Dan Jespersen is Founder of 7C Shipping Ltd., which he set up in 2012, and has more than 25 years in the maritime industry. He was previously CEO of V.Ships Financial and Managing Director of AL Ships GmbH within V.Group, and earlier held commercial and management positions at A.P. Moller/Maersk, including head of daily operations in the bulk sector and membership of the senior management team in Maersk Brazil.
He graduated from the Royal Danish Navy's Academy as a Master Mariner and Tactical Officer and holds a graduate degree in business administration.
He was a panellist at Mare Forum Germany in Hamburg on 31 August 2026, in the session on the future maritime workforce, and is a panellist at the webinar "People are our greatest asset" — Prove It! on 8 October 2026.