Based in Ottawa, James Bond leads the business development and engagement with Canadian industry for the American Bureau of Shipping and the newly formed ABS Canada Inc. James has worked in the marine and offshore industries for 30+ years, primarily in the fields of structural design and analysis and Rules development and Regulatory oversight. James represented the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) at the IMO on Polar Code, was a member of the IACS project team that updated the Polar Class structures rules, chaired the IACS Expert Group for Polar Code and works with the Arctic Council’s Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) group. He has an undergraduate in engineering from the University of Waterloo and a masters degree in engineering from Carleton University. He is a register Professional Engineer in Ontario, Canada and a Fellow of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.