International Organizing Committee
Freddy Wens
Chairman, Belgium
Mohammadreza Allahyar
Vice Chairman, Iran
Geert Van Cappellen
Secretary General of PIANC, Belgium
S.A. Sannasiraj
Chairman of the LOC, India
Hartmut Brühl
Member, Germany
Han Ligteringen
Member, Netherlands
Tauqeer Ahmet
Member, South Africa
Paper Selection Committee
Ron Cox
Australia - Chairman
V. Sriram
IIT Madras - Convenor
Han Ligteringen
The Netherlands - Member
G. Mocke
South Africa-Oman - Member
C. Pattiaratchi
Sri Lanka-Australia - Member
T. Shibayama
Japan - Member
V. Sundar
IIT Madras - Member
K.G. Vijay
IIT Madras - Member
R. Vijayakumar
IIT Madras - Member
Thejesh Kumar Garala
IIT Madras - Member
Fellowship Award Committee
Freddy Wens
Belgium, Chairman
K. Murali
IIT Madras
Local Organizing Committee
S.A. Sannasiraj
Professor, IIT Madras
Sh. Mukesh Mangal,
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Abdus Samad
Professor, IIT Madras
H.N. Aswath
Development Adviser (P), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
R. Balaji
Director, National Institute of Technology (NIOT)
Capt G.M. Balan
General Manager (Marine Services), Kamarajar Port Limited
Jimmy Bhansari
Head of Ports Planning and Engineering, Adani Ports and SEZ Limited
M. Krishnaveni
Director & Professor, Institute for Ocean Management - Anna University
S. Nallayarasu
Professor, IIT Madras
K. Narendran
Assistant Professor, IIT Madras
M.V. Ramana Murthy
Scientist G & Director, National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR)
K. Ravi Kumar
Chief Engineer, V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust
R Saravanan
Group General Manager, Ports and Water Resources Division, Rites Limited
P. Sunny Kumar
Assistant Professor, IIT Madras
Tijo C Mathew
Head – Ports & Harbour Business Segment, Larsen & Toubro