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The Strategic CXO Forum 2005 is all about challenging the status quo and developing the mental agility of business executives, the goal being to facilitate the development of business strategies that effectively meet the needs of a rapidly and ever-changing business landscape.Held in conjunction with SCMLogistics World 2005, this strategic forum will bring together C-level executives from across the region in an interactive format to discuss and debate the challenges and opportunities a changing business environment creates. What is the future likely to hold, and how can thinking shift to accommodate new business paradigms? Some 200 delegates and 1,000 logistics and supply chain industry visitors are expected to attend and it is expected to have the biggest line-up of corporate executives for a supply chain event in Asia.Speaking in the run-up to the event Kieran Ring said:“I am delighted to be chairing this event which is one of the premier international gatherings of the decision makers in the global supply chain industry. The Conference represents an important opportunity for shippers and manufacturers alike to gather and discuss the critical issues in supply chain and logistics management. It is also an important opportunity for the Institute to meet with its audience and to maintain its awareness of developments in the value chain.”About the Global Institute of LogisticsThe Institute acts as an advocacy body for the third party logistics industry globally and to that end works with shippers to assist them in understanding the challenges faced in outsourcing the logistics process. Through its Gfifty program the Institute researches standards in key verticals and territories to establish the world's leading 3PLs and uses case studies drawn from these 'Best in Class' recipients to support this process and our advocacy work.The Institute serves its members by providing the platform for discussion and debate on the issues affecting the third party logistics industry, both regionally and globally. Membership is drawn from the world's 3rd party logistics community and is by invitation.The Institute acts as an intelligence-gathering agency and disseminates this information in the form of daily news reports and briefings via the website www.globeinst.org and the journal "RELAY".The Institute promotes third party logistics to end-users through its circulation of regional and global reports. These reports examine the changing face of the logistics industry and includes profiles on leading regional 3PLs. These profiles are supported by case studies demonstrating logistics in action and illustrating the cost-cutting, sales-building achievements of the world's best 3PLs.(press release)