Mr Marten van den Bossche is Corporate Director Business Development at Ecorys and Director of the Transport & Mobility division of Ecorys in the Netherlands, where he is also partner. He has a professional experience of over 25 years. His professional expertise includes insititutional and capacity building of harbour authorities, transport and sector studies, infrastructure feasibility studies (road, rail, air and sea ports), feasibility studies and economic impact studies for company premises, location studies for seaport related industrial production and logistic enterprises, and extensive experience in the field of regional economic development issues relating to development, tourism, immovable assets and regional strategy development.

Mr Girish Gujar is an Ex Marine Engineering Officer. He has more than a decade worth of sea going experience. Mr Gujar founded UMTS in 1992 and over the years has gained vast knowledge and experience in the field of Maritime Logistics. He also writes and speaks on a variety of marine related topics at several International Forums. Currently he is a Research Fellow at Centre for Maritime Economics and Logistics (MEL), Erasmus University, Rotterdam.