Chair’s welcome and opening remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
Richard Ballantyne OBE.
Chief Executive.
British Ports Association.
UK Port policy update
09:40 to
10:00
Speaker:
Richard Ballantyne OBE.
Chief Executive.
British Ports Association.
Current trade patterns and changing shipping trends – latest updates and how ports can respond
10:00 to
10:30
- Current patterns in trade and future forecast
- Short term changes vs predicted long term patterns for shipping and goods
- Changing trends in RoRo, LoLo, containers and bulk
- Anticipating future challenges
Speaker:
James Kyritsis.
Senior Consultant.
Drewry.
Changing supply chain challenges, the impacts at ports and the available solutions
11:00 to
11:30
- Reducing supply chain ‘bottlenecks’
- Reduction in available space and other impacts of empty container issue
- Recruitment and overcoming labour shortages
- Improving communication throughout the supply chain
Speaker:
Jerry Hopkinson.
Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman.
PD Ports.
Panel discussion: How can port connectivity be improved and the infrastructure needed to support this delivered?
11:30 to
12:20
- Dealing with ‘lag times’ between rail freight, trucks and ships
- How ports can facilitate multimodal changes
- Rail and road infrastructure needed to support port development
- Delivering improved hinterland link connections
Speakers:
Tim Hartley.
Business Development Director.
GB Railfreight.
Simon Emery.
Senior Economic Development & Spatial Planning Manager.
National Highways.
Guy Bates.
Head of Freight Development.
Great British Railways Transition Team.
Improving safety and instilling an ongoing culture of safety
13:20 to
13:50
- Best practice and safety
- Identifying risks and anticipating future dangers
- Engaging with staff to improve work-place habits
Speaker:
David Brown OBE.
Chief Executive Officer.
The Bristol Port Company.
Panel discussion: Recruiting, retaining talent and diversifying the workforce within the ports sector
13:50 to
14:40
- Attracting and retaining talent
- Identifying the skills gap – what is needed?
- Increasing visibility of port opportunities – the use of university internships, and other methods
- Diversification of the workforce – where are people being recruited from?
Speakers:
Monica Kohli.
President.
WISTA UK.
Colin Bassam.
Manager.
Port Training Services.
Kathryn Neilson.
Director.
MNTB.
RoRo and Freeports
15:10 to
15:40
Speaker:
John Lucy.
Freeport Director.
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
Panel discussion: Plans for port development – what are the visions and opportunities for growth and how can this be delivered?
15:40 to
16:30
- Short term vs long term plans for development
- Investment needed and where this should be focused
- Primary barriers to port growth
- Should development goals be dependent on freeport status?
Speakers:
Nolan Gray.
Freeport Director.
Tees Valley Combined Authority.
Stephen Carr.
Group Commercial Director.
Peel Ports.
John Lucy.
Freeport Director.
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
Julian Walker.
Chief Commercial Officer.
Associated British Ports.