CILT International Convention 2024 

Opening Ceremony

09:00-09:05

Welcome Address

- Mr. Hu Yadong,President,China Communications and Transportation Association(CCTA)

09:05-09:15

Keynote Address

- Vice-Governor of Hebei Provincial Government

09:15-09:20

CILT International President’s Address

- Chief Teete OWUSU-NORTEY FCILT, CILT International President

09:30-10:10

Goodwill Messages

Mr. Wu Junyang, Deputy Director, the Economy and Trade Department of National Development and Reform Committee 

Ghana’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of China

Joseph Keating, the Trade Counsellor of Embassy of Ireland

Presentations

10:10-10:20

Supply Chain Disruption/ Resilience

Mr. Karmjit Singh, Chairman of CILT Singapore, Former Consultant to CEO and Former COO of Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS)

10:20-10:30

The Strategic Directions of Global Supply Chain Development

Prof. Huang Youfang, FCILT，President of China (Shanghai) FTZ Supply Chain Research Institute

10:30-10:40

Opinion of Economic Transformation in Logistics and Transport Infrastructure

Dr. Fareed Arthur, National Coordinator, African Continental Free Trade Area   (AfCFTA) 

10:40-10:50

Some Personal Perspectives on Our Logistics Industry

Ir. Dr. Kelvin KY Leung, President CILT HK and Former CEO DHL Asia Pacific

10:50-11:00

Opportunities and Challenges in Air Logistics under the Belt and Road Initiative

Ms. Marina Kuznechevskaya, FCILT Director General, Fly Dubai and Emirates in Kazakhstan, Global Vice Chairperson WiLAT, Co-Founder and Chair of the Board Institute of Directors in Central Asia (CA)

Unveiling Ceremonies

11:00-12:00

1. The Release of the “Langfang Programme” in the Educational Cooperation by Government, Universities, Industry and Enterprises to Promote Talent Development
2. Announcing the Opening of the CILT Fellow Workstation
3. Announcing the Opening of the CILT Innovation and Cooperation Centre
4. The Release of Global Top 50 Companies in Logistics and Transport Report

Speech by Mr. Wu Yabin, Director of Investment and Technology Promotion Office of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) on behalf of the Joint Project Team

Unveiling ceremony

• Mr. Chief Teete OWUSU-NORTEY FCILT, President of CILT International, FCILT 
• Mr.Hu Yadong, President, China Communications and Transportation Association
• Mr. Wu Yabin, Director, Investment and Technology Promotion Office, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

Introducing the Global Top 50 report

• Mr. Carlos Hu, Director of Guohong Think Tank
• Mr. Eugene Yang, Senior Expert of Guohong Think Tank 
• Ms. Elise Kwok, CMILT, Senior Logistics and Express Regional Manager

12:00-13:30

Lunch

Afternoon Parallel Panel Sessions

Forum 1

International Trade & Logistics Cooperation

14:00-14:05

Mr. Li Wenxin, Deputy President of China Communications and Transportation Association, Former Deputy General Manager of China Railway Group

14:05-14:10

Speech by officer of Hebei Provincial Department of Commerce

14:10-14:20

Special speeches by CILT International

14:20-14:35

Dual-Carbon Strategy and Green Low-Carbon Transformation Of Transport And Logistics Industry
Mr. Gao Yunhu, Former External Executive Director of Chinese Central State-owned Enterprises, Former Director of Energy Conservation and Comprehensive Utilisation Department of MIIT

14:35-14:50

Presentation by Ms. Mfon Usoro, President of CILT Nigeria

14:50-14:55

Launch of Hebei Trade & Logistics Plan

14:55-15:05

Speech by Qiao Xiaolin，President of Hebei Federation of Logistics & Purchasing 

15:05-15:20

Presentation by Mr. Ajith DE ALWIS, Senior Professor, University of Mollethuwa, Sri Lanka 

15:20-15:35

Digital Elements to Promote the High-Quality Development of Trade and Logistics
Mrs. Zhang Yu, Assistant Director, Center for Intelligent Logistics and Supply Chain Systems of Tsinghua University, FCILT

15:35-15:45

Liberating the Potential For Trade Expansion: Opportunities For Investors Under The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement

- Mr. Jacob Gyamfi-Aidoo, Senior Advisor at the National AfCFTA Coordination Office

15:45-16:00

Transformation of Southeast Asia's Trade and Logistics Industry under the Digital Economy: Malaysia's Practices and Inspiration
Mr. Abu Hanifah Bin Ayob, Postdoctoral Researcher, Center of Global Business and Digital Economy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

16:00-16:15

Cross-Border E-Commerce Digital "Out At Sea", Deterministic Implementation has Become A New Experience of Foreign Trade
Ross Xu,Director of Logistics and Customs at Alibaba.com

16:15-17:00

Dialogue Session (Questions by Moderator, Questions by Guests)
Moderator: Ms. Cecilia Yeung, Business Development Director, PostNL Spring-gds
Topic: Innovation and Cooperation in International Trade Logistics 

Speakers:
1. Mr. Paul Macdonald, Vice President of CILT, Advisor of Macdonald & Assoc, UK, Former Global Financial Controller (SVP) of DHL
2. Ms. Berna Akyildiz, President, CILT Turkey and VP, TGL Global Logistics Group, FCILT
3. Mr. Romesh David, CEO of South Asia Gateway Terminals, past International VP of CILT International, FCILT
4. Ms. Nancy Qian, Deputy CEO/Executive and Vice President, Loscam (Greater China) Holdings Limited, CHEP (China) Company Limited

Unveiling Ceremony

1.The International Modern Trade Logistics Industry and Education Alliance
2.The International Engineering Education And Research Centre
3.The Smart Logistics Laboratory

CILT International Education Seminar

President’s Dinner

Presidential Awards, Celebration of EID Al-Adha, Cultural Shows, Fun Games, Dancing and Networking