A superb speaker line-up, informative conference workshops and an excellent number of visitors to this year’s IMPA Exhibition & Conference in Kensington all helped to make the annual event a truly landmark occasion within the global maritime sector.
This years opening ceremony saw truly inspiring speeches given by Keynote and Special Guest Speakers, respectively Jim Abery of Capgemini and Professor Alan Waller OBE, President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
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Pictured from left to right - Jim Abery of Capgemini, IMPA President Jan R Johannessen and Professor Alan Waller OBE, President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. |
The conference workshop sessions saw a radical change this year by updating the session format and increasing the number of workshops to four one hour sessions, two on each day of the conference.
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The Exhibition side of the event also a resounding success and saw some popular developments, such as the marine themed Galleon pub on the stage area, Mexican themed Cocktail Party, various competitions and awards and a traditional fish & chip lunch being held on the second day.
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So, it looks like 2007 was a landmark event for the International Marine Purchasing Association and 2008 is already shaping up to be another fantastic event, with ideas already being discussed for the further and continued development of both the conference program and the exhibition.
Look out for regular updates on the 2008 IMPA event via our monthly e-newsletters and via the IMPA.net website…We look forward to seeing you all at IMPA 2008!
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