Executives to map out their road to 2030 at Leaders in Logistics next week

Senior executives from the postal and e-commerce sectors will convene in Twickenham, London, next week at the Leaders in Logistics Last Mile event to discuss the key trends shaping the logistics sector including growth opportunities, fleet transformation, returns and out-of-home (OOH) delivery.

The one-day event, which is being held on October 9 at Twickenham Stadium, will bring together more than 50 speakers and over 500 attendees to explore how carriers and retailers can revolutionise the future of delivery over the next five years.

CEP-Research is once again a media partner and will be reporting on the conference.

Key topics

The key topics at this year’s event include reimaging e-commerce logistics, meeting the urban logistics challenge, sustainability, taking OOH delivery mainstream, the need for speed, how to develop a successful returns strategy, reinvigorating the workforce, and capturing growth markets.

Speakers come from some of the industry’s leading organisations including Royal Mail, Amazon Shipping, DHL Supply Chain, bpost, DPD, Uber, VintedGo, PostNord, Austrian Post and Posten Bring.  

According to event organiser MarketForceLive, Leaders in Logistics Last Mile is the last mile conference where attendees will “make game-changing connections.”

The opening session

The event kicks off with the Future of E-commerce Logistics session, chaired by Alan Barrie from Delivering London. A keynote address will be given by Nick Landon, Chief Commercial Officer at Royal Mail who will discuss the evolution of customer behaviour and how to overcome related challenges.

The opening session also includes the Leaders Forum where executives from HelloFresh, bpost, Whistl, DHL Supply Chain and Amazon Shipping will discuss, “Reimaging e-commerce delivery: a roadmap to 2030.”

This session will look at how the cost-of-living crisis is influencing preferences for delivery speed and sustainability; what the future customer experience looks like; adapting to the green transition; technological transformation; and optimising efficiency across the industry.

Speaker highlights

Following the opening session the conference will split into three streams, each tackling a different challenge or trend in the e-commerce and logistics sectors.

Tim Davies, Head of Out of Home Pickup at DPD and Adam Tomczak, Group Head of Delivery Sales at Allegro will take part in a fireside chat in the OOH stream looking at how to plan an out-of-home network strategy, covering everything from optimising location and density to carrier agnostic approaches.

Meanwhile, Chris Paxton, Head of Drone Trials at Royal Mail will discuss the operator’s drone operations in Scotland, and Seb Robert, Chief Executive Officer at Gophr will explore what foundations are needed for super-fast delivery.

Other key presentations throughout the day include “Boosting the uptake of out-of-home delivery,” with speakers from CTT, ASDA Logistics Services, Royal Mail and Mily Technologies, and “Meeting the challenge of electrification,” with speakers from Waitrose and PostNord.

In the afternoon sessions, Austrian Post will explore its in-home delivery services, Bettermile will look at next-generation route optimisation, La Post Colissimo will discuss how to win in the D2C market, and experts from Ukrposhta and VintedGo will look at the growth of C2C.

Meanwhile, Leslie Rubio Olvera, Director of Product at DHL Supply Chain will discuss customer behaviour and returns and how to balance convenience and cost in this area; Marcus Hurd, Chief Operations Officer at Zedify will explore the future of sustainability in the urban last mile; and experts from Posten Bring and Beam will look at the future of last mile innovation.

Networking opportunities

The day will end with a session dedicated to meetings to enable attendees to maximise connections. A drinks reception will then be held pitch-side at Twickenham Stadium, offering the opportunity to engage and relax with peers.

To read the full agenda for the Leaders in Logistics Last Mile event, and register, click here.