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In less than two weeks, CLECAT and the European Shippers’ Council (ESC) will host the 4th edition of the Logistics for Europe Conference on 13 November 2025 at the Stanhope Hotel in Brussels.

This year’s conference will bring together leaders from the freight forwarding, customs, and shipping communities to discuss how Europe can strengthen the resilience and competitiveness of its supply chains in the face of geopolitical uncertainty, climate challenges, and economic pressures.

We are pleased to announce keynote addresses by:

• Luuk van Middelaar, Founding Director of the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics (BIG), on World Trade in Tumultuous Waters – A Macro-economic Outlook
• Professor Indra Vonck, Supply & Logistics Lead at BDO Advisory, on Supply Chain Transformation and Strategic Resilience

Other distinguished speakers include:

• René Buck, CEO, Buck Consultants International
• Bart Meers, Global Executive Head of Logistics & Warehousing, B/S/H/ Home Appliances Group
• Jens Roemer, Regional Managing Director, a. hartrodt
• Torsten Klimke, Head of Ports Unit, DG MOVE, European Commission
• R.A. Gharbaran, Dutch Customs
• Aljosja Beije, CTO, Docklab
• Andreas Wilhelm, Corporate Security Manager, Kuehne + Nagel Management AG
• John Wolfs, Lawyer, Wolfs Advocaten
• Barry van Leuven, Managing Director, Pionira
• Sophie t’Serstevens, Project Manager, Kuehne Foundation

Discussions will focus on how strategic sourcing, diversification, and digitalisation can strengthen Europe’s supply chains, as well as how collaboration and trust between industry and authorities can help mitigate risks linked to crime, cybersecurity, and liability.

The programme can be found here.

You can still register here.