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David Yokeum - Honorary Chairperson
 
President & C.E.O - WCA Family of Logistics Networks

Sincethe mid 1980's, David has traveled the world extensively meeting withfreight forwarders,  listening to their needs, and supporting them increating long-term solutions.  Pioneering global networking, Davidformed United Shipping Associates and enabled forwarders to provide acredible and superior level of service.

With the growth innetwork demand and David's relentless pursuit for serving forwarders,he founded World Cargo Alliance (WCA) in 1998.

Between 2002 and2005, David founded; Intuitive Logistic Resources to handle vitalfunctions in support of the WCA members, Advanced ProfessionalLogistics Network (APLN) as a sister network to WCA,  China GlobalLogistics Network (CGLN) in response to demands of China InternationalFreight Forwarders Association (CIFA) to support the independentfreight forwarder in China, and held the first joint CGLN/CIFASino-Foreign Forwarders Conference in Beijing.

In 2005, David received a distinguished honor on behalf of WCA Family in being identified as one of the top ten influential figures in the Chinese forwarding industry. 

Between2006 and 2008, David's achievements include founding Inter-GlobalLogistics Network (IGLN), which was in response to the emerging marketsof India and the Sub-Continent, and the WCA Projects Networks (WCAPN)for specialized projects. He also established cargo insurance, freightservices liability insurance, and the WCA Family Financial Protectionprogram, as the risk management backbone of the networks. David neverstopped in his pursuit for bringing more benefits to members. He alsodesigned and launched WCA Family Partner Pay, for ease of payment amongmembers.  By this time, the WCA Family membership included over 2000forwarders throughout the globe.

Most recently, Davidestablished WCA Family Partnerships for matching members with specificneeds. He joined with Air Cargo News to create a new in-housepublication. He joined the World Air Cargo Event and WCA Familyconference to be held in the same week, facilitating the establishmentof new relationships among forwarders and major cargo airlines.

Todate, David has opened six regional support offices, hosts a regularroster of regional and worldwide conferences, employs over 70 staffworld wide, has over 2700 member offices, and is growing strong!
 
Thefuture? David is launching PLA a publishing logistics alliance, and hasjust launched WCA Shipment Management”, which is an enhanced track andtrace service. Moreover, he strives to develop worldwide awareness ofthe independent freight forwarder.