Programme and Presentations

14:00

Welcome
Antonia Niederprüm, Head of Department Postal Services and Logistics WIK, and Dr. Cara Schwarz-Schilling, General Manager WIK

Ensuring an affordable universal service

14:15

Sweden: update on alternate day delivery model and USO regulation
Joakim Levin, Expert adviser in economic analysis and regulation PTS

14:45

X-factors in price cap regulation: An alternative approach
Antonia Niederprüm, Head of Department Postal Services and Logistics WIK

EU cross-border parcel regulation: First experiences

15:15

History and goals of the EU cross-border parcel regulation: an introduction
Antonia Niederprüm, Head of Department Postal Services and Logistics WIK, and Sonja Thiele, Senior Economist WIK

15:30

Regulators’ experience with the EU cross-border parcel regulation
Sabine Bross, Co-chair WG Cross-border parcel delivery ERGP

Interactive online survey among participants

17:00

Break

Hirschburg Networking Lounge

17:15

Networking in virtual Hirschburg

Chat with other participants and enjoy your surprise package

18:30

End of Networking Lounge

Postal services in transition

10:00

The role of Bring in the ‘beloved city’ project in Oslo and Stockholm
Fredrik Lindqvist, Senior Vice President Sales & Operational Planning Norway Post and Tobias Åbonde, Nordic Director of Home Delivery, Bring

10:30

Sustainable same-day delivery: new business opportunities for local delivery operators
Sonja Thiele, Senior Economist WIK

Postal markets in transition

11:00

Market definition in Italy: SMP for Amazon?
Alberta Corona, Deputy Director Postal Services Department AGCOM

11:30

Re-monopolisation of letter markets: the case of PostNL-Sandd
Arno Meijer, Senior enforcement officer ACM

12:00

Open discussion

12:30

Wrap-up and closing remarks

Seminar ends