Captain Alain Arseneault is an active St. Lawrence River pilot. He is a graduate of Rimouski’s Maritime Institute. After being issued a Master Mariner certificate in 1998, and sailing worldwide, he pursued postgraduate studies, being awarded an MBA in 2005. He entered the apprentice program on the St. Lawrence River in 2003 and was issued a pilot license in 2005. Within the mid St. Lawrence pilots Corporation, he held various management positions and acted as President from 2017 to 2021.
Fascinated by innovation and new technologies, Captain Arseneault participated in several technical maritime committees within his group and ultimately lead the technical committee of his National Association (Canadian Maritime Pilots Association) in addition to being elected national Vice-President for the Laurentian in 2017. Capt. Arseneault now serves as Executive director of the Canadian National Center of Expertise on Maritime Pilotage, and he is actively involved in several technology innovation forum as a participant and speaker. He is also active at the IMO level on the Canadian delegation and IMPA delegation.

Specialist in Technology Consulting, Business Consulting, Project Management and Strategies in Business Administration and Management, with in-depth knowledge in balanced scorecard, video game development, business models, cost reduction, ISO standards; he has completed studies in Computer Systems Engineering, Information Technology and a University Master's Degree in Big Data and Business Analytics . He has extensive experience as CEO of Amura, a company that develops practical tasks to safeguard the security of Ports from 2013 to the present, and has served as CEO of Hyades since January 2011. In 2010 he received the First Prize for TF Innova Projects, Technology-Based and Knowledge-Intensive Companies from the Cabildo de Tenerife and in 2011 he was awarded the Honorable Mention Award, Psicofundación 2011 for the Eudora Human Capital Project.

Is a distinguished business administration professional with an MBA in Global Management from Thunderbird School of Global Business and the Tecnológico de Monterrey. With more than 30 years of experience in the sector, he has held senior management roles for more than 15 years, including President, General Manager, Vice President and Regional Director in prestigious multinationals in Colombia, Brazil, Nicaragua, Mexico and Panama. Andrés is a strategic leader in comprehensive P&L management and in the execution of complex corporate strategies in the international transportation and logistics industry. His ability to influence decision-making at the board level and his experience in implementing transformative policies have been fundamental to organizational success. His career is distinguished by his experience in negotiation and work interaction in multicultural contexts spanning Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States.

A senior pilot in the State of Ceará, Bruno Fonseca is President of Brazilian Pilotage and of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Pilotage Institute, which is the training and project evaluation center for the activity.
He holds a degree in Nautical Sciences, graduating in 2004 from the Almirante Graça Aranha Training Center of the Brazilian Navy, in Rio de Janeiro. In the Merchant Navy he worked for seven years on board, both in coastal and long-distance navigation. After passing a selection process, he received accreditation as a pilot in the Ports of Fortaleza and Pecém (State of Ceará) in 2013.
In 2014, he served for two years as the operating director of the pilotage company of which he is a partner, Ceará Marine Pilots, and remained its president for four more years. During this period, he completed a specialization in Business Management from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV).
In 2020, he served as Technical Director of Brazilian Pilotage, until he assumed the vice presidency in 2022. He was trained as a board member by the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC) in 2023. In the same year, he was elected President of Brazilian Pilotage for the 2024-2025 biennium and, in addition, assumed the presidency of the Board of Directors of Brazilian Pilotage Institute.

He currently serves as Executive Director for the Americas of MIS Marine and is the Vice President of SLOM, he has held positions as Manager of Marine Assurance , Head of Puerto la Plata, Maritime Superintendent Argentina - Ecuador, Maritime Operations Agent. Captain Truffini is a First Class Overseas Pilot (Captain 3000 GT), a graduate in Maritime Transport, and has completed a Diploma in Port and Waterways Management and in the Business Administration and Management program.
He has extensive knowledge in the area and related fields as he has completed training courses such as: Incident Management System 100; 200 and 300 (OSR) – IMO 2 OSR Spill Management Course - Ontological Coaching and Leadership (New Field Consulting ) - Hull Inspector Training ( Lloyd 's Register ), Class and Statutory Inspections ( Lloyd 's Register ), Incident Investigation (DNV-GL), OSHAS 18000 Lead Auditor (DNV-GL), Ship Waste Management.

Currently works as Senior Project Manager in the Maritime Division of FORCE Technology, a private Danish research and development company associated with the Danish Academy of Sciences.
He conducted research on human behavior in safety issues with the University of Texas at Austin and NASA's Aerospace Crew Research department.
He has participated in various European projects on security processes and organisational culture, thereby determining the operational capabilities and limitations of port terminals in various places around the world.
He has developed his own method for investigating accidents on board ships and oil platforms. His experience with Human Factors and organisation has served as a basis for significantly increasing the safety, performance, quality of work, cooperation and operational efficiency of both pilotage organisations and shipping companies in Europe, the USA , Canada and Singapore.
His experience in Human and Organizational Factors, and his involvement in the field of Accident Investigation, have allowed him to develop solid knowledge in the fields of Organizational Culture and Safety based on human factors.

He studied Technical Engineering in Computer Systems, MBA MASTER EXECUTIVE from the MBA Business School, MASTER IN BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND BIG DATA, currently he is Manager of the company Pleyone Management Capital SL, which focuses on the development of the port sector at national and international level, business development and marketing tasks for projects focused on ports, he has extensive knowledge in cybersecurity, strategic consulting and implementation of projects in some cases of international markets concentrated in Latin America in countries such as Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Peru.
He also serves as Director of Strategy for Hiades. Consulting , in which he carries out commercial work to obtain development projects as well as management work, carrying out activities both in the company's strategy and in its business development.

Founding partner of the Varichem Business Group of Colombia, which is made up of the following Companies: Varichem de Colombia, Varichem Offshore Services VOS, Solera Waste Management, Varichem del Peru, Varichem de Bolivia.
Petroleum Engineer, University of America, Specialization in Oily Waste Treatment through Bioremediation Technology, Varichem International, Specialization in Hydrocarbon Spill Emergency Control, Texas A&M, Specializations in Natural Resources Management, Environment and Disaster Prevention, Sergio Arboleda University. MBA International Management with a focus on Marketing, Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
More than 28 years managing oily waste bioremediation projects, specialized training in prevention and response to hydrocarbon spill emergencies, design and marketing of equipment for spill and fire control, incident commander for more than 200 spill and fire emergencies, creator of the Contingency and Emergency Plans Administration service. Directorate of Emergency Plans, Contingency and Risk Management.

Officer of the Colombian Navy, professional in Naval Sciences and Physical Oceanographer from the Naval Cadet School "Almirante Padilla", Hydrographer category "A" IHO, Administrator of Aids to Navigation of the IALA World Academy, has carried out studies in fluvial hydraulics, geographic information systems, remote sensing and georeferenced databases. He has served aboard different afloat and land units of the Colombian Navy and the General Maritime Directorate as Head of the Navigation Division of the Oceanographic Vessel ARC "Gorgona", Second Commander of the ARC "Punta Soldado", Commander of the Buoyage Vessel ARC "Isla Palma" and Captain of the Port of Guapi - Cauca. He currently holds the position of Head of Signaling of the Magdalena River and Hydrographic Office of Barranquilla.

The Captain operates the ports of the State of Rio de Janeiro since 2009, has been Instructor of the pilot training refresher course from Brazil, member of the Technical Council of Pilotage of Rio de Janeiro, Former - President, Vice President, Technical Director and Operations Director of Practicagem Rio de Janeiro, Former - Technical Director of Practicagem of Brazil, Former - pilot of the Port of Cabedelo (State of Paraíba), currently is Lieutenant Commander of the Brazilian Navy Reserve.

Master Vessel of Merchant Marine, Naval science professional form Colombia Naval & Merchant Academy ENAP, human management specialist from Business Administration University EAN, and MBA from European postgraduate Institute IEP With more than 24 years in the Port and Maritime sector, the following positions held stand out: Head of Maritime & Land Operations at the TCBUEN Port Terminal, Line Manager at Serteport of the Roldan Logistics Group, Branch Manager of the Barranquilla Regional, later in the Santa Marta Regional, and currently works in the special operations team, and Captain Advisor in Ultratug Colombia.
Featured projects: The start of operations of the Maritime Terminal TCBUEN in Buenaventura, as well as the start of operations of Ultratug Colombia in Barranquilla, which included training in simulators of the Pilots of Barranquilla in Humboldt Marine Training, marking a milestone in the maritime operations of the port of Barranquilla with the first ASD tugs coming into operation on the Magdalena River, the joint work with CIDIAM - ENAP in the Full vision simulator (360º) for the maneuverability studies of the Maritime Terminal SPEC from Cartagena, Maritime Terminal of Santa Marta pier 6 from Santa Marta, maneuvers and emergencies in the Valeria monobuoy in Pozos Colorados, Santa Marta CENIT, maneuvers and emergencies in the multibuoy system in Pozos Colorados Santa Marta CENIT, and the maneuverability study of Maritime Terminal of Puerto Antioquia.