Dole Food Company's vice-president of global logistics has confirmed participation at the third Cool Logistics conference in Hamburg, Germany.

It has been announced this week that Ulises Carillo is the latest speaker to confirm participation at Cool Logistics 2010, which takes place on 20-22 September.

Carillo will join a panel on day two of the event, discussing the lessons learned by shippers of fresh produce, meat, fish and health products during the global downturn and implications for future perishable logistics and transport management.

Rachael White, event director for Cool Logistics, said: “We are very pleased to have secured the participation of such a major multinational company involved in sourcing, growing, processing, distributing and marketing fresh produce.

“Global sourcing of fresh produce will be high on the agenda for 2010, both in terms of how public sensibilities regarding sustainability and responsible trading are influencing retail strategy and how 'provenance' is likely to impact investments, quality and ultimately profitability of the cold chain as a whole.”

Also confirmed to speak at the event is Philip Symons, category buyer for fresh produce at Marks & Spencer, who will join Dr Horst Lang of independent German retailer Globus SB-Warenhauser to discuss fresh food retail sourcing strategies.

The agenda for the third Cool Logistics conference is available online, with advisers for the 2010 event including Alfred Cheung of ZIM Integrated Shipping, Malcolm Dodd of South Africa's Fresh Produce Exporters' Forum, Axel Guenther of Lufthansa Cargo, Alex Schenz of New Zealand fruit producer Applemax and Michaela Steineker from Hamburg Süd.

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