Commercial Speakers 2022

Captain Saleem Alavi is a 52-year veteran of maritime industry including hands on experience in Oil & Gas industry on a LNG Terminal Project.
During his professional journey in addition from being a ship-owner and ship operator, he was LNG Logistic and LNG Supply Consultant with Emirates LNG, Abu Dhabi, Director UAE Flag and Maritime Advisor to the Chairman of UAE Maritime Administration, Director Business Development, DMC Dubai, UAE, Senior Vice President Research and Strategic Planning (RASP) at DVB Bank, Rotterdam, Netherlands, President, Sea Commerce (America) Inc, Houston, Tx, Executive Vice President Armemant SECAM, Houston, Tx, Regional Manager (Northern California) Canada Maritime Agencies, San Francisco, CA, General Manager Gulf Marine Services, Geneva, Switzerland.
Captain Alavi holds MSc. in Maritime Economics & Logistics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Post Graduate Diploma in Maritime Law (London Metropolitan) and a Diploma in Maritime Casualty Investigation (Northwest College, Kent), Certificates in International Environmental Law (UNITAR, Geneva) , Alternate Dispute Resolution (UNITAR, Geneva) and LNG Contracting and Pricing (Lloyds University, London). And the journey continues in pursuit of knowledge…….
Captain Alavi is member of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), USA, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), NY, Institute of Marine Engineers, Science & Technology (IMarEST), London, UK, International Association of Maritime Investigators (IAMI), NY, Mediator & Expert Witness, Emirates International Arbitration Centre (EMAC), Dubai, German Maritime Arbitrators Association (GMAA), Hamburg, Germany