Dr Mikael Lind is the world’s first (adjunct) Professor of Maritime Informatics engaged at Chalmers and Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and well-known expert in the field of digital collaboration and innovation frequently surfaced in international trade press. He is an expert contributor at World Economic Forum, Europe’s Digital Transport Logistic Forum (DTLF), and UN/CEFACT. He is co-editor of the first two books on Maritime Informatics, co-author of the Practical Playbook for Maritime Decarbonisation, co-editor of the book Maritime Decarbonization, and co-initiator and sponsor of the Virtual Watch Tower (VWT) network initiative. He has also been instrumental in setting up international ecosystem collaborations as well as co-founding collaborative decision making (CDM) initiatives for different transport and logistics settings.