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L-R: Roland Weil, VP Sales Cargo, Frankfurt Airport; Joachim von Winning, Director - Cargo L-R: Rainer Wittenfeld, Managing Director,
Partnerships, Frankfurt Airport; Manoj Singh, Chief Cargo Officer, Adani Airport Holdings; Perishable Center Frankfurt and Roland
Abhishek Thakur, Managing Director, Odyssey Logistics; Shankar Iyer, Director Sales & Weil, Vice President Cargo Sales, Frankfurt
Handling South Asia, Lufthansa Cargo and Devang Vyas, General Manager - Export Logistics, Airport engage in a fireside chat on
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals dive deep into pharma supply chain strategies in Mumbai strengthening perishables logistics

expansion—to ensure seamless and
efficient movement of high-value goods.
Georg Enzweiler, Deputy Chief of
Mission at the German Consulate, spoke
about the accelerating India-Germany
trade relationship and how a future
India-EU free trade agreement could
further unlock potential in sectors like
electronics, pharma, and textiles—where
efficient air cargo is critical. Shivani
Dr. Kasturi Dadhe, Director India,
Denis de Farias Duarte, Vice President UK, Singapore, Ireland, Australia, Chaturvedi, Regional Director of the
Cargo Development Frankfurt FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH outlines Indo-German Chamber of Commerce,
Airport presents the vision behind Indo-German business synergies and echoed this optimism, highlighting
Masterplan CargoHub growth opportunities that with stronger trust, advanced
technology, and aligned goals, India and
importance of adaptability, digitization, the critical role of air cargo in Germany are poised for a new phase of
and sustainable transformation in air accelerating global trade. collaboration.
cargo management. In a deeply personal keynote, Throughout the roadshow,
German Consul Achim Burkart Alexander Laukenmann reflected on panel discussions were expertly
and Indo-German Chamber Regional his longstanding connection with India, moderated by Roland Weil, VP Sales
Director Madhusoothanan SM spoke dating back to his role in Delhi Airport’s Cargo, and Joachim von Winning,
of cargo as a force for prosperity and financing two decades ago. “India is Director - Cargo Partnerships at
people-to-people ties. Raveen Pinto, not only a global growth engine—it’s Frankfurt Airport. Their stewardship
Senior Advisor - Aviation Business, an essential partner for us,” he noted. helped bridge diverse regional contexts
Bengaluru International Airport “This journey has shown why some with global best practices, keeping
discussed infrastructure tailored to fast- partnerships are worth returning to.” each session grounded, insightful, and
growing verticals like e-commerce and The session featured a welcome forward-looking.
fashion exports. address by Sanjiv Edward, CEO – Stronger together: Building
Panel discussions and the CargoHub Cargo and Logistics, GMR Group, who long-term cargo collaboration between
Masterplan once again captured interest, highlighted Delhi’s pivotal role in the India and Frankfurt
with particular focus on how Frankfurt global logistics ecosystem. He outlined The Frankfurt Airport Cargo
and Bengaluru are aligning through the airport’s strengths in handling Roadshow marked the beginning of
smart cargo infrastructure and digital- high-tech, general cargo, agricultural deeper, more targeted engagement
first approaches. produce, and automotive verticals, between Germany’s leading air cargo
while emphasizing the importance of hub and India’s dynamic export
DELHI Trade, trust, and strengthening strategic ties with global ecosystem. As global trade continues
transformation at the heart of the hubs like Frankfurt to streamline cross- to evolve, both regions stand to benefit
India-Germany partnership border supply chains. from closer collaboration, infrastructure
Building on the success of the previous This was followed by a spotlight alignment, and shared innovation. The
cities, the roadshow concluded in session led by Puskar Nath Thakur, conversations initiated across Mumbai,
Delhi with a powerful showcase of Chief Commercial Officer at DIAL, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Delhi lay the
policy, partnership, and potential. who detailed the airport’s long-term groundwork for long-term partnerships
Delhi’s event brought together leaders vision for cargo excellence—anchored focused on resilience, efficiency, and
across sectors—pharma, perishables, in digital transformation, multimodal sustainable growth in the cargo and
electronics, and fashion—underscoring connectivity, and infrastructure logistics space. 
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