If you follow us on social media you would have seen that we have had a busy couple of weeks. After months of tireless planning, we successfully held the largest supply chain symposium and exhibition in Singapore in 2021.
ITAP | LogiSYM | CargoNOW – was run as both a physical and hybrid event. With 3,600 attendees on site and thousands more online over three content filled days the event was a resounding success.
I was very pleased to be able to attend in person and as part of the organising committee, my thanks and gratitude goes out to all our participants, sponsors, partners and committee members who have helped make this a reality. Running a physical event is always taxing and with COVID-19 and the need to stay safe and operate within regulatory guidelines, this challenge was increased ten-fold.
2022 is fast approaching and we hope to soon emerge into the better normal. From a Supply Chain perspective we expect the first half of the year to be as challenging as the last year has been, with things only starting to ease up in the latter half of the year. If we have learnt anything these last 24 months is that for a supply chain to continue operating as efficiently and effectively as possible, calculated risks need to be taken – with the right partners.
In running this event, we had many discussions and meetings about whether to proceed with a live event but at the end of the day the committee unanimously decided that “we should continue to establish and lead aggressively, but with caution and continue to be the leading voice and platform for supply chain collaboration and knowledge sharing in the region”.
We take this part of our remit seriously and one of the reasons we decided to make this move was to demonstrate that calculated risks can be successfully undertaken through proper planning, communication and with the right partnerships. Collaboration is key to the success of any successful supply chain and this could be taken as a case in point.
As always, we hope you found the event and this issue of CargoNOW relevant and we look forward to your feedback, input and comments.
Be safe, and let’s keep those supply chains moving!
Peter D G Raven Editor-In-Chief (Interim) Peter@Iscms.org
