Will Griffiths

Technical Officer at International Maritime Organisation

Speaker

Will Griffiths holds a BSc in Marine Biology and an MSc in Marine Science, Policy and Law. He spent 8 years at Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), the largest industry-funded cooperative which exists to respond to oil spills internationally. He has experience responding to oil spills across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, from managing beach clean up operations and offshore response to providing incident management support to private companies as well as governments. In addition to response, Will also has extensive experience supporting preparedness activities, developing contingency plans, delivering training and conducting preparedness reviews. In 2022, Will joined the International Maritime Organzation, a specialised agency of the United Nations as the Technical Officer responsible for the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (OPRC 90) and it's Protocol on Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS). In this position he assists international governments with issues pertaining to marine spills of oil and chemicals to increase international levels of preparedness.