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eFTI4EU Yearly Conference: Freight Transport in the Digital Age

The event will be held in English
Registration to the event is mandatory to access the venue

 

eFTI4EU Project partners invite you to the inaugural eFTI4EU conference, “Freight Transport in the Digital Age.” This conference is intended for industry leaders, policymakers and experts.

Our program is packed with keynote speeches, panel discussions, and presentations from both public and private sector representatives, offering plenty of learning opportunities. We’ll focus on the practical application of eFTI and keep you updated with the latest regulatory developments, the progress of the eFTI4EU project, and real-world implementation stories.

By joining us, you can hear from renowned speakers, network with industry peers, and see firsthand how eFTI can transform the freight transport sector.

 

Themes:

  • eFTI Insights: Navigating the future of digital freight
  • Initial insights from EU Member States: Roadmaps for eFTI regulation implementation
  • Empowering authorities: eFTI benefits for competent authorities
  • Authority collaboration on EU level
  • Driving business growth: eFTI benefits and opportunities for economic operators
  • Exploring possibilities of integrating eFTI into regulatory and business operations
  • Wrap-up and next steps: The future plans of eFTI and eFTI4EU

10:00h

11:05h

Welcoming and Introduction

10:00-10:30 – Registration and Welcome Coffee

10:30-10:40 – Keynote Speech

          • Annika Kroon – DG MOVE

10:40-10:55 – Welcoming and eFTI4EU overview

          • Eva Killar – eFTI4U Project Coordinator

10:55-11:05 – II Keynote Speech

          • Artemis Siteli – Transporeon

11:05h

12:15h

eFTI Insights and Regulation Implementation

11:05-11:55 – eFTI Insights: Navigating the Future of Digital Freight

          • Teemu Heikura – Fintraffic
          • Mohamed Oulmahdi – IN Groupe

11:55-12:15 – Initial insights from EU member states’ roadmaps for eFTI regulation implementation

          • Ulrika Hurt – Digital Logistics Center of Excellence

12:15h

12:45h

Coffee Break

12:45h

13:45h

eFTI and the benefits for Competent Authorities

12:45 – 13:45 – Empowering authorities: eFTI Benefits for Competent Authorities

          • Toomas Korenev – Estonian Police and Border Guard Board
          • Heinz Albert Stumpen – Euro Contrôle Route
          • Jef Bauwens – Flemish Waterway Administration

13:45h

14:45h

Lunch 

14:45h

16:00h

eFTI and the benefits for the Economic Operators

14:45-16:00 – Driving business growth: eFTI benefits and opportunities for Economic Operators + Exploring possibilities of integrating eFTI

          • Toni Penttinen – Ahola Transport
          • Marc Billiet – IRU
          • Frédéric Laporte – IN Groupe
          • Barry Van Leuven – Pionira NV

16:00h

16:30h

A new horizon: FTI4ALL

16:00-16:10 – eFTI4ALL introduction

          • Matti Lankinen – Vediafi

16:10-16:30 – Wrap up and next steps: the future plans of eFTI and eFTI4EU

          • Eva Killar – eFTI4EU Project Coordinator

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Date

17 October 2024
10:00am - 04:30pm

Location

Avenue de Cortenbergh 80, Brussels, Belgium, & online
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