Emile has always been in the automobile business, having worked for Ford and Fiat in various functions in both Finance and Sales & Marketing, both in National Sales Companies in several countries and in Headquarters. Emile joined Totoya Motor Europe in 2003, and has been in charge of vehicle logistics since 2008.

Mr. Bong, who has a PhD in mechanical engineering, worked for 5 years at the Technical University Aachen before joining Ford in 1990. He has had various positions within Ford, ranging from product development to manufacturing and quality management positions. Since 1991 he has been responsible for Ford of Europe's vehicle distribution.

Elliot Swiss is Director of Logistics for Opel in Europe, responsible for the movement of approximately 1.2m Opel and Vauxhall finished vehicles plus transport of all GM component and powertrain material across Europe. He has been in his current position since October 2006. Elliot previously served as Managing Director of Vector SCM from December 2000 until coming to GM. Prior to that he had a 13 year career in logistics with Ford Motor Company both in North America and Europe. Based in Ruesselsheim, Germany, he holds an MBA degree from Syracuse University in New York, USA.

Francesca Gamboni holds a Doctorate in Industrial Technologies Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano in Italy. She began her career in 1994 in Aturia Pompe as a product engineer and then she held management positions within Manufacturing and Supply Chain functions in different industries and consulting firms (e.g. Alcan, Pechiney, Bosch, Pricewaterhouse) before joining Renault in 2007 as the person responsible for logistics in the Euromed region. She was appointed Inbound Logistics Operations General Manager in June 2008 and then Alliance Renault-Nissan Europe Inbound Operations General Manager in October 2009.

Hubert Paul joined INERGY Automotive Systems mid 2007, after a spell at Delphi where he worked as International Logistics and Lean Manager between 1999 and 2007. Prior to that, Hubert Paul worked for Alstom Transport in France, India, US and Korea, and also in the Electrolux Group and Ford Motor Company both as Purchasing manager and in variety of Manufacturing roles.

Lutz Quietmeyer holds a degree in engineering from the University of Braunschweig, Germany and a MBA from the HEC School of Management in France. Previously, Quietmeyer managed logistics operations for an automobile supplier and redesigned supply chains in the food industry. Since 2008, he joined Renault head office being in charge of outbound forecasting and capacity management and has, since the beginning of 2009, the area of Capillary Distribution.

Egon Christ holds a degree in business studies and wrote his degree dissertation at BMW AG, Germany.
During his studies, he had already started working at Hagenhoff GmbH & Co. in Munich in 1990. From 1994 to 1996 Mr Christ was logistics assistant at Lafarge Group/ Schiedel GmbH & Co. in Munich. In 1996, Mr Christ joined Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart, in the Inbound Logistics Europe department, before being appointed Manager Vehicle Logistics Europe at Daimler-Benz AG in 1997. Since May 2002, Mr Christ has been Senior Manager, Worldwide Transportation/Vehicle Distribution at Daimler AG in Stuttgart.

After completing an Engineering degree at Cambridge University, John joined Ford Motor Company in 1984. His varied career has encompassed process engineering, lean manufacturing and logistics and he has travelled extensively. After working on a major launch in China, John is now responsible for inbound logistics from emerging markets. Since 2008 John has been the global lead for carbon foot-printing of the Ford freight network.

Mr. Damerow has spent over 25 years in key functions for Ford Motor Company, with experience in Sales and Marketing, Manufacturing, Financial Service and Logistics. Prior to his current function, he spent 6 years as a Board Member of Ford Credit Germany. In his current role, he is responsible for parts purchasing (global sourcing); transportation (inbound, outbound); warehouse operations ( with 9 Parts Distribution Centres in Europe); parts inventory management; and parts analysis and cataloguing.

Tony Humphreys joined Delphi, a world leader in vehicle electronics and transportation components, 25 years ago and has held various posts in manufacturing, industrial engineering, production control and supply chain management.
His responsibilities include the strategic development and operational performance of logistics in 19 global and 62 European manufacturing plants.

Joannes Van Osta joined JCB in January 2007. He is globally responsible for the movement of finished machines and the transport of components for JCB. Previously, Joannes was at Federal-Mogul for 12 years, where he held a variety of roles with responsibility in Aftermarket, Manufacturing. Prior to that, he worked for Hapag-Lloyd in Antwerp. Joannes holds a Bachelor in Maritime Science and a Master in Business Logistics.

Eduardo has been working in the automotive business for the last six years, first in parts logistics, now in cars and production supply. Eduardo has previous experience in a project management position in the retail sector (Ahold) and other operational positions in the electronic components manufacturing sector (Tyco).

After qualifying in Engineering, Olaf Schuetze joined the containerization department at Opel/Vauxhall. Since 2002, he has led the daily operations and asset management team. In addition he co-leads the COC Packaging Standardization at the VDA.

Yves Kerstens joined Bridgestone Europe as Vice President of Logistics and Supply Chain Management in April 2005. Yves is a Belgian national and holds a degree in Electro Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management. Before joining Bridgestone, he was Vice President of Cap Gemini and Ernst & Young Consulting, where he led several projects in the logistics & supply chain area.

Barýþ Melek Doðan joined Anadolu Isuzu as Planning Specialist in 1998. She then moved to the Teklas Rubber CO. where her responsibilities included logistics and customer service operations. She was instrumental in setting up the CHEP Automotive Service Centre in Gebze, as a project manager. She joined Avon Automotive as Supply Chain Manager in 2005 during the launch of Avon expansion in Turkey. Her challenge is now meeting upcoming SOPs of the new projects of the Turkey Plant.

Kai Kraass is Chief Operating Officer for Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and globally responsible for its Ocean Services and Supply Chain Management division. Prior to his appointment, Kai Kraass held senior management positions within the company in the UK, Belgium and Sweden. Most recently he was Head of Commercial, Region Europe.
Mr. Kraass has more than 15 years experience in the outbound logistics sector and has a diploma in Business Engineering, specialising in logistics.

Konstantin Skovoroda holds a law degree from the Moscow State Law Academy and he started his professional career as a lawyer. His specialisation is in financial law.
In 2003 Skovoroda took up his first director’s position as the Deputy to the General Director at Trans Logistic Consult. Since 2007 he has held the position of General Director of the RTL Group, operating in the logistics industry

After a degree in Economics at the University of Florence, specializing in Marketing, Dr Benini became Product Manager in Pharmaceuticals before joining the logistics department in Samec, part of the UNILEVER Group in 1987. He then joined Decorline group in 1991, Albinipitigliani group in 1994 before joining the Kostelia group in 2005. In 2004 he was invited by the University of Florence to teach Logistics and Custom Laws. Since 2009 he has taught a Supply Chain and Logistics workshop. During 2008 he collaborated with the University of Economics in Florence to design, the Realized Value Equation, which measures Supply Chain Management Performance.

Matt Holmes leads the automotive claims and consultancy division of Pound Gates, who provide a range of risk management services to the automotive logistics sector. Pound Gates’ services are designed to assist manufacturers and their logistics partners reduce the incidence of, and costs associated with, in transit damage.

After gaining a Dipl.-Ing. in mechanical engineering, in 1992 Wolfgang spent six years at ITT Automotive Europe working on supply chain optimisation projects. Since 1998, to the present day, he has worked at Continental Automotive Division, responsible for various logistics projects and for packaging standardisation in the department of Customs, Transportation & Packaging

Dr. Lars Eiermann is working as Senior Research Associate at Supply Chain Management Institute (SMI) in Germany. Furthermore in the field of executive education, he is responsible for the ECG Academy (Finished Vehicle Logistics). In addition, he works as a consultant in the field of SCM and procurement.

Dr. Freichel is currently responsible for sales and key account management at Logwin Solutions, which includes planning, consulting and development of innovative contract logistics and supply chain solutions. At the start of his career, he had several roles at General Motors Europe, before joining Merck/VWR, and then ZF. In 2004, Dr. Freichel joined the Thiel/Logwin group, where he has held several senior management roles. Dr. Freichel has a Ph.D. from the Technical University of Darmstadt

After graduating in Economics and History from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Phil began his career with Whitbread Plc. as an Operational Manager in Transport and Distribution. From 1990 to 1992, he was Logistics Director with a subsidiary of Gallaher Plc. He then joined Hays Logistics in 1992 where he was a Contract Director and later Managing Director of the Hays Asset Control Solutions business. He joined GEFCO in September 2002 as Managing Director of GEFCO UK. Phil was based in Pune, India, in charge of Business Development in 2008 and since January 2009, he has been based in Paris as Business Development and Marketing Director.

Graham Little graduated from Northumbria University in Biology and began a career in the pharmaceutical industry. A keen interest in motor vehicles and logistics led him to look for a career in the automotive industry, and he joined the leading automotive emergency delivery company Evolution Time Critical in 2007. Graham works with European OEMs and tier suppliers to analyse supply chain strengths and weaknesses, and develop contingency plans to support production in the event of any disruption.

Michael Wittenburg is Senior Business Development Automotive Manager for Schenker's worldwide Logistics & Supply Chain Management business unit. In this capacity, he has responsibility for the development of the EMEA automotive logistics business of Schenker. Mr Michael Wittenburg joined Schenker in 2008 with 20 years experience in the automotive logistics industry. His extensive career has included positions with Rhenus Automotive, Schenker Automotive, IHG Logistics and CEVA Logistics. His expertise covers all areas of inbound and outbound logistics, including SKD, CKD, JIT, light assembly and SCM.

After graduating in physics from the Technical University of Aachen (RWTH), Matthias Berlit started his professional career at INFORM as a project assistant in April 2001. One year later he became project manager and later on senior consultant. In 2005 he was appointed as Head of Industrial Solutions. Since working at INFORM Matthias Berlit managed a large number of SCM projects in different sectors and industries, thereby gaining an extensive experience in inbound, in-house and finished vehicle logistics, especially in the automotive industry.

Neal Williams jointly founded Priority Freight in 1996 and steered the company's growth to become the leading provider of time definite freight transport services globally. Automotive clients include most OEMs and major Tier 1 suppliers. Having studied engineering, he began his career in 1992 in the IT sector before moving into express transport in 1994. Having recently opened a Moscow office providing full logistics services to the CIS, his main focus is the strategic development of Priority Freight within Europe and Russia.

Mr Bantel has 24 years experience in the freight forwarding and finished vehicle logistics industry. He has worked in various operational, commercial and senior management positions for the company in Europe and in Asia.

Franz Blum holds qualifications in business and financial management. While still studying, he drove new trucks from Europe for delivery to Kuwait, Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Jordan. He was initially involved in developing software programs for various logistics companies. Blum joined Vega in 1990 and has risen through the ranks to become CEO and a shareholder.

After graduating as an electric engineer and later in economics, Mr. Horváth began his career in the software business. He was involved in the start up of GRAPHISOFT. Between 1988 and 1992 he was deputy CEO and later Board Member of Interag. In 1993 he created Ventura. In 2003 Ventura invested in the MASPED group, and Mr. Horváth became MD at MASPED Tlog. Mr. Horváth is also member of the Management Committee of the European Freight and Logistics Leaders Forum and Chairman of the Hungarian Logistic Cluster (HLC).

As VP of Business Development, Morgan Zimmerman leads Exalead's new strategic market development initiatives with a significant focus on logistics, automotive & manufacturing. Prior to Exalead, Mr. Zimmerman led the telecoms division at Cril Telecom Software, a French ISV in the telecom infrastructure planning industry. Within 5 years, he transformed the company from a French niche player to a worldwide leader in transmission planning through agreements with major infrastructure vendors and tier 1 pan-European and international operators.

Peter Kleberg have been head of DFDS A/S Autologistics since 2007 with shipping experience since 1991, especially Short Sea Ro-Ro in North Europe

Stephen is Board Member, Supply Chain Solutions, ROLF Group. Specifically he is delivering on the development strategy of the automotive logistics businesses of the ROLF Group, including the distribution of spare parts and accessories.

Stephen is accustomed to working in highly dynamic environments; setting up, down-sizing and growing businesses in rapidly-changing markets. He has a broad business background (Financial Service, Outsourcing, Business Consultancy, IT, Utilities and Telecoms) and has worked in the UK, US and the Netherlands.

After studying at the Technical University Berlin as an engineer, Manfred then joined MAN in the product planning department, before becoming head of product marketing at Mannesmann Autocom. He then joined Iveco Magirus, where he has held several positions, before his current role in external relations.

Sanjay Sinha has a long innings with M&M, being recruited in 1999 to set up a new business of logistics for M&M, enabling a paradigm shift from product-centric to service/solution centric entity. He has built up a strong profit centre logistics business team which is driving M&M aggressively to take logistics initiatives in building domestic and global automotive market space for the group and enabling a strategic improvement towards M&M's leadership position in supply chain management.

Alexander has worked in the CIS since 2004, and has spent 25 years working in global logistics. His current responsibilities centre on developing supply chain solutions: ports, customs, integration of rail freight, developing the Priority Freight Russian infrastructure in Black Sea and Far Eastern Ports, warehousing, inventory management and distribution throughout the FSU.

Ivana Sretenovic is a multi-lingual Business Development & Marketing Director at CHEP, with a focus on driving container polling services market penetration, expansion and revenue growth via strategic sales across Europe (including Turkey) and upstream and downstream marketing plans.
Ivana has a proven expertise in identifying and exploiting new business opportunities, growing sales, protecting revenues, and leading organisational change to optimise business
performance, market share and profitability. She has been three and a half years with CHEP
and prior to her current company, she worked for Cummins Engine Company. She is a MBA
graduate at SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy.

Franz-Joseph joined Lufthansa Cargo AG in 2001 to take charge of the "top speed" courier
services business, which he spun-off into time:matters GmbH in 2002. Prior to joining time:matters Franz-Joseph Miller gained extensive management experience within various international companies. He founded his own fashion company and was also responsible for Marketing & Sales at Jamba! AG. Franz-Joseph studied law at Würzburg, Bayreuth and Lausanne and holds an MBA from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and Otto Beisheim School of Management (WHU).