CILT(UK)’s Annual Conference & Awards took place at the East Midlands Conference Centre on 24th September. The conference provided an opportunity for senior leaders shaping strategy, people and performance in logistics, transport and supply chain to focus on what effective leadership looks like in a constantly changing environment. The awards evening provided an opportunity to celebrate the outstanding achievements in our profession – honouring innovation, leadership and best practice across the UK.
The conference began with a welcome from Chair, Anna-Jane Hunter, followed by a keynote from headline sponsor, Toyota Automated Logistics.
The first keynote session of the day was on Leadership & Professionalism by Katy Leeson, former MD of Steven Bartlett’s Social Chain. The second was on Growth & Productivity, by Shao Lin, Chief Data and AI Officer at InPost.
This was followed directly by a panel session, led by Fabioloa Gara Balmori from the Ministry of Defence, about leading high-performance cultures for growth and productivity.
After a short networking break with the exhibitors an Innovation & Transformation discussion was led by Erin Meehan, Head of Partnerships at CILT(UK).
This was followed by an Innovation & Transformation Sustainability Panel, led by Tom Fitz Walter from TMX Transform.
The morning finished with a Leadership & Professionalism keynote on building trust, talent, and high-performance operations. Ian Keilty, CEO of Whistl, used his extensive operational experience to highlight the behaviours, standards and mindset that build trust, strengthen performance and enhance credibility in a complex and fast-moving sector.
After a networking lunch, the afternoon was kicked off by an interactive Pecha Kucha-style debate on future skills and talent with Kelly Hobson, MD from Shape Tomorrow, Phil Wood, Director of Strategic Programmes at Mondelez, and Jacqueline Henderson, Head of Contract Review UKI at CEVA Logistics.
This debate was then followed by a Future Skills & Talent panel, hosted by Antoinette Irvine, Associate Executive Director from Symmetra.
Following an afternoon networking break, Tim MacDonald from SSE and Dan Jones from DHL delivered an Infrastructure & Investment keynote on how logistics is enabling the UK’s energy transition. Their keynote session was followed by a senior-level panel, hosted by Daniel Parker-Klein, Director of Public Policy, Communications and Insight at CILT(UK).
After a drinks reception, sponsored by oneAdvanced, the Awards evening was opened by Helen Hardy, CEO of CILT(UK). The host for the awards, Dave Keeling from Laughology, then took to the stage to announce the winners, with a break in between for dinner.
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