Susanne Justesen, Ph.D.Project Director, Human Sustainability at Global Maritime Forum (GMF)Speaker
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Susanne Justesen leads the Human Sustainability team at the Global Maritime Forum. She joined the organisation in 2021. Justesen’s expertise lies in employing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategies to enhance innovation within groups, organisations and industries, especially in contexts that demand adept problem-solving and decision-making.
Under her leadership, the Human Sustainability programme of the Global Maritime Forum has been developed to focus on safety and human well-being both at sea and onshore, whilst working on making the industry more diverse, equitable and inclusive, and securing future skills and competences for the global maritime industry. The Human Sustainability programme has spearheaded the following initiatives: the All Aboard Alliance, the Diversity@Sea pilot, the Neptune Declaration and the youth network: Future Maritime Leaders.
With a PhD in Innovation & Diversity Leadership from Copenhagen Business School, Susanne is at the forefront of championing humanly sustainable practices within the maritime sector and across the global supply chain.