Agenda
Agenda
（Last updated on March 31, 2025）
Day 1 (Wednesday, June 18, 2025)
| 14:00 - 16:00 | BC202 |
Doctoral Colloquium A
Speaker: TBD
Moderator: TBD
| 16:00 - 16:20 | Sandwich |
Coffee Break
| 16:20 - 18:20 | BC202 |
Doctoral Colloquium B
Speaker: TBD
Moderator: TBD
Day 2 (Thursday, June 19, 2025)
| 08:50 - 09:10 | GH201 |
Opening Ceremony
Moderator: Xiaowen Fu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
| 09:10 - 09:15 | GH201 |
Group Photo
| 09:15 - 09:45 | GH201 |
Keynote 1: Net-Zero vs Carbon Neutrality: Supply Chain Management Challenges and Future Research Agenda
Speaker: Ming Lim, University of Glasgow
Moderator: Xiaowen Fu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
| 09:45 - 10:15 | GH201 |
Keynote 2: PI and AI: A Symbiotic Ecosystem
Speaker: François-Régis Le Tourneau, L'Oréal S.A
Moderator: Xiaowen Fu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Sandwich |
Coffee Break
| 10:30 - 11:00 | GH201 |
Keynote 3: Advances of PI at European project
Speaker: Fernando Liesa, ALICE
Moderator: George Q. Huang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
| 11:00 - 11:30 | GH201 |
Keynote 4: Shaping the Physical Internet for Powerful Positive Impact in a Fast-Evolving Turmoiled World
Speaker: Benoit Montreuil, Georgia Institute of Technology
Moderator: George Q. Huang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
| 11:30 - 12:00 | GH201 |
Keynote 5: PI a decade of challenges and progress with perspectives
Speaker: Eric Ballot, Paris-PSL
Moderator: George Q. Huang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
| 12:30 - 13:30 | TBD |
Lunch
| 13:30 - 14:00 | GH201 |
Keynote 6: TBD
Speaker: Hirabayashi, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
Moderator: Takayuki Mori, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences
| 14:00 - 14:30 | GH201 |
Keynote 7: PI Developments in Australia
Speaker: Russell Thompson,The University of Melbourne
Moderator: Takayuki Mori, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences
| 14:30 - 15:00 | GH201 |
Keynote 8: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Moderator: Takayuki Mori, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Sandwich |
Coffee Break
| 15:15 - 16:45 | GH201 |
Special Roundtable Session: Towards a Physical Internet Vision of Logistics: ‘Glocal’ networks and national roadmaps
Panelists: TBD
Moderator: Greg Foliente, The University of Melbourne. De La Salle University
| 16:45 - 18:15 | GH201 |
Industry Forum I: Japan PI Practice
1. Japan's logistics crisis and Japan's efforts to reform logistics throughout Japan to solve it (15 minutes)
2. Examples of corporate efforts (1) YamatoTransporation (lnitiatives for trunk line joint transport SST) (15 minutes)
3. Examples of corporate efforts (2) Otsuka Warehouse (lnitiatives for standardization in pharmaceutical logistics) (15 minutes)
4. Examples of corporate efforts (3) TBD
5. Panel Discussion (30 minutes)
Panelists: TBD
Moderator: Takayuki Mori, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences
| 18:30 - 20:30 | U-Green |
Gala Dinner
Day 3 (Friday, June 20, 2025)
| 09:00 - 09:30 | GH201 |
Keynote 9: My experience as EIC of OMEGA
Speaker: Benjamin Lev, Drexel University
Moderator: Xiangtianrui Kong, Shenzhen University
| 09:30 - 10:20 | see each paraller forum for room location |
Large Project Forum | GH201
1. Exploratory Research Program TNO – Future Proof Smart Logistics
Speaker: Jaco van Meijeren,TNO
2. SynchroHub: Cyber-Physical Internet for Synchronizing Cross-Border Logistics Hubs in the Greater Bay Area (GBA)
Speaker: George Q. Huang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Moderator: Xiangtianrui Kong, Shenzhen University
Editor-in-chief Forum | TU201
Panelists:
- Stefan Minner (International Journal of Production Economics);
- Chun-Hsien Chen (Advanced Engineering Informatics);
- Roger Jiao(Enginnering Design);
- Ming Lim (International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications);Benjamin Lev (Omega);
- Yasser Dessouky (Computers & Industrial Engineering).
Moderator: Hingkai Chan, Wenzhou-Kean University
| 10:20 - 10:50 | Sandwich |
Coffee Break
| 10:50 - 12:50 | GH201 |
Industry Forum II: China PI Practice
1. PI Progress and Practice in China
Speaker: Min Tian, PhyNet Technology Co., Limited
2. The death of SCM: Rise of PI “how physical AI and physical internet will transform logistics & supply chain”
Speaker: Shelton Chan, Georgia Institute of Technology
3. The PI Microcosm Underlying China's Courier Service Miracle
Speaker: Feng Xiang, YTO International Express and Supply Chain Technology Limited
4. "From Strategy to Tactics" – A Case Study on Logistics Decision-Making Based on the Physical Internet
Speaker: Hao Luo, Comma Technology (HK) Limited
5. The introduction of China Physical Internet Alliance (CPIA)
Speaker: Kevin Liu, General Secretary, China Physical Internet Alliance
Moderator: Zhiheng Zhao, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
| 12:50 - 13:30 | TBD |
Lunch
| 13:30 - 14:45 | see each parallel session for room location |
Parallel Session 1 | BC202
Speaker: TBD
Moderator: TBD
Parallel Session 2 | BC203
Speaker: TBD
Moderator: TBD
| 14:45 - 15:00 | TBD |
Coffee Break
| 15:00 - 16:15 | see each parallel session for room location |
Parallel Session 3 | BC202
Speaker: TBD
Moderator: TBD
Parallel Session 4 | BC203
Speaker: TBD
Moderator: TBD
| 16:15 - 16:40 | GH201 |
Next IPIC announcement and Closing Ceremony
Speaker: Walid Klibi, KEDGE Business School
Moderator: George Q. Huang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University