Track Chair T&D

Michel Stekelenburg: A Visionary in Supply Chain Technology

Michel Stekelenburg is a seasoned supply chain professional with an impressive 25-year career in supply chain technology. He has worked with leading vendors such as Precision Software (QAD), Amber Road (E2Open), FuturMaster, and project44. Michel is an expert in TMS, WMS, IBP, and GTM, and currently holds the position of Senior Sales Director EMEA at ArchLynk. Michel's dedication extends beyond his professional role. He has been a CSCMP Benelux RT board member for over 6.5 years and served as President for nearly 3 years. His passion lies in leveraging technology to help supply chains evolve, becoming more efficient, resilient, and sustainable.

Maurizio Cociancich CEO, ADRIAFER

Expert in Supply Chain Management and geoeconomics, Maurizio Cociancich, from Trieste born in 1975, has more than twenty years of experience in the public and private sectors. After obtaining a PhD in geopolitics, geoeconomics and geostrategy at the University of Trieste in 2008, he is involved in consultancy on logistics innovation projects and the coordination of the Master in Global Supply Chain Management and Logistics at the IUAV University of Venice. Over the years he has participated in various research projects in the field of transport and transnational value chains, as well as writing and editing numerous national and international publications. In 2013 he contributed to the foundation of ELEVANTE – Supply Chain Innovators, a company specialized in optimizing supply chain management and logistics processes. In July 2020 he assumed the role of CEO of Adriafer, a railway company and sole manager of shunting in the Port of Trieste and Monfalcone. His appointment as CEO of the company, founded by the Port System Authority of the Western Adriatic Sea (MAO) in 2002, led the company to the opening of a Research and Development Office and a governance focused on process innovation and the provision of a wide range of high added value services.