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Generation Logistics needs you: Become a Silver Sponsor
A night out in Liverpool The 2023 BIFA Liverpool Region Annual Dinner will take place at the Liner Hotel in Liverpool on Friday 6 October featuring a three-course meal and entertainment from Liverpool-born comedian Mick Miller. During the evening guests will have the opportunity to bid on a number of auction lots including football tickets and the England shirt signed by Kevin Keegan during his appearance at the BIFA Freight Service Awards ceremony in January. Benefitting from the fundraising will be local baby hospice Zoe’s Place, Help for Heroes and the Southport Sea Cadets, whose drum corps will play for us at the start of the event. Tickets, priced at £52 + VAT, are now on sale, contact bifaevents@bifa.org to reserve a table. BIFA is grateful for the sponsorship from Genco Logistics, Hapag Lloyd, Peel Ports, Maersk and new sponsor Seacon SG which allows this event to take place with all funds raised during the evening to be donated to the named charities.
As a proud Partner of the ground-breaking careers awareness campaign shaking up perceptions of logistics, BIFA would like to encourage your ‘vital’ involvement. For logistics to break- through as a top career of choice it will take an industry UNITED. Please join the movement that is critical to attracting UK plc’s up-and- coming supply of young talent. Become a sponsor. For just £2,000, any organisation turning over less than £20m can fuel the campaign’s momentum-building second year as a Silver Sponsor. The benefits are numerous. Consider for starters, that: 1. Your active participation will place your organisation in the middle of game- changing conversations between media, politicians, potential recruits and customers; 2. Involving your people will
growing. Work is already under way to refresh its richly stocked pages of inspiring careers stories, entry guidance information and interactive tools. Your funding will be used to create a spin-off hub for educators supported by a growing army of 290+ bright-spark ambassadors and social content-creators who are proud to say, “I am Generation Logistics”. So what will be your next move? Get on board and you will be part of motivating a specific audience of 13-24 year olds to ‘Be Generation Logistics’, with curriculum-relevant content for school students and impactful signposting across social channels to highlight the industry’s early-entry schemes – apprenticeships, degree placements through to graduate programmes.
recognise their contribution, help to powerfully change perceptions and earmark your organisation as a place to build rewarding careers; 3. Investing in the campaign will signal that you want to turn the tide for your organisation’s long-term sustainability and protect the nation’s supply chain. You can download the Prospectus at generationlogistics.org or contact generationlogistics@logistics. org.uk for more information. The Generation Logistics website has fast-become a trusted careers resource, bold and fresh in appeal, attracting over 600,000 visits – and
Young Professionals Award winners
FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations) and TT Club recently unveiled this year's outstanding regional achievers of the Young Logistics Professionals (YLP) Award 2023. The 2023 regional winners are: • Region Africa and Middle East: Andre Hein Gerber, SAAFF, South Africa; • Region Americas: Viktoriia Rudyk, CIFFA, Canada; • Region Asia-Paci fi c: Hasbi Bin Yaakob, SLA, Singapore; • Region Europe: Nils von Salzen, DSLV, Germany. BIFA would like to add its voice to those of FIATA and TT Club in expressing its heartfelt
congratulations to the four regional winners and acknowledging the paramount importance of such competitions that encourage young people to showcase their talents and dedication in the logistics industry. By participating in the YLP Award, these young professionals have not only demonstrated their profound knowledge but also honed their skills. The YLP Award is significant
in inspiring and nurturing the next generation of logistics professionals. This year again, exceptional dissertations were submitted by the winners, which not only capture the intricacies of the global supply chain but also consider diverse parameters, displaying their ingenuity and commitment. The overall winner will be announced during the FIATA World Congress in Brussels, Belgium, next month.
How to enter the 2024 competition To have the opportunity to represent the United Kingdom in the 2024 competition you need to enter the BIFA Young Freight Forwarder of the Year Award 2023. Go to https://awards.bifa.org/ to find out more. Deadline for submission of entries is Thursday 5th October 2023.
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