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Scottish Supply Chain Forum
Agenda for Inaugural Meeting 26th January 2010
at
Garfield House Hotel
Cumbernauld Road, Stepps
Glasgow, Lanarkshire G33 6HW
0141-779-2111
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10:30 Introductions and Welcome – Chair Kay Walls, Freightliner Scotland.
o Purpose, role and operation of new Scottish Supply Chain Forum
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10:40 State of Trade
o Round Table Discussion
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11:00 Keynote Address: Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure & Climate
Change
o Addressing new SSCF as a focused grouping representing Scottish logistics and supply chain
business leaders, on ambitions and plans of Scottish Government for Logistics and Supply Chain
(and Climate Change)
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11:15 Forum Member Discussion
o Concerns and issues of Scottish Logistics and Supply Chain Business Leaders
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12:00 Lunch
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13:00 Ports Policy “Round Table”
o Scottish Government Ports and Harbours Branch (Chris Wilcock) policy and plans
o Effects of Recession (Forth Ports – Nik Scott Gray, Clyde Port – David Jerome)
o Port Operator development plans (Forth Ports and Clyde Port representatives)
o Supply Chain Logistics needs (Shippers, Rail Hauliers, Road Hauliers etc)
o English Ports issues affecting Scotland – English Ports Policy: informing FTA’s response from a
Scottish perspective
o Actions and work-streams for FTA in Scotland (and England)
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14:00 Scottish (and UK) Logistics Policy Round – Up (Gavin Scott / Chris MacRae FTA)
o Including any current air freight policy issues
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14:15 Coffee
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14:30 Transport Scotland Rail Freight Policy: (Joe Dowd, Transport Scotland) – Rail Freight Policy
Consultation (closed 23rd December ’09)
o Objectives
o Responses
o Ideas moving forward
o Opportunity for members (Shippers, Logistics Service Providers, Ports, Freight Operating
Companies etc) to discuss issues and concerns and feedback directly to Transport Scotland
representatives
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15:15 Chairman’s Summing Up of Day
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15:30 Close