Supply chains in focus at the BVL Congress

October 2025 – The trade congress, which will take place at the Estrel Hotel in Berlin, is the place to be for top decision-makers, visionaries, and thought leaders, says the organizer, the German Logistics Association (BVL). The event will focus on strategic issues, which will be presented by experts from business, research, and politics in various formats and discussed with participants.

The congress will be attended not only by renowned logistics companies such as SAE founding member Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and freight exchange TIMOCOM, a strategic service partner of System Alliance Europe, but also by international corporations such as Airbus, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Olympus, ThyssenKrupp, and the Otto Group.

What is the BVL Supply Chain CX Event all about? Here are the 

seven core topics:

1. Geopolitics & Supply Chains
   Geopolitical risks, resilience & adaptation, looking to the future
    
2. Digitalization of Supply Chains
   Digitalization, clouds, software, cyber security
    
3. Technology & Automation
   Technological trends, success stories and lessons learned, new business models, research & development
    
4. Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
   Avoiding legal pitfalls, looking to the future, AI in intralogistics, black box AI
    
5. Transformation of Logistics Service Providers
   Digitalization & automation, sustainability, resilience, trade & customs
    
6. Sustainable Logistics
   Circular economy, sustainability reporting, electromobility in freight transport, corporate culture & community
    
7. Organizations & People
   Kick-starting innovation, reframing leadership, lean reloaded

For those who cannot be in Berlin: We will report here on content and concepts that are relevant to SAE and its partners.