{"id":1768,"date":"2026-03-10T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercator.nfdtesting.uk\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/2026\/03\/10\/meet-the-2026-chairs-for-propulsion-and-future-fuels\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:23:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:23:00","slug":"meet-the-2026-chairs-for-propulsion-and-future-fuels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/news\/general-news\/meet-the-2026-chairs-for-propulsion-and-future-fuels\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the 2026 chairs for Propulsion and Future Fuels!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lars Robert Pedersen is a long-standing pillar of the conference, having led proceedings for more than a decade. A recognised authority on maritime technology and regulation, with a particular focus on environmental standards, fuel policy and safety, he regularly represents BIMCO at IMO meetings. His career began in engineering at Maersk, where he rose to Chief Engineer before taking on the role of Director of Regulatory Affairs. He has been with BIMCO since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Markus Munz brought his expertise to VDMA in July 2022, initially as Project Manager for Engines and Systems with a specialist focus on Power-to-X, before assuming his current role as Managing Director of VDMA Large Engines \u2013 CIMAC Germany. He holds an impressive academic background from TU Darmstadt, including a Master\u2019s and Bachelor\u2019s in Mechanical and Process Engineering, a Bachelor\u2019s in Applied Mechanics, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering.<\/p>\n<p>He said of the event: \u2018<em>Hydrogen, e\u2011fuels, ammonia, methanol, CCS, wind\u2011assisted and nuclear\u2011powered technologies are shaping crucial decisions today. At the PFF Conference, experts share insights and hands\u2011on experience to explore practical solutions driving the maritime industry forward.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Together, both Chairmen will oversee an exceptional line-up of expert speakers, steering conference sessions and fostering engaging debate to ensure every delegate leaves with valuable insight and connections.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a class=\"button\" title=\"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/book?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=EML-2026-02-11-Save%20the%20date&amp;utm_content=EML-2026-02-11-Save%20the%20date+CID_ff301260ba56fdf57f9a86c332482f4a&amp;utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&amp;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/book?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=EML-2026-02-11-Save%20the%20date&amp;utm_content=EML-2026-02-11-Save%20the%20date+CID_ff301260ba56fdf57f9a86c332482f4a&amp;utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&amp;utm_term=SAVE%20AND%20BOOK%20NOW\">book now<\/a><\/span> and save 20% with the early bird discount.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to enquire about speaking contact Ellie Minshull at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a title=\"mailto:eminshull@mercatormedia.com\" href=\"mailto:eminshull@mercatormedia.com\">eminshull@mercatormedia.com<\/a><\/span> or call 01329 825335.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lars Robert Pedersen, Deputy Secretary General, BIMCO and Markus Munz, Managing Director, VDMA Large Engines return to steer the conversation in 2026!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,14,52],"tags":[],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-1768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-news","category-news-pff","category-propulsion-future-fuels"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1768\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1768"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=1768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}