With over 160 exhibitors and the biggest conference line-up in the event’s history, next week’s POST-EXPO in Hamburg, Germany, is set to be the best ever. Spanning four full days for the first time and with 150+ speakers confirmed, the event promises a comprehensive line-up of content and industry expertise, creating a truly inspirational environment for the world’s postal industry leaders and experts.
On the show floor, the Expo will be brimming with next-generation technologies for the last mile, plus all the latest parcel delivery and returns concepts, sorting centre innovations, logistics management, optimisation and route planning, plus digital marketing and e-commerce technology, and so much more.
Meanwhile, the conference will see specialist sessions covering e-commerce and last-mile delivery, logistics, digital disruption, strategic directions, autonomous futures, and expanding financial services, to name just a few. The Universal Postal Union (UPU) conference will feature special sessions on postal operators and the impact of personal data privacy regulation, dealing with dangerous and prohibited goods, and a special invitation-only communications workshop for postal operators.
The exhibition is open from Tuesday morning on October 9, through to Thursday late afternoon, while the conference is running for the extra day, starting Monday, October 8 for four days. Wednesday, October 10 is UPU day, with a unique conference programme arranged by the UPU, while the Postal Technology International Awards for innovation and excellence will take place later in the day, accompanied by a drinks party in the exhibition hall – open to all visitors.
First staged in Hamburg in October 1997, the 2018 show is ‘coming home’ for its 21st edition – to read more on what to see and do, please see our full preview.
