The 10th IELA Partnering Event took place following the 38th IELA Congress, welcoming 310 delegates from 51 countries.
38th IELA Congress took place in Malta
The event included:
During the IELA Congress Induction Meeting, IELA proudly welcome the New IELA Members and handed out their Membership Certificates from the hand of Bas Wiendels, IELA Vice-Chairperson,
- King Cargo Projects (PTY) Ltd - South Africa
- Panda Logistics Co., Ltd. - Taiwan
- Pro Messe-Service GmbH - Germany
- Rangel Invest S.A. - Portugal
- Sonigo International Shipping, Packing & Moving Ltd. - Israel
IELA 2023-2024 Board of Management:
Chairperson remaining for one more year:
- Sandi Trotter - TWI Group Inc., Canada
New BOM Members elected for a 2-year term:
- Dirk Urra - Kuehne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG - KN Expo & Event Logistics, Germany
Re-elected BOM Members for a 2-year term:
- Sudhir Dhavan - R.E. Rogers India Pvt. Ltd., India
- Bas Wiendels - Valverde B.V., The Netherlands
During the post-event Board Meeting, Bas Wiendels was re-elected as IELA Vice-Chairperson
BOM members remaining for one more year are:
- Orphee Moschopoulois Beinoglou Junior - Orphee Beinoglou International Forwarders S.A., Greece
- Alexandra Erdmann - Swiss Expo Logistics Ltd., Switzerland
- Lucien Lawson - Clamageran Foirexpo, France
- Daniel Mithran - Jim Project & Expo Logistics (M) Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia
- Jasmine Yang - Eurotran Expo Service Co. Ltd., Taiwan
During the 2023 IELA Gala Dinner & Awards Night which took place at Bacchus in Mdina, the IELA Standards & Customs Working group Chair and Vice Chairs announced the winners of the 2022 IELA Stardards of Performance Awards :
The 11th IELA Winter Seminar took place in Cape Town, under the moto "Building the Future of Exhibition Logistics"
It was once again organised by the IELA Education and Training Programme Working Group, under the management of:
- Sudhir Dhavan, IELA Education & Training WG Chairperson
- Alexandra Erdmann, IELA Board Member
- Ute Wiezorrek, IELA Education & Training WG, Vice-Chairperson
The 9th IELA Partnering Event took place following the 37th IELA Congress, welcoming 200+ delegates from 47 countries.
This edition included an Add-on on July 1st, with additional networking opportunities focused on Fine Art, Sports, Entertainment, Mega Events and Project Logistics.
37th IELA Congress took place in Bruges, Belgium
The event included:
During the IELA Congress Induction Meeting, IELA proudly welcome some of the New IELA Members who could travel to Bruges and receive their Membership Certificates from the hand of Guido Fornelli, 2020-2022 IELA Chairperson, and David Palomo Sánchez, Board Member.
- BIG Logistics India Pvt. Ltd., India - UJJWAL GUPTA & Uttam Gupta
- LEMAN Denmark - Henrik Nygaard Hansen
- ONSITE Trading and Services, Qatar - Mohamad Dib & Marcos Martínez
- Rock-it Global Chile - Alicia Mayer
- Spedition India - MUNISH BHARDWAJ & Harpreet Singh
- Transmel Overseas, Morocco - Reda Mellakh
Two New Members could not attend the event:
- China International Exhibition Transportation Co. Ltd, from P.R. China,
- Panda Logistics Co., Ltd Taiwan.
Opening Keynote Speaker - The Best is yet to Come by Tim Cole, Austria
The Net Zero Carbon Events Initiative: The Pledge+ the Road map + How to get started, by Christian Druart, UFI and Olivia Ruggles-Brise, Greenview, United Kingdom
The THINK CAMPUS on The Net Zero Carbon Transition #ThinkDifferently, with:
- The VENUE OWNER PERSPECTIVE, by Pierre Darrason, ViParis, France
- the CONTACTOR PERSPECTIVE, by Clara Touillon with GL Events, France
- the EXHIBITOR PERSPECTIVE, by Ms Mputu Schmidt, Convergent Group, Belgium
- the STAND BUILDER PERSPECTIVE, by Edwin van der Vennet, BeMatrix, Belgium
- the ORGANISER PERSPECTIVE by Sonia Prashar, MD NürnbergMesse India Pvt. Ltd, India
- & the LOGISTIC PROVIDER PERSPECTIVE, proudly represented by all IELA members on-site
Moderated by Florent Jarry, AMR International Limited, France
The Big Brainstorm: The Future of IELA, Moderated by Sandi Trotter, TWI Group Inc., Canada and Bas Wiendels, Valverde B.V., The Netherlands
The Industry Risk Agenda - INSURANCE FOR FREIGHT FORWARDERS by Lina Jusatiene, RECOUPEX, Switzerland
The Industry Risk Agenda - VOLATILITY IN AIR & SEAFREIGHT, by:
- Tom Hautekiet, Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Belgium
- Bart Van Gils, The Agency, Belgium
- Daniel Bosshard, rtw air services,Switzerland
Moderated by Alexandra Erdmann, Swiss Expo Logistics AG, Switzerland and Sudhir Dhavan, R.E. Rogers India Pvt. Ltd., India
The Congress Closure took place in the iconic Bruges City Hall
IELA 2022-2023 Board of Management:
New BOM Members elected for a 2-year term:
- Orphee Moschopoulois Beinoglou Junior - Orphee Beinoglou International Forwarders S.A., Greece
- Lucien Lawson - Clamageran Foirexpo, France
- Jasmine Yang - Eurotran Expo Service Co. Ltd., Taiwan
Re-elected BOM Members for a 2-year term:
- Alexandra Erdmann - Swiss Expo Logistics Ltd., Switzerland
- Daniel Mithran - Jim Project & Expo Logistics (M) Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia
BOM members remaining for one more year are:
- Sudhir Dhavan - R.E. Rogers India Pvt. Ltd., India
- David Palomo Sanchez - Suomen Messulogistiikka, Finland
- Sandi Trotter - TWI Group Inc., Canada
- Bas Wiendels - Valverde B.V., The Netherlands
Elected new Chairperson:
- Sandi Trotter - TWI Group Inc., Canada
During the 2022 IELA General Assembly, the IELA Committee was dissolved and the new IELA Articles & By-Laws have been voted
During the 2022 IELA Host Dinner & Awards Night which took place at the Brewery 'De Halve Maan', we finally had the great pleasure be hand over, in-person, the Awards attributed to:
A big THANK YOU to our Event Hosts, Kristal bvba - International Fairs & Exhibition Logistics and Ziegler ExpoLogistics, our event host who kindly took care of the delegates luggage drop off at the Brusels Airport to allow everyone to travel by train to Bruges.
The 4th IELA Operations Summit took place online via Zoom sessions on March 1st & 2nd
It was once again organised by the IELA Education and Training Programme Working Group, under the management of:
- Sudhir Dhavan, IELA Education & Training WG Chairperson
- Alexandra Erdmann, IELA Board Member
- Ute Wiezorrek, IELA Education & Training WG, Vice-Chairperson
See event brochure
Due to the Covid Pandemic, IELA continued organising monthly BOM meetings online, even if a couple of meeting also took place in person during the 37th IELA Congress. Here are the dates of the online BOM meeting:
IELA International Exhibition Logistics Association
Rue Rodolphe-Tœpffer 8
1206 Geneva
Switzerland
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