Freight Forwarders Conference - Clecat

THE 10 TH
FREIGHT FORWARDERS’ CONFERENCE
Tuesday, 30 th of November 2010
“BUILDING BRIDGES to 2020”
Logistics service providers
cooperating with
customers and other Supply Chain actors
for
greener and more efficient logistics services
Venue:
Headquarters of the World Customs Organisation
Rue du Marché 30
BRUXELLES
EVENT PROGRAMME

FOREWORD
The EU Transport Council held a debate on the contribution that transport policy can make to
the new Europe 2020 strategy for jobs and growth adopted by the European Council on 17 th of
June. Ministers discussed those elements of the strategy which are of particular relevance for
transport policy. They stressed the importance of initiatives aimed at promoting the move to
energy-efficient, low-carbon transport; developing innovative transport technology; ensuring
effective transport and logistics networks throughout the Union; and addressing missing links
and bottlenecks, for instance as regards network interconnection. They also highlighted the key
role of a well-functioning transport sector for the whole of the European economy.
Several member states emphasised the need to improve the competitiveness of the transport
sector. A number of ministers, in particular from the new member states, called for increased
investment, including the cohesion fund, so as to enable all EU countries to create modern
transport infrastructures.
The Commission has been repeatedly addressing individual elements of this wide scale topic in
their proposals tabled throughout the 2001 – 2010 decade.
The results of the debate, subsequent policy reviews and renewed interest in efficiency and
sustainability will give way to the publication of a new White Paper, which the Commission
intends to adopt by the end of this year. This new milestone is intended to set out a vision for
the EU transport policy for the next decade taking account of the targets in the Europe 2020
strategy.
CLECAT Members have fully embraced the objective contained in the policy choice to reduce
emissions, and sustain best practice to eventually decarbonise EU transport and logistics. Our
view is that much can be done by exchanging experiences and sharing best practice. Our
commitment is clear and it has been repeatedly stated in our public positions as well as in our
thematic publications, such as the logistics best practice handbook.
CLECAT believes that investments in infrastructure, as well as in new and innovative technology,
will help achieve these goals. This includes streamlining and digitalising Customs procedures,
one of CLECAT Members’ main interests as well as one of the large scale community policy
areas that is likely to affect the logistic landscape of at least the next decade.
We look forward to seeing you again at this year’s conference. The following programme will
not fail to attract your attention. CLECAT Members are very thankful to the speakers and
panellists that have confirmed their participation and have made all this possible.
The Clecat Secretariat.

08.30 – 09.00 Registration of participants
08.30 – 09.00 Welcoming coffee or tea
MORNING SESSION
09.00 – 09.30 Opening Key Note: Mercedes BRESSO
President of the Committee of the Regions
09.30 – 09.40 Welcome Address: Clive BROADLEY
President of CLECAT
The first bridge
Ports in the EU are the bridge
between internal market and external trade
In cooperation with
Patrick Verhoeven – ESPO
09.40 – 10.20 Panel debate:
Ports’ progress in meeting 2020 goals and EU trade
requirements.
Moderated by Patrick Verhoeven, ESPO, Brussels
Panellists:
Alfons Guinier, Secretary General of ECSA, Brussels
Toni Hylebos, Maersk Line, President of the Antwerp
Ships’ Agents Association, Antwerp, Belgium
Fotis Karamitsos, director, DG MOVE/ C, Brussels
Santiago Mila, deputy MD, Port of Barcelona, Spain
Willem van der Schalk, Chairman of the CLECAT
Maritime Institute, Germany
10.20 – 10.40 Questions from the floor
10.40 – 11.00 The shippers’ views, presented by:
Andreas Rausch
Director, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany
(In cooperation with the European Shippers’ Council, Brussels)
“Improving connections within the SC, in the
experience of a large shipper.”
11.00 – 11.10 Questions to the speaker

11.10 – 11.40 Coffee break & networking
The second bridge
Inland ports and terminals,
as bridges between different modes,
will facilitate greener and more efficient solutions.
Will this increase the complexity of SC’s
In cooperation with
Isabelle Ryckbost - EFIP
11.40 – 12.20 Panel debate:
Bridging the landmass, to accommodate the surging
flow of freight within the European continent.
Moderated by Isabelle Ryckbost, EFIP, Brussels
Panellists:
Martine Hiel, TCT terminal Willebroek, Belgium
Andreas Rausch, Director BASF AG, Ludwigshafen,
Germany
Alberto Grisone, Business Manager Project
Development & Strategy, Hupac, Chiasso, Switzerland
Saïd El Khadraoui, Member of the European Parliament,
Transport Coordinator S&D Group, Strasburg, France
Stefan Back, Chairman of the CLECAT Road Transport
Institute, Sweden
12.20 – 12.30 Questions from the floor
12.30 – 12.50 The CLECAT key-note speech: Jens Fiege
Member of the Board Fiege Stiftung & Co. KG, Greven, Germany
“Experiences in greener and more efficient logistics,
added value for customers as well as for the
environment.”
12.50 – 13.00 Questions to the speaker

End of the MORNING SESSION
The Morning session ends, all are invited to the lunch buffet prepared by
the WCO services.
13.00 – 13.20 Networking & Aperitif
13.20 – 14.30 Lunch
(Instructions in the foyer)

AFTERNOON SESSION
14.30 – 14.40 Afternoon welcome address, by
Heiner Rogge, Secretary General, CLECAT
14.40 – 15.00 Key-note speech: Algirdas Šemeta
Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-
Fraud
15.00 – 15.10 Questions and answers, courtesy of the speaker
The third bridge
Bridging the documentation gap, expert Customs business
processes within the electronic Supply Chain in 2020
In cooperation with
Graham Austin, Eurocommerce
15.10 – 15.30 The European perspective, by:
Johan Pontén, TBG15, UN/CEFACT, Geneva, Switzerland and
Trade Facilitation Analyst, SWEPRO
“Mutual recognition of AEO-programmes, e-Customs
and Single Window – future developments affecting
freight forwarders in Europe”
15.30 – 15.40 Questions and answers, courtesy of the speaker
15.40 – 16.00 CLECAT ongoing initiatives:
The new edition of the Logistics Best Practice Guide
The Chair of the Sustainable Logistics Advisory Body, Veronique
Corduant, Belgium
CLECAT’s Supply Chain Security related Projects
The Chair of the Transport and Supply Chain Security Institute, Maurizio
Fasce, Italy

16.00 – 16.15 Questions and answers
16.15 – 16.45 Coffee break and networking
16.45 – 17.05 The international perspective, by:
Noël Colpin, DG Belgian Customs, WCO, Globally Networked
Customs coordinator, Brussels, Belgium
“Bi-lateral and multilateral agreements on data
exchange reshaping the future of EU and
international trade”
17.05 – 17.15 Questions and Answer
17.15 – 17.45 The Belgian Presidency address, by
Etienne Schouppe, Belgian State Secretary for Mobility
“Bridging the gaps in the EU: infrastructure,
knowledge, capacity”
17.45 – 18.00 The President’s closing remarks:
Clive Broadley, President of CLECAT
18.00 – 18.30 Press Conference
18.00 – 19.30 Cocktail