Stephanie Vella

National Hub Malta, WestMED

Dr Stephanie Vella is an executive director in a leading economic consultancy firm. As an economic consultant, she has worked on a number of projects and consultancy assignments with institutions including the EU Commission, Commonwealth Secretariat, Government ministries and authorities and private sector entities. 

She is currently the National Hub for Malta on the West MED initiative bringing stakeholders together for the development of maritime related projects. She is currently assisting on two technical working groups, one on sustainable tourism and another one on green shipping.

In the course of her work, Dr Vella has been involved in the development of the integrated Maritime Policy for Malta and in an assessment of the sectoral contribution of the maritime sector in Malta. Throughout these assignments Dr. Vella has engaged in discussions within the maritime sector including organizations from the private and public sector as well as educational institutions.