ELECTED MEMBERS
(page is updating)
June 2026
Jasmine LAM
President
(elected in 2026)
Technical University of Denmark
Elvira HAEZENDONCK
Former President
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Pierre CARIOU
Professor, KEDGE Business School (France)
Full Professor in Maritime and Port Economics since 2010, previously at the World Maritime University and the University of Nantes. Has published over 90 papers on shipping and port economics, maritime safety and marine environmental protection.
Jean Paul RODRIGUE
Professor, Texas A&M University-Galveston (USA)
Professor of Maritime Business Administration and Distinguished Fellow at the Hagler Institute. Professor Emeritus at Hofstra University. Widely published on logistics, intermodal transportation, global supply chains, gateways and transport corridors.
Associate Professor, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
Specialist in maritime analytics and decarbonisation. Conference Director of IAME 2025 in Bergen and IAME Council member since 2026, with a focus on supporting young researchers.
Adolf NG
Dean and Chair Professor, Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University
DPhil from Oxford. Expert in transport economics, infrastructure planning and supply chain resilience. IAME Council Member, Associate Editor of three journals and Founding Director of BNBU’s International Centre for Resilient Supply Chains.
Gordon Wilmssmeier
Kühne Logistics University (Germany) and Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
Director of the Hapag-Lloyd Center for Shipping and Global Logistics and holder of the Kühne Chair in Logistics. Former UN-ECLAC Economic Affairs Officer. Works on port governance, decarbonisation and transport geography. IAME council member and leader of the Port Performance Research Network.
Manolis KAVUSSANOS
Athens University of Economics and Business
Founder and director of the MSc in International Shipping, Finance and Management and co-founder of the MSc in Trade, Logistics and Finance at Bayes Business School. Researches risk management in shipping and co-authored standard textbooks on freight derivatives and shipping finance.
Ziaul Haque MUNIM
University of South-Eastearn Norway
Researches maritime logistics, autonomous shipping, supply chain management and machine learning. Listed among the world’s top 2% of scientists, with several IAME best paper awards.
Christos KONTOVAS
Liverpool John Moores University (UK)
Specialist in sustainable shipping, maritime economics and logistics. Contributor to EU research projects and IMO policymaking, with 75+ peer-reviewed publications. Ranked in the world’s top 2% of researchers.
Alessio TEI
University of Genoa (Italy)
Researches maritime and transport economics and the regional effects of innovation. PI of two Horizon Europe projects on shipping innovation, coordinator of the ME4F lab, member of the IAME scientific council since 2024 and former board member of the Vado Logistics Park.
Maria Lorena Garcia ALONSO
University of Oviedo (Spain)
Teaches maritime economics, international trade and the world economy. Research focuses on inter-port competition and the spatial distribution of maritime traffic flows. Has supervised several doctoral dissertations.
Kum Fai YUEN,
Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
Co-Director of the Maritime Energy & Sustainable Development Centre of Excellence. Works on behavioural and experimental maritime economics, including workforce, safety governance and resilience. Associate Editor of three maritime journals.
2026 Conference Organiser
Roberto Eduardo de VASCONCELLOS LEVIER
FGV Transportes (Brazil)
Managing Director of Waterline Maritime Strategies and maritime economy consultant at FGV. Shipbroking and advisory expert in market entry and joint ventures. Coordinates the Executive MBA in Port Management.
2027 Conference organiser