SIL to Make Latin America Debut in Colombia
29th October 2019
The special delegate of the State at the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona (CZFB) and President of SIL, Pere Navarro, together with the managing director of the CZFB and SIL, Blanca Sorigué, has closed an agreement with Corferias to organize a SIL America to take place in Barranquilla on October 22 and 23, 2020.
Corferias has expressed its interest in the CZFB’s know-how in the organisation of fairs, specifically referring to SIL, the Leading Logistics, Transport, Intralogistics and Supply Chain Fair in Southern Europe that has 22 years of experience. The contacting between both parties started at SIL 2019, that last year took place coinciding with the World Summit of International Trade and Supply Chain that brought together, in addition to SIL and eDelivery Barcelona, the World Free Trade Zones Congress, the MedaLogistics Summit, the ALACAT Congress and the AEO International Congress.
Corferias is a private company that promotes industrial, social, cultural and commercial development in the Andean Region, Central America and the Caribbean. Its main objective is to strengthen the cooperation links between Colombia and the world community through the organization of fairs, exhibitions, events and conferences.
Pictured from left : Andrés López, President of Corferias, Juan Esteban, Director of the Barranquilla’s fair venue, Guillermo González Larsen, President of FITAC, Pere Navarro, special delegate of the State at the CZFB and president of SIL, Blanca Sorigué, managing director of CZFB and SIL, and Miguel Ángel Espinosa, CEO of FITAC