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Paris, France - February 10th, 2026
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At the BuyCo Summit, you’ll gain exclusive insights to optimize your container shipping operations. As the only event fully dedicated to container shipping, it guarantees valuable takeaways: new strategies, fresh perspectives, and meaningful connections with leading experts in the industry.
The Summit is designed for maximum networking. It’s a unique opportunity to meet fellow BuyCo customers and shipping professionals, exchange experiences, and learn how others are tackling industry challenges, accelerating operations, strengthening collaboration, and achieving greater shipment visibility.
This one-day event also gives you a first look at the latest BuyCo features and the chance to discuss the ideas shaping our product roadmap.
Why Should You Attend?
- - Network with other supply chain experts and maritime transportation specialists
- Discover the latest trends shaping Ocean Transportation market and practice
- Learn about the best practices for getting the most out of BuyCo from other customers and BuyCo experts
- Get a personal tour of BuyCo to see how these new releases can have a major impact on your organization
- Get direct access to BuyCo management team and experts from product, support and tech teams
Agenda 2026
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am |
🥐 Registrations and Welcome Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 9:10 am |
Welcome Remarks & Opening Address |
| 9:10 am - 9:45 am |
Keynote: The State of the Container Shipping Market This session explains what is driving change in ocean logistics and how shippers can adapt to build more resilient and cost efficient supply chains. |
| 9:45 am - 10:30 am |
Workshop: Digital Container Shipping Innovation Discover how BuyCo is redefining the way shippers manage container logistics. In this hands-on product workshop, we’ll explore the latest BuyCo innovations designed to digitalize and automate your shipping operations from ocean execution to inland coordination. |
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10:30 am - 11:00 am |
☕ Networking Break |
|
11:00 am - 11:45 am |
BuyCo 2026: The Future of Container Shipping |
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11:50 am - 12:30 am |
Meet the makers |
| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
🍽️ Networking Lunch |
| 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm |
Optimizing Stocks Through Container Shipment Prioritization Discover how leading shippers are improving inventory efficiency and service levels by prioritizing container shipments more strategically. In this session, we’ll explore real-world examples of how data-driven prioritization helps companies align logistics with demand, reduce stockouts, and minimize excess inventory, unlocking both cost savings and agility across the supply chain. |
| 2:20 pm - 2:40 pm |
Fireside Chat: Digitalisation of Container Shipping at Louis Dreyfus Company |
| 2:40 pm - 3:00 pm |
Shipper Insights: How BEL Group Reduces Carbon Emissions in Container Shipping Explore how BEL Group is driving sustainability in global logistics. This session will showcase practical strategies and solutions implemented to actively reduce carbon emissions across container shipping operations. Learn how data and process optimization help BEL Group cut environmental impact while maintaining efficiency and reliability in their supply chain. |
| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
☕ Networking Break |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Panel Discussion: Building Effective Partnerships Between Shippers and Shipping Lines A dynamic panel discussion with leaders from CMA-CGM, COSCO, and OOCL as they share insights on forging strong, collaborative partnerships with shippers. Discover best practices for improving communication, aligning objectives, and creating win-win solutions that enhance reliability, efficiency, and trust in global container shipping operations. Gain actionable takeaways to strengthen your own carrier relationships. |
| 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm |
Shipper Insights: Scaling Container shipping with Digitalization |
| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm |
The Future of Container Shipping: BuyCo Product Vision and AI-Driven Vision |
| 4:30 pm - 4:45 pm |
Closing Remarks: Reflections and the Road Ahead |
| 4:45 pm - 5:30 pm |
🥂 Networking Reception |
Luc Portier
Former executive of CMA-CGM
Luc is a former CMA CGM executive with over 40 years of experience in shipping. He has spent 15 years in Line Management (South America, Transatlantic) and 15 years in charge of Strategic Research and Studies for the Presidency and the General Management of CMA CGM.
Luc is a veteran of the industry, he has lived all major changes that transformed shipping in the last decades: containerization, end of maritime conferences, concentration, stronger environmental regulations, etc...
Having worked closely with the top 10 operators (and many others), Luc has a broad vision of the shipping ecosystem and a perfect knowledge of the trends shaping this market.
Eric Johnson
Director at S&P Global and Senior Technology Editor at the Journal of Commerce (JOC.com)
Eric is the JOC's Senior Editor, Technology, where he leads coverage and analysis of technology’s impact on global logistics and trade. He regularly reports on how shippers, carriers across all modes, and logistics companies use software, as well as new concepts impacting core freight transportation processes like procurement, execution, visibility, and payment.
Eric is a regular presenter and moderator at industry events and webinars. Prior to joining the JOC in May 2018, he spent 13 years with American Shipper in a variety of roles, most recently covering logistics technology and leading the production of a series of benchmark studies on the logistics industry. He has lived and worked in Southern California, the UK, and India, and now resides in the Washington, D.C., area..
Emily Stausbøll
Market Analyst - Xeneta
Emily is a container shipping and air freight market analyst at Xeneta. Here she covers air and ocean freight rates using Xeneta’s unique freight rates data gathered from shippers and freight forwarders. Understanding the fundamentals driving freight rates means Emily also spends plenty of time analyzing the global shipping fleets and available capacity as well as the global economic situation and its impact on trade.
Emily joined Xeneta in 2021 having spent several years at BIMCO where as well as the container shipping market she also covered dry bulk and tanker markets. She holds a bachelor from Copenhagen Business School in International Shipping and Trade.
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Michael Symonanis
Director-Strategic Network
Louis Dreyfus Company
With over 30 years in international container shipping, Michael Symonanis helps exporters navigate trade volatility, policy shifts, and supply chain disruptions. Now in his 20th year with Louis Dreyfus Company, his dual background as a BCO and former ocean carrier gives him a rare balance of operational precision and strategic vision.
As Chair of the ACSA Transportation Committee and the National Shipper Advisory Committee, he works with exporters, carriers, and policymakers to strengthen efficiency, compliance, and data transparency—key to U.S. competitiveness. Continuing the legacy of leaders like Sheila Bracken and the late Steve Wyman, Michael remains dedicated to helping exporters succeed in an unpredictable global market.
Olivier Martinot
Global Transport and Custom Leader
ADEO
Alan Le Bris
Export project Leader
Bel Group
Gustavo Miguel
Executive Manager of LATAM Logistics
Minerva Foods
Lionel Louie
Chief Commercial Officer
IQAX
Lionel has over 30 years of experience in technical sales, marketing, and product management, with deep expertise in enterprise and solution architecture across the Asia Pacific and Greater China markets. As part of IQAX’s executive team, he drives blockchain initiatives, providing strategic, data-driven insights that fuel business growth and deliver value across the shipping ecosystem.Previously, Lionel was Senior Director at Oracle, leading technical and business development in Greater China and overseeing Asia Pacific partner enablement. He holds an MBA from York University, Toronto, and a BSc in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Statistical Analysis from the University of Toronto.
Ludovic Rozan
Senior VP North America Lines
CMA-CGM
Luc Portier
Former executive of CMA-CGM
Luc is a former CMA CGM executive with over 40 years of experience in shipping. He has spent 15 years in Line Management (South America, Transatlantic) and 15 years in charge of Strategic Research and Studies for the Presidency and the General Management of CMA CGM.
Luc is a veteran of the industry, he has lived all major changes that transformed shipping in the last decades: containerization, end of maritime conferences, concentration, stronger environmental regulations, etc...
Having worked closely with the top 10 operators (and many others), Luc has a broad vision of the shipping ecosystem and a perfect knowledge of the trends shaping this market.
Carl Lauron
Founder and CEO
BuyCo
Carl is a long-time supply chain exec. As an operations leader in groups such as LafargeHolcim, he made a career in warehousing, transport, and distribution. In 2007 he was appointed Managing Director of the freight forwarding division at CMA CGM, the world’s third largest ocean carrier. His proven leadership at CMA CGM made him evolve to VP of Innovation. This is how he discovered the gap between the latest available technologies and the outdated shipping management systems: even large companies leveraging the market leading ERPs often perform their daily tasks via shadow IT processes using emails, excel sheets, and instant messaging tools. In 2015 Carl founded BuyCo to help importers and exporters simplify, optimize, and secure their ocean shipping operations through digital innovations. Carl is an influential supply chain professional and a frequent speaker at leading Supply Chain and logistics conferences.
Pierre Garreau
Co-founder, CEO - Searoutes
French Floridian living in Germany building the next generation of routing algorithms at Searoutes. Former Quant at DeutscheBank and Applied Math postdoc at UCLA.
Mickaël Bouchaud
Chief of Product and Technical Officer
BuyCo
With over a decade solving complex, large-scale distributed computing challenges, he is a seasoned executive and strong technical leader. He joined BuyCo from ManoMano, the largest marketplace for products and services in the DIY, gardening and Home Improvement sector in Europe. At ManoMano Mickaël served as the Product Director for Platform Engineering where he demonstrated a solid expertise in the creation of high quality and robust software that meets clients’ requirements. During his prior experiences with companies such as IFS and Fergus, he has managed software developers and third parties to fit customer requirements and deliver scalable solutions for the most demanding markets. Today he applies the same drive and determination to keeping BuyCo on the leading edge of SaaS LogTech.
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About BuyCo
We offer a digital, neutral, innovative and intuitive platform that allows shippers to plan, book, automate and monitor their international container shipments in collaboration with their various partners.
International companies rely on BuyCo to gain in efficiency, visibility, and, therefore, responsiveness and control as well. Thanks to a clear interface and a high-quality digital experience, BuyCo enables their customers to reduce external costs and improve the satisfaction of their teams and end customers.
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