Air cargo is an enabler for e-commerce with 80 per cent of cross-border
e-commerce transported by air. E-commerce businesses are growing
exponentially, which in turn is an important driver for demand. Meanwhile,
this rapid growth brings significant impacts on air cargo development with
players in the e-commerce industry stretching business to their own
logistics process.
This interactive session and panel discussion will focus on the interaction
between air cargo and the continuous increase in e-commerce industry.
The discussion would also highlight the opportunities and importance, as
well as the challenges, of the role of air cargo in supporting the future growth
of e-commerce.
Moderator
Mohamed Khalifa Rahma, Director, Air Transport Bureau, ICAO
Panellists
Jerome Lorig, Head of Product Regulatory Compliance, CHAMP
Cargosystems Luxembourg S.A.
Turgut Erkeskin, President of the International Federation of Freight
Forwarders Associations (FIATA)
Vugar Mammadov, Vice-President CIS and Central Asia, Silk Way West
Airlines
Jose Anson, Lead Economist, Universal Postal Union
Calvin Jin, Regional Director, Market Analysis, Air Cargo, Boeing