Bahri's 2nd Virtual Senior Officers Conference 2021

Senior Manager Vessel Group managing the mixed fleet of Tankers, Bulk Carriers & ROCON vessels. After sailing for around 14 years and starting as Superintendent in a in Bahri in 2008, Jaideep became a Fleet Manager in 2019.

Dr. Piyush Raj heads the product development and data science teams at Alpha Ori Technologies. Before joining Alpha Ori, Dr. Raj was working for a leading classification scoiety, where his last role was of an Innovation manager and Head of Section, Research and Engineering providing digitalization and technology qualification advisory services. Earlier part of his 20+ years association with the maritime industry has been spent sailing on board and working in shipyards in various technical and managerial capabilities. Dr. Raj is a marine engineering graduate and a Doctorate in operational research with maritime operations as his key research area. He also has several publications and patents to his credit.

Bala has over 30 years of experience working in various executive roles in a wide breadth of world class organizations. He started his career as a seafaring engineer and after a decade of sailing on board Chemical and Oil tankers - the last 3 years of which as Chief Engineer, he switched to a career as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and later moved to executive roles in silicon valley companies - Google and Twitter for 12+ years. Bala holds an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a bachelors in marine engineering from Directorate of Marine Engineering Training.

Rajesh Nanda is a Technical Account Manager with Alpha Ori Technologies. Currently in his 2nd year at Alpha Ori, he works closely with its customers for implementation of SMARTShip at their offices & ships. He believes that effective change management is important for adapting to fast paced technological advancements. Rajesh has over 25 years of experience in shipping, beginning with a career at sea as a Marine Engineer spanning more than 6 years. This was followed by 17 years in Hong Kong & Singapore at two of the Largest Ship Management companies, managing their Business and Insurance Depts. Of these, 14 years were spent in leadership roles within top management. Rajesh brings with him a unique experience from the industry, based on his seafaring background as well as the business side of shipping. He focuses on understanding the Customer's point of view and providing realistic solutions in order to establish and maintain relationships..

Uttam Kumar is a Sr Product Manager with Alpha Ori Technologies. For the past 3.5 years, Uttam has been leading SMARTShip product management, predictive maintenance applications and other digital initiatives for the company’s global clientsUttam has 10+ years of high impact work experience in both product and project management and enabling clients to achieve business excellence using data analytics, artificial intelligence and digital technology. He has proven expertise and business experience building and maintaining relationships with clients and stakeholders. is an ex marine engineer, has earned an MBA from North Carolina State University, USA and a marine engineering (BE) degree from the Directorate of Marine Engineering & Technology (DMET) in Kolkata, India.

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Captain Neale Rodrigues is a Master Mariner with seagoing experience on container, RoRo, bulk, tanker, reefer and multipurpose ships. He is currently Divisional Director, Loss Prevention Operations, for Britannia P&I Club and has worked in the Loss Prevention aspects of P&I since 2005. Neale has substantial experience ashore as a ship and cargo surveyor and expertise in cargo damage and loss investigations. He also has HSQE experience as a QA auditor and DPA as well as in technical, operations and commercial ship management. Neale is a regular speaker at technical and maritime industry forums. Neale has a wealth of experience with P&I maritime, technical and loss prevention issues, and good working knowledge and understanding of cargo handling and safe working practices pertaining to containers, bulk, oil, RoRo, reefer and project cargoes, and associated operational, safety, security and environmental regulations. Neale is also a Court Assistant of The Honourable Company of Master Mariners, Younger Brother of the Corporation of Trinity House, Vice Chair of Trustees of the Missions to Seafarers and P&I Representative and Vice Chair of the IACS Quality Advisory Committee (AVC).