The IPC Annual Conference looked at how posts should innovate to meet competition from global e-retailers, platforms, integrators and digital native start-ups.

Programme


23 May

20:00 Early bird CEOs dinner

   


24 May

12:00 - 13:00 Board lunch ( IPC Board members only)

13:00 - 16:00 Board meeting ( IPC Board members only)

16:30 - 18:00 IPC Shareholders AGM ( IPC members only)

20:00 Welcome dinner hosted by Österreichische Post AG


25 May

08:30 Welcome coffee

09:00 Introduction by Holger Winklbauer, CEO, IPC – The future of global e-commerce from a postal perspective

Part 1 – The future of global e-commerce from the leading e-retailer perspective 

09:15 Keynote speech followed by questions - 

Andreas Marschner, Vice President Amazon Transportation Services Europe and

Benoit Robinot- Bertrand, Director EU Transportation, Global Transportation Services


09:45 Keynote speech followed by questions - Dennis Li, General Manager of Easter and Northern Europe, Cainiao Network

10:15 Group picture and coffee break

Part 2 – The future of global e-commerce from a global e-commerce logistics perspective


10:45 Keynote speech followed by questions - Malte Hans, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company

11:15 Panel discussion with Andreas Marschner, Benoit Robinot - Bertrand, Dennis Li and Malte Hans

with questions from IPC member CEOs 

12:30 Q&A

12:45 Conclusion by Dag Mejdell, Chairman of the IPC Board and by Holger Winklbauer, CEO, IPC

13:00 Conference lunch

14:00 Demonstration of postal e-fleet 

The conference will be moderated by Mark Harrison, Head of Markets, IPC.