GeoPost/DPDgroup at VivaTech: How does innovation shape the company’s everyday business?

 

For the 5^th year in a row, La Poste Groupe takes part in VivaTech, the biggest startup and tech event in Europe that brings together business leaders, startups, investors and innovators. From June 15^th to June 18^th, VivaTech will be a showcase for innovation, inspiration and research to initiate positive transformation and new partnerships.

As part of La Poste Groupe, GeoPost/DPDgroup will have the opportunity to present some of its most innovative and ambitious projects at the La Poste Groupe’s stand. This stand includes several thematic areas.

• An area for startups which are supported by GeoPost/DPDgroup.

  • Shiptify, whose mission is to democratize access to B2B transport management systems, and build interconnected and globally efficient supply chains.

  • epicery, which aims at making foodtech available to local shops by helping with their digitization or by bringing live commerce to the forefront.

  • Wayve, which contributes to rethinking autonomous mobility through deep learning AI technology.

• An area hosting innovative offers, where GeoPost/DPDgroup will showcase some of its latest developments.

  • the Carbon Calculator, which provides shippers with dynamic information about the CO₂ emissions of their overall parcel delivery operated by DPDgroup.

  • the myDPD app, which allows consumers to decide when and where they want to retrieve their parcels.

  • DrivR, a gamification app which enables drivers to directly see their individual performance on a daily basis, and particularly focuses on delivery performance and customer reviews.

• A demonstration area where an exoskeleton conceived by German Bionic and which has been deployed in DPD Germany and DPD Switzerland will be showcased during the whole event.

 

GeoPost/DPDgroup will also share insights on how new technologies will transform the company more broadly. Olivier Storch - Executive Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Americas & Urban Services, Innovation - will take the floor on June 16^th at the CEO stories Keynote, where he will deep-dive into e-shoppers behaviors and new e-commerce trends which directly impact urban logistics.

 

 

Innovation as a key player in our “Together & Beyond” ambition

As one of the world’s leading parcel delivery network, GeoPost/DPDgroup has set a strong ambition for 2030: to become the international reference player in sustainable delivery, and a leading enabler of e-commerce acceleration. To achieve this, innovation and new technologies are key in many areas of the logistics industry: algorithms for routing optimizations, alternative energies for delivery fleets, chatbots for a better customer experience, devices to support and empower warehouses staff, etc.

All these initiatives are being developed by the group and its business units around the world to help improve both customer experience and quality of service, to attract and retain the best talents, and to significantly act for a better quality of life.

 

 

GeoPost/DPDgroup’s program at VivaTech 2022

• June 15^th

  • Exoskeleton pitch and demo

  • Wayve

  • DrivR app

  • Carbon Calculator

• June 16^th

  • Exoskeleton demo

  • Pickup

  • CEO Stories: how do innovation and technologies transform GeoPost/DPDgroup?

                         Speaker: Olivier Storch, Executive Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Americas & Urban Services, Innovation

• June 17^th

  • Exoskeleton demo

  • Shiptify

  • epicery

  • New Commerce

• June 18^th

  • Exoskeleton demo

  • myDPD

 

 

Practical information

Dates: June 15^th - 18^th, from 9am to 6pm

Location: Paris Expo Porte de Versailles – Hall 1

 

 

About GeoPost/DPDgroup

DPDgroup is one of the world leading parcel delivery networks, aiming to be a reference in sustainable delivery and become a leading enabler of e-commerce acceleration.

We combine innovative technology and local knowledge to provide a flexible and user-friendly service for both shippers and shoppers.

With 120,000 delivery experts operating in nearly 50 countries, and a network of 70,000 Pickup points, we deliver 8.4 million parcels worldwide each day – 2.1 billion parcels per year – through the brands DPD, Chronopost, SEUR, BRT and Jadlog.

DPDgroup is the parcel delivery network of GeoPost. GeoPost posted sales of €14.7 billion in 2021. GeoPost is a holding company owned by La Poste Groupe.