BIFA Regional Members Meeting – Avonmouth

Join us at this event for updates and discussions about the key issues impacting your business and to share your views with fellow members, our guest speakers and the BIFA team.

Guest Speakers:

*JUST ADDED* We will be joined by Albacore Systems to give a presentation on ‘why freight forwarders should care about cyber security’. They will also cover:

➔ The most vulnerable risk areas
➔ Best practise approaches to protect your business

Richard Steeples, Head of FEDAT (Freight Engagement and Data Lead) and Chris Hodges (Compliance Lead), Border Force, will give you an update and take questions on Safety and Security.

Steve Freeman, Board member of the Rail Freight Group and Chairman of RailX, will update on the latest initiatives and available capacity on UK rail freight and explain how RAILX, the digital platform and train booking App, enables booking capacity on UK container services, providing access to intermodal rail across the UK.

Adnan Zaheer from iCustoms.ai will provide a follow up to his presentation from the last meeting with:

➔ Different examples of where and how AI is being used by forwarders
➔ The practicalities of implementation
➔ How long implementation might take
➔ How those companies who are already using AI for customs have managed the transition

Additional Topics:

As well as the topics of our guest speakers, we will also be providing you with the latest updates on:
➔ Customs: Customs changes timeline overview – 2024-2025
➔ Air Freight, Surface (Ocean and Road), and Legal matters
➔ Heathrow Cargo Community Activity & the Cargo redevelopment programme
➔ Environment & Sustainability: The Sustainable Logistics Ecosystem Map designed to help members navigate the world of sustainability
➔ Member Engagement: Scheduled events for 2025 and improving member contact details accuracy and access to the BIFA website portal
➔ Training & Development opportunities in 2025 including the launch of BIFA Bitesize eLearning
➔ Young Forwarder Network: Plans for the next meeting

Tea, coffee, and snacks will be available before and after the meeting giving members an opportunity to network with colleagues.

The final agenda will be sent out a week before the meeting so if there are any topics you would like to be added, please get in touch below!

If you’d like to attend this meeting, please register HERE

For further information contact your BIFA Regional Representative, Paul Cunningham (p.cunningham@bifa.org)

BIFA would like to thank Davies Turner for its support of this event

***Regional events are open to all full and associate members only***