• 31st Oct 2023

2024 International Logistics Cooperation and Development Conference

 

Link to watch the video:  2024 International Logistics Cooperation and Development Conference – YouTube

Agenda：

May 22^nd 15:00-18:00 Registration

May 23^rd 8:00-9:00 Registration

9:00-9:20 Opening Ceremony

 

Speech of the former chairman of IFWL (UK, India, China)

Speech of Councillor Frankie YICK, GBS, JP Addresses, Functional Constituency – Shipping and Transport, Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.

9:20-10:40 Keynote speech

1. Wang Guowen, Researcher at China Development Institute/China Representative of the Institute for Supply Management: AI disrupts supply chain management
2. Associate Professor Yang Peng, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School: The Intelligence of E-commerce Warehousing
3. Associate Professor, Dr. Lee Ka Man at TheHong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Industrial and System Engineering: Application and Innovation of Digital Technology in Logistics and Supply Chain

10:40-11:00 Tea Break

11:00-12:30 National associations exchange information on the development and future trends of their respective industries.

(Associations from France, Malaysia, Hungary, Tanzania and other countries voluntarily apply and submit written materials 15 days in advance, or introduce the overall situation, current development hotspots, and future development trends of domestic warehousing and logistics development, or choose their own speech topics.)

12:30-12:45 Group photo of guests

12:45-14:30 Buffet Lunch and Break

14:30-16:00 Explain and discuss the standard project proposal of IFWL (Draft for comments)

Example: China Association of Warehousing and Distribution’s Standard:

1. Modern Warehouse Planning and Design Parameters
2. Green Warehouse Technical Requirements
3. Warehouse Service Quality Specification

(Welcome countries to actively submit draft proposals to the Secretariat for joint discussion and construction)

16:00-16:20 Tea break

16:20-18:30 Logistics enterprises from 15 countries exchange their development plans and co-operation needs

(Intended to invite SINOTRANS LIMITED and China Logistics Group; Other participating companies from various countries voluntarily apply for speech opportunities and special topics)

At the same time (16:20-18:30), Meeting of the Executive Committee of IFWL (Closed Meeting)

(Chaired by Shen Shaoji, Executive Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of IFWL and President of CAWD, attended by association leaders or business representatives from various countries, please register in advance.)

1. Interpret the key content of the International Federationof Warehousing & Logistics Charter;
2. Election of the rotating chairman, first vice chairman, and two vice chairmen of the International Federationof Warehousing & Logistics in 2024;
3. Discuss the date and location of the International Federationof Warehousing & Logistics 2025 Annual Conference;
4. Research and discuss the work plan for 2024-2025;
5. Discuss and confirm membership fees and payment methods, etc.

May 24^th

 9:00-10:40 The 3^rd Global Overseas Hub 50 Forum (open)

(Attendees: Chinese overseas hub enterprises and international logistics enterprises; Warehousing and logistics organizations and enterprises from various countries voluntarily participate, or invite representatives from relevant countries to participate)

Each enterprise or individual is encouraged to give a 20 minutes speech on “My Past and Present Life with Overseas Hub” (academic lectures on the research journey, bosses sharing entrepreneurial stories or highlights of enterprise services, supporting service providers sharing transformation stories, etc.), encouraging everyone to participate.

The China Association of Warehousing and Distribution will award honorary certificates to 10 self-regulation pioneer enterprises in the overseas hub industry, 5 outstanding figures in the overseas hub industry, and 50 members of the overseas hub forum.

10:40-11:00 Tea break

11:00-12:30 Overseas Hub Branch, China Association of Warehousing and Distribution Work Conference (Closed Meeting)

(Attendees: President, Vice President, Directors, and Member Representatives of the Overseas Hub Branch of the China Association of Warehousing and Distribution, etc.)

Conference topic: Discuss the weaknesses, difficulties, and blockages in the development of overseas hub construction, and analyse the development trend of 2024 overseas hub industry; Discuss the key tasks of the branch.

12:30-14:00 Buffet Lunch and Rest

14:00-18:30 Visit local warehousing and logistics enterprises

Location：Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel（AsiaWorld-Expo）

Scan the code to fill in the registration form：

 

Over the years, IFWL has successively held annual conferences in the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Taiwan, China and other countries or regions. The wonderful annual conference activities include welcome reception, symposium, special meeting of the Executive Committee, exhibition visits, field research, etc. Three years from 2020 to 2022, no annual conference was held, so the next rotating presidency was not elected.

2024 International Logistics Cooperation and Development Conference will be held in Hong Kong, China, in May, 2024. The Secretariat will invite associations of warehousing and logistics industry and representative enterprises from 15 countries around the world to gather in Hong Kong, China, the free trade capital, to discuss, jointly build and share global warehousing and logistics channels and resources, and welcome to scan the QR code to register for the International Warehousing Event.