Alex Rueben, Executive Director, Association of British Columbia Marine Industries (ABCMI)
Paul Hilder, President, Council of Marine Carriers (CMC)
Captain Nathan Boutilier, Vice President BC Coast Pilots
Date/Time
Date – Oct 19, 2022
12:00 pm ET
On Wednesday, October 19 at 12 PM ET, members of the National Supply Chain Task Force addressed their recommendations of specific short-term and long-term action items to help address operational shifts, service reliability and resilience, labour shortages, capacity constraints, infrastructure, supply chain visibility, regulatory certainty, and shifts in governance.
To read the full report, please Click Here.
Click Here for the video recording.
The presentation slides can be found Here.
Transport Canada has opened a portal for those who wish to share their views and to comment on the issues raised in the Final Report. The “Let’s Talk Supply Chains” portal can found Here.
Dr. Bill Anderson, Director, Cross-Border Institute at the University of Windsor, Assistant VP, Innovation in Cross-Border Strategies, Ontario Research Chair in Cross-Border Transportation Policy, Professor of Political Science
Diving together to experience the digitized future of one of the world’s leading ports, as it sails towards an open innovation platform that leverages disruptive technologies. The Port’s mission is to be ‘a catalyst towards a sustainable future,’ a clear indication of the fundamental change ports are facing. The speaker, Mr. Verstraelen, is a strategic thinker and an IT transformation catalyst. His current team drives the injection of new and existing IT capabilities to enable the realization of the Port’s strategic goals. Speaker: Erwin Verstraelen, Chief Digital Information & Innovation Officer, Port of Antwerp In November 2017, Erwin Verstraelen became Chief digital and innovation officer of the Port of Antwerp, a new position in the executive committee. It was a clear indication of the strategic focus the port wants to give to digitalization. Based on previous roles in other companies, he has a strong background in strategic IT thinking and in depth transformation of an organization driven by Information technology. His current team at the port of Antwerp drives the injection of new and existing IT capabilities to enable the realization of the five strategic goals. Erwin was elected CIO of the year in 2018 and European Digital Leader in 2020.
Crises happen. How do you evaluate the impact and put systems and processes in place to build momentum and move forward? This webinar touches on technology strategy and discuss how to select and bring in new technologies to help generate new revenue streams, improve processes, and find cost saving measures in your operations.
