The worlds most senior gathering of shippers, trade logistics providers and government representatives will be meeting in Melbourne, Australia from 8 to 12 May 2018 - to be hosted in Australasia for the first time, Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA), the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) and ICHCA Australia warmly welcome you to the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) and International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) Conference and Exhibition.

Innovation Session
Technology is accelerating, forcing shippers and their logistics service providers to adopt new ways of doing business. Much of this innovation has originated in Australia, including Port Community Systems; Customs Software; Blockchain; and Logistics Automation Solutions.
Hosted by Tony Paldano, CEO and Founder of Containerchain, this session will feature some of the world's leading supply chain innovators and is suitable for executives and operators from major importers, exporters, freight forwarders, customs brokers and logistics service providers.
Tony Paldano is an accomplished technology entrepreneur, with two decades of experience designing and delivering innovative technology solutions to the container logistics supply chain. In his role as CEO of Containerchain, he oversees the company?s global expansion and works closely with industry players to help them improve information exchange, take advantage of the productivity gains that come with digital transformation, and unlock more potential from their businesses.

Session speakers:
Peter McLean is Senior Vice President/Head of Asia Pacific at Kalmar Global (part of Cargotec), the world's leading automation provider. He is widely regarded as one of the region's leading supply chain thought leaders.
Richard White is CEO and Founder of WiseTech Global, an innovative, multi-award winning global developer of cloud-based software solutions for the international and domestic logistics industries.
Julian Smith is CEO and Founder of Blockfreight, a company that is leading the way in Australian blockchain for freight applications. Julian represents the new wave of supply chain technology innovators.