The world’s leading agri-trade forum, Global Grain Geneva, brought together key industry leaders to discuss resilience and adaptation in global grain logistics.
Philipp, Founding Partner of SD Capital, joined the panel “Grain Freight: Resilience in Motion. Adapting Operations When Systems Break”, featuring Voytek Chelkowski (Archer Daniels Midland, Head of Ocean Freight Trading), Sean Price (Cargill, Head of Freight Trading EMEA), Andrew Roberts (Intergrain UK, Managing Director), and Evangelos Efstathiou (Burmester & Vogel, CEO).
The discussion focused on how companies respond when critical systems fail — from port and vessel disruptions to energy blackouts and data outages — and how technology, leadership, and human adaptability drive recovery. Philipp shared Ukraine’s experience maintaining grain exports through wartime restrictions, optimizing vessel turnaround, and building operational and human resilience in crisis conditions.