14:00 Moderator's opening remarks

Paul Neagle, Chief Executive, Thomas Miller Investment, UK

14:05 Enhancing the Shipper-Carrier relationship through the US ocean shipping act reform

• The prospects for long-term ship and equipment capacity shortfall
• Changing Cargo flows
• Bringing US and EU shipping laws into conformity
• Improving service for shippers and profits for carriers
• Ending collective carrier pricing and service agreements

Peter Friedmann, Executive Director, Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC), USA

14:25  Is the role of the exporter changing?

• Current pricing mechanisms
• Comparing margins
• Critical supply chain success factors

Deon Joubert, General Manager Operations, Capespan Exports, South Africa

14:45 Identifying the slack in the supply chain

• Modern distribution patterns
• Waste reduction: necessities and responsibilities
• Communication strategies

Derk van Mackelenbergh, Managing Director, Eurofrigo, Netherlands

15:05 Food & medical aid - an airfreight case-study: Humanitarian logistics

• Prioritising
• Authorities
• Contingency planning

Frank Franke, President, Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen (Wings of Help), Germany

15:25 Networking & refreshments

16:00 Panel discussion with shippers and traders

A panel representing shippers of fresh produce, meat, fish and pharmaceuticals debates lessons learned from the global downturn and implications for future perishable logistics strategies.

• Shipper cooperation along the logistics chain – opportunities for mutual gain?
• Innovative approaches to reducing logistics spend
• How changing retail procurement practice affect food supply chains, margins and pricing
• Conventional versus container shipping
• Equipment and transport capacity shortages - the shipper's take
• Ocean freight if you can versus air freight if you must - true or false?
• Expectations from perishable freight forwarding sector

Panel members:
Ulises Carrillo, Vice President Global Logistics, Dole Food Company, Inc., USA
Peter Friedmann, Executive Director, Agriculture Transportation Coalition
Deon Joubert, General Manager Operations, Capespan Exports, South Africa

17:00 Session closes