BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:iru.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65f947b4c1e4e DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200221 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200222 URL:https://www.iru.org/join-us/events/iru-logistics-and-innovation-forum-2 020-02-21 LOCATION:Sofitel London Heathrow Hotel Terminal 5 Wallis Rd\, Longford Houn slow TW6 2GD United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS="Sofitel London Heathrow Ho tel Terminal 5 Wallis Rd, Longford Hounslow TW6 2GD United Kingdom";X- APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=:geo:51.473388,-0.491522 GEO:51.473388;-0.491522 SUMMARY:IRU Logistics and Innovation Forum CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Safety: Unlocking business opportunities\n\nThe IRU Logistics a nd Innovation Forum is a networking hub for innovative road transport solu tions. Transport operators\, service providers and national transport asso ciations had a unique opportunity to share knowledge\, connect with each o ther\, as well as to learn about new solutions driving the industry forwar d.\n\nThe Forum offered market leading companies direct access to some of the most forward-looking transport and logistics operators\, as well as IR U member associations who jointly represent more than 3.5 million transpor t operators.\n\nThe 2020 Logistics and Innovation Forum brought together t he road transport industry\, with a focus on innovative safety solutions. Participants had the opportunity to capture the business potential offered by new technologies.\n\nThe theme was inspired by the recent global IRU s urvey of transport operators on key trends impacting the industry which fo und that safety is considered to be one of the biggest innovation opportun ities for transport and logistics companies. \n\nNetwork\n\nParticipants connected with the international logistics community to unlock business po tential offered by the latest safety developments. Service providers pres ented their latest solutions and shared experiences in a dynamic and inter active way\, to get immediate feedback from potential clients and drive up take of their innovative new services. Transport operators and associatio ns learnt about the latest innovative solutions in road and operational sa fety. \n\nBusiness\n\nService providers were able to talk directly with k ey transport operators and national associations representing millions of companies. Networking opportunities were embedded throughout the programme . Transport operators met their peers from different countries\, learnt f rom each other and established personal business relationships. \n\nKnowl edge\n\nService providers were able to better understand the latest market trends and needs from the operators who are at the heart of the industry. Participants heard inspiring and thought-provoking speeches from leading industry experts and assessed the potential of featured innovations to se rve their business needs. \n\n \n\n\nVenue\n\nThe one-day IRU Logistics and Innovation Forum took place at the Hotel Sofitel\, conveniently locate d just a few steps away from Terminal 5\, London Heathrow. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The IRU Logistics and Innovation Forum is a networking hub for innov ative road transport solutions. Transport operators\, service providers an d national transport associations had a unique opportunity to share knowle dge\, connect with each other\, as well as to learn about new solutions dr iving the industry forward.
The Forum offered market leading compani es direct access to some of the most forward-looking transport and logisti cs operators\, as well as IRU member associations who jointly represent mo re than 3.5 million transport operators.
The 2020 Logistics and Inno vation Forum brought together the road transport industry\, with a focus o n innovative safety solutions. Participants had the opportunity to capture the business potential offered by new technologies.
The theme was i nspired by the recent global IRU survey of transport operators on key tren ds impacting the industry which found that safety is considered to be one of the biggest innovation opportunities for transport and logistics compan ies. \;
Participants connected with the internat ional logistics community to unlock business potential offered by the late st safety developments. \;Service providers presented their latest sol utions and shared experiences in a dynamic and interactive way\, to get im mediate feedback from potential clients and drive uptake of their innovati ve new services. \;Transport operators and associations learnt about t he latest innovative solutions in road and operational safety. \;
< h2>BusinessService providers were able to talk directly with key t ransport operators and national associations representing millions of comp anies. Networking opportunities were embedded throughout the programme.&nb sp\;Transport operators met their peers from different countries\, learnt from each other and established personal business relationships. \;
Service providers were able to better understand the latest market trends and needs from the operators who are at the heart of the industry. \;Participants heard inspiring and thought-provoking sp eeches from leading industry experts and assessed the potential of feature d innovations to serve their business needs. \;
The one-day IRU Logistics and Innovation Forum took place at the Hotel Sofitel\, conveniently located just a few steps away from Terminal 5\, Lon don Heathrow.