Prof. (FH) DI Dr. Veit Kohnhauser studied Industrial and Mechanical Engineering at University of technology in Vienna, focusing on manufacturing technology and business administration. He then served as a university assistant and earned his doctorate at TU Wien’s Institute of Management Sciences. Subsequently, he held management positions in different European countries at the BMW Group for twelve years, including responsibility for the global production strategy in powertrain technology. He later shifted his focus to logistics and operations management, serving as a professor and head of studies at University of Applied Sciences in Salzburg. Seven years of experience in the Chinese automotive industry broadened his international perspective. Since 2022, he has been CEO of VNL GmbH and Professor for Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. For many years, he has been deeply engaged with developments and trends in supply chain management, particularly in digitalization, ESG, supply chain act requirements, and artificial intelligence. He is also a board member of the Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria.