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Anu Goel

Volkswagen Group of America

Anu Goel, Vice-President of Parts and Vehicle Logistics, talks about building trust in a volatile market and working to be transparent in your forecast with carriers as it's in everyone’s interest.

Francisco Carranza, Chief Executive Officer of Basquevolt, discusses how EVs bring new challenges, especially those involving lithium batteries. Hervé Moulin details how the Renault Group digitally transformed its supply chain space. Bridget Grewal, Packaging Director at Magna International, speaks about setting the standards for sustainable packaging. Dr Hadi Moztarzadeh, Head of Technology Trends, Advanced Propulsion Centre, assesses the industry innovation and its impact on addressing issues.

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Paul McNamara - Williams Advanced Engineering

Paul McNamara, Technical Director of Williams Advanced Engineering talks about the racing company’s Adaptive Multi-Chem technology and how technology transfer from Formula 1 will benefit volume production EVs in the future. Dennis Manns has a possibly unique expertise and breadth of experience in the automotive industry, and particularly in logistics, he outlines his view of the state of the finished vehicle industry. Since the birth of the car industry there have been disagreements as to who is responsible for damage or missing parts on finished vehicles. Now a camera-based system can review and objectively ascertain damage liability from almost any angle in seconds. GEFCO has gone from strength to strength over the last few years, as a pan-European logistics provider that has set its sights on a more global footprint. Now, it is disrupting its own business model in a creative way, investing in and nurturing two exciting startups, combining its physical presence with two new digital platforms

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Ian Harnett - Jaguar Land Rover

Ian Harnett, JLR’s purchasing chief could be viewed as being caught in a perfect storm of challenges - the rapid rise of electrification in the OEM’s fleet, the move from diesel engines to more petrol-powered vehicles, and the upcoming launch of the new Defender but he sees it all as more of a series of exciting opportunities. Don Walker, CEO OF Magna International explains how the Canadian-based giant is continuing to grow and prosper in spite of some turmoil in its global markets. Scania’s culture of continuous innovation has made it one of the world’s leading manufacturers of heavy trucks and buses. The sheer size of inbound parts and outbound finished trucks and equipment presents some special challenges as Fabio Castello, Senior Vice-President of Logistics explains.

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Paul Allen - Bentley Motors

Paul Allen, Vehicle Distribution Manager, Bentley Motors explains why quality is so important to their finished vehicle supply chain. Ana Paola Reginatto, Chief Marketing Manager for Nissan Leaf in Europe explains how the Leaf has maintained its position as the best-selling EV on the planet and how it will evolve as the competition continues to struggle to catch up. BMW Board of Management Member for Purchasing and Supplier Network, Andreas Wendt, talks about using better time management and faster communication to speed the supply chain and stimulate process improvement at the carmaker and its suppliers and much more...

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Jürgen Maidl - BMW

Jürgen Maidl, Senior Vice-President Production Network, Supply Chain Management at BMW discusses how connected distribution is set to revolutionise inbound and outbound logistics at the carmaker. We report from Bremerhaven port, with comments from Andrea Eck of BLG, and from the US with Mario Cordero, Executive Director of Port of Long Beach and John Heimann of IT providers Acertus on how OEMs and logistics providers are prioritising the adoption of advanced IT systems. Jörg Mosolf explains how the New Silk Road and its associated routes are set to revolutionise trade between China and Europe and much more.

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Anu Goel - VW Group of America

Anu Goel, Executive Vice-President of Group After Sales and Services, VW Group of America, is responsible for many of elements of the VW Group products’ first interaction with their customers and he never forgets about the people behind the orders, Michael D'Angelo, Manager of Port Operations, Vehicle Logistics at Volkswagen Group of America explains about the challenges of the finished vehicle supply chain coming through ports in the region and how improvements in infrastructure and advanced IT could help to speed the process.

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Jeff Guyton - Mazda Europe

Over the last 20 years Mazda has ramped up its product range and supply chain in Europe to become a significant player as Jeff Guyton, President and CEO, Mazda Europe and Senior Managing Executive Office, Mazda Corporation (Global) explains. As well as exclusive interviews with executives from Ford of Europe, we also have an indepth report on the Mexican auto industry and look at an exciting development in tracking and tracing for time critical shipments.

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