WEBINAR: Explore China’s sustainable logistics
🗓 31/03/2022
🕒 CET: 9:00-9:50
📍 Online
WHY JOIN?
This seminar puts a spotlight on sustainable and green logistics in China. China has set a climate target to ensure emissions will peak by 2030 and towards carbon neutrality in 2060. The climate goals calls for ambitious climate roadmaps within both energy, urban planning, environment and not least: logistics and transportation.
The logistics industry is a major energy consumer in China. It is in the process of a critical shift to green and sustainability. Companies and researchers in China are developing and searching new technologies in this field.
Join us in this webinar session to get to learn more about sustainable and green logistics in China. You will learn about overall sustainable logistics landscape, latest technology trends such as electric and autonomous freight. Expand your understanding to see how you can be part of this green transition process in the Chinese market.
TARGET GROUP
All Danish companies interested in sustainable logistics and transportation industry in China.
ORGANIZERS
Innovation Centre Denmark (ICDK) Shanghai and DI organize the event.
ICDK Shanghai supports Danish companies and higher education institutions in exploring opportunities to expand or establish activities in China.
Agenda
| DK time | Content | Speaker |
| 09:00 | Welcome | Peter Bøgh Hansen
Director of Sense China |
| 09:05 | Keynote speech: sustainable logistics overview | Professor Kannan Govindan
University of Southern Denmark Centre for Sustainable Supply Chain Engineering |
| 09:15 | Sustainable mobility technology research in China | Xiwen Xu
Innovation Officer, Innovation Centre Denmark Shanghai |
| 09:20 | New energy vehicle and autonomous driving in China | Professor Liu Yingqi
Beijing Jiaotong University |
| 09:30 | Future is now- autonomous freight | Mathias Boyer
General Manager Europe, TuSimple |
| 09:40 | Closing remark | Thomas Trøst Hansen
Innovation Attaché, Innovation Centre Denmark Shanghai |
| Total event time ：50 mins | ||
Speaker Biography
Peter Bøgh Hansen
Director, Sense China
Peter Bøgh Hansen is in charge of Sense China, the Confederation of Danish Industry’s project and policy unit in China. Peter has lived and worked in china for 16 years, and he has previously been in charge of e-commerce portal EasyBizChina and public affairs agency ChinaCabinet.
Kannan Govindan
University of Southern Denmark Centre for Sustainable Supply Chain Engineering
Kannan Govindan is the DIAS – Chair professor from University of Southern Denmark. His research is primarily in sustainable operations, logistics technology and supply chains. Kannan has published more than 350 journal articles and won 11 prizes, including 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022 highly cited researcher award.
Xiwen Xu
Innovation Officer, Innovation Centre Denmark Shanghai
Xiwen Xu is the innovation officer in Sustainability at Innovation Centre Denmark Shanghai. She graduated with a MSc from Copenhagen Business School. With background in Tech innovation and partnership management from Fortune 500 company and SMEs, she has experience in innovation management, technology scouting, market research and analysis in Denmark and China.
Liu Yingqi
Beijing Jiaotong University
Liu Yingqi is the professor from Beijing Jiaotong University. Her research is primarily in new energy vehicle industry development and innovation management. Liu has held and participated more than 40 projects. Liu was a visiting scholar in world class universities including Copenhagen Business School and Stockholm School of Economics.
Mathias Boyer
General Manager Europe, TuSimple
Mathias Boyer is the General Manager Europe for TuSimple. Being the first commercial ready “driver out” level trucks, TuSimple leading the fully-autonomous driving solution for the logistic industry.
Over his career, Mathias has sat on the boards of 16 companies, four of which were Sino-Foreign Joint-Ventures where he also acted as Vice Chairman.
Thomas Trøst Hansen
Innovation Attaché, Innovation Centre Denmark Shanghai
Thomas Trøst Hansen is the Innovation Attaché of Innovation Centre Denmark Shanghai. His focus areas are Higher Education, Science and Innovation. Thomas holds a PhD in Science Studies from the University of Aalborg and a MSc from the University of Copenhagen.