Making Supply Chains Safe and Secure

Join Nexxiot co-founder Daniel MacGregor as he moderates a dynamic discussion with industry experts Douglas Owen, the Secretary General of BIC and Marianna Levtov, the Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs at Nexxiot.

They delve into the importance of standards, standardization, and regulatory controls in the transportation and logistics sector, focusing on topics such as interoperability, hardware connectivity, innovation, and sustainability. Discover how various organizations and bodies are collaborating to drive positive change, ensure safety and security, and prepare for regulatory changes in the industry. Gain valuable insights into the consequences of not keeping up with standards and the opportunities that arise from embracing innovation in the supply chain.

🎯 Key topics covered in this interview:

1️⃣ Industry regulation, innovation, and the future of logistics.
2️⃣ How collaboration between companies, experts, and regulatory bodies make logistics safer and more efficient.
3️⃣ IoT, its perception in the market, and how these devices may bring a seismic shift similar to the one brought by standardized shipping containers.
4️⃣ Building a single platform of consensus, emerging technologies, and the importance of updating industry standards.

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📌 Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:59 The role and mission of BIC.
04:30 Defining interoperability, Marianna’s role in managing interoperability, and working within regulatory frameworks.
05:50 Current challenges in the industry and the connection of data and trust. Defining geofences and the importance of creating a single platform of consensus across industry participants.
08:26 IoT and its perception in the market, how innovation moved away from silos towards global connectivity, Nexxiot’s role in the shift towards bringing the entire picture together, and the impact such a change may bring.
12:00 Breaking down the silos of information, how a centralized database may help produce clearly defined data, and making logistics more efficient for everyone through cooperation and information sharing.
14:20 The current landscape of regulation and standardization, the shift towards reaching group consensus among all stakeholders, and reaching a new level of openness and innovation.
17:40 How BIC is supporting a safer, more secure, and sustainable landscape at all stages of logistics, from manufacturing to transportation.
20:16 Collecting and providing more data creates both clarity and a new level of complexity, the influence and importance of information to organizations and regulatory bodies.
21:59 Main parties involved in standardization, from the major players that are active across segments to regional powers and standardization rules only applicable to transportation, and how all of these organizations interact and bring together the requirements for logistics.
27:40 Practical steps for major participants in logistics, how they can adapt to upcoming changes and regulatory requirements, and the constant reviewing of existing standards.
30:35 Moving towards a more sustainable future, why visibility is an absolute necessity, and the price of not integrating the newest technologies.
32:25 Wrapping up.