AI and sustainability: Opportunities and challenges in the logistics industry - 08 Nov 2024

Artificial intelligence is transforming the logistics industry, offering both exciting opportunities and pressing sustainability challenges. In our recent lunch seminar, Niklas Sundberg, Chief Digital Officer at Kuehne+Nagel, explored how AI can drive innovation in logistics while addressing critical environmental concerns like energy consumption and resource depletion.

Start time: 2024-11-08 at 12:00

End time: 2024-11-08 at 13:00

Location: Stockholm School of Economics. Registration required.

In an age marked by the dual forces of technological advancement and climate change, artificial intelligence stands out as both a powerful asset and a complex challenge. In the seminar, Niklas Sundberg, Chief Digital Officer at Kuehne+Nagel, the global leader in sea and air freight logistics, shared insights into the company’s journey with digital transformation and AI.

This event was co-hosted by the SSE Tech Initiative - an initiative to empower SSE students to tackle the world’s challenges by becoming reflective, empathetic, and entrepreneurial technology-enabled leaders and innovators. Read more about the Tech Initiative here.

Niklas Sundberg

Chief Digital Officer & Senior Vice President at Kuehne+Nagel

Niklas Sundberg is a seasoned IT professional with more than 20 years of experience driving digital transformation. He has a proven track record of successfully managing large-scale IT, customer experience, finance, and operations transformations impacting front-line sales, back-office profits, and cash flow. Leading digital transformation and AI-adoption at Kuehne+Nagel, his goal is to help the company to become the most trusted supply chain partner supporting a sustainable future. He is a passionate advocate of sustainability of IT and technology. This passion drove him to write a comprehensive playbook to educate, engage, and encourage technology leaders to get on a fast-track to sustainable IT. His book “Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders” is one of the best publications on the topic currently. He is also part of the board of directors for SustainableIT.org, a nonprofit organization (NPO) led by technology executives who seek to advance sustainability around the world through technology leadership.

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