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Speaking Reel — Lars Winkelbauer

Speaker preview video for event bookers and conference organisers. Shows presence, clarity, and audience engagement across multiple topics.

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Keynotes that move organizations.

Available for keynotes, panels, and advisory sessions globally.

Predictive AI in Global Commerce
How organizations move from reactive to anticipatory — and why the gap is measured in millions. Built from 20 years inside the engine room of global aviation and logistics.
Aviation Transformation & Digital Innovation
The real story of 52% digital adoption in 18 months — not the technology, but the people, process, and cultural alignment that made it stick.
Supply Chain Resilience & Capacity Intelligence
Why 70% of global logistics capacity is mispriced, and how predictive intelligence closes the gap before competitors see the opportunity forming.
Leadership & Culture in High-Performing Organizations
0.7% turnover in an industry averaging 15%. What actually drives retention, engagement, and performance — and why ping-pong tables aren't part of the answer.
Sustainable Logistics & Green Infrastructure
Pragmatic ambition, not incrementalism. How convergent technologies are rewriting the rules of global trade infrastructure for the next generation.

Speaker introductions

30-second version

"Lars Winkelbauer is a global strategist with over 20 years transforming aviation, logistics, and hospitality organizations. As former EVP & COO of Polar Air Cargo and VP of Aviation for DHL Express across 41 countries in Asia Pacific, he has led billion-dollar operations and served on airline boards across three continents. Please welcome Lars Winkelbauer."

60-second version

"Lars Winkelbauer is a globally recognized strategist at the intersection of predictive AI, aviation, logistics, and hospitality. Over two decades, he has led $1.5 billion operations with 720 people, achieved 0.7% employee turnover versus a 15% industry average, and deployed the world's first A330-200F converted freighter. He served on four airline boards across three continents and advises governments, airlines, and startups on transformation. Please welcome Lars Winkelbauer."

Featured in

Aerospace & Defense Review · The STAT Trade Times · Contributing author, upcoming book on air cargo management

Board Service

Polar Air Cargo · Air Hong Kong (Deputy Chairman) · Tasman Cargo Airlines · Blue Dart Aviation · AirLink (Disaster & Humanitarian Relief, 2020–2022)

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