Driven by economic and social developments, European supply chains have shifted in recent years: Poland / CEE has become a key part of that change, both as a key part of the supply chain and increasingly import consumer markets.
F&L is a neutral, not-for-profit members’ forum of senior business leaders who come together in F&L to put facts around key issues and to collaborate for mutual benefit. We are an international network of shippers, LSPs all modes, technology, academia and policymakers, operating in all industry sectors & transport modes. F&L does not seek commercial gain for itself.
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We focus on market changes (global outlook), how CEE fits in, changing supply chains across all industry sectors and what this could mean for leaders in the freight logistics sector. How do we handle 2025 and 2026?
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Global shippers across different industry sectors, LSPs all modes, academics & policymakers are creating the F&L April agenda with us. As speakers are confirmed they will be shown below.
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| Kris Szmidt Cargill, EMEA Regional Transportation & Global Water Mode Lead |
Mats Forsberg F&L Innovation Leader |
Philip Evans F&L, Secretary General |
Jakob Muus F&L Innovation Leader |
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This meeting is for senior business leaders & their teams; people who are actively leading industry today. Today’s challenges have become too big for even one sector to tackle.
Details will be shown here.
In the meantime, participants from recent meetings below:
Participant list for Zaragoza Spain (Oct 2024)
Participant list for Duisburg (June 2024)
Participant list for Italy (Apr 2024)
Participant list for Trieste (Nov 2023)
Participation list Den Hague (Apr 2023)
YOUR PRIORITIES
Agreed by international senior business leaders across industry sectors & all transport modes (May/June 2024)
Business leaders agree collaboration within our own companies AND across industries is mission-critical because no-one can solve today’s challenges alone. This is especially true in logistics where we depend on others. 
In May/June 2024, hundreds of senior business leaders discussed opportunities and issues in global freight with F&L. See what you & they said below. Please ask if you would like the detailed reports.
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Sector-wide issues
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Also important: global shift of SCs driven by geopolitics & uncertainty, decarb costs & strategies, impact of climate change on SCs & infrastructure, industry consolidation, AI, changing distribution channels including last mile & direct to consumer.
Global supply chains
Critical:
Also important: visibility, tightened regulations to accelerate decarb, reliability of maritime / pinch points, development of green corridors / decarbonisation hubs & ecosystems, e-docs to digitalise documentation, near-shoring supply chains, autonomous vehicles & vessels.
European land
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Also important: fragmented land sector & SME inclusive actions, required investment in EV and road infrastructure, EU fiscal pressure including ETS & CBAM, investment in TEN-T corridors, interconnected green hubs, optimised asset return on investment through shared utilisation.
Goal: to collaborate on tangible multi-stakeholder solutions and actions which benefit everyone. Because we all agree that no-one can tackle today’s challenges alone and that we can create value for our customers, staff, suppliers, partners and communities by collaborating within our companies AND across industries.
As usual, F&L will be using a range of venues around the city. Buses are provided where appropriate from the conference hotel.
As F&L is not-for-profit and does not seek commercial gain, the costs of running the conference are split between attendees and is generously subsided by sponsors. Member companies contribute €500 for the first person and €300 for second & all subsequent attendees. Full participation including bus transfers from hotel, both dinners etc is included in your fee. Non-members welcome; please get in touch. As the place of supply is Spain, the Spanish government require 10% Spanish vat to be charged unless you have a Spanish VAT number. Please get in touch if you have questions.
Please get in touch!
F&L welcomed its multi-stakeholder community of international supply chain & logistics leaders to Duisburg, Germany. Geopolitical impacts, energy transition, infrastructure and capacity, changing consumer expectations impacting customers / suppliers / ecosystems around us & an uncertain regulatory environment is making life challenging for supply chain and logistics practitioners. Why now? To tackle improving our multimodal performance today & to enable you to consider your business continuity & long term value propositions for tomorrow.On 16-17 October our Spanish and international communities meet in Zaragoza, Spain to discuss performance of air-sea-land despite global volatility and continued disruption, climate logistics and energy transition all modes, and creating value through a logistics cluster [see ‘attendees’ & ‘agenda’ tabs].
In-depth dialogue of this type with a senior leader multi-stakeholder customer / supplier / partner / competitor community is only possible in F&L. We are delighted that Spanish senior business leaders & alumni of the Zaragoza Logistics Center and MIT Global SCALE network will be present to share their knowledge and experience.
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F&L does not seek commercial gain. This is an-person meeting; discussion confidential to those in the room, no recording, no press/media permitted. With thanks to sponsors & partners.
F&L welcomed its multi-stakeholder community of international supply chain & logistics leaders to Duisburg, Germany. Geopolitical impacts, energy transition, infrastructure and capacity, changing consumer expectations impacting customers / suppliers / ecosystems around us & an uncertain regulatory environment is making life challenging for supply chain and logistics practitioners. Why now? To tackle improving our multimodal performance today & to enable you to consider your business continuity & long term value propositions for tomorrow.
Life is not becoming simpler for supply chain and logistics practitioners. We need a trusted window into others’ businesses and we need the help of our customers, suppliers, partners and our competitors to overcome some of today’s challenges.
F&L is an independent members’ forum with a large supportive community currently responsible for leading supply chains and logistics for recognised brand names and based around the globe. Dialogue is in confidence with no recording, press or media. F&L agendas are as up-to-date and as relevant as we can possibly make them, with changes taking place until the last moment. Participation is always strong at F&L. You don’t need to wait to see who else is coming before you decide whether to attend.
In 2023/24, the F&L network has been discussing key issues critical to the freight logistics sector including geopolitics, sustainability, technology driving change and the shifting regulatory environment. On top of these multiplying priorities we need to understand how business continuity and sustainability in all its forms requires planning and collaboration. Collaborating on our risk maps – multimodal strategies, cyber security, value frameworks, global flexibility & innovation exploitation – is being prepared.
Who is this meeting for? A broad community of senior management responsible for supply chain and logistics for shippers and brand owners, retail, supply, LPSs (all modes), ports, technology companies – all those who are actively working in, or with, the international supply chain and logistics. Those who want to move their own strategies forward through collaborative discussion with practitioners, sector experts and industry leaders across the supply chain. We can each drive our own success by learning from and collaborating with each other.
Why is F&L going to Zaragoza? To include the knowledge and experience of the senior busienss leaders with a facility in Plaza, largest logistics platform in Europe and ZLC Zaragoza Logistics Center: a research and educational institute which is in partnership with the MIT Global SCALE network, an international alliance of 6 research centres dedicated to the development of supply chain excellence through innovation).
Why should I attend? Innovation never comes from one mind; it is a process. Discussing strategy in an open, professional and social atmosphere so that we can listen and learn from each other is a strong fundament for further growth. Speakers, dialogue, debate and a chance to engage with peers and experts on topics which are helpful to “building your better 2024-25”. Together we can progress faster than we can alone and the F&L network represents significant players across Europe.
What can I expect at an F&L meeting? Industry practitioners and experts sharing meaningful examples and the learning from their own journeys, peers and experts asking (and answering) questions. You will leave knowing more than when you arrived, and with new peer contacts who may be helpful in your own strategies.
Is there anyone who may not attend? Journalists and press are not permitted because discussions are open throughout the meeting. F&L is a welcoming community, interested in enabling senior management and their teams to improve their understanding of what others in the market are doing and collaboration opportunities. All discussions are confidential and follow the Chatham House Rule which means that companies and individuals cannot be quoted. Non-members are invited to attend once or twice if they follow the spirit of the meeting. Then can then decide whether they may wish to be part of the community going forward.
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Aragón Plataforma Logística is the largest logistics platform in Europe and represents a global logistics offer (infrastructures, training, research and services) which is available to any person, company or institution interested in making their business more competitive. |
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Equimodal designs, manufactures, homologates and integrates containers, swap bodies & containerized solutions for intermodal transport and any logistic, industrial, energy or emergency application. |
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Specialized in logistics and supply chain management, ZLC is the Spanish center of the MIT Global SCALE Network, an international alliance of 6 leading research centers dedicated to the development of supply chain excellence through innovation.
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The Aragón Logistics Cluster group of private, non-profit companies founded in 2010, whose main objective is to channel the logistics, mobility and transport needs of Aragon and establish synergies between members to boost the competitiveness of their companies through collaboration, training and innovation and exploit the potential of the region to become a national logistics benchmark. |
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R2L is the solution to reducing CO2 emissions of truck transportation by 90% and help solve the truck driver crisis. |
