W hen it comes to achieving goals the human factor plays a decisive role The IELA took up the theme at its annual double header in the second half of June in Venice The Interna tional Exhibition Logistics Association want ed to help unlock the potential in every dele gate The aim was to fuel the process of change and make sure that everyone who attended returned to work equipped with new ideas The keynote speakers Mario Pecheny and Sofia Allegra Crespi made it clear that a shift of perspective is possible and dealt with two fundamental questions How can I adjust my skills to technology And what is the future of my business Many other items on the conference agenda also addressed the human factor It was discussed how companies can unleash their human and creative capacity to the full extent and how resilience at work can be strengthened Further topics addressed in cluded digital transformation and airline charges The IELA Awards presented each year based on assessments of members per formance are now a traditional feature Tran sit Air Cargo Singapore took first place in two categories Domestic Agent 2018 and On Site Agent 2018 A German company got its nose in front in the category Export Agent 2018 Worpswede based Panexpo which specialis es in logistics for trade fairs and other events Mariane Ewbank who was IELA chair from 2016 to 2018 was appointed an hon orary member in Venice Ewbank is still a member of the IELA board to which two new members were elected Sandi Trotter and Priscilla Leong the recently appointed CEO of Agility Fairs Events That fits well with the international association s re launched leadership programme for women to encourage them to take on leadership roles The rest of the board is made up of IELA chair Vicki Bedi Jim Kelty Emmanuel Pitchelu Guido Fornelli Feyzan Erel and Christoph Rauch The numbers at the IELA Congress and Partnering Event were also impressive 269 delegates representing 147 companies from 50 countries attended the Congress and 379 representatives from 209 companies in 57 countries came to the Partnering Event which is also open to non members A total of 3 405 prearranged meetings were held at the two events Next year will see a switch to a different continent the IELA Congress and Partnering Event will be taking place in South Africa The trade fair and event logis tics specialists will be meeting in the province of Limpopo which is know for the Kruger National Park The theme of next year s Congress which will be taking place from 27 to 30 June is sustainability The Partnering Event will be held before the Con gress for a change on 25 and 26 June in Jo hannesburg www iela org PB 91TradeFairs Internation al 3 2019 IELA IN VENICE The human factor The 34th IELA Congress took place in the beautiful lagoon city of Venice at the end of June It was followed by lively network ing at the 8th Partnering Event PRACTICE Ph ot o IE LA 269 Delegierte aus 50 Ländern nahmen am IELA Kongress 2019 teil 269 delegates from 50 countries attended the IELA Congress 2019

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