9th Annual Copenhagen Economics Postal & Delivery Conference 2023 – speaker presentations

The Postal and Delivery Team at Copenhagen Economics would like to thank all the participants of this year’s Postal and Delivery conference for their invaluable contributions in making the event an outstanding success.

We were honoured to host 100 representatives from 28 countries, including 16 Universal Postal Service Providers (USPs) and 16 National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs). Additionally, participants from various industries, e-commerce, and consumer associations joined us to engage in insightful discussions on current and relevant strategy and policy topics. Our experienced Postal and Delivery team skillfully facilitated these discussions.

If you would like to learn more about our Postal and Delivery service or the conference itself, please contact Managing Economist, Mindaugas Cerpickis.

Conference Presentations

SESSION 1: Executive viewpoints

• Annemarie Gardshol, Group CEO, PostNord Group
• Merete Clausen, Director, European Commission DG GROW Investment Directorate
• Christian Levrat, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Swiss Post
• Petros Galides, 2023 ERGP Chair & Deputy Commissioner, Cypriot Office of the Commissioner for Electronic Communications & Postal Regulation (OCECPR)
• Elena Fernandez-Rodríguez, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, PostEurop & Deputy Director International Affairs & Sustainability, Correos

SESSION 2: Global/Cross-border postal policy challenges and reforms

• Stuart Smith, Chief, International Postal Affairs, Office of Specialized and Technical Agencies, U.S. Department of State
• Christelle Defaye-Geneste, Chair, European Union Affairs Committee, PostEurop & Director EU and customs affairs, Le Groupe La Poste
• Dr Meshal Almofadhi, General Manager of Land Freight Transport, Transport General Authority – Saudi Arabia
• Dr Sven Kukemelk, VP International Business, Omniva

SESSION 3: Market developments in the age of disruption

• Bernardo Herman, Executive Board Member, Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT)
• Hans Skruvfors, Group CEO, Foodora
• Dr Cosimo Pacciani, Head of Research Hub, Poste Italiane Group

SESSION 4: Future regulation

• Emma Maraschin, Head of section, Digitalisation Department, PTS Sweden
• Jayanthi Ezekiel, Head of Regulatory Strategy and Policy, Royal Mail
• Margaret Cigno, US Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC)