Astronaut Tim Peake joins virtual countdown to ITT Hub 2021

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On 13 May, the day that road transport event ITT Hub 2020 would have been opening, astronaut major Tim Peake CMG joined a number of the event’s stakeholders in recording a video to start the countdown to ITT Hub 2021.

ITT Hub 2020 was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and will now be taking place in 2021. To mark the year-off milestone, organisers Binswood Media have complied a video which can viewed via the ITT Hub 2021 YouTube channel.

CEO of Binswood Media, Mark Griffin, said: “Naturally everyone’s attention is focused upon the immediate issues that we are all facing in relation to the current situation, but we thought creating and sharing a video which looks forward to brighter times ahead would be a morale boost for everyone. We will all face a very different business world in the future and our team is ready to play its part when the economy restarts and our industry finds its feet again.”

As well as a contribution from Tim Peake, who will be a keynote speaker at the FTA’s Future Logistics Conference which will run in conjunction with the exhibition at Farnborough International at ITT Hub 2021, the video also includes contributions from FTA CEO David Wells, Founder & MD of Electric Vehicles Outlook, Roger Atkins and Binswood Media Chairman, Leon Daniels OBE.

A number of other stakeholders including the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership, National Grid UK, Centrica Mobility Ventures, Lloyds Bank and Lex Autolease, have also created other video messages which will be shared via ITT Hub’s social media channels throughout the coming week.

Griffin said: “We are proud of the backing and goodwill that we have received from all our partners and stakeholders in making an early call on postponement and putting back the inaugural event by a full 12 months. We know that the industry is under huge pressure and we are here to support the supply chain and operators where we can.

“The vast majority of exhibitors who were due to attend this week have confirmed that they plan to be at ITT Hub 2021 and indeed we have continued to receive high levels of interest and taken a number of new bookings over the last 8 weeks I think that underlines the strength of our proposition, which looks to deliver an exciting new event in a new format, at a world class venue.

“It is heartening that some companies in the supply chain already have an eye on next year, as they look at ways of engaging with clients and restore business relationships. I strongly believe that exhibitions and live events are the most powerful way to generate business. As business leaders, we must do whatever we can responsibly to get our economy re-energised for the journey to Net-Zero.”

ITT Hub is scheduled to be one of the first large trade events in the road transport sector for 2021. Outdoor and indoor exhibition space spanning over 45,000sqm will showcase trucks, buses, coaches, vans, minibuses and more.

Another key feature for the over 6,000 predicted attendees is the co-located FTA conference. The FTA Future Logistics Conference is free to attend, and includes 45 sessions and over 120 speakers.

Griffin added: “If you add on top of the exhibition and conference the opportunity to test drive vehicles, take part in a special networking reception, as well as visit dedicated Government and Skills Hubs and an autonomous vehicle demonstration by Westfield, ITT Hub 2021 is something that we can all really to look forward to next year.”

Visitors can pre-register to attend ITT Hub 2021 here. The latest information for confirmed and potential exhibitors and the conference programme can be found here.

ITT Hub 2021 will be taking place at Farnborough International Conference & Exhibition Centre from 12-13 May 2021.

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