The Program for the New BVL Supply Chain CX is Set

The German Logistics Congress has been the meeting point for the logistics community for 40 years. The new event BVL Supply Chain CX connects this tradition with the future – from October 23-25, 2024, at the Estrel in Berlin. CX stands for Congress and Expo. Here, too, well-founded content, high-profile speakers, community building, and networking will be essential elements. At BVL Supply Chain CX, up to 5,000 participants from all company sizes and industries will meet: from top-level decision-makers to executives and team leaders, as well as young professionals and other supply chain enthusiasts.

(Bremen/Berlin) Top expertise in logistics and supply chain management will be available on 8 stages from over 160 speakers. A new feature is the distinction between a Congress and an Expo area. At the Congress, participants will discuss strategies and receive impulses for designing supply chains and logistical processes. Here, top decision-makers and all those interested in strategically oriented topics will gather. This includes the exclusive awarding of the German Logistics Prize and the subsequent CX Networking Night. The Congress ticket is an ‘All-in Ticket’ and includes Expo access as well as extensive catering.

In the new Expo, the CX focal topics will be addressed from an operational perspective. Concepts, best practices, and solution offerings will be presented on four stages. In masterclasses, workshops, and other talk formats, it will be shown and discussed how relevant topics can be implemented operationally. Above all, over 120 exhibitors will also be present. Expo is the combination of presentation, content, networking, and the big CX party – access with the new Expo ticket. The various ticket options also include day tickets for Congress and Expo for the first time.

“Empower to unite” is this year’s guiding principle of BVL Supply Chain CX. BVL Chairman Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Wimmer comments: “Making unity possible goes far beyond club life and addresses various groups: ourselves, as we connect the tried and tested with the new: the Congress with the Expo, the continuity of the association with the innovations of the time, the logistics sector that helps shape networks – across state and cultural borders, corporate and industry boundaries, as well as value chains, despite all disturbances. And the motto also refers to our society, which suffers under geopolitical upheavals, redistribution struggles, excessive bureaucracy, and national and ideologically shaped egos, and with which we want to provide positive impulses together with the logistics sector to try to work together.”

Program and Speakers Published

Today, BVL published the first program for BVL Supply Chain CX, which can be viewed directly at www.bvl.de/cx/programm and will be continuously expanded.

In Berlin, among others, the following will speak:

• Benedikt Börner, Partner + Global Head of Logistics Practice, Mercuri Urval
• Kristina Duwe, Head of HR Germany + Central Europe, Hapag-Lloyd
• Dr. Arne Flemming, Senior Vice President Corporate Supply Chain and Global Logistics Services, Robert Bosch
• Ilse Henne, Board Member, Thyssenkrupp AG
• Dr. Kerstin Höfle, Supply Chain Automation, VP R&D and Product Management, Körber Supply Chain
• Carsten Klude, Chief Economist and Head of Private Asset Management, M.M.Warburg Bank
• Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger, CEO & Scientific Director, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence GmbH (DFKI)
• Dr. Tobias Meyer, Chairman of the Board, Global Business Services, DHL Group
• Simone Menne, Multi-Board Member and President of the American Chamber of Commerce Germany
• Katrin Miller, Head of Department, Federal Office for Personnel Management of the Bundeswehr
• Simon Motter, Chairman of the Management Board, Volkswagen Group Logistics
• Dr. Bettina Orlopp, Deputy Chairwoman and CFO, Commerzbank AG
• Paul von Preußen, Founder, DIGITAL8
• Kay Schiebur, Group Board Services, OTTO Group
• Selina Schroeter, LinkedIn Top Voice “Next Generation” + Head of Business Development & Communication, Leucht One
• Timo Schwarz, Senior Director Talent Attraction & Retention, KION Group
• John Sicard, CEO, Kinaxis
• Silke Maria Weber, Head of Supply Chain Logistics, Siemens AG

Seven Focus Topics on Eight Stages

In more than 50 sessions, seven focus topics will be addressed and discussed:

• SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS: This topic covers reporting obligations, alternative drive types, changes in supply chains, the Lean and Green Awards, or the Supply Chain Act.
• RESILIENCE AND AGILITY: This focus is about competitiveness and location policy, supply chain design, transformation, energy, marketplaces, and platforms.
• FUTURE OF ORGANIZATIONS & PEOPLE: Shaping cultural change (vividly), success-oriented corporate culture, hiring: Breaking the Bubble, and supply chain leadership are the top topics here.
• TRANSFORMATION OF LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS: This focuses on the development of business models, markets, and regions, make or buy.
• DIGITALIZATION OF SUPPLY CHAINS: This focus is on digitalization, clouds, software, and cybersecurity.
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING: Opportunities, integration, value generation, and tools are at the center of this current focus topic.
• INNOVATION STRATEGIES IN LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGY: This focuses on robotics & automation, smart factories, innovation ecosystems, and startups.

Further Focus on Networking

Networking: Moderated and at the bar. BVL Supply Chain CX enables personal exchange between decision-makers from industry, trade, and logistics services like no other event. Participants meet colleagues as well as existing and new contacts – across industries and hierarchies at the CX Connect Tables, through digital matchmaking, at the CX Party on Thursday, or at the CX Networking Night on Wednesday (exclusive for Congress participants).

German Logistics Prize

The awarding of the German Logistics Prize is also one of the highlights of the program at BVL Supply Chain CX, taking place on Wednesday evening during the Networking Night at the Estrel. The jury, chaired by Dr. Ursula Weidenfeld, honors exemplary concepts that have been developed and implemented despite all the adversities of recent months – particularly innovative and sustainable solutions will be awarded this prize to promote them and encourage imitation. More information at www.bvl.de/dlp

The program and further information can be found at www.bvl.de/cx

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