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Press Release

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On the sidelines of the 28 Universal Postal Congress – Dubai 2025
The UPU Global Leaders Summit sets bold agenda for
postal and logistics innovation and public–private synergy

UAE, September 08, 2025: The Universal Postal Union (UPU) held its Global Leaders
Summit 2025 today in Dubai, convening postal, logistics and commerce leaders from
across the globe to set the course for the sector’s next chapter. Held on the sidelines
of the 28 Universal Postal Congress – Dubai 2025, the summit featured dynamic
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sessions on innovation, collaboration and transformation.
During the summit’s opening ceremony, welcome remarks were delivered by
Masahiko Metoki, Director General of UPU, and Tariq Al Wahedi, Congress Chair
and Group CEO of 7X, who emphasised the UAE’s leading position as a global
logistics hub and a catalyst for public–private innovation.

Visionary leaders, such as ministers, CEOs, and heads of regulators from around the
world came together to explore how strategic collaboration can spark innovation,
harmonise regulatory frameworks, and enhance operational performance across the
postal ecosystem.

Tariq Al Wahedi and Ronaldo Mouchawar, Vice President of Amazon Middle East,
Africa, and Turkey, led the first duet dialogue, during which they reflected on their
recent collaboration for a hyperlocal delivery initiative. Under this strategic partnership,
Amazon UAE leverages the Dark Stores of EMX,7X’s logistics arm, as fulfilment hubs
to streamline and catalyse the delivery of high-demand products, in addition to their
mutual contribution in the UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA)
hackathon and the report on UAE commercial electric vehicles landscape.

Senior leaders from Guinea, Brazil, the United States, Mongolia and the International
Post Corporation also participated in the summit discussions, outlining actionable
steps to realise the vision of the future postal sector. Significant insights on
repurposing postal infrastructure to support eCommerce, financial inclusion and
equitable development, were also unveiled.

The summit concluded with a call to action by Marjan Osvald, Deputy Director General
of UPU, and Mohamed Khalid Bin Sulaiman, Chief Licensing Officer - Postal Sector
Regulatory Committee in the UAE, urging relevant stakeholders to do their part in
transforming postal networks into agile, interoperable platforms that serve both global
ambitions and local communities.

Furthermore, leaders from Spain, China, India, Austria, and Oman shared key insights
on the potential of emerging technologies like AI, big data, and machine learning in
redefining postal operations and customer engagement. Distinguished speakers also
explored long-term disruptions and the sector’s evolving role in a digital-first world.

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