Leaders in Tech and Ecommerce

#97: AI-Powered Early Warning Signals for Supply Chain Risk with Harald Nitschinger of Prewave

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*Harald Nitschinger, Co-Founder and CEO of Prewave, joins me to unpack how companies can stay one step ahead of supply chai...

#96: Physical AI for the Modern Dock with Andrew Meyer of Pickle Robot

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*Andrew Meyer has led Pickle Robot in shaping a new category of physical AI, deployable, human-like robotic systems built f...

#95: Building the Digital Backbone of Global Trade with Heidi Benko of Infor

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*Heidi has helped Infor become a leading provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions across industries like fashion, reta...

#94: AI-Driven Automation with Akash Gupta of GrayOrange

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*I’m joined by Akash Gupta, Co-Founder and CEO of GreyOrange, a company revolutionizing warehouse operations with AI and ...

#93: Decision Intelligence and AI with Frederic Laluyaux of Aera Technology

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*What if machines, not people, were making your company’s most critical supply chain decisions? In this episode, I interv...

#92: Leveraging Cloud-Enabled Collaboration for Smarter Traceability with Jim Bureau of Loftware

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*I speak with Jim Bureau, Chief Executive Officer of Loftware, who’s tackling a massive but overlooked challenge in globa...

#91: The Power of Process Intelligence in Supply Chain with Manuel Haug of Celonis

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*In this episode, I interviewed Manuel Haug, Field CTO at Celonis, where we explored the cutting-edge developments in AI an...

#90: AI and Supply Chain Risk Management with Brandon Daniels of Exiger

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*In this episode, I interviewed Brandon Daniels, CEO of Exiger, about risk management in supply chains. Brandon shares his ...

#89: Future-Proofing Service Supply Chains with Chad Hawkinson of Baxter Planning

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*Together with Chad Hawkinson, Chief Innovation Officer at Baxter Planning, we discussed the current trends and innovations...

#88: How Location Intelligence Transforms Supply Chains with Jason Jameson of HERE Technologies

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*In this episode, I was joined by Jason Jameson, Chief Customer Officer at HERE Technologies, where we discussed the compan...

#87: Transforming Logistics with AI Agents with Nitin Jayakrishnan of Pando

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*In this episode, I am joined by Nitin Jayakrishnan, Co-founder & CEO of Pando. We discussed the evolution of his Pando...

#86: Building a One-Stop-Shop for ESG Regulations with Alberto Zamora of osapiens

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*In this episode, I interviewed Alberto Zamora, Co-Founder and CEO of osapiens where we discussed the company’s mission t...

#85: Future-Proofing Supply Chain Planning with Inna Kuznetsova of ToolsGroup

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*Joining me in this episode is Inna Kuznetsova, CEO of ToolsGroup, where we discussed her career evolution from IBM to lead...

#84: Driving Value with Transportation Process Automation with Pierre Khoury of Shippeo

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*I interviewed Pierre Khoury, Co-Founder and CEO of Shippeo. We discussed the company’s journey and impact in the transpo...

#83: Deliver More with Less – the Current Procurement Paradigm with Sammeli Sammalkorpi of Sievo

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*In this episode, I interviewed Sammeli Sammalkorpi, CEO and Co-Founder of Sievo, a procurement analytics company. Sammeli ...

#82: From Unstructured Data to Automated Processes

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*In this episode, I interviewed Alex Yaseen, Founder and CEO of Parabola. We discussed the company’s mission to empower s...

#81: Supply Chain Orchestration and Customer Engagement

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*In this episode, I had a great conversation with two amazing leaders, Jörg Junghanns and Matthias Hodel from Capgemini an...

#80: The Supply Chain Mindset: Cost Center vs Value-Adding

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*In this episode, I interviewed Kent Ledgerwood, the Senior Vice President of Value Engineering at One Network. We discusse...

#79: Boosting E-commerce Growth through Technology and Culture

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*I had a great conversation with Tobias Sjölin, CTO of Fulfilment & Logistics at Boozt. In this episode, we discussed ...

#78: In Supply Chain Design, Fun is Not Optional, Fun is Required

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*I had a great conversation with Donald Hicks, CEO and Founder of Optilogic. He had such a wonderful career journey as a le...

#77: Embracing Resiliency and Eliminating Supply Chain Risks

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

*Hosted by Andrei Palamariu*In this episode, I interviewed Jennifer Bisceglie, Founder and CEO of Interos. We started the discussion with some of the ...

#76: Exploring the Impact of Transformative Tech in India's Logistics

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I interviewed Pali Tripathi, the CEO of Taabi Mobility,  an Indian conglomerate. She has 16 years of experience across diverse leade...

#75: Anticipate and Act - the new norm in Supply Chain

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Warrick is a thought leader and industry expert in the field of Global Supply Chain and is currently the Executive Vice President, Enterprise at...

#74: Johanna Småros, Co-founder at RELEX Solutions

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 Johanna Småros (PhD) is one of RELEX Solutions’ three co-founders. Before founding RELEX, Johanna conducted ground-breaking research on retail su...

#73: Ami Daniel, CEO and Co-Founder at Winward

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ami Daniel is the CEO & co-founder of Windward. He developed his passion for the sea during his seven-year veteran in the Israeli Navy and founde...

#72: Martin Thaysen, Chief Commercial Officer and Board Member at Controlant

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Martin Thaysen is the Chief Commercial Officer of Controlant. Prior to Controlant, he held a number of C-level positions as a CEO, CCO and Board Membe...

#71: Matt Petot, Founder and CEO at CargoAI

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Petot is Founder and CEO at CargoAI. He has a creative and out-of-the-box thinker, pragmatic and proactive, has strong leadership, and team manag...

#70: Simon Borg, Group CEO & Co-Founder of Navia

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As co-founder and CEO of Navia, Simon Borg is committed to making people’s lives easier through innovative freight solutions. He works with a world-...

#69: Terry Chan, Founder & CEO of JUSTT GROUP

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

 Terry Chan is an eCommerce Supply Chain Leader with 25 years of experience in driving business growth.Awarded the "Most promising business lead...

#68: Stephan Sieber, Chief Executive Officer of Transporeon

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Since 12 November 2019, Stephan has been CEO of Transporeon. His professional focus has always been to use his wealth of experience to help organisati...

#67: Nick Bartlett & Chris Crutchley, Director of Wayfindr

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

About Nick Bartlett :Nick Bartlett is a Co-Founder & Director of Sales & Marketing for Wayfindr. Nick brings 12+ years of experience across l...

#66: James Chin Moody, Founder and CEO of Sendle

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

James Chin Moody is co-founder and CEO of Sendle. Sendle builds shipping that is good for the world that helps small businesses thrive by making packa...

#65: Johnny Slattery, Chief Executive Officer of SCNX

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Johnny Slattery is the Chief Executive Officer at SCNX. He is a seasoned technologist and has been building software for 20+ years. Verticals of focu...

#64: Jamil Khan, President & Amanda Cole, Co-Founder and CEO of Sayurbox

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

About Jamil Khan:Jamil Khan is the President of Sayurbox. Jamil is an International Logistics Leader, bringing almost 30 years of Operational & Su...

#63: Lalit Das, Founder & CEO of 3SC

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lalit Das is a Founder and CEO of SS Supply Chain Solutions Pvt Ltd (3SC).  He worked in the various segments of the Supply Chain Domain and Manufact...

#62: Jonathan Savoir, CEO & Co-Founder of Quincus

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan Savoir is the CEO and Co-founder of Quincus. Jonathan grew up in Belgium and Luxembourg and attended colleges in London and in the USA. In co...

#61: Kathleen Chan, Founder and CEO of Calico

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kathleen Chan is the Founder and CEO of Calico, the supply chain OS that powers the $1.4 trillion eCommerce production market from concept to doorstep...

#60: Philipp Ortwein,Co-Founder and Managing Director of InstaFreight

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Philipp Ortwein is Co-Founder and Managing Director of InstaFreight, a digital forwarding company. He graduated with a Master in Management from the U...

#59: John Hefter, Senior Vice President & Founder at Thras.io

07 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As a founder of Thrasio, John has been fortunate to witness their original team of 4 grow into a 1000 person, billion-dollar powerhouse. At work and i...

#58: Sandeep Sreekumar, COO & Rolf Knoerzer, CEO of IndustryApps

31 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

About Sandeep Sreekumar:Sandeep Sreekumar is the COO and Co-Founder of IndustryApps. Sandeep has 15 years of digitalization experience. He specializes...

#57: David Shillingford, Chief Strategy Officer of Everstream Analytics

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Shillingford is the Chief Strategy Officer of Everstream Analytics (formerly Resilience360 and Riskpulse), a leading supply chain risk analytics...

#56: Evan Smith CEO & Co-Founder of Altana AI

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Evan Smith is the CEO and Co-founder of Altana AI. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Yale University. Before Altana AI, Evan led enterp...

#55: Romain Moulin CEO of Exotec

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Romain Moulin is the CEO of Exotec, a company he co-founded with Renaud Heitz in 2015. As a former robotics architect and technical engineer at GE and...

#54: Michael Wax Co-Founder and CEO of Forto

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Wax is the Co-Founder and CEO of Forto, Europe’s first digital freight forwarding company and the largest one as well. They are building the...

#53: Alok Bhanot EVP & CTO of Cloudleaf

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alok Bhanot is a seasoned technology and business leader with a stellar career leading large and startup teams across a spectrum of companies like eBa...

#52: Karen Leavitt CMO of Locus Robotics

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In her role as CMO of Locus Robotics, Karen brings over twenty years of experience developing innovative, creative, and effective marketing programs f...

#51: Andrew Hogenson Partner & Global Head of Consumer, Retail and Logistics Practice at Infosys

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew joined Infosys Consulting in 2020 and heads our Consumer Goods, Retail, and Logistics (CRL) practice globally. He is a lifelong consultant with...

#50: Gaurav Saran CEO of ReverseLogix

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gaurav Saran is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur with a passion for leveraging disruptive and emerging technologies to provide innovative enterprise solu...

#49: Mark Messina Chief Operating Officer of Geek+

17 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Messina is Chief Operating Officer responsible for Geek+ operations in the US and business expansion across the continent. Prior to joining Geek+...

#48: David Glick Chief Technology Officer of FLEXE

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

David Glick is the CTO of on-demand warehousing and fulfillment company, FLEXE. He's responsible for the design and development of the FLEXE Tech...

#47: Robert Garrison CEO of Mercado Labs

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Garrison is now the founder and CEO of Mercado, an Import Management System that connects the end-to-end supply chain. A highly accomplished Gl...

#46: Mathew Elenjickal Founder & CEO of FourKites and Stephan de Barse EVP of o9 Solutions

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we have Mathew Elenjickal Founder & CEO of FourKites and Stephan de Barse EVP of o9 Solutions as our guest.About Mathew Elenjicka...

#45: Dr. Alan Barnard CEO of Goldratt Research Labs

04 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Alan Barnard is one of the world’s leading Decision Scientist and Theory of Constraints’ experts. Alan, a serial entrepreneur, is the Founder ...

#44: Phil Opamuratawongse Co-Founder of Shipper

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Phil is the Co-Founder of Shipper, a tech-enabled logistics startup on a mission to simplify fulfillment and shipping in Indonesia.Shipper is structur...

#43: Candice Ong Chief Commercial Officer of ShopBack

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Candice Ong, the Chief Commercial Officer of ShopBack. ShopBack, the leading rewards and discovery platform in Asia-Pacific, is a pre-shopping portal ...

#42: Christopher Hatfield Head of eBusiness Oceania at Nestle

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Nestle is a Swiss multinational & the world's largest food and beverage company. With more than 2000 brands and present in 187 countries worl...

#41: Adam Compain Founder & CEO of ClearMetal

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Compain is the Founder & CEO of ClearMetal. Prior to ClearMetal, Adam spent 5 years at Google launching their geoCommerce technology and 19 y...

#40: Niklas Hedin CEO of Centiro

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Niklas Hedin is an innovator and strategist whose long experience catalyzes the conversation and inspires to get to the next level in business. Based ...

#39: Joe Bellini Chief Operating Officer of One Network

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Bellini is Chief Operating Officer at One Network where he provides leadership across the various departments which focus on delivering network-ba...

#38: Jim Bureau CEO of JAGGAER

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As CEO of JAGGAER, Jim Bureau is responsible for the company’s overall vision to transcend customer experience by providing intuitive and intelligen...

#37: Vaibhav Dabhade Founder & CEO of Anchanto

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Anchanto is a Singapore headquartered global B2B company that enables enterprises to manage end-to-end eCommerce operations through its proprietary Sa...

#36: Stephan Sieber CEO of Transporeon

05 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Since 12 November 2019, Stephan has been CEO of Transporeon. His professional focus has always been to use his wealth of experience to help organizati...

#35: Andrew Kirkwood CEO of Blujay Solutions

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Kirkwood is Chief Executive Officer at BluJay Solutions. With 25 years of experience in the supply chain and SaaS market, Andrew provides leade...

#34: Pascal Bensoussan Chief Product Officer of Ivalua

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Pascal Bensoussan is the Chief Product Officer Ivalua. He leads the global R&D team at Ivalua, encompassing Product Management, Design, Data Scien...

#33: Michael Farlekas President & Chief Executive Officer of E2open

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Farlekas joined E2open in 2015 as President & Chief Executive Officer. In this role, he is responsible for leading the company’s overall...

#32: Tom Raftery Global VP at SAP

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Raftery is a Global VP for SAP, an Innovation Evangelist, Futurist, and an international Keynote speaker. Tom is responsible for demonstrating the...

#31: Gabe Perez VP APAC at Coupa Software

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gabe Perez is one of the first 30 Coupa employees and has worn multiple hats in various roles which include Presales, Implementations, Sales Managemen...

#30: Monica Truelsch Senior Director of Solutions Strategy for Transportation at Infor

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Monica Truelsch is Senior Director of Solutions Strategy for Transportation at Infor, the world’s third-largest ERP software company, where she work...

#29: Alan Hellawell Venture Partner at Alpha JWC Ventures

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Hellawell is the Venture Partner of Alpha JWC Ventures. Alpha is a successful Indonesia-focused venture capital firm that primarily invests in ea...

#28: Hari Vijayarajan Group Chief Commercial Officer at ONE Championship

01 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hari Vijayarajan is the Group Chief Commercial Officer at ONE Championship. ONE Championship is currently Asia’s largest global sports media propert...

#27: Richard Lord Vice President Sales APAC Kinaxis

27 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Lord is the Vice President, Asia-Pacific Japan Sales at Kinaxis and he is leading the expansion and growth of the company in APAC. Richard has...

#26: John Urban Co-Founder and President of GT Nexus

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

John was the co-founder and President of GT Nexus, the leading cloud platform for global supply chain management, which was acquired by Infor in Septe...

#25: Stephan de Barse EVP at o9 Solutions

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stephan de Barse is the EVP of o9 Solutions, driving digital transformation with some of the leading Fortune-500 companies. Globally responsible for a...

#24: JJ Ang Chief Financial Officer of Sendo.vn

17 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

JJ Ang is the Chief Financial Officer of Sendo.vn. Launched in March 2012, Sendo is currently one of the largest C2C marketplaces in Vietnam with a GM...

#23: Pedram Assadi COO APAC of foodpanda

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Pedram Assadi has been the COO of foodpanda APAC since January 2019. Pedram began his career within the food delivery industry more than six years ago...

#22: Charles Debonneuil Group CEO of Intrepid Group Asia

06 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Charles Debonneuil is the Group CEO of Intrepid Group Asia. Intrepid Group Asia is a 3-year-old company that manages the eCommerce presence of interna...

#21: Johanna Småros Co-Founder of RELEX

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Johanna Småros (Ph.D.) is one of RELEX Solutions’ three co-founders. Before founding RELEX, Johanna conducted ground-breaking research on retail su...

#20: Ashish Pujari Head of Solution Management, Digital Supply Chain APJ & Greater China at SAP

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ash Pujari leads solution management for SAP Digital Supply Chain in APJ and Greater China. A 28 year veteran in this space, Ash has seen it all. He h...

#19: Stefan Reidy CEO of Arviem AG

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stefan Reidy is the founder and the CEO of the Swiss Arviem AG, helping manufacturers, exporters and importers to reveal inefficiencies in their suppl...

#18: Antonio Boccalandro President, APAC at Blue Yonder

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Happy to have with us today Antonio Boccalandro the President, Asia Pacific at Blue Yonder. Antonio oversees Blue Yonder’s operations in APAC and is...

#17: Dione Song Chief Commercial Officer at Love, Bonito

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dione Song is currently the Chief Commercial Officer at Love, Bonito, Dione is responsible for driving the growth and strategy of their global expansi...

#16: The Apple of trucking - with Lidia Yan CEO of NEXT

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lidia Yan the CEO and Co-Founder of NEXT Trucking. NEXT is venture-backed by investors including Sequoia Capital and Brookfield Ventures. In January 2...

#15: On top of food-delivery with Vivek Sunder COO Swiggy

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Vivek Sunder is the Chief Operating Officer of Swiggy. Sunder has over 20 years of experience in the FMCG industry and has been working at the interse...

#14: GoGoVan, the Uber for Logistics with their COO, Eugene Lee

14 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

GoGoVan is Asia's leading on-demand logistic, transportation service provider. Eugene is taking care of the company's direction and strategy...

#13: Connecting the Transportation Industry with Jett McCandless CEO project44

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jett has built his expertise in transportation, logistics, and SaaS technology, and decided to create project44 to connect transportation networks in ...

#12: The 4M’s of Hyper Scaling with Bill Driegert Co-founder Uber Freight

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Uber Freight seamlessly connects trucking companies with loads to haul. In their own words: “We’re driven by a simple belief. When shippers and ca...

#11: The Amazon for fashion merchants with Aadi Vaidya COO Zillingo

09 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Zilingo is the top beauty and lifestyle marketplace allowing smaller merchants from Southeast Asia without an online presence to list their items for ...

#10: Understanding Digital Acceleration with Graham Parker CEO Kontainers

24 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kontainers is a Software as a service company serving carriers and forwarders with own branded platforms allowing their clients to get instant rates, ...

#09: Fragmentation in Logistics Software with Richard White CEO Wisetech

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Richard White founded software company WiseTech Global in 1994 to help logistics companies manage goods and information across supply chains. WiseTech...

#08: On-demand warehousing vs traditional warehousing with Karl Siebrecht

07 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Karl Siebrecht is the co-founder and CEO of Flexe. He is a seasoned technology executive, with leadership experience in both startups and large, globa...

#07: Competing with Amazon with Laura Behrens CEO Shippo

28 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Behrens Wu is the founder and CEO of Shippo. Laura, 26 years old, and Simon Kreuz, 28 years old, they started Shippo in 2013. Laura had her firs...

#06: Is Freightos a disruptor? with their CEO Zvi Schreiber

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Zvi Schreiber is a serial Internet entrepreneur and the CEO of Freightos. He founded Tradeum Inc. one of the pioneers of B2B E-Commerce, which achieve...

#05: Accelerating the Adoption of AI with Razat Gaurav CEO Llamasoft

06 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Razat Gaurav is the CEO of Llamasoft. He has more than two decades of supply chain planning and execution experience, he has played a critical role in...

#04: Solving Huge Supply Chain Problems with Brad Hollister CEO SwanLeap

30 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Brad Hollister is the Chief Executive Officer of SwanLeap and under his leadership, SwanLeap delivered an unprecedented 75,660.8% growth in revenue in...

#02: International Expansion with Blake Larson MD Lalamove

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Blake Larson Head and MD International for LALAMOVE. Founded in 2013 as EasyVan in Hong Kong, Lalamove is the leading same day delivery platform prese...

#01: Making Global Trade Accessible with Sanne Manders COO Flexport

13 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sanne Manders is the COO of Flexport. Flexport is one of the fastest growing 3PL in the world. In just five years Flexport has distinguished itself as...