Program
4 Ocotber - Day 1
TOWARDS EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINALBLE TRANSPORT
10.30 Registration and coffee
11.15 Welcome
11.30 Connecting ports & hinterland
Moderator of the conference, prof. dr. Alex Van Breedam, Supply Chain Futurist, CEO of TRI-VIZOR and multiple award winner for his supply chain orchestration concept, will set the scene for this 13th edition.
11.45 Opening speech: European transport ambitions and multimodality
Matthew Baldwin, Deputy Director-General for Mobility and Transport European Commission
12.10 Managing empty containers
Prof. Jan Fransoo, PhD Professor for Operations Management and Logistics & Dean of Research Kuehne Logistics University addresses managing empty containers in the hinterland in relation to demurrage and detention tariff structures.
12.35 Making your logistics sustainable
Patrick Renard, CEO Knauf Belgium, explains why we should invest more in inalnd navigation. This leading building materials manufacturer is transporting pallets by water into the cities via new urban transhipment centres.
13.00 Lunch
14.15 Making logistics smart
Presentations and interview with a.o.:
• Hans Augusteijn, Global Head of Intermodal Maersk Group
• Geert Pauwels, CEO Lineas
15.30 Coffee break
16.00 Sea ports in the supply chain
16.15 Round Table on Inland Ports
• Alain Lefebvre, CEO Ports de Lille
17.00 Cocktail Reception
18.30 Conference dinner
5 October - Day 2
SMART LOGISTICS, CONNECTING DATA & FLOWS
8.30 Coffee
9.30 Welcome
by moderator Prof. dr. Alex Van Breedam, CEO TRI-VIZOR
9.45 Logistics and industry 4.0
Prof. Dr. Michael Henke, Director Enterprise Logistics Fraunhofer-Institut
10.10 Logistics innovation through collaboration
ALICE
11.00 Coffee break
11.30 Innovating technology
11.50 Intermodal choices for short distances
Luc d’Hondt, Manager European Transport Optimization Delhaize
12.10 The way to smart logistics
Prof. dr. Tom van Lier, Research Associate Mobi Research Centre University of Brussels
12.45 Boat tour Port of Brussels
offered by the Port Authority, including lunch