Commercial Vehicle Forum

Add to Calendar 2013-10-22 14:00 2013-10-2218: Europe/London Commercial Vehicle Forum

On 22 October, Stephen Hammond MP, the UK’s top minister for the freight and logistics sectors, will address some of the road transport industry’s most senior executives at the 2013 Commercial Vehicle Forum to be held at London’s British Museum. At the afternoon event, key personalities from the industry, together with representatives from the national media and market analysts, will debate industry’s hottest topics with panellists from the technology, retail and logistics sectors.

 British Museum
Date:22 Oct 2013
Time:14:00-18:-00 (Drinks Reception at 18:00)
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Location:British Museum
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Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG

Description:

For the second year, the organisers of the Commercial Vehicle Show will hold the CV Forum, an important discussion and debate event for industry’s most senior representatives, government ministers, officials and key members of the media.

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Chaired by BBC broadcaster Justin Webb, the afternoon event will feature keynote speaker Stephen Hammond MP, Under Secretary of State for Transport, in addition to two Question Time style panel discussions:

Business efficiency in road transport
How can the road transport industry adapt to an environment of lower margins, more stringent legislation and higher customer expectations? Discussion will address challenges and opportunities for companies in the sector and how best to approach issues of sustainability, compliance and new technology integration.

Setting the benchmark for the European road transport sector
A thriving road transport sector is vital to the UK economy but it’s a sector that faces some fundamental challenges. Here debate will concentrate on how government policy, skills shortages, the changing commercial environment and funding challenges are impacting the industry’s ability to boost the UK’s economic recovery and how UK can lead change in Europe.

Keynote speaker:
Stephen Hammond MP, Under Secretary of State for Transport

Panellists:

 

  • Beverley Bell, Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain
  • Ed Clarke, Senior Operations Manager, FedEx Express and FedEx UK
  • Henry Foy, Automotive Correspondent, The Financial Times
  • Giles Margerison, Sales Director, TomTom Business Solutions
  • Sarwant Singh, Senior Partner, Frost and Sullivan
  • David Weller, previously Head of UK Logistics, Mothercare/Early Learning Centre; Transport Manager (UK), WH Smith

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