KEEP GOODS IN MOTION.
Smooth global trade would be nice. For all those who are in charge of customs and trade compliance. The special thing about this track: Sometimes it splits into two. A “Manufacturing” sub-track for everyone from manufacturing companies. And the “Parcel” sub-track for people working at eCommerce providers, online retailers, and anyone who primarily sends parcels.
9:30 A.M. - START WITH KEYNOTE AND PANEL DISCUSSION
Janine Blindenbacher and Katharina Weste, Moderation
No chance to plan ahead for this: start with a current topic
9:30-9:35 A.M. | EN and DE via app
Check-in for the CROSS-BORDER track. A brief introduction. And off we go: Janine Blindenbacher and Katharina Weste will lead through the day: multilingual, with tech project expertise, wit, and curiosity.
Dr. Ted Ganten, Global Head of Export Control & Customs, Siemens Healthineers
How to build resilient trade organizations during times of change
9:35-10:08 A.M. | EN and DE via app
Today's increasingly complex geopolitical environment presents companies with major challenges. Adaptability and innovation are required to successfully master these challenges. But how can we achieve this? Dr. Ted Ganten gives us exclusive insights into how...
Siemens Healthineers not only develops groundbreaking products, services, and solutions for the healthcare sector, but is also pioneering customs and export control strategies.
Janine Lampprecht, CEO and Founder, Grenzlotsen, Moderation
Panel discussion on the EU Customs Reform
10:08 A.M.-10:58 A.M. | DE and EN via app
We'll still keep it open what the high-caliber participants in the panel discussion of the CROSS-BORDER track will discuss about... Hardly any other field is as dynamic as this one at the moment. Fortunately, this also applies to our panelists...
- Anne Goullon, Customs Technology Consultant, LKL Leisner Kern Steuerberatungsgesellschaft: With experience in administration and consulting.
- Thomas Glanzer, Head of Customs, Schwarz Corporate Solutions: Insights from the Head of Customs of one of the leading trade groups.
- Reinhard Fischer, Head of Corporate Customs/Global Customs Office, Deutsche Post/DHL: How does the parcels world view the reform project?
- Dr. Ulrich Lison, Member of the Board of Directors, AEB IT Coordinator of Außenwirtschaftsrunde e.V. (Foreign Trade Committee)
10:58 A.M. - QUICK COFFEE BREAK IN THE O&P LOUNGE
11:15 A.M. - WE SPLIT UP INTO 2 SUBTRACKS: MANUFACTURING & PARCEL
Catalin Olarescu, Head of Trade Sanctions and Data Privacy, Holcim Group
Challenges for effective automation in restricted party list screening
11:15 A.M.-12 P.M. | EN and DE via app
As a leading global provider of innovative and sustainable construction solutions, Holcim serves a global customer base and operates sites in 60 countries. Compliance with sanctions ...
and export control regulations is an integral part of the company's mission: Promoting progress for people and the planet. Catalin Olarescu will give us an exclusive insight into Holcim's comprehensive compliance program and will share best practices for implementing automated sanctions list screening.
Tracy Doyle, Head of eCommerce, AEB
Let's kick it off! The Parcel team is getting started
11:15-11:25 A.M. | EN and DE via app
This inspiring kick-off will get us started on our cross-border agenda specifically for e-commerce providers, online retailers, and anyone who primarily sends parcels. ...
Interactive, with initial impulses, ideas, and challenges. Let's get on board and shape the journey together.
Wendy Luo, Director of Sales Asia, Landmark Global of bpostgroup
China is setting the pace - but what's next?
11:25 A.M.-12 P.M. | EN and DE via app
China is the engine of e-commerce and currently dominates the cross-border logistics market. But some changes are on the horizon. What do they mean for...
global parcel logistics? Wendy Luo from bpost will take us on a journey through current trends, new dynamics, and possible future scenarios.
12:00 P.M. - LUNCH BREAK UNTIL 1:30 P.M.
All participants from all tracks together
FOOD TRUCKS & NETWORKING
Now is the time to take a deep breath. Get to know each other. Ask questions. And of course to recharge your batteries with delicious food. And for immersing yourself in a new world... Let's enjoy the break and make new connections.
1:30 - NEW PERSPECTIVES IN 2 SUBTRACKS: MANUFACTURING & PARCEL
Janine Blindenbacher, Moderation “Manufacturing”
What provokes the manufacturing industry?
1:30-1:35 P.M. | EN and DE via app
Janine will lead through the manufacturing afternoon. With a report from Berlin. And from Beijing. And insights from companies. We'll get super practical in the afternoon: What do the geopolitical upheavals and shifts mean for everyday life?
Katharina Neckel, Head of Division Foreign Trade Law and Trade Simplifications, DIHK
China's export controls: A brief look at current developments
1:35-2:37 P.M. | DE and EN via app
China's export control regulations are becoming increasingly important for internationally active companies, not least against the backdrop of the ongoing technology conflict between the US and China.
This presentation will provide a compact overview of the central regulations and their practical implementation.
Dr. Ulrike Jasper, Attorney, Trade Compliance Expert, and Youtuber, AEB
Keeping an overview of trade compliance in turbulent times
2:37-3:10 P.M. | DE and EN via app
And now hands-on: 30 minutes, a case study from everyday business life. We will show you how theory can work in practice even in turbulent times - compact, concrete, interactive.
Katharina Weste, Moderation “Parcel”
What do the parcel people do?
1:30-1:35 P.M. | EN and DE via app
Katharina will guide the experts from the e-commerce and parcel world through the afternoon. More reliable than any automated parcel sorting system - and definitely more cheerful and smiling.
Tracy Doyle, Head of eCommerce, AEB
Designing the future: E-commerce in the year 2028
1:35-2:37 P.M. | EN and DE via app
6 tables, 1 hour - what does the future of global e-commerce look like? Table by table, idea by idea. Our themed tables:
- From declaration to data
- Centralized clearance
- Last mile delivery
- Duties and taxes
- Returns
- Tech
Jannik Filthuth, AEB SE
Summary and conclusion of the World Café
2:37-3:10 P.M. | DE and EN via app
If we already knew today what the outcome would be, we wouldn't have to meet at all. Therefore: It is clear that there will be something to share from the tables. What exactly, will be presented when the time comes.
3:10 P.M. - COFFEE BREAK IN THE O&P LOUNGE
3:30 P.M. - NO MORE SEPARATION: ALL BACK TOGETHER
T.B.A.
Placeholder for a hot cross-border topic.
3:30-3:50 P.M. | DE and EN via app
We are keeping this spot open on purpose. With the current half-life of news, announcements, even tariffs, and threats of sanctions, we want to stay flexible.
Klaus Motoki Tonn, Digital Mindfulness Trainer, Ikigai Master, Author, Musician at findezukunft.com
The Japanese Way: What remains when supply chains hold - but connections crumble?
3:50-4:05 P.M. | EN and DE via app
Kintsugi 金継ぎ is the Japanese art of putting broken things back together again. It literally means “golden repair”. The idea behind this is that all things are unique - and that a break does not mean the end. Motoki uses these and other perspectives from Japanese...
culture to offer us new perspectives in our everyday lives. He combines them with the possibilities of AI. He also provides insights into his work in the global trade units of corporations and SMEs. The impulse is a gentle wake-up call - and whets the appetite for the in-depth session with Motoki in the Real Life track from 4:30 P.M.
Janine Blindenbacher and Katharina Weste, Moderation
The entire track - what to KEEP?
4:05-4:15 P.M. | EN and DE via app
We take another look at the CROSS BORDER track together and summarize what happened, what we're keeping, what we'd rather put aside, what we're looking forward to. (Spoiler: Definitely to more highlights in the grand finale.)
4:15 P.M. - END OF TRACK & GRAND FINALE
