Senior executives and managers from Britain's leading parcel companies and major e-commerce retailers will gather at MetaPack's Delivery Conference in London tomorrow (February 2) to debate their performance during the 2015 peak season, lessons to learn for 2016 and other key industry issues.
Top speakers from the British parcel business include Royal Mail's head of parcels, Roger Morris, Yodel chairman Dick Stead, Hermes UK CEO, DPD UK CEO Dwain McDonald and Parcelforce sales and marketing director Helen Wylde.
International speakers discussing 'Breaking Borders – Going Global' include Alan Wong, Group Vice President SF Express, Peet Leong, Deputy CEO at SingPost subsidiary Quantium Solutions, and Patrick Jobidon, VP Sales and Operations for bpost-owned Landmark Global.
Among the e-commerce retailers addressing more than 1,250 participants are Nick Beighton, CEO at Asos; Paul Coby, IT Director at John Lewis; David Walmsley, Director. Com at M&S; and Andy Harding, Chief Customer Officer at House of Fraser.
Following a keynote address from Patrick Wall, CEO at MetaPack, the event will kick off with a benchmarking panel addressing all the key issues around Peak 2015 – the first time the industry has come together following this crucial period in the retail and delivery calendar.
This year’s conference introduces four unique streams of content: customer experience, which explores consumer preferences through delivery; delivery download, in which leading carriers give their overview of the market; going global an opportunity to hear views on expanding eCommerce through cross-border trade and the transformation of delivery, which gives a snapshot into the future of delivery innovation.
Kees de Vos, Chief Product Officer at MetaPack, said: “This is a unique event that provides visitors not only with a packed conference agenda with highlights from the sector’s most sought after speakers and over 35 exhibitors from leading brands, but also with the chance to see exciting new players including Volvo Ship To Car, On the Dot and Doddle. As if this were not enough, visitors can also take advantage of the many networking opportunities that it affords. It is one day packed with vital insight and innovative thinking which will underpin strategic planning for the year to come.”
CEP-Research will report extensively on the event this week.
