Panel Briefing -The Future of Transport in the Age of E-Comm

Panel Briefing -The Future of Transport in the Age of E-Comm
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The Future of Transport in the Age of E-Commerce 

Industry Panel Briefing

 
E-commerce and other digital technologies have provided consumers with a multitude of ways to buy and receive goods. This has simultaneously fuelled an expectation to take place within short timescales, elevating the importance of smart distribution networks across warehouse operations. As e-commerce continues to grow stronger, experts in the transportation industry will address the rapid technology changes, and the new delivery paradigms that will shape the future of logistics and transportation systems.
 
Join a panel of Transport Technology industry experts from Zebra Technologies and Blujay Solutions as they discuss the changes coming for e-commerce and the disruptive technologies ahead.

Panel of speakers:

Zebra Technologies 
Daniel Park - Evangelist of Enterprise Mobility, IOT & the Cloud  


Daniel Park is a veteran in the Enterprise Mobility space and for the past 12 years has focused on developing solutions for customers in the retail, healthcare and logistics sectors.

Park currently leads the Pre-Sales Engineering team for Australia & New Zealand at Zebra Technologies, and shares Zebra’s mission of empowering customers with the ability to make smarter decisions with innovative products and solutions that enable visibility.   

BluJay Solutions 
Paul Soong - Regional Director ANZ


Paul Soong is the Regional Director of BluJay Solutions ANZ with more than 25 years’ experience in Information Technology. 

Experienced in multiple industries including Transportation and Logistics , Finance and Manufacturing  Soong focuses on software solutions for enterprise accounts, channels management in applications, mobility and business intelligence and business continuity, with local and multinational IT vendors, coupled with experience with working within the partner community.
 
Blockchain Expert
Steve Vallas - Digital Strategy Blockchain & Cryptocurrency 


Steve Vallas is a leading expert in Digital Strategy Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. With extensive experience in the industry, first as a lawyer then as a Digital Strategist, Vallas is able to adopt complex problem-solving skills across a number of experiential industries. 

As the founder of Honey Digital, a social media and digital marketing agency, Vallas is focused on building value-added relationships with content developers, social media strategists, SME’s and enterprise businesses who are looking to benefit from the paradigm shift to customer centric online marketing opportunities and emerging technologies. 

Academic Analyst 
Professor Prem Chhetri - Professor of Geo-Logistics at RMIT and Director of the Global Supply Chain and Logistics Research Priority Area 


Professor Prem Chhetri is a leading analyst with an international reputation for the multi-disciplinary, applied and policy-driven research in the area of spatially-integrated economic and logistics systems analysis. 

Following completion of his Doctorate in geographical Information Systems (GIS) from RMIT University, Professor Chhetri worked as a consultant with a planning firm and latter with the Local Government in Melbourne before starting his academic career in 2005; where the focus of his teaching and research revolved around transport planning, retail logistics, and global trade operations management.

Australia Post & StarTrack 
Ben Franzi - General Manager, eCommerce and International 


Ben Franzi is the General Manager for eCommerce and International at Australia Post and is responsible for providing world-class service to local and international customers through the organisation’s Commerce solutions and marketplaces. 

Franzi leads a team which strengthens Australia Post’s global networks and partnerships, drives an international portfolio by providing a market leading delivery network, and creates data and insights to help businesses maintain a competitive advantage. 

With a combination of executive finance, operational and strategy roles, Franzi successfully guided the strategy direction for parcels and freight services of Australia Post as it shifted from a mail service to an eCommerce service provider. 

Franzi’s significant expertise in the eCommerce industry has helped shape the eCommerce and international portfolio to provide merchants and receivers with an outstanding customer experience, connecting Australian businesses and consumers to global marketplaces. 

 

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When
11/07/2018 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
AUS Eastern Standard Time
Where
RACV Club Club Pavilion Level 2, 501 Bourke Street Melbourne, VIC 3000 AUSTRALIA

Program

Wednesday, 11 July 2018

Description
The Future of Transport in the Age of Amazon
Time
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
11/07/2018 12:00 PM

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