Behind the Mask – The podcast that goes beyond logistics

This week’s podcast is in German language.

Genau das haben wir getan. Mit Steffen Riedel, Head of Logistics bei der Eckes-Granini Gruppe und Santiago Garcia-Escobar, Country Manager bei der Team Rynkeby Foundation. Wie aus einer kleinen Gruppe von 11 Mitarbeitern eine europaweite Initiative wurde, die im letzten Jahr trotz Corona über 8 Mio Euro an Spenden sammeln konnte. Was tut Eckes-Granini um bereits in 2021 klimaneutral zu sein und wie funktioniert der Green Check. Das und noch mehr in dieser Woche bei 'Behind the Mask'.

It was a shock to the system for Head of Supply Chain & Logistics, Thomas Muschalla, when overnight, staying, and working from home became routine back in March 2020.

It transpired that Rigips’ prior investment in digitalization formed the platform that has enabled the company to operate successfully since lockdown began – supported, of course, by the video conferencing tech that’s taken the world by storm. However, some things just aren’t the same virtually. While there’s no going back to the world we knew before CoVid-19, Thomas joins us for this week’s podcast to explain how trust in your colleagues and the occasional face to face conversation are essential in the next normal.

One of the first to issue advice on risk and recovery in the context of the pandemic, Gartner remains focused on scenario-based forecasting to support shippers and carriers on their steady road to recovery. In this episode, VP Supply Chain EMEA, Frank Vorrath, discusses how emerging tech is predicted to accelerate even faster as the logistics industry responds to greater demand for environmental transparency, enables more dynamic supply chains and embraces a leap forward in digital adoption in the next normal.

For Eva, the impact of the pandemic became real on a personal level when her daily commute past the airport became a whole lot quieter. This week, Eva Končanina joins us from the office in Lithuania to share her experience as a female leader in the typically male-dominated logistics industry, the moment Girteka realised Covid-19 would impact the whole world, and how lockdown enabled her to see the magic in the simpler things.

While the world stayed home with their pets, many people in the pet supplies industry had no choice but to stay on the front line to ensure our furry friends didn’t go without. This week on Behind The Mask, Andreas Reuther joined us to reflect on how adapting to change every day has become routine for so many of us in 2020, and made us more resilient as a result.

This week on Behind the Mask, host Oliver Kahrs chats to Ian Mears from Etex Group. An Englishman living in Belgium, Ian shares his views on how different nations continue to experience lockdown in different ways, recognising the global medical community for the personal sacrifices they’ve made to prioritise the health and lives of others during such difficult times. But can you guess what Ian misses the most about office life?

This week we’re joined by Daniel Fuchs, VP of Group Partnership at Coface, one of the largest international credit insurers globally. Listen in as Daniel shares his unique insight into the economic situation impacted by the pandemic, explains how Coface was able to detect the downturn ahead of time, and just how important it remains to keep credit lines open to facilitate international trade, and support the slow but sure growth predicted for the ‘new normal’.

Tune into the first episode of our brand new podcast series - available now. Turn up the volume as we talk to ITSMYDRIVE founder and entrepreneur, Eline de Vries, on discovering the essential role of transport in making the world go round, and how the coronavirus pandemic set the wheels in motion for change to improve conditions for truckers - one that’s been long overdue.