member of China Cosco Shipping Corp. Over a 20-year career in corporate management in the shipping industry, Wang has held numerous senior management positions within Cosco, and was also co-chief executive officer and executive director of OOCL. In his keynote address for TPM Asia 2019, Wang will share his thoughts on the major trends in the global and regional container shipping sector from his perspective as a senior leadership team member of one of the world’s largest container shipping companies and China’s largest container ship operator. He will share his thoughts and expectations for the major container trades; the challenge of industry decarbonization and the approaching deadline for IMO-imposed limits on sulfur emissions; carrier profitability, sector consolidation, and capacity issues; expected structural and business changes in the container shipping industry over the coming years; and the impact changes in the US-China trade relationship is having on the container shipping sector.

Henrik Kofod-Hansen, CEO and Co-founder of novosensus, as well as a Director of the School of Positive Psychology, both in Singapore. Henrik has held senior positions throughout the logistics industry and is today supporting companies to develop the future of work, large scale transformations and building of critical leadership capabilities. Henrik engages as a senior leadership sparring partner, coach’s executive teams and is active with companies in the logistics, social media, healthcare, chemical, banking and manufacturing industries.

Parash Jain joined HSBC in 2006 and is the global head of shipping and ports equity research and the head of transport research, Asia Pacific. Based in Hong Kong, Parash has been directly covering the Asia marine sector (including logistics) since 2009 and is responsible for developing regional and global products in conjunction with other transport analysts. In his time at HSBC, he has also covered Asia small- and mid-cap companies. He is registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has a bachelor’s degree in commerce.

Bjorn Vang Jensen joined Electrolux in 2004, as vice president in charge of supply chain for Electrolux Major Appliances in Asia/Pacific. Today, he is the head of global logistics in the Electrolux Group, where he oversees an annual logistics spend in excess of $1 billion, including the shipment of more than 160,000 TEU annually. Vang Jensen and his team are solely responsible for procurement and operations of ocean freight, air freight, courier services, and associated logistics services for the entire Electrolux Group. Additionally, he manages the group that purchases road and rail freight as well as warehousing services. A 1988-graduate of the A.P. Møller/Maersk Shipping School, Vang Jensen has lived in Asia for the past 28 years, during which time he has been based in Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore. In addition to his roles at Electrolux, Vang Jensen has worked in management roles within vessel and terminal operations; warehouse management; sales; key account management; and logistics network design for Maersk Line, Thyssen Haniel Logistics, Exel, and TNT Logistics. He is a very experienced supply chain practitioner, whose background spans all aspects of the supply chain, including forecasting, OP, supply chain design, modelling and re-engineering, warehouse management, transport management, customs clearance, project logistics, ocean freight, air freight, courier services, and consolidation.

Based in Singapore, Rahul Kapoor leads IHS Maritime & Trade research and analytics team. A subject matter expert in shipping with a wealth of global experience in the maritime industry and financial markets, Rahul is a thought leader in the industrial, maritime and commodity sectors with proven credentials and a demonstrated track record in market analysis & forecasting, shipping economics and commodity market developments. Rahul is a regular speaker at major conferences and client events globally, and has been frequently interviewed by the media on developments in the maritime sector. Most recently, Rahul was at Bloomberg Intelligence and earlier headed Drewry Financial Research Services Ltd. He has also worked as senior equities analyst at RS Platou Markets and Nomura covering global shipping. Rahul holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering from BITS, Pilani and a Postgraduate in Management from IMI, New Delhi, India.

Damian Kennaby is an Executive Director in the Oil Markets, Midstream, Downstream and Chemical team at IHS Markit. He is based in London and uses his extensive background in crude oil and refined products markets to discuss topical issues with clients and introduce new business relationships with IHS Markit. His 20+ years of research includes experience with both Purvin & Gertz, Inc., where he led Purvin & Gertz’s European downstream market analysis, and Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), where he led CERA’s research into European downstream oil markets. Mr Kennaby’s relationships with clients include frequent presentations at Board level and with strategy teams, and he has written several papers on the strategic direction of the European refining industry and other topical issues. He is also a regular speaker at IHS Markit events and industry conferences. Prior to joining CERA Mr Kennaby was with Texaco Ltd., at the company’s London offices, where he was the company Economist, and with the refinery planning team at the company’s Pembroke refinery in Wales. He was also Editor of Petroleum Economist, the international energy journal. Before moving into the oil industry he was a Metallurgical Engineer with Rössing Uranium Limited, Swakopmund, Namibia. Mr. Kennaby holds a BSc (Hons) and ACSM from the Camborne School of Mines, and an MBA from Warwick Business School.

Greg Knowler is a highly experienced editor and publisher with more than 20 years on mainstream titles and business-to-business magazines. His journalism career began in 1989 as a reporter for a daily newspaper in Durban, South Africa, covering the news during the turbulent end of apartheid. In 2000, he moved to Hong Kong and spent two years at the South China Morning Post sports desk before joining Cargonews Asia, and then IHS Markit in 2013 to cover Asia. Knowler relocated to London in 2017 as Europe editor for the Maritime & Trade division of IHS Markit. His reporting and analysis appears on JOC.com, in The Journal of Commerce, he speaks regularly to industry groups.

Nicholas Kwan, director of research of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), a statutory body set up in 1966 to promote Hong Kong’s external business. Kwan manages a team of about 30 economists and research professionals, providing macro-economic and business research support to the HKTDC and its various stakeholders. He also serves as a member of the Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation and was an associate member of the Central Policy Unit of the Hong Kong Government. Kwan was formerly the Asia chief economist and head of research of Standard Chartered Bank. Earlier, he worked at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), specializing in macro-economic and policy research, and was the Asia Pacific regional chief economist of Merrill Lynch. An economics graduate of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Kwon has an MBA from Warwick University in the UK and was a chartered financial analyst.

Wolfgang Lehmacher is a thought leader and practitioner in supply chain and logistics. He was director and head of supply chain and transport industries at the World Economic Forum; partner and managing director (China and India) at the global strategy firm CVA; and president and CEO of GeoPost Intercontinental, French La Poste. Lehmacher has been supporting and advising Fortune 50 corporations, investors, and start-ups. He helps companies expand their businesses and to upgrade existing and develop new business models in the digital era. He is a judge of the Automotive Logistics Awards Europe and a member of the IATA Air Cargo Innovation Awards Jury and the Logistikweisen, a think tank under the patronage of the German Federal Ministry BMVI. Lehmacher is a Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, Business Insider contributor and the author of numerous business books, including The Global Supply Chain.

Peter Levesque has more than 25 years of international transportation and logistics experience. Prior to joining Modern Terminals as chief commercial officer in 2010 and, in 2015, becoming chief operating officer, Levesque held several management positions with CEVA Logistics, DHL International Supply Chain Asia Pacific, American President Lines, and APL Logistics (ACS). In 2000, he co-founded V-Logic Ltd., a niche third-party logistics company based in Hong Kong. Levesque holds a BA in political science from the University of Massachusetts, and an MBA from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He has served as adjunct professor of entrepreneurship for the Kellogg/HKUST EMBA program, and for the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s MBA program. Levesque served as chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong in 2014 and 2015, representing more than 600 companies across 40 different nationalities. He is a member of the shipping and transport committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and the Hong Kong-US Business Council.

Willy Lin is chairman of both the Hong Kong Shippers’ Council and the Hong Kong Productivity Council. Lin is a member of the HKSAR’s Logistics Development Council, Maritime and Port Board, Trade and Industry Advisory Board, and an ex-officio member of the committee on innovation, technology and re-industrialisation. He is also honorary chairman of the Textile Council of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Exporters’ Association, and Hong Kong Knitwear Exporters’ and Manufacturers’ Association. Lin is a member of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Committee of Jieyang, Guangdong. His overseas affiliations include honorary consul for the Slovak Republic in Hong Kong and Macao, and honorary trade advisor to the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand. Lin is managing director of Milo’s Knitwear (International) Ltd., CEO of Dongguan Tangxia Futung Knitwear Factory Ltd., and non-executive director of Top Form International Ltd.

Nicolas de Loisy is president of Supply Chain Management Outsource (SCMO), a global network of professional firms providing advisory in logistics, transportation, and supply chain management. Their experts help transform supply chain challenges into a strategic and competitive advantage through 40 offices in 25 countries. He is also co-founder of The Belt and Road Blockchain Consortium, a collaborative consortium focusing on blockchain identity, governance, and conflict resolution along the Belt and Road Initiative. He is also co-chairman of the Alliances & Facilitation Committee of the Independent Power Producers Forum, an association specializing in the energy sector upstream, midstream, and downstream.

Sanne Manders is the chief operating officer of Flexport, a technology-forward, full-service freight forwarder and customs broker. As COO, he is responsible for sales, customer service, operations, procurement, and carrier relations across all modes of transportation. As a founding member of Flexport, Manders was instrumental in scaling the company, which now serves more than 10,000 customers and suppliers across 109 countries. He brings years of industry experience to Flexport, having previously led global client relationships The Boston Consulting Group’s logistics practice. He also serves on the advisory board of PortXL (Port of Rotterdam). Manders holds an MBA from Columbia University and a MS in mechanical engineering from Delft University, The Netherlands.

Turloch Mooney is a senior business intelligence professional at IHS Markit. As senior editor covering global ports for JOC, Mooney is responsible for the creation of strategic content across multiple media formats – including print, online, and events – utilizing data-rich insights and analyses across the full value chain that IHS Markit provides as a global research company. His responsibilities include establishing key influencer programs in the container shipping sector to support the development of data, events, and consulting services, as well as fostering collaboration between industry players by developing conference programs, industry workshops, and whitepapers. He has 20 years of experience in the supply chain and transport industries and is also a subject matter expert in international trade policy and processes. Previously, Mooney worked for the Geneva-based International Air Transport Association, the global trade association for the world's airlines, and the London-listed Informa Group, the publisher of the Lloyd’s maritime and transport brands. He has lived and worked in diverse cities across the world, including Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Amsterdam. Mooney completed an undergraduate degree and postgraduate studies in communications at the National University of Ireland, and he holds a Master of Arts with a focus on international law and international trade from the University of Limerick, Republic of Ireland.

Matt is a Senior Manager of Applied Knowledge at Breakthrough, a pioneer in the field of transportation energy and supply chain management. On the Applied Knowledge team, Matt leverages market research, industry data, and energy market fundamentals to create competitive advantages for many of the world’s largest, most progressive shippers across several modes of freight transportation. During his five years with Breakthrough, Matt has thrived on guiding shippers through fuel market dynamics, particularly during periods of regulatory change. Recently this has included the deregulation and liberalization of the Mexican energy market, and the IMO’s 2020 Sulphur cap. Matt has an MA in economics from Bowling Green State University and a BA from St. Norbert College where he has taught as an adjunct member of the economics faculty.

Alan Murphy has fifteen years of experience in liner shipping research, analysis, and systems development, with a focus on bridging the often-disparate functions of management, analysis, and IT development. Murphy is a sought-after consultant, adviser, and speaker at industry conferences and events, providing insight and intelligence to a broad range of stakeholders in the logistics community, through quantitative research techniques, econometric modeling, and systems and database architecture development. Murphy has a degree in business economics and joined the global market intelligence department of Maersk Line in 2004, coming from a position as finance research analyst at Copenhagen Business School. At Maersk Line, he was initially responsible for developing, implementing and managing central systems for measuring and analyzing customer satisfaction, vessel utilization, market events, and internal performance. Later, as senior analyst of Maersk Line's intelligence and analysis section, Murphy was responsible for global supply/demand modeling, long-term forecasting, market and competitor analysis, and senior management reporting. After leaving Maersk Line in 2010, he continued to support the logistics community through ARM Consulting, helping companies automate manual processes, reduce costs, and increase market reach based on actionable information.

Hans Nagtegaal joined the Port of Rotterdam in 2015 as Director Containers. He is commercial responsible for the carrier segment (deepsea, feeder, shortsea & RoRo), terminals, depots and the shippers & forwarders. Hans brings close to 30 years of industry experience. His career started with Nedlloyd and P&O Nedlloyd, holding a wide variety of roles in Rotterdam, Hong Kong and Shanghai. In 2005 he joined Safmarine as Area Director. While in 2009 assuming the position of Director Global Infrastructure at NileDutch, the niche carrier to West Africa. In his current position Hans is particularly focused on working together with customers and stakeholders to achieve sustainable growth in the world-class port of Rotterdam.

Han Ning is head of Drewry’s China operations and a senior consultant within the company’s consultancy arm. She oversees Drewry China in all sectors including maritime research, shipping and port projects, as well as supply chain projects. Han joined Drewry in 2011 and worked in the Drewry Singapore office prior to moving to Shanghai. With Drewry, she has led various port, shipping, and supply chain projects. Her experience in the port sector includes commercial analysis and due diligence, company strategy formulation, IPOs, investment opportunities assessment, tariff benchmarking, risk assessment, and more. Her port project experience covers various regions including China, Africa, SEA, South Asia, the Mediterranean, Australia, South America, and North America. Her shipping project experience includes container shipping, reefer, and multipurpose vessels. Before joining Drewry, Ning worked in the investment department of PSA China for 5 years.

Deepak serves as a member of the senior management in the logistics arena with extensive expertise in ocean product logistics, trade lanes, and commercial logistics, holding leadership roles in the freight industry within top-ranked freight companies. Deepak has broad experience in the global logistics industry, specifically in the Asia Pacific region, with an ability to integrate, align, and motivate results. After finishing his management studies, Deepak has been part of the freight and logistics industry for over 22 years, holding different commercial, product, and management positions in India, Shanghai, the US, and Hong Kong, and currently is a part of the Kerry Logistics Executive Committee at the Kerry Logistics global headquarters in Hong Kong. He has been contributing to its growth globally in the ocean product, global process management, and supply chain management streams.

Steve Saxon is a partner in McKinsey&Company’s China office. Saxon joined McKinsey in London in 2000, and transferred to Asia in 2005. He is a core member of its transport, infrastructure, and logistics practice, focusing on shipping and ports. His work includes strategy development with container lines, performance improvement through revenue enhancement and cost reduction, and supporting private equity investors into shipping. Saxon has supported several of the recent successful container liner mergers. He helps ports in their long-term plans and productivity improvement. Recent publications have included a co-publication with TT Club analyzing the brave new world of container supply chains, looking forward to the next 50 years of container shipping, highlighting priorities for a container line CEO, prividing the shippers’ view on the industry’s future, and examining cost potential of the new alliances.

Ben Simpfendorfer is CEO of Silk Road Associates, a data-driven strategic advisory based in Hong Kong. Simpfendorfer advises Fortune 500 multinationals and leading Asian firms on their commercial strategies in Greater China, South East Asia, the Middle East & Africa, providing clients teams with geospatial-driven solutions based on the firm’s proprietary SRA Intelligence™ analytics. He briefs CEOs and executive boards worldwide. Simpfendorfer has worked in Asia and the Middle East for the past 20 years. He was previously chief China economist at RBS and senior China economist at JPMorgan in Hong Kong. He started his career in Beirut in the 1990s, later working as a Middle East & North Africa senior analyst for Dun & Bradstreet in London. Simpfendorfer is a leading expert on China’s Belt & Road initiative, a Mandarin and Arabic speaker, author of The New Silk Road (2009) and The Rise of the New East (2014).

Jane Singer is Managing Director of Inside Fashion,the leading market intelligence advisory service for the global fashion industry. She pioneered the company’s Consumer Lab, which is respected for its breakthrough insights into consumer attitudes about fashion and lifestyle. Ms. Singer also launched The Current Situation in Sourcing, a highly respected C-suite sourcing advisory report. Most recently, Ms. Singer was responsible for launching FASHCON, a think-tank conference for fashion industry executives. Ms. Singer has over 20 years of marketing and sales experience in international markets, with extensive experience in Asia and the US. As a featured expert speaker at prominent trade fairs, industry events and corporate meetings around the world, Ms. Singer is an acknowledged thought leader, bringing refreshing and on point insights about the fashion industry sector. She also serves as a consultant to several leading apparel and textile companies, helping them to gain clearer insights into key markets and identify new opportunities.

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Mark Szakonyi leads the JOC editorial team, consisting of a global team of journalists and researchers covering the container shipping industry. His analysis and work have been quoted in general news media including the BBC, The Economist, PBS Nightly Business Report, NPR, Al Jazeera International, South China Morning Post and USA Today. He is a sought-after speaker who helps plan and moderate JOC events, leads JOC’s shipper round tables, and chairs the JOC Canada Trade Conference.

Peter Tirschwell is vice president at Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit, publisher of The Journal of Commerce, JOC.com, Dredging & Port Construction, Safety at Sea, PIERS maritime trade data and JOC events such as TPM. In his expanded role within IHS Markit, he is responsible for all editorial content appearing in Maritime & Trade media and events. A career transportation journalist, Tirschwell was a reporter, West Coast bureau chief, editor-in-chief and publisher of The Journal of Commerce in his 20-plus-year career with the company, which began in 1992. He is the founder and chairman of the annual TPM Conference in Long Beach, California, one of the world’s largest shipping events, and led the development of the JOC Port Productivity project, the first global database of port performance. He writes a regular column in The Journal of Commerce. ​

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Arne Voller, presently based in Hong Kong as Seafreight Director of Kuehne + Nagel, is the Head of the Seafreight organization in South China, responsible for steering overall operational management and strategic development. Arne has over 20 years of industry expertise, plus comprehensive working experience on national and corporate levels within the organization. He was appointed as different management positions within Kuehne + Nagel, including Corporate Head Seafreight Pricing before moving to Hong Kong. He once located in Germany for 10 years, spent 6 years in Australia, and past 4 years in Asia.

Yating Xu is a senior economist for the China Regional Service within IHS Economics' Country Intelligence Group, and is responsible for economic, political, and business environment analysis of China. Before joining IHS Economics, Yating was a Statistician with China's National Bureau of Statistics' Department of National Accounts for seven years and is responsible for GDP and national income distribution accounting. Yating is familiar with China's statistical indicators and methods. Yating holds an Economics PhD from Peking University. She speaks Mandarin and English.

Nissim Yochai joined Zim Integrated Shipping Services in 2011 with a long record of senior managerial experience in shipping and logistics. Before his current position, he served as Zim’s vice president of corporate customer relations and vice president of global sales at Zim’s Haifa, Israel, headquarters. Before joining Zim, Yochai served as managing director of Aviv Shigur, a courier services company, and general manager of Fridenzon Air and Ocean. He previously worked at DHL Express in a variety of commercial roles, including commercial manager for South East Europe, and Europe sales performance manager.   Yochai holds a degree in business and economics from Bar Ilan University, and an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology.

Mark Yong has a Degree & DPhil in Molecular Biology (Liverpool & Oxford University, UK). He joined the then P&O Containers/Nedlloyd from 1994-2000, based in UK, then Vietnam, Cambodia and China. In 2000, Mark held a post as Director of Business Development, Alibaba.com. In 2001, he was a committee member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce e-commerce unit. He joined INTTRA in 2002 holding various roles including General Manager, South Asia, based in Mumbai, India. In 2008, Mark joined BMT, where he was involved in several Smart ports projects/initiatives and also a member of the board of PT BMT Indonesia. Mark joined Blume Global from August 2019, a global supply ecosystem, that leverages 25 years of data and exploits AI and Machine Learning for predictive and optimization of the supply chain. Mark is also a business mentor for SOW Asia, a venture philanthropy incubator program.