Conference programme 2021

43 panel discussion took place on the 6-8 October 2021. Lots of lively debates – both on the panels and also among and
with the audience. Main stage panel discussions are ready to watch now on Youtube.

Click on WOF Expo channel and watch and listen to some interesting ideas.

6.OCTOBER

MAIN STAGE

10:00AM

OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACED BY SMEs ACTING ALONG THE NEW SILK ROAD
Keynote Speaker: Ziwei Liu | New Silk Road Network

11:30AM

AIR FREIGHT MARKET IN THE POST-COVID ERA: Challenges & Opportunities
Speaker: Christos Spyrou | Neutral Air Partner
Speaker: Majid Khan | iGA Istanbul Airport
Speaker: Arnulf Schöberl | Cargomind
Speaker: József Kossuth | Budapest Airport
Speaker: Stephan Haltmayer | Quick Cargo Services
Speaker:Martin Polakovič | Lenovo

13:00PM

SUCCESS STORIES BY WOMEN IN LOGISTICS
Lead Speaker: Zulf Hyatt-Khan | Rada Slovenských Exportérov
Speaker: Dragana Lipovac | Hubbig
Speaker: Michaela Svrčková | Mediterranean Shipping Company

14:30PM

16:00PM

INDUSTRIAL PARKS: SUSTAINABILITY AND THE REDUCTION OF
CARBON FOOTPRINT
Lead Speaker: Ferenc Kis | RSK Group
Speaker: Martin Baláž | Prologis
Speaker: Branislav Siklienka | Slovak Association of Green Roofs and Green Infrastructure
Speaker: Gabor Szarvas | Greenbors Consulting | Hungary Green Building Council
Speaker: Adam Targowski | Skanska (ONLINE SPEAKER)

INNOVATIONS STAGE

10:00AM

PODPORA KOMBINOVANEJ DOPRAVY NA
SLOVENSKU
Lead speaker: Zväz logistiky a zasielateľstva SR

Speaker: Peter Hrapko | Ministry of Transport and Construction

Speaker: Veronika Hagarová | ŽSSK Cargo, a.s.

Speaker: Miloš Mervart | Metrans / Danubia, a.s.

11:30AM

SMART CITIES: What role does the technology play in cities, which lean towards cleaner and more sustainable ways of transport and waste management?
Lead Speaker: Rado Mizera | Solved
Speaker: Andrea Basilová | Sensoneo
Speaker: Jan Hauser | EIT Urban Mobility

Speaker: Martin Maslák | Ministry of Environment, SVK

13:00PM

SUPPLY CHAIN AND CYBER SECURITY RISKS
Lead speaker: Roman Čupka | Flowmon
Speaker: Tatiana Valentová | Algger s.r.o.
Speaker: Denisa Lavková | QuBit Academy
Speaker: Pavol Adamec | KPMG

14:35PM

DIGITALIZÁCIA A PREDPIS eFTi
Keynote speaker: Petr Rožek | Svaz spedice a logistiky ČR

15:30PM

COMPLEX AUTOMATED LOGISTICS STRUCTURE AND ITS APPLICATION
Lead speaker: Martin Varinský | Asseco CEIT, a.s

E-COMMERCE STAGE

10:00AM

OPENING REMARKS BY E-COMMERCE ZONE PARTNER GLS SLOVAKIA

13:45AM

BOOST YOUR E-COMMERCE EXPANSION

Moderator: Dorothy Sabová
Speaker: Jakub Velko | 108 Agency
Speaker: Peter Bílik | Anasoft
Speaker: Marián Šarišský | Dedoles

Speaker: Peter Jánoši | P3 Logistic Parks

15:15PM

KICKSTART YOUR ONLINE SERVICES, A YEAR FROM NOW CAN BE TOO LATE!
Keynote speaker: Marek Greško | Titans Freelancers
Keynote speaker: Robert Dusík | Titans Freelancers

7.OCTOBER

MAIN STAGE

10:00AM

11:30AM

SMART LOGISTICS
Lead speaker: Marek Kopanický | SARIO
Speaker: Michal Ukropec | Infotech
Speaker: Andrej Štefánik | Asseco CEIT, a.s.
Speaker: Martin Mrva | Photoneo

13:00PM

DECARBONIZATION & DIGITALIZATION:
HOW TO MOVE BEYOND MARKETING?
Lead speaker: Jozef Hrabina | Rada Slovenských Exportérov
Speaker: Herfried Leitner | TTS Group
Speaker: Sarah Bittner-Krautsack | Republic of Austria, Federal
Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility,
Innovation and Technology
Speaker: Martin Hubeňák & Walter Holzhammer | Port of
Antwerp

Speaker: Marek Kremeň | Slovakia Green Building Council

14:30PM

AIR CARGO SITUATION IN CEE REGION
Lead Speaker: József Kossuth | Budapest Airport
Speaker: Sergiu Sarasan | IATA
Speaker: Michal Grochowski | LOT Polish Airlines
Speaker: Kornél Heckenast | R-Bag Group

16:00PM

FUTURE ROLE OF PROJECT FREIGHT FORWARDER

Lead Speaker: Marin Škufca | Liburnia Maritime Agency
Speaker: Jürgen Weyhausen | 7 Worldwide Logistics GmbH
Speaker: Jos Swets | Oudkerk
Speaker: Henrik Hansen | Ocean 7 Projects

INNOVATIONS STAGE

10:00AM

BUDÚCNOSŤ PRIEMYSLU NA PRVOM KLIMATICKY NEUTRÁLNOM KONTINENTE

Moderator: Radovan Geist
Speaker: Miroslav Kiraľvarga | Republiková únia zamestnávateľov
Speaker: Markus Breyer | BusinessEurope

11:30AM

E-MOBILITY IN SLOVAKIA
Speaker: Ján Klimko | Schaeffler Kysuce
Speaker: Milan Jurky | Schaeffler Kysuce

12:15PM

DIGITAL TWIN IN LOGISTICS
Keynote Speaker: Ľubomír Hagara | Asseco CEIT, a.s.

13:00PM

GREATER VISIBILITY ENABLES A FORWARD-THINKING OPERATION
Keynote speaker: Marián Šramko | Zebra Technologies, IBCS Group

13:50PM

ARCHANGELSK. WHITE SEA. FUTURE?
Lead speaker: György Firbás | European Senior Logistician

14:30PM

LOGISTICS CONTROL TOWER AND ITS VALUE IN DECISION MAKING
Lead speaker: Jakub Čtvrtníček | E2Open

Speaker: Sotiris Ptochos | People Technology (VIRTUAL SPEAKER)

Speaker: Jörg Hennecke | Ceva Logistics

16:00PM

DIGITAL FLEET, FUEL AND TOLL MANAGEMENT
Keynote speaker: Lukáš Ondráček | DKV EURO SERVICE s.r.o.

E-COMMERCE STAGE

10:55PM

START UP ZONE KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

QiCHECK- easy way to reduce cost in warehouse and manufacturing

AicobotiX

11:30PM

GLS SLOVAKIA KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Keynote video: GLS Slovakia

12:15PM

CHALLENGES IN THE E-COMMERCE WORLD
Lead speaker: Tomáš Vrtík | ExpandEco
Speaker: Zora Kosorinská | LPP S.A.
Speaker: Tomáš Hofer | Notino

13:45PM

START UP ZONE KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

14:30PM

16:00PM

URBAN MICRO HUBS AS DRIVER FOR THE EFFICIENCY OF CITY-LOGISTICS
Keynote speaker: Nikodem Dzik | Storebox Holding GmbH

8.OCTOBER

MAIN STAGE

10:00AM

BREXIT AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE EUROPEAN TRADE?
Lead Speaker: Ian Jenkins | Charles Kendall
Speaker: Arne Mielken | Customs Manager Ltd.
Speaker: Peter Harach | Zväz logistiky a zasielateľstva SR
Speaker: Justin Atkin | Port of Antwerp

11:30AM

IOT VISIBILITY ENABLED BY DECENTRALISED DISTRIBUTED TECHNOLOGY
Lead Speaker: Jakub Čtvrtníček | Supply and Blockchain Consultant
Speaker: Jens Lund Nielsen | IOTA.org
Speaker: Alfred Taudes | Austrian Blockchain Center
Speaker: Brian Marcel | IBCS Group (ONLINE SPEAKER)

13:00PM

SUSTAINING RAIL FREIGHT ALONG NEW SILK ROAD
Lead Speaker: Ziwei Liu | New Silk Road Network
Speaker: Tomasz Langowski | Langowski Logistics
Speaker: František Komora | Zväz logistiky a zasielateľstva SR
Speaker: Pascal Kurt | Atlantic Forwarding
Speaker: Stefan Esztergalyos | METRANS /Danubia/, a.s.

14:30PM

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: WHAT HAS REALLY HAPPENED?
Lead Speaker: Ruben Huber | OceanX
Speaker: Igor Jakomin | CargoX
Speaker: Marcin Zarzecki | Quotiss
Speaker: Julien Chapus | Okargo

Speaker: Tobias Pisall | TRANS AURIGA GmbH
Speaker: Julien Chapus | Okargo

INNOVATIONS STAGE

10:00AM

11:45AM

DIGITALISATION OF SUPPLY CHAIN: How visibility and
automation are advancing human potential?
Keynote speaker: Gabriel Sirbu | Trans.EU

13:00PM

VÝZVY PRE CESTNÚ DOPRAVU NA NAJBLIŽŠIE ROKY
Lead Speaker: Roman Kment | ČESMAD Slovakia
Speaker: Peter Varga | Ministry of Transport and Construction SR
Speaker: Jaroslav Ivanco | Národná diaľničná spoločnosť, a.s.
Speaker: Pavol Piešťanský | Yellow Express, s.r.o

14:30PM

E-COMMERCE STAGE

10:00AM

EXPORT STRATEGIES IN THE ROARING TWENTIES:
EXPORT REBOOT
Lead speaker: Zulf Hyatt-Khan | Rada Slovenských Exportérov
Speaker: Dušan Keketi | Bratislava Airport
Speaker: Peter Mucina | Euler Hermes
Speaker: Rastislav Chovanec | Former State Secretary & Economist

11:20AM

SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS2030+ AND LAST MILE CHALLENGES
Keynote speaker: Davor Sertic | Vienna Economic Chamber

13:00PM

E-COMMERCE 2025
Keynote speaker: Matěj Kapošváry | Shopsys

14:30PM

CLOSING REMARKS BY E-COMMERCE ZONE PARTNER GLS SLOVAKIA
Keynote video: GLS Slovakia