Conference Agenda 2019
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We are busy preparing another insightful programme of speakers for our 2020 WMX Europe Conference in Tallinn. To give you an idea of what our programmes are like, feel free to browse our conference agenda from 2019 below.
Monday 17 June
12.00 – 17.30 // Green Mobility & Startup Forum
PostEurop will be co-locating their Green Mobility Forum at WMX Europe 2019. The Forum brings together experts from within and outside the posts to present innovation, latest developments and projects. The Green Mobility Forum is an additional for non PostEurop members and can be booked when registering your place for the conference. You can see the agenda for the Forum here.
19.00 // Welcome Reception HOSTED by An Post
An Post would like to invite you to join us on Monday evening for an evening reception at the Guinness Storehouse. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet your fellow delegates and speakers before the conference starts, and experience world-famous Irish hospitality at its best, kick off is at 7.00pm.
19.00 // Guests arrive
19.15 // Welcome speeches
19.45 // Dinner service begins
20.45 // Evening entertainment
Guinness Storehouse
St James’s Gate
Dublin 8
Ireland
Day 1 // Tuesday 18 June
09.00 // Welcome to Dublin
Neil Jackson | Chief Executive | Triangle
09.05 // Keynote Welcome Remarks
David McRedmond | CEO | An Post
09.10 // Postal Perspectives
In this opening plenary, industry leaders will provide an insight into their organisation’s current strategies. They will discuss the recent developments that they have made and touch upon wider industry trends.
Chair: Gavin Macrae | Founder & Managing Director | Pine Monkey Associates
09.10 // Postal Perspectives
David McRedmond | Group CEO | An Post
09.30 // Successful transformation in a challenging postal market
Walter Oblin | Deputy CEO | Österreichische Post
09.50 // Croatian Post – At Citizens’ Service
Ivan Culo | Chief Executive Officer | Hrvatska Pošta
10.10 // How to win in the age of e-commerce
Julian Dragendorf | Associate Partner | McKinsey & Company
10.30 // Discussion and Q&A
10.45 // Networking break
11.15 // POSTAl Cross Border Delivery
In this session, we offer postal perspectives of cross border e-commerce and examine the critical success factors for postal organisations against a backdrop of Brexit uncertainty.
Chair: Gavin Macrae | Founder and Managing Director | Pine Monkey Associates
11.20 // Megatrends in Cross-Border E-Commerce and the Avalanche of Small Packets
Thomas Baldry | Senior Vice President Deutsche Post International | Deutsche Post
11.40 // PRIME Agreements: The Solution to Develop the Cross-Border E-Commerce
Cinzia Neri | Head of PRIME | PRIME
12.00 // Mix Mail Sorter Agile Procurement
Torsten Tanz | Key Account Manager | Siemens Logistics GmbH
12.20 // Discussion and Q&A
12.35 // Networking break
12.00 // Mix Mail Sorter Agile Procurement
Lucas Heusser | Further Development Sorting Systems | Swiss Post
13.35 // Last Mile Delivery
This session will look to explore the challenges and opportunities of delivering in different markets and examine the emerging technologies that can help to overcome the obstacles to effective last-mile delivery.
Chair: Garrett Bridgeman | Managing Director & COO, Mail and Parcels | An Post
13.40 // Getting Ahead in Parcels
Achim Dünnwald | Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer | Royal Mail
14.00 // Future Proofing Enterprise Mobility in Last Mile Delivery
Guido Vangenechten | Transport and Logistics Sales Director | Honeywell
14.20 // Using the Last Mile to Create Wins for Customers, Posts, and Retailers
Jeremy Folkes | CPO | Escher Group
14.40 // Discussion and Q&A
14.55 // Networking break
15.25 // E-Commerce Experience and Efficiency
The explosion on e-commerce has been great news for logistics providers but poses its own challenges. This session looks at e-commerce customer satisfaction and explores how carriers can develop greater efficiencies and still deliver an outstanding customer experience.
Chair: Elmar Toime | Director | E Toime Consulting
15.30 // eBay – Supporting Sellers to Offer Great Choice in a Competitive Market
Mike Pitt | Director UK Shipping & Logistics | eBay
15.50 // Unlocking the US Ecommerce Market
Georges Berzgal | VP & Managing Director – EMEA, Commerce Service | Pitney Bowes
16.10 // Price Optimisation to Survive in the Digital Age
Daniel Rueda | Founder and CEO | Open Pricer
16.30 // Why We All Need to Start Thinking Differently about Home Delivery
Mike Richmond | Chief Commercial Officer | Doddle
16.50 // Driving Efficiencies to Exceed Customer Expectations
Rory O’Connor | Founder and CEO | Scurri
17.10 // Discussion and Q&A
17.25 // Networking break
The World Post & Parcel Awards // Tuesday 18 June – €300
Regarded as the “Oscars” of the mail and express industry, the World Post & Parcel Awards is a glamorous evening of fine dining, celebration and networking. Taking place alongside WMX Europe, you can book your place at the Awards with your ticket at WMX Europe when you register for an additional €300. More information about the Awards is available at www.wppawards.com.
Day 2 // Wednesday 19 June
09.30 // Postal Evolution
We open the second day of the conference by exploring how the industry has evolved in recent years to meet the growing demands of the market. We will also consider how the industry has embraced change in order to make advancements to improve the service it offers.
Chair: Botond Szebeny | Secretary General | PostEurop
09.35 // Changing Trends, New Opportunities
Khalil Daoud | Chairman and Managing Director | Liban Post
09.55 // Adapting to the New Operating Environment
Andreas Gregoriou | CEO | Cyprus Post
10.15 // E-Export: How Small and Medium Merchants Change the Life of Postal Operators Oleksandr Pertsovskyi | COO | Ukraine Post
10.35 // Parcel Machine Technology
Andre Veskimeister | Member of the Board and Head of Parcel Business | Omniva
10.55 // Discussion and Q&A
11.15 // Networking break
11.45 // PARCEL Cross BORDER
Our second cross border session offers a parcel perspective on cross border e-commerce and will look at the unique challenges and opportunities posed by Brexit and international trade disuputes.
Chair: Botond Szebeny | Secretary General | PostEurop
11.50 // E-Logistics and Customs Clearance into Europe
Martijn Schneider | CCO | ViaEurope
12.10 // The Evolution of Express Palletised Freight
Rob Gittins | Managing Director | Palletways
12.30 // Will the Chinese E-Commerce Delivery Model Work in the West?
Juan Sotolongo | Senior Partner | 722 Consulting
12.50 // Discussion and Q&A
13.00 // Networking buffet lunch in showcase exhibition area
14.00 // STARTUP PITCH
This session will present start-ups and their solutions which can have a significant impact on the postal & logistics sector. The start-ups will pitch their solutions and products and explain how they solve existing problems and issues in the postal & logistics market. An expert panel will discuss and analyse the start-up pitches, thus reflecting on how the solutions can benefit the industry.
Session Panel:
- Bernhard Bukovc, Chairman, Postal Innovation Platform
- Lukas Krienbuehl, Innovation, Mobility & Technology Expert, Swiss Post
- Fiona Heffernan, Commercial Marketing Director, An Post
- Elmar Toime, Director, E Toime Consulting
14.05 // Dana von der Heide, Parcel Perform
Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer
14.25 // Santosh Gopal, Ship2MyID
CEO
14.45 // Jarmo Ikonen, BookIT
Director
14.55 // Panel discussion and Q&A
15.40 // Conference close
14.15 // Keith Sheridan, RANlytics
CEO
14.35 // Marc Sarmiento, PHSolutions
Head of Parcel Innovations, Austria Post
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