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The Future Delivery Landscape…

The agenda for WMX Americas is designed to give international post and parcel executives the tools and techniques to build flexible, future-proof companies. This year’s conference theme is ‘The Future Delivery Landscape: Innovating for Success’ and will tackle the following broad themes:

Last-Mile Delivery

The last-mile delivery market in North America is predicted to grow by close to 13% by 2022. Whilst Latin America has potential for tremendous growth, fulfilment delays and a lack of reliability remain one of the top complaints of e-commerce consumers. This session will look to explore the challenges and opportunities of delivering in these very different markets and examine the emerging technologies that can help to overcome the obstacles to effective last-mile delivery.

Cross Border Challenges

Bureaucracy, red tape and corruption in customs are some of the greatest hurdles for cross-border growth in Latin America. North of the border, paperwork and inadequate resources at border crossings, cause shippers similar regulatory challenges. In this session, we learn of innovations that are paving the way for new ideas and new technologies and we gain a better understanding of the key success factors of e-commerce logistics in the Americas.

e-Commerce Trends

E-commerce in the Americas is booming. There are currently 223 million people shopping online in North America, with 30 million new users expected to shop online by 2021. In Latin America the number of people using the internet and social media growing by the day and online sales are expected to grow 19% in the next five years – well above the global average of 11%. This session will explore the trends in e-commerce and look at how carriers can better manage demand whilst delivering a great experience for the end customer.

Parcel Perspectives

Recent research has revealed that the global parcels market was worth almost US$350bn in 2017, up from just over US$310bn in 2016. With Leading online retailers, led by large marketplaces such as Amazon and Alibaba, increasingly getting involved in delivery, carriers are looking to invest in better information systems to improve their effectiveness. This session will offer carrier perspectives on the trends in this increasingly competitive market.

Postal Perspectives

The internet and the growing pervasiveness of mobile devices and other digital technologies has seen postal services experience a steady decline in their core business of delivering letters and post to recipients around the world. This session will look at how postal operators are diversifying to overcome the decline in traditional mail volumes and offer their perspectives on the future of post.

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To give you a flavour of what to expect at WMX Americas, here’s the agenda for last year’s conference in Miami:

19:00 // WELCOME DRINKS RECEPTION

Join us on Sunday evening for drinks and meet your felow delegates and speakers before the conference starts.

Sponsored by Jersey Post.

09:00 // WELCOME TO MIAMI

Neil Jackson | Chief Executive | Triangle Management Services


09:10 // POSTAL PERSPECTIVES (1) In this opening plenary, three of the leading posts in the Americas, and a major global consultancy, outline responses to the conference theme of Disrupt. Innovate. Deliver. In the mix will be letters, parcels, and the wider responsibilities of posts as a key part of national infrastructures. Chair: John Modd \| Director, Mail \| Triangle Management Services
09:15 // Brazilian Post: perspectives and strategy Jose Furian Filho \| Vice President of Logistics and Parcels \| Correios de Brazil
09:35 // DISRUPT. INNOVATE. DELIVER Cliff Rucker \| Senior Vice President Sales and Customer Relations \| USPS
09:55 // ever-changing and being a part of it Misko Kancko \| Director of Global Strategy \| Canada Post
10:15 // Disrupting the disruptors Brody Buhler \| Global Managing Director, Post & Parcel Industry \| Accenture
10:35 // discussion and Q&A


11:20 // The GLOBAL ENvironment We hear from senior executives of two of the major global players in the parcels sector. They will share their views on how the industry needs to respond to disruption and to embrace innovation. E-commerce growth will no doubt also feature in their presentations. Our third speaker explains her country’s strategy for e-commerce. The final presenter addresses e-commerce issues from the perspective of one of the world’s leading e-commerce companies. Chair: Brody Buhler \| Global Managing Director, Post & Parcel Industry \| Accenture
11:25 // Back to disruption Ingrid Ritter \| Director of Marketing, UPS Americas Region \| UPS
11:45 // The CHanging Face of E-Commerce Logistics Dmitry Antonov \| VP, Domestic Product Management \| DHL eCommerce
12:05 // Government of Argentina Marcela Maron \| Director of Postal Services
12:25 // amazon Andreas Marschner \| Vice President Transportation Services Europe \| Amazon
12:45 // discussion and Q&A


14:00 // SUPPORTING CROSS BORDER GROWTH Cross border e-commerce is growing faster than e-commerce as a whole. This creates great opportunities for e-tailers and for the parcels industry. However, it results in more complex logistics chains and the need to re-think approaches to issues such as customs, duties and taxes. In this context, three service providers outline their strategies to encourage cross border growth. Our fourth speakers is a leading expert on trade law as it affects our industry. Chair: Tim Brown \| CEO \| Jersey Post
14:05 // The need for an ecommerce ecosystem beyond logistics Carlos Herrera \| Chief Operating Officer \| Aeropost International Services, Inc
14:25 // Supporting cross border growth Timothy Byrnes \| President \| Jet Worldwide
14:45 // the world within reach Jonathan Matchett \| Director of International \| Whistl
15:05 // E-Commerce’s disruption to compliance Jennifer Diaz \| Founder \| Diaz Trade Law
15:25 // discussion and q&a


16:10 // providing solutions (1) In the final session of the day, we hear from a wide range of solutions providers. Our first speaker outlines a postal approach to facilitating cross border e-commerce growth. Subsequent presenters discuss the opportunities for mailing solutions providers, approaches to pricing strategy, and wider technological developments. Chair: Kate Muth \| Executive Director \| IMAG
16:15 // the collective effect through smarter synergies Cinzia Neri \| Head of PRIME \| PRIME
16:35 // e-commerce driven growth opportunities Ramesh Lakshmi-Ratan \| CEO \| Bell and Howell
16:55 // Leveraging pricing for profitable growth Daniel Rueda \| Founder and CEO \| OpenPricer
17:15 // Tech talk – emerging technologies Matthew Wittemeier \| Marketing & Sales \| INFORM GmbH
17:35 // discussion and Q&A
17:45 // conference close


09:00 // POSTAL PERSPECTIVES (2) Yesterday we heard from three of the largest posts in the region. In this opening plenary of the day, two of the smaller posts in the Americas, from the Caribbean and Central America respectively, outline their responses to the conference theme. Our other two postal leaders provide different perspectives on the European postal environment and what lessons and opportunities there are for posts in the Americas. Chair: Paul Vogel \| COO \| International Bridge
09:10 // The cycle of disruption, innovation, and delivery for an effective competition Algernon Gomes \| Postmaster General \| Antigua Post
09:30 // E-commerce growing opportunities in costa rica José Alexis Jimenez Chavarria \| President \| Correos de Costa Rica
09:50 // Strategic cornerstones in an ambivalent environment Walter Hitziger \| Member of the Management Board \| Austria Post
10:10 // How the post and parcel world has changed Tim Brown \| CEO \| Jersey Post
10:30 // discussion and Q&a


11:15 // DISRUPTORS Throughout the conference we have been looking at industry disruption. In this second session of the day we hear from two of those disruptors, working on technologies that have the potential to change the way we manage the delivery process: block chain and smart parcel lockers. Chair: Paul Vogel \| COO \| International Bridge
11:20 // blockchain: new backbone for the supply chain Sid Chakrvarthy \| Founder \| StaTwig
11:40 // public smart lockers Juan Xavier Gruss \| CEO \| Boxeway
12:00 // discussion and Q&A


13:15 // DELIVERING THE PACKAGES The speakers in this plenary are focused on the management of package delivery in the Americas. Our first keynote heads a leading multi-country parcels business operating in a range of territories throughout South America whilst our second presenter has a Mexican base. Our third speaker’s expertise in cross border deliveries builds on yesterday’s presentations.
13:20 // ECOMMERCE EN MEXICO Domenico Lagana \| International Sales Manager \| Redpack
13:40 // ENCOURAGING CROSS BORDER GROWTH Leslie Foxhoven \| Managing Director of Global eCommerce \| Aprisa Express
14:00 // discussion and Q&A


14:45 // providing solutions (2) We close the conference by hearing from three more solution providers. Two of them offer ways of more effectively managing returns, a longstanding challenge for both e-tailers and the post and parcel industry. We also hear more about the latest developments in printing technologies.
14:50 // How to become the most important person in your business Graham Best \| CEO \| Rebound Returns
15:10 // Next Generation Challenges for Home Delivery Mark Hernandez \| Director of AIDC Solutions \| Bixolon
15:30 // HAPPY RETURNS – we take returns personally David Sobie \| Co-founder \| Happy Returns
15:50 // discussion and Q&A
16:00 // conference close

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Conference Agenda 2019

The Future Delivery Landscape…

Last-Mile Delivery

Cross Border Challenges

e-Commerce Trends

Parcel Perspectives

Postal Perspectives

Want to speak at WMX Americas?

19:00 // WELCOME DRINKS RECEPTION

09:00 // POSTAL PERSPECTIVES (2)

09:10 // The cycle of disruption, innovation, and delivery for an effective competition

09:30 // E-commerce growing opportunities in costa rica

09:50 // Strategic cornerstones in an ambivalent environment

10:10 // How the post and parcel world has changed

10:30 // discussion and Q&a

11:15 // DISRUPTORS

11:20 // blockchain: new backbone for the supply chain

11:40 // public smart lockers

12:00 // discussion and Q&A

13:15 // DELIVERING THE PACKAGES

13:20 // ECOMMERCE EN MEXICO

13:40 // ENCOURAGING CROSS BORDER GROWTH

14:00 // discussion and Q&A

14:45 // providing solutions (2)

14:50 // How to become the most important person in your business

15:10 // Next Generation Challenges for Home Delivery

15:30 // HAPPY RETURNS – we take returns personally

15:50 // discussion and Q&A

16:00 // conference close

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