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Countdown to the 2025 FIATA-REU Field Meeting 3-4 September

FIATA e-flash
29 August 2025

First Vice-Premier Martin Kupka Engages with Europe’s Logistics Leaders

The 2025 FIATA-Region Europe (REU) Field Meeting, taking place 3-4 September in Prague, Czech Republic, will welcome Mr Martin Kupka, 1st Vice-Premier of the Czech Government and Minister of Transportation. His participation underscores the meeting’s role as a platform where policy, innovation, and industry leadership converge.

Mr Kupka will share insights on the Czech Republic’s strategic priorities in transport, highlighting opportunities for resilient supply chains, multimodal connectivity, and sustainable logistics across Europe.

Be part of the discussions in Prague on 3–4 September 2025 to engage directly with decision-makers and the leaders shaping Europe’s logistics future.

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Confirmed Speakers Driving the Dialogue

The 2025 FIATA-REU Field Meeting will also welcome an outstanding line-up of experts, including:

  • Mr Turgut Erkeskin, FIATA President
  • Mr Tomas Arvidsson, FIATA REU Vice-Chair
  • Ms Paula Baena, Global Policy Lead, International Chamber of Commerce
  • Mr Alessandro Barbiero, CEO at BARBIERO
  • Ms Kubova Bartkova, Associate Partner, Roedl & Partners
  • Mr Václav Bernard, Vice-Minister of Transportation, Representative of Local Transport Ministries, Czech Republic
  • Mr John Bölts, Chief of Transport Division of Deutsch-Tschechische Industrie- und Handelskammer (DTIHK), a.hartrodt
  • Mr Mark Bromley, FIATA Multimodal Transport Institute (MTI) Chair
  • Mr Zdeněk Dušek, Partner, Ernst & Young
  • Mr Andrew Farelly, CEO and Co-Founder, CT Strategies
  • Mr Martin Koubek, Director Silk Road and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Metrans
  • Mr Pavel Kuchynka, Head of the Customs Fraud Coordination Department, Celní správa (Customs Administration of the Czech Republic)
  • Mr Markus Muecke, FIATA Airfreight Institute (AFI) Delegate, Managing Director, Im3pact AG
  • Mr Cédric Oelhafen, Associate Director, Information Systems/Information Technology, International Road Transport Union (IRU)
  • Mr Vuk Perovic, Director, Port Governance Agency, Serbia
  • Mr Petr Rozek, FIATA Working Group Road Chair & SSL Executive Director
  • Ms Andrea Schoen, Programme Director, Smart Freight Centre
  • Mr Dimitri Serafimoff, President of the European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services (CLECAT)
  • Mr Jochem Sprenger, Secretary/Head of the Netherlands Association for Freight Forwarders (FENEX)
  • Ms Antonella Straulino, FIATA REU Chair
  • Ms Michaela Svrčková, Managing Director, Medlog
  • Mr Cédric Virciglio, Strategic Planning and Forecasting Director in charge of International and European Affairs, HAROPA Port
  • Mr Vit Votroubek, President of SSL
  • Mr Mehmet Yavuz Kankavi, Managing Director, Bertan Logistics Industry and Foreign Trade Ltd.
  • Mr Jindrich Zeman, Cargo Development Manager, Airport Prague

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Programme Highlights

The 2025 FIATA-REU Field Meeting, taking place on 3–4 September 2025 in Prague, will bring together Europe’s logistics leaders for two days of strategic dialogue, knowledge sharing, and collaboration. Organised with the Association of Forwarding and Logistics of the Czech Republic (SSL), the meeting will focus on shaping resilient and competitive freight forwarding across the continent.

Panels include:

  • Global Economic Outlook and Impacts on Regional Transport Developments – Unlocking Growth through Intermodality
  • Advancing Regional Transport Potential – Global Best Practices for Seamless Intermodal Transport
  • Greener Freight Future and the Role of Waterways in Multimodal Logistics Systems
  • Legal Outlook: Regulatory Challenges globally and in Europe
  • Regional Connectivity and Smarter Border Controls – Enabling a Seamless Flow of Goods in Europe
  • Working Group Road: Transforming Road Freight through Technology and Innovation
  • Regional Connectivity and Smarter Border Controls

Access the full programme here!

Alongside the sessions, participants will have the opportunity to network during the breaks and at the Gala Dinner, providing the ideal setting to forge professional connections and exchange ideas in the heart of Prague.

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