Meet the team
Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes
Co-Founder, London International Shipping Week
lbh@lisw.com CEO and Founder, ship.energy Ltd (formerly Petrospot Ltd); Joint CEO, Shipping Innovation; Co-Founder, London International Shipping Week.
Llewellyn has worked in oil, shipping, and bunkering since 1980, in London and New York, as a journalist and an oil broker. In 1992, he joined MRC in Oxford to launch BunkerNews, before establishing Petrospot in 2003 to publish Bunkerspot and a range of shipping and bunkering magazines, online news services and highly respected bunker and shipping books.
He has created and run globally recognised events in 32 countries around the world, including maritime weeks in the Americas and Africa, shipping weeks in the Canary Islands, Gibraltar and Portugal, and highly focused forums in Antwerp, Athens, Barcelona, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Valencia and elsewhere. He also runs the world-renowned Oxford Bunker Course, BunkerExperience and a wide range of specialised maritime, shipping and bunkering courses worldwide.
In 2013, jointly with Elaborate Communications, he launched the first edition of the biennial London International Shipping Week, which has grown into one of the biggest maritime events in the world.
Sean Moloney
Co-Founder, London International Shipping Week
sean@lisw.com Sean Moloney is CEO and Founder of Elaborate Communications and has close to four decades of experience in international maritime journalism, publishing, public relations and strategic communications.
Established in 2003, Elaborate Communications provides specialist PR, publishing, marketing, design and event-support services to organisations throughout the global shipping and maritime industries. Before establishing Elaborate Communications, Sean spent nine years as Political Editor of Lloyd’s List.
He subsequently became Publishing Director of Informa’s maritime magazine division, where he oversaw more than 40 publications and a team of over 60 people. Sean is also Publisher of Ship Management International, one of the world’s leading magazines serving the international shipmanagement community.
He is a co-founder of London International Shipping Week, which has developed into one of the most important events in the global maritime calendar. In addition, Sean serves as Secretary of the International Shipsuppliers & Services Association, supporting the work of the organisation and its members around the world. He is a regular speaker, moderator and commentator at international maritime conferences and industry events. Sean is a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.
Andy brings with him significant senior management experience in both the private and public sectors, previous roles include Director of British Chambers of Commerce, Head of International at Liverpool Vision and Director of Business Development at the English Football League Trust (EFL). He has a proven track record managing multiple teams across multi-disciplinary functions and possesses excellent analytical, decision-making and communication skills.
Andy introduced the newest addition to LISW, the Global Hub in 2025, bringing in new international partners such as shipping lines COSCO and MOL, who return again in 2027. The Global Hub was a resounding success and is set to expand to 2 days for LISW27.
Commercial and Operations Director,
Shipping Innovation
andy@lisw.com Andy Snell
Luci has been involved in the oil and shipping industries for over 25 years, working in maritime publishing, training and events organising. She started her career in 1996 at MRC Business Information Group (now Lloyd’s List Intelligence), initially working on BunkerNews and running the renowned BunkerNews Directory. She has produced and organised conferences, seminars, training courses and other events in almost 20 different countries.
Event Director, London International Shipping Week
luci@lisw.com Luci Llewellyn-Jones
Our Team
Lesley Bankes-Hughes
Director, Shipping Innovation
Kelli Houghton
Events Manager
Paula Gibbons
Business Development Manager
Diptesh Chohan
Design Manager
Lisa Jacobs
Head of PR
Nicola Relton
Finance Team
Samantha Giltrow
PR Team
Lorraine Kimble
Finance Manager
Erica Forrest-Owen
Marketing
Sean Harris
LISW PR Team
Ellie Harper
Events Team
Brendan Morell
Design Team
Hannah Jeacock
Events Team
Jane Childs
PR Admin Support
John Nixon
LISW PR Team
Catherine Taylor
LISW PR Team
Osei Mitchell
Account Manager
Simon Robotham
Account Manager
Peter Whitehouse
Account Manager
Will Mulhall
Sales Manager