CONTENTS OP I N I O N / U PFR O NT 07 IS S UE 2 9 0 A PRIL/MAY 2 0 1 9 NEWS 19 F IDI Jesse van Sas on how we can all play a part in saving the world, one baby step at a time FR ED DY PA X TO N Final address from our outgoing President 20-22 C H A R ITY Before FIDI bids Operation Smile Honduras a fond farewell, Bernie Villars pays tribute to our community 19 25-26DATA PR OTE C TION & FA IM REQUIREMENTS How to retain customer data with the advent of GDPR 28 FA IM F IN A N C IA L ASSE SSM E NT Cedric Castro explains more about the new financial assessment introduced with FAIM 3.2 31 13 IND U ST RY N EW S 22 09-1 6 FEAT U R I N G Sterling affiliated offices rebranding to Sterling Lexicon, and moving trends in the US 37 F IDI IN DIA FIDI India President Payal Singh talks business in India and the benefits of Affiliates making their voices heard 32 Advertising Advertising manager: John Wheaton email: john.wheaton@cpl.co.uk telephone: +44 1223 378042 Published on behalf of FIDI Global Alliance by: CPL (Cambridge Publishers Ltd) 1 Cambridge Technopark Cambridge CB5 8PB United Kingdom telephone: +44 1223 378000 web: www.cpl.co.uk FIDI GLOBAL ALLIANCE President: Freddy Paxton General Manager: Jesse van Sas email: jesse.vansas@fidi.org telephone: +32 2 421 4751 Communications Officer: Magali Horbert email: magali.horbert@fidi.org telephone: +32 2 426 5160 FIDI Global Alliance (FIDIAisbl) Bld Louis Schmidt 29 B1 1040 Brussels, Belgium telephone: +32 2 426 5160 Editorial copy deadline for the June/July issue: April 8 Deadline for advertisement bookings: April 15 PICTURE CREDITS Cover: iStock.com/suphakit73 | Page 7 iStock.com/stanciuc | Page 9 iStock.com/ taikrixel | Page 10 iSTock.com/ Scharfsinn86 | Page 13 iStock.com/gionnixxx/typhoonski | Page 14 iStock.com/VIPDesignUSA | Page 19 iStock.com/ franckreporter | Page 28 iStock.com/marchmeena29 | Page 37 iStock.com/fbxx | Page 40 iSTock.com/standret Page 42 iStock.com/Wenjie Dong | Page 53 iStock.com/ipopba | Page 57 iStock.com/AlfinTofler | Page 60 iStock. com/ Zocha_K/ad_doward/agafapaperiapunta/IgorSPb/MariusLtu/peeterv/Claudiad/shayes17/JordiRamisa/Jennifer Watson/Jaxons/yorkfoto | Page 78 iStock.com/boule13 FF290 pp04-05 Contents.indd 4 38-39 39 C L UB Isabelle Harsch interviews the first FIDI 39 Club Scholarship Programme winner Gabriela Humeniuk SPEC IA L FEATURE All locations listed on FIDI Affiliate adverts are FIDI-FAIM certified, unless otherwise indicated on the advert. The views expressed in FIDI Focus, by any contributor, are not necessarily those of the FIDI Global Alliance or the publisher. Contributions (including adverts) are published in good faith and no responsibility or liability will be accepted, either for their contents or accuracy, or for any action taken as a result of anything contained in FIDI Focus. 4 33 F IDI DSP The new Destination Service Provider onsite seminar is in development and promises to be as valuable as EiM 34-35F IDI M E DIATION FIDI explains how it can help you to resolve conflict via its Dispute Resolution Scheme PL U S : Block exemption should not be renewed, says GSF; self-driving truck firm raises US$95m; multicertificate integration keeps Nanjing port moving Editorial Editor: Carina Bailey email: fidifocus@cpl.co.uk telephone: +44 1223 378000 F IDI AC A DE M Y Chris Debner and top executives share experiences of the latest Leaders in Moving (LiM) seminar 50 65 40-47 In the lead up to the FIDI Conference, we explore the disruptors of the past and present in moving 50-51 Keynote speaker Patrick Schwerdtfeger shares insights into technological challenges and opportunities WWW. F I D I . OR G 13/03/2019 11:22