FIATA HQ Meeting: Speakers Unveiled!
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'Reconnect' through a diverse programme
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There are three weeks to go until the FIATA HQ Meeting takes place, both in-person in Geneva and live streamed online to registered participants via Zoom. If you haven't registered your place yet, now is the time to get involved and join our special sessions with leading contributors from many international organisations!
Find out here more about the topics and speakers of each session. We look forward to the participation of many FIATA members!
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What is happening on Tuesday, 17 May?
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Welcome Desk at 08:00 CEST
If you do not have the chance to attend the FIATA Welcome Cocktail on the evening of Monday, 16 May, from 18:30 CEST at the Hotel Royal Geneva, make sure to come between 08:00 and 09:00 to the FIATA HQ Meeting venue to register to the event and pick up your welcome package!
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Opening Session at 09:00 CEST
During his opening address, FIATA President Ivan Petrov will welcome participants, present the FIATA HQ Meeting programme, and outline the event’s expected outcomes.
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Exhibition Opening at 10:30 CEST
Find out more about FIATA partners who will join the FIATA HQ Meeting. The FWC 2022 host will be there to unveil more about the September event, while FIATA Partner Komgo, who is also helping on the development of the FIATA e-FBL, will also be there.
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Regions Session at 14:30 CEST
Session Topic:
'Critical Trade Issues and Capacity Development: Identifying Ways to Work Together as World Regions to Facilitate Global Trade'
Speakers:
- Ms Azhar Jaimurzina, Chief, Transport Facilitation and Logistics Section Transport Division, UNESCAP
- Mr Mohammad Saeed, Head, Trade Facilitation and Policy for Business, ITC
- Ms Christina Wiederer, Senior Economist, World Bank
- Mr Lukasz Wyrowski, Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable Transport Division, UNECE/UNEP
- UNCTAD speaker, TBC
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Advisory Body Legal Matters Session at 15:30 CEST
Session Topics:
'Legal Aspects of the Use of Electronic Transport Documents'
'Building Best Practices for the Use of Electronic Contracts'
Speakers:
- Ms Regina Asariotis, Chief, Policy and Legislation, UNCTAD
- Mr Luca Castellani, Legal Officer, UNCITRAL
- Mr Christian Gyntelberg, Program Director, DCSA
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What is happening on Wednesday, 18 May?
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Multimodal Transport Institute Session at 08:00 CEST
Session Topic:
'2022: The Year of All Dangers - Impacts for Global Supply Chains?'
Speakers:
- Mr James Hookham, Secretary General, GSF
- Mr Asayesh Kazem, Senior Advisor – TIR and Transit Services, IRU
- Mr Jean-Marie Paugam, Deputy Director General, WTO
- Mr Philip Van Den Bosch, Senior Freight Strategy Advisor, UIC
- UNCTAD speaker from the Section of Trade logistics TBC
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Advisory Body on Information and Technology Session at 11:30 CEST
Session Topic:
'What is Needed to Achieve Supply Chain Digitalisation? Addressing the Technical and Operational Challenges: Data Ownership, Data Governance and the Need for Strong Security Infrastructure'
Speakers:
- Mr Christian Gyntelberg, Program Director, DCSA
- Mr Henk Mulder, Head, Digital Cargo, IATA
- Another speaker TBC
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Advisory Body on Safety and Security Session at 14:00 CEST
Session Topic:
'Practical Actions to Improve Safety and Security in the Supply Chain': 'Promoting Safety in Container Shipping' and 'The Challenges of Cargo Crime'
Speakers:
- Mr Bill Brassington, ICHCA Technical Panel Chair, ETS Consulting
- Ms Asli Çalik, President Goods Transport Council/Vice President, IRU
- Ms Nicole Quijano Evans, Crime Prevention Expert, UNODC
- Mr Peregrine Storrs-Fox, Risk Management Director, TT Club
- Mr Lukasz Wyrowski, Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable Transport Division, UNECE
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Airfreight Institute Session at 16:30 CEST
Session Topics:
'Business Recovery (eCommerce, Digitalisation, COVID, etc.)'
'Pre-Loading Advance Cargo Information (PLACI)'
Confirmed Speaker:
- Mr Glyn Hughes, Director General, TIACA
- More TBC
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What is happening on Thursday, 19 May?
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Customs Advisory Insitute Session at 08:00 CEST
Session Topic:
'Harnessing Lessons Learned from the COVID Pandemic for Greater Trade Facilitation'
Speakers:
- Mr Moez Ahmed, Project Manager of the WCO COVID-19 Project, WCO
- Mr Jaime King, Chair, WCO PSCG
- Mr Hong Nguyen, Technical Officer, WCO
- Mr Christian Piaget, Head Cargo Border Management & Claims Operations, Safety and Security Cargo, IATA
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Advisory Body on International Affairs Session at 11:30 CEST
Session Topic:
'Empowering FIATA Association Members in the Implementation of Trade Facilitation Agreements'
Speakers:
- Mr Pierre Bonthonneau, Senior Trade Facilitation Adviser, ITC
- Ms Suja Rishikesh Mavroidis, Director of the Market Access Division, WTO
- Ms Valérie Picard, Deputy Director General, Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
- Ms Shamika N. Sirimanne, Director, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD
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FIATA Logistics Institute Session at 14:00 CEST
Session Topic:
'The Labour Logistics Shortage: Building Global Capacity'
Speakers:
- Mr Patrick Daru, Head of Operations of the Global Skills Programme, ILO
- Ms Céline Hourcade, Managing Director, Change Horizon
- Mr Shaun Lake, Academy Manager: SME Trade Academy, ITC
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Young Logistics Professional session at 17:00 CEST
Session Topic:
'Focusing on the New Generation with the 2020 Winners of the YIFFYA Awards'
Speakers:
- Femke Fürst, REU YIFFYA Regional Winner
- Vimbai Loreen Manyumbu, RAME YIFFYA Regional Winner
- Umair Sheikh, RAP YIFFYA Regional Winner
- Anastasia Tulek, RAMs YIFFYA Regional Winner
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Closing Address at 18:00 CEST
This is the opportunity for Association members to rehash and recap on this three-day event.
Register
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What is happening on Friday, 20 May?
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Maritime Side Event at 13:00 CEST
Session Topic:
'Moving Forward: What Solutions are there to the Crisis?'
Speakers:
- Commissioner Ms Rebecca F. Dye, Federal Maritime Commission, USA
- Mr Henrik Morch, Director for Transport, Post and other services, Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
- Dr Wang Wei, Director General, Institute of Market Economy, Development Research Centre of the State Council, China
- Representative from Region Africa and Middle East (TBC)
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