From Disruption to Direction: Leading the Future of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Beschreibung
The 20th Kühne Foundation Logistics Day brings together a unique community of logistics and supply chain leaders, policymakers, climate experts, innovators, and researchers to explore how our industry can successfully navigate the “new normal”, a world marked by technological leaps, climate urgency, geopolitical tension, and rising systemic complexity.
Held at the KLU Campus in Hamburg, this anniversary edition invites participants to reflect on the contradictions shaping today’s logistics landscape: the need for resilience amid instability, the promise of AI alongside the limits of human prediction, and the balance between economic efficiency and environmental responsibility.
Throughout the day, a diverse set of keynotes and nine specialized sessions illuminate how leadership, technology, and collaboration must evolve. Participants will gain insights into the accelerating role of agentic and generative AI in supply chain planning and operations, learning from real-world industrial applications. They will engage with emerging carbon dioxide removal technologies, understanding both their climate impact and the new logistics infrastructures required for global scale. A dedicated humanitarian session showcases how evidence-based modeling and lived field experience can reinforce each other to build smarter, more responsive systems in crisis contexts.
Further discussions highlight how public–private cooperation strengthens critical infrastructures such as food supply, and how African logistics stakeholders are exploring pragmatic pathways to electrification despite market constraints. Additional sessions examine the growing relevance of supplier diversity in European supply chains and dive into the challenges of forecasting freight rates when volatility becomes the norm, questioning where human judgment ends and AI foresight begins.
Designed for professionals seeking strategic clarity and actionable inspiration, the event offers a platform to exchange ideas, build cross-sector relationships, and develop the mindset needed to lead logistics and supply chain ecosystems into the future. Attendees will leave with fresh perspectives, practical tools, and a deeper understanding of how industry can transform disruption into direction - and complexity into opportunity.
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