Ian Adams has been involved in the Shipping Industry since 1985 in various capacities, with P&O Cruises, Deep Sea Seals and Hamworthy. He is currently Managing Director of IMA Marine Ltd,a consultancy and lobbying firm with particular focus on the European Union and the International Maritime Organization. He was appointed Chief Executive of The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) in February 2009, after having been its Secretary-General for seven and a half years. During his time there Ian gained wide exposure to international markets and consultative status at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for IBIA. This resulted in him being involved in the process of the revision of MARPOL Annex VI from the outset. He was a member of the IMO Secretary General’s Scientific and Industry Expert Panel during 2007 as part of the revision process. He was in attendance at all the relevant meetings of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and the Bulk Liquids and Gases sub-committee (BLG) during which the final agreements were made. Ian also attended numerous meetings in Europe in consultation with the European Commission. He left IBIA in July 2011. With his wide experience in both Asian and international markets, Ian continues to be in demand to present at conferences around the world on the subject of air emissions from ships. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (IMarEST) and has served on the Council as well as being a Past President of the Southern Joint Branch (SJB) in the United Kingdom.

Gemma has recently been appointed as the Business Development Manager (Singapore). Since working for Oil Spills Response Limited (OSRL) she has undertaken the role of Response Specialist, progressing to the role of Senior Consultant in the UK where she led teams on consultancy projects worldwide, including oil spill contingency planning, modelling, capability reviews, oil spill training and exercises. Gemma responded to the Deepwater Horizon incident in 2010. Gemma joined OSRL six years ago with a Bachelor’s degree (Hons) in Marine Geography and has also achieved a Master’s degree with merit in Disaster Management since working for the company.