SPEAKERS

Here’s a taste of some of the experts who will be speaking and co-ordinating workshops

Alan Barrie

Alan Barrie is a high profile industry influencer and change leader with over 30 years senior executive experience in the eCommerce and postal logistics sectors. Alan’s early career in the Royal Mail Group culminated in key transformational roles as Change & IT Director in Post Office Ltd and Operational Strategy & Design Director in Royal Mail plc. In these roles he built his strong reputation for strategy development and delivery of large scale, demanding change programmes, often with major technology dependencies.

Ian Kerr
Postal Hub Podcast

Ian Kerr is the founder and host of the Postal Hub Podcast, the weekly podcast for the global postal, delivery and express sectors. He is an engaging conference and workshop host, with the capacity to energise audiences and draw out opinions and insights. His analysis and opinion pieces generate conversations across the sector and around the world.

Johan Ambuhm
Global Home Services Director, ASSA, ABLOY/Yale

Johan is the Global Director for In Home Services and Delivery at ASSA ABLOY/Yale, with focus on rolling out our success in managing temporary accesses solution in the Residential space. Prior to his role at ASSA ABLOY, he was Vice President of Group Technology and Digital Solutions Inwido, Europe’s leading provider of windows and doors where he rolled out their digital transformation through the group. Previously, Johan was the Director of Business Development at ASSA ABLOY EMEA, where he was driving Partner integration and sales of Digital door locks.

Juan Sotolongo

Juan Sotolongo is an experienced international business executive, with a focus in the parcel sector and e-commerce. He was a senior executive with UPS in Europe as Director of Engineering and Operations, and led their operational planning as they built their European business. Juan’s presentation will draw upon his years of experience advising parcel and e-commerce companies in China. He has a deep understanding of last mile delivery solutions, particularly parcel lockers, PUDOs, and urban logistics.

Marek Różycki
Managing Partner, Last Mile Experts

Marek advises clients on strategic and commercial matters with a focus on e-commerce and M&A. He has been part of the start up team in Poland for DHL, Coopers & Lybrand, Allied Domecq, and Grand Met.Monsanto (Poland & Ukraine). As CEO of GeoPost CSEE, he created a region of 16 countries under the DPD brand. Until 2015, he was VP Amazon Logistics EU. Marek also created Masterlink Express in 1991, now DPD Polska, the leading domestic CEP operator. He is currently Non-Executive Chairman at Future Aerial, a UK Drone Services Network.

Mike Richmond
CCO, Doddle

Mike joined Doddle in 2014 and is responsible for all marketing and sales functions. During his time at Doddle, Mike has been instrumental in building Doddle’s retailer relationships, international partnerships as well as launching our proprietary technology solution. Mike is a qualified corporate and commercial lawyer and worked in strategy and corporate development at Monitise plc prior to joining Doddle.

Rafał Brzoska

Rafał Brzoska is the founder and co-owner – together with the American investment fund Advent International – of Integer.pl Group – the leading logistics business in Poland. The most valuable assets of Integer.pl Group are Europe’s largest and one of the world’s largest self-service Paczkomaty® InPost network – which has recently reached the number of 7000 parcel machines in Poland – and the largest courier operator in Poland.