Du 27 avril au 1e mai à l’Hôtel Radisson Blu Hotel Latvia se tenait la 7eme Conférence Mondiale des Transporteurs Professionnels Internationaux à laquelle étaient conviés plus de 100 représentants venus de 90 pays différents. A l’origine, la conférence était organisée en Asie ou en Afrique : Qatar, Égypte, Mexique, Ghana, Libye, Chine, Tunisie, etc. Parmi les invités, on pouvait trouver des représentants des Etats-Unis, du Canada, des pays de l’ex-URSS et même de la Russie.
L’ouverture officielle de la conférence TPI s’est déroulée le 29 avril : Andis Veinbergs, membre du conseil d’administration de Sonora et Bob Messenger, président de TPI ont eu l’honneur de prononcer les discours d’ouverture. Les nouveaux membres ont par la suite eu l’occasion de se présenter, et les participants ont pu débattre sur les dernières tendances de l’univers du transport et de la logistique. Enfin, des rencontres en tête à tête ont été organisées afin de créer de nouvelles relations.
L’objectif principal de la conférence était de développer la coopération entre les transporteurs afin d’augmenter les flux import/export des marchandises qui circulent entre ces pays. Tout au longs de cette conférence, l’entreprise Sonora s’est occupée d’organiser des rencontres entre les délégués de TPI et les entreprises lettones qui exportent afin que les dirigeants étrangers se fassent une idée de l’environnement économique letton.

At the same time this conference was not only about obtaining new contacts and establishing new business opportunities. Most of the participants visited Latvia for the first time, therefore it was a great opportunity to get acquainted with Latvian culture, nature and traditions. Moreover, this was the first time when PFI conference was organized in such an “exotic” place as Northern Europe (usually it was held in tropical places). SONORA did its best and took care of guests by making feel them very special and comfortable during the whole stay. Starting with business negotiations and discussions during the daytime and finishing with generous variety of entertainment and cultural events in evenings – traditional dinner and Latvian Folk dances, musical performances and special shows with the performances of famous Latvian artists and a Gala dinner in a National theme. Every year the conference Host needs to present their charity project and this year was not an exception – for this year SONORA had chosen their New and upcoming project: creating a social enterprise for disabled people and people with special needs. During the conference delegates donated money for the start-up of this project. In nearest time Latvia`s society will be more wildly introduced with this project.

As admitted PFI members, this had been one of the greatest conferences which they have ever attended, and about Latvia as a country they have established only the best impression – it is definitely a place where to return again and again. The board member of SONORA Mr. Andis Veinbergs explained that this conference was very important for Latvia: “We are very proud that in these five days we managed to bring together so many representatives from all continents and all over the world. We succeeded not only in giving a valuable insight into Latvia`s business environment, but also by representing Latvian culture and traditions. In the future we see positive tendencies for the development and by exploring new markets.”

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