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Wednesday 13th November |
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08.15 |
Registration and refreshments |
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| 09.00 |
Opening remarks and introduction of Chairman |
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| 09.05 |
Chairman's remarks
Chairman: David Robottom, Director of Development, Direct Marketing Association |
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| 09.10 |
Keynote Session -
Competition - will it work? |
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| 09.10 |
Give us time Allan Leighton, Chairman,
Royal Mail |
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| 09.35 |
How it should work Peter Carr, Chairman, Postwatch |
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| 10.00 |
Is it just cream skimming?
Bill Cockburn Deputy Chairman, Business Post Group |
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| 10.25 |
How we see it (tbc)
Jon Wilkinson, Managing Director,
Deutsche Post UK Mail Services |
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| 10.50 |
Discussion/Q&A |
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11.00 |
Refreshments |
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| 11.30 |
Plenary Session -
Can Royal Mail survive? |
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The economics Robin Cohen, Partner, Deloitte & Touche |
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| 11.50 |
It must! Billy Hayes, General Secretary, CWU |
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| 12.10 |
It will! Jerry Cope, Managing Director, Royal
Mail |
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| 12.30 |
Discussion/Q&A |
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| 12.50 |
Welcome from our lunch sponsor
Paul Carvell, Chief Executive,
Business Post/UK Mail |
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12.55 |
Lunch sponsored by |
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Breakout Sessions |
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| 14.10 |
Session A |
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Session B |
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What are the requirements for
competition? |
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Parcels - Can post
offices deliver? |
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Chairman: Ian Senior,
Associate Director, Triangle
Management Services Ltd |
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Chairman: Andrew Brown, Editor, Motor Transport |
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| 14.15 |
A1
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Lessons from other
industries |
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B1
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What are the
economics? |
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Derek Dickens, Consultancy Director,
Business Change Division, Xansa |
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George Houpis, Director,
Frontier Economics |
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| 14.35 |
A2 |
Market entry strategies |
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B2
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Is it a level playing field? |
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David Espie, Regional Director
for Europe, Transend Worldwide |
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David Burtenshaw, Chief Executive,
Lynx Express International Limited |
| 14.55 |
A3 |
Lessons so far |
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B3 |
OK - yes we can! |
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Roger Louth, Director, Competition &
Regulation, Postcomm |
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Dom McKenna, Chief Operating
Officer, Parcelforce Worldwide |
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| 15.15 |
Discussion/Q&A |
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Discussion/Q&A |
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15.30 |
Refreshments |
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Breakout Sessions |
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| 15.55 |
Session C |
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Session D |
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Is there really going to
be competition? |
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New retail networks - threat or
opportunity? |
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Chairman: Ian Senior, Associate Director, Triangle Management
Services Ltd |
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Chairman: Ray Hatton, Executive
Vice President of Escher Group Limited |
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| 16.00 |
C1 |
The Swedish experience |
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D1 |
What are the
alternatives? |
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Ulf Dahlsten, former CEO,
Sweden Post |
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Clive Geldard, Director, Solving International |
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| 16.20 |
C2 |
Customer views: major
business users |
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D2 |
Protecting the under-privileged |
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John Ivers, Chairman,
Mail Users' Association |
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Gregor McGregor, Chief
Executive, Postwatch |
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C3 |
Customer views: major
direct mailers |
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D3 |
An opportunity to
change the picture |
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David Robottom,
Director of Development, Direct Marketing Association |
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Colin Baker, General Secretary,
National Federation of Sub-Postmasters |
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| 17.00 |
Discussion/Q&A |
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Discussion/Q&A |
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17.30-18.30 |
Cocktail
Party - Sponsorship Available |
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Thursday 14th November |
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08.30 |
Refreshments |
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| 09.00 |
Introduction of Chairman
Chairman: John Ivers, Chairman, Mail
Users Association |
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| 09.05 |
Keynote Session -
Competition - will it work? |
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A political view Andrew Robathan MP, Shadow Post Office Minister |
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| 09.25 |
Give us a real chance
Ronald Jager, Director Strategy Development UK, TPG Post Group NV |
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| 09.45 |
Will there be enough business? Which letter volumes are
decreasing?
Phil Upshall, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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| 10.05 |
Discussion/Q&A |
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10.30 |
Refreshments |
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| 11.00 |
Plenary Session -
International - is competition fair?
Chairman: Ian Kavanagh,
Chairman,
Mail Consolidators' Association |
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How we see the UK market
developing
Colin Beesley, General Manager, UK
International Services, Royal Mail |
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| 11.20 |
The customer view
Peter Steadman, Group Circulation Manager, Wilmington Group plc |
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| 11.40 |
ETOEs - Remail II - Unfair or
competition working?
Colin Mitchell, Senior Associate,
Triangle Management Services Ltd |
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| 12.00 |
Discussion/Q&A |
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| 12.30 |
Welcome from our lunch sponsor
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12.35 |
Lunch sponsored by |
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| 13.45 |
Plenary Session -
Upgrading the role of the mailroom
Chairman: James Greenbury, Managing Director, Mailroom Management
Services |
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| 13.45 |
To outsource or not to outsource?
Amanda Beckett, Head of Mailroom Management, Royal Mail |
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| 14.05 |
Today's mailroom - what
does the digital future hold?
Glenn Lombino, Managing Director, DigitalToPrint |
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| 14.30 |
Plenary Session -
Listening to the customer - the last word
Chairman: Paul Jackson, Chief Executive, Triangle Group |
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Major customers will
comment or submit questions on the conference and seek answers from
industry representatives |
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David Robottom, Direct Marketing Association (DMA) |
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John Ivers, Mail Users' Association (MUA) |
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Ian Kavanagh, Mail Consolidators' Association (MCA) |
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Keith Hitchings, Mail Order Traders' Association |
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William McCracken, Special Envoy, Greeting Card Association |
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Stay and listen to your
customers! |
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15.30 |
Refreshments |
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* = invited |
| 16.00 |
Close |
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