Business Forum 2023 – DRAFT AGENDA

Grand Hotel River Park, Bratislava (Maria Theresia Ballroom)
Date: Thursday 19 October 2023 from 09:00 to 17:00

Thursday 19 October – Business Forum 
Time Event
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome Coffee
09:15 – 09:20 Opening of the Business Forum

By Elena Fernandez – Rodriguez, Chairwoman of the PostEurop Board of Directors and Botond Szebeny, Secretary General
09:20 – 09:50 Keynote address: Global developments impacting the postal industry

By Ana Nicholls, Director of Industry Analysis, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
09:50 – 10:50 CEO fireside chat: Reflecting on how global trends influence the postal industry and its business strategies

  • Marjan Osvald, Deputy Director General, UPU IB
  • Jaroslav Kmet’, State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport & Construction of the Slovak Republic
  • Thomas Schlegel, Chairman CERP
  • Heidi Solba, President and Head of the Global Network at Let’s Do It World and World Cleanup Day
  • David McRedmond, CEO An Post
  • Valeria Ronzitti, Secretary General, SGI Europe

Moderated by Ana Nicholls, EIU and Elena Fernandez – Rodriguez, Chairwoman of the PostEurop Board of Directors
10:50 – 11:15 Coffee Break & Networking
11:15 – 12:20 CEO brief case studies and panel discussion 1: Strategies for a sustainable postal industry

  • João Bento, CEO, CTT Portugal Post
  • Mart Mägi, CEO, Omniva
  • Zoran Djordjevic, CEO, PE Post of Serbia

Moderated by Ana Nicholls, EIU and Botond Szebeny, Secretary General
12:20 – 13:45 Lunch for all participants & CEO Executive Lunch on special invitation
13:45 – 14:50 CEO brief case studies and panel discussion 2: Strategies for a sustainable postal industry

  • Frank Feurra, CEO, La Poste de Monaco
  • Valentin Ștefan, CEO, Poşta Română
  • Thomas Baldry, SVP, Deutsche Post DHL

Moderated by Elena Fernandez – Rodriguez, Chairwoman of the PostEurop Board of Directors & Botond Szebeny, Secretary General
14:50 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:45 Innovation Forum Roundtable “Preventing and defending against cyberattacks: an existential journey”

  • Michel Dubois, Scientific and Technology Director, La Poste Groupe Cybersecurity
  • Jon Staniforth, Chief Information and Security Officer, Royal Mail
  • Zuzana Omelková, Sales Director, GAMO
  • Florent Van Calster, WHISPEAK

Moderated by Thierry Golliard & Sophie Desier-Biehler, Vice-Chairs of the Innovation Forum
16:45 – 16:50 Summary of the Business Forum
By Vice-Chairs of the Innovation Forum and Botond Szebeny, Secretary General Secretary General
16:50 – 17:00 Wrap-up and closure of the event
By Elena Fernandez – Rodriguez, Chairwoman of the PostEurop Board of Directors