CIMC 2024 offers unparalleled opportunities for knowledge acquisition in shipping and logistics

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The 7th edition of the Colombo International Maritime & Logistics Conference will be held in Colombo from 27 to 29 November at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel. Whether you are a seasoned professional or a budding entrepreneur, the upcoming conference is your gateway to a world of knowledge acquisition and understanding along with exploring fresh prospects in the South Asian shipping and logistics markets, in comparison to the global trends. The organisers invite the industry to immerse themselves in an atmosphere where they can connect and network with industry leaders from around the world. Top international and local professionals will discuss innovation and collaboration at the conference and the future of shipping, ports, air and logistics industry developments and the competition trends in the region along with technology, will be the highlights among many other topics.

The conference will be attended by more than 25 international speakers and more than 25 local speakers, who are veterans in the industry.

The conference highlights and topics are listed below which include two high level fireside chats:

The global and regional emerging trends – Ports/Terminals and Shipping
India Container/Port report and transshipment developments – winners and losers
The feeder networks – the regional dynamics
Global and Indian subcontinent outlook by APM terminals
Indian maritime vision and the role in South Asia, India growth story, and opportunities therein for Sri Lanka
Macro economy of South Asia, importance of connectivity for national economies
Shipping and global freight markets – What do experts say?
The experiences – Mitigating supply chain disruptions
Getting it right – Ingredients for building a maritime economy, role of free zones in modernising strategic locations, and digital networks for ports
5G, cybercrime, port technologies, IOT and payment technologies
NVOCC and tanker markets – Expanding containerisation through feeder networks
The future fuels, planet and shipping – Clean energy efficient integrations, green robotics in ports
The logistics macro picture – The business of consolidating, backward integration, and new logistics requirements
Africa/Asia connectivity – Supply chain agility and forecasting for logistics operations
Air freight and logistics-Sea/air, air/air – Regional market outlook
Evolving e-commerce trends
Live stream and online shopping and last mile delivery and technology
The building blocks – Talent/skills development
Human resources for future crew management with technological advancements
The big picture – Targeting 5% from logistics to GDP in Sri Lanka by 2030
What can Sri Lanka do to compete in the transshipment and logistics business?
Can we sustain manufacturing?
How can we be a part of the global supply chains through value addition?
More listed logistics companies, is it a good answer for capital attraction?

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