Join us on 10 April 2025 for the 11th Copenhagen Economics Postal & Delivery conference

We are thrilled to invite you back to the Danish capital for our landmark 11th Annual Postal & Delivery Conference in 2025! Once again, the historic Villa Copenhagen, formerly the Old Copenhagen Post Office, will serve as a fitting and symbolic venue for this esteemed industry event.

Shaping the postal & delivery Landscape

In 2025, we continue our tradition of uniting industry leaders in Postal & Delivery from the private and public sectors to discuss the most pertinent topics affecting postal and delivery operations today. For over a decade, our conference has been a hub for invaluable insights into the postal sector’s most critical strategy and policy matters.

Programme

08:30 Breakfast

09:00 Welcome

09:10-10:50 Session 1: Executive viewpoints

• Hans Peter Nissen, CEO, DAO 

• Oliver Kaliski, Vice Chairman of the Board, PostEurop & Head of International Relations, Österreichische Post AG 

• Petros Galides, Co-Chairman, European Regulators Group for Postal Services (ERGP) & and Board Member of the Digital Regulation Network of the ITU

• Charles Brewer, CEO, Pos Malaysia Berhad 

• Ulrik Falkner Thagesen, CEO, e-Boks 

Moderator: Mindaugas Cerpickis, Copenhagen Economics

11:20-12:30 Session 2: Cross-border e-commerce: business trends and policy developments

• Siva Somasundram, Director, Directorate of Policy, Regulations and Markets (DPRM), International Bureau, Universal Postal Union

• Annabella Ng, Senior Director, Global Government Relations, SHEIN

• Christelle Defaye Geneste, Chair of European Affairs Committee, PostEurop & Director of EU and Customs Affairs, La Poste

Moderator: Bruno Basalisco, Copenhagen Economics

13:30-14:40 Session 3: E-commerce, future needs, market and policy developments  

• Paolo Alagia, WG co-chair, ERGP & Manager, USO and regulatory office, Postal service directorate, AGCOM 

• Berdien van der Donk, DSA Officer (DK), European Commission DG Connect 

• Matteo Bassi, Head of Economic Policy & Regulation, Amazon 

Moderator: Anna Möller Boivie, Copenhagen Economics

15:10-16:20 Session 4: The future role of postal universal service providers in Europe and beyond 

• Igor Smelyansky’s video presentation from Ukrposhta at the CE Postal & Delivery conference 2025

• Ahmed Alsuhaibani, Director of Laws and Regulations, Saudi Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services

• Elizabeth Kerppola, Director of Digital Growth & Digital Post Locker, Posti

• Susana Fernández Fernández, Senior Staff at the Postal Sector Unit, CNMC Spain 

• Øystein Hoel, Senior adviser, Posten Norway 

Moderator: Jacob Østermann, Copenhagen Economics

16:20-16:30 Wrap-up and reflections, Bruno Basalisco, Copenhagen Economics