A deliberately broad international community of 40-50% shippers / BCOs and 50-60% others. Because you need to look outside what you already know, collaborate widely but in a safe space to generate real solutions, and you need to demonstrate continued value to your stakeholders.
A global community of experts, academics, policymakers, regulators and thought-leaders, based in Europe, Asia & the Americas. Because we must operate on facts, not on headlines or hype.
Attention and understanding of your priorities so that we can engage others in your topics. Because we select members based on the perspective they can offer from different sectors. Success is mutual benefit and interesting / relevant dialogue for other members across the sector.
A neutral, independent organisation set up as not-for-profit and non lobby to provide a trusted space to learn and to contribute.
It is no longer enough to be a frontrunner in our sector. The lines between our businesses are blurring and we must think forward to ensure we remain relevant within our own networks and value chains. None of us are big enough to solve any of today’s challenges on our own. We need the help of our customers, our suppliers, our partners and even our competitors to achieve our goals & it is critical that we understand how we can help them achieve theirs.
Practical, positive, constructive, now and next 3 years focus. Deliberately different perspectives helping us see end to end / the whole picture. No sales pitches. Seeking facts. Key messages. Asking each other questions, sharing information, challenging and informing. No recording, press or media.
In this way we can sharpen our focus and our true priorities.
Senior business leaders of manufacturers, brand owners, carriers, LSPs (all modes), ports, terminals, technology companies and platforms, retailers and suppliers, for multiple industry sectors and across all transport modes.
20+ countries all over the European continent & Asia & the Americas.
Academics and experts, thought-leaders and policymakers, NGOs, financiers, lawyers and insurance. Innovators, LogTech start-ups and scale-ups.
The companies are often global and F&L members have all kinds of remits and job functions.
You can engage as a member, as a thought-leader or contributor, as a sponsor, as an expert, as a practitioner, as a collaborator.
Member companies contribute, collaborate, talk, listen and ask questions. Colleagues are encouraged at no extra cost. Thought-leaders and contributors are often invited and we are always interested to meet anyone who may like to get involved.
We are active 12 months of the year.
Questions welcome and please get in touch at any time.
Everything, with a solutions focus. Now and next 3 years perspective because this is a network of practitioners and leaders: people running industry today.
Holistic perspective which is easily possible with this broad network. Topics are not usually confined within country borders.
Members, experts, thought-leaders and marketplace dynamic often prompt dialogue which is relevant and timely.
As soon as you can. Participation is always strong at F&L. You don’t need to wait to see who else is attending before you decide. But if you want to help get the right people in the room for the agenda (changes take place until the last minute to keep it as relevant as we can possibly make it) and you want to make sure the right people from your organisation will be present, ask.
The answer is no! Not boring.
English.
Time – leaders are short of time, so F&L discussions are short & focused. Members who gain most value involve other colleagues to increase benefit & ensure best knowledge for any given topic/geography.
Costs – a membership fee of €2,500 per year per company (there is only one membership category). The only other costs members pay is €200 – €450 per person for in-person meetings depending on meeting length, dinners etc. Online meetings are not charged.
Please get in touch if you may be interested in joining.
We work with many organisations including the World Economic Forum, Smart Freight Centre, UN, ALICE, the European Commission, European Parliament, LogiSym & many, many more – we don’t duplicate the work of other organisations, but simply include the best of everything.
Lobbying: No, F&L does not lobby. It is registered in Brussels, but that is because Brussels is a central location for Europe.
Sharing: No recording, press or media and F&L does not use member discussions in any way other than to make slides available to its members. F&L’s independence is derived from its reliance on no single member or industry sector, its not-for-profit status, and its standing in the freight logistics community.
F&L is a neutral, not-for-profit ASBL established in 1994 and registered in Belgium.
Funding comes from membership subscriptions and event fees. F&L does not seek commercial gain, is not-for-profit and does not accept any other source of funding to ensure its independence for its members’ benefit.
Every jurisdiction throughout Europe provides for the fundamental right to assemble. F&L has a legal advisor in Brussels and seeks to comply with all relevant EU legislation.
Global, both in terms of network & discussion topics. F&L is the European Freight & Logistics Leaders’ Forum because a majority of contributors have a home or a base here. Members often have EMEA or global remits, and represent large or global companies. Discussion topics are global.
We do welcome dialogue with all kinds of interesting players. Please get in touch!