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.

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.

The Consulate General of Denmark in Houston, Texas, first opened its doors back in 2018 with a particular trade focus on energy, water, biogas, and life science. Morten Siem Lynge became the second Consul General in Houston when he was appointed Head of Mission in September 2020. As Consul General, Morten promotes Danish interests in Texas and holds the consular responsibility for Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.

Based in Houston, he also leads the Trade Council’s efforts in energy in North America. The North American Energy team comprises 20 dedicated wind, biogas, and energy transition specialists who share knowledge and promote trade out of Danish representations in Houston, Silicon Valley, Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C.

Before being appointed Consul General, Morten worked as a Special Advisor at the Danish Ministry of Finance, as a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group in Copenhagen, and as Director at Monitor Deloitte in the Middle East. Within the Danish Foreign Service, Morten has been Consul General and Head of Mission in Toronto, Canada, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Lisbeth Laurie, Program Manager of the Maritime and Port Security Program of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE), has twenty years of experience in the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS).

In her current position, Mrs. Laurie focuses on initiatives designed to improve maritime and port security, including promoting, designing, and implementing training programs for representatives of OAS Member States; developing training content, best practices, and simulations related to port security; and implementing efforts related to supply-chain security-of OAS Member States.

Ms. Laurie has led important initiatives, such as the development of National Maritime Security Strategies for Guatemala and each of the seven Eastern Caribbean countries and their Regional Maritime Security Strategy; Operational Port Assessment, in addition to leading the implementation of several comprehensive security-related capacity assessments at both the national and port levels; national-level workshops on maritime security drills and exercises; and facilitation of regional workshops and round tables with authorities responsible for maritime security.

Within the General Secretariat of the OAS, Mrs. Laurie has held a variety of managerial positions, primarily focused on promoting efficiency within the Organization by optimizing processes, resources and ensuring compliance with budgetary and financial rules and regulations of the General Secretariat, its subsidiary bodies, donors and other related entities.

Ms. Laurie holds a B.A. degree in Public Accounting with specialties in two areas, Forensic Accounting and Financial Analysis, and is a Certified Public Accountant. As well as various graduated studies related to maritime security; incident command system; dynamics of maritime, river and port drug trafficking; and development of national security strategies.

Christine Abbruscato joined Port Houston in 2019 as the Director of Marketing, Branding, and External Communications. In this role she oversees the Port’s marketing strategy, advertising, visual identity, external communications, and market research and forecasting.

Prior to joining the Port, Ms. Abbruscato was the Director of Marketing at the Houston Zoo, helping create and execute award-winning marketing campaigns as well as Zoo events that are still well-loved by Houstonians today.

Ms. Abbruscato is a Cum Laude graduate of Texas A&M University, with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism.

Olga Davletalieva is a Port Digitilization and Optimization professional with extensive hands-on experience in the Port and Maritime Industry. She has focused her career on providing business expertise, developing ports strategies, leadership development and managing project at all scales. Over the past 24 months, she was responsible for the successful delivery of Port Optimization solutions for Tanger Med Port Authority, associated British Ports, Southern Ports and many more ports around the globe.

Olga currently serves as the Head of Ports Advisory Services, focusing on increasing ports’ efficiency with a portfolio of existing market-leading solutions and expanding on the maritime services by building strategic partnerships, diversifying operations, and bringing innovative solutions to the marine sector.

Olga is a solution-driven leader and industry advocate of Port Call Optimization and Port Digitization strategy. She is passionate about the expansion of digitalization and JIT with the end goal of reducing the impact of Ports on the environment.

Brian Cox is the Chief Operating Officer for the Port of South Louisiana. Brian has over twenty-five years of experience in the Maritime Industry. His day-to-day role includes overseeing Port Security, Marine Operations, Maintenance, Information Technology, Airport Operations, and Infrastructure Development, as well as multiple grant projects (MARAD, Port Priority, Port Security).

Brian plays an integral role in the expansion efforts at the Globalplex facility as well as the surrounding industries in the Port’s 54-mile stretch of the Mississippi River. Brian complements the Executive team through his participation in all grant funding efforts, his knowledge and outlook for future growth needs, and aiding existing River Parish entities with guidance on the energy transition. Since Brian joined the PortSL team as COO, the Port of South Louisiana, the second-largest tonnage port in the Western Hemisphere, has seen an increase in revenue for the first time in almost 20 years.

Brian attended Archbishop Rummel High School and the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. He began his career as a dock worker with Coastal Cargo Company (a New Orleans-based stevedoring firm) in 1999. Before joining PortSL in 2017 he was the General Manager for Associated Terminals (a Convent, LA-based bulk and breakbulk stevedoring firm) and responsible for all facility operations.

Brian has also served as a Reserve Police Officer with the New Orleans Police Department for ten (10) years and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office for five (5) years.