Vice President of Innovation & Trend Research at logistics giant, DHL, Markus Kückelhaus is one of the leading authorities in the relationship between logistics and technology. Combining his astute knowledge of both industries, Kückelhaus has been called upon to speak at global summits considering technological trends making their way into everyday business, including 3D printing, advanced robotics, The Internet of Things, augmented reality, sensor technology and big data.
In recent times, his speaking engagements have included keynote presentations at Digility 2016, the Innovation Roundtable Summit 2019, Consignor - NDC16 (Nordic Delivery Conference), as well as thought-leadership pieces for Thinking Ahead Magazine and DHL Robotics Day 2018. Having spoken on topics entitled: Visions to Trends to Solutions, Delivering Tomorrow: Scenarios for 2050, Innovative Solutions Along the Value Chain, as well as topics across the technology sphere, he is an engaging, educational keynote speaker capable of inspiring all in attendance.
Kückelhaus explains how the logistics industry has become an ever-changing epicentre of innovation, saying “Logistics used to be a quite boring industry with a very low level of innovation. But now we see many start-up companies that try to improve efficiency in different areas of logistics. This makes the industry much more interesting than in the past".
Educated as an economist and lectured by 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize-winning researcher Prof. Reinhard Selten, Kückelhaus grew a fascination for experimental economics, something that has spiralled his career in the direction of innovation within logistics. Previously the Director of Trend Research at DHL from 2012 until he assumed his current position in 2015, Kückelhaus was Head of Controlling at Germany's DIY heavyweight and has lectured at prestigious institutions that include WHU Graduate School and the Victoria University of Wellington.
Implementing strategies and models based on future trends, he is able to offer in depth advice from years of experience at the top level of one of the world's brightest logistics corporations. Discussing innovation, disruption, artificial intelligence and technology on the whole, as well as topics such as leadership and maximising success, Kückelhaus is an engaging and inspiring keynote speaker with his finger on the pulse of technological trends.
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When he's at corporate events, Markus is known to cover the following topics:
- The DHL innovation centre as the platform to inspire, connect and engage
- From visions to trends to solutions – making the future tangible
- Delivering tomorrow – scenarios for 2050
- Delivering insight today, creating value tomorrow – the DHL trend research approach
- The solution box – innovative solutions along the value chain
