Helio Vincente

Director of Employment Affairs at International Chamber of Shipping

Speaker

Helio Vicente is the Director of Employment Affairs at the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the global trade association for shipowners and operators, representing over 80% of the world merchant fleet. With over 17 years experience in the shipping sector, he serves as Secretary of the ICS Labour Affairs Committee, responsible for global shipping employment policy and other related matters such as seafarer welfare; as well as the ICS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Panel. Helio is also Secretary to the global Shipowners’ Group at the International Labour Organization (ILO). He previously served as Secretary of the ICS Shipping Policy Committee (SPC) and the ICS Shipping Canals Sub-Committee. Before joining ICS, Helio worked at the Diplomatic Mission of Angola to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), and at the IMO Sub-Division for Maritime Security and Facilitation.