F&L Insights
Here’s my beef! Avoiding heavy CAPEX
By Thomas Bouwman (Smart Freight Centre), Willem Bulthuis (D2XCEL), Philip Evans (F&L)
Here’s my beef! Can we build transport networks that are reliable; not just cheaper?
By Adrien Garcia (online 21 May)
Here’s my beef! “Unless we start doing …”
By Spyros Kalpogiannis
Here’s my beef! We CAN speed up energy transition
By Willem Bulthuis
Here’s my beef! We can’t see into the future
By Philip Evans, Matt Pumfrey, Simon Clark & Pieter Ruijssenaars
Here’s my beef! Why most companies lose before they even start recruiting
By Christoph Szakowski
Here’s my beef! The most dangerous phase of leadership
By Michael Blumentsev
F&L in 2017; letter from Philip Evans (republished)
By Philip Evans
Our next meeting ... in person
24 - 25 Sept 2026 Türkiye: customer, supplier, critical partner
The logistics sector is being driven by a high level of structural change. Dialogue and a closer partnership between commercial logistics leaders based in Türkiye and the rest of Europe brings participating leaders new information, knowledge & a first-hand opportunity to better understand how supply chains and markets are being reshaped.
Focus – implications of current change for own plans & identify strategic opportunities.
Our next meeting... online
21 May F&L online 11:00 – 11:30 CET.
IKEA – Can we build transport networks that are reliable; not just cheaper? Capacity constraints, disruption, and volatility are no longer exceptions: they are the new normal. Yet too many transport decisions are still driven by short‑term vision which is gradually weakening the resilience of our networks.
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.
F&L is the invitation-only, 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 through online and in-person meetings.
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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”
