Conference overview
The Annual Marine Propulsion Conference really addresses the operational challenges facing ship operators today. Designed by industry for industry, the innovative event format makes it must attend for anyone whose business involves marine propulsion.
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Marine Propulsion Conference advisory panel
The 2010 panel, chaired by conference chairman Edwin Lampert, has eight members drawn from the worlds of class, shipowning, academia, trade association, OEM, consultancy, fuels/lubes/additives and shipbuilding. The members contribute their knowledge and expertise in order to help drive the further development of the technical programme.
The 2010 panel consists of:
• Duncan Forbes, Executive Vice President Engineering & Technology, Rolls-Royce Marine
• Dr Zabi Bazari, Ship Energy Services Manager, Lloyd’s Register EMEA
• Professor Lars Nerheim, University College of Bergen, Norway
• Jan Otto de Kat, Head of Innovation Department, A P Møller-Maersk
• Ari Rakkola, Senior Marine Engineer & Naval Architect, STX Europe
• Andrei Ludu, Deputy Product Line Manager & Head of Product Management, Large Engines, AVL List
• John Smythe, Technologist in the Marine and Large Engine Lubricant Additive area, Infineum
• Niels Bjørn Mortensen, Marine Department Head, BIMCO.
“We are delighted and honoured to have such a distinguished advisory panel,” says conference chairman Edwin Lampert. “Having people of this calibre as a ‘sounding board’ for ideas is an important and valuable endorsement of our event. Their advice will be invaluable in both shaping the technical programme and maintaining the event’s status as the world’s leading annual marine engineering forum.”

For further information please contact:
Mike Porter
Events Director
t: +44 20 8370 7002
e: mike.porter@rivieramm.com