Mr Babar Badat has been in the International Logistics & Transportation business since 1980 & leads his business group based in Karachi. He works with his trade and promotes training & innovation, also engaging closely on policy formulation with the government as well as international & multilateral organizations.

He has held & holds various honorary positions like Founder Chairman PIFFA, Chairman TIR Commission, Director National Trade & Transport Facilitation Committee, Director Port Qasim Authority, Member National Trade Corridor Improvement Programme, Member UN’s ESCAP Business Advisory Council and is the current President of FIATA which is headquartered in Zurich, and is the world’s largest non-governmental organization covering the global logistics & transportation industry.

Mr Badat regularly writes & speaks on trade & transport matters at various international forums.

Mr Shantanu Bhadkamkar is a Second Generation Licensed Customs Broker & Full Service International Freight Forwarder; his company has a Pan-India presence with a global network of associates. He did OPM at Harvard Business School and is a Honorary Fellow of Narottam Morarjee Institute of Shipping (NMIS).

He is currently the President of ‘Association of Multimodal Transport Operators of India’ (AMTOI). He also has an active association with several intra-urban, inter-urban, regional, national & international voluntary organisations as an office bearer or board member.

On the forums of Associations & Chambers of Commerce, in addition to Group Advocacy, he has passionately pursued the cause of Professionalism & Professional Pride in the Sector, and Empowerment of Family Businesses.

Mr Hing Chao is the Executive Chairman of Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings, an Executive Committee member of Hong Kong Shipowners Association, a trustee of Hong Kong Maritime Museum, as well as the Chairman of Bureau Veritas Asia & Australia Committee. After graduating from Durham University, Mr Chao was placed in a number of shipping companies to gain experience and develop a broad understanding of the industry. Since 2000 he has pursued a cross-sector career in business, culture and heritage, philanthropy and education. In 2015 he joined Wah Kwong’s Board of Directors, having occupied various positions in the company across the real estate and shipping sectors, and having established a successful career in culture and heritage. He is the founder of Hong Kong Culture Festival, and the author of multiple books. In 2017, he was an awardee by Secretary for Home Affairs' Commendation Scheme for his distinguished support to the promotion of culture and arts.

Vincent Clerc was appointed Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) in 2015 and Damco Chairman in November 2016. Mr Clerc has been Executive Vice President of A.P Moller - Maersk A/S and member of the Executive Board of Maersk since 2017.

Vincent joined the Maersk Group in 1997 and has held various positions in financial control and trade management in both North America and Denmark. He headed the transpacific service and Maersk Line’s Asia-Europe service on the world’s largest trade lane.

Vincent holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a MBA from Columbia Business School and London Business School.

Mr Fei Weijun received his Master Degree in Transportation Planning at Dalian Maritime University and his Bachelor’s Degree in Ship Engineering at Dalian University of Technology. Mr Fei also received Certificate in International Shipping and Logistics at University of British Columbia. Mr Fei has been the Secretary General of APSN Since 2009. Mr Fei also serves as a senior position in a number of organizations, including Secretary General of National Container Standardization Technical Commission (SAC/TC6), Vice Chairman of Marine Anti-Pollution Committee, China Navigation Association.

He Liming, male, Manchu, born in January 1954, master degree, senior economist. He was appointed as Vice Director General of Personnel Department of Ministry of Materials and Equipment, Vice Director General of Personnel Department of Ministry of Internal Trade, General Manager of China Non-Ferrous Metal Materials Corporation. He is now President of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, Chairman of China Society of Logistics, Chairman of International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM), Vice Chairman of Asia-Pacific Logistics Federation (APLF) etc.

Jack is a fourth generation member of a family shipping business legacy dating back to Charles Eddie Hsu, who founded Eddie Steamship in Shanghai nearly a century ago. His late grandfather, V. K. Eddie Hsu founded Oak Steamship Company Limited in Hong Kong in 1961. In 1992, Jack's father, Steve established Oak Maritime (Hong Kong) Inc Limited, which has become the corporate headquarters of the OAK Maritime Group ('the Group'). The Group manages a diversified portfolio of assets, including its core business of shipping, consisting of 20 bulkers and tankers with an aggregate tonnage in excess of 3.5 million deadweight tonnes, and an average age of about 8.6 years.

Jack is Managing Director of Oak Maritime (Hong Kong) Inc Limited, Chairman and President of Sincere Navigation Corporation (a stock-listed company in Taiwan), and CEO of OSS Capital (the Family Office). Jack is also Chairman of Hong Kong Shipowners Association, and has been a member of the Members' Representative Committee of Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Limited since 2003. He also was Chairman of International Ship-Owners Alliance of Canada (ISAC) from 2005 to 2007.

Glyn Hughes has been involved in Air Cargo for over 30 years having started his career with British Caledonian in the UK. He joined IATA in 1991 and become IATA's Global Head of Cargo in June 2014. He has the overall responsibility to ensure IATA delivers on the agenda agreed by the Cargo Committee to support the Air Cargo industry. Priority areas include safety, security, quality, special cargo, operations, modernization and industry sustainability. He is dedicated to working closely with industry stakeholder partners through GACAG and other relationships to foster collaborative solutions. A firm believer in supporting the next generation of industry leaders, Glyn spends a large amount of time on outreach programs with training and other educational establishments.

Ronald was appointed Chief Customer and Commercial Officer of the Cathay Pacific Group and Chairman of the Group’s wholly owned subsidiaries HK Express and Asia Miles in August 2019. He is responsible for all customer, commercial, cargo, digital and IT-related activities of the Group’s airlines.

Prior to his current positions, Ronald had been Director Commercial & Cargo at Cathay Pacific since June 2017. Between 2013 and 2017, Ronald was Director and General Manager, Hong Kong Operations at Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd (HAECO), being responsible for the HAECO Group’s Hong Kong business.

Ronald joined the Cathay Pacific Group as a management trainee in 1996 and has worked in a number of managerial positions in Hong Kong and overseas. His postings include Country Manager Sri Lanka & Maldives (based in Colombo), Manager Cargo Sales & Marketing, General Manager Sales & Distribution and General Manager Information Management.

Ronald graduated with a Bachelor & Master of Arts, Major in Computer Science with First Class Honours from the University of Cambridge in 1994. He completed the INSEAD Advanced Management Course in 2009 and Stanford University’s Executive Programme in 2015.

Ronald is Chairman of the Board of Airline Representatives Hong Kong (BAR), Council Member of the Vocational Training Council, and Member of the Transport and Housing Bureau Tripartite Taskforce on Manpower Training (Aviation). He is married with two children.

Miguel A Lopera is President and Chief Executive Officer of GS1. He joined GS1 as CEO in April 2003.

Miguel has a wealth of CEO, Board, division management, marketing and IT experience gained in every aspect of the Consumer Goods business having spent 24 years with Procter and Gamble and over 15 years in GS1.

Joining P&G as an IT analyst in 1979, he became IT Director of P&G Spain and later IT Director of P&G Northern Europe (UK, Ireland and Scandinavia). In 1992, he changed career to Marketing. During the following years, he held various Marketing positions such as Marketing Director of Laundry Detergents-Europe, Marketing Director of Fabric & Home care in Spain and later was responsible for the Fabric & Home Care and Food & Beverages Divisions of P&G Spain & Portugal.

Miguel joined EAN International in April 2003 as CEO and, in addition, he was appointed CEO of UCC (currently GS1 US). He founded EPCglobal Inc. in 2003 and GDSN Inc. in 2004. In 2005, he merged EAN International and UCC into GS1 as President and CEO.

Miguel is a strong believer of Collaborative Commerce between trading partners. Back in 1984, he created a Collaboration Programme between key Spanish retailers and manufacturers based on multifunctional teams, that was a complete innovation at that time.

Miguel holds an Engineering MsC Degree from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and an MBA from the “Instituto de Empresa” of Madrid.

Miguel has ample experience in Boards. He is Board member of GS1 Global and GS1 US. He is a guest of the Consumer Goods Forum Board, GS1 Data Excellence Board and GS1 Innovation Board.

Koichi Muto is the Corporate Advisor of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

Before assuming his current role in June 2019, he had served as the Chairman from June 2015 to June 2019 and the President of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd from June 2010 to June 2015. As president, he promoted the medium-term management plan “GEAR UP! MOL”, which challenged the company to create new growth. In the first year of the plan, he achieved the plan's initial goals of recovering from the economic crisis and accelerating business development in growing markets. He also took a series of actions to make the MOL Group an excellent and resilient organization that leads the world shipping industry, enhancing safe operation and promoting an environmental strategy in the process.

He was appointed a Member of the Board in June 2007. Prior to that, he was the General Manager of the Corporate Planning Division from January 2003.

Mr Muto joined Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd in April 1976, and became the Manager of the General Affairs Department of Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line in April 1988. He served as the manager of the Bulk Carrier Department in June 1991 before becoming Managing Director of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (Deutschland) GmbH in June 1994. He continued to serve in the Bulk carrier division until 2002.

He has served as Outside Director for Seibu Oil Company Limited since June 2015, Chair of the Committee on Logistics of KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation) since June 2015, and Trustee of Japan Association of Corporate Executives since April 2011.

A native of Nagoya, he graduated from Nagoya University in 1976. He has a wife and two daughters.

Joseph Phi is Executive Director and Group President of Li & Fung Limited and President of LF Logistics. He leads Li & Fung’s Supply Chain Solutions operating groups, including business development and sits on the Board of Directors. As President of LF Logistics, he also oversees the logistics business.

Joseph has a strong track record at Li & Fung having organically grown its logistics business over the past decade. He has nearly 20 years’ experience with the company and is well positioned to assume this important leadership role.

Joseph joined Li & Fung in 1999 and was previously executive director of Integrated Distribution Services Group Limited from 2004 until its acquisition by Li & Fung in 2011. He is Chairman of GS1 Hong Kong and a Director of its Management Board and is a Member of Supply Chain 50.

He is an advisory committee member of Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s Logistics Services and honorary advisor of the Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference. He also serves as an advisory committee member of Eye Fund, a charitable institution in Hong Kong.

Joseph graduated magna cum laude from the University of The Philippines (UP) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and attained a Master of Business Administration degree with top honors also from the same university.

He is a 2011 recipient of UP College of Business Administration Distinguished Alumnus Award and 2013 recipient of UP Industrial Engineering Alumni Award and UP Alumni Engineers Global Achievement Award for Logistics. Between 2014 and 2018, he was an Adjunct Professor in the School of Business and Management at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

John Slosar is Former Chairman of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited.

Previously, he was also Chairman of John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited, Swire Pacific Limited, Swire Properties Limited, Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited, Swire Beverages Limited and Swire Pacific Offshore Holdings Limited.

Mr Slosar joined the Swire Group in 1980. He has held various management positions in the group’s operations in Hong Kong, the United States and Thailand. He was appointed Managing Director of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited in 1996, Managing Director of Swire Beverages in July 1998 and Chief Operating Officer of Cathay Pacific in July 2007. He became the Chief Executive of Cathay Pacific on 31 March 2011.

Mr Slosar is a Non-Executive Director of Air China Limited and the Chairman of PureCircle Limited. He is also involved in a number of trade and professional bodies. He is a member of the Chief Executive’s Council of Advisers on Innovation and Strategic Development, a member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council as well as its Belt and Road Committee, and a council member of the Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong.

Mr Slosar is Chairman of the Hong Kong Section of the Hong Kong-United States Business Council, a Vice Chairman and General Committee Member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, and a co-opted member of the General Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce.

Mr Slosar is active in community activities, being the Chairman of the Voting Members Committee of the Riding for the Disabled Association, as well as a voting member of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society Limited. He is also a Council Member of the Légion d’Honneur Hong Kong Chapter Association.

Mr Slosar is involved in education both locally and overseas. He is an honorary member of the Faculty Advisory Committee of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and a member of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council.

In addition, Mr Slosar serves as a member of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s International Advisory Board and serves on the university’s steering committee for the planning of its Master of Science degree in Aerospace Finance, Leasing and Investments.

Mr Slosar was bestowed with the distinction of Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur by the French government in January 2015.

Mr Slosar is a graduate of both Columbia University and Cambridge University.

Mr Jack So Chak Kwong assumed the Chairmanship of the Airport Authority Hong Kong on 1st June, 2015.

Mr So began his career with the Hong Kong Government and joined the private sector in 1978, having held various senior positions in stockbroking, banking and property development. He served as Chairman of the HKTDC from 2007 to 2015. He was Chairman and Chief Executive of the MTR Corporation from 1995 to 2003 and Deputy Chairman and Group Managing Director of PCCW from 2003 to 2007.

Mr So is an independent non-executive Director of AIA Group Ltd and China Resources Power Holdings Company Ltd. He is also a senior advisor to Credit Suisse, Greater China. He was an independent Director of HSBC from 2000 to 2007 and Cathay Pacific Airways Limited from 2002 to 2015.

Mr So served as Chairman of the Committee on Economic Co-operation with Mainland from 2013-2015. In Mar 2018, Mr So was appointed member of the Chief Executive’s Council of Advisors on Innovation and Strategic Development.

Mr So is the Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society. He served as Chairman of the Hong Kong Film Development Council from April 2007 to March 2013.

Mr So was a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 2008 to 2018 and was an International Business Advisor to the Mayor of Beijing.

A Justice of the Peace, Mr So was awarded the Golden Bauhinia Star and the Grand Bauhinia Medal by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2011 and 2017 respectively. He received an Honorary Doctorate in Social Science from the University of Hong Kong in 2011.

James E Thompson, is the Chairman and Founder of the Crown Worldwide Group of Companies. Crown Worldwide is a logistics company performing various types of warehousing and transportation services throughout the world. The Crown Group has 276 worldwide locations in almost 53 countries around the world. Crown is also a leader in the field of document management with over 40 million cartons of business documents managed from its worldwide facilities.

Mr Thompson graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering. He came to Asia shortly after completion of his university studies and has lived in Japan and Hong Kong ever since. He is a member of the International Advisory Board of the San Jose State University Business School.

Mr Thompson is currently the Chairman of The Hong Kong Management Association and a member of the Invest HK Investment Promotion Ambassador Scheme. He also serves as a member of HKTDC HK-Europe Business Council. He served as a non-executive Director of the Board of the Wharf (Holdings) Ltd, a Board Member of Ocean Park Corporation, the Chairman of HKTDC Logistics Services Advisory Committee from 2004 to 2008, a Council member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council from 2002 to 2004, a member of the Hong Kong Trade and Industry Advisory Board, a member of the ICAC Advisory Committee on Corruption and a member of HK-US Business Council and a member of HK-Japan Business Cooperation Committee. He also served two terms as the Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong for 2002 and 2003.

He is also a member of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School Advisory Council and a member of the City of University of Hong Kong College International Advisory Board.

Mr Thompson serves as Chairman or as a Board member of numerous charitable organizations. His particular interests are charities related to children, cancer, education and art. He is the Chairman of the Asian Youth Orchestra and The Honorary President of the Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care. He was on the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army for 15 years.

He and his wife, Sally have been building schools and libraries for the children of Cambodia for the past few years.

Mr Thompson was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star, Hong Kong’s second highest award, by the Hong Kong Government in 2003. He received The Director of the Year Award from the Institute of Directors for Hong Kong Management Association in 2018, the Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2015 and DHL/SCMP Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.

Mr Thompson is a permanent resident of Hong Kong having lived there for 41 years. He has two children - Jennifer and Jimmy.

Mr Tung has been re-designated to Co-Chief Executive Officer since August 2018, after having served as the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Managing Director of OOCL since July 2012. Mr Tung was the Chief Operating Officer of OOCL between 2009 and 2012. He has been a Director and a member of the OOCL Executive Committee since March 2006. Mr Tung has also been an Executive Director and a member of the Executive Committee of OOIL since November 2011. Mr Tung holds a Bachelor's degree from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford University in the United States. Mr Tung worked for OOCL in various management capacities between 1993 and 1998.

George Yeo joined Kerry Group on 1 Jan 2012. He was Chairman of Kerry Logistics Network from 1 Aug 2012 to 31 May 2019 and a Director of Kerry Holdings from 1 July 2016 to 31 May 2019. Mr Yeo became Senior Adviser to both Kuok Group and Kerry Logistics Network from 1 June 2019.

From September 1988 to May 2011, he served 23 years in Government, and was Minister for Information and the Arts, Health, Trade & Industry, and Foreign Affairs.

Mr Yeo studied Engineering at Cambridge University on a President’s Scholarship, graduating with a Double First in 1976, and became a Signals Officer in the Singapore Armed Forces. After graduating from the Singapore Command and Staff College in 1979, he was posted to the Republic of Singapore Air Force. He graduated with an MBA (Baker Scholar) from the Harvard Business School in 1985. He was appointed Chief-of-Staff of the Air Staff (1985-1986) and Director of Joint Operations and Planning in the Defence Ministry (1985-1988), attaining the rank of Brigadier-General.

Mr Yeo is a member of the Board of Trustees of Berggruen Institute on Governance, International Advisory Panel of Peking University, International Advisory Board of IESE Business School, International Advisory Council of China's Eco Forum Global Guiyang, International Advisory Board of Japan's National Graduate School for International Policy Studies (GRIPS), International Advisory Committee of Mitsubishi Corporation and the Board of Governors of the Singapore Manufacturing Federation. Mr Yeo is an Independent Non-Executive Director of AIA Group, a public company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He is also an independent board member of Pinduoduo, an e-commerce company newly listed on NASDAQ and the New Yangon Development Corporation. He is a strategic non-business advisor to Sea Ltd and senior advisor to Brunswick for its geopolitical initiative. He was Chairman of the Singapore Summit from 2011 to 2016.

Mr Yeo served as a Member of the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See from 2013-2014. From February 2014, he became a Member of the Vatican Council for the Economy.

Mr Yeo is Patron of LASALLE College of the Arts and the Eurasian Association, and Advisor to the Sun Yat-Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall. He is a Visiting Scholar at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and the Founding Patron of its Asia Competitiveness Institute.