June 16, 2026
09:00 - 18:00
The Circle at Zurich Airport

Elevate Freight Summit 2026

The market won’t wait. Neither can your freight sourcing strategy.

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Freight sourcing is being rewritten in real time. Tariff pressure, shifting trade routes, and unpredictable capacity mean annual tender cycles and price-only decisions are no longer enough.

Archlet Elevate Freight Summit brings together procurement and logistics leaders, freight forwarders, carriers, and technology partners to discuss what actually works in modern freight sourcing across air, ocean, and ground.

What to expect: deep dives into how to...

  • Respond to geopolitical disruption without overreacting
  • Benchmark bids against live market data
  • Balance cost, service, capacity, and sustainability at lane level
  • Move from reactive firefighting to structured, data-backed sourcing

You'll leave with:

  • Clearer negotiation levers and stronger award logic
  • Practical takeaways from customer stories and hands-on sessions
  • A more resilient freight sourcing playbook
  • A stronger network of freight sourcing peers and industry leaders

This is not a stage for vague transformation talk, it's a working session for teams that need better outcomes from their next RFP, RFQ, and carrier review. Sign up now to request your seat.

Meet our speakers

Our speakers

Krzysztof​ Zak​

Global Category Director - Logistics, Indirect Procurement, External Manufacturing, Mohawk Industries

Sergio Caluori

EUKEM & Global Travel Retail Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics Director, Estée Lauder

Aleksandra Modrak

Head of Indirect Procurement & Procurement Excellence, Versuni

Abdelkader Djebablia

Senior Global Category Manager, Logistics & Warehousing, Givaudan

Urszula Szpak

Former Head of Logistics Procurement at ON and University Lecturer

Richard Allison

Director, International Logistics Procurement, Haleon

Bjorn Vang Jensen

Executive Industry Advisor, Xeneta

Graham Parker

Founder & CEO, Ship Angel

Michal Silhacek

Former Head of Global Land Transportation, IKEA

Armin Scharlach

Managing Director, TWS Partners

Michael Blumentsev

Former Senior Director, Sourcing Logistics at Mondelēz

Maxim Przystaw

Partner,
Roland Berger

Alina Heimgartner

Chief Customer Officer,
Archlet

Marco Krebs

Logistics Sourcing Expert, Archlet

Lukas Wawrla

Co-Founder, Archlet

Agenda

09:00-09:30

Welcome and registration

Arrive at The Circle Convention Center at Zurich Airport and enjoy breakfast
09:30-10:15

Morning sessions with Archlet

Archlet opens the day with a look at our vision and role in freight sourcing, followed by a grounded take on volatility and AI, what actually matters, and what success looks like through real customer stories.
10:15-11:00

Customer Spotlight with Mohawk

Krzysztof​ Zak (Mohawk) shares how Mohawk scaled Archlet from a freight pilot to full organizational adoption.
10:15-11:00

Fireside chat with Versuni

Aleksandra Modrak (Versuni) and Lukas Wawrla sit down to unpack what it really takes to build a freight sourcing function from the ground up amid constant changes.
11:00-11:15

Coffee break

Enjoy a coffee break and time to connect with fellow guests.
11:15-12:00

Panel: Scaling freight sourcing

A candid conversation with leaders who've had to build, break, and rebuild their freight sourcing approach in real time. Sergio Caluori (Estée Lauder), Abdelkader Djebablia (Givaudan), and Graham Parker (Ship Angel) share what actually works and what doesn't. Ask your questions and engage in an open discussion.
12:00-13:20

Networking lunch

Enjoy lunch and time to connect with fellow leaders.
13:20-13:45

Keynote with Roland Berger

A macro view of the forces reshaping global trade, covering the key volatility drivers and their implications for procurement teams navigating an increasingly complex freight environment.
13:45–14:15

Xeneta keynote: The $4M Problem

Led by Bjorn Vang Jensen, Xeneta unpacks what the 2026 Freight Report reveals about who pays for disruption.
14:15-14:30

Coffee break

Enjoy a break before workshop sessions begin.
14:30-16:15

Hands-on workshops

Join interactive workshops with Archlet, Xeneta, and Ship Angel.
16:15-16:55

Panel: Managing volatility & AI in freight sourcing

Hear from Richard Allison (Haleon), Armin Scharlach (TWS Partners), Michal Silhacek (former IKEA), and Urszula Szpak (former ON) as they debate which decisions should remain human (and why) as AI becomes increasingly capable in freight sourcing. Moderated by Michael Blumentsev.
16:55-17:00

Closing thoughts

with Lukas Wawrla.
17:00-18:30

Networking apéro

Enjoy time to connect with fellow guests over food and drinks.

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