The Mataró TecnoCampus held the Tenth Conference on Logistics and Maritime Business and Talent Forum on June 15, organized by the center’s Professional Careers department.
The moderator of the event was the director of the university studies of Logistics, Supply Chain and Maritime Business at TecnoCampus, Dr. Jesús Martínez Marín, a specialist in Nautical Science and Engineering. “The event honors the motto of this institution: «Where the University and the Company join hands»”, pointed out the professor.
Five specialists from the logistics and maritime business sector participated in the tenth edition of the symposium: Digo Pérez Cases, director of the Sertrans supply chain; Lorena Figaro and Glauc Fornès, director for Spain and Regional Manager LCL Product and Hub Activities of A. Hardrot, respectively; and Roger Marimont Álvarez and Alejandro Alvira Rodríguez, both members of Noatum Logistics’ Talen Acquisition Specialists.
The panelists had the opportunity to make a brief presentation on each company and the needs of the logistics and maritime business sector. They also answered the questions that the students who participated in the meeting had previously sent to the TecnoCampus members in charge of organizing it.
As a result of the questions of the students of the degree of Logistics and Maritime Business —around 60 students attended— issues related to the role of people and the future of the logistics and nautical sector arose.
All the speakers agreed on the importance of the human being in the field of transport, be it by land, air or sea. The main element that they highlighted is empathy, since they considered that it is the fundamental basis for being a good professional.
The five speakers unanimously pointed out that command of English is key in the logistics and maritime business sector, since it has become the lingua franca to work. To which they added that being able to use this language professionally was no longer a “plus” (an addition) but rather a “must” (an obligation) for any future person interested in entering this professional field.
They also affirmed that the ability to analyze and solve problems is key to being able to start in this sphere of work because it is necessary to be able to identify opportunities that allow optimizing the supply chain and implementing innovative improvements.
In the debate between the five specialists, the question of how the logistics and maritime business sector is acting in the face of two notably current issues was also addressed: entrepreneurship and equality.
With regard to equality, the speakers agreed that great progress is being made and pointed out that, more and more, companies are putting people at the center. In addition, they explained how their companies deal with this social aspect and the policies they apply.
On the other hand, regarding entrepreneurship, the need for it to occur was pointed out because startups are key to innovation in traditional sectors such as logistics and maritime businesses. The director of the supply chain of Sertrans, a company created three years ago, Diego Pérez, affirmed that: “It is better to try and fail, than not to do it.”
“TecnoCampus has become a reference training center both nationally and internationally, where the logistics community finds the specialized talent it has demanded for so many years. Every year our graduates achieve 100% employment, which demonstrates the training quality of the programs”, concluded Dr. Jesús Martínez Marín, professor at TecnoCampus.
