F&L The European Freight& Logistics Leaders' Forum

An international, shipper-led peer network for senior leaders & their teams working across all industry sectors and transport modes est. 1994.

External perspective | All topics | Faster, better-informed decisions in an increasingly complex business environment

Next meeting ... in person

18/19 Nov 2026: Supply chain logistics metamorphosis - beyond today's energy transition

Confidential, senior strategic peer insight & exchange across all industry sectors and transport modes.

Building on the good work that many others carry out across the sector, F&L brings together the powerful community & independent platform to help everyone move forward.  Because tackling issues in isolation can lead to unintended consequences and/or simply shift the burden elsewhere.

Everyone will also be able to drive a truck around Volvo’s challenging test track.

 

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Last meeting... online (next date TBC)

8 October 2026, 12:00 - 12:30 CET

Leading teams in the age of AI: what every people-manager should know.  Covering new career architecture, how AI is changing roles in teams and career resilience in the AI-driven era, Elena Kharlamova shares some useful tips & possible actions.

“The uncertainty of the moment might keep you and your team longing for more control. They might think that … “

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Our next event...

22 - 23 April 2026 F&L Spring Round Table Ghent & Antwerp

Collaboration provides a critical strategic opportunity in disruptive times. Accelerated changes in global trade as reflected across supply chains, Europe’s competitive position and the desire for greater harmonisation, driving value-added collaboration through clusters in logistics and other industrial hubs, and illustrated by the specific needs of Europe’s Defence sector.

This event is hosted by North Sea Port & Port of Antwerp-Bruges.

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F&L is the neutral forum where senior freight and logistics leaders from shippers, carriers and solution providers meet in confidence to shape what’s next for the industry together.

Confidential, neutral, and solutions-focused forum for the most senior leaders across the entire European freight and logistics ecosystem to openly discuss strategic challenges and collaborate on future-oriented solutions.

Safe Space: we are committed to providing a neutral and confidential environment.

Independent: F&L is a not-for-profit organisation, funded solely by membership fees.

Year-Round Engagement: F&L offers year-round engagement with the community in a variety of formats & locations.

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We host the table where those initiatives meet the people who can act.

F&L is a neutral leadership forum; we collaborate with specialist organizations and give our members a space to stress-test, align and scale such initiatives across the ecosystem.

“These discussions open my mind and that’s when the good ideas come”

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