Speakers

Theo Kourmpelis is LR’s Global Tanker, Emerging Oil Markets, and Future Fuels Segment Director, a position he has held since February this year. Based in Athens, he has previously worked as a Strategic Partner working with some of Greece’s largest shipowning groups and has a wealth of experience across the tanker sector.

Kourmpelis studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens, but he was drawn to a career in maritime. He has also represented LR as a subject matter expert and project manager on several EU-funded projects relating to sustainable power sources for ships, including electrification and alternative fuels. For the past two years he has been the IACS representative to the IMO on aspects related to GHG emissions reduction.