Safety Meet - Human Safety, September 2

Seminar – Are Conditions and Challenges onboard in conflict with good safety work? – Moderator Anna Karlsson, RISE

Anna is a project manager at RISE since 2018 and is a Fire Protection Engineer graduated from Lund University. With extensive experience in research and investigation, she specializes in fires on ships. Anna's expertise ensures robust fire safety measures and innovative solutions in maritime environments.

Anna Karlsson, RISE

How workplace conditions influence maritime crew safety – Hanna Mahaffey, AdMare Ship Management

Hanna is the  HR and Compliance Manager at AdMare Ship Management. She has been at AdMare since 2020, mainly within the Crewing department but since 2024 have also been working within the Safety Department.

Hanna Mahaffey, AdMare Ship Management

Navigating challenges: the impact on human safety – Kirsten Birgitte Strømsnes, DNV

Kirsten Birgitte leads global safety initiatives in DNV, with a strategic focus on safe operations integrating technical, organizational, and human factors. She advances maritime safety performance through innovation and robust safety risk management. She holds an MSc in Marine Technology, a master’s in management and organizational psychology and Executive Leadership training from IMD in Switzerland.

Kirsten Birgitte Strømsnes, DNV

Impact on digitalization on maritime safety – Monica Lundh, Chalmers & Mårten Ohlsén, AdMare Ship Management

Seminar – The influence of onboard culture on safety – Moderator Staffan Bram, RISE

Safety culture from a psychological perspective “the importance of building safe teams” – Anna Frost, psychologist and author

Anna Frost is a psychologist, author, and speaker with 20+ years in leadership and organizational development. She focuses on safety in shipping through Authentic Leadership and Psychological Safety, aiming to build resilient safety cultures to reduce accidents and enhance performance.

Anna Frost, psychologist and author

How Stena Vinga works with a safety culture onboard – Mattias Mickelsson and Jan Eric Alcén, Stena Vinga

Jan-Eric Alcén, Senior Master at Stena Vinga, exemplifies maritime leadership through calm authority, operational excellence, and a deep commitment to crew welfare. With decades of sea experience, he fosters a safety-first culture, encourages teamwork, and leads by example—navigating both challenges and people with integrity, foresight, and steady command.

Mattias Mickelsson, Senior Chief Engineer at Stena Vinga, leads with a development-focused approach, emphasizing self-improvement and proactive problem-solving. The leadership style blends empowerment and coaching, fostering a culture that embraces new perspectives, innovation, and collaboration.

Jan-Eric Alcén, Senior Master at Stena Vinga & Mattias Mickelsson, Senior Chief Engineer at Stena Vinga

Panel discussion on maritime crew safety

Benjamin Fhager, Sirius Shipping, Jan Eric Alcén, Anna Frost, Mårten Ohlsén, Monica Lundh

Benjamin Fhager is responsible for Sirius' compliance with climate and environment, both in visions and regulations. In Sirius' upcoming newbuilding program of 3 different ship types and 7 ships, Benjamin is involved in managing emissions, future fuels and will be project manager of the LNG project. Benjamin is part of a strengthened newbuilding department at Sirius. Benjamin has worked in the Sirius Group since 2013.

Benjamin Fhager, Sirius Shipping

Jan-Eric Alcén, Senior Master at Stena Vinga, exemplifies maritime leadership through calm authority, operational excellence, and a deep commitment to crew welfare. With decades of sea experience, he fosters a safety-first culture, encourages teamwork, and leads by example—navigating both challenges and people with integrity, foresight, and steady command.

Jan-Eric Alcén, Senior Master at Stena Vinga

Anna Frost is a psychologist, author, and speaker with 20+ years in leadership and organizational development. She focuses on safety in shipping through Authentic Leadership and Psychological Safety, aiming to build resilient safety cultures to reduce accidents and enhance performance.

Anna Frost, psychologist and author

Seminar – how to deal with external threats such as war and piracy? – Moderator Martin Carlsson, Stena

Martin has a career of leading, technical and business development roles in marine and automotive industry. Now based in Stena Teknik since 2019 working with, amongst other projects, ship safety. In recent years developing fire safety of RoRo and RoPax ships, supporting Swedish, UK and Danish Shipowners Associations and via Swedish Flagstate also work in IMO and EMSA. Martin is vice chairman of the board of Lighthouse – Swedish Maritime Competence Centre.

Moderator Martin Carlsson, Stena

Conflict and war impact on crew – Steven Jones, Swellmarine

Steven, a former navigation officer with a decade of experience primarily on cable ships, holds a Chief Officer certificate and Masters' degrees in Marketing/Communications and International Relations. After transitioning to shore-based roles in maritime fraud, insurance, and security, he founded the Seafarers Happiness Index with the Mission to Seafarers to amplify crew voices through data-driven insights. A published author, Past President of Propeller Club Liverpool, Associate Fellow of the Nautical Institute, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Steven received the 2024 Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service.

Steven Jones, Swellmarine

Crew trauma of piracy incidents – Rachel Glynn-Williams, Seaways Psychology

Dr Rachel is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years’ experience in mental health and psychological trauma. Working with P&I clubs, owners, crewing agencies and charities, she provides post-incident support, clinical assessment and interventions to seafarers and maritime personnel affected by events such as sudden death, serious injury, armed detention and vessel loss. She delivers training and consultation within the maritime sector, and has produced guidance on trauma at sea. Dr Rachel co-developed the TIMS®, a pioneering and award-winning trauma-informed approach to marine casualty investigation.

Rachel Glynn-Williams, Seaways Psychology

Practical experience from Stena Impero incident – Erik Hånell, Stena Bulk

Erik Hånell is CEO of Stena Bulk, he began his maritime career in the early 1990s. In 1999, he joined Stena Bulk's commercial operations in Gothenburg, later moving to Houston in 2001. By 2009, he was appointed Executive Vice President & Head of Stena Bulk USA, and in 2012, he ascended to his current role as CEO. Hånell also serves on the boards of Skuld P&I Club and ITOPF. Erik was very active from owner side at the seizure of Stena Impero by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Strait of Hormuz 2019.

Erik Hånell, Stena Bulk

Panel discussion on external threats and safety

Steven Jones, Rachel Glynn-Williams, Erik Hånell

External support to ships in distress - Moderator Geir Jørgensen, Skuld

Geir Jørgensen is SVP Global Head of Loss Prevention at Skuld. With a BSc in mechanical engineering and over 30 years in maritime, he has served at sea and held senior roles ashore in ship management, HSEQ, and crewing. He chairs the IG P&I Clubs’ Ships Technical Committee.

Geir Jørgensen, Skuld

Maritime Incident response group (MIRG) - Henrik Göthberg, Sjöfartsverket

Henrik Göthberg, SAR Coordinator – master mariner with a background as maritime pilot, master and senior officer on rescue boats, tugboats, AHTS, oil- and chemical tankers. Working with analysis, planning, and evaluation of the aeronautical and maritime search and rescue services.

Henrik Göthberg, Sjöfartsverket

The response on the fire onboard Stena Scandica - Sebastian Cole, Stena Line 

Sebastian Cole began his maritime career as a deck officer on oil and chemical tankers. With a Master’s in Maritime Management, he transitioned into port operations and security, serving as Deputy Harbour Master at Ports of Stockholm. Since 2023, he’s been part of Stena Line’s HSEQ team, focusing on safety and risk management.

Sebastian Cole, Stena Line

Salvage, emergency response - Adrian Scales, Brookes Bell

Captain Adrian Scales is a Lloyds Special Casualty Representative (SCR). He attends shipping casualties globally.  He is passionate about the topic of crew safety on Ro-Pax, Ro-Ro and Container ships given his direct experience on dealing with the aftermath of very serious incidents. He has presented regarding the topic of challenges for seafarers at international conferences globally.

Adrian Scales, Brookes Bell

Emergency decision support - Oliver Timofei, BlueTack

Oliver is a founder of BlueTack, a marine salvage company focused on Incident Management & Pollution Remediation with over 20 years of experience. Oliver has worked in different management roles globally and been involved in all aspects of salvage – working with shipowners, insurers & governmental bodies - both on the risk mitigation side as actual salvage.

Oliver Timofei, BlueTack

Decision-Making Under Duress - Jessica Sondell, student and 2nd officer

As a second officer on product and chemical tankers for various Donsö companies, Jessica decided to dive deeper into how crews think and act under pressure. Pairing her sea-going experience with a Master’s concentrating on the psychology behind group-dynamics, judgment & decision-making to explore the human side of crisis and safety

Jessica Sondell, student and 2nd officer

Internal support of ships in distress/Crew emergency response  - Moderator Daniele Bottino, ABS

Daniele Bottino is the Manager of Business Development at ABS, overseeing strategies and sales plans in Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States. Daniele holds a Master's degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and his background in engineering and surveying, he has extensive experience in ship building, operations, and client management.

Daniele Bottino, ABS

Technical support onboard for emergency - Patrick Olander, Consilium

Patrick Olander is VP of Customer Insights at Consilium Safety Group, a global leader in fire, flame, and gas safety. With over 25 years at Consilium, he has held key leadership roles, including President of Consilium Marine US. Patrick specializes in gathering strategic insights from incidents, market trends, user behaviour, and emerging technologies to drive innovation and business development. He also advises on strategy, M&A, and digital transformation initiatives.

Patrick Olander, Consilium

Equipment - Rasmus Schmidt - VIKING Life-Saving Equipment

Senior Sales Manager at VIKING Life-Saving Equipment with focus on Marine Fire Service Globally. Specializing in fire service solutions for vessels and offshore platforms. Proven track record in client relations, compliance, and global marine safety strategies. Dedicated to protecting lives at sea through tailored, high-performance service solutions

Rasmus Schmidt - VIKING Life-Saving Equipment

Emergency Response Team - 

Humans and technology in a safety context - Fredrick Ekman, Chalmers

Fredrick Ekman holds a PhD in Human, Technology, and Design, and teaches Human-Machine Interaction (HMI) at Chalmers University of Technology. Specializing in function allocation, user experience, and usability, His dissertation focused on fostering appropriate user trust in automated and autonomous systems

Humans and technology in a safety context -  Andreas Backman, Öckerö Maritime Center

Andreas Backman is lecturer at Öckerö Maritime Center, has long experience as lecturer in the maritime domain. Andreas holds a Master's degree in maritime management and has extensive experience in maritime safety, technology and maritime education.

Andreas Backman, Öckerö Maritime Center

Join us on September 3 - Let's meet and discuss human safety topics!