Post-Event Report WOF SUMMIT Vienna 2023
Over the two days of March 22-23, WOF SUMMIT Vienna 2023 brought together logistics professionals and associated delegates for a pleasant gathering at the AirportCity Space venue of the Vienna International Airport in Austria. The objective was mainly to incite discussions on the challenges and opportunities currently grappling with the industry and to galvanise and strengthen connections between all members of the supply chain operating in the CEE region. Companies Budapest Airport, A.P. Moller-Maersk, DB Cargo Eurasia, Nallian, C.H. Robinson, MYFLEXBOX, Vienna International Airport, Rail Cargo Group, DAKOSY & CargoSoft and GET – Global Engineering Technologies presented their booth at the Expo Area.
The two-day conference was comprised of 9 50-minute-long discussion panels, with 4 to 6 speakers per session.
The content was spread across 4 different tracks: E-commerce, Sustainability, Human Resources, and Digitalisation.
A broad speaker lineup incorporated 54 experts, innovators, and academics with both local and international backgrounds. Representatives of EY, Freightos, Lenovo, Lenzing, LKW WALTER, Maersk, Rail Cargo Group, RHIMagneita, Transporeon, WiseTech Global, and Vishay, just to name a few, shared their knowledge.
High-quality keynote presentations zoomed into the core of business solutions and achievements of DAKOSY, METRANS, Nallian, Port of Antwerp-Bruges , and TEU Shipping & Forwarding Group.
The free entrance was traditionally offered to producers and traders’ logistics and supply chain managers. Here are a few names that have accepted WOF’s invitation to the event: Daikin, EIT Manufacturing East, FOODY, Hungária Pehely, iSi, Lenovo, Makita, NOTINO, Plastrans Petrochemicals, RHI Magnesita, Tesco…
To encourage the participation of students majoring in fields relevant to the thematic focus of the events, WOF welcomed each free of charge and even offered two seats in the Human Resources discussion panel.
The event was supported by University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, University of Economics Bratislava, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, and Budapest University of Technology and Economics.
Apart from the ongoing meeting sessions scheduled through the 1-to-1 networking tool b2match, all participants were invited to attend the Hungarian Wine tasting hosted by Budapest Airport at their designated BUD Networking Bar during both days on the first day afternoon, which put a smile on faces of many.
Simultaneously, approximately 60 curious participants attended a site Tour of Vienna International Airport’s cargo area guided by the local managers.
However, the peek at the networking program only happened at the WOF Connect & Charity dinner, where WOF showed appreciation to all the partners and supporters of the event and granted cheque to Austrian Cancer Aid. Major contributions to the donated sum were made by CargoSoft and Road2CEE. As the official program was over, the evening shifted into casual entertainment in a relaxed atmosphere with an abundance of amazing food and drinks.
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This article was originally published by WOF Events.
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