UPU events

The next CA session will take place from 26 - 30 October 2026.

Theme – The network advantage: turning visibility into trust and value

• The aim of the forum is to build on the S1 thematic forum by moving from the identification of market trends to a practical discussion on how Posts can make better use of their existing postal networks in the e-commerce era.

• The conference will be streamed live on UPU TV here.

Organized by the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) Knowledge Centre & Think Tank, in coordination with the Postal Technology Centre, this webinar is the second session of the UPU Innovation Webinar Series. It explores how artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are reshaping postal operations and how humans and intelligent machines can work together to build the postal workforce of the future.
 

• Time: 13:00–14:00 CEST

• Featured speakers: Christian Oestergaard, Senior Technology Strategist, PostNord and Ravi Kiran Kotty, Digital Transformation Technology Strategist, PostNord

• Format: Online via Zoom

• Register now here.

• Date and time: Friday, 9 October 2026, 10:30-14:00

• Format: In-person and streamed live on UPU TV here.

• Time: 11:00–12:30 EDT

• Venue: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) New York Office, 2 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017

• Format: In person

• Registration: please register by noon on Tuesday, 22 September: Digital@UNGA UPU - RSVP form

• Time: 15:00–17:00 EDT

• Venue: UNJSPF, 38th Floor, Conference Room, 1 Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, 885 Second Avenue, New York, NY

• Format: Hybrid

• For in-person participation, please register by noon on Friday, 18 September. Online participants are also requested to register by 20 September: Digital@UNGA UPU - RSVP form

Session theme – Governing agentic AI in the supply chain: The role of the United Nations
 

• Tuesday, 7 July 2026 15:00–15:30 (CEST)

• On-site participation: UN AI Hub Stage

• More information can be found here.

• ​Register to participate in the UPU's session at AI for Good.

The Universal Postal Union (UPU) is organizing and contributing to a series of sessions at the WSIS Forum 2026. Through discussions on digital inclusion, e-government, e-commerce and cybersecurity, the UPU and its partners will showcase how postal networks support inclusive digital transformation and sustainable development worldwide.

 

• Register to participate in all UPU sessions here at WSIS Forum 2026 Registration