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F&L Antwerp – Agenda

Growth in Trade 9-10 November 2017

F&L members and guests debate…

One Europe:

Overcoming roadblocks and capacity issues. Constructive debate with the audience – how can we ensure capacity? Impact of Brexit? Overcoming complexity in international rail.

One Supply Chain:

Barriers across borders – how do perspectives differ across the end-to-end supply chain and can we work better together?

One Future:

Debate – how is the supply chain reacting to pressure from increasing consumer expectations and e-commerce?

8 November 2017

Wednesday

Time

Session Title

12:45
Wednesday 

F&L buses leave (destination Mazda) from

  • Zaventem Brussels Airport
  • Lindner Hotel Antwerp
13:30 – 15:00
Wednesday 

Mazda Motor Logistics Europe HQ
Blaasveldstraat
162, 2830
Willebroek

  • Mazda’s HQ distributes cars and parts to European customers as quickly and efficiently as possible. Tour incudes impact of RFID.
  • Lunch provided.
  • Luggage taken on to F&L hotel.
  • Parking available if booked.
15:15
Wednesday 

Boat Trip from Mazda to Antwerp

On board:

  • Gavin Roser’s News Hour
  • Networking
  • Short transfer to dinner
19:00 – 20:15
Wednesday 

Informal Dinner

  • €30 contribution on the night
  • BEBRONNA is located at Ketenislaan 1, 9130 Kallo for those travelling independently
20:30
Wednesday 

Transfer from dinner to Lindner Hotel & City Lounge with a short tour of 24 hour logistics at DP World
en route.

9 November 2017

Thursday

Time

Session Title

08:00-08:45
Thursday

Registration and Coffee

09:00 – 09:15
Thursday

Welcome

09:15 – 09:20
Thursday

Lack of Capacity Crisis*

Full debate will be held afternoon

09:20 – 10:15
Thursday

Learning: Crossing Barriers Across Borders

  • Christian Müller VP Purchasing Overland KUEHNE +NAGEL
  • Jürgen Hasler Head of Mobility and Logistics FED GERMAN INDUSTRY
  • Marc Verelst Supply Chain Innovation P&G with Frans Cruijssen Partner ARGUSI
  • Roberto Soprano Senior Manager PwC/ DIPLOMATIC ACADEMY
10:15 – 10:40
Thursday

Coffee

10:40 – 10:55
Thursday

Survey Feedback – Results of Input

10:55 – 11:15
Thursday

Group Discussions

11:15 – 12:00
Thursday

Can We Work Better Together?

  • Audience Leaders share learning /challenge each other. Discussion guided and provoked by:
    • Stavros Karamperidis Ass’t Prof Shipping & Int’l Logistics HERIOT- WATT UNIVERSITY
    • Sara Verlinde & Bram Kin VUB
12:00 – 13:15
Thursday

Lunch generously sponsored by CLdN Cargo

13:15 – 13:45
Thursday

European Commission Support for ‘One Europe’

  • Brian Simpson European Co-ordinator MoS
13:45 – 15:15
Thursday

Discussion with Audience – Ensuring Capacity and Building a Strong Future

Constructive discussion of short term solutions for issues including driver availability and infrastructure. Setting the scene:

  • Andreas Georg Strategic Sourcing Director MARS
  • Harald Bortolotti Director LKW-WALTER INTERNATIONAL

With input from invited panellists:

Berit Hägerstrand-Åvall STORA ENSO, Jan Verschueren MAZDA, Silvia Poli LOGEX, Serge Schamschula TRANSPED, Renzo Capanni HUPAC, Koen Cuypers PORT OF ANTWERP, Geert Pauwels LINEAS, Tomas Tempelaars MOVE INTERMODAL, Erwin Hoefkens NXTPORT

15:15 – 15:45
Thursday

Coffee

15:15 – 17:00
Thursday

Brexit: Current Status, and What Should We Plan For?

  • Brendan Donnelly Director FEDERAL TRUST EDUCATION/RESEARCH
  • Tony Berkeley Chairman RAIL FREIGHT GROUP, Board ERFA
  • Yves Adriaensen Key Expert Brexit PORT OF ANTWERP

Audience Reaction and Questions

17:00 – 17:15
Thursday

The Way Forward?

  • Brian Simpson European Co-ordinator MoS
19:00
Thursday

Walking Dinner in Napoleon’s Paleis op de Meir
Generously sponsored by DP World

Please arrive between 19:00 and 19:30

10 November 2017

Friday

08:00
Friday

Coffee and Networking

08:30 – 09:00
Friday

Gavin Roser has the pleasure of interviewing Josef Doppelbauer Executive Director ERA (EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR RAILWAYS)

09:00 – 10:00
Friday

Discussion with Audience – Overcoming Complexity and Solving Capacity Bottlenecks in International Rail Freight
Constructive discussion of long term solutions

Christiane Warnecke Co-ordinator RAIL FREIGHT CORRIDOR RHINE-ALPINE and Ralf-Charley Schultze President UIRR (International Union Road-Rail Combined Transport)

10:00 – 10:30
Friday

Coffee

10:30 – 11:30
11:30 – 12:30
Friday

Retail: New Generation of Business Models and Enabling Technology

  • Silvie Vanhout RETAIL ACADEMY BRUSSELS
  • Francis Rome Director External Relations VIL (Flanders Innovation Cluster Logistics)
  • Dorus van der Linden General Manager STEINHOFF INT’L LOGISTICS
  • Bram van Genabet Corporate Project Engineer BARRY CALLEBAUT

Audience Discussion and Questions

12:30 – 12:45
Friday

Close of Conference – Next Steps / Prizes

12:45 – 13:30
Friday

Lunch

13:30
Friday

F&L bus departs for Mazda car park (pre-booked only)