“Creating effective and motivated teams on board – what can we learn from sports?” was the topic presented by Martin Hernqvist of ALL Academy at the CrewConnect Global Conference held at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Philippines on November 16, 2016. The event which run from 15-16 November is the world’s largest maritime HR event with 1000+ industry professionals from across the globe participating at the conference. The event showcased a three track interactive programme with content related to seafarer recruitment, training and HR practices. Distinguished speakers and known professionals from the maritime industry all over the world were present at the event where important topics and relevant issues were discussed which also provided a very good venue for networking.