PROGRAMME & SPEAKERS
TRANSLOG Connect Congress each year brings you an overview of the Central Eastern European trends and impacts on Logistics, Transportation and Supply Chain Management.
TOPICS
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Supply Chain Disruptions - Coming to stay
- No way out situations and long term disruptions
- Supply chain resilience and healthiness
- How Artificial Intelligence can help
- Why personal and organizational resilience is still needed
Sebastian Kummer started as Researcher and Lecturer at the WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar (1992 Dissertation (Phd), 1996 Habilitation). From 1996-2001 he had the Chair of business administration, esp. management of transport companies and logistics at the Dresden University of Technology.
Since 2001 he is the Head of the Institute of Transport and Logistics at Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU). He acts as President, Director and member of advisory boards of many scientific and industry associations. He has been a Co-Executive Director of the European section of the MIT Forum Supply Chain Innovation (2006-2011).
Sebastian Kummer has been a visiting professor at universities in Austria, China, Germany, Indonesia, Philippines, Switzerland, Russia, Ukraine and Vietnam. He has written more than 150 publications. His research focuses on Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management as well as on Transport Management and economical analyses of transport infrastructure and services. He works as a consultant and management trainer for companies and government bodies.
CASE STUDY PRESENTATION
Deserve Project – Secrets of a Successful Logistics Service Provider (LSP) Transfer Project
• Why to change a “stable” LSP?
• Impact of the “new normal” on future business decisions
• Beiersdorf´s recipe for a smooth transfer execution
Ilija Coric was managing Beiersdorf´s Logistics and VAS activities within Central and Eastern Europe since November 2019. After a successful warehouse tender lead together with the Global Procurement Department, he was appointed to lead the HUB CEE Transfer Project DESERVE. From September 2022 he is shaping Beiersdorf´s global logistics network as Head of Global LSP Transfer Team.
Before moving to Beiersdorf, he worked as an Executive Member at MCI d.o.o. Siroki Brijeg, providing high quality distribution services to multinational companies like Beiersdorf, GlaxoSmithKline, Lesaffre, and Nestle etc. Next to his business role, he is holding an university department at the Fachhochschule Oberösterreich, University of Applied Science, where he teaches Logistics Technology. In 2014 he got his PhD in Economics from the University of Split in Croatia.
CASE STUDY PRESENTATION
IKEA People and Planet Positive. Our focus on converting our last mile operations to zero emissions by 2025 and to become climate positive by 2030.


IKEA People and Planet Positive. Our focus on converting our last mile operations to zero emissions by 2025 and to become climate positive by 2030.
• Electric vehicles in last mile flow in IKEA Austria
• Climate positive fulfilment operations
• Sustainable and accessible solutions
Uwe started his IKEA Journey 24 years ago in Ludwigsburg, Germany. He spent several years in different IKEA management positions and countries such as Germany, Slovakia & Austria.
He was in various management positions within IKEA Austria organization within Retail and during the last 6 years with focus on fulfilment operations & sourcing.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Management

Miguel Suarez-Vasquez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Supply Chain Management and Director of MSc Business Consulting and Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Management
• What is digital transformation?
• Why do companies need to digitalize their business models?
• What are the implications of digitalization for supply chains?
• How long will the transformation process take?
Miguel Suarez is an Industrial Engineer with more than 25 years experience in the areas of supply chain management and purchasing from different perspectives. From 1992 to 2014 he worked as top executive of European manufacturing companies as well as of international management consultancies. In 2015 he started an academic career as Researcher and Associate Professor of accredited universities and business schools in Austria, France, Denmark and Spain. He is an active member of the CSCMP and a regular participant of academic conferences in supply chain management in Europe, Asia and USA. Miguel´s research and consulting focus lies on supply chain finance, strategy and design as well as on companies’ turnaround approaches. Miguel holds an MBA from Instituto de Empresa and a PhD degree from Vienna University of Economics and Business.
CASE STUDY PRESENTATION
Factory-of-the-Future: How Digital Shapes the New Ways of Working at Takeda
• Usage of automation, data and digital tools to reduce bottlenecks, increase capacity and improve the quality of our manufacturing network
• Impact of use of digital tools and robots on people capabilities and how they can shift their focus on value adding tasks
Experienced Senior IT & Supply Chain Manager with demonstrated history of working in Pharmaceutical and Fast Moving Consumer Goods industry (companies include e.g. Takeda, Coca-Cola Hellenic and Johnson & Johnson). Skilled in End-to-End Supply Chain Management, Strategy Development & Deployment as well as Business Digitization. Implemented various big change management initiatives in both digital and operational area and managed turn-around in business areas. At the moment he is thrilled to embark on a data & digital acceleration journey in a completely new business setting where he created a fully integrated Data, Digital & Technology function embedded in Takeda Global Manufacturing & Supply and Global Quality function.
CASE STUDY PRESENTATION
Improve Your Supply Chain Operations with Data, Insights and Smart Timely Alerts
Supply chain visibility provides powerful benefits to shippers, carriers and logistics service providers (LSPs). Effective inventory management requires accurately predicting when products will arrive on time and in full. Tracking the location and status of your shipments in real-time also enables you to quickly identify and respond to exceptions before they cause costly disruptions, and it enables you to do it while not increasing your operational expenses linearly with your revenue growth. Tive will demonstrate
- how to leverage real-time hyper-accurate data and insights,
- smart alert notifications,
- and live 24 x 7 monitoring to ensure your shipments arrive on time and in full.
Alex Guillen is an established executive with a proven record in global business and market development, with well-rounded experience in multicultural sales management and brand building. Guillen has extensive experience and expertise in cold chain; as Director of Sales, Life Science and Pharma at Tive, Guillen leads sales and business development within the company's rapid-growth Life Science division. Previously, Guillen served as a Board Member and leader of Corporate Strategy at SWITRACE S.A, a developer of temperature and humidity data loggers compliant to the Pharma and Biotech industries. Guillen’s extensive experience also includes serving as Global Cold Chain Director of Fisher Clinical Services, CEO of Escort Cold Chain Solutions SA and Director for Commercial Operations for Novartis Vaccines.
CASE STUDY PRESENTATION
Transport Verification / Validation according to EU GMP Annex 15 – How to Approach to the Transport Validation


Transport Verification / Validation according to EU GMP Annex 15 – How to Approach to the Transport Validation
- Regulations in scope of medicinal products transport verification / validation
- How to plan transport validation activities
- Transport validation execution and reporting
Piotr has over 12 years of experience in pharmaceutical companies. Currently, he is a Global Quality Auditor in Novartis, before he worked in pharmaceutical manufacturing sites as Quality Assurance Specialist, Qualified Person and Quality Systems Manager.
The experience includes particularly quality systems implementation, self-inspections, training and auditing of materials, products suppliers and service providers. Piotr has detailed knowledge in the scope of all GxP rules with a special focus on Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Distribution Practice.
Piotr is a PhD Eng. in the scope of Technology of Chemistry. Additionally, he completed post-graduate studies in the scope of Industrial Chemistry at the Medical University of Gdansk. He was participating as well in numerous courses related to GMP aspects in the pharmaceutical industry.
AWARD PRESENTATIONs
- Winners' Project Presentations -

9th Logistics & Supply Chain Management Excellent Award
BECOME A WINNER
Winners' Project Presentations
The winners of the 9th Central Eastern European (CEE) Logistics and Supply Chain Management Excellence Award will have the unique chance to put their most outstanding products, services or best practices in the spotlight, by presenting their projects to an audience of over 400 logistics and supply chain management professionals and senior decision makers from over 17 countries aiming to raise their visibility on the professional horizon.
The organiser - TEG The Events Group - is supporting the winning projects with additional PR activities via more than 30 local and international media partners as well as associations highlighting the best innovations in each category.
For further information on the application process, please contact:
Katy Säurich
Head of Operations & Production
Email: katys[at]tegevents.eu
Tel: + 36 1 219-5725
CASE STUDY PRESENTATION
Delivering the Future Together
• Honeywell at a glance
• Business challenges we see
• Empower performance with technology
• Delivering results - customer examples
Due to his vast experience of over 17 years in the field of sales, he currently manages the Eastern European sales channel within the Honeywell company, identifying new business opportunities, respectively recruiting new partners in the area. Previously, he was part of the B2B sales team of the Orange Romania company.
CASE STUDY PRESENTATION
Challenges 2022
• Company presentation
• How we cope with supply chain volatility in 2022
• Outbound volume in 2022 (decline, stagnation, growth)
• Investment and business development
Tomáš Hofer holds a Masters in Logistics Technologies and he is the Logistics Director at Notino since 2015. In his current position he is responsible for the logistics strategy as well as for the distribution centers in the Czech Republic, Romania, and Italy and from 2023 onwards he will be also in charge for Poland. Furthermore he is also managing the Transport Department.
Before he joined Notino, Tomáš was working for DHL Supply Chain in various positions.
PANEL DISCUSSION
Route to Net-Zero Emission - The Fundamental Contribution & Role of Logistics
- Acceleration due to ban on sales of new combustion-engine cars in the EU from 2035
- The future is NOW - Revolution through electro-mobility and consequences for production, processes and logistics
- Importance of net-zero throughout the entire network and supply chain
- “Black Gold” of the future - Circular economy and importance of battery recycling
- Logistics as a competitive advantage - Designing smarter, greener and stronger supply chains
PANEL DISCUSSION
Innovation and Development in Retail and Fulfillment
- Expanding E-commerce further in Supply Chain
- Innovative click & collect solutions
- Challenges for last mile logistics: delivering operational excellence in the last mile and drive down cost & increase customer satisfaction
- Sustainability in all dimensions
- Inventory management in times of uncertainty
PANEL DISCUSSION
Supply Chain Security with perspective of worldwide overview of container shipment markets - Regaining supply chain and control in the new ‘never normal’
- Perspective of China and impact of developments in China on SCM and logistics
- Lessons from a crisis – Designing smarter material supply chains, switching procurement back to Europe
- Going through challenging times together – Enrich relationships & collaboration between carriers, forwarders and shippers
PANEL DISCUSSION
Supply Chains Disruptions – Ready for Constant Change in the New ‘Never Normal’
- Impact of past and current developments on SCM and logistics
- Can supply chains become more resilient and still stay flexible?
- Regaining Supply chain control - Are we prepared for ongoing and future disruptions?
PLANT EXCURSIONS
Explore the enchanting world of factories as a TRANSLOG VIP visitor! Each year, participants of TRANSLOG Connect are given a unique chance to visit and experience various manufacturing and logistics facilities of market-leading organisations. Based on last year’s successes we kept this tradition alive.
22nd of November 2022 | 11:00
Excursion to the AUDI plant in Győr
Visitors of TRANSLOG 2022 will have the opportunity to get an inside look at the Audit plant in Győr, one day prior to the event, on the 22nd of November from 11:00-13:00, limited for 50 delegates only and available on a first come first serve complimentary basis.
“The AUDI HUNGARIA Zrt. invites you on a tour of the factory. We'll introduce you to every step of the car production process. On our tour, you can see how the steel and aluminium sheets are milled, cut and formed by the gigantic pressing machines in the press line to create the body parts of various Audi models. Next, you can observe the bewitching dance of the welding robots in the 85% automated body shop, learn about the various connection techniques and watch a car body being assembled.”
TRANSFER: The bus will leave from the front entrance of the Novotel Budapest City Hotel which is connected to the Budapest Congress Centre on 22nd of November at 09:00 and will return after the visit at approximately 15:00 in the afternoon.
24th NOVEMBER 2022 | 16:45
Excursion to the House of Unicum in Budapest
Visitors will have the opportunity to visit the House of Unicum, to learn more about the world famous Hungarian Zwack Unicum, a liqueur distilled from over forty herbs from all over the world.
Furthermore the visit includes a short film about the history of the Zwack family as well as a tour through the distillery and cellar, which spreads over 2,500 square meters underneath the distillery. And certainly visitors will have the chance to taste the world famous liqueur.
The visit is limited for 30 delegates only and available on a first come first serve complimentary basis on the 24th of November from 16:45-18:00.
TRANSFER: The bus will leave from the front entrance of the Novotel Budapest City Hotel which is connected to the Budapest Congress Centre on the 24th of November at 16:15 and will return after the visit at 19:00.
Visitors can watch a film about the Zwack family’s and the Zwack company’s history as well which is approximately 20 minutes. The Zwack family's fabulous reliques, - the more than 200-hundred-year old herb liqueur - the Unicum's history and several extraordinary bottles can be found in the House of Unicum. Several curiosities such as an elaborating book in which the „fuel” ’s price - used at that time i.e. corn and rye for the carriage horses with which Unicum was carried to the pubs and restaurants-was written into, a special post card from the First World War, Ady Endre’s (famous Hungarian poet) poems to Mylitta, who was Peter Zwack’s aunt, a Swedish passport issued for Peter Zwack from Raoul Wallenberg.
Visitors can have a look of some photos from the change of regime time reaching nowadays where the company’s latest success appears, a novelty in the world, the Unicum Plum. With the help of some photos visitors can get an insight of the launching moments of this delicious product and they can take a look behind the scenes as we show the Unicum Plum’s werk film.