Matthias Magnor
Chairman of the Board of Directors | BLG
Board | BVL
Matthias Magnor has headed the Executive Board of the BLG Group since 2025. Prior to that, as Chief Operating Officer (COO), he was responsible for the CONTRACT and AUTOMOBILE business units. His professional career has included a stint at the Hellmann Group, where he held various positions for more than 15 years until 2021.
He has been active in the logistics sector and the shipping industry for more than two decades. A graduate in business administration and an Executive MBA graduate from the University of St. Gallen, he has extensive experience in the areas of supply chain management, logistics, services, and trade.
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Geopolitics and Germany as a business location
Transformation is no longer a buzzword. The geopolitical world order is also currently undergoing a transformation - economic dependencies, new power blocs and strategic interests are shaping the future of Germany as a business location. In this top-ranked panel, participants will experience an analysis of geopolitical power shifts and their direct impact on security, the economy and strategic options for Germany and Europe. Gain deep insights and examples to make your organization fit for the future and navigate it successfully through geopolitical transformations.
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Ready for Action in Any Situation: Resilient Partnerships Between the Private Sector and the Armed Forces
What are the prerequisites for ensuring that civil-military logistics chains function reliably—both in routine operations and during military emergencies? In this panel discussion, participants will draw on best practices and lessons learned from collaborations to demonstrate which models work between civilian actors and military users. They will discuss roles and responsibilities, relevant standards, secure and efficient data and interfaces, as well as the necessity of information exchange. Findings from a recent study by BVL and strategy& on defense logistics among logistics service providers will complement the discussion. The session provides guidance on how to approach civil-military partnerships in a way that ensures resilience, legal and cybersecurity compliance, and technological interoperability, in order to derive clear priorities for investment, partner selection, and implementation.