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Multimodal has teamed up with the Chartered Institute of Logistics and transport(CILt), as well as the Freight transport association (Fta) to bring you The SupplyChain Best Practice Seminars.

The Air Freight Stream, in association with the Loadstar, will tackle key trendsand issues in the industry and focus on a new Fta report into UK air freight shippers’needs.

The knowledge Lounge Sessions will give visitors an opportunity to meet theexperts behind the white papers hosted on the Knowledge Bank area of our website.

trade extensions will once again be offering visitors the opportunity of taking part inthe classic Supply Chain Simulation – the MIt Beer Game.l HRH The Princess Royal will visit Multimodal and attend a special panel forthe charity Transaid of which she is a patron.

Sessions includel Click and Collect and Reverse Logisticsl Humanitarian Logisticsl Understanding Supply Chain Financel How to move freight by waterl Getting freight on raill What next for Portcentric solutions?l Correct packing and accurate

weighing of containersl Modern Logistics Contractsl Customs Classification tutorial l Safe Cargo Securingl Why use Customs’ warehouses l Multimodal pavementsl Radioactive dangers for hauliers l Supply Chain Strategies for China l the UK airports debatel the role of airfreight in the UKl Customs’ compliance made easyl Contracts for MHe installationl the CILt’s Knowledge Centrel Building transport skills and

knowledge in the developing world

Multimodal seminars 2014Tuesday 29th April –Thursday 1st May, Halls 6, 7 and 8 NEC Birmingham

Speakers includel Gary Forster, Transaidl Peter Huggins, Steve agg, dorothea de

Carvalho, CILTl Mark Lawrence, Collect +l Stuart Miller, ByBoxl Mike Whiting, Cranfield Universityl Rob Riddleston, Chris Harrison, Barclaysl Bernard Molloy, Unipart Logisticsl david Lowe, CBOAl Justin Kirkhope, The Co-operativel Simon Polmear, Sainsbury’sl Ralph Goldney, Railfreight Consulting

l Geoff Lippitt, PD Portsl Peter Ward, DP World London Gateway l Stephen Carr, Peel Ports l Gavin van Marle, alex Lennane,

The Loadstarl Vincent Champion, WorldCargo Newsl Capt. Richard Brough oBe, ICHCAl Sharon James, ITFl Chris Welsh, theo de Pencier, FTAl Matthew Gore, HFW LLPl Mark Crook, CORE ltd.l tim McKee, Civil & Industrial Products l Bo Serwin, Contec Aps l Miles Warren, ACB

l Paul McMahon, Network Rail l Mark Millar, M Power Associatesl Peregrine Storrs-Fox, TT Clubl Martijn Blansjaar, Oxfaml damian Beswick, Allport Cargo Servicesl Phil Rawlings, Emiratesl tristan Koch, AA Cargol Charles Buchanan, Manston Airportl Gary Morgan, dnatal nigel Jenney, Fresh Produce Consortiuml Maeve Magner, Supply Chain

Management in Developing Countriesl Mark Simmons, Norbert Dentressanglel Clive Brady, Wincanton

Freeto attend

Learn from the expertsat Multimodal 2014

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CILt Seminar Programme DAY ONE

10.30 – 11.00 How team building can help savelives in the third world – an introduction toTransaidInternational development charity transaid champions localtransport solutions for people in africa and developingcountries. the charity, whose Patron HRH the Princess Royalwill visit Multimodal this year, is supported by fundraisingactivities undertaken by companies in the logistics sector whichcan help build strong teams and boost staff morale.

l Gary Forster, Chief executive, Transaid

11.15 – 12.00 Introducing the CILT’sknowledge Centre the CILt’s resources include on-line, as well as traditionalsources, and can provide one-to-one services.

l Peter Huggins, the Knowledge Centre Manager, CILT

12.15-13.15 Click and Collect and Reverselogistics a look at the different trends emerging in final mile delivery ason-line sales increase.

l Steve Agg, Chief executive, CILT (chair)l Mark Lawrence, operations and Service director,

Collect +l Stuart Miller, co-founder and Ceo, ByBoxl Carl Moore, operations director, Clipper Logistics

Group

13.30-14.30 Humanitarian LogisticsRaising the professional status and enhancing the professionalismof humanitarian logistics, challenges and opportunities.

l Mike Whiting, Visiting Lecturer in HumanitarianLogistics, Cranfield University, Consultant at WFP andOCHA

l Dorothea de Carvalho, Professional developmentProject director, CILT

l Martijn Blansjaar, Head of Logistics and Supply,International Division, Oxfam

l Chris Weeks, director of Humanitarian affairs,DHL/DPWN

14.45-15.45 Understanding Supply ChainFinance with Barclays

l Robert Riddleston, Head of transport and Logisticsl Chris Harrison, director, Global Corporates, trade and

Working Capital

16.00-17.00 Supply Chain Strategies for ChinaChina represents an exciting and growing market forinternational brands, but it has its own unique challenges, fromtax and regulations, to infrastructure and supply chain issues.our panel of experts looks gives some practical insight intohow to succeed.

l Mark Millar, Managing Partner, M Power Associates,Hong kong

l Stewart Ferguson, West Midlands representative andHead of Research and Consultancy for the China-BritainBusiness Council, CBBC

l Damian Beswick, Lead development eCommerceProducts, Allport Cargo Services

knowledge Lounge sessions include ERTS update, BondedWarehouses, Safe Lashing and Securing Cargo, and Contracts

for the Installation of MHE. Details on Page 5

Sessions introduced by Julian Pryke, Director, Meantime Communications

SEMINARS: DAY ONE –TUESDAY 29th April

Trade Extensions will be holding supply chain simulation sessions using the MIT“beer game”. The sessions will be informal and participants will both learn, and bereminded in some cases, of just how difficult supply chains can be, even when theyare as “simple” as getting beer to the consumer. Winning teams will receive Amazon vouchers. To find out more or to book a place, visit the Trade Extensions stand. (no T1) or contact Ester@meantimecomms.com

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Seminar Day at Multimodal 2014The CILT is the independent professional body for individuals associated with logistics,supply chains, and all transport, throughout their careers. www.ciltuk.org.uk

Find out how Multimodal transport drives down cost and Co2

emissions whilst maintaining reliable transit times. Here speakersfrom Stobart Group, Ford Motor Company and a leading retailer

and tier one supplier followed by a speaker panel. For moreinformation or to register please contact Caren tomkins attomkins@bishamconsulting.com

10-12.30 ELUPEG session: ‘Collaboration in Multimodal Transport’ a Win-Win Solution

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Fta Seminar Programme DAY TWO

SEMINARS: DAY TWO –WEDNESDAY 30th APRIL

10.30 – 11.30 How to move freight by waterthe panel explores the many opportunities for cost efficienciesand environmental savings defining some recent successes andlooking into the benefits and challenges.

l Bernard Molloy, Global Industrial Logistics director,Unipart Logistics (chair)

l David Lowe, Chairman, Commercial BoatOperators Association (CBOA)

l Ross Thompson, Sales director - Containers & RoRo,Peel Ports

l Chris MacRae, Manager - Railfreight Policy, FTA

11.45 – 12.45The Agenda for More – gettingfreight on trackRetailers contributing to the Fta’s on track! report on railfreight use by that sector, identified a familiar but solvable list offactors that will help continue the growth in domestic inter-modal freight services. Panelists will debate the 12 key startingpoints and discuss the way forward for increasing retailer andshipper use of freight.

l Ralph Goldney, Managing director, RailfreightConsulting (chair)

l Justin kirkhope, Project Manager – Logistics Strategy,Co-operative

l Simon Polmear, Strategic transport developmentManager, Sainsbury’s

l Chris Welsh, director of Global and european Policy, FTAl Paul McMahon, Freight director, Network Rail

13.00 – 14.20 What next for Portcentric solutions?our panel discusses opportunities for different sizes of shipper,as well as the potential for collaboration.

l Gavin van Marle, editor, The Loadstar (chair)l Geoff Lippitt, Business development director, PD Portsl Peter Ward, Cargo Supply Chain Commercial director,

DP World London Gateway l Stephen Carr, Head of Business development, Peel Portsl taylors of Harrogate (Speaker tBC)

14.30 – 15.50 Correct packing and accurateweighing – towards safer container transportLast September, dSC/18 resolved to require pre-shipmentweight verification of containers, but stopped short of optingfor compulsory pre-shipment weighing. our panel looks at theramifications of new legislation and explores the importance ofcorrect packing as well as accurate weight declaration.

l Vincent Champion, Consulting editor, World Cargo News (WCN) – chair

l Capt. Richard Brough OBE, technical and admindirector, International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association (ICHCA)

l Sharon James, dockers’ Section Secretary,International Transport Worker’s Federation (ITF)

l Chris Welsh, director of Global and european Policy, FTAl Peregrine Storrs-Fox, tt Club Risk Management

director, Thomas Miller & Co Ltdl Andrew McNab, marketing director, Maritime Transport

16.00 – 16.40 Modern Logistics Contracts –Building long-term business partnerships

l Chris Welsh, director of Global and european Policy, FTAl Matthew Gore, Senior associate, Holman Fenwick

Willan LLP

Sessions introduced by Julian Pryke, Director, Meantime Communications

Freight Transport Association Seminar Day at Multimodal 2014The Freight Transport Association (FTA) represents the transport interests of companiesmoving goods by road, rail, sea and air. FTA members operate more than 200,000 lorries – almost half the Uk fleet – and members deliver over 90 percent of freight moved by rail, and 70 percent of Uk visible exports by sea and air. www.fta.co.uk

Day Two - Air Freight Stream in the knowledge Lounge, in Associaton with the Loadstar, and Supply Chain Academy session – Details on Page 4

Trade Extensions supply chain simulation sessions will be running – more at the Trade Extensions stand T1

A special panel in the Knowledge Lounge, attended by HRH The Princess Royal, patron of Transaid. By invitation.10.45 - 11.15 How the logistics industry issaving lives whilst boosting staffperformance our panel looks at the work of charity transaid, which supportstransport initiatives in developing countries, and discusses howgetting staff involved in fundraising activities and professionalvolunteering can help build strong teams and lift staff morale.

l Theo de Pencier, Chief executive, FTA (chair)l Gary Forster, Chief executive, Transaidl Maeve Magner, Strategic advisor, Supply Chain

Management in Developing Countries, Transaidtrustee.

l Mark Simmons, HR and HSe director, Norbert Dentressangle Logistics Uk

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Knowledge Lounge DAYS ONE & TWO

SEMINARS: DAY TWO –WEDNESDAY 30th APRIL

13.00-14.20The Importance of air freight tothe Uk economythe panel will debate the result of the Fta's recent work withUK air freight shippers for their new report “Sky-High Value-the importance of air freight to the UK economy”. thedocument shows why continued investment in airport capacityis essential to the growth and success of the UK economy.with Heathrow at the centre of connectivity for freightcounting 191 destinations and over 500,00 cargo carryingflights a year.the panel debates the challenges andopportunities for the sector.

l Chris Welsh, director of Global and european Policy,FTA

l Alex Lennane (chair), editor, The Loadstarl Tristan koch, Managing director, Cargo Sales - eMea,

AA Cargo

l Nigel Jenney, Chief executive, Fresh ProduceConsortium

l Grant Liddell, Business development director, Metro Shipping

14.30-15.50The Uk Airports debate What is the best answer to the London airport question forfreight? does there need to be connectivity, or are improvedtrucking services the answer? How difficult is it to split bellyand freight services?

l Alex Lennane (chair), editor, The Loadstarl Charles Buchanan, Ceo, Manston Airportl Gary Morgan, Chief executive officer, dnata Limitedl Phil Rawlings, UK Cargo Manager, Emiratesl Graeme Ferguson, Commercial director, MAG

(Airports Group)

Air Freight Stream in the knowledge Loungein association with The Loadstar www.theloadstar.co.uk

knowledge Lounge tutorials

Additional meetings during the show include: Leaders in Supply Chain (LiSC), Logistics LeadersNetwork, Rail Freight Group, The CILT’s Transport Managers Forum, Women in Logistics, European LogisticsUsers Providers & Enablers Group (ELUPEG), IT Group meeting of the Transport Association

the Knowledge Lounge tutorials complement the seminar panels with in-depth information in a less formalsetting. experts will be on hand to guide you through legislative and regulatory issues, mirroring theinformation on-line in the Knowledge Zone. Spaces are limited to 60. to register an interest, please emailester@meantimecomms.com stating the session you would like to join.

TUTORIALS: DAY ONE –TUESDAY 29th APRIL

11.00- 12.00Why use Customs and ExciseWarehousing?

l Clive Brady, Group Vat and duty manager, Wincanton

12.30- 13.30 Customs regimes and Customscompliance made easy

l Peter MacSwiney, director, Agency SectorManagement (ASM)

14.00-14.50 Contracts for the installation ofMaterial Handling Equipment a look at project planning for automated systems.

l Nigel kotani, Solicitor, Excello Lawl Judith Hogarth, Solicitor, Excello Law

15.00-15.50The new IMO CTU Guidelines –how they affect your cargo securing

l Marco Muilwijk, Senior application Specialist,Knowledge and training Center, Cordstrap

TUTORIALS: DAY TWO – WEDNESDAY 30thAPRIL

16.00- 17.00 “Things ain’t what they used tobe”. Why old learning could be really bad forus.

l Zen Yaworsky, Programme director, Supply chainAcademy

Steve Agg, Chief Executive, FCILT

Steve, a well-known figure in logistics, supplychain and public transport circles, joined theInstitute in May 2006. He is based at theInstitute’s Corby headquarters. His role meanshe meets frequently with politicians andbusiness leaders to ensure transport

infrastructure remains a key priority in keeping the UK’seconomy moving. He has overseen the successful merger ofother Institutes and training organisations into the CILt family.Before taking on the role of Chief executive he was mostrecently in the high-profile post of Managing director BusinessServices for the Freight transport association. Prior to this hewas UK distribution director for danone. Steve is a long-timemember of the Institute and is committed to raising the profileand status of all individuals working in the logistics andtransport profession.

Damian Beswick, Lead DevelopmenteCommerce Products, Allport Cargo Servicesdamian has worked in China for 20 years, the last 14 withallport Cargo Services, across many locations, primarilyShanghai and Hong Kong. a fluent Mandarin speaker damianhas used his detailed experience of the unique challenges that

China presents to Western brands, including latterlyeCommerce channels, to help them launch and build marketshare. Recently returned to the UK, damian is responsible foraCS’ growing eCommerce product portfolio, designed tosupport a multi-channel strategy in China.

Martijn Blansjaar, Head of Logisticsand Supply, OxfamMartijn started in humanitarian assistance withMedecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)-Holland in1987. He spent seven years in programmes ofMSF and other agencies around the worldworking in logistics, technical and project co-ordination positions and as Head of Mission. In

1994 he joined MSF-Holland HQ Logistics department forspecial assignments, a/o on pharmaceutical distributions,became Coordinator technical Support in 1997 and director ofLogistics from March 2001. In november 2006, he joinedoxfam GB’s International division as Head of Logistics andSupply. outside his regular jobs he has been active since 2003in various initiatives on the professionalisation anddevelopment of Humanitarian Logistics.

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Multimodal Seminar Programme and Speaker Biographies DAYTHREE

SEMINARS: DAY THREE –THURSDAY 1ST MAYSessions introduced by Emma Murray, Director, Meantime Communications

10.30-11.20An introduction to the CustomsClassification of Products imported in sets

l Mark Crook, Product development Manager, CORE

ltd.

11.30 – 12.20 Multimodal pavements:Rehabilitation and Future Proofing

l Tim Mckee, technical Sales and Projects (Ireland and

Scotland), Civil & Industrial Products (CIP)

l Bo Serwin, Managing director, Contec Aps

12.30 – 13.20 Do you really know what you arehauling? Radioactivity, the hidden danger

l Miles Warren, Managing director, Active Collection

Bureau (ACB)

Speaker Biographies

the Multimodal Seminars and Knowledge Lounge sessions have been devised and organised by the MeantimeCommunications team. Meantime is a communications agency delivering public relations, event, editorial, designand new media solutions and specialising in the transport and logistics industry. our clients include Kerry Logistics,the International air Cargo association (tIaCa), HanSa HeaVY LIFt, Coyne airways, the WaCo System, and the IBJ awards, as wellas Multimodal. the Meantime team will be on site manning the press office and will be on hand to facilitate press interviews. To find out how Meantime can raise your company profile, contact emma@meantimecomms.com. Visit www.meantimecomms.com

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Seminar Speaker Biographies

Clive Brady, Group VAT & DutyManager, WincantonClive has specific responsibility for all duty andexcise matters across Wincanton, ensuring thecompany complies with the HMRCrequirement of “right duty at the right time”and providing guidance on HMRC-relatedmatters. a committee member of the Bonded

Warehouse Keepers association and an accountant byprofession, Clive has been with Wincanton since april 2003.

Captain Richard Brough OBE BAAFNI, ICHCACaptain Richard Brough started his career withthe British Merchant navy in 1969, comingashore in 1989. after working in managerialpositions for various companies, he eventuallybecame Managing director for northern CargoServices Ltd. at this time he was appointed a

board member of British Ports Industry training and pioneeredports vocational qualifications and became a founder boardmember of Port Skills and Safety Ltd. In 2004 he set up his owncompany, Brough Marine Limited, offering professional advice tocompanies in the ports and logistics sector. In 2007 he formedUK Port Services Ltd (UKPS), which in 2008 became JenkinsPort Services Ltd. Richard later re-formed Brough Marine and in2011 was appointed technical advisor to ICHCa InternationalLtd. In 2013 became ICHCa’s technical and admin director. Hewas awarded an oBe in 2011 for services to Learning and Skillsin the Humber Region.

Stephen Carr, Head of CommercialStrategy, Peel Ports GroupStephen has been Head of Commercial Strategysince January 2013. He joined Peel Ports in 2009as Head of Business development for theMersey division where he led the team with anew approach to market, targeting importersand exports, whilst launching numerous

products and services that add value to and remove inefficiencyfrom the supply chain. during this period, he was instrumentalin evolving the Liverpool2 strategy, developing the containerservice along Manchester Ship canal whilst developing andupgrading offers in other commodity areas too. Prior toworking at Peel Ports, Stephen’s career spanned both sales andsupply chain roles with both BP and tdG.

Dorothea Carvalho, ProfessionalDevelopment Project Director,Chartered Institute of Logisticsand Transport dorothea is responsible for the development ofnew projects within the Institute. dorothea’sprofessional background is in training anddeveloping people, with a significant proportion of

her early career spent overseas. She is the Institute’s liaison personfor universities, humanitarian logistics and professional standards.

Vincent Champion, ConsultingEditor, WorldCargo NewsVincent was a co-founder of WorldCargonews/WCn Publishing in 1994 and editorialdirector until 2010, since when he has beenConsulting editor of WorldCargo newswithout any change to his work content,specialising in cargo handling equipment, ‘green’

technologies, port and intermodal reports. From 1984 to 1994he was with Cargo Systems International and was thatmagazine’s editor from 1990.

Mark Crook, ProductDevelopment/Customs Manager,CORE (Uk) LtdMark has 15 years’ experience in the pre-shipment inspection industry working withinCustoms classification and valuation regimes,producing and presenting courses for Customsauthorities in developing countries. Recently he

joined CoRe (UK) Ltd as Product development/CustomsManager. CoRe is a solutions provider developing tools toimprove accuracy, compliance and automate Customsclassification of imports/exports.

Stewart Ferguson, West MidlandsRepresentative and Head ofResearch and Consultancy, China-Britain Business CouncilStewart began learning Chinese at the age of 16and after graduating from durham University inoriental Studies worked for both Hong Kongand taiwan invested companies in the UK. Prior

to joining CBBC three years ago, Stewart lived and worked inGuangzhou for eight years where he was General Manager fora taiwanese export orientated manufacturer. Stewart has an in-depth knowledge of both the opportunities and the issues UKcompanies may face when developing business in China.Located in Rugby, Stewart covers the West Midlands, Wales andSouth West england.

Gary Forster, Chief Executive,TransaidGary has been Chief executive of theinternational development charity since april2011. Having joined transaid in 2006, initially asa volunteer, Gary managed projects for theorganisation in Zambia until 2008 and then innorthern nigeria until 2010. Prior to working

for transaid, Gary was a logistician for Procter and Gamblebased in its Bournemouth distribution centre where hesupported the european Chemicals Customer Service team bymonitoring KPIs, establishing SLas with 3PLs and investigatingnon-conformances.

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Seminar Speaker Biographies

Ralph Goldney, Managing Director,Railfreight ConsultingRalph set up Railfreight Consulting four yearsago to give independent, expert advice toexisting and potential future clients and users ofrail freight. the business is thriving with clients inboth the Heavy Haul and Intermodal sectors, andalso in the infrastructure management /terminal

ownership area. Prior to that he was the deputy Managingdirector of GB Railfreight, where he had responsibility for allcommercial and engineering matters. Ralph is a Fellow of boththe Institutions of Civil and Mechanical engineers and also aFellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and transportation.He has an MBa from Henley Management College.

Matthew Gore, Senior Associate,Holman Fenwick Willan LLPMatthew specialises in transactional corporateand commercial law. His practice spans a widerange of international corporate andcommercial transactions, including acquisitionsand disposals of businesses, assets and shares;joint ventures; corporate law issues; and

commercial contracts. Matthew has particular experience ofinternational projects including corporate and commercialtransactions in a number of different sectors especially portsand terminals and shipping. He is also a member of HFW’sPorts & terminals and Logistics & Liner Shipping Groups.Matthew has worked on a large number of corporate andcommercial matters including many commercial contracts forshippers, shipping lines and terminal operators. He hasparticular experience in drafting and negotiating sea freightframework agreements.

Chris Harrison, Director, GlobalCorporates, Trade and WorkingCapital, BarclaysChris has worked in international trade fornearly 30 years rising to trade director in LloydsBank in 2009. during his time with Lloyds, Chrisworked across different business segments fromSMe to Global Corporate and ran the

International Business Centre Leeds after spells in operations,Legal and the trade ‘Centre of excellence’ in Birmingham. In 2011he joined Barclays to run the Global Corporate trade & WorkingCapital origination team based in Canary Wharf.

Peter Huggins, The knowledgeCentre Manager, CILT(Uk)Peter is responsible for developing, maintainingand improving the Knowledge Centre’sinformation services in Corby to ensure aneffective provision for all members, staff and thepaying public. Having joined the Institute in2000, he has seen the Knowledge Centre grow

from a purely traditional paper-based collection to the largestcollection of logistics and transport-related resources ineurope. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Libraryand Information Professionals (CILIP).

Sharon James, Dockers’ SectionSecretary, ITFSharon has worked for the ItF since 2003, firstin the seafarers’ section and later as assistantsecretary of the dockers’ section. She has alsobeen the assistant secretary of the ItF’s civilaviation section, giving her a broad knowledgeof the transport sector. Prior to that she was

an international policy officer for the UK trades UnionCongress. Sharon James trained as a lawyer.

Nigel Jenney, Chief Executive, FPCnigel heads up the FPC executive teamproviding strategic leadership to effect growthand increased membership. He joined the FreshProduce Consortium as Chief executive in2004. to assist in representing the UK freshproduce industry, nigel also holds non-executive directorships on the following

boards: Freshfel (eU trade association for fresh produce) inBrussels; Gangmaster Licensing authority (GLa); InternationalFederation for Produce Standards (IFPS); and the new CoventGarden Market authority Board (CGMa). nigel began hiscareer with the department of agriculture & Fisheries forScotland, working with the diversity of the Glasgow WholesaleMarket before moving to aberdeen.

Justin Kirkhope, Project Manager - Logistics Strategy, The Co-operative FoodJustin joined the Co-operative Group in 1994as a Graduate Management trainee. Prior tothis, he studied Business organisation at Heriot-Watt University and in his final year published ajoint paper with Prof dr alan McKinnon on

Improving the Fuel efficiency of Road Freight operations.Following several years as Regional transport Manager forScotland, Justin has more recently been working onimplementing transport operations in the Co-operative Food’snew composite dC network. Justin has also been responsiblefor introducing modal shift within the Co-operative’s network,and chairs the Group’s Logistics Carbon Forum.

Tristan Koch, Managing DirectorCargo Sales EMEA, AmericanAirlinesafter studying for an MSc in environmentaleconomics, tristan began his career as a Policyadvisor at the department of the environment,transport and the Regions. this was followed by11 years with British airways in a number of

senior positions with a specialism in partnerships, reorganisationand business restructuring. today he is based at LondonHeathrow and since 2011 has been responsible for all americanairlines Cargo activity across UK, europe, africa and Middleeast. that includes not only the carrier’s general cargo but alsospecialist products such as expedite tC and its GSSa network.

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Nigel Kotani, company commerciallawyer, Excello Lawnigel covers general corporate transactionaland commercial contract work, including UKand cross-border company and businessacquisitions and disposals, management buy-outs, group restructurings, private equityinvestment, private and public equity fundraising,

joint ventures, supply and distribution agreements, outsourcingcontracts and It contracts. He started his career as a systemsprogrammer and then switched to law and spent 15 years inthe City, including 10 years at a major international law firm,where he gleaned extensive transactional experience in Centraland eastern europe. after leaving the City, nigel spent fouryears effectively running his own legal practice, a market-leaderin supplying legal advice to the logistics and supply chain sector.nigel’s clients range from public companies, through privateequity funds, down to owner-managed businesses, and he hasled acquisitions varying in purchase price from US$250 milliondown to £30,000.

Mark Lawrence, Operations &Service Director, Collect+, Collect+ is the largest store-based parcel servicein the UK. one of the first directors to join theaward winning start-up in 2010, Mark hasresponsibility for the operational, customerservice and It divisions of the business, which isa joint venture between PayPoint, the leading

retail payment network, and the UK’s leading parcel deliverycompany, Yodel. Mark is a Supply Chain director with many yearsof experience across all aspects of the supply chain, havingpreviously worked for First Quench Retail, Fullers BeerCompany, British airways and Marks & Spencer, where he wasHead of UK operations until 2009, overseeing non-food logisticsoperations and development of the global logistics strategy.

Alex Lennane, The Loadstaralex launched the Loadstar blog in March 2011.It was well-received by the industry, whichtriggered its transformation into the new site.alex is an experienced writer on aviation andlogistics, with many contacts throughout the aircargo industry, and she edits the quarterlymagazine airline Cargo Management. She is also

europe editor for the Seattle-based subscription news serviceCargo Facts. She has freelanced for IFW, HeavyLiftPFI andCargo Systems, among other publications. She is also editor ofLow Cost & Regional airline Business. alex won the SeahorseSupply Chain Journalist of the Year 2011, and was runner-up in2012, and was Journalist of the Year (runner-up) in both 2010and 2011.

Grant Liddell, business development director,Metro & Frachtover the last 25 years Grant has worked within the air cargosector for some of the leading freight logistics providersdeveloping, designing and creating solutions for some of theworld’s largest manufacturers, retailers and distributors. Grant

continues to increase his profile within the air freightenvironment and has greater focus and presence across thesurface freight and multimodal sector over the last decadeproviding the latest supply chain innovation and initiatives tothe market.

Geoff Lippitt, Business Development Director,PD Portsa marketing graduate from Salford University,Geoff started his career as transportController for overseas Containers Limited(oCL). Geoff has over 30 years’ experience inthe logistics and transport industry with abackground in operational and generalmanagement, as well as in business

development. His experience includes senior appointments inthe shipping and ports logistics sectors, and more recently withKuehne + nagel, where he was Vice President, Global Businessdevelopment. during his career, Geoff has also worked at aBP,BoC and a number of other major logistics businesses insenior role. at Pd Ports, Geoff is responsible for driving thecommercial business development activities across theCompany.

David Lowe, Chairman,Commercial Boat OperatorsAssociationIn 1970 david started a pleasure and freightboat business and soon some 10,000 tonnes aweek of freight was being handled. the InlandWaterways association awarded him for “anoutstanding contribution to the furtherance of

commercial waterway transport” on two occasions! a directorof Humber Barges Ltd, he is Chairman of the Commercial Boatoperators association sitting on a number of waterway groups.david is licensed by the MCa as a Boatmaster, is a member ofthe Canal & River trust’s north east Partnership Board andFreight advisory Group. Following a parallel career in therailway industry he now offers rail and waterway consultancy.

Maeve Magner, strategic advisor,Supply Chain Management inDeveloping Countries and CHAIMaeve Magner, MBa, is a leading internationalsupply chain advisor with a focus on developingeconomies. With over 29 years’ experience inthis field, Maeve has accumulated a wealth ofinternational experience, in both the public and

private sectors. Her experience includes 25+ years working formultinational organisations including dell, tippingpont andCapgemini. Maeve currently works as a strategic advisor for theBill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and CHaI, whileparticipating on a regular basis on supply chain managementadvisory panels for USaId, GaVI alliance and Global Fund tofight HIV/aIdS, tB and Malaria (GFatM) with a primary focuson improving public health supply chains in developingcountries. Maeve also serves as a trustee on the board oftransaid, and as an advisor to the board of the People thatdeliver Initiative (Ptd).

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Seminar Speaker Biographies

Peter MacSwiney, Director, ASMPeter MacSwiney joined aSG in the early 1980s,as operations Manager. In 1985, he establishedPdP Freight Services Ltd specialising in the hightech sector encompassing CustomsWarehousing and other specific Customsregimes. He was elected to the Board of agencySector Management (aSM) UK Ltd in the early

1990s and has overseen the transition of aSM to a ‘not forprofit’ mutual trading company. He has helped to consolidateits position as a representative body and provider of leadingedge software.

Tim Mckee, Technical Sales andProjects (Ireland and Scotland),Civil & Industrial Products after introducing steel fibre concrete to theIrish market in the 1990s, involvement in the Bt,Hilton towers and design of Belfast’sWaterfront Hall, tim moved to Cip Ltd todesign and a install tom Roes Point container

terminal pavement in drogheda, the first major project utilisingGrouted Macadam. at 20,000 sq m, it was the largest project inGrouted Macadam at that time in the UK and Ireland. duringthe 2000s, he developed soil stabilisation within the Irish andScottish markets. Back with Cip Ltd and Confalt GroutedMacadam since early 2012, he has been very successfullyworking with Port, Bus and airport and distributioninstallations.

Paul McMahon, Freight Director,Network RailPaul’s team provides a national focus for freightand supports network Rail’s commitment tothe freight sector. the team workscollaboratively with others in network Rail andacross the freight sector to identify and deliveropportunities to improve rail freight

performance and capacity. Prior to joining network Rail, Paulspent more than eight years at the office of Rail Regulation asdeputy director of Railway Markets and economics, where hewas responsible for leading work in economics and finance. Hehas an MSc from the London School of economics.

Arne Mielken, Customs & ExportControls Duties Manager, GrantThornton’sarne has several years’ experience in advisingclients on Customs & international tradematters and is an expert in the field ofCustoms legislation and policy. He has assistedhis clients with the management of import and

export procedures, customs regimes and duty to maximizecost-savings opportunities and enhance Customs compliance.arne also offers clients assistance with the identification andclassification of dual-use and military items, export controllicence application and management, export control trainingand the development or enhancement of Internal ComplianceProgrammes (ICP) to professionally manage export controls in

a company and mitigate costly compliance risks. as a specialistin authorised economic operation (aeo) certificationservices, arne has also supported his clients in obtaining theaeo status cost-effectively over a short period of time.

Mark Millar, M Power AssociatesChina based since 2002, Mark Millar deliversvalue for clients with informed and independentperspectives on their supply chain strategies inasia. Whilst in Shanghai, he led sales andmarketing for start-up joint venture PlatinumLogistix and served as Honorary Chairman ofthe China Supply Chain Council. He subsequently

led business development initiatives in China for exel ContractLogistics and across asia for UPS Supply Chain Solutions. Mark isnow based in Hong Kong where he is Chair of the LogisticsCommittee at the British Chamber. Kogan Page has recentlycommissioned Mark to write ‘Global Supply Chain ecosystems’.

Stuart Miller, co-founder and ChiefExecutive, ByBoxStuart has led ByBox from a Silicon Valley start-up in January 2000 to a turnover of $120million today. ByBox leads the UK market fordropbox logistics in the field service sector andrecently launched myByBox, a ground-breakingdropbox solution for Internet deliveries. Stuart

is also on the Strategic advisory Board of LoughboroughUniversity Business School, on the board of Lord Young’sBusiness Growth Charter, entrepreneur in Residence (VisitingProfessor) at the Glendonbrook Centre for enterpriseeducation, deputy Chairman of oxfordshire Business First,Chairman of Vale4Business, a Governor at abingdon and WitneyCollege and author of ‘the 7 Conundrums of an entrepreneur’.

Bernard Molloy, Global IndustrialLogistics Director, UnipartLogisticsBernard is a mechanical engineer, GlobalIndustrial director for Unipart Logistics, aFellow of the Chartered Institute of Logisticsand transport, Chairman of the CILtWarehouse and Materials Handling Forum, and

a strategic advisor to blue-chip companies in supply chain andlogistics. He was General Manager with Bt Rolatruc from 1969to 1986 when he became Managing director of Hako UK andbuilt it into the market leader. He was approached to becomeJoint Group Managing director of Lansing Linde in 1999, wasresponsible for the launch of several new products, retainingtwo Royal Warrants, and was a member of the CBI Council.Following that he worked as strategic advisor to JCB, Psion,nYK Logistics and Red Prairie. In1999 became Managingdirector of HoPPeCKe Industrial Batteries. In 2012 he wasappointed to the Board of Liverpool SuperPort and becameChair in June 2013. He is also a Board Member of the BritishGerman Forum and a Freeman of the City of London.

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Carl Moore, Operations Director,Clipper Carl began his career as a Charteredaccountant before moving into retail logisticsover 20 years ago, in which time he has workedin both in-house and 3PL operations. Carl hasexperience across multiple sectors, includingwarehousing, transport, e-commerce,

multichannel and store replenishment in the areas of fashion,textiles, high-value, FMCG and general merchandise goods. aswell as operational responsibility for a number of Clipperscustomers and sites, Carl has strategic responsibility for furtherdeveloping the returns sector of Clipper’s ‘Boomerang’business.

Gary Morgan, Chief ExecutiveOfficer, dnata LimitedGary has almost 30 years’ experience in theaviation industry and extensive experience inboth the Ground Handling and Cargo marketsin the UK. Prior to his appointment with dnatain august 2012, Gary held numerous seniorpositions at Servisair including executive Vice

President Ground Handling UK & Cargo europe and previously,Financial Controller for the Cargo division. More recently Garywas Senior Vice President at Menzies aviation, where he wasresponsible for their Cargo operations in the UK & Ireland.

Marco Muilwijk, Senior Application Specialist,knowledge and Training Center, CordstrapMarco joined Cordstrap in 2001. Prior to that, he was aninternational truck driver for a global moving company for 11years and before that, he was a driving instructor. From 2001until 2007 he was area sales manager in the Port of Rotterdam,the netherlands. He was part of the developing team of theCordstrap training Center and became its Manager when itopened. He trains Cordstrap customers, distributors, and cargosecuring experts. He has himself completed a variety of trainingprogrammes at Fortbildunscentrum Hafen Hamburg (currentyMa-Co Maritimes Competenzcentrum in Hamburg) and atMariterm in Sweden. He has also regularly attend a variety ofseminars worldwide on the various topics regarding cargo andload securing.

Emma Murray MCIPR, Director,Meantime Communicationsemma Murray has over 18 years’ experience inwriting, publishing, events, and PR in the freightand transport industry. She has been editor andpublisher of numerous titles including Freighttransport Buyer, International FreightingWeekly, Lloyd’s Loading List, Cargo Systems,

International Bulk Journal, and Heavy Lift and ProjectForwarding International as well as heading up Informa’s globalawards programme, which included Lloyd’s List, Supply Chainasia awards, and the IFW awards, amongst others. after leavingInforma, emma joined Jd Marketing as an account executivewhere clients included oracle Retail and Kronos. emma set upMeantime, a communications agency delivering public relations,

events editorial, design, and new media solutions with a focuson the transport and logistics industry. Clients include HanSaHeavy LIFt, the International air Cargo association and KerryLogistics. Meantime is responsible for the seminar programmeat Multimodal.

Theo de Pencier, Chief Executive,Freight Transport Association(FTA) theo represents industry’s freight interests byroad, rail, sea and air. the Fta has over 14,000members who operate more than 200,000trucks (half of the total in the UK), consign90 percent of rail freight and 70 percent of

visible exports. theo’s early career was spent in sales andmarketing with brand leading food and drink manufacturersHeinz and diageo. He has over 30 years’ board levelexperience in the logistics and supply chain industry workingfor nFC and danzas before joining Bibby Line Group in 1999as Managing director of Bibby distribution. He joined Fta inJuly 2007. He is an honours graduate in economics and a Fellowof the Chartered Institute of Logistics and transport.

Julian Pryke, Director, Meantime CommunicationsJulian is a co-founder of MeantimeCommunications, which delivers publicrelations, event, editorial, design, and new mediasolutions for the transport and logisticsindustry. Julian has edited and publishednumerous leading transport titles, including

Lloyd’s Shipping economist, Cargo Systems, Lloyd’s CruiseInternational, International Bulk Journal and Hazardous CargoBulletin, as well as launching and running award ceremonies andseminars. Julian and the Meantime team, which includes co-director emma Murray, have worked to bring together theMultimodal 2014 seminars.

Phil Rawlings, Cargo Manager Uk, EmiratesPhil has been in the air freight industry since 1971 working forforwarders, firstly, and then airlines – initially in operations andsince 1974 in sales. He spent the last 15 years as CargoManager UK for emirates and has seen them grow from a five-flight a day operation from Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchesterto a 16 flights per day from six departure points business, plustwo weekly freighters, with the network growing similarly.

Rob Riddleston, Head of Transportand Logistics, Corporate Banking,Barclaysthe team manages corporate bankingrelationships with clients in the UK, providingaccess to the full range of services and productsavailable from Barclays, including InvestmentBanking in the UK and overseas. Rob has 25

years of corporate banking experience and has specialised inthe transport and logistics sector for 13 years, heading up theteam since 2005.

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Mark Simmons, HR and HSEDirector, Norbert DentressangleLogistics UkMark joined norbert dentressangle (thenChristian Salvesen) in december 2004 as HRBusiness Partner for transport UK. Less than ayear later (october 2005) he was promoted tohis current role as HR director for Logistics

UK. Mark is the HR & QHSe director of the UK LogisticsBusiness covering in excess of 130 sites and 11,500 colleagues,playing a key role as part of the UK executive team. Keyresponsibilities include the setting, development and executionof the HR & People Strategy for the UK operations. Mark is astrong communicator, negotiator and influencer who can tacklecomplex issues and translate Business goals into practicalstrategies. Mark, is an experienced and professionally qualifiedHR professional, with significant hands-on change managementexperience gained within commercially focused, manufacturing,FMCG and logistics environments. He started his career as agraduate with Proctor & Gamble, and later developed his HRcareer at the Body Shop and Revlon International, havinggraduated from Leeds University with a degree in english.

Peregrine Storrs-Fox, TT Club RiskManagement Director, ThomasMiller & Co LtdPeregrine read Law at Southampton University,specialising in the law of carriage andinternational trade. He has been with the ttClub since 1984, firstly handling claims andproviding advice to all types of transport and

logistics operators, until the late 1990s when he was directingclaims operations worldwide for the Club. Since 2002,Peregrine has led the tt Club’s internal risk managementframework as well as directing its loss prevention services. Inthis latter role he has developed links with like-minded tradeorganisations and nGos with a view to promoting goodpractice in health and safety matters as well as generaloperations. the Club publishes loss prevention briefings andhandbooks on many operational issues.

Gavin van Marle, Editor, TheLoadstarGavin van Marle is editor of the Loadstar(www.theloadstar.co.uk), an on-line source ofindependent journalism covering the supplychain industry and providing breaking stories,original comment, news and research as well asthe best stories from around the world. Gavin

was senior reporter on Lloyd’s List and was previously editorof IFW and before that Cargo Systems. He is editor of the bi-monthly publication Container Shipping & trade. Gavin alsoworks as a consultant on the sea freight industry, providinginsight to shippers and other companies, and is the author ofthe forthcoming book ‘around the World in Freighty Ways:adventures in Globalisation’. He has won numerous awards,including the Seahorse Journalist of the Year 2011 and 2009,and Supply Chain Journalist of the Year 2010.

Peter Ward, Cargo Supply ChainCommercial Director, DP WorldLondon Gateway Peter has over 30 years’ experience ininternational freight forwarding, global logisticsand supply chain management. He is recognisedas a principal authority on maritime intensivesupply chains and logistics based on his

achievements at director level with some of the world’sleading global logistics providers. a graduate of the Institute ofexport and Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics andtransport, Peter’s career started in the export shippingdepartment of Courtaulds PLC, before he joined his family’sfreight forwarding company, dH Ward (Shipping) Ltd, where hebecame Managing director. In 1994 he masterminded theCompany’s merger with american-owned Fritz Companies,which under his leadership became a top-five forwarder ineurope. More recently Peter was director europe of P&onedlloyd Logistics, and Managing director of the InternationalSupply Chain division at Wincanton Group, prior to joining dPWorld London Gateway in april 2011.

Miles Warren, Managing Director,ACB aCB was incorporated in 1997 to provide amultitude of industries with recycling anddisposal options for their redundant radioactivematerial. after several years of military service,Miles spent time in the metal recycling sectorbefore turning his hand to radioactive material

management. His professional experience includes RadioactiveWaste adviser recognition, trained Radiation ProtectionSupervisor, and adR Classes 7 and 9 licence holder, as well asproviding in-depth guidance to the Home office concerningportal monitoring implementation at key UK points of entry.

Chris Weeks, Director ofHumanitarian Affairs,DeutschePost DHL. Chris has particular responsibility for executingthe company’s strategic partnership with theUnited nations office for Coordination ofHumanitarian affairs (Un oCHa) in the fieldof disaster Management. Chris is British, based

in Brussels and has 25 years’ experience in express Logistics,although now he focuses on developing the dHL/Unpartnership as a model for other companies to successfullyhelp in the humanitarian arena. He has firsthand experience ofairport logistics following many major disasters, including theasian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, Cyclone nargis in Myanmar,2011 floods in Pakistan and earthquakes in Kashmir, Peru,Indonesia, Haiti and Chile. Most recently he led the dHL teamin Cebu Philippines following Cyclone Haiyan.

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Chris Welsh, Director of Global andEuropean Policy, FTAChris has held a variety of senior managementroles for the UK Freight transport associationand is a member of Fta’s Board. He is currentlydirector of Global & european Policy at theFta where he is responsible for Fta’s maritime,rail and aviation policy. this includes

responsibility for Fta’s Brussels operations. Chris is alsoSecretary General of the Global Shippers’ Forum which isadministered by Fta. From 1997-2002 Chris was SecretaryGeneral of the european Shippers’ Council where he played aprominent role in deregulating eU shipping and air cargomarkets, spearheading a series of successful maritime legalcases culminating in the repeal of anti-trust immunity for linershipping conferences in 2006. Chris holds a Masters degree inBusiness administration (MBa), is a Chartered Member of theChartered Institute of Logistics and transport (CILt), and aMember of the Chartered Management Institute (MCMI).

Michael Whiting,Visiting Lecturerin Humanitarian Logistics,Cranfield UniversityMichael is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute ofLogistics and transport (CILt) and a Fellow ofthe Chartered Institute of Purchasing andtransport (CIPS). He has a passion forhumanitarian logistics. He is the Chairman of

the CILt UK Humanitarian emergency Logistics Professionals(HeLP) Forum. Michael is also currently a consultant to WFPon transformational logistics; oCHa on their emergencystockpiling policy; and, Iata conducting an airline HumanitarianSupport assessment (aHSa). Michael is a Charter member ofthe Cardiff and Cranfield Humanitarian Logistics Initiative, and amember of the Humanitarian Logistics association. He hasbeen a trustee of RedR UK.

Zen Yaworsky, ProgrammeDirector, Supply Chain Academy Zen had 26 years with Marks and Spencercovering everything from retail to procurement,from new business development to sourcingrisk assessment. Latterly he was Head of SupplyChain operations and responsible fordeveloping the corporate capability to buy on a

direct basis from suppliers around the world. He joined theUniserve Group in 2010 as Supply Chain director and in 2011took up the role of Programme director for the Supply Chainacademy, providing learning and development to majororganisations whose supply chains are undergoing change orare in need of strengthening.

transaid is an international developmentcharity which champions local transportsolutions to improve access to basicservices and economic opportunity forpeople in africa and in developingcountries. It was founded by Save theChildren and the Chartered Institute ofLogistics and transport and its Patron isHRH the Princess Royal.

transaid’s work focuses on three coreareas of expertise along with advocacy,including transport management,

professional driver training and

community managed transport.transaid believes that well-managed

transport has the power to changepeople’s lives for the better. Without it,

many people in the developing world aredenied their basic human rights.

Women die in childbirth because theycannot access healthcare facilities in time,children go uneducated because they livetoo far from the nearest school, womenstruggle with the daily drudge of findingfuel and water and carrying food for theirfamilies, and businessmen and womencannot easily get to their place of workdue to the lack of available or affordabletransport.

About Transaid

Sourcing and supply chainspecialist trade extensions iscontinuing its sponsorship of theShippers’ Village and Carriers’ Pavilion at Multimodal 2014 andin addition it is offering visitors the opportunity to participatein the classic supply chain challenge –the Beer Game.

the Beer Game simulates a simplified supply chainmanufacturing and distributing beer and demonstrates some

the fundamental challenges of supply chain management.Participants assume one of four roles – Manufacturer,

distributor Wholesaler or Retailer – and the objective is foreach role to minimise their costs while fulfilling the ordersthey receive. trade extensions will be facilitating the sessionsfrom its stand (no. t1). Up to 16 visitors can participate ineach session. Contact ester@meantimecomms.com forfurther details.

Trade Extensions Supply Chain Simulation Sessions