09:00 Moderator's opening remarks

Paul Neagle, Chief Executive, Thomas Miller Investment, UK

09:05 Provenance and quality - a German retailer's approach

• Sourcing
• Food quality and security
• Security of supply
• Waste management
  

Dr Horst Lang, Quality Assurance, Globus SB-Warenhaus Holding, Germany


09:35 Buying direct from manufacturers and producers: Identifying today's and tomorrow's drivers 

• What is the role of food and other perishables in the total product offer?
• Consumer pressures
• Global sourcing vs local sourcing
• How can the supply chain be trimmed further?
  

Phillip Symons, Category Buyer Fresh Produce, Marks & Spencer plc, UK

10:05 Discussion


10:30 Networking & refreshments

11:00 Trade, responsibility and efficiency

• Asset management
• Deployment strategy
• Ships
• Containers
• Profitability
  

Captain Lin Weng, Vice President, COSCON Europe GmbH, Germany

11:20 Are the days of the commercial airfreighters numbered?

• The scope for air cargo in freighters
• The belly cargo option (Pax)
• Temperature sensitive cargo
• Environmental challenges
• Cargo policy outlook

Stephane Lemaire, Market Manager Germany + Austria, Air France Cargo-KLM Cargo

11:40 M&A in the reefer logistics supply chain 

• Players involved and their strategic objectives
• Growth perspectives of the different players 
• Drivers of change in the reefer supply chain 
• Financial resources for new technology and innovation in the reefer supply chain 

Ken Kinscher, Manager, Corporate Finance/Mergers & Acquisitions, M.M. Warburg & Co

12:00 Discussion