Cape Town is gearing up for the largest and most influential business platform for the freight and logistics industry – the annual conference of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations. It is taking place in the Mother City during the first week of October at the Cape Town International Convention Centre and more than 800 industry stakeholders and decisionmakers are expected to attend the event. With the theme, ‘Where technology and logistics meet’, the discussions will focus on how to navigate the multitude of changes in the logistics and freight forwarding industry, particularly the impact that new and disruptive technologies have on the sector. Organised in conjunction with the South African Association of Freight Forwarders, the conference will serve as an international platform for industry leaders to discuss sustainable solutions within the freight forwarding and transport sector, especially in Africa.