Keynote Speakers

Prof. Dr. Theo Notteboom

 

Prof. Dr. Theo Notteboom is full professor in port and maritime economics and management. His work is widely cited. He is a regular speaker at international conferences and a rapporteur/expert to leading organizations in the field. He is Director and Research Professor at Centre for Eurasian Maritime and Inland Logistics (CEMIL) of China Institute of FTZ Supply Chain of Shanghai Maritime University in China. He is Chair Professor 'North Sea Port' at Ghent University in Belgium. He also is part-time Professor at University of Antwerp and the Antwerp Maritime Academy in Belgium. He is cofounder and codirector of porteconomics.eu, an online platform on port studies. He is past President (2010-2014) and Council Member of International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME). He is editor, associate editor or editorial board member of a dozen academic journals in the area of maritime economics and logistics. He previously held a full-time position as High-end Foreign Expert / Professor at Dalian Maritime University in China (2014-2016) and an MPA visiting professorship in port management at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. Between October 2006 and October 2014 he was President of ITMMA of the University of Antwerp.