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Event Report
Frankfurt India
Roadshow

L-R: Heike Wörner, Head of Business Development, Lufthansa Cargo; Gagan Gupta, Vice
President, TATA Air India Cargo; Nikola Todic, Managing Director, heyworld; Nico Gruber,
Commercial Manager, Swissport; Roland Weil, Vice President Cargo Sales, Frankfurt Airport
and Joachim von Winning, Director Cargo Partnerships, Frankfurt Airport explore the future
of e-commerce logistics in Bengaluru

L-R: Tulasi Prasad, Director - Pharma, Transys Global Forwarding; Rainer Wittenfeld,
Kristine Heinisch, Director - Cargo Managing Director, Perishable Center Frankfurt; Roland Weil, Vice President Sales Cargo,
Development, Frankfurt Airport opens the Frankfurt Airport; Shankar Iyer, Director Sales & Handling S. Asia, Lufthansa Cargo and
session with a warm welcome address Gagan Gupta, Vice President, TATA Air India Cargo discuss pharma logistics in Hyderabad

250,000-square-meter smart Director and Honorary Consul of
logistics zone near the Northwest Germany, and Aparna Bhumi, Director
Runway; and digitalization, led by the of Telangana’s Logistics and Export
Cargo Community System developed in Promotion Policy, emphasized the
partnership with DAKOSY. city’s emergence as a pharma and
This system, now operated through electronics export hub.
the Fraport-DAKOSY joint venture Sanjiv Edward, CEO - Cargo &
Allivate GmbH, delivers real-time data, Logistics at GMR Group, and Pradeep
paperless processes, and end-to- Roland Weil, Vice President Sales Panicker, President and CEO, GMR
end visibility across the cargo supply Cargo, Frankfurt Airport in action at Hyderabad Airport shared Hyderabad’s
chain. Together, these initiatives not the India roadshow roadmap to integrate with global cargo
only expand capacity but also embed networks, while Denis Duarte presented
resilience, speed, and sustainability into Frankfurt’s infrastructure roadmap.
Frankfurt’s cargo operations, aligning In addition to a pharma-focused
perfectly with the evolving needs of panel, Hyderabad featured a unique
Indian exporters and global trade. session on high-tech logistics, with
The session also featured two panelists from Indigo Cargo, GHIAL,
focused panel discussions: one on Swissport, and Frankfurt Airport
pharma logistics with leaders from discussing digitization, gentle handling,
Lufthansa Cargo, Glenmark, Odyssey, and security in tech cargo transit.
and Adani Airports; the other on
perishables, featuring insights from Joachim von Winning, Director Cargo BENGALURU Digital innovation
Jet Freight, Swissport, and TATA Air Partnerships, Frankfurt Airport engages meets global cargo
India Cargo. with stakeholders across cities The Bengaluru edition on April 10 tapped
from India’s life sciences and into the city’s booming e-commerce,
HYDERABAD Pharma meets electronics sectors. apparel, and engineering sectors.
high-tech in a city driving India’s Simone Schwab reiterated The event opened with a keynote
export future Frankfurt’s position as a trusted by Alexander Laukenmann, Senior
On April 8, the roadshow moved gateway for Indian exports to Europe Executive Vice President Aviation,
to Hyderabad, engaging leaders and beyond. Amita Desai, Executive Frankfurt Airport, who stressed the
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