Speakers 2026

Explore the Summit speakers

Meet the experts, industry leaders and innovators contributing to the ALICE Logistics Innovation Summit 2026. Discover their professional backgrounds and the perspectives they bring to the discussions shaping the future of European logistics.

Day 1 | 17 November 2026

Welcome and registration – (Wo)men in Logistics Circle breakfast

Marianna Levtov – Hoopo / ALICE
Marianna Levtov

Marianna Levtov

SVP Strategic Alliances, Hoopo | ALICE Co-Chair

Marianna Levtov is SVP Strategic Alliances at Hoopo, where she builds partnerships that accelerate the digital transformation of global logistics. She also serves as Vice President of the Smart Container Alliance, driving industry-wide collaboration to ensure safe, interoperable adoption of smart container technologies.

As Convenor of ISO TC 104/SC 4/WG 2, Marianna leads the development of international standards for smart container functionality and identification, shaping how digital innovation is implemented across global trade. With over 15 years of experience in technology, regulation and industry diplomacy, she focuses on turning innovation into trusted, scalable practice.

Beyond her corporate and standards leadership, Marianna is a business coach and researcher who advises founders and executives on scaling technology ventures. She is also the author of Strong Start-Up Playbook.

Opening & welcome

Andrea Condotta – ALICE / GRUBER Logistics
Andrea Condotta

Andrea Condotta

ALICE Chair | Public Affairs, Sustainability & Innovation Director, GRUBER Logistics

Andrea Condotta is a leading figure in the European logistics sector, recognised for his dedication to innovation and environmental sustainability. As Public Affairs, Sustainability & Innovation Director at GRUBER Logistics, he plays an important role in advancing sustainable practices and innovation.

With nearly 15 years of experience in environmental sustainability, he actively contributes to European initiatives and forums promoting sustainable logistics, technological development and industry collaboration, including ALICE, 2ZERO and the Digital Transport and Logistics Forum.

Fernando Liesa – ALICE
Fernando Liesa

Fernando Liesa

Secretary General, ALICE

Dr Fernando Liesa is Secretary General of ALICE, the Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe, recognised by the European Commission as the European Technology Platform on Logistics in 2013.

He holds a PhD from the University of Zaragoza and has extensive experience in knowledge transfer, research management, logistics and supply chain management. Previously, he served as Knowledge Transfer Director at Zaragoza Logistics Center and General Manager of CNC-LOGISTICA and Logistop.

Fernando led the creation of ALICE and has contributed to numerous European research and innovation projects, strategic research agendas and European Commission initiatives, including the Digital Transport and Logistics Forum.

Plenary 1 – The future logistics landscape: policy, investment, research & innovation and industry perspectives

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Plenary 2 – The global logistics trends and Europe’s strategic position

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Parallel session 1A – Long-haul electrification reality check

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Parallel session 1B – Ports and connected hubs in Europe’s logistics transformation

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Parallel session 1C – Shared and multifunctional urban space for logistics

Marie-Louise Seifert – City of Munich
Marie-Louise Seifert

Marie-Louise Seifert

City of Munich

Marie-Louise Seifert was born in Bonn and completed her studies in Economic Geography with a focus on Logistics and Air Transport at RWTH Aachen. She has been working in the field of logistics and freight transport for over 15 years, holding various roles and working at different levels. Currently, she is employed as a Freight Traffic Coordinator at the City of Munich. In this position, she is responsible for developing a freight traffic concept aimed at sustainable economic traffic, working closely with numerous relevant stakeholders to ensure efficient and environmentally friendly logistics solutions.

Wiebke Müller – EIT Urban Mobility
Wiebke Müller

Wiebke Müller

EIT Urban Mobility

Wiebke Mueller is an Innovation Officer at the EIT Urban Mobility Innovation Hub North in Copenhagen, Denmark, part of the European Institute for Technology and Innovation. There she drives mobility innovation across the Scandinavian, Baltic and European mobility landscape. With work experience from the public and private sector in both Germany and Denmark, her expertise lays within sustainable mobility and urban logistics. She holds a Master of Science in Engineering in Sustainable Cities.

Joy Pasquet – Amazon
Joy Pasquet

Joy Pasquet

Amazon

Joy is a French engineer and city planner with international experience in goods and people transport. She has worked on large-scale transportation projects in Africa at the World Bank, bikeshare and scootershare around the world at Uber and Smoove, as well as public transit performance and road safety research in California. Now she leads Transport Strategy & Policy at Amazon Logistics for France, Belgium and Luxembourg. In her current role, she acts as the expert on regulatory topics that impact last-mile deliveries and is responsible for relationships with local authorities to reconcile their mobility policy ambitions with Amazon’s transport decarbonization strategy.

Parallel session 2A – Understanding freight emissions calculations

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Parallel session 2B – Advance implementation of ALICE Physical Internet roadmap

Jorn Kveseth – DHL Norway
Jorn Kveseth

Jorn Kveseth

DHL Norway

I have worked in the logistics industry for over 40 years, mainly in local distribution. I started with domestic transport in Norway at Tollpost-Globe (Postnord) with a focus on route planning to get the most out of the vehicles and couriers. Good route planning will also lead to less stress among couriers. The last 20 years with international express - five years at TNT (FedEx) focusing on how we can get the most out of our service partners by organizing the collaboration better. We have improved this at DHL Express, and recently, as we see many restrictions in urban areas, urban logistics has become increasingly important, both for the logistics business and the local community. DHL Express is participating in the Shift2Zero project to lead the way in sustainable urban transport. We see many benefits in allowing small electric vehicles to access restricted areas and are willing to accept lower speeds to meet the needs of pedestrians to keep the areas safe.

Parallel session 2C – From compliance to deployment: interoperable logistics

Alexio Picco – CIRCLE Group
Alexio Picco

Alexio Picco

Managing Director and Board Member, CIRCLE Group

Alexio Picco is Managing Director and Board Member of CIRCLE Group, as well as Chairman and Partner of Magellan Circle and Director of the Group’s European Affairs Consultancy Business Unit. He is one of the founding partners of CIRCLE Group and has more than 25 years of experience in transport, logistics, ports, digitalisation and European innovation policies.

A Transport Engineering graduate from the University of Genoa, he has worked extensively with public authorities, industry stakeholders, policymakers and research organisations on the development and implementation of innovative solutions for freight and passenger transport. Since 2007, he has also served as an independent expert for the European Commission in the evaluation of innovation projects.

His current activities focus particularly on digital and green transition in transport and logistics, smart and sustainable ports, freight digitalisation, eFTI and eCMR, automation, multimodal transport and EU-funded research and innovation programmes.

Ruben Bettens – GS1
Ruben Bettens

Ruben Bettens

GS1

Ruben Bettens is Product Specialist Sustainability & Innovation at GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg. He works at the intersection of logistics, digitalisation and standards, with a strong focus on turning standards and interoperability ambitions into practical implementation. His work includes e-CMR and the use of GS1 standards to support trusted data exchange across supply chains. Aim is collaborating with logistics operators, technology providers and European initiatives to identify adoption barriers, align real-world use cases and help move digital freight solutions from pilots towards scalable deployment.

Day 2 | 18 November 2026

Parallel session 3A – Powering zero-emission trucks: aligning AFIR, TEN-E and corridor delivery

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Parallel session 3B – Beyond collaboration: the multimodal freight decision challenge

Serge Schamschula – Trimble
Serge Schamschula

Serge Schamschula

Trimble

With over two decades of experience in logistics, supply chain technology, and intermodal transportation, including senior leadership roles across Trimble, Transporeon, and Transped Group, Serge brings deep expertise in partner ecosystem development, freight digitalization, and European logistics network strategy. Leading both strategic alliance development and network expansion initiatives alongside board-level engagement with the European Freight and Logistics Leaders' Forum and ALICE, Serge combines visionary partnership strategy with rigorous commercial execution and a strong track record of building collaborative ecosystems and delivering transformational results across the European logistics landscape. Serge is also appointed Evaluation Expert for European Commssion's Funding & Tenders for rail and intermodal freight.

Michael Archer – CHEP
Michael Archer

Michael Archer

CHEP

Michael has spent 30 years collaborating with retailers and brand manufacturers, scaling up reusable packaging systems and transport collaboration programmes across Europe to improve service levels, reduce costs and, in recent years, reduce CO2e. He is particularly focused beyond the technical innovation stage on the collaboration required for impact at scale. In both professional & personal life, Michael is committed to supporting the next generations in identifying and making the most of their strengths.

Parallel session 3C – AI in Logistics: from evidence to deployment

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Parallel session 4A – Europe’s Road Freight Automation Competitiveness by 2035

Marzena Jougounoux – European Commission
Marzena Jougounoux

Marzena Jougounoux

European Commission

Marzena Jougounoux since January 2026 is a Policy Officer at the European Commission DG RTD (Clean Transport Transitions unit) focusing on the areas of CCAM, road safety, logistics and urban mobility research and innovation. Before, she has led the Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility (CCAM) Association, gathering together more than 230 stakeholders: industry, research community and public authorities to create safer, smarter, and more sustainable European mobility. Marzena, a European Studies graduate from Maastricht University, refined her expertise during four years at the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Region I office in Brussels, where she organised international events and nurtured a network of 100+ organisations dealing with everyday mobility. In Warsaw, Marzena championed road safety initiatives at the Polish Automobile and Motorcycling Federation (PZM), introducing programs like the FIA Best Young Driver contest and FIA Smart Driving Challenge.

Parallel session 4B – Who pays for resilience? Balancing cost, sustainability and reliability

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Parallel session 4C – Transforming urban data into action

Lorenzo Maggioni – GEL Proximity
Lorenzo Maggioni

Lorenzo Maggioni

GEL Proximity

Lorenzo Maggioni is CEO and Co-Founder of GEL Proximity, a leading European technology platform for Out-of-Home logistics, connecting over 1 million PUDO locations and parcel lockers across Europe.

A graduate in Industrial Design from Politecnico di Milano, Lorenzo has extensive experience in digital innovation and business development, having held leadership positions at Google, Groupon and Privalia.

In 2020, he co-founded GEL Proximity with the ambition of making European Out-of-Home logistics more connected and interoperable.

He is also actively involved in European research and innovation projects focused on sustainable urban logistics, shared infrastructure and digital orchestration, contributing to the development of more efficient and environmentally sustainable last-mile delivery models.

Plenary 3 – From Vision to Investment: Building Europe's Logistics Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda 2028–2035

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Workshop – Scaling Logistics Innovation: From Regional Ecosystems to European Competitiveness

Fabrizio Borgogna – GRUBER Logistics
Fabrizio Borgogna

Fabrizio Borgogna

GRUBER Logistics

Fabrizio Borgogna obtained a Master’s Degree in Logistics from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Trieste in 2008. After gaining initial operational experience and spending 13 years working as a consultant in transport planning and transport economics, he joined Gruber Logistics, where he currently serves as Specialist – Innovation & EU Projects.

He has developed expertise in market analysis, transport planning, and the analysis of commercial and traffic flows, with experience in road transport, maritime and port systems, inland navigation, project cargo, and exceptional transport.

In his current role, he works on European research and innovation projects, with a particular focus on digitalisation and innovation applied to logistics and transport, interoperability, and the development of new models for freight transport.

He collaborates with logistics and transport operators, terminals, universities, research institutes, and institutional stakeholders, and is also involved in teaching and training activities.

Luca Simone – Open ENLoCC
Luca Simone

Luca Simone

Open ENLoCC

Luca Simone is a Project Manager at the European Network of Logistics Competence Centres (OPEN ENLoCC), where he contributes to European projects and network activities addressing regional and collaborative logistics. His work focuses particularly on Regional Collaborative Logistics, sustainable and multimodal freight transport, and the resilience of logistics systems and transport infrastructures. He is involved in activities exploring how logistics networks, infrastructures and regional ecosystems can better anticipate, withstand and adapt to disruptions, with particular attention to the interaction between critical infrastructure, freight operations and territorial resilience. Across Horizon Europe and Interreg initiatives, he contributes to stakeholder engagement, knowledge exchange and collaborative activities involving regions, logistics competence centres, public authorities, research organisations and industry. His background combines logistics project management with communication, member and stakeholder engagement, and the development of collaborative approaches to logistics innovation at regional and European level.

Jean-Baptiste Hahn – CARA
Jean-Baptiste Hahn

Jean-Baptiste Hahn

CARA

Jean-Baptiste has over 10 years of experience supporting European projects, working in the regional cluster CARA.

CARA is a French Mobility cluster based in France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Centre-Val-de-Loire regions). Gathering more than 420 members, including manufacturers, transport operators, research centers, universities, and training organizations, CARA acts as catalyst for innovation supporting passenger and freight transport transformation.

As such, Jean-Baptiste has actively contributed to the logistics RDI as a partner of Horizon Europe projects: AWARD (connected and automated mobility) and DECARBOMILE (last-mile delivery). He also as been coordinator of a SMP-COSME project named E-BOOST, which organised and provided cascade funding to SMEs and start-ups in the electromobility sector.

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