SIL 2007: With more than 48.000 visitors the 9th edition of SIL was a success

The SIL 2007 breaks new records sustained by companies and professionals from 4 continents The SIL 2008 will take place from the 3rd to the 6th of June 2008 in Gran Via Fira de Barcelona Exhibition Center

The International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition will close its doors today honoring its theme for the current edition: 9 years breaking records. Enrique Lacalle, President of the Exhibition organized by El Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona, which is chaired by Manuel Royes, has stated today that the SIL 2007 “has defied again all expectations and has been visited by more than 48,000 professionals of the sector”, consolidating its position as a point of reference for the logistics sector. The Exhibition walks towards its tenth anniversary as the second most important logistics meeting point in Europe.  

The estimated total amount of business has been of 2,000 million euros.

FIGURES OF THE EXHIBITION
Professional visitors More than 48,000
Participating companies 1000
Spanish companies 60%
Foreign companies 40%
Participating countries 66
Professional press with accreditation  520
FIGURES OF THE PARALLEL ACTIVITIES
Participants in the conferences 2600
Parallel conferences of the Symposium 10
Parallel activities of private companies 100
FIGURES
10th International Symposium SIL-Cinco Días
5th Mediterranean Logistics and Transport Forum
Speakers Symposium and Forum 50
Conferences Symposium and Forum 12
Speakers parallel activities 72

Some other outstanding features of the exhibition have been:

„« The opening presided by Mr. Joan Clos, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Commerce

„« Mexico, invited country of the Symposium and Egypt, invited country to the 5th Mediterranean Logistics and Transport Forum.

„« III edition of the SIL awards:

Best national logistics businessman Paul-Friederich Drumm, CEO of Linde Material Handling Ibérica
Best national project of logistics Juan Antonio Treviño, President of the Logistics Center Madrid Sur Ciudad Real
Best international project of logistics Giuseppe Chiellino, CEO of España de CEVA Logistics
Best international project Michael Proffitt, Managing Director of Dubai Logistics City
Award SIL Journalism Technical magazines Stock and El Vigía
Special award of the Jury AUTOMETRO

„« The Night of the Exhibitor, a new networking session to increase the business opportunities of the Exhibition’s participants

„« 1st ANFAC Conference, with closing by Mr. Manel Nadal, General Secretary of the Catalan Ministry of Territorial Politics and Public Works of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

„« The Symposium, always advancing future challenges of the sector: new technologies and sustainability
• First edition of the  RFIDmed seminars on identification technology through radiofrequency
• First Latin American Workshop of Experts, on the integration of sustainability in the logistics and transport

„« Among the authorities and personalities who have visited the Exhibition and who have participated in the Parallel activities we want to mention:
• Joan Clos, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Commerce
• Jordi Hereu, Mayor of Barcelona
• Joaquim Nadal, Catalan Minister of Territorial Politics and Public Works of the Generalitat de Catalunya
• Manuel Royes, Special Delegate of State in El Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona
• Jordi Valls, President of Barcelona’s Port Authority
• Miquel Valls, President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Barcelona
• Manel Villalante, General Director  of Land Transport in the Generalitat de Catalunya
• Rocío Ruiz Chávez, Undersecretary of Industry and Economy of the Mexican Government
• Juan Miguel Sánchez,  General Director of Road Transport, Ministry of Public Works
• Yasser Mourad, Ambassador  of Egypt in Spain
• Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, Governor of the State of Hidalgo in Mexico
• Félix Herrera, General Director of Sepes
• Jorge del Castillo, General Director of Clasa in Spain (Airport logistics centers)
• Agustín Cordón, General Director  of Fira de Barcelona
• Special Delegate of the Tax Agency in Catalonia
• Salvador Alemany, President of Abertis
• Mohamed Fathy Fathallah, President of the Cairo Airport Authority
• Jilani Benmarek, President of ASCAME
• Joan Torres, President of FGC
• M’Bouirik Mouilek, General Director of Tanger Med
• Jeong-Hwan Lee, President of Korea Maritime Institute
• Antonio González Marín, President of ADIF
• Juan José Fernández Álvarez, General Director of RENFE Freight
• Michael Proffitt, President of Dubai Logistics City (DLC)
• Escolástico González, General Director of Industrial and Commercial Development of the Logistics Center Madrid Sur Ciudad Real
• Saki Aciman, General Director of CETMO (Center of Transport Studies for the Occidental Mediterranean)
• Abd El Aal Aly Ismail, President of the Customs Committee of the Alexandria Business Association
• Javier Velasco Rodríguez, Regional Minister of Public Works, Town Planning and Transport for the Government of Aragon
• Lluís Gay, President of the Group Spain TIR
• Vicente Boluda Fos, President of Gupo Boluda
• Luis Valero, General Director of ANFAC (National Association of Cars and Trucks)
• Inés Ayala, Deputy of the European Parliament for PSOE, Commission of Transport in the EU

„« One more year, the exhibitors have seen an increase in the number of visitors, which translates into a wider level of business contacts.

„« A Symposium that is more and more cosmopolitan, with 40% of international exhibitors (366 Stands) and the presence of two Logistics Missions and several Foreign Delegations:
• Colombian Delegation, composed of 31 representatives from 21 companies of the South American country.
• Chinese Delegation, composed of 50 representatives from 36 companies of the Asian country.
• Delegations attending the 2007 SIL Symposium: Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Chile, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Korea.

„« The 10th International Symposium SIL-Cinco Días and the 5th International Logistics and Transport Forum have been a success, thanks to the high level of the speakers and the technical approach of the topics which have been discussed.

„« Growing importance of the parallel activities and excellent reception of the new sessions in the 2007 edition. 2,000 professionals of the sector attending the following conferences:

10th International Symposium SIL-Cinco Días 6th of June
5th Mediterranean Logistics and Transport Forum 5th and 6th of June
Business meetings 5th and 6th of June
CIDEM Conference 5th of June
1st ANFAC Conference New!
Logistics as a competitive key in the automobile sector 5th of June
Conference on Free Zones and Bonded Warehouses 6th of June
RFIDmed 2007 Seminars New!
RFID Technology (Identification through Radiofrequency) 6th of June
Rail Conference 7th of June
3rd edition of LOGIStrack 7th of June
7th Port Logistics Conference 7th of June
2nd Material Handling Conference 7th of June
1st Latin American Workshop of Experts: The integration of sustainability in the logistics and transport New! 7th of June

At the closing of the 9th edition, Enrique Lacalle, president of the International Logistics & Material Handling exhibition, has made a positive evaluation on its evolution and has shared the enthusiasm of the Organizing Committee in view of the 2008 Exhibition. The SIL will celebrate its 10th anniversary next year, as a new prove of the importance of the logistics sector, one of the main growth motors in the current Spanish economy.