Reading, UK: Jeff Kirby, Toby Peters,Paul Whyte, and Paul Bennell are among the big names heading the speaker line-up at Cold Chain Live!
Jeff Kirby, managing partner of temperature-controlled logistics investment manager Irbis Capital will speak on cold chain funding: University of Birmingham Cold Economy Professor Toby Peters on the global potential of a moving the frozen set point to -15C; and Paul Whyte, managing director, Best Food Logistics; and Cold Chain Federation president Paul Bennell will speak about the state of the UK cold chain in 2024.
Cold Chain Live! takes place at Telford International Centre on 4-5 September 2024.
The conference will also hear main stage keynote sessions from industry leaders including Buffaload Chief Executive Ross Taylor, and from Owen McLellan and Gary Stott of surplus food redistributor Company Shop on sustainability, resilience and social responsibility; as well as a session on the new government from Simon Darby, head of public affairs at communications agency PLMR.
Cold Chain Federation deputy chief executive Tom Southall will reveal new data on the economic value of the UK cold chain.
The conference, chaired by TV news presenter Maryam Moshiri, will include two days of discussion, insight and debate about the temperature-controlled logistics industry’s foremost opportunities and challenges, including:
- The state of the cold chain industry in 2024
- The temperature-controlled logistics industry as a driver of economic prosperity
- A workforce to futureproof the cold chain, and
- Cold chain sustainability, resilience and social responsibility.
With more speakers to come, this will be the biggest and busiest Cold Chain Live! ever and the largest industry gathering, the federations says.
Cold Chain Live! 2024 is delivered by the Cold Chain Federation in association with Platinum Partners Thermo King, Blue Cube, Styne Refrigeration and Olympus Power and supported by Gold partners Carrier Transicold, Marsh Commercial, Star Refrigeration, The P&M Group, Wagner and Sunswap.
Cold Chain Federation Chief Executive Phil Pluck said: “The UK cold chain is at a fork in the road in 2024. Our industry has fantastic potential for sustainable growth but we also face major challenges today and in the decade ahead. How well we are able to grasp the opportunities and navigate those challenges depends in part on the next government’s approach and policy choices, but also very substantially on our industry’s response to those policy choices, to our preparations for future resilience, and to investment into cold chain innovation, sustainability and people.
“Cold Chain Live 2024 brings temperature-controlled logistics professionals together to discuss these issues, to hear the latest data and analysis, and to cement the relationships which are becoming ever more crucial in our connected and collaborative food and pharma supply chains. The programme for 2024 is excellent and I am delighted that we will be joined by a roster of speakers of such distinction.”
“This year, Cold Chain Live! is introducing the Innovation Zone to showcase new cold chain products and services. The conference will also feature extended networking sessions, vehicle and trailer displays, product demonstrations, and gala dinner, all designed to facilitate meaningful connections and collaborations within the industry.”
Cold Chain Federation members can book two free Cold Chain Live! conference tickets per storage and distribution member company, and one free ticket for the associate member company. Tickets for the Cold Chain Live!
The dinner on 4 September, also at Telford International Centre, is separate and can be booked by members at £150 each plus VAT. Additional tickets for the conference and dinner can be booked at £370 each plus VAT.
Find out more and book tickets at www.coldchainfederation.org.uk/events/cold-chain-live-2024/.
