A bridge and an interface
‘The Great Connection’. The 61st Fiata World Congress is set to take place in Panama soon (23–27 September). Fiata president Turgut Erkeskin is looking forward to the meeting, which is being hosted by the Fiata member Asociación Panameña de Agencias de Carga.
The Fiata World Congress will be held in Panama City for the first time this year, thus marking a return to Central America for the first time since 2001. For forwarders 2024’s Panama City, with its crucial canal, has a completely different feel to it than 2001’s Cancún (Mexico) and its beaches.
Industry decision-makers and experts will share their expertise at the event, promote knowledge sharing, drive collaboration and provide networking opportunities at stands and through seminars, panel discussions and workshops.
The annual Fiata World Congress always brings together high-level executives from international authorities, and leaders from the logistics, transport and freight forwarding industries, to discuss the key challenges the sector faces and concomitant solutions and opportunities.
A place of great symbolism
This year Ian Saunders, secretary general of the World Customs Organization (WCO), will be welcomed as a speaker; as will Young Tae Kim, secretary general of the OECD’s International Transport Forum (ITF); and Mikael Bjørklund, the chief operating officer for digital supply chain solutions at Wallenius Wilhelmsen.
“Panama is often called the bridge of the world,” Fiata president Turgut Erkeskin pointed out, “and plays a key role in the shipping and logistics industry. The country is a veritable symbol of connectivity and a key international trade hub, not only on account of its famous canal, an important route for world trade, but also thanks to its robust logistics infrastructure.”
The motto of the 61st congress – ‘The Great Connection’ – is an indication of Panama’s strategic importance for the global economy. It also underlines Fiata’s commitment to exploring the potential of collaboration and innovation in the logistics industry, Erkeskin closed.