2020 Conference Agenda
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 ‘An Industry in Revolution – Embracing the New Normal’.
Day One // Sunday 16 February 2020
Welcome Drinks Reception // 19.00
Join us on Sunday evening for drinks and an opportunity to meet your fellow delegates and speakers before the conference begins. The evening drinks reception is sponsored by Jersey Post Global Logistics.
Day two // Monday 17 February 2020
09.00 // Welcome to Miami
Neil Jackson, Triangle Management Services
Chief Executive
09.05 – 10.45 // The Big Postal Perspectives
Every post in the Americas is subject to disruptive forces re-shaping the mail and express sector. In this opening plenary, leading posts from the region outline responses to the wider conference theme of ‘An Industry in Revolution – Embracing the New Normal’.
Chair: Gavin Macrae | Chief Executive Officer | Postal & Logistics Consulting Worldwide
09.10 // 4-72 LA RED POSTAL DE COLOMBIA
Luis Humberto Jimenez Morera
Presidente
09.30 // Canada Post
Misko Kancko
Director of Global Strategy
09.50 // UPU
Paul Donohoe
Directorate of Operations
10.30 // DISCUSSION AND q&A
10.45 // refreshment BREAK
11.15 – 13.00 // NAVIGATING Cross Border & CUSTOMS OBSTACLES
11.20 // purolator international
Paul Tessy
Senior Vice President
11.40 // OPEN BORDER LOGISTICS
David Adams
President
12.00 // LANDMARK GLOBAL
Jody Parrilla
Vice President, Latin America
12.20 // DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING
Dr. Alejandro Palacios
VP Customs Brokerage (Americas) & RVP US Southern Border (US)
12.40 // discussion and Q&A
13.00 // NETWORKING BUFFET LUNCH
14.00 – 15.40 // THE ALTERNATIVE LAST MILE
14.05 // CLIQUE RETIRE
Marcio Artiaga De A. Castro
CEO
14.25 // INSTALEAP & MERCADONI
Margarida Freitas
COO
14.45 // PERU COURIER
Silvia Correa
President
15.25 // discussion and Q&A
15.40 // NETWORKING Refreshment BREAK
16.10 // Startup Pitch, sponsored by pitney bowes
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.
Panel:
Bernhard Bukovc | Chairman | Postal Innovation Platform
Rick Hernandez | VP of Global Business Development | Pitney Bowes
Leo Tudela | Manager, Strategic Business Planning | United States Postal Service
17.10 // DISCUSSION AND q&a
17.30 // conference close
17.30 // Evening Drinks Reception
Give yourself some time to relax and chat after day one of the conference at the drinks reception, where we’ll be serving a selection of nibbles and drinks straight after the conference closes.
Day three // Tuesday 18 February 2020
08.55 // GLOBAL AMBITION
09.00 // Jersey Post
Tim Brown
Chief Executive
09.20 // Emirates Post
Peter Somers
Chief Executive
09.40 // ASOS
Brent Dorfman
Vice President of Supply Chain
10.00 // Great Notion Brewing
Wesley Hill
Digital Supply Chain Lead
10.20 // SHOPIFY
Erik Galas
Senior Commercial Manager
10.40 // DISCUSSION AND q&a
11.00 // NETWORKING Refreshment BREAK
11.30 // TRANSFORMING THROUGH AUTOMATION
11.35 // IBM
Indrajit Deb Roy
Government Industry Leader
11.55 // WAYPOINT ROBOTICS
Jason Walker
CEO & Co-Founder
12.15 // FETCH ROBOTICS
Stefan Nusser
Vice President of Product
12.35 // DISCUSSION AND q&a
12.50 // lunch available in exhibition area
13.55 – 15.30 // RETURNS & E-COMMERCE
14.00 // ECOM GLOBAL NETWORK LTD
John F O’Brien
President
14.20 // zigzag global
Al Gerrie
Founder & CEO
14.40 // Happy Returns
Andrew Pease
CFO
15.00 // Doddle
Dan Nevin
CEO
15.20 // DISCUSSION AND q&a
15.30 // CONFERENCE ROUNDUP & CLOSE
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WMX Americas is brought to you by Triangle, the provider of value added specialist services to the mail and express industries. Find out more at www.triangle.eu.com
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