Chirag Bahri

Chirag Bahri is International Operations Manager at the International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN). A marine engineer by training, he went to sea in 2004 and rose to hold a Chief Engineer's licence before moving ashore to work on seafarer welfare and support for seafarers affected by piracy.

He holds an MBA in Maritime Business Management (with Merit) from Middlesex University and is a Fellow and Governing Council Member of the Institute of Marine Engineers (India).

He is a panellist at the 6th Mare Forum Hong Kong 2026.