Postal services market in Poland 2015

Conference report Postal services market in Poland 2015

The honorary patron of the conference was Ms. Magdalena Gaj, President of the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE).

The opening speeches were delivered by Mr. Karol Krzywicki, Vice President of the Office of Electronic Communications, and Mr. Marcin Wójtowicz, Director of the Postal Department at the Ministry of Administration and Digitization.

The conference was attended by 122 participants (including 37 Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Board Members) representing 40 companies from Poland and Europe.

The Platinum Partner of the conference was Poczta Polska S.A., the Gold Partner was InPost S.A., and the Bronze Partner was Zebra Technologies.

The conference was held under the patronage of the Polish Marketing Association (SMB).

Main topics of the conference:

• The liberalized postal market in Poland in the face of digitalization and competitiveness challenges;
• The regional postal and courier market (Central and Eastern Europe) facing the challenges of cross-border e-commerce development;
• The European Single Delivery Market – economic, logistical, and regulatory challenges;
• Government and regulatory strategies toward Poczta Polska S.A. and the postal services market;
• The most important tenders on the domestic postal market – conditions and challenges;
• Development strategies of Poczta Polska and InPost in response to market regionalization and globalization;
• New revenue sources and services for postal and parcel operators worldwide in the digital era;
• Trends and innovations in postal network development – how to increase network revenues and productivity;
• Cross-border e-commerce – synergy between logistics operators and e-commerce companies;
• Digitalization of postal services – e-services and hybrid mail in postal operators’ offerings;
• Responses to last-mile challenges – parcel lockers, service points, automation, and self-service zones;
• e-Government services offered by postal operators;
• Mobile trends and new technologies in the development of modern postal and courier services;
• Development of banking and financial services in postal operators’ offerings;
• New services, business models, and innovations in the parcel market;
• Directions for developing a competitive postal market in Europe and worldwide;
• Trends and new business models in the direct marketing market;
• Innovations improving postal, courier, and distribution logistics operations.

List of companies and institutions participating in the conference