UKLA President’s Report
As I take up the reins as UKLA President, I would like first to thank my predecessor Martyn Mann for his contributions as President over the last year and especially for the technical insights which he brought to these Reports. Not only has the summer been the hottest on record for much of the UK, but the political climate is also very lively and uncertain, which makes business planning much more difficult than usual.
We are at a critical stage of the discussions between the UK Government and the EU regarding the implementation of Brexit, which will have substantial impacts on how UK businesses trade in future with the EU as well as with the rest of the world. Through the autumn we can expect more developments, but it may well be “down to the wire” before 29th March 2019 as to whether there will be a deal (with a likely 21 month implementation period) or a “No deal” Brexit. Given the stated positions of the protagonists in the negotiations as well as the uncertain party and parliamentary arithmetic in the UK, the only advice to businesses trying to budget and plan for 2019 and beyond is to stay flexible and be prepared.
UEIL President’s Report
As Heraclitus said, “the only constant is change”. At UEIL we see change as a positive and believe that it can spark creativity and innovation.
As an industry, we are witnessing a period of very exciting changes and developments, and this is why the UEIL program committee decided to focus the Annual Congress on the future. The Congress will take place in Budapest on October 25-27 and the theme will be “The Lubricant Industry: Embracing the Future”.
During the two days of the Congress we will explore and debate the most important challenges that the industry needs to tackle in order to prepare for the future in a proactive, forward-looking and solution- oriented manner. The format of the Congress includes presentations by experts in different fields and a number of panel discussions with representatives from the global lubricant industry, along with external experts, who will also be taking questions from the floor.
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The UKLA has been working with other industry associations and government contacts in the UK and via UEIL to ensure the UKLA’s perspectives on such fundamental aspects as REACH are represented.
There are of course many other changes in the wider business environment, in technology, in the global economy, and with major developments in our industry which will affect us all substantially in addition to Brexit.
And there are also some changes to the UKLA Board with a number of directors stepping down, mainly as their own job roles change within their companies. I would like to thank former UKLA Presidents Steve Mayo of Houghton and Simon Brander (my colleague within Multisol) as well as Neil Grieve (Q8) for their contributions to the UKLA Board.
So, it’s a lively time to begin as UKLA President...! David Hopkinson, UKLA President
We will address several hot topics, from blockchain to
sustainability, from e-mobility to talent acquisition. We will analyse industry trends in different parts of the world – America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe – with contributions from leading industry experts from these regions.
We have put a lot of energy into creating a strong Congress with the aim of encouraging new approaches and ways of working in our industry, carefully selecting new relevant topics to provide high value to delegates who attend several lubricant conferences each year. We hope that the more interactive format will favour a high level of engagement and help create an inspirational conference for all delegates.
I look forward to seeing many of you in Budapest and building with you the future of the lubricant industry.
Valentina Serra-Holm, UEIL President
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