Programme


 

22 Nov (Day 1)
23 Nov (Day 2)
22 Nov (Day 1)
22 November 2016 (Tuesday) - Day 1
Opening Session
09:00 – 09:15
Hall 5F-G
Main Forum

Welcome Remarks

09:15 – 09:30
Main Forum

Keynote Address

Plenary Session 1
09:30 – 10:45
Main Forum

China’s Grand Initiatives: Where are the Opportunities?

Three government endeavours in China present a multitude of opportunities for the logistics and maritime industry. The Belt and Road Initiative will expand markets of huge potential along these 21st century trade routes. “Internet Plus” and “Made in China 2025”, highlighted in China’s 13th Five-Year Plan and designed to revamp the country’s manufacturing sector, also have significant implications for the industry. A panel of experts will provide insights for strategic planning.


Panel Chair

 

Panel Speakers

  • HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem
    Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DP World
  • Mr Zhao Huxiang
    Vice Chairman, China Merchants Group
    Topic: Business Opportunity on Belt and Road Initiative
  • Mr Joseph Phi
    President, LF Logistics
    Topic: The Belt and Road Initiative, Internet Plus and Made in China 2025

 

10:45 – 11:15
Hall 5F-G

Coffee Break

Supply-chain Management & Logistics Forum 1
11:15 – 12:45
Main Forum

Relocating Your Manufacturing Base – the Pros and Cons

Manufacturers are increasingly exploring new areas to set up production bases to diversify risk and reduce expenses. But will supply-chain efficiency be sacrificed in the pursuit of lower labour costs? And are new regional trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, along with China’s Belt and Road Initiative, creating opportunities or complexities?


Co-organiser logo-hksc

Welcome Remarks

Moderator:

Panel Speakers:

  • Dr Qu Jian
    Vice President, China Development Institute
    Topic: A New Round of Industrial Transfer and Corporate Investment Opportunities
  • Dr John Cheh
    Vice Chairman and CEO, Esquel Group
    Topic: Combatting Rising Labour Costs Through Increasing Productivity and
    Supply Chain Efficiency: The Case of Esquel, A Vertically-Integrated Textile
    and Apparel Manufacturer
  • Mr Takeshi Kondo
    General Director, Yusen Logistics (Vietnam) Co, Ltd
    Topic: Transition of Demands for Logistics in East Asia and ASEAN
  • Mr Tommy Lui
    Director & Group Chief Representative - Southern China, Li & Fung
    Development (China) Ltd
    Topic: The Emerging O2O Model for the Supply Side Digitization

 

Air Freight Forum 1
11:15 – 12:45
Room B

Changing Landscape of Asian Air Cargo 

This session will provide key insights into the golden opportunities and tough challenges shaping the future of the air freight industry. Topics include the increasing importance of cross-border e-commerce and transhipment, burgeoning demand for small-parcel express delivery services, and the growth of postal services in response to evolving industry trends.

Co-organiser: 


Welcome Remarks:
  • Ms Cissy Chan
    Executive Director, Commercial, Airport Authority Hong Kong

Presentation: Regional Trend of the Air Freight Industry: Moderator:
  • Ms Alaina Shum
    General Manager, Aviation Logistics, Airport Authority Hong Kong
Panel Speakers:
Maritime Forum 1
11:15 – 12:45
Room A

Expert Panel: What’s on the Horizon for Liner Shipping? 

A perfect storm of overcapacity, “trade stagflation” and geopolitical risk looms for the liner shipping industry. Yet capacity overhang seems to be improving, while industry consolidation and alliances are growing to create more synergies. Is the industry becoming healthier? Hear what the experts say about how the future looks.

Moderator: Panel Speakers:
  • Mr Tan Hua Joo 
    Executive Consultant, Alphaliner
    Topic: Container Shipping Market – Key Challenges in 2017
  • Mr Steve Saxon 
    Partner, Mckinsey & Company
    Topic: How to survive and thrive as a container liner in the continued downturn
  • Mr Tim Smith
    Chairman, Maersk China Limited
    Chief Representative, North Asia, Maersk Group
  • Mr Richard Hiller
    Chief Commercial Officer, MOL Liner Ltd
12:15 – 14:15
Halls 3F-G

Networking Luncheon

Air Freight Forum 2
14:15 – 15:45
Main Forum

Staying Ahead in Temperature-controlled Cargo Handling 

Rising demand in Asia for temperature-controlled air cargo, such as fresh produce and pharmaceuticals, is forcing air freight service providers to reassess their strategies and capabilities. This forum will focus on how to capture these new opportunities.

Co-organiser:


Presentation: Development of Temperature-controlled Shipments in Asia Presentation: Introduction of CEIV Pharma Certification
  • Ms Yvonne Ho 
    General Manager, Hong Kong & Macau, International Air Transport Association
Moderator: Panel Speakers:
Maritime Forum 2
14:15 – 15:45
Room A

Expert Panel: Tanker and Gas Trade Outlook 

This panel will examine developments and price movements in the oil, LPG and LNG trade, with special focus on the major producing and consuming countries. Shipowners and analysts will offer insights on prospects for tanker shipping demand in the next 10 years.

Moderator: Panel Speakers:
  • Mr Nigel Anton
    Managing Director & Head, Shipping Finance, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
    Topic: The Outlook for LNG
  • Mr Knut Stangebye Olsen 
    Head of Research, Lorentzen & Stemoco AS
    Topic: LPG markets in distress, is there light in the end of the tunnel?
  • Mr Anthony Gurnee
    CEO, Ardmore Shipping Corporation
  • Mr Henrik Hartzell
    Managing Director, Far East, Heidmar
15:45 – 16:00
Halls 3F-G

Coffee Break

Moderator

Supply-chain Management & Logistics Forum 2
16:00 – 17:30
Main Forum

Sustainability – Greening the Supply Chain 

Sustainable logistics has become a major factor when designing the supply chain. In this forum, hear experts discuss strategies to improve sustainability while controlling costs, along with the future direction of these systems and ground-breaking ways to achieve green logistics.

Moderator:

Panel Speakers:

  • Mr Ian Cheng 
    Senior Manager, Head of Strategic Marketing, North Asia Pacific, Avery Dennison Corporation
    Topic: A force for good
  • Mr Michael Yee
    Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Sourcing and Production, Gap Inc
Maritime Forum 3
16:00 – 17:30
Room A

Expert Panel: Dry Bulk Market Outlook 

This session will review the short-to-medium-term global demand for coal, iron ore and grain, particularly in China. Will fleet supply and demand achieve a better balance? Will freight rates remain under pressure? Market experts will reveal their views in this panel.

Moderator: Panel Speakers:
  • Dr Henriette Van Niekerk 
    Director & Global Head of Dry Bulk Freight Analysis, Clarksons Platou
    Topic: What is needed for a sustained recovery of the dry bulk freight market?
  • Dr Zhuang Wei 
    Regional Manager of Asia, BIMCO
    Topic: BIMCO's Road to Recovery for Dry Bulk Shipping Industry
  • Mr Khalid Hashim 
    Managing Director, Precious Shipping Public Company Limited
    Topic: One Belt, One Road and its Implications
  • Mr Jack Hsu
    Managing Director, Oak Maritime (Hong Kong) Inc Limited
17:30 – 18:00
Room A
Cocktail Reception
Toasting Remarks
  • Mr Joseph Lai
    Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport), Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
23 Nov (Day 2)
23 November 2016 (Wednesday)
Plenary Session 2
16:00 – 17:30
Room A

Plenary Session 2 – Cross-border E-commerce: Who Will Rule the Game? 

E-commerce is a major growth area in Asia, impacting the retail industry, delivery channels and retail logistics. This session will highlight the latest developments in China’s cross-border e-commerce industry and look into the next big e-commerce market. Check out emerging opportunities for the retail and logistics industries.
 
Panel Chair: Panel Speakers:
  • Dr Guo Dongbai
    CTO, AliExpress
  • Mr Zheng Changqing
    Senior Director, eBay Inc
    Topic: How warehouse enables retail export on ecommerce platform
  • Mr Andrey Zatsepin 
    Head of International Logistics, Ozon.ru
    Topic: Difficulties in e-commerce logistics in Russia
  • Ms Haruko Takachi
    CEO, Japan Post International Logistics Co, Ltd
    Topic: Development of China-Japan’s cross-border ecommerce
10:30 – 10:45
Halls 3F-G
Coffee Break
Supply-chain Management & Logistics Forum 3
10:45 – 12:15
Main Forum

Omni-channel Strategy: Navigating the Future of Retail 

This forum will highlight outstanding examples of omni-channel retailing, and examines online-to-offline integration and ways to improve the customer experience. Experts will also discuss the impact of omni-channel retailing on supply-chain management and logistics.

Moderator: Panel Speakers:
  • Mr Pieter Paul Wittgen
    Co-Founder and COO, Grana.com
    Topic: Omni-channel Strategy: Navigating the Future of Retail
  • Mr Filippo Gori 
    Business Development Director, International Brands, Vip.com
    Topic: VIP For Fashion - In Season & Off Season Opportunities
  • Mr Malcolm Monteiro 
    CEO, Asia-Pacific, DHL eCommerce
    Topic: Omni-channel Retailing
Regional Forum 1 – Zhuhai
10:45 – 12:15
Room A

New Opportunities for Modern Logistics Industry in the PRD Region and Zhuhai from the completion of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge 

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is one of China’s top mega engineering feats, a Y-shape architecture crossing over the Pearl River Estuary, linking together China’s three major coastal cities in the PRD Region. Upon completion, it will shorten the travel time between Hong Kong and Zhuhai to only half-an-hour drive, and connect more than 100 cities and towns into a three-hour drive transport network. The Bridge will bring huge impact on the logistics industry, in particularly flow of goods among Hong Kong, Macau, Zhuhai and even Southeast Asia, and in turn boost economic development in the region. Zhuhai will become an important channel connecting Guangdong and Southeast China to the huge international market, serving as a platform for trade with Southeast China and the rest of the world.

Sponsor: 


Opening Remarks:
  • Mr He Yemin 
    Vice Mayor, Zhuhai Municipal People's Government
    Topic: Economic Development and Opportunities for the Logistics Industry in Zhuhai
Moderator:
  • Mr Simon KY Wong
    Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong R&D Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management Enabling Technologies
Panel Speakers:
  • Mr Albert Yau  
    General Manager, Hong Kong - Zhuhai Airport Management Co Ltd
    Topic: Opportunities for Airport Logistics in Hong Kong, Zhuhai, Macau and the PRD
  • Mr Victor Lei  
    Chairman, International Logistics and Forwarding Association of Macau
    Topic: Hot Topics in Freight Transport in Hong Kong, Zhuhai, Macau and the PRD
  • Mr Zheng Tianxiang  
    Professor, The Centre for Studies of Hong Kong, Macau, Pearl River Delta, Sun Yat-Sen University
    Vice President, Asia-Pacific Innovation Economic Research Institute
    Topic: New Opportunities in Maritime and Logistics Cooperation between Zhuhai and Hong Kong brought about by the Bridge
  • Mr Liang Xuemin  
    General Manager, Zhuhai Port Holdings Group Co, Ltd
    Topic: Cooperation Opportunities for Port Logistics Businesses in Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau under the Bridge Era
12:15 –13:45
Halls 3F-G
Networking Luncheon
Supply-chain Management & Logistics Forum 4
13:45 – 15:15
Main Forum

Omni-channel Strategy: Navigating the Future of Retail 

Big Data, the Cloud and Your Business 
The future of logistics will be shaped by big data analytics and cloud computing, seen as vital tools for companies to enhance competitiveness. This forum looks at case studies of big data use and the value it offers for e-commerce and trade.

In association with: 


Moderator: Panel Speakers:
  • Mr Ernest Cheung
    Senior IT Manager, Kerry Logistics
    Topic: Kerry Logistics Cloud Journey
  • Mr Patrik Forsstrom
    Head of Business Intelligence, Digital Retail, Cathay Pacific Airways
    Topic: Cathay Pacific’s Big Data Road-map
  • Ms Minnie Bu< 
    Cloud ERP/SCM Solution Director, Oracle Applications Asia Pacific
    Topic: Digital Transformation Best Practices (What it is & How to get there)
  • Mr Jerry Sham 
    Watson Solutions Architect, IBM
    Topic: The Cognitive Era for Big Data and Cloud
Regional Forum 2 – Dalian
13:45 – 15:15
Room A

Dalian Development Area – Core of Liaoning FTA, uprising International Financing, Logistics and Shipping Centre of Northeast Asia 


Dalian Economic & Technological Development Area (DDA), well known as the “1st Development Area in China”, is the core of the China (Liaoning) Pilot Free Trade Zone. With the logistics strengths of Dayao Bay, the largest harbour in North China, DDA will become a strategic pivot under the “Belt and Road” Initiative, connecting China, Mongolia and Russia. In the near future, DDA will focus on the development of the finance, warehousing, logistics, port and shipping, healthcare, IT, biopharmaceuticals, technological R&D and intellectual equipment industries, to become an international financial, logistics and shipping centre, the most ideal platform for international trade in Northeast China.

Sponsor: 


Opening Remarks:
  • Mr Li Dongwei
    Director, Investment Promotion Bureau, Dalian Economic & Technological Development Area
Moderator:
  • Ms Liu Huirong
    Deputy Director, Investment Promotion Bureau, Dalian Economic & Technological Development Area
Panel Speakers:
  • Mr Ren Zhengwei  
    Director, Administrative Committee, Dalian Xiaoyao Bay International Business District
    Topic: Development Opportunities for Financial, Warehousing, Logistics, Port and Shipping Services Industries in the Core Area of the Sole FTZ in Northern China
  • Mr Tai Jingang  
    Division Chief, Dalian Port (PDA) Co, Ltd
    Topic: Important Role of the Sole Hub Port in Northeast China under the “Belt and Road” Initiative in accordance with FTZ Policies
  • Mr Shen Hongyi  
    Director, Jinpu New Area Branch, Bank of China
    Topic: Introduction on Financial Products for the Logistics, Warehousing, Port and Shipping Service Industries
  • Mr Tong Yupeng  
    Deputy General Manager, Logistics Department (North China), Mapletree
    Topic: Mapletree’s Successful Layout in DDA, focusing on Local Market and Connecting Northeast Asia
  • Ms Xu Liying  
    General Manager, Cathay Precision Metal Products (Dalian) Co, Ltd
    Topic: Great Investment Environment and Convenient Logistics – 10 Years of Success for Cathay in DDA
15:15 –15:30
Halls 3F-G
Coffee Break
Regional Forum 3 – Canada
15:30 – 17:00
Main Forum

Linking North America and Asia: Transpacific Trade back on Track 


This panel will share insights on the contribution of the Asia-Pacific Gateway Initiative in facilitating efficient movement of goods between North America and Asia; examine future challenges, and present the strategies and directions for maintaining cost-effectiveness and efficiency to reduce transit time and eliminate bottlenecks for shipments between North America and Asia.

Sponsor: 


Moderator:
  • Mr Robert Armstrong 
    President, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation – North America Chapter
Panel Speakers:

* The programme is subject to change without prior notice.