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Young Forwarder Network
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First round of Young Forwarder Network regional events completed
From apprentice to management In Manchester, at the request of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), we had our youngest ever guest speaker, Tom Turner, who was the first winner of the BIFA Apprentice of the Year award four years ago. The LOC wanted to hear from a young person who has progressed well via the apprenticeship pathway and Tom has done just that. Today, he is ocean product manager EMEA at Toll, where he is responsible for the ocean product development in nine countries. One perk of the role is that he even gets to visit them. Tom explained how he got into the industry, the various challenges he has encountered and how he has dealt with them. He also explained how much he has learned from different colleagues and mentors, and how he has been able to bring a different thought process to the various organisations he has worked for. Breakfast in Felixstowe Most YFN events happen towards the end of the day, but in May, the Anglia region hosted 24 participants for breakfast, networking and a tour of the port of Felixstowe. During the tour the group was able to get up close to all the action of a busy port, including the 20,000 teu Ever Gentle vessel. Carl Hobbis, executive director, said: “Both YFN events were fantastic, once again providing young people an opportunity to learn, either from inspiring guest speakers like Tom or through In last month’s BIFAlink we reported on the re-start of face-to-face Young Forwarder Network (YFN) activity, with events taking place in the Midlands and Heathrow. This month we bring news of YFN events in the Northwest and Anglia
The Anglia YFN group, with the Ever Gentle in the background
Some members of the North West local organising committee: L to R: Lydia Henderson, Tom Turner, Joel Amado and Jacob Kennerley
visiting places of industry interest. “We are determined to make these regional events work. It is good for young people to meet other young people and we need more BIFA Members to encourage attendance. “The events are free to YFN Members and attendees bring valuable knowledge and
understanding back to businesses. “We will now get on with arranging the next round of events for quarter three.” Membership of the YFN is free for individuals employed by BIFA Members. Forthcoming events will be listed at https://www.bifa.org/events
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