Speakers and topics

SPEAKERS AND TOPICS

Ernesto Dominguez President and CEO, Toyota Material Handling Europe The role of the European logistics industry, and how we deliver for all Ernesto will talk about the role of logistics in society and the trends that are driving the industry forward. As host for Logiconomi 2025, he will also reflect on the highlights of the conference.	Pierre-François Thaler CEO and co-founder, Ecovadis The positive power of sustainability Pierre-François has pioneered the concept of Business Sustainability Ratings for the global supply chain, now supporting 100,000 companies in 150 countries. His goal is to transform value chains towards a more sustainable world.	Tony Estanguet Président de Paris 2024 Sustainable performance for the planet’s greatest event Tony was responsible for the staging of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic games in 2024, with the goal of halving emissions, compared with previous events. He will share his story.
André Kuipers Astronaut and Ambassador of the Earth Looking at the world from a different perspective André will share experiences from his space flights, including life in the International Space Station. He will talk about the technologies and innovations that drive space missions and how he now views planet Earth from his unique perspective.	Josip Cesic CEO and co-founder, Gideon The vision of Al-powered robots Gideon revolutionizes supply chains with AI-powered robots, automating collaborative case picking, and addressing one of the hardest problems - the loading and unloading of truck trailers. Josip explains how camera- based localisation facilitates machine learning.	Hans Larsson Director, Strategic Innovation, Toyota Material Handling Europe Trends in Logistics - the report Hans will provide an overview of the 2025 Trends in Logistics report, identifying external factors impacting the logistics industry, highlighting the latest technical innovations and showing how these factors are influencing management trends in the business.
Patric Hed Managing Director, Toyota Material Handling Logistics Solutions Automatically improving sustainability Whilst automation offers commercial benefits in many applications, as well as addressing labour shortages, Patric will look at another aspect of driverless technology – namely its impact on sustainability.	Joost Heins Global Head of Intelligence at Randstad Enterprise Addressing trends in the industrial labour market With over a decade of experience in global workforce solutions, Joost brings deep expertise in analysing workforce patterns. His team's research helps global organisations navigate the evolving landscape of work, talent acquisition, and work force planning.	Susanne Schouten Solution Manager for Warehousing, Vanderlande Using A.I. to improve warehouse performance Susanne presents three successful test cases that show how artificial intelligence can improve warehouse performance including robotic de- palletisation and predictive maintenance systems.
Thomas Liske Vice President, Logistics, Puma Right on Track Thomas was responsible for the transformation of the Puma logistics network from a manual operation into a fully digital and automated state of the art setup, which has been a major contributor to the growing success of the Puma brand.	Guillermo Albaladejo Vice President, viastore Implementation and Orchestration of Automation Guillermo has a wealth of experience in the integration of automated solutions. He will talk about the ease with which systems can be implemented today and even how they can be connected to other systems from different manufacturers.	Ygal Levy EMEA Manufacturing Managing Director, Microsoft Microsoft’s focus on AI in logistics Ygal will set out the opportunities that Microsoft is developing to maximise the benefits from artificial intelligence in logistics operations.
Jerome Perlikowski Group Sourcing Director, Supply-Chain and Manufacturing, L’Oréal L'Oréal sustainability journey L’Oréal has an outstanding reputation for sustainability in its products and throughout its operations. Jerome will provide an insight to how the company engages its ecosystem to make a difference on sustainability.	Ivo Vandeweerd CEO, Blooloc The power of real-time location mapping Ivo will discuss how to unlock efficiency and safety with real-time location mapping and how warehouse productivity increases because there is less repetitive low-value work.	Cecilia Nilsson Director, Digital Business & Connectivity, TMHE How to improve fleet productivity ? Cecilia will look at the development of management systems that use data from smart trucks to improve productivity at all levels.
Stéphane Jardin Deputy CEO, EODev On-site energy solutions EODev is the commercial operation developed from the acclaimed Energy Observer project - the first hydrogen-powered, zero-emission vessel to be self-sufficient in energy. Stéphane will look at the benefits of on-site energy solutions.	Vicente Cabello COO, Kinto Emmanuel Beaune Head of Corporate Sales, Toyota Motor Europe Flexible road fleet solutions for optimised emissions KINTO, in association with Toyota Motor Europe will present fleet solutions for better emission management for passenger & light commercial vehicles.	Nicolas De Keijser Snr Director of Sales, Boston Dynamics Robotics in Logistics today - and tomorrow… How Boston Dynamics is already providing robotic solutions for vehicle un/loading and other warehouse applications - and also a look towards a future with exciting new robotic opportunities.
Tua Asplund Hyllienmark Product Sales Specialist for Omniverse, Nvidia Physical AI in logistics Tua will talk about physical AI for the next era of industrial digitalization in logistics and the opportunities that it will bring.