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27th congress EASTLOG, May 30–31, 2024

Overview of the conference program

See what we are preparing for the 27th edition of EASTLOG

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Joint program
30. 5. 2024
SEELOG
30. 5. 2024
8:00 – 9:00

Registration

9:00 – 12:15

Joint morning program

Opening words

Jeffrey Osterroth, ATOZ Group

Circular Logistics to Improve Operations and the Planet

The circular economy offers logistics and transportation teams a strategic approach for those seeking innovations to deliver both performance targets and sustainability goals. This storytelling session explores the circular economy in a new way, seen through a supply chain lens. It will set the context of how we ended up in today’s linear economy, the challenges of the linear economy for supply chains, and the benefits of transition to circular operations. Together, we will dive into the operational advantages of considering both step-wise and incremental changes resulting in higher material security and a lower environmental impact.

Deborah Dull, Genpact
10:00 – 10:30

Morning coffee break

A Thousand and One Perspectives on Responsible Logistics

During the main morning block, which is entitled A Thousand and One Perspectives on Responsible Logistics, the audience will hear 5 to 7 presentations lasting several minutes that will express different concepts of responsibility in logistics. They will likely be focused on

  • the construction, renovation, maintenance, and operation of warehouses,
  • the introduction of means of transport that do not primarily use fossil fuels,
  • the optimization of the supply chain, distribution, and transport as a whole (more thorough planning or exploitation of technology and other resources),
  • automation or robotization projects with the aim of making difficult work easier for people or creating an inclusive environment for smooth cooperation between people and machines,
  • responsible financing based on ESG principles and respecting CSRD,
  • the elimination of waste material,
  • responsible employment,
  • the relationship of logistics to other departments in the company, management, or commitments to company goals or
  • the responsibility of logistics to other stakeholders, such as municipalities, trade unions, or local communities.

During this block, participants can ask any questions about the demonstrable benefits of the given projects, their implementation, financial and technical demands, or the attainability of the ideal – Responsible Logistics.

12:15 – 13:45

Lunch & BizLOG

13:45 – 16:00

Afternoon sections

Case Studies: Intralogistics

One of the afternoon blocks will focus on intra-company logistics, because it is in this area that the biggest technical and technological changes are taking place. The section will consist of a series of case studies, in which representatives of both sides of the business case will always speak. The listeners will thus get an idea of how the given innovation was implemented. The case studies will focus on topics such as automation and robotization, the digitalization of logistics processes, the reduction of energy intensity or industrial development.

Case studies: Transport and SCM

While the first afternoon section will focus on intralogistics, in the second we will – to put it briefly – look at what is happening outside the company. That means the topic will be transport and supply-customer chains. Both elements are very closely related, which has been particularly evident in connection with the covid-19 pandemic, Russian aggression in Ukraine or tensions in the Middle East. This program point will again be conceived as a set of short case studies that will thematically depict areas such as transport, forwarding, supply chain or inventory management.

HR roundtable

This year’s congress will again include the popular roundtable focused on human resources with experts on personnel issues in logistics and transport. There are many topics to be addressed and discussed: the shortage of workers, increasing personnel costs associated with the inflationary crisis, the necessity of specialization in certain professions with the simultaneous need to ensure some activities by workers with universal skills, the interplay of people and machines, a different view of young employees on their careers and perspectives companies, etc. The roundtable will be moderated, and there will be short presentations that will raise certain topics and stimulate the subsequent debates.

ESG roundtable

This program item is a new feature this year which the organizers have added to address new requirements in the area of ESG. Non-financial reporting concerns all large companies, and, in the future, it will apply to some small and medium-sized ones as well. However, the “mentality” of non-financial reporting pervades the supply-customer chains. The workshop will take the form of a roundtable around which ESG experts will sit. Brief presentations will serve to inspire ensuing discussions among the experts that are present.

16:00 – 16:30

Afternoon coffee break

16:30 – 18:00

Joint afternoon program

Can we afford to be responsible?

The afternoon block will traditionally be devoted to economic issues. The opening speech will be delivered by the renowned economist Jan Švejnar, who will describe the current situation of the Czech Republic in economic terms, outline the main threats and opportunities and look at the functioning of the local economy in a wider, European or global context. A panel discussion will follow, which will move on the basic axis, which is bounded by two, to a certain extent, opposite points – responsibility and economic reality. The panel discussion, in which economists, logisticians and entrepreneurs will speak, will answer the basic question: Can we afford to be responsible?

18:00 – 23:00

Evening program

LOGISTICS BUSINESS MIXER

The Logistics Business Mixer is a VIP meeting of logistics experts in a casual informal evening atmosphere with a special program of games, competitions and entertainment. Its main goal is networking between the logistics professionals who regularly participate in this important social event. Refreshments, live music and entertainment programs are the perfect recipe for making business contacts.

  • evening party in the style of a business mixer tailored to business activities
  • 250 VIP logistics professionals
  • informal atmosphere, great mood
  • entertainment program, games and competitions organized in cooperation with our partners
  • selected delicacies of international cuisine
  • tastings, cocktail bars

SEELOG

The aim of this program part is to introduce “logistics in practice” and to provide information about interesting projects directly from the managers of important logistics centers in the Czech Republic. It is a unique opportunity to get to know the latest operating systems and trends in storage, supply chain management and on-site distribution.

 

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