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Your 2-day Tech Summit where resilience, collaborative ecosystems, intelligence, both artificial and human, are at the core of where we go next in supply chain design.
23-24 September 2025
Hotel Okura, Ferdinand Bolstraat 333,
1072 LH Amsterdam, Netherlands
Summit start time is 13:00, day two ends at 15:00
(These seats book fast. Register before 24 August.)
Welcome to the first-ever WhereNext Tech Summit from Kuehne+Nagel.
This summit is designed to give you both strategic and inspirational guidance, with ample opportunities to network with the brightest minds across industries—coming from companies like Microsoft, best-selling authors and at least one Olympic champion.
As the world moves fast, this summit invites you to slow down. To have space to think big and practically about the future you care about and the potential of supply chain technology, resilience and development. We’ll offer new angles of the transformative power of technology in logistics and beyond. You’ll hear panels and keynotes from an impressive line-up of speakers covering topics on AI and supply chains, exploring the role of human intelligence, technological opportunity, and what potential lies in new ideas of resilience.
You’re invited to see resilience not as a defensive strategy, but as the essential mindset for those looking to build a better tomorrow.
At the core of all these ideas comes a bold, yet simple question: "Where next?" Where do we want to go? Aim to go? Where must we go to build a future worth our highest efforts?
This is your invitation to be part of the conversation. Join us.
Featured speakers
Olympic champion
Armand Duplantis
Swedish-American pole vaulter Armand Duplantis has been setting new standards since he was seven and has now broken the world record on a staggering 11 separate occasions.
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Bestselling author, Founder of OneBillionHappy
Mo Gawdat
Former Chief Business Officer at Google X, Mo is a tech visionary and bestselling author of "Solve for Happy", "Scary Smart" and more. With deep insights into AI, Innovation, and human happiness, he challenges leaders to shape digital Futures that serve both progress and purpose.
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Moderator
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Why attend?
First-hand insights from leading AI, digitalisation, and supply chain experts.
Networking opportunities with 200+ industry leaders.
Interactive sessions on the newest supply chain technologies.
A special-rate stay at the iconic Hotel Okura in the De Pijp neighbourhood: a place with a lively pulse and cozy, lived-in charm.
All speakers
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Agenda
The agenda and speakers will continue to be updated regularly.
| Day 1: Tuesday, September 23, 2025 | |
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11:30
| Doors open |
13:00 - 14:15 | *Block 1: Supply chain resilience* |
Stefan Paul CEO welcome and opening talk | |
*Featured talk:* Michael Aldwell, EVP Sea Logistics at Kuehne+Nagel on supply chain resilience in the age of disruption | |
*Featured panel:* Real-world examples how a global retailer builds resilience amidst geo-political uncertainty | |
Break | |
14:45 - 16:15 | *Block 2: Reimagine technology* |
*Opening talk:* Niklas Sundberg, Chief Digital Officer welcomes Bernd Dahmen, Head of Digital architecture on stage on re-imagining logistics: AI-enabled, digital logistical model | |
*Voice of the customer (VoC):*Horacio Chavez, Director at Lenovo on how to build a resilient digital eco-system | |
*Real-time visibility & monitoring in logistics:* Alireza Nemati, Global Head Road Logistics Innovation at Kuehne+Nagel | |
*Future of Customer experience:* Smarter bookings. Deeper experiences. Logistics, redefined: Markus Johannsen, Global Head of Sea Logistics Innovation at Kuehne+Nagel | |
Break | |
16:45- 18:00 | *Block 3: Where next?* |
*Voice of the customer, technology outlook:* Gianfranco Sgro, EVP Contract Logistics at Kuehne+Nagel: The impact of high tech warehouse solutions and automation at Adidas with Suelyn Groschoski and Sven Kuennemann | |
*Featured talk:* Robert Falck, Founder and Board Member of Einride will share inspiration on how to drive the future with autonomous, electric mobility | |
*Voice of the customer, semicon industry:* Head of Sales at Kuehne+Nagel Shirley Sharma-Paterson leads discussion on how to navigate supply chain disruptions for your business’s stability. | |
17:55 - 18:00 | Reflections and wrap-up with Anna Frankzen Starrin and Stefan Paul |
19:00 | Dinner |
| Day 2: Wednesday September 24, 2025 | |
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08:00
| Doors open |
08:30 - 10:00 | *Block 4: Artificial and human intelligence* |
Opening session and reflections from day 1 | |
*Featured keynote* with Q&A with Mo Gawdat | |
Break | |
10:30 - 12:00 | *Block 5: AI in logistics: from experimentation to implementation* |
*AI in supply chains: a forward outlook of our industry:* Mark Buckle, Head of Strategic IT at Kuehne+Nagel | |
*Five pillars of digital transformation:* Anna Kopp, Director Microsoft Digital at Microsoft Germany | |
*Tech powering sustainability:* How to unlock sustainability in your supply chain with Global Head of Sustainability, Kuehne+Nagel Christine Wiederkehr | |
*Supply chain network optimisation:* Marcel Fujike, Global Head of Air Logistics Innovation at Kuehne+Nagel | |
*Meeting the black swan with your digital twin:* Patrick di Memmo, Global Head of Integrated Logistics Operations at Kuehne+Nagel, and Matthias Hodel, Global Head of Integrated Logistics Business Development | |
Lunch break | |
13:30 - 14:45 | *Block 6: The power of 1%* |
*Featured talk:* The power of 1% with world record holder in pole vault, Armand Duplantis
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*Final panel discussion:* Beyond expectations: a new era of collaboration | |
14:45 | Conference closing remarks |
15:00 | Departures |
"WhereNext?" is more than a question—it's an invitation to be part of the conversation that shapes our collective future. We look forward to having you with us.