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WMX Europe
11-12 MAY 2006
RIVE GAUCHE SAINT JACQUES HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTRE
 

PROGRAMME: New Realities... New Challenges
(last updated 11 May 2006)

click here to download a copy of the conference brochure (Adobe pdf 1.6MB)

Wednesday 10 May 2006
13.00 - 17.00
 
Technology Seminar - by invitation only (click here for further information)
Chairman: Paul Barton, Head of Engineering Technology, Royal Mail Group
14.00 - 16.00 World Mail Awards final judging session

18.30
 

Welcome drinks reception
 

GeoPost

19.30 World Mail Awards Gala Dinner - black tie                       World Mail Awards
Thursday 11 May 2006
07.30 - 09.15 Full breakfast available in exhibition area

08.30 Registration opens
08.30 - 09.15 Refreshments available in exhibition area

Swiss Post

09.15
 
Welcome to Paris
Jean-Paul Bailly, Chairman and CEO, La Poste
09.25
 
New realities - living in competitive markets
Chairman: Neil Jackson, Chief Executive, Triangle Management Services
09.30


 
Facing up to competition
Marc-André Feffer, Executive Vice President, Director of Strategy and Innovation, International Development, Regulation, Legal Affairs and Information Systems,
La Poste
09.50
 
Building a new European mail network
Kees Boef, Group Director, TNT Board Projects
10.10

 
Value Added mail services provide a competitive edge
Klaus Knappik, Chairman of the Divisional Board MAIL International,
Deutsche Post AG
10.30
 
The changing boundaries between postal operators and postal suppliers
Michael J Critelli, Chairman & CEO, Pitney Bowes
10.50 Discussion and Q&A
11.05 - 11.35 Refreshments available in exhibition area

Swiss Post

11.35
 
New realities – different perspectives
Chairman: Ken McKeown, Director, Markets Development, UPU
11.40
 
The UK reality from a customer champion’s perspective
Gregor McGregor, CEO, Postwatch
12.00
 
Efficient logistics through mobility
John Viirman, Project Director, Sweden Post
12.20
 
Developing new strategic directions for mail
Cathy Rogerson, Partner, IBM Business Consulting Services
12.40
 
Improving the customer experience
Gérard Keraval, COO and Assistant Director General, Neopost
13.00 Discussion and Q&A
13.15 Welcome to lunch from our sponsor, Neopost
13.20 - 14.15 Buffet lunch in the exhibition area

14.15 Main Conference Sessions: choose to attend either Session A or Session B:

Session A: International Issues
Chairman: Jean-Paul Forceville
Director of External Relations, Director of European and International Affairs,
La Poste

Session B: Managing change
Chairman: Ingemar Persson
Executive Vice President,
Posten Sverige

Barriers for the pan-European customer
A1-A3: 15 min presentations from the key European trade associations

B1
 
14.15 Working with workers - a mail success story
14.15

 
A1

 

Aad Weening
Secretary General, European Distance Selling Trade Association (EMOTA)

Iván Mergudich
Human Resources Director, Chile Post

14.30

 
A2

 

Alastair Tempest
Director General, Federation of European Direct Marketing (FEDMA)

B2
 
14.35 Lessons from South Africa – Transformation; a World Mail Award winner’s case study

Khutso Mampeule
Group CEO, South African Post Office

14.45

 
A3

 

Mark van der Horst
Chairman, Competition and Market Reform Committee,
European Express Association (EEA)

B3

 
14.55 Lessons from Belgium – implementing a new National Sorting Centre strategy
15.00
 
A4
 

The playing field is getting more uneven

Olivier van der Brempt
Programme Director,
De Post/La Poste

Rudy van Rillaer
Vice President Network and Distribution, Spring

15.15 Discussion and Q&A Discussion and Q&A
15.30 - 16.00 Refreshments available in exhibition area

Swiss Post

16.00 Main Conference Sessions: choose to attend either Session C or Session D:

Session C: Towards a free market in 2009?
Chairman: Paul-Bernard Damiens Chairman,
PostEurop

Session D: The continuing growth
of B2C parcels
Chairman: Robin Parr-Davies
Express Director,
Triangle Management Services

16.00 C1

A legal perspective

D1

The need for improved service

Alessandra Fratini
Partner,
O’Connor & Company

Colum Joyce
European Representative,
Interactive Media in Retail Group

16.20 C2 A customer perspective D2 What the mail order industry requires

Philippe Bodson
President,
Free & Fair Post Initiative

Christian Emery
Managing Director, ColiPoste

16.40 C3 A post perspective D3
 
The impact of automated postal facilities

Carl-Gerold Mende
Director International,
Royal Mail Group

Philippe Journeau
International & Marketing Director,
E-Box

17.00 Discussion and Q&A Discussion and Q&A
17.15 Close
19.30






 

Opera ballroom

Evening Gala Dinner
La Poste will be welcoming all delegates to a lavish evening of Parisian cuisine in the world-famous Grand Salon Opéra ballroom.
La Poste

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Friday 12 May 2006
07.30 - 09.15 Full breakfast available in exhibition area

08.30 Registration opens
08.30 - 09.15 Refreshments available in exhibition area

Swiss Post

09.15
 
New challenges – keeping mail and express relevant
Introduction from Chairman: Alice Kijak, Vice President Global Operations Services, Reader’s Digest
09.20
 
The future for mail looks positive
Susan Barton, Partner, Postal Practice, PA Consulting
09.40
 
The USPS experience
Linda Kingsley, Vice President, Strategic Planning, USPS
10.00
 
There is life in transactional mail
Geoff Lambert, Associate Director, Triangle Management Services
10.20
 
New challenges for express
Jaap Mulders, Chairman, EEA
10.40 Discussion and Q&A
10.55 - 11.20 Refreshments available in exhibition area

Swiss Post

11.20
 
New challenges – different perspectives
Introduction from Chairman: Paul Jackson, Chairman, Triangle Management Services
11.25
 
Building alliances
Beat Friedli, Head of Corporate Development, Swiss Post Group
11.45
 
What is happening in the Spanish domestic mail market
Alejandro Silva Ramos, Executive Vice President, Unipost
12.05
 
The future for Japan Post
Katsuyuki Okada, Executive Vice President, Japan Post
12.25 A capital market perspective
Jan Willem Breen, Partner, McKinsey & Co
12.45 Discussion and Q&A
13.00 Welcome from our lunch sponsor, Intermec Technologies
13.05 - 14.00 Buffet lunch in the exhibition area

Intermec

14.00









 
In the hotseat
Industry leaders answer questions from customers and the wider audience
Chairman: John Modd, Director of Mail, Triangle Management Services
Panellists:
Thomas Baldry, Director, International Relations, Deutsche Post World Net
Alex Batchelor,
Marketing Director, Royal Mail Group
Jean-Paul Forceville,
Director of External Relations, Director of European and International Affairs, La Poste
Khutso Mampeule,
Group CEO, South African Post Office
Katsuyuki Okada,
Executive Vice President, Japan Post
Peter Somers,
Managing Director, Belgian Post International
15.00
 
Welcome to London 2007
Alex Batchelor, Marketing Director, Royal Mail Group
15.10 Closing comments and depart

If you would like to discuss the conference programme, please contact the programme editor,
John Modd, on +44 (0)870 950 7900, or by email at john.modd@triangle.eu.com
 

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