Global Cold Chain Alliance

Tuesday, 21 March

11:00 – 12:00

From Crisis to Resilience, The Future of Energy and Alternative Power

Panelists: 

Paul Gibbons, Customer Director Supply Chain, Vector Logistics

Raul Fores Valles, Regional Vice President, Lineage Southern Europe

Moderator: Shane Brennan, Chief Executive, UK Cold Chain Federation

In the past 18 months, Europe has been through substantial crises and geopolitical unrest that have caused significant instability in the energy market and raised concerns about power availability and costs for cold chain operators playing a vital role in the supply of perishable and pharmaceutical products. In this session, cold chain experts will talk about power supply challenges in various regions and how to cope with it through bespoke practices and business strategies.

Digitisation, Blockchain, Transparency and Security: Towards A More Agile and Transparent Cold Chain

Panelists:

Sam Quintelier, Cargo Business Development Manager, Brussels Airport Company (BruCargo)

Ingrid Vanstreels, Business Development Manager, International Relations & Networks - Shippers & Forwarders, Antwerp Bruges Port Authority

Sonia Montes, Commercial Director, SEA-invest

The COVID crisis gave digitization a big push into cold chain procedures, improving the agility of cold chain. As technology continues to develop, steps are taken to further enhance digitization towards faster and leaner administrative process and delivery, increased transparency across the whole chain while using blockchain to ensure security of data exchange. Stakeholders and users will share their insights into available platforms enabling process digitisation and data access, as well as what the digital future looks like working with authorities to make it a standard.

Wednesday, 22 March

10:30 – 11:30

Controlled-Environment Building Performance and Capital Investment

Panelists:

Tony Wall, Group Managing Director of ISD Solutions

Andrew Lawrence, Director, Magnavale

Sadel Group

Vittorio Marcon, Senior Advisor, , ISOPAN by Manni Group

With higher costs and scarcity of material, stricter building safety regulations, what is the pace of investments today in a market that was on hold for almost two years during the COVID pandemic across Europe? What are the temperature-controlled construction drivers and how do building contractors and operators address the market conditions to carry out their projects?

Reducing Food Loss & Waste in the Cold Chain

Panelists:

Joris Olbrechts, Director, Jodifrost 

Moderator: Amanda Brondy, Vice President of International Projects, Global Cold Chain Foundation (GCCF)

Studies show that roughly 40 percent of what we produce in terms of food is lost or wasted throughout the supply chain, from initial agricultural production down to final household consumption. Hear from warehouse members and the association regarding the role they are playing to minimize food loss and waste as well as plans being made to improve and maintain a sustainable infrastructure to support these efforts.