F+L Week 2026 opened on 26 March at The St. Regis Bangkok with a frank acknowledgement of the geopolitical moment that shaped the gathering, as Vicky Villena-Denton, editor-in-chief and CEO of F&L Asia Ltd., welcomed delegates to the conference’s 31st edition under the theme Navigating Uncertainties. Strengthening Resilience. “The conflict that erupted between the United States, Israel, and Iran three weeks ago has sent shockwaves through global supply chains, and is affecting our industry, the energy market, and really every person on the street with higher energy prices,” Villena-Denton told delegates. “You are here anyway. That says everything about this community.” She noted that the theme was not chosen because of the current crisis, but because uncertainty has always been the condition in which the industry operates — and resilience has always been its answer. The event, now in its fourth decade, drew its…

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