Future developments in the Universal Service Obligation, e-government, and e-substitution: are regulatory and competition constraints sustainable?
We are pleased to invite you to our annual midsummer conference 20 June 2017 in Copenhagen
The midsummer conference will address three central discussions for policy decisions in the postal & delivery industry, featuring panels of key decision makers and industry leaders.
The long term view on the USO: what would an ideal future USO look like?
What is the future outlook for universal postal services? What are the key characteristics of the universal service likely to be future-proof in terms of (i) user preferences and needs; and (ii) delivery costs and efficiency? How do these vary across countries? What remain as core policy aims for the sector?
E-government and e-substitution of postal services: strategic and policy implications
What regulatory implications from competition between physical and digital communications? E-government: experiences and next steps? What proof and size of socio-economic benefits of digitising postal communication?
Access regulation and competition in postal and delivery markets: key cases across Europe, lessons learned and unlearned
What are the key features of the latest national competition cases in the postal sector? What case and rationale for access regulation has been put forward by national regulators? What expected benefits and pitfalls?
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10.00 Arrival and coffee
10.30 Setting the scene
10.40 Session 1
The long term view on the USO: what would an ideal future USO look like?
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Session 2
E-government and e-substitution of postal services: strategic and policy implications
14.20 Coffee break
14.50 Session 3
Access regulation and competition in postal and delivery markets: key cases across Europe, lessons learned and unlearned
16.10 Concluding remarks
16.30 Reception
István Dénes
Managing Director, Janton Holdings
Lars Frelle-Petersen
Director-General, Danish Agency for Digitisation
Damien Geradin
Partner, Euclid Law
Alison Jessopp
Principal, Financial economics, Ofcom
Denis Joram
Chief Economist, Regulation Department, La Poste
Jessica Karlberg Lagrelius
General Counsel, PostNord Sweden
Morten O. Nielsen
Head of Communication, PostNord Denmark
Robert Pochmarski
Senior expert, DG GROW, Unit Public Interest Services
Damian Quinn
Head of Regulatory Affairs, An Post
Andrea Servida
Head of Unit, DG CONNECT, Unit e-Government & Trust
Dirk Tirez
Group Counsel and Secretary-General, bpost
Corina Wahlin
Senior Case Officer, Swedish Competition Authority
Tim Walsh
Chairman of the Supply Chain Committee, EMOTA
