Intermodal Freight Transport: Innovations and Relevant Solutions Summit
18-19

October 2018

Germany

Hamburg

Mövenpick Hotel Hamburg

Sternschanze 6, 20357

About

Intermodal freight transport takes advantage of different modes, such as convenience, speed, cost, reliability, and predictability. Thus, it can offer more efficient transport solutions, driven on by the growing trend towards digitalization. On the other hand, intermodality is a key factor to keeping emissions to a level ensuring global warming is below 2ºC. The forthcoming event will be devoted mostly to transportation, logistics, and supply chain management, becoming a platform for establishing new contacts to enhance business for all stakeh...

Intermodal freight transport takes advantage of different modes, such as convenience, speed, cost, reliability, and predictability. Thus, it can offer more efficient transport solutions, driven on by the growing trend towards digitalization. On the other hand, intermodality is a key factor to keeping emissions to a level ensuring global warming is below 2ºC. The forthcoming event will be devoted mostly to transportation, logistics, and supply chain management, becoming a platform for establishing new contacts to enhance business for all stakeholders from different countries. It will cover key industries as well as all modes of transportation including sea, road, rail, air, and inland waterways. The Summit Agenda includes opening session, describing strategic priorities of the intermodal freight transport development as well as series of in-depth and inspiring case-studies, devoted to the major aspects industry functioning and its digital transformation. Join us in Hamburg for two days of practical sessions discoursing the future of intermodal freight transport!

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Who Should Attend

Chief Executives, Directors, Vice Presidents, Department Heads, Managers specialising in:

  • Transportation and Logistics
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Sea Freight
  • Container Leasing
  • Internet of Things, Big Data and Trucking
  • Freight Forwarding
  • Rail Freight
  • Port Management and Operations
  • Finance / Private Equity
  • The Belt and Road Initiative / One Belt One Road

Cargo owners and shippers, representing major industries, including:

  • Manufacturing
  • Chemical
  • Electronics
  • Construction
  • Energy
  • Agribusiness
  • Automotive
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Aerospace
  • Perishables
Key Practical Learning Points of the Summit

The current situation surrounding intermodal freight transport and its major trends: new quality of interaction between carrier and shipper
Digitalization and decarbonization: main drivers for logistics & intermodal freight transport future developments
Towards a seamless transport network: role of rail and port connections for efficient multimodal freight transport
The Belt and Road Initiative: routes, investments, innovations
Supply chain management: cutting-edge solutions for data-driven decision-making
High-tech aspects of container logistics
Synchromodality and the future of the integrated supply chains
Speakers
Ralf-Charley Schulze, BE

President

International Union of Combined Road-Rail Transport (UIRR)

Gzim Ocakoglu, BE

Directorate General for Transport and Mobility

European Commission

Nicolette van der Jagt, BE

Director General

CLECAT

Dr. Fernando Liesa, BE

Secretary General

ALICE

Robert Groiss, CZ

Business Development Manager

METRANS Group

Harald Kreft, DE

Head of Railway Infrastructure & Railcar Services, Member of the Management Board

Hamburg Port Authority

Jochen Weber, AT

Head of Intermodal/ Rail / Container Logistics

GARTNER KG

Uwe Leuschner, DE

Senior Vice President Business Development Eurasia

DB Cargo AG

Hendrik Wehlen, DE

General Manager for Sales & Operations

InterRail Europe GmbH

Dr. Marcus Kleiner, DE

Head of Infrastructure and Rail

HSH Nordbank

Christoph Clauss, US

Senior Vice President, Shipping Finance Americas

DVB Bank SE

Lina Konstantinopoulou, BE

Head of Transport and Logistics

ERTICO – ITS Europe

Sven Verstrepen, BE

Head of Supply Network Innovation and Analytics

Ahlers

Alexis Rotenberg, UK

Senior Director, Strategic Services

JDA Software

Marcel Huschebeck, DE

Chief Logistics Research

PTV GROUP

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