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Issue 2 2017 - Freight Business Journal


///MULTIMODAL PREVIEW


Pushing the boundaries


Multimodal 2017, the UK and Ireland’s premier transport and logistics show, is gearing up to be the biggest and most successful in the event’s decade-long history. A series of briefings exploring


More than 9,000 supply chain professionals will attend the free- to-attend show at the Birmingham NEC from 4-6th April, to meet with hundreds of suppliers from leading supply chain companies for three days of networking, new business opportunities, and workshop debates. Multimodal has teamed up


with the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA)


and the


Freight Transport Association (FTA) to put


together a three-


day programme of workshops, masterclasses and panel discussions tackling the issues and trends which affect supply chain decision makers.


the challenges and opportunities of the post Brexit business landscape will also be a major part of the event. Much has focused on the regulatory and legal aspects, and the sessions will be exploring the business opportunities, new business models and what exporting and free trade zones could mean in practice. “Our programme this year


tackles topical challenges such as Brexit, and we continue to provide a platform for supply chain decision makers from across all modes to learn from the experts and debate the issues that affect us all,” said Robert Jervis, logistics portfolio director, Clarion Events. “Multimodal takes place just


weeks aſter Article 50 is invoked, triggering developments which will have a huge impact on all sectors of our industry.” Chris


Yarsley, EU affairs


manager at the FTA, will be joined by three other members of the FTA to discuss aspects of Brexit affecting the logistics industry and the supply chain, including Customs, Border Control, trade with the EU and non-EU countries, and how the FTA is engaging with government to get the best deal for its members. Pierre Liguori, director, Tokema


International, will be exploring the trends that the logistics industry is facing, as it enters a post-Brexit world driven by the new mobile phone enabled consumer.


Eurotunnel director of public


affairs, John Keefe, will be discussing the importance of the Channel Tunnel as a trade link for the UK economy in the wake of Britain’s decision to leaving the EU.


The Multimodal 2017 seminars will also include a series of debates focused on air cargo challenges and opportunities, and the event will play host to a meeting of Cargo iQ’s Working Group. Chris Welsh MBE,


secretary


general of the Global Shippers’ Forum and director of global and European policy at FTA, will be joined by a number of speakers, including Ariaen Zimmerman, executive director at Cargo IQ, to


talk about the various elements of Air Cargo Performance, how the industry can benefit from transparency, information and control and how this can be achieved. The complete schedule is


available online where attendees can also book the sessions, by visiting www.multimodal.org.uk seminars. The FTA Multimodal Awards


Night will be held at the VOX Conference Centre on the evening of 4 April and will be hosted by David Gower OBE, with more than 800 people in attendance, the biggest in the awards’ history. Voting is now open, with


categories including Supplier, Seafreight Operator, Air Cargo


Operator, Road Freight Operator, Rail Freight Operator, Port Operator, and 3PL of the Year. Meanwhile, the judging panel


will choose the Young Logistics Professional, Infrastructure Innovation, Multimodal Personality, and Multimodal Exhibitor of the Year Awards. Multimodal


2016 was the


biggest in the show’s history with over 9,000 logistics buyers visiting over 325 supply chain providers. To find out more about exhibiting or visiting the show visit www.multimodal.org.uk or contact: Robert Jervis Multimodal Director 020 73 84 77 60 robert.jervis@clarionevents.com


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