Mr. Lobingier brings 25 years of experience in the field of Information Technology and has a diverse background in the Information Technology and Financial sectors. Brooks holds a BBA in Management Information Systems from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, TX.

Michael Scherer has over fourteen years of uncrewed systems experience, focusing in the maritime environment. At ASV Global, he scaled an autonomy architecture used on over a hundred self-driving boats and ships. Michael led and implemented the design, build, and commissioning of over a dozen USVs deployed to customers around the world. After being acquired by L3Harris, he went on to capture and manage a major US Navy USV program starting in 2019. In 2022, he became a founding member of Chance Maritime Technologies as CTO. Since then, he has led the engineering efforts at Chance Maritime Technologies, delivering multiple classes of long-endurance high-power USVs. Michael holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida, and is pursuing an MS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.

Megan O’Leary is Director of Operations at Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, a non-profit organization that aims to achieve net zero emissions in the waterborne transportation industry in the U.S. and Canada.

Prior to Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, Megan was Vice President, Product and Strategy Specialist at Angelo, Gordon & Co., an alternative asset firm. Her areas of expertise were distressed debt, liquid credit, multi-strategy, and special situations funds. She began her career at Bruderman Brothers Inc., a boutique merchant bank.

She pivoted from this career in 2020 and earned a Master of Arts in International Environmental Policy with a specialization in Sustainability Management from Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Megan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Italian from Tulane University.

Suhaib Kaissi began his career in the oil & gas industry in 2011, at the Iraqi drilling sites of MOL Group – an integrated Hungarian oil & gas company with operations in 30 countries boasting a workforce of 25,000.

Suhaib progressed in the company in various domains and leadership roles both in Upstream and Downstream until he became member of the Petrochemicals Business Management Board in 2021. His work focused on value chain optimization, digital tools, and project management. Suhaib has received numerous awards and accolades, to include the Golden Barrel Award, an honorary citizen award from the Mayor of San Diego. He was acknowledged as the most active alumni in the world by the Department of State in 2010. He is committed in mentoring programs and empowering youth in their careers.

Suhaib received his bachelor’s degree in business & economics, and an Executive MBA from Central European University. He is close to finishing a post Graduate program in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Texas at Austin. Suhaib recently began his master’s program in Supply Chain and Logistics Technology at University of Houston. He moved to Houston, giving a helping hand in the energy transition.

Natascha A. Gutermuth is a lead Program Manager for the Biometrics Program Office, under U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations in Washington, DC. In this role, Ms. Gutermuth manages the Biometric Entry-Exit Program and deployment of facial comparison technology to U.S. ports of entry. Through collaboration with stakeholders, the Biometrics Program Office has operationalized biometric exit solutions at 49 airports, deployed biometric facial comparison solutions to 40 seaports, and integrated facial comparison technology throughout the traveler continuum.

In her 19 years of service, Ms. Gutermuth has worked in a wide variety of positions and locations. She served as a Branch Chief with the Preclearance Field Office in Washington D.C., overseeing Preclearance ports and operations in the UAE, Ireland, the Caribbean, and Canada. Prior to this assignment, she served as the Port Director for the Ports of Piegan, Chief Mountain, and Goat Haunt in Babb, MT, where she was responsible for overseeing the port operations of three remote ports of entry at the Northern land border. Due to the ports’ location on an Indian reservation, she closely collaborated with native American law enforcement and tribal members. Prior to this assignment, she served as a Chief over the Admissibility Review Unit at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), leading the activities of 80 employees, including several off-site locations. As the Chief over the Admissibility Review Unit, she ensured legal sufficiency over all admissibility decisions. Prior to this assignment, Ms. Gutermuth spent several years as a diplomat at CBP’s Toronto Preclearance, facilitating lawful travel and trade to the United States.

A native of Nuernberg, Germany, Ms. Gutermuth holds an Industrial Management degree from Berufsschule IV in Nuernberg, Germany, and graduated from the University of St. Thomas (UST) in Houston, TX, with a bachelor’s degree in business and French. She began her federal law enforcement career in 2005 when she joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection as a CBP Officer at LAX, Los Angeles International Airport, CA.

Greg Villano has over thirty-seven years of experience working with industrial automation & control systems (IACS). He’s held electrical maintenance and management related positions in both North and South America across a variety of industries including maritime, stone quarrying / manufacturing, and hygiene / forest product manufacturing.

Fourteen years of his career were spent as a licensed commercial mariner / chief electrician for a global offshore drilling and exploration company where he was responsible for creating and implementing an industry leading IACS cyber security program for their fleet. Since 2015, his work has been specifically focused on industrial automation and control system cybersecurity for both onshore and offshore critical infrastructure.

Greg is currently an Advisory Specialist Leader with Deloitte’s Government and Public Services (GPS) practice and continues concentrating his cybersecurity efforts on securing, monitoring, and protecting industrial control systems within multiple critical infrastructure verticals. He actively participates in several cybersecurity related workgroups and panels including InfraGard (Houston Chapter), the International Society of Automation, the International Standards Organization, and the International Association of Drilling Contractors.

John Moseley was named Chief Commercial Officer in 2018. He joined Port Houston in 2010, successfully leading the port’s global sales efforts. Moseley started his career in international supply chain and logistics in 1987 and has held expanding roles in the U.S. and overseas with ocean carriers and beneficial cargo owners in addition to experience in the international freight forwarding and customs house brokerage sectors.

Moseley earned a bachelor’s degree in international business administration from California State University at Los Angeles and an MBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Isenberg School of Management.

In his current role, he is responsible for driving and executing Port Houston’s commercial strategy. He oversees Port Houston’s real estate, trade development, economic development, marketing & branding, external communications, and research & forecasting departments as well as the administration of Harris County’s Foreign Trade Zone, the largest FTZ in the United States.

Moseley actively serves on the boards of the Containerization and Intermodal Institute and Brazil, Texas Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the International Trade and Investment Committee at the Greater Houston Partnership. In his role as corporate fellow at the University of Houston Downtown, Marilyn Davies College of Business, he actively mentors young professionals from diverse, underrepresented areas in Houston. Past contributions have included board positions with the American Institute for International Steel, International Transportation Management Association of Houston, Netherlands American Business Association, International Trade Club of Southern California, and member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Logistics and Transportation Policy Program at the University of Houston, Main Campus.