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CILT CEO Address

Welcome to the Spring 2018 edition of Linkline Magazine, I
would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members
and friends of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and
Transport for all the help and support rendered in the first CEO'S INTRODUCTION
part of this year. After six months in post it would be remiss
of me not to acknowledge the genuine welcome and
assistance that has been rendered to me by CILT staff,
volunteers and members.

On the 24 January last, a joint CILT Ireland CILT UK event
titled “The All Island Supply Chain – Brexit” was held in
Ballymascanlon house in Dundalk. The purpose of the event
was to see if Brexit could be demystified by a series of
experts, we had speakers from both CILT Ireland and CILT UK,
Irish Small and Medium Enterprises, Glanbia, Enterprise
Ireland, DIT, Croke Consulting and AEB Software solutions.
The speakers outlined the possible difficulties that Brexit will
bring as well as outlining possible solutions. This event was
supported by over 140 attendees coming from both sides of
the border and mainland UK. The event was in my opinion an
unqualified success, this event is our bench mark, we intend
that all future events will at least match the All Island Supply
Chain – Brexit.

The Brexit event was a showcase on how we are to deliver
our message, we also need to know what we are to deliver.
The stall of the Chartered Institute was well and truly set out
in the National Maritime College of Ireland on the 22
February. The event had two purposes, firstly four new
Fellowships were awarded to four deserving leaders in the
Transport and Maritime Sectors. Secondly, our President
Helen Noble FCILT, delivered her Presidential Address. The
address outlined the presidents vision for her two-year term,
in other words Helen led.

Helens speech was titled, “Thought Leadership in CILT”, the
speech articulated a keen intention to ensure that CILT is
clearly identifiable as the membership body for all
professionals within the transport, logistics and supply chain
sector and that CILT links the commonalities of each. This
includes those involved in the areas of travel and planning,
aviation, bus and coach transport, freight forwarding,
logistics and supply chain, operations management, ports,
maritime and waterways, rail and transport planning. This
level of harmonisation is essential to ensure consistency in
high professional and educational standards and an industry
that works in a cohesive and seamless manner. Helen said,
“We shall work to identify and be recognised as thought
leaders throughout these sectors.”

Helens speech was a rallying call, that I will now echo, CILT is
going to grow exponentially, we work in a diverse sector
known by many names. For the sake of simplicity I will refer
to it as the Transport, Logistics and Supply Chain Sector
Within this sector CILT will be the hub, we need to attract in
talent to help spread the message that this sector is a
professional sector, the sector that keeps this countries
citizens and goods moving. We need more talent, so I will Mick Curran
take this opportunity to echo Helen’s rallying call reproduced CEO
in the graphic above.

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