Natship09 - Speaker Profiles

Speaker Profiles & Presentations ANDERSON, Jody APPAVE, Dani CACCAMO, Tony CRUMLIN, Paddy ELDON-ROBERTS, Mark FITZPATRICK, Ken GREGOIRE, Marc HATCH, Teresa VAN HATTUM, Peter LEMON, Nick MANSELL, John MITROPOULOS, Efthimios (Admiral) NORMAN, Warwick PADDON, Warrick PEGUM, Tony PHILLIPS, Michael PRINCE, Michael ROULSTON, Tony RUSSELL, Llew WATKINSON, John WEBB, Gary YOUNG, John

	ANDERSON, Jody Impact of the Maritime Labour Convention in Australia Branch Manager, Private Sector Branch Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) Jody is the Branch Manager of the Private Sector Branch within the Workplace Relations Implementation Group of DEEWR. Jody has been with the Department for seven years providing the Government with workplace relations policy advice in respect to major industry sectors, including maritime and shipping, building and construction, manufacturing, mining and resources, transport and services. During this time, Jody has been involved in briefing Governments of the day on the Maritime Labour Convention. Jody has a post-graduate degree in employee relations and began her career as a workplace relations advisor to the ACT Government, before becoming the Industrial Relations Manager for the Commonwealth Attorney Generals Department.

	APPAVE, Dani The ILO's Maritime Labour Convention, 2006: Towards Ratification Senior Maritime Specialist - Sectoral Activities Branch International Labour Organization After serving at sea and sailing as Chief Officer, Dani graduated with a BSc in Maritime Commerce at the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, in Cardiff in 1983. After a couple of years with United Nations Conference on Trade & Development, Dani joined the International Labour Organization Secretariat as one of the organization's Maritime Specialists in 1985. He was briefly Director of the ILO Office in Islamabad, Pakistan (1998-9) before coming back to the ILO's maritime activities. As Senior Maritime Specialist, he has been involved in maritime labour issues dealt with by the ILO in shipping, fishing, ports and inland waterways. Dani has prepared a number of reports for these sectors and was involved in the adoption of all the related ILO Conventions since 1985. Recently, most of his time has been devoted to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, the Seafarers’ Identity Documents, 2003 (No.185) and the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007.

	CACCAMO, Tony Preparing for the Future Director, Operations Australian Mines and Metals Association Tony is responsible for leading AMMA’s national team of consultants. Tony has extensive experience in providing consultancy and representation services to AMMA members in the mining, oil and gas, aviation and metal industries where he has represented members before state and federal tribunals, in agreement negotiations and developing strategies for preventing and responding to industrial action. Tony’s experience also includes managing project industrial relations and providing guidance and advice on various forms of industrial relations and workplace reform. Tony has a track record of working closely with member companies to ensure that solutions are developed to meet their needs and the ever-changing legislative requirements. Tony’s industry support activities include lobbying state and federal governments on employee relations matters impacting on AMMA members. Tony has extensive knowledge and experience within the maritime industry and represented maritime employers in enterprise bargaining negotiations, dispute resolution and lobbying activities in respect to workers compensation and superannuation legislation. His detailed knowledge of the legislative framework, together with his knowledge of operational requirements of member companies across metalliferous mining and oil and gas, enables Tony to provide practical, strategic advice on a wide range of industrial relations and human resource matters. Tony has also had direct involvement in managing off-shore construction projects and managed employee relations on a wide range of offshore and onshore resource projects. Tony has held the position of WA mining manager whereby he acquired extensive knowledge of the mining industry across a broad range of commodities. Tony is currently leading an industry project team on the maritime industry award modernisation project. Prior to joining AMMA Tony worked in a range of industrial relations roles in the WA Public Sector including representing public sector employers in the maritime, health and civil construction industries and the Government on public sector wide policy matters.

	CRUMLIN, Paddy The future for seafarers - an Australian Union perspective National Secretary Maritime Union of Australia Padraig Crumlin (Paddy) went to sea in the Australian Merchant Navy in 1978. He has been a full-time union official since 1987 including Branch Secretary and Assistant National Secretary of the Seamen’s Union of Australia, and after amalgamation with the Waterside Workers’ Federation of Australia in 1993, Paddy became the Deputy National Secretary and subsequently the National Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia. Paddy has wide involvement in the port authority, towage, shipping, hydrocarbon, diving, cruise ship and stevedoring industries in Australia and internationally. Paddy was elected as Vice Chair of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) in August 2006. He was also elected as Chair of the Dockers Section of the ITF, and is an Executive Member of the ITF. Paddy has represented international seafarers at the International Labour Organization on maritime conventions for over 15 years in a senior capacity. Member of the Executive Board of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Director of the Maritime, Mining & Power Credit Union Chairman of the Seafarers’ Retirement Fund A Director of the Stevedoring Employees Retirement Fund Deputy Member, Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority Member of the People with Disabilities and Carer Council Former Director, Tranby Aboriginal College, Glebe Former Director, Sydney Ports Corporation.

	ELDON-ROBERTS, Mark ‘Tinny to Tanker’ - A Major Revision of AMSA’s Seafarer Qualifications (MO 3) Manager – Ship Operations & Qualifications Australian Maritime Safety Authority Mark joined AMSA in 2005 as Manager, Ship Operations & Qualifications, and was previously employed as Operations Manager for shipping companies in Australia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain; a surveyor, ISM auditor and deck examiner with the United Kingdom’s Maritime Coastguard Agency and Lecturer at the Australian Maritime College. The position in the United Arab Emirates involved managing the marine operation of four major oil exporting ports and responsible for in excess of 50 port pilots. Mark obtained an unlimited Master Mariner’s Certificate of Competency in 1982 and graduated from the University of Wales, Institute of Science & Technology, Cardiff in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree (Honours) reading Maritime Technology. Extensive sea service was obtained by Mark sailing world wide on mainly liquefied gas carriers.

	FITZPATRICK, Ken Breakbulk Shipping - A forgotten sector of the Maritime Industry Managing Director Asiaworld Shipping Services Pty Ltd Ken Fitzpatrick is Managing Director of the Asiaworld Group based in Sydney with 7 branches offices in Australia plus representative offices in France and Shanghai. With a 42 year history in shipping Ken has been active in many forms of the industry starting in his home state of Western Australia. He trained in London as a shipbroker on the Baltic Exchange and subsequently worked in Melbourne, Tokyo then the south of France in shipping holding positions as chartering manager and fleet control manager. Based in Sydney, Asiaworld is an Australia wide shipping agency, shipbroking and logistics company specialising in breakbulk, project and heavy lift cargoes. The group also includes Nordiko Quarantine Systems, which provides environmental solutions capturing dangerous gases in the fumigation process and extracting residual toxic gases found when opening containers. Ken is a director of Shipping Australia Limited a Director of the International cargo handling body ICHCA, both are vital industry bodies representing shipowners and agents interfacing with Government. He chairs the Maritime Legal Steering Group for Shipping Australia.

	GREGOIRE, Marc A Canadian Perspective Assistant Deputy Minister - Safety and Security Transport Canada Mr. Grégoire graduated in civil engineering at the École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1978 and completed the courses curriculum of the master’s degree program in transportation at the Université de Montréal. He obtained his airline pilot license in 1980 and joined Transport Canada, Québec Region, in 1983. Mr. Grégoire held various positions with increasing levels of responsibility such as Regional Director of Civil Aviation and Regional Director General (Québec Region). In September 2003, Mr. Grégoire was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister of Safety and Security, Transport Canada. The Safety and Security Group is responsible for the development and enforcement of regulations and national standards, as well as for the implementation of monitoring, testing, and inspections, which contribute to safety and security in the aviation, marine, rail and road modes of transport.

	HATCH, Teresa The Future for Australian Shipowners Executive Director Australian Shipowners Association Teresa is the Executive Director of the Australian Shipowners Association, where she has worked for 6 years on a variety of issues including shipping policy, employment and training, environment, health and safety, and ship management. Teresa has a degree in Naval Architecture from the Australian Maritime College and began her career as a consultant in ship motion analysis and port/channel design. Teresa regularly attends IMO meetings as an industry adviser to the Australian delegation and is a member of various industry advisory and management committees. Teresa is the Australian shipowner representative at the ILO and attended the International Labour Conference where the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 was adopted and the Experts Working Group meeting in 2008. Teresa is the Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, Environment Sub-Committee.

	VAN HATTUM, Peter Green Award Foundation After serving as a Nautical Officer with various Dutch shipping companies, Peter van Hattum (1963) has worked with the Green Award Foundation as surveyor and auditor since 2000. In this regard he has vast experience surveying oil tankers and bulk carriers. As an accredited auditor, he also assesses management systems of oil tanker companies, bulk carrier companies and oil majors. Peter has built up a knowledge base on safety, quality and environmental issues related to today’s modern world of shipping.

	LEMON, Nick e-Navigation: A new paradigm Head of Navigation, Training and Human Element Australian Maritime Safety Authority Between 1981 and 2002 Nick served as a seaman officer in the Royal Australian Navy specialising in Hydrography. Highlights from this time include a two-year exchange posting with the Royal Navy and three years in command of an Australian Navy survey ship. Nick also spent five years at the Australian Hydrographic Office in various senior management and operational planning roles. During Nick’s naval career he gained significant sea experience working on hydrographic survey ships within the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait, the coastal waters of the Northern Territory, Papua New Guinea, and UK waters whilst with the Royal Navy. Nick retired from the Navy with the rank of Commander and remains an active member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve. Since January 2003 Nick has worked with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, first as a planner and nautical adviser in the marine aids to navigation section, and then as Head of Navigation, Training and Human Element in the ship safety section. Over the past several years a large part of Nick's work with AMSA has involved representing Australia at the International Maritime Organisation's Sub-Committees on Safety of Navigation and Standards of Training and Watchkeeping. Nick has a Bachelor of Surveying Degree, a Graduate Diploma of Hydrographic Surveying and a Graduate Diploma of Business Administration. In 1996 Nick was accredited as a hydrographic surveyor (level one) with the Australian Institution of Surveyors (now the Australian Spatial Sciences Institute) and he has served four years on the Australasian Hydrographic Surveyors Accreditation Panel.

	MANSELL, John Regional Port State Control - Issues and Challenges General Manager - Maritime Operations Maritime New Zealand John is a Master Mariner and Fellow of the Nautical Institute of London with a seafaring career spanning thirty-five years. During this time he served aboard general and refrigerated cargo ships world-wide and spent twenty years in command of passenger/rail/road ferries in the Cook Strait trade in New Zealand. He is also an experienced ocean racing yachtsman, having undertaken a number of ocean passages and shorthanded races including participation in two single-handed trans-Atlantic yacht races (1976 and 1984). For the past fifteen years he has been General Manager, Maritime Operations with Maritime New Zealand during which time he has held responsibilities for distress and safety radio, search and rescue, aids to navigation, and oversight of all small commercial vessels. His current responsibilities include flag and port State control, coastal shipping, port and harbour safety management systems, pilotage, ship registration, seafarer licensing and Maritime New Zealand’s ten district offices. He has attended the Maritime Safety Committee and Sub-committee on Flag State Implementation at IMO since 1995, is currently an IMO Auditor, and has served a term as Chairman of the Tokyo MOU on port State control. He holds a degree as Master of Maritime Studies (Distinction), and was awarded a Doctorate in international maritime law in 2007. His thesis has been accepted in July 2008 for publication. He is a Visiting Senior Fellow of the Australian National Centre for Oceans Resources and Security; a research and specialist unit of the Law Faculty at the University of Wollongong, Australia.

	MITROPOULOS, Efthimios (Admiral) Global Challenges Secretary-General International Maritime Organization Efthimios (Thimio) E. Mitropoulos was born in Piraeus, Greece, on 30 May 1939, to a genuinely maritime family, being the son of a merchant navy chief engineer officer father and of a mother the daughter of a shipmaster and owner of brigantines and schooners captained by his sons. The family comes from Galaxidi, a major Greek maritime centre during the tall ships’ era. After six years of secondary school studies at the ‘St. Paul’ French College in Pireaus, Mr. Mitropoulos graduated chief of his class with record marks in all lessons. In 1957 he entered the Aspropyrgos Merchant Marine Academy and, in 1958, was appointed Captain of the Academy. He graduated with honours in 1959 as chief of his class. Between 1959 and 1962, he served as apprentice, second and chief deck officer on merchant ships on voyages around the world and, in 1962, he entered the Hellenic Coast Guard Academy as chief of his class. He graduated in 1964, again as chief of his class with honours. He then started his career as a commissioned Coast Guard Officer in Corfu, first and Piraeus, later. He retired with the rank of Rear Admiral. In 1965 he won a scholarship to study shipping economics in Italy (Rome, Venice and Genoa) and in 1970 he was selected to study marine technology (fire protection and life-saving appliances) in the United Kingdom (Lloyd’s Register of Shipping). Between 1966 and 1977 he participated, initially as a member and later as Head of the Greek Delegation, in the work of various Sub-Committees and the Maritime Safety Committee of IMO (which he served also as vice-chairman and chairman of working groups). He also participated in the work of Council and the Assembly as well as at the 1972 Collision Regulations and 1974 Safety of Life at Sea Conferences convened by IMO, where he was elected first Vice-Chairman of the Technical Committee of both. He attended the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (1975-1977) as the representative of the Greek Ministry of Mercantile Marine at the multi-ministerial Greek delegation. During his service with the Greek Maritime Administration, he participated at meetings of ILO, UNCTAD, OECD and the Consultative Shipping Group, while his association with IMO goes back to 1965 when he first represented Greece at the meeting of the Sub-Committee on Fire Protection in December of that year. Between 1967 and 1972, he laid the foundations for the establishment of what has now become Greece’s Joint Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Centre. Between 1972 and 1976, he regularly lectured at the Hellenic Coast Guard Academy and the Greek Master Mariners’ Centre of Superior Studies on shipping economics and policy and maritime safety/safety of navigation subjects, respectively. Between 1977 and 1979 he was Harbour Master of Corfu, with responsibility for the sea area surrounding Corfu and all the nearby Greek islands from the safety, security and environmental protection points of view. Author of several books on shipping economics and policy, categories/types of merchant vessels, safety of navigation and other shipping-related matters (see attachment). His book on “Tankers: Evolution and technical issues” won first prize at a panhellenic competition to mark the Year of Shipping, 1969. Joined IMO in January 1979 as Implementation Officer in the Maritime Safety Division and in October 1985 was appointed Head of the Navigation Section. In 1989 he was promoted to Senior Deputy Director for Navigation and Related Matters and in May 1992 was appointed Director of the Maritime Safety Division and Secretary of the Maritime Safety Committee. Between 1989 and 1998, he led IMO’s efforts to establish a global Search and Rescue (SAR) Plan through regional Conferences in Lisbon, Cape Town, Seoul, Valencia and Fremantle and a Conference in Florence to specifically consider SAR matters pertaining to Africa. In May 2000, he was appointed Assistant Secretary-General retaining his duties as Director of the Maritime Safety Division. In November 2003, Mr. Mitropoulos was elected Secretary-General for the period 2004 to 2008. In November 2006, the IMO Council decided to renew his mandate for another 4 years, concluding 31 December 2011. In June 2004, he was appointed Chancellor of the World Maritime University (Malmo, Sweden) and Chairman of the Governing Board of the International Maritime Law Institute (Malta). His interests include swimming and diving, fishing and classical music. When he is not relaxing with his family, he is happiest indulging his two other passions: reading, in particular naval history and Manchester United FC – in reverse order. Mr. Mitropoulos is married to Chantal, née Byvoet and has one son, Elias and one daughter, Athina. Honours, medals and memberships Mr. Mitropoulos has been honoured with: Grand Commander, Order of the Phoenix of the Hellenic Republic Medal for Valour and Honour, Hellenic Coast Guard Grand’Ufficiale, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic St. Marcus Cross, Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa Coastguard Award, Grand Cross, Argentina “15 November 1817” medal, Uruguay Officier de l’Ordre du Mérite Maritime de la France Medal of the Order of the Naval Merit, Brazil US Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award Colombian Navy Medal for “Servicios Distinguidos a la Dirección General Marítima” “Medalla Monja Blanca de Primera Clase”, Guatemala Doctor Honoris Causa, Nicola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria Doctor Honoris Causa, Maritime University, Constanza, Romania Doctor of Humane Letters, Schiller International University, London Branch Doctor Honoris Causa in Economy and Commerce, University of Messina, Italy Doctor of Science Honoris Causa, City University, London Doctor Honoris Causa in Shipping and Business Administration, University of the Aegean, Greece Honorary Doctor, Odessa National Maritime Academy, Ukraine International Hall of Fame Awards, New York City 2007 Silver Bell Award, The Seamen’s Church Institute, New York Honorary PHD degree on Business Administration, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Doctor Honoris Causa, Dalian Maritime University, China Danish Shipowners’ Association Maritime Award Union of Greek Shipowners 2006 Award for the Environment Interferry Person of Distinction, 2006 Seatrade Personality of the Year, 2008 Turkish Shipping Golden Anchor “Lifetime Achievement Award”, 2008 Greek Personality of the Year, Lloyd’s List 2008 He is: Honorary Citizen of Galaxidi, Greece Honorary Member of the Hellenic Institute of Marine Technology and the Shipmasters' Union of Greece Honorary Member of the International Federation of Shipmasters’ Associations Honorary Member of the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities Fellow, Royal Institute of Navigation Honorary Fellow, Nautical Institute Honorary Fellow, Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology Honorary Member, Propeller Club Governor, Royal National Lifeboat Institution Member, Royal Automobile Club Books written by E.E. Mitropoulos Tankers: Evolution and technical issues (Piraeus, 1969 - Pages 150) Studies in Shipping Economics (Piraeus, 1970 - Pages 240) Safety of Navigation (Piraeus, 1971 - Pages 430) Categories and Types of Merchant Ships (Piraeus, 1973 - Pages 520) Collision Avoidance at Sea (Piraeus, 1975 - Pages 300) Separation of Traffic at Sea (Piraeus, 1976 - Pages 160) Shipping Economics and Policy (Piraeus, 1981 - Pages 378)

	NORMAN, Warwick Shipping Challenges - Maintaining the Quality of Shipping in Uncertain Times Chief Executive Officer RightShip Pty Ltd Warwick Norman has been CEO of RightShip since it was formed in 2001. He has led the company from vetting some 3000 vessels a year for original owners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, to vetting over 12000 ships each year for over 60 client organisations worldwide, and being recognised with many awards for innovation from the maritime industry as well as an Australian Export Award in 2006. Warwick’s previous experience included the role of Marine Standards Manager for BHP Billiton, co-ordinating all activities related to QA, ISM and SEP Certification, as well as insurance issues including claim recovery. He was also actively involved with BHP’s Oil Spill Response activities. Warwick began his seagoing career with ASP Ship Management, sailing from cadet to the rank of Master, and going on to be Ship Manager, and Marine Superintendent for the fleet of tankers managed by Shell, BP, Mobil and Esso. He has lectured in tanker safety at Australian maritime colleges, and served as a Board member of the Seafarers’ Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Board and the Marine Council.

	PADDON, Warrick Protecting the Maritime Borders Director of Strategic Planning Border Protection Command GPCAPT Paddon joined the RAAF in 1975 as an Air Traffic Control officer and subsequently completed pilot training in 1981. After flying tours on Caribou and HS748 aircraft he spent four years investigating aircraft accidents and promoting aviation safety. Following Staff College in 1992 GPCAPT Paddon served in Headquarters ADF on the strategic planning staff and then as the Brigade Air Liaison Officer for No.1 Bde. After subsequent tours at Air Headquarters and Headquarters Australian Theatre he was appointed to Command No. 32 Squadron during which time he also commanded the INTERFET Combined Airlift Wing for East Timor support. In 2000 GPCAPT Paddon was promoted to his current rank and assumed command of the RAAF College which was responsible for delivering professional military training and education to all ranks and officers up to Staff College. GPCAPT Paddon completed the National Security Fellowship at Harvard University in 2003 and the Indian National Defence College program in 2006. Following a tour as the Chief of Staff at Head Quarters, Air Force Training Group, Group Captain Paddon is now the Director of Strategic Planning at Border Protection Command within Customs and Border Protection.

	PEGUM, Tony Who cares about Demurrage? Who is paying for the shipping delays? Managing Director Braemar Seacope Australia Tony Pegum commenced his shipping activities in Sydney in 1979 working with for a Japanese shipping company in containerized trades. In 1982 Tony moved to London to undertake professional development including undertaking the Institute of Chartered Shipbroker examinations and gain experience in dry cargo chartering. During this time he worked with the Australian Wheat Board’s London office and NYK. In 1984 Tony joined Wesfarmers London office before transferring to their Melbourne office in early 1985. Tony subsequently worked in the Sydney office of South West Chartering and in 1988 established the Perth office. Tony was elected a director of the Company in 1992. In 2001 Tony, together with fellow shareholders, oversaw the merger of Bridgewater Chartering and South West Chartering to form Seawise Australia. In 2004 Seawise was acquired by the London-based, publicly listed shipping service group Braemar Seascope. Tony is the managing director of Braemar’s Australian operations and a director of Braemar’s Singapore and Indian operations. The Braemar Shipping Services Group is a services company involved in shipbroking, logistics, technical services and environmental protection. Tony and his colleagues in Australia are actively engaged in dry cargo chartering, sale and purchase of ships and the offshore oil and gas sector on behalf of a variety of customers in different industry sectors. Tony is a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

	PHILLIPS, Michael Challenges Australia faces in the Development of our International Trades Chairman Shipping Australia Limited Mr Michael Phillips is Managing Director of Hetherington Kingsbury Shipping Agencies as well as Executive Director of The McArthur Shipping and Agency Company Ltd. He was also on the Board of Tasman Express Lines which owned and operated dedicated carriers with New Zealand crews on the Trans Tasman Trades, a company which HKSA had financial interests in. He is the present Chairman of Shipping Australia, a position he was appointed to in December 2004. He is also currently a Member of the AMSA Advisory Committee and a Member of the Customs Processing Executive Steering Committee. In addition he is a Member of The Australian Institute of Company Directors. Michael was formerly an Executive Member of The Australian Chamber of Shipping and was a founding Board Member of Shipping Australia Ltd before being appointed as Chairman. Prior to joining Hetherington Kingsbury Shipping Agencies, Michael held senior roles with The Adelaide Steamship Company Ltd-Marine Towage and associated operations. He was also appointed by the Government to investigate and implement major structural and manning reforms to The Australian Towage Industry.

	PRINCE, Michael The Future of Coastal Navigation Director of Charting & Information Management Australian Hydrographic Service Mike Prince has been the Director of Charting and Information Management within the Australian Hydrographic Service since 2002. He is a former naval officer, specialising in hydrographic surveying, working in areas as diverse as Western Australia, Tasmania and Papua New Guinea, including many areas in between. He also spent three very rewarding years on exchange with the Royal Navy working off Wales, in the North Sea and the Mediterranean, though the greatest highlight overall was survey operations in East Timor in 1999 whilst in command of the Laser Airborne Depth Sounder Flight. As Director of Charting and Information Management, Mike has responsibility for all national tasking activities (other than the conduct of RAN surveys), including acquisition and assessment of hydrographic surveys, management of data, production and updating of all charts and publications, as well as sales and distribution. The primary focus is on modernising the Australian portfolio of paper charts and creation of initial coverage of Electronic Navigation Charts for the Australian Charting Area. In his spare time he occasionally gets to go sailing.

	ROULSTON, Tony The Australian Maritime Identification System (AMIS) Director – Command Support Systems Directorate Australian Customs Service Border Protection Command is the Australian agency tasked with the prevention, detection and response to maritime threats. A key enabling capability to BPC in under taking this role is (under the direction of Government) to develop and manage Australian Maritime Identification System. AMIS will bring together and fuse all relevant information from across government, associate this information with extant military sensors and vessel detections and produce the recognised maritime picture. AMIS will be much more than picture but include underlying vessel, crew, transit and cargo information and include automated threat assessments. Tony Roulston joined the Joint Offshore Protection Command, since renamed the Border Protection Command, in January 2006 to undertake the two key tasks for the Commander BPC, RADM James Goldrick. Firstly, to design then develop AMIS and secondly, to directly raise a new operational MDA capability in the form of the Australian Maritime Information Fusion Centre (AMIFC). Tony Roulston spent 10 year at sea as a professional fisherman and holds qualifications as Engineer and Master of high seas fishing vessels. In 1985, Tony retired from maritime operations upon becoming engaged and relocated to Canberra, where he commenced an ICT based career with the Department of Defence. Over the following 10 years Tony studied Computer Science’s at the ANU and undertook many C4ISR projects. In 1995 Tony left public service and joined industry selling, designing, developing and successfully implementing large complex ICT programs, most national or border security related. Tony bring to BPC and the AMIS program not only 22 years of relevant ICT and program management skills, but also skills in process engineering, business change management and strong executive management skills. By combining his past marine experience, his knowledge of C4ISR technologies and strategies, hands-on ICT design and engineering with his pragmatic management style, the AMIS program has passed all peer reviews, independent audits and provided Government with sufficient confidence to fund the AMIS program to the value of $80m over the next four years. Tony remains passionate about the sea, national security and the protection of Australia’s maritime approaches. He enjoys scuba diving, photography and custom knife making. Tony is married with two children.

	RUSSELL, Llew Maritime regulation: Friend or foe? Chief Executive Officer Shipping Australia Limited Llew Russell is the Chief Executive Officer of Shipping Australia Ltd, a company which represents forty-one member shipping lines and shipping agencies, which carry a substantial proportion of Australia’s international trade being around 80% of Australia’s container and car trade and over 50% of the break-bulk and bulk trade. In addition there are a similar number of corporate associate members. Llew has a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Queensland and a Master of Business Administration Degree from Heriot-Watt University of Edinburgh. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Logistics and Transport and a member of a number of relevant professional Associations. He is also a past President of the State Chamber of Commerce (NSW), past Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Sea Freight Council of NSW 1999-2004, a Director of Sydney Pilot Service Pty Ltd, a Director of Tradegate, a Director of the Australian Mariners’ Welfare Society, an active member of the Australian Logistics Council and a member of the Maritime Industry Security Consultative Forum.

	WATKINSON, John Torres Strait Marine Safety Strategy General Manager Maritime Safety Queensland Captain John Watkinson is the General Manager of Maritime Safety Queensland. He is a Master Mariner, fellow of the Nautical Institute, and a member of, and contributor to, a number of national advisory councils and committees and is responsible as the State Marine Pollution Controller for the National Plan to combat pollution of the sea by oil in Queensland. Captain Watkinson commenced his career at sea in 1966 rising to the position of Master in 1977. He was appointed Executive Director (Maritime) in Queensland Transport in 1997 before being appointed to the position of General Manager, Maritime Safety Agency of Queensland in 2002. In his present role, Captain Watkinson is responsible for forming and delivering the agency's Maritime program covering a range of functions related to Maritime Safety and delivery of essential maritime services. This means that he has responsibility for a range of functions related to marine safety, pilotage, aids to navigation, marine pollution prevention and response and the delivery of a range of essential maritime services.

	WEBB, Gary Managing the Port of Newcastle - Vessel Arrival System Chief Executive Officer Newcastle Port Corporation Gary was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Newcastle Port Corporation in October 2004. Gary commenced working in the Port of Newcastle in 1974 and has worked in the other three major ports of Sydney, Botany Bay and Port Kembla. In 1982 he joined the NSW Department of TAFE and returned to the Port of Newcastle in 1989. Gary has an honours degree in Surveying from the University of New South Wales, is a Registered Surveyor and has had extensive experience in port planning and development as well as port construction and incident management. Gary is a Director of Newcastle Port Corporation, a Director of the Hunter Institute Foundation and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is Senior Vice President of Ports Australia and a member of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Advisory Committee and the University of Newcastle’s Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research Advisory Committee. In 2007 Gary was awarded the Inaugural Outstanding Service Award from the NSW Board of Surveying and Spatial Information. Gary was the City of Newcastle 2008 Australia Day Citizen of the Year.

	YOUNG, John Australia’s Emergency Response Operations General Manager - Emergency Response Australian Maritime Safety Authority John was appointed as the General Manager of the Emergency Response Division at AMSA in September 2008. In his role, he is responsible for provision of a national aviation and maritime search and rescue service in consultation with Police and Defence. Additionally, the Division coordinates overall for AMSA’s emergency responses relating to management of maritime casualties and counterpollution operations. AMSA is part of a global network of rescue facilities providing maritime and aviation search and rescue services. Key elements of the service include operation of the Australian Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia); maintenance of search and rescue service contracts for aircraft, helicopters and equipment; and related policy, training and management services. John was the Manager Search and Rescue Operations at AMSA from 1999 to 2008. Before that he enjoyed a career in the Royal Australian Navy, serving in large ships, destroyers and patrol boats in Australian and foreign waters.