DELIVER returns in-person with top line-up of retailers and logistics players

European e-commerce logistics event DELIVER is back in force with a strong line-up of “innovative and inspiring” retailers and logistics players for next week’s flagship in-person event in Amsterdam.

More than 1,000 retailers and over 80 vendors will meet, network and make deals during 3,500 one-to-one meetings online and on-site during a two-week hybrid event culminating in Amsterdam on October 6-7, according to the organisers.

The programme for the 6th DELIVER event includes a wide range of keynote speeches (by an equal number of women and men), more than 40 sponsored sessions, four masterclasses and other activities.

CEP-Research is once again a media partner and will report on the key topics presented and discussed in Amsterdam.

“Unforgettable homecoming”

DELIVER founder and CEO Stéphane Tomczak said: “Today is an important momentum in our company’s journey. We reached for the first time our much-expected milestone of 1,000 VIP retailers and we demonstrated our social responsibility commitment by bringing forward way more female leadership voices on our main stage and by achieving for the first time speakers’ gender parity, which remains our pledge for the coming years – on top of being carbon neutral since our inception through an ambitious reforestation program.”

He declared: “On top of the 50 hours of exclusive content produced over the 2 weeks across all formats, we will have the best show we have ever pulled together to make this moment of homecoming an unforgettable celebration.”

4 Masterclasses with 13 topics

This year, no less than 13 different themes will be addressed during the 4 Masterclasses: Consumer Market, Empowerment of e-commerce sellers, From Wholesale to Direct consumer, Sustainability and Supply Chain Compliance, Post-Purchase Experience, Growth after peak, Automation, Brexit, Holistic supply chain, Customer Journey, Innovation and Mechanization, Post Covid impact on consumer behaviour and People Learning & Development.

The opening speakers on October 6 will be Jennifer Nelen (PwC Partner, Customer Transformation, Consumer Markets); Darach Ellison (Rakuten’s Director of Strategy and Operations); and Kelly Lees (CEO of Meri Meri).

Afternoon speakers will be Amy McNamara (Boohoo Group’s Head of Operations); Andrey Busk (NA-KD VP of Business Development); Maria Timofeeva Chief Product Officer for Vprok.ru Perekrestok (X5 Retail Group); and Valentino Soldan (Head of Logistics at Benetton).

On October 7, the morning speakers are Lola Ruiz (Group Shipping Project Manager for Photobox); Sven Schuhardt (Head of Logistics at Emma Sleep); and Alcatel Lucent executives Rukmini Glanard (EVP Sales, Services & Marketing) and Rasheed Mohamad (EVP Global Operations & Business Technology).

The afternoon session will be addressed by Hans Franck (Bol.com’s Director of Mechanics); Han Sterk (Director of Buying, Merchandising & Logistics for vanHaren): and Sarah Murray (Supply Chain L&D Head EU for Wayfair).

30 breakout sessions

Like at previous events, there will be an extensive accompanying programme with 30 sponsored breakout sessions (workshops, case studies and debates).

Sessions on October 6 will feature DPDgroup, Colissimo, Hardis, BoxC, Shopopop and Sending; Locus Robotics, Bringg, Geek+, ITinSell, GreyOrange and Parcel Perform; Metapack, ZigZag, Urb-It, Exotec, Rapid-Fire Debate, Russian Post and Geodis.

On the following day, there will be sessions involving Fulfillment Tools, Yandex, Meest and MyParcel; Autostore, Storeshippers, Paack and CMC; Seven Senders, Spring/PostNL, Sendcloud and InPost.

In-person discussions         

The networking dinner will feature six themed and hosted Table Talks enabling participants to discuss specific and current topics in an informal setting. Similarly, from October 4th to October 15th, 8 Digital Round Tables will be held during the digital fortnight to give online attendees the opportunity to interact and react on topics that matter.

Awards ceremony

Finally, there will also be an Award Ceremony to recognise the leading vendors in their field across 5 categories (Sustainability, Customer Experience, Cool Vendor, Game Changer and Rising Star), based on the votes of hundreds of retailers before and during the event.

More information about DELIVER 2021 is available here. Online registration can be made here.