Gordon Meadow is committed to the long term development of Maritime Education and Training (MET).
He is Chair of the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (IMarEST) Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships Special Interest Group (MASS SIG). The MASS SIG are engaged in seafarer workforce succession planning to determine the nature of future human machine integration and how this will inform future skills and training requirements to the years 2035 and 2050.
Formally an Associate Professor engaged in Applied Research at one of the United Kingdom's leading maritime training institutions, Warsash Maritime Academy he is now CEO and Founder at SeaBot XR. SeaBot XR is a UK based company blending maritime training with smartphone based and untethered virtual reality in the commercial shipping sector.