Programme

The ALICE Logistics Innovation Summit 2025 will feature two days of high-level discussions, expert-led thematic sessions, and interactive networking opportunities, all focusing on the green and digital transitions in freight transport and logistics. The programme highlights the role of logistics in ensuring Europe’s competitiveness, emphasising integrated solutions and collaboration across sectors.

Participants will gain insights into EU policy directions, explore the latest innovation trends, and engage directly with experts shaping the future of logistics in Europe and globally.

Preliminary programme

Thursday, 23 October 2025

9:00 - 9:30 - Welcome and registration

Exhibition visit and networking

9:30 - 9:45 - Opening by Francois-Régis Le Tourneau

Opening by Francois-Régis Le Tourneau, Vice President Corporate Responsibility – L’Oréal For the Future. L’ORÉAL & ALICE Chair

9:45 - 11:00 - Logistics as a driver for competitiveness

Logistics is key for the European economy, well-being and competitiveness in the global context. Europe plays a key role in the global logistics landscape and being transport and logistics a key asset to drive competitiveness. Only those economies that are mastering the transition of their transport operations to use renewable energy, making of digitalization, AI and automation the corner stone for competitiveness will succeed. Ensuring the economical dimension of sustainability in this transition for shippers and transportation companies is a must for innovation adoption at scale. Physical Internet is an integrative concept with growing global push. In this opening session, key stakeholders will share their views and approaches to competitiveness, reflecting on current situation and projecting the challenges and opportunities to be addressed by the end of this decade and beyond.

11:00 -11:10 - Exhibitors pitches

11:10 - 11:50 - Coffee break

Exhibition visit and networking

11:50 - 13:00 - Physical Internet and standardisation Global Forum

Physical Internet is gaining momentum globally, particularly in Asia, with China, Japan and Korea racing in the development and implementation of this concept. Physical Internet is seen in those economies as an overarching concept to address specific problems, such as Capacity constraints – Japan, and the need to increase efficiency in processes in China. In this session, Global PI leaders will share the latest Physical Internet developments in their regions and will connect them to ISO technical committees and initiatives.

Moderated by Eric Ballot

13:00 - 14:30 - Lunch break

Enjoy lunch, visit the exhibition area to explore innovative solutions, and engage with fellow participants and speakers

14:30 - 15:40 - Parallel session 1A: Beyond diesel: How transport companies are powering the green shift?

14:30 - 15:40 - Parallel session 1B: From regulation to implementation: eFTI, Data Spaces, and European Digital Infrastructure Consortium

14:30 - 15:40 - Parallel session 1C: From EGUM recommendations to practice: One year of progress in Urban Logistics?

15:40 - 16:15 - Coffee break

Exhibition visit and networking

16:15 - 17:30 - Parallel session 2A: The backbone of the transition: Powering corridors for zero-emission truck

16:15 - 17:30 - Parallel session 2B: From data to decisions: AI and Digital Twins in the Physical Internet era

16:15 - 17:30 - Parallel session 2C: From interfaces to resilience: Future-proofing Europe’s supply chain

18:30 -19:30 - Networking cocktail