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DTSTART:20240522T130000Z
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LOCATION:Bridgetown\, Barbados
SUMMARY:Supply chains\, the geography of trade and maritime logistics
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The geography of maritime transport and trade is shifting amid 
 a fast-evolving global operating framework\, growing disruptions\, increas
 ed geopolitical risks\, a heightened global environmental sustainability a
 genda and growing digitalization uptake.Experts will discuss issues at the
  interface of maritime transport and trade as the two sectors navigate a c
 hanging landscape. Discussions will highlight related potential implicatio
 ns especially for developing countries such as SIDS and LDCs.The session w
 ill identify action-oriented recommendations for how stakeholders and poli
 cy makers from transport and trade can better understand the emerging new 
 normal\, address the underlying challenges and leverage the associated opp
 ortunities. It will conclude with a Q and A. Programme Moderator: John 
 Manners-Bell\, Chief Executive Officer\, Ti Insight and Foundation for Fut
 ure Supply ChainSpeakers:Jeffrey Condon\, Senior Expert\, McKinsey Global 
 Institute\, McKinsey &amp\; CompanyHelio Vicente\, Director of Employment 
 Affairs\, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)Safiya Reid\, Officer-in-
 Charge and Adviser\, Directorate for Transport\, Trade and Sustainable Dev
 elopment\, Association of Caribbean States (ACS)Diane Edwards\, Director\,
  Professional Services Unit\, Mona School of Business and Management&lt\;p
 &gt\;The geography of maritime transport and trade is shifting amid a fast
 -evolving global operating framework\, growing disruptions\, increased geo
 political risks\, a heightened global environmental sustainability agenda 
 and growing digitalization uptake.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Experts will disc
 uss issues at the interface of maritime transport and trade as the two sec
 tors navigate a changing landscape. Discussions will highlight related pot
 ential implications especially for developing countries such as SIDS and L
 DCs.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The session will identify action-oriented recom
 mendations for how stakeholders and policy makers from transport and trade
  can better understand the emerging new normal\, address the underlying ch
 allenges and leverage the associated opportunities. It will conclude with 
 a Q and A.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;&lt\;
 u&gt\;Programme&lt\;/u&gt\;&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\
 ;&lt\;p&gt\;Moderator:&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;J
 ohn Manners-Bell&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Chief Executive Officer\, Ti Insight a
 nd Foundation for Future Supply Chain&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Speakers:&lt\;
 /p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Jeffrey Condon&lt\;/strong&
 gt\;\, Senior Expert\, McKinsey Global Institute\, McKinsey &amp\;amp\; Co
 mpany&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Helio Vicente&lt\;/strong&gt
 \;\, Director of Employment Affairs\, International Chamber of Shipping (I
 CS)&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Safiya Reid&lt\;/strong&gt\;\,
  Officer-in-Charge and Adviser\, Directorate for Transport\, Trade and Sus
 tainable Development\, Association of Caribbean States (ACS)&lt\;/li&gt\;&
 lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Diane Edwards&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Director\, Pro
 fessional Services Unit\, Mona School of Business and Management&lt\;/li&g
 t\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/node/42
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