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Energy transition & decarbonisation in freight logistics – the next wave

26-27 June Zurich, Switzerland (in-person)
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Progress is being dismantled and a new reality is hitting hard.  But – despite, or perhaps because of the current difficulties – action taken now may bring commercial competitive advantage, and joining forces can help leaders scale up and commercialise initiatives. 

Objective: to bring a deliberately diverse mix of key stakeholders in the freight logistic sector together for collaborative dialogue to (1) acknowledge where the freight logistics sector has got to with decarbonisation, and (2) experience, discuss & debate how the next wave of new products, innovation and technological developments can be incorporated into each of our stakeholder pathways.  

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  • Meeting date: 26 – 27 June 2025 (afternoon to morning)
  • Location: Zurich, Switzerland for interesting work, key stakeholders & ease of travel
  • Who should attend: a deliberately diverse mix of key stakeholders in the freight logistic sector includes commercial leaders, academics, entrepreneurs, shippers, LSPs, those with a responsibility for freight logistics in Europe or across the world, those with a direct responsibility for or interest in the environment.  
  • What to expect: collaborative, constructive discussion enabling leaders to benchmark their own thinking, refine their outlook & expand (not reinforce) their views.  No sales pitches.
  • Costs: €0 but we will charge a nominal fee for those who wish to include their product/service in the agenda (Part 3, Fri 27 June).  Please note that F&L is not-for-profit & independent.  Ask about part 3 – including your product / service in the agenda.  

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Closing the Gap

Zurich venue to be advised 
12:00 – 13:30, arrivals, networking, sandwich lunch, exhibition of relevant company offerings, reports & research.

Private coach transfer
13:30, private coach transfer to world’s largest direct air capture testing plant to see behind the scenes & understand possibilities and impact.  Critical: leaders must understand what is possible & the processes behind – even if you believe that today you will not use DAC – because it is now acknowledged that we will not meet 2030 climate goals and that some form of carbon removal will be necessary (an opportunity for logistics).  

DAC captures ambient air and stores the CO² safely underground so that CO² free air can be released.  It is a privilege to gain access to this facility and we intend to use the time to understand as much as possible.

18:00 / 18:30, coach returns after visit to participant hotels central Zurich.

Venue: central Zurich
19:00 / 19:30, networking dinner (bill split between participants)

We are all in this together.  Our position: Today vs Tomorrow


Venue: EY, Maagplatz 1, 8010 Zurich (central Zurich, 1.5 km from train station)

08:00, Coffee and exhibition of relevant company offerings, reports & research.  The issue is not going away.

08:30 

  • Part 1 – Expert introduction.  Diverse expert input acknowledges where freight sector is today.  We all know where we think we are, but short figures & data across all modes, geographies & industries so that we are working with facts.  Led by EY, Prof Alan McKinnon & others including moderator to be announced.
  • Introducing Part 2 – Supporting you to push change forward at this difficult time.  

10:00, coffee & discussions

10:30 

 

 

 

  • Part 2 – Supporting you to push change forward at this difficult time: how can we make change happen at the scale required [workshop format]? Led by F&L, Another Tomorrow, MSC & others to be announced.
  • Part 3 – I can help.  We hear from all those who have a product or service offering.

12:00, lunch & discussions

13:00

  • Part 4 – Closing the gap.  Mixed solutions & Focus.  A multi-stakeholder approach to action.  Commercialising next steps, practical examples, how is this happening in the marketplace, customer buy-in.  Decision-making: how do you trial, who do you trial with, why would a large corporate bother?  
    • Scaleups & mid tier commercialising – Climeworks, Milence, BigMile & others to be confirmed including some from Part 3.  
    • Holcim, EY, K+N, Swiss World Cargo, DP World & others to be confirmed including some from Part 3.  

15:00, Part 5 – When I get back to the office?  Close 15:15.  

 

 

 

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    Climeworks is on a journey to impact climate at scale.  To truly enable global net zero – along with reducing/removing emissions – we also need carbon dioxide removal such as direct air capture and storage (DAC+S), to neutralize our unavoidable and historic emissions. Critically, we need to remove billions of tons of CO₂ from the air by 2100 to keep global warming in check.
     

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    Another Tomorrow  transforms innovation into a strategic advantage, promoting growth and lasting impact. They support organizations to seize new opportunities, expedite change, and lead with purpose.

    D² XCEL is a European Union-funded program that helps digital and deep tech startups scale.  It aims to improve the European startup ecosystem’s effectiveness and efficiency.