International VDI Conference - Smart Last Mile Delivery Urban Logistics Concepts of the Future
- Engage in discussions with renowned representatives from industry, science and politics.
- Exchange ideas and experiences with international experts.
- Take part in the think box session with start-ups, EU projects and new business ideas
- Learn about current best practice examples.

The international Smart Last Mile Delivery conference will familiarize you with current solutions for the impending gridlock threatening urban areas. Find out more about the nature of the problems in an interactive way with inspiring discussions at this conference.
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European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities
Author: Edwin Mermans & Tamara Goldsteen, Brabant
Preventing gridlock
The problem is becoming more acute even in Germany: inner-city areas are being clogged up by a glut of online package deliveries. And rising population density and increasing restrictions on space are exacerbating the issue further. The Smart Last Mile Delivery conference faces these challenges head on and considers innovative, smart and international solutions (Urban Logistic Solutions).
These are the themes of the conference:
- New business Models - Gaining value Tomorrow
- Thinkbox: Setting the Scenes of Future LogisticsSolution Concepts – How to tackle Gridlocks
- Policy, Planning, Interests and Roles - International Cases and Best Practices
- Solution Concepts from different industries
- Panel Discussion
- Solution Concepts of different Industries
Use the evening get-together to maintain and expand your professional network.
The conference is accompanied by the workshop " International VDI Workshop - Blockchain in Logistik – Business Value Design ". Book those two events together and secure yourself a discounted package pricing.
08:30 | Registration & welcome coffee |
10:00 | Chair’s welcome and opening address |
I. New Business Models – Gain Value Tomorrow | |
10:30 | Setting the Scene of Future Logistics Optimisation of the last Mile with a click & collect Locker Gunnar Anger, Managing Director, Parcellock GmbH, Germany New Mobility Services: Multi-tasking Trips to reduce Congestion and maximize Efficiency How the AI can improve my Field Operations Transforming Parkings into multimodal intelligent Mobility Hubs RULS - Realtime urban logistic System |
11:45 | Networking & coffee break |
12:15 | Tackling the urban Logistics Challenges – An evolutionary Approach |
12:45 | Digitalisation and the Supply Chain of the Future |
13:15 | Lunch |
II. Solution concepts – How to tackle Gridlocks | |
14:45 | How Location based Services enable new Delivery Experiences |
15:15 | Creating sustainable Mobility through electric free float Car Sharing |
15:45 | Using delivery Robots on the last Mile |
16:15 | Networking & Coffee Break |
16:45 | How to achieve true Customer Convenience based on sustainable Deliveries
Doreen Brodersen, COO, Angel Last Mile GmbH, Germany |
17:15 | Why Retailers are interested in solving the Last Mile Challenge
Stephan Seeck, University for Technology & Economics Berlin, Germany |
17:45 | Networking & Beer |
18:30 | Get-together At the end of the first conference day we kindly invite for dinner to use the relaxed and informal atmosphere for in-depth conversations with other participants and speakers |
08:45 | Chair’s welcome and opening address |
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09:00 | The Efficiency Pitfall – Can we afford green Logistics? |
09:30 | Planning for Urban Logistics – Practical Solutions and long-term Policy |
10:00 | Smart last Mile Deliveries in Gothenburg |
10:30 | Networking & coffee break |
11:00 | Urban Logistics Plan in Brussels Capital Region |
11:30 | Sustainable urban Logistics Plan in functional urban Areas: Lessons from the SUPLiTER Project |
12:00 | Smart Santander: Innovating in the urban Ecosystem |
12:30 | Lunch |
13:30 | Who will be the mayor Players? What Interests do these Players have? Who will set the Rules? Moderator: Nomo Braun, Principal Public Management, agiplan, Germany Edwin Mermans, Senior advisor international affairs, Province of Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands Markus Schmermund, Vice President Intralogistics Solutions LMH EMEA, Linde Material Handling GmbH, Germany Martin Posset, Innovation & Policy, thinkport VIENNA, smart urban logistics lab, Austria Gerd Seber, Group Manager Sustainability & Innovation, DPD Deutschland GmbH, Germany Frank Weber, National Director, Jones Lang LaSalle SE, Germany |
Solution concepts from different industries | |
14:30 | Smart intralogistics Solutions for last Mile Challenges |
15:00 | Smart last Mile Solutions from a CEP Provider’s Point of View |
15:30 | Autonomous Machines in Logistics |
16:00 | Conference chair’s closing remarks |
16:15 | End of conference |
Who should take part
The conference is aimed at:
- Producers of last mile delivery vehicles
- OEMs and suppliers of commercial vehicles
- Users of last mile delivery vehicles
- Couriers, Express & Pacrcel delivery service providers
- Intralogistics solution providers
- End users (e-commerce, retail, fast moving consumer goods…)
- Public sector
Book your space now
You’d like to update your knowledge and find out more about Last Mile Delivery? You want to exchange ideas and information with international experts to prevent the impending gridlock in inner-city areas? Then book your space at the Smart Last Mile Delivery conference now.
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