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08:45 - 09:00

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Speaker to be announced

09:00 - 09:15

CEO’s Vision- Making Sense of Freight’s Turbulent Year

Hosted by Xeneta CEO Patrik Berglund, this session will walk through the Summit’s vision, emphasizing its relevance in today’s market landscape. Patrik will reflect on the past year’s volatility and set objectives for the two-day program, preparing delegates to tackle challenges and stay equipped for 2026. 

 

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Patrik Berglund

CEO & Co-Founder, Xeneta

09:15 - 09:45

Decoding the Data: How Freight Trends Tell the Real Story of Disruption

Building on the macro context, this session will unpack Xeneta’s aggregated freight and supply chain data from 2025 to reveal the real impact of market volatility. It will cover pricing shifts, performance changes, and key trends across modes and regions, summarizing how the past year has shaped reliability, supply and demand, and costs.

Kimberley Thornhill
Kim Thornhill

Principal Customer Solutions, Xeneta

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Erik Devetak

Chief Technology & Data Officer, Xeneta

09:45 - 10:15

The Macro Perspective

Experts from BCG, McKinsey, and Xeneta will examine how wars, tariffs, geopolitical crises, and disruptions have shaped supply chains. The session will provide a high-level perspective that will set the stage for deeper insights in subsequent sessions.
Stephane Crosnier
Stephane Crosnier

Managing Director, Inverto

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Dr. Ludwig Hausmann

Managing Partner Munich, Mckinsey & Company

Peter Sand, Xeneta
Peter Sand

Chief Shipping Analyst, Xeneta

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 - 11:30

The Product Keynote

Shifting focus to Xeneta’s latest technology and product developments, this session will highlight new features and tools designed to address customer challenges. Attendees will gain insight into how these innovations will support shippers in navigating ongoing market uncertainty and driving more informed supply chain decisions. 
Fabio Brocca, Xeneta
Fabio Brocca, Xeneta

Chief Product Officer

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Ibrahim Koca

Head of Commercial Trade Management, RHI Magnestia

11:30 - 12:00

Freight Indexing: Staying in Step with a Changing Market 

This session introduces the Xeneta Indexing solution and explores how it helps BCOs and LSPs build more transparent relationships. Through real-world examples of indexed link contracts, attendees will see how this approach can reduce time spent renegotiating tenders and manage freight cost volatility more effectively.
Rajesh Bhol - Xeneta
Rajesh Bhol

Principal Product Manager, Xeneta

Mads Drejer
Mads Drejer

Global COO/CCO, Scan Global Logistics

12:00 - 12:30

Freight Futures- Powered By Euronext

Introducing freight futures, an emerging tool to help organizations manage unpredictable freight costs. Delivered in partnership with Euronext, this session explains how futures can support broader financial planning, shifting from reacting to market swings to proactively mitigating risk and adding stability to long-term strategies

Erik Devetak - Xeneta
Erik Devetak

Chief Technology and Data Officer, Xeneta

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Robin Maisonneuve

Head of Agricultural Commodities, Euronext

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch break

13:30 - 14:00

Exclusive Insights Session

Speaker and Session to be announced

14:00 - 14:30

Navigating Uncertainty in Real-Time

In a world where disruption is constant, the question will not be if things change or go wrong, but how quickly you can respond when they do. A cross-industry panel of shippers, carriers, and forwarders will explore how leading teams will build contingency plans, leverage data, and use real-time tools to respond quickly to disruption. The discussion will focus on operational readiness and agility, helping organizations adapt with speed and confidence. 
Chris Torres

Global Sourcing Director- Ocean Freight & Logistics, ABinBev

Paolo Montrone

Senior Vice President, Head of Global Trades, Kuehne + Nagel

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Patrik Berglund

CEO & Co-Founder, Xeneta

Renske Schoenmaker
Renske Schoenmaker

Senior Business Manager Containers Deepsea, Port of Rotterdam

14:30 - 15:00

Coffee break

15:00 - 15:45

Breakout Session I

Customer Case Study: Data-Driven Freight Decisions 

A leading procurement professional from the Xeneta client community will share how they navigated disruption and made strategic changes over the past year, using data and market intelligence to stay ahead of volatility. The session will highlight real-world use cases that will connect strategy to outcomes, showing how to improve supplier relationships, streamline tender processes, and strengthen supply chain and freight procurement planning. 

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Tim Van Hees

Global Logistics Partner Management & Sourcing Leader, Cisco

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Niall van de Wouw

Head of Customer Success & Chief Airfreight Officer, Xeneta

15:00 - 15:45

Breakout Session I

Beyond Backup: Making Air Cargo Core to Your Strategy 

Air cargo will no longer be just a backup – it will become a vital lever for companies looking to stay agile in uncertain times. While it will not be the right fit for every organization, leading beneficial cargo owners will increasingly integrate it into their modal strategies to stay ahead of disruption. The session will explore the forces driving that shift, from e-commerce surges to tariff windows and manufacturing frontloading, and how proactive planning will open new options. The enhanced Xeneta Air Monitor will also be unveiled, built to help customers use air freight more strategically. 

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Tom Moffett

Principal Product Manager, Xeneta

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Kasper Noes

Senior Manager, Air Express & Ocean, Danfoss

15:00 - 15:45

Breakout Session I

From Tender to Indexing 

A leading freight forwarder will share their journey moving from traditional tenders to Xeneta Indexing, offering a customer-driven perspective tailored for LSPs and freight forwarders. The session will highlight practical lessons, benefits, and strategies for leveraging indexing to streamline processes, improve transparency, and manage freight cost volatility more effectively. 

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Helge Neumann-Lezius

Global Head of FCL, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

15:45 - 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 - 16:45

Breakout Session II:

AI in Action 

Attendees will explore how generative AI will be applied beyond the buzz, supporting decision-making, planning, and simulation across supply chain management. The session will highlight practical use cases that will show how AI can enhance efficiency, forecasting, and strategic planning in real-world operations. 

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Anastassia Wojtek

Department Head Global Ocean Freight Systems & Processes, Dachser

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Pieter Meints

Manager Supply- Inbound logistics, Ahold Delhaize

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Ravi Shanker

Global Ocean Freight Sourcing Lead, Mondelez

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Charles Brown

LSP Manager, Meta

Shubham Bhattacharya - Xeneta Summit Speaker
Shubham Bhattacharya

Lead Product Manager (Ocean), Xeneta

16:00 - 16:45

Breakout Session II

How Customer Pain Built Our Rate Management System

This session reveals how interviews with 25+ shippers shaped Xeneta's new Rate Management System, featuring Steven Pixton (Xeneta Lead Product Manager) and Antonio Schiano (Xeneta Lead Value Engineer), who brings dual perspective as former Colgate transportation manager.

The presentation demonstrates how industry-wide rate sheet format chaos drove development of a centralised solution offering rate adjustments, currency normalisation, and complete audit trails, transforming fragmented Excel-based processes into standardised workflows that benefit procurement, finance, logistics teams, and suppliers.

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Steve Pixton

Lead Product Manager

Antonio Schiano-Lomoriello
Antonio Schiano-Lomoriello

Lead Value Engineer

16:00 - 16:45

Breakout Session II:

The Trade-Offs That Matter: From Rates to Reliability to Emissions 


A grounded look at decarbonisation in today’s volatile world will examine recent trends, challenges, and future outlooks across order books, congestion, utilization, and emissions. The session will combine a presentation with a panel discussion on key developments and market disruptions. 

Torbjörn Rydbergh
Torbjörn Rydbergh

Managing Director, Marine Benchmark

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Simon Sundboell

VP Ocean Liner Networks & Schedules, Xeneta

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Denis O'Connor

Vice President Global Transportation, PVH

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Carl Kars

Global Head of Procurement, Stolt

17:00 - 19:00

Drinks Reception

 

 

08:00 - 09:00

Breakfast Networking

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09:00 - 09:15

CEO Opening- Forward-Focused Supply Chain Insights

Patrik will set the tone for a forward-focused day, outlining what will come next for supply chain clarity and freight strategy, and framing the sessions ahead for actionable insights and planning.

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Patrik Berglund

CEO & Co-Founder

09:15 - 09:45

Do What it Takes- The Need for Resilience

This session will explore why resilience will remain critical in the face of ongoing volatility and disruption. Attendees will hear strategies and examples from leaders who will show how to prepare for and adapt to changing market conditions. 
 

Speakers to be announced

09:45 - 10:30

From Data to Insight: Daily Decision-Making, Reimagined

This session will demonstrate how Xeneta will help customers transform data into actionable insights. Using real customer use cases, it will highlight how teams in procurement, operations, and strategy will boost efficiency, respond to change, and unlock insights that will drive measurable impact.

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Shubham Baidyanath Bhattacharya

Lead Product Manager, Xeneta

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Uday Bundelkhandi

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Vice President Global Procurement, IFF

Saowen Yen
Saowen Yen

Buyer Marine Freight, LyondellBasell

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee break

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11:00 - 12:00

Market Outlook: Ocean + Air Freight into 2026

Ocean and air freight experts break down the latest shifts in supply and demand, freight costs and trade land shifts, helping attendees make sense of what’s coming next. This session equips customers with clear insights and actionable perspectives to inform how they manage 2026’s uncertainty, providing a comprehensive download they can share internally.

Emily Stausboll, Xeneta
Emily Stausbøll

Senior Shipping Analyst

Peter Sand, Xeneta
Peter Sand

Chief Shipping Analyst

Niall van de Wouw - Xeneta
Niall van de Wouw

Chief Airfreight Officer

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Wenwen Zhang

Lead Airfreight Development and Analyses

12:00 - 12:30

Closing

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