EVENT RESULTS 2016

INSPIRE BUSINESS, WELCOME TOMORROW

Thank you for making the 31st IELA Congress & 5th IELA Partnering Event the most successful platforms in the history of the exhibition freight forwarding industry!

After the celebration of IELA’s 30th anniversary last year the new decade started with the biggest congress to date - an overwhelming success. Almost 400 delegates made the 5th IELA Partnering Event the biggest industry event at all times. Displaying the ever increasing interest and growth in the industry, the numerously attending delegates were a clear indicator for IELA being a driving force for training, knowledge and networking platforms in the industry around the globe.

The 2016 results:

  • 241 delegates representing 128 companies from 48 countries joined the 31st IELA Congress
  • 389 delegates representing 220 companies from 55 countries attended the 5th Partnering Event
  • Over 3.080 meetings took place during the Congress and PE networking sessions


NEW LEADERSHIP FOR A NEW AGE
The formal 2016 General Assembly opened proceedings with a brief report of IELA´s Chairman Christoph Rauch and Vice Chairwoman Mariane Ewbank as well as the Treasurer´s Report by Ulrich Kasimir. This was followed by the re-election of five Board Members: Vicki Bedi (PS Bedi Group, India), Feyzan Erel (GRUPTRANS Co., Inc., Turkey), Achim Lotzwick (Cretschmar MesseCargo GmbH, Germany) Christoph Rauch (BTG Messe-Spedition GmbH, Germany) and James Ng (Transit Air Cargo Singapore Pte. Ltd, Singapore). Guido Fornelli (Expotrans SpA, Italy) was elected into the Board of Management.

With over 88% of the votes, Mariane Ewbank (Fulstandig Shows E Eventos MC Ltda., Brazil) has been elected as IELA’s first Chairwoman.

AWARDING QUALITY
The IELA STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE SURVEY is the unique tool that benchmarks our members´ performance. The winner of the respective category – Domestic Agent or Export Agent – receives the Best Agent Award at the annual IELA Congress, the highest quality recognition within the Industry.

The Top 3 Performers were presented during the Gala Dinner at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on June 27th 2016:

TOP 3 BEST DOMESTIC AGENTS 2015:

  • 1st Place: BLUELINE Co. Ltd., Japan
  • 2nd Place: GBH Exhibition Forwarding Ltd., United Kingdom
  • 3rd Place: La Rouxnelle Logistics & Consulting, South Africa


TOP 3 BEST EXPORT AGENT 2015:

  • 1st Place: SWISS EXPO LOGISTICS AG, Switzerland
  • 2nd Place: BTG EXPO GmbH, Germany
  • 3rd Place: On-Site Exhibitions AB, Sweden


IELA congratulates all awarded members!

NURTURE RELATIONS - COLLABORATE FOR A SAFER INDUSTRY
A highlight on the 31st IELA Congress has certainly been the IELA Forum. Under the name "Occupational Health & Safety in the Exhibition Industry – Quo vadis?" IELA invited renowned Industry Players representing a cross-section of the exhibition industry. Cathy Breden (IAEE), Sonia Thomas (UFI), Bruno Meissner (IFES) , Simon Garrett (X-Venture) and Robert Moore (IELA) conducted a panel discussion highlighting the importance of OH&S programmes from Health & Safety regulations to protection against external threats as terror. As move in/ move out times became increasingly reduced, a safe working environment becomes essential and requires a close collaboration being the path to a safer industry with ubiquitous and extensive OH&S Standards.

The first steps have already been taken as IELA signed a memorandum of understanding with UFI, IEIA, AFECA, IFES, IAEE and IAVM to strengthen global partnerships boosting the exchange of information, membership benefits and cross-promotion of associations in order to raise awareness to all members of the global exhibition family of the necessity for Health and Safety.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: GAMECHANGERS 
Special thanks goes to our "Thinking out of the box"-Speakers who gave inspiring and exciting insights:

  • Mr. Mark Pollock: How to navigate through challenges?
  • Mr. Peter Fisk: Developing the strategic horizons to shape markets to your advantage.


WORKING GROUP SESSIONS - WELCOME TOMORROW
As every year the Working Group Session sparked a huge interest of many members. More than 80 people worked for the five Working Groups and presented astonishing results on June 27th. All Working Groups met each other in order to brainstorm about activities, as well as to discuss IELA´s priorities for 2016 and 2017, giving way to new ideas to further the association and members benefits.

BUILDING NETWORKS - IMPROVE BUSINESS
For the fifth time members took the chance to meet promising business partners on this year’s Partnering Event. After last year's overwhelming attendance the 5th Partnering Event grew even bigger than ever before. Two days of networking left us with a satisfying result:

  • 389 delegates representing 220 companies from 55 countries
  • Over 2.347 meetings were arranged during PE networking session


IELA is pleased to be growing strong in numbers and quality, continuing to bring the world’s major players, new comers and niche solutions providers of the Exhibition and Event logistics industry together. We want to thank you for having joined us in beautiful Dublin! We hope you had a great time, meeting friends and developing new business.

And last of all, we also would like to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to our host Interflow Logistics: Thank you Niall!

As all the Congresses before the 31st IELA Congress and 5th Partnering Event was only possible with the support of our generous sponsors who helped us creating an unforgettable experience for all of our delegates.

2016 Congress sponsors:
Airways Freight Corporation, USA; BCC Logistics, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; BTG Events Europe Ltd., Switzerland; BTG Messe-Spedition Ltd., Switzerland; Comarfex Logistica de Ferias S.L., Spain; Fulstandig Shows e Eventos MC Ltda, Brazil; GBH Exhibition Forwarding Ltd, United Kingdom; Global Exposition Services, France; InterExpo Logistics Ltd, Switzerland; JSC PAN-LITService, Lithuania; KEMI-LEE Co., Ltd., Korea; Kuehne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG, Germany; Masstrans Freight LLC, UAE; Masterpiece International Ltd., USA; Orient Marine Lines Pvt Ltd, India; R.E. Rogers India, India; Schenker Deutschland AG, Germany; Showtime Expo & Events by ICL, Israel; Suomen Messulogistiikka Oy, Finland; Transit Air Cargo, Inc., USA; TWI Group Inc., USA; Upex LS, Estonia; Ziegler Expo Logistics, Belgium 

2016 Partnering Event sponsors:
Agility Fairs & Events Logistics Ltd., United Kingdom; BCC Logistics, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; BTG Events Europe Ltd., Switzerland; BTG Messe-Spedition GmbH, Germany; Comarfex Logistica de Ferias S.L., Spain; E.S.I. Group - Expo Services International, France; Expotrans SpA, Italy; Transportes Fink Ltda., Fairs & Exhibitions, Brazil; Fulstandig Shows e Eventos MC Ltda, Brazil; Global Exposition Services, France; Go Events Management, Inc., USA; Kuehne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG, Germany; Masterpiece International Ltd., USA; Orient Marine Lines Pvt Ltd, India; JSC PAN-LITService, Lithuania; PSBedi Group, India; R.E. Rogers India Pvt. Ltd., India; Schenker Deutschland AG, Germany; Schenker Inc., USA; Showtime Expo & Events by ICL, Israel; TWI Group Inc., USA; Unitex Logistics Ltd, Hong Kong; Upex LS Ltd, Estonia.

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