Gavin Allwright

Secretary at International Windship Association (IWSA)

Speaker

Gavin Allwright has been Secretary General of the International Windship Association (IWSA) since it was established in 2014. His work at this not-for-profit grouping of 200+ maritime stakeholders includes heading the IWSA delegation at the IMO, the European Sustainable Shipping Forum and other international fora. He is also a non-executive board member on the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA).

He holds a Masters degree in Sustainable Development, specialising in small scale sustainable shipping and logistics in developing countries and has contributed to numerous studies on alternative propulsion solutions and contributed as an expert reviewer to the IPCC Special Report on 1.5C Global Warming.