Inaugural Peter Thompson Lecture & Workshop – Supply Chain Action for a Net Zero Humber

Name: Inaugural Peter Thompson Lecture & Workshop – Supply Chain Action for a Net Zero Humber
Start: 2024-10-30T12:30:00+00:00
End: 2024-10-30T17:30:00+00:00
Location: University of Hull

October 30 @ 12:30 pm - 5:30 pm

We’re delighted to announce our Inaugural Annual Peter Thompson Logistics Workshop and Lecture: Supply Chain Action for a Net Zero Humber.

🗓️ Wednesday 30th October

⏰ 12:30 – 5:30pm

📍 University of Hull

Our keynote speaker for the event, Alan McKinnon, Professor of Logistics at Kuehne Logistics University, is a world-leading expert in logistics and supply chain management decarbonisation research.

Following the lecture, we’ll be hosting a high-profile industry panel. The event will conclude with a workshop identifying the key challenges, opportunities, and actions for the Humber Region.

This event will take place annually over the next five years, debating some of the most pressing challenges facing logistics and global supply chain management research and practice.

Please RSVP by 18th October 2024: https://lnkd.in/ewMBNiuP

About the Prof. McKinnon:Prof. McKinnon has been lecturing, researching and advising on logistics since 1979. His PhD, on physical distribution in the food industry, was one of the first doctoral studies conducted in the UK on logistics. He has conducted over fifty studies for numerous public and private sector organizations, published extensively in the logistics and transport literature and generally supported the development of logistics as an academic discipline. He has edited two journals and is currently on the editorial boards of five others. In 1996 he was one of the six founder members of the Logistics Research Network, which has its own journal, organizes an annual conference and awards prizes and research grants. In 2003 he received the highest distinction of the UK Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, the Sir Robert Lawrence award, for his long track record in logistics research and education. In 2015 the European Logistics Association awarded him a Fellowship ‘in recognition of his contribution to developing the body of Logistics knowledge’. Prof. McKinnon has had visiting professorships at universities in Australia, Malaysia, China, Italy, Sweden and South Africa and has lectured in over 40 countries.

Prof. McKinnon has held various high-level positions with international organizations. In 2010 he was appointed chairman of the World Economic Forum’s industry council on logistics and supply chain management. In 2016 he became a member of the WEF’s Council on the Future of Mobility. In 2012 he was one of two academics appointed to the High Level Group on Logistics established by the European Commission to advise the EU Transport Commissioner on logistics issues. Between 2014 and 2016 he was Chairman of the Transport Advisory Group for the EU Horizon 2020 research program. In 2016 he was chairman of the planning committee for a major symposium jointly organized by the European Commission and US Department for Transportation on the adaptation of transport systems to climate change. Prof. McKinnon has also undertaken projects for the World Bank, United Nations and OECD.

Additional Highlights

Networking opportunities with fellow leaders and professionals

As part of the event, we will be hosting an industry panel talk with logisticians from around the Humber, providing further insight alongside Prof. McKinnon on how the Humber can accelerate action.