Governance
ShippingLab is governed by a steering committee consisting of partners in ShippingLab. The steering committee members represent different types of partners in ShippingLab and thus balances the interests of the different stakeholders.
Steering committee members and roles
Chairman
Kjeld Dittmann
Steen S. Jacobsen
Head of Fleet Technology
Maersk Tankers
Represents shipowners in ShippingLab
Brian Østergaard Sørensen
Vice President, Head of Research & Development Two-Stroke
MAN Energy Solutions
Represents large companies in ShippingLab
Michael Paarup
Chief Operating Officer, RINA Digital Solutions
Represents SME’s in ShippingLab
Peter K. Sørensen
Vice President
FORCE Technology
Represents Danish government-approved Research and Technology Organisations in ShippingLab
Mette S. Hansen
Head of Maritime DTU
Denmark’s Technical University
Represents universities in ShippingLab
Cecilie Lykkegaard
Deputy Director
Danske Maritime
Observer. Represents the technology suppliers in the Danish maritime industry in general in ShippingLab
Per Winther Christensen
Head of Technical Affairs
Danish Shipping
Observer. Represent the shipowners in general in ShippingLab
Per Sønderstrup
Director, Ship Survey, Certification and Manning
Danish Maritime Authority
Observer. Represents Danish Maritime Authority in ShippingLab
Claus W. Graugaard
Head of Onboard Vessel Solutions
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
Observer.
Jakob Dahl Wedel
Program Officer
Innovation Fund Denmark
Observer. Represents Innovation Fund Denmark in ShippingLab
Work Package Leaders
Work package 1 – Digital Ship Operations
John Koch Nielsen
Senior Project Manager, R&D Coordinator
FORCE Technology
Work package 2 – Autonomy
Mogens Blanke
Professor, Automation and Control
DTU Electrical Engineering
Work package 3 – Decarbonization
To be announced.
Work package 4 – General management, Integration & Outreach
Magnus Gary
Project Director
ShippingLab