1500 minutes of discussion, 500 confirmed participants, 50 thematic presentations, 35 exhibitors, and 9 plenary presentations – these are the numbers for the 10th jubilee Polish Logistics Congress LOGISTICS 2010.
From May 12-14, Poznań will once again become the undisputed capital of not only Polish but also European logistics. The Logistics Congress is being organized in conjunction with the European Logistics Congress, Eurolog. This year’s LOGISTICS & EUROLOG 2010 will be held under the theme: Logistics facing new challenges – flexibility, sustainability, innovation.
– This event is intended to draw attention to the importance of logistics for the European economy and its competitiveness in the global market: logistics that is harmonized, capable of reacting quickly to a changing environment and customer needs, innovative, quickly adopting the results of development work, and at the same time – in a reasonable way – environmentally friendly – says the Director of the Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, Dr. Eng. Grzegorz Szyszka.
Confirmed attendees include: Alfonz Antoni – President of the European Logistics Association, Tomasz Nowakowski – Chairman of the Board of the Polish Logistics Association, Jos Marinus – Danone Waters/European Logistics Association, Prof. Hans-Christian Pfohl – TU Darmstadt, European Logistics Association, Miguel Lopera – President of GS1, as well as Paweł Stelmaszczyk – European Commission, DG TREN, and Gerd Wolfram – Metro Group.
– We are expecting nearly 700 guests from all over Europe and the world in Poznań. Modeling ourselves on the German BVL Congress, we strive to make the Logistics Congress a professional platform for exchanging experiences and building Polish logistical thought. Participation in our Congress is also a unique opportunity to listen to and meet with representatives of the TSL industry on neutral ground. Just like during the Olympic Games, all arguments and industry disputes are suspended for the duration of the Congress – says the Congress press spokesperson, Artur Olejniczak.
Among the speakers and invited guests are the CEOs of the largest TSL industry companies, such as Schenker Sp. z o.o., DHL Express (Poland Sp. z o.o.), DSV Road Sp. z o.o., DACHSER Sp. z o.o., and Hellman Worldwide Logistics Polska. The icing on the cake will be the logistics exhibition “Logistics Services Market” and two free conferences: the KASSETTS project conference “Trends in development of IT tools for logistics” and the B2B LOCO project conference “European Transport Projects – new challenges and opportunities for enterprises”.
For all Congress participants, 5 technical visits have also been prepared at leading companies located around Poznań, namely: DPD Polska Sp. z o.o., Volkswagen Poznań Sp. z o.o., Nivea Polska Sp. z o.o. Beiersdorf Group, Kompania Piwowarska SA, and Raben Polska Sp. z o.o. For those who feel a lack of logistical knowledge, the organizers have prepared four thematic workshops and the ELA Research Day conference. The fact that the Congress is already generating significant interest is evidenced by a substantial group of partners and the announced presence of all industry media and popular daily newspapers.
One probably does not need to be persuaded to come to Poznań; the organizers ensure that a wealth of attractions awaits all participants of the “logistics May weekend,” and not just the substantive ones.
More about the Congress: www.logistics.pl