EACC Florida was delighted to welcome Katherine Raemaekers, new Consul General of Belgium based in Atlanta, at the occasion of her first official visit to Miami. We look forward to deepening the relationship between EACC Florida, the Consul General and her team and hope to welcome her back to our Magic City very soon. Here with EACC Florida President Alan Sutin and Executive Director Christina Sleszynska.

If you are an active professional in these industries and understand the benefits of sharing best practices across industries ensuring that there is no silo thinking, this event is for you!

While there are entities and professional groups – federal, State and local – that serve the transportation, logistics & customs industries and their professionals to advance their interests, few if any have a transatlantic focus or specifically serve European companies and professionals from these industries present in Florida. And whereas specific know-how and expertise represent a competitive advantage for any company, the issues confronted by the sector are the same for all

Why a dedicated Task Force?

EACC Florida’s Task Force is loosely inspired from a similar Task Force run by EACC Auvergne-Rhone-Alps: https://eacc-ra.com/task-forces/.

Mission: to bring together active professionals who understand the benefits of sharing best practices across industries, ensuring that there is no silo thinking.

Role: to organize meetings on a regular basis to address strategic issues, share findings and best practices and make mutual recommendations for improvement in a given sector of activity. Chatham House rules or any other confidentiality rule might be used to allow for open exchange during the meetings.

Task Force Members: representatives of EACC Florida Member companies with interests in the transportation/logistics industry invited to serve on the Task Force.

Many thanks to Task Force Members for their support!

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