Georgian Post Hosts PostEurop Plenary Assembly & Business Innovation Forum
PostEurop's 25th Anniversary Plenary Assembly and Business Innovation Forum were held on October 3-4 in the capital city of Georgia, Tbilisi, hosted by Georgian Post.
Director General of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), Bishar Abdirahman Hussein, Deputy Director General of UPU, Pascal Clivaz, and senior officials of 52 postal operators from 49 countries visited Georgia within the scope of the PostEurope Plenary Assembly.
The attendees of the event discussed postal reforms, postal sector development plans and the perspectives of future partnerships among the members of the PostEurop association.
With the support of Georgian Post, a Business Innovation Forum was also held. The Forum was attended by over 100 representatives of international companies related to the postal business. The Forum also featured some of the most successful startups.
Avtandil Kasradze, Acting Chairman of Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency (GITA), was the first speaker at the Business Innovation Forum, giving a presentation about enhancing the innovation ecosystem in Georgia and stressing the importance of building a knowledge-based and innovation-driven economy.
The speakers from different countries made interesting presentations about their innovative businesses, and successful startuppers presented their projects and visions related to the postal business and logistics.
According to Levan Chikvaidze, General Director of Georgian Post, hosting the Business Innovation Forum is both important and useful for Georgian entrepreneurs and businessmen to enable them to establish new contacts, get more experience and expand their logistical schemes.
“Georgian Post is honored to host PostEurop's Plenary Assembly and the Business Innovation Forum. It is a great occasion for bringing the wider community together to discuss important issues in the postal industry. The event is also an excellent opportunity for our guests to get acquainted with our country, its culture, history, and people. The Business Innovation Forum is directly connected with the postal sector, as technical progress is essential for this direction. This forum is a platform and an opportunity for the companies working in this field to present their products before 52 national postal operators. It is a new opportunity for Georgian innovators and entrepreneurs to share their visions with their European colleagues and draw conclusions based on the best practice. I hope that each of them will use this chance,“ Chikvaidze said.
Cynthia Wee, PostEurop Communication Manager, also stressed the importance of using new technologies in the postal industry.
“PostEurop believes in creating a favorable structure for postal operators. This forum is especially important, as it is focused on innovation. It is a platform for common decisions. Over recent years, most postal operators have begun to look towards innovation as a way to help them become sustainable in the future. It helps them to understand how to build business, how to serve more customers, and more. Georgian startuppers attending this forum will get acquainted with the stories of successful colleagues, giving them a motto for success,” she noted.
According to one of the speakers of the Forum, Michael Jiresch, Managing Director of Adverserve Holding, one of the leading independent providers of Ad Technologies and Digital Advertising in Europe, participating in the Business Innovation Forum was important for him, and provided yet another chance to present the company’s products to a wider audience.
“The Business Innovation Forum offers a lot of opportunities to start a new business. The businessmen and entrepreneurs should stay open to innovations and look into where a new business can be started,” Jiresch added.
The Business Innovation Forum was followed by the PostEurop 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner, hosted by Georgian Post and PostEurop for all delegates and accompanying persons.
Georgian Post is a member and partner of PostEurop, the European social postal association founded in Brussels in 1993, which includes 52 postal operators from 49 countries. It represents a leading national postal operator that is involved in providing consumers with universal postal services. The company is oriented to using modern technologies that allow it to provide clients with as fast a service as possible. Currently, Georgian Post enjoys successful cooperation with the world’s 191 countries.
By Ana Dumbadze