Translog Connect Congress 2019

Creating and strengthening international business relations for nine years now, Central and Eastern Europe’s leading B2B networking event for transportation, warehousing, logistics and supply chain management professionals will taking place again in Budapest. The organizer, TEG The Event Group is delighted to invite all members of the industry to discuss main trends and impacts in logistics and to establish new partnerships to expand professional networks.

The programme is designed with the support of a Program Advisory Committee to ensure a relevant, newsworthy and high-quality agenda. This year’s topics are highlighting the major challenges of the future combined with a comprehensive overview of trends and technologies around digitalization and labour shortage, digital transformation in logistics, smart warehouse automatization, new technologies & robots, the future of the automotive supply chain, and how to enhance the visibility and forecasting with IoT which are essential for companies in order to stand out from the competition. These topics will be presented by global and CEE level management representatives from BMW, Daimler, Nestle, Henkel, Atlantic Grupa, Metro, Continental, Faurecia, C.H. Robinson, Arviem and many more.

Recognition and Promotion of Outstanding Projects in the CEE region

Every year, the Congress accommodates the award ceremony of the Central and Eastern European Logistics and Supply Chain Management Excellence Award where the winners receive honourable recognition by the industry. Start-ups, small, medium and large size organizations, manufacturers, retailers and solution providers are all welcome to apply with a project that has been implemented in one of the countries within the CEE region. More information about the criteria is available here > https://translogconnect.eu/en/excellence_award/

Who can you meet?

The annual business forum is not only the most influential regional Congress for executives but also an essential event in terms of new business relations. During the nine years of its existence, it has started to build a regional, cross-industrial business community of professionals, who are seeking to expand knowledge base, strengthen and create partnerships and explore the most innovative solutions available on the market.

More than 500 senior decision makers from over 20 countries, representing all important players from numerous industries – such as automotive, electronics, heavy industry & steel, retail, food & beverage, FMCG and beyond – are attending each to meet and conduct one-to-one meetings with key logistics, software, consultancy, transportation and warehousing service providers.

The organizer – TEG The Events Group – is passionate about bringing together annually the best representatives and innovators of the logistics and supply chain industry to create a valuable and engaged professional network of the region and contributing in the development of the emerging Central and Eastern Europe.

If you would like to develop your business network or simply explore further opportunities for your organization, please visit the website for more information: https://translogconnect.eu/

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(R)evolution of the automotive supply chain
       – Whoever sits in the driver’s seat, must also take responsibility for the direction –

Just like any other sector today, the transportation and logistics industry is facing a change – new market entrants, business models, customer expectations, and technologies are emerging. Catching up with latest challenges CEE’s most significant logistics business event TRANSLOG Connect Congress will taking place on 13-14 November 2019, at the Budapest Congress Center in Hungary to present the innovators of the changing industries, to show professional novelties, cost-effective industrial solutions and the latest “spread” of Industry 4.0. The regional gathering also offers a high-level platform for supply chain executives to network and exchange with similarly high ranking peers on value-driving topics with strategic impact for their organization’s success.

The automotive industry is not only one of the world’s most important economic sectors by revenue, but it also takes up a leading role in terms of quality expectations, product variety and process complexity. Driven by globalization and increasing customer requirements, car manufacturers are forced to offer a wide range of different vehicle models with an even higher amount of configurations. An average upper-class car model of a premium automobile brand can reach far over one thousand possible different variations. With several rapidly developing digital technologies and profound research in the field of acceleration, mobility behavior will change constantly. How will the automotive industry transform within a few years if European new electrified & hybrid car registrations reached over 30 per cent in 2018?

TEG The Events Group – organizer of TRANSLOG Connect – shaped an extensive programme to address the current issues and capitalize some opportunities and good practices. The event places key future innovation in a unique setting, ensuring exclusiveness and aiming to gather thought leaders and influencers from best‐in‐class companies in Europe:

How is electric car manufacturing transforming the automotive supply chain? How to take advantage & stay competitive? – Prof Dr Sebastian Kummer, Head of the Institute of Transport and Logistics at Vienna University of Economics and Business

How artificial intelligence, big data and virtual reality supports change? Digital Transformation in BMW Logistics – Dr Dirk Dreher, Vice President Logistics Planning at BMW Group

The new Mobility Age and its supply chain challenges in preference to supply risk management 4.0 at Continental – a holistic approach and its best practices – Petra Becker, Vice President of Supply Network & Supply Chain Risk Management at Continental

Smart Warehouse Automatization; High & low-cost solutions applicable for all business sizes and industries with practical examples and success stories – Stefan Putzlocher, Head of Global Warehouse and Facility Planning, Global Service and Parts (GSP) at Daimler AG

What are the role of new technologies & robots in inventory optimization, collaborative planning & forecasting? Testing Gideon Brothers robots in Atlantic Grupa’s new warehouse – Lana Herceg Gojević, Head of Purchasing & Stock Management at Atlantic Grupa

New Silk Road: Expectations and Challenges in the Context of the Sino-USA Dispute; Details on the Chinese economic expansion in Europe – Who will win? Logistics infrastructure: the motor of commerce & development and ideas on how to adapt – Rafael Llopis, China Chief Representative, Aragon Exterior Shanghai Rep. Office

How can IoT be used to connect people and processes intelligently? How can manufacturers detect deteriorated product quality and maximum product availability early to optimize inventory levels and working capital? – Stefan Reidy, founder and CEO of the Arviem AG

How to analyze and leverage 2 petabytes of freight data – using artificial intelligence, data science and machine learning – to make more informed decision and predictive analysis? C.H. Robinson’s technology platform and vision for the future of supply chains – Arkadiusz Glinka, Director of Transportation at C.H. Robinson

It is well-known that artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation are considered as key drivers of digital transformation that has created a whole new business ecosystem. To reflect the wave, TEG is launching its new Innovation Networking Platform, which allows innovators and companies to deliver 10-minute teaser presentations and introduce their cutting-edge concepts and solutions to the audience of over 500 decision makers.

With its state-of-the-art topics and engaged audience the event provides a truly inspirational environment for supply chain enthusiast and professionals to discuss new solutions, current challenges, and responsibilities companies face in warehousing, transportation, logistics and supply chain management. International and regional companies from several countries have already reserved a spot at the event, including C.H. Robinson, Arviem, cargo-partner, L-mobile, Timocom, Trans.eu, Marvicon, Honeywell, Shippeo, IBCS & SPICA Alliance, SupplyStack, dfYOUNG, Everoad and many more.

The prestigious gathering has been bringing together exhibitors and visitors since 2011 which has helped numerous small enterprises to become market leaders, while at the same time supporting large-scale enterprises on their road to expansion. The organizers welcome all members of the industry to network and benchmark through influential keynote talks, engaging panel discussions, networking lunches, as well as pre-scheduled and pre-qualified business meetings.