Walter Trezek, Chair of the UPU Consultative Committee “Digitalization facilitates partnerships. Even the largest companies and Posts cannot do it by themselves. The new UPU Consultative Committee structure is about direct communication and dialogue, but also about interconnectivity and integration of private partners and their solutions into the existing global IT backbone of the UPU.
It is about shaping the digital future of the sector together.”
UPU 4th Extraordinary Congress (UPDATE) - CC at Congress
The fourth Extraordinary Congress of the UPU is closer than ever. Like observers, members of the Consultative Committee have been invited to attend the discussions surrounding the opening up of the UPU. All information concerning the activities of the Consultative Committee at Congress can be found here.
Event - CC Webinar Series: Postal prosperity zones – Connecting cross-border deliveries through postal operators' collaboration with wider postal sector players (19.09.2023)
The Consultative Committee is excited to announce its fourth webinar, "Postal prosperity zones – Connecting cross-border deliveries through postal operators' collaboration with wider postal sector players" that will take place on 19h of September 2023 at 12:30-13:30 CEST, via Zoom.
The webinar offers an opportunity to delve into the concept of postal prosperity zones (PPZs), examining this remarkable global initiative that promises to empower designated operators (DOs) to enable seamless engagement with wider postal stakeholder players (WPSPs). Prestigious guests - such as Mr. Abdeladim el Massoudi, Deputy Director General responsible for Cooperation and International Partnerships at Poste Maroc - will provide their expertise on the PPZ initiative and its importance for the global postal sector. The Consultative Committee is also pleased to have Mr. Eddy Richauvet, Chief Executive Officer of ShopRunBack and CC Postal Financial Services Thematic Chapter Rapporteur, among the panelists.
If you have not registered yet, book your spot by clicking on the link below:
https://upu-int.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_otUk1fFuRYKBbjGllal3GQ#/registration
New Members Announcement: Lars Karlsson (MAERSK), VariusSystems, NovaPoshta, and Escher Group
The Chair of the UPU Consultative Committee (CC), Mr Walter Trezek, is pleased to announce that the application of Lars Karlsson (Maersk) to become a High-Level Figure of the UPU CC has been approved.
Lars Karlsson, Global Head of Trade and Customs Consulting at A.P. Møller-Maersk, is widely acknowledged as one of the most well-known and experienced customs leaders in the world, with an extensive background of over 30 years in customs, borders and international trade policy.
Mr Karlsson served at the top of the World Customs Organization (WCO) for six years, and is also a former Director General and Deputy Director General of Swedish Customs, having served in the Swedish government for 28 years.
Mr Karlsson acts as a senior advisor to governments, international institutions and multinational companies worldwide, and has also acted as independent senior advisor to both the European Union and the United Kingdom on Brexit. He leads and sits on the board of several international think-tanks and research networks on customs, borders and trade.
The Chair of the UPU Consultative Committee (CC), Mr Walter Trezek, is pleased to announce that the application of VariusSystems to become a Gold member of the UPU CC has been approved.
VariusSystems GmbH is an internationally operating company with core competence in the areas of development and sales of cloud-based identification solutions for the post and parcel industry, authentication, brand protection, blockchain, and personal and object registration.
It has a proven track record in the postal industry, in which it helps bridge traditional postal services with blockchain by both printing and facilitating the implementation of crypto stamps.
The Chair of the UPU Consultative Committee (CC), Mr Walter Trezek, is pleased to announce that the application of Nova Poshta to become a Gold member of the UPU CC has been approved.
Nova Poshta Global is part of the Nova Post Group, Ukraine’s leading private postal and express delivery operator. It provides communication, logistics, e-commerce and financial services throughout Ukraine and abroad. In 2022, the Nova Post Group has radically transformed its activities to offer a fully-fledged humanitarian network with more than 23,000 service points throughout the country. It has provided material support for communities and logistical services to volunteer organizations, and has arranged shelters for refugees at its premises. The Group has expanded its operations to Europe and the rest of the world, in order to connect the millions of Ukrainian refugees abroad with their families in Ukraine, and to develop and strengthen new value chains by actively integrating Ukrainian businesses into the European economy.
The Chair of the UPU Consultative Committee (CC), Mr Walter Trezek, is pleased to announce that the application of Escher Group to become a Gold member of the UPU CC has been approved.
Since 1989, Escher has provided next-generation software solutions for postal operators – initially on the retail side, with the award-winning customer engagement retail platform, and more recently with Escher's Control Tower, which connects all the benefits of the retail platform with a new suite of innovative delivery solutions. With Escher's customer-centric end-to-end solutions, Posts not only have unparalleled visibility and control over mail items across their networks, but are empowered to transform their cost structures and digitally transform their businesses in a way that is both sustainable and offers them maximum flexibility to adapt to e-commerce environments as they evolve.
UPU 4th Extraordinary Congress
The UPU fourth Extraordinary Congress will take place from Sunday, 1 October to Thursday, 5 October 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The upcoming UPU Extraordinary Congress in Riyadh is just around the corner. For that purpose, please be informed that the website for the Extraordinary Congress it is still under development by the host country. Moreover the UPU Council Administration (CA) Secretariat is advising for the moment the Member Countries who are reaching out to International Bureau requesting information to wait for the most updated version of the website and we recommend that CC members do the same.
Regarding the registration process, we will continue to use the UPU Events Management Platform (EMP) for registration of Member Country (MC) delegations and Observers. Therefore, CC members and any other observers will follow the same procedure for registration as previously done during previous CA & POC Sessions.
A team from IB is visiting Riyadh mid-June to clarify all the above mentioned issues and hopefully the EMP platform will be online approximately by the 20th of June. The Congress Secretariat will then issue a detailed guideline with registration details for MCs and observers.
We look forward to seeing you all soon in Riyadh. Please see the link to the UPU Events Platform below:
https://www.upu.int/en/Events/4th-Extraordinary-Congress
Amazon Joins the UPU Consultative Committee
The Chair of the UPU Consultative Committee (CC), Mr Walter Trezek, is pleased to announce that the application of Amazon to become a Gold member of the UPU CC has been approved.
Amazon is guided by four principles:
- customer obsession rather than competitor focus,
- passion for invention,
- commitment to operational excellence,
- and long-term thinking.
Amazon strives to be Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth’s Best Employer, and Earth’s Safest Place to Work.
Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon.
For more information, visit aboutamazon.eu and follow @AmazonNewsEU.
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