The seventh China International Logistics Development Conference will be held next week from 14th–15th September 2020 under the theme of Joint Response to Challenges, Mutual Learning and Innovative Development.

This year CILT international delegates will be able to join the event remotely on 14th September through an online conference video stream with bilingual English and Chinese subtitles.

The main forum will run from 09:00 – 12:00 China Standard Time when experts, scholars, and leaders of well-known enterprises will deliver speeches on the development of the logistics industry. 

CILT International President Dato’ Ts Abd Radzak Abd Malek and International Secretary General Keith Newton will both be speaking during this session.

The afternoon session from 14:00 – 17:30 China Standard Time will include the following sub forums:

• Forum on the Development of Port Co-operation and Port Construction in China 
• Forum on High-Quality Development of the China Logistics Industry 
• Forum on the Finance of the China Bulk Commodity Supply Chai

Li Tong, Chairperson of WiLAT China invites WiLAT members to join the 4th WiLAT China Forum at 19:30 China Standard Time. The WiLAT Forum will include:

• a presentation by WiLAT Global Chairperson Ms.Gayani de Alwis on the “Three Year Plan and Objectives of WiLAT”
  
  
• a speech by Immediate Past WiLAT Global Chairperson, Dr. Chan Yuen Tak Fai Dorothy on “Post Covid-19 Opportunities for Women”
  
  
• a presentation by Vice Chairperson of WiLAT China, Ms. Qian Yu, Chairperson of Brambles Investment (China) Co. Ltd. on “Female Leadership in an Uncertain World”
  
  

On 15th September there will be a site visit to Caofeidian and Tangshan port but there will be no online coverage of this part of the conference.

International delegates who wish to join the live conference stream on Monday 14th September should ccontact Ms. Zhang Bingqing at ciltchina@126.com by Saturday 12th September latest. Bingqing will then confirm access details for each element of the programme.

CILT International will also share a recording of the conference after the event for delegates who are unable to join live.