A lot has happened since TradeLink was founded 1.5 years ago. We now count hundreds of companies that are active on our platform every month and are successfully contributing to the transparency of their global supply chain. Our customers include many companies from manufacturing, retail and logistics, who place their trust in us every single day.
Now it was time to give something back. With the TradeLink Client Summit, we wanted to establish a format that unites all our partners and gives them a stage to share their experiences and learn from one another.
October 6, 2021 - the big day!
On October 6, 2021, the time had finally come: We were able to welcome participants from over 30 companies welcome you virtually. The event was hosted by BVL-digital moderator Boris Felgendreher together with our CEO Frederic Krahforst from a studio in Bremen, which we naturally set up to perfectly suit an event in the logistics industry.
The afternoon was packed with exciting success stories from our partners kfzteile24, Schott AG, Sportscheck and Anton Debatin GmbH, who shared their current logistics challenges with us and showed how they are successfully overcoming them together with TradeLink.
There were also interesting keynote speeches from industry experts on topics such as integrated logistics networks or and a very pleasant panel discussion on the topic of logistics software in companies.
"The energy in the room is truly impressive!" - Boris Felgendreher
Success stories
A special highlight of the day was seeing how our collaboration with our partners is already bearing fruit. In total, 4 market-leading companies in their respective industries provided valuable insights into their current journey with TradeLink and how they are mastering the challenges of the future together with us.
"TradeLink makes our logistics processes transparent and straightforward." - Dr. Andreas Knierim, Schott AG
The focus here was on measurable success and how this can be sustainably carried forward into the future. The individual presentations then culminated in a panel discussion between our partners, the moderators, and industry expert Timo Glave on the topic of convincing partners when introducing new softwareIt was particularly exciting for us to see how our current partners are bringing their suppliers onto TradeLink.
"TradeLink is a platform that doesn't require months of training, so it was met with the necessary response." - Matthias Gossenz - kfzteile24
Fresh perspectives from industry experts
For interesting insights into the macro-trends of logistics , Timo Glave and Dr. Manuel Braun provided integrative logistics networks and circular business models. Overall, they painted an exciting picture for manufacturing and trading companies for the next 5 years.
"The most important thing is that you use new tools to solve real customer problems, such as the integration of physical flows, better planning, or simply transparency." - Timo Glave
"Circular business models can encourage companies to produce more sustainable products by changing user behavior." - Dr. Manuel Braun
How does TradeLink build products?
The afternoon was rounded off by our product team led by CTO & Co-Founder Tobias Nendel, which provided interesting insights into modern and agile product development at TradeLink.
For our industry partners, it was particularly exciting to see how TradeLink , as a (former) outsider in the logistics industry, is rethinking its processes, while simultaneously placing a strong focus on collaboration with our partners to ensure maximum value for the end user .
Furthermore, it was demonstrated how it is technically possible for TradeLink as lean cloud software to be implemented directly, without the need for a costly, weeks-long IT project.
The event concluded with a collaborative prioritization of new features on the platform and planning for the medium-term roadmap.
Because we learned one thing from Timo Glave's presentation: Only software that generates real value for the customer will establish itself successfully in the long term.
"It would be a shame if there wasn't a second summit" - Julian Bobke, JBS GmbH
"It was a great experience to see which customers use the tool and how differently TradeLink is being deployed" - Timo Pfeiffer, HAHN + KOLB Werkzeuge GmbH
