Leipzig, Germany
May 26, 2015
12 - 8 pm
(SFC) and 黑料正能量 will organize a one-day event, “Smart Freight Leadership,” May 26 from noon to 8 p.m., in Leipzig, Germany. The event aims to mobilize smart climate resilience in the freight transport sector.
Business Leadership on Smart Freight
Multinational companies transport US$18 trillion worth of merchandise to consumers around the globe every year—contributing to the significant environmental footprint of the transport and logistics sector, which is responsible for 6 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions annually.
More business leaders today recognize that improving freight efficiency leads to reduced emissions, demonstrates climate leadership, and delivers business value.
A Global Forum for Smart Freight Leaders
Smart Freight Leadership 2015 will bring together senior-level representatives from business, government, international organizations, and civil society.
The one-day event will include keynote addresses, panel discussions, and interactive plenary sessions featuring leading companies, policymakers, and experts, who will address what it means to be a smart freight leader, including how to:
- Translate climate risk, build the business case, and set ambitious emission-reduction targets for a company’s global logistics supply chain.
- Collaborate with other leaders to mobilize industry-wide action for measurement, reporting, and emissions reductions, including through green freight programs.
- Develop strategies to overcome market and policy barriers and accelerate the uptake of solutions covering fuel, vehicles, freight movement, and modal shift.
Smart Freight Leadership 2015 is part of the , a series of events on climate, and builds on as well as . The event will precede the , “Transport, Trade, and Tourism.”
Agenda
(Subject to change)
- Noon-1 p.m.: Registration and networking lunch
- 1-1.30 p.m.: Welcome and opening remarks
- 1.30-3 p.m.: Translating climate risks and building the business case for action
- 3-3:30 p.m.: Networking break
- 3.30-4.30 p.m.: Existing collaborative efforts: successes and challenges, with representatives from ICCT, TTR, Bremen University, Connekt, GFE, UK FTA, US EPA and IATA
- 5-6.30 p.m.: How to deliver transformational change at scale
- 6.30-7.30 p.m.: Cocktail reception