New training material available to train the trainers, onboard newcomers on what our GS1 System is about and the building blocks,’ the GS1 House’ story and refresh knowledge of those who need/want to know more on our GTIN and GTIN Management and more: This session is essential for newcomers and is a valuable refresher on our GS1 Standards for everyone. It’s worth waking up for!

Introductory crash course in the What, When, Where, Why and How of EPCIS! Topics that are included are:

• GS1 “Share” standards: the interplay of master data, transactional data and visibility event data
• Traceability and chain of custody
• Inventory Management and Inventory Maintenance
• Aggregation and the practice of inference
• Tracking the Transformation of upstream product ingredients
• Cross-sector deployments gaining momentum
• Interoperable exchange of Pharmaceutical traceability data and Pandemic supply chain
• Rail maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO)
• Breaking ground in new sector pilots
• EPCIS 2.0 support for JSON, REST API, GS1 Digital Link URIs, business-relevant sensor data and integration with GS1 Web Vocabulary
• Online resources and tools: EPCIS Workbench and FREEPCIS

The technical rules for Unique Device Identification are available. The requirements for EUDAMED are taking form. Next to an update on these, this session will be hands-on. Together we will work on best practices and create the outline for practical examples on UDI for industry that are easy to use and easy to share. Help us make the right connections, reduce the questions we receive and update our websites.

Transport, and especially logistics form the DNA of our standards. It is where it all started. Last year the activities around Transport & Logistics have moved from Global Office into one of the Centres of Excellence. During this session you will be updated, amongst others, on the numerous topics and sub-sector activities on:

• Maritime & Ports​
• Road Transport/Intermodal transport​
• Paperless Transport​
• Customs​

Get inspired by the best training methods and successful projects from the MO Community and get back new ideas to train your employees and industry stakeholders. Connect with your peers and copy trainings that are available throughout Europe to improve your training offer.

ECHO, Extending the Collaboration of Healthcare Organisations, was started some years ago. Work was already done on harmonising existing data models throughout Europe on medical devices and pharmaceuticals. The use of GDSN in the (healthcare) market is growing. More and more healthcare institutions and suppliers exchange data via GDSN, so the wish to extend the dataset is growing in different countries. For suppliers to be able to share all the required data and fulfil the wishes of separate countries, it is desired that we as countries align.

The ECHO model is updated based on the latest information. Now it is time to align and connect with the local markets: the hospitals, pharmacies, manufacturers and wholesalers and make data the common denominator!

Covid-19 has disrupted the way we live and work. From full days at the office to working from home. Managing your family, having your partner across the table, different equipment’s and working virtual all the time. How have you coped with it and how have HR helped you? What will the future look like and what would you expect from GS1 as your employer. We envision an open session to connect with HR throughout Europe and plan the new normal.

Customer support is the heart of our operations. But how are we organised? How do we help our customers? How do we answer all questions that come in? What IT systems do we use and how do we monitor the activities? Where is room for improvement and where can we learn from each other? It will be a highly interactive meeting with input from all participants. Come and join and help us get customer support to the next level!

Alcoholic beverages is one of the first types of products that will work with an e-label. You will get the latest information about informing consumers online on ingredients and nutritional declaration of alcoholic beverages within European Union and will learn how CEEV’s e-label platform works.

GS1 continues to partner with industry to ensure that all products everywhere have a valid GTIN with related product information that can be verified globally and is readily available in the GS1 Registry Platform (GRP). GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) have joined the GS1 Registry Platform as part of their own “digital journeys” and, thanks to this engagement, the GTIN Registry is now filled with more than 100 million GTINs.

Yet, this is just the beginning of our journey. Join us to learn more about our next destinations and the global programmes designed to support MOs and industry partners to make the path smoother and faster. Hear about the latest achievements, plans for the coming year 2022 and the important role your MO can play for making the GS1 digital transformation a sustainable success.

GS1’s marketing capabilities continue to evolve – helping to ensure that our brand experience is seen, heard and felt across all digital channels. The first part of this session will focus on the new GS1 web guidelines and the steps that your MO should take towards implementation:

• Learn how the new web approach can improve the online customer experience in your market.
• Leverage web analytics to gain insights into your website’s strengths and weaknesses and prioritise what you should improve.
• Implement the best technological solutions on your website.
• Collaborate with MO peers to benefit from their experience.

Attendees will also hear how the acceleration of online commerce impacts our business and digital strategy – and how GS1 websites need to evolve and offer inspiring shopping experiences to customers searching for our products and services.

Finally, we will introduce an update to the GS1 Global Brand Manual, including the latest brand assets and templates so that we can all implement the global brand effectively—and consistently.

Digitization in Rail is picking up speed: The industry is recognizing and realizing the benefits of automated, standardized processes. Rail operators and their suppliers already use GS1 standards for product identification and traceability in various areas and will continue to do so in the future. Due to the importance of clear, accurate and complete data for their business, but also due to the advancing digitalization, this trend will increase in the coming years. Hear from stakeholders and GS1 experts on how GS1 Standards can support and even push this trend.

Now it is up to you: during the Flash Talks you will be informed on the biggest achievements of your peers, tooling, projects and other MO sharing. Be amazed by what is done throughout Europe! With a different programme throughout the sessions during the week. Never a dull moment.

Please note: More information will be shared when available.

“It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen” – Scott Belsky

From trends to products: join our crash course on the hottest innovation tools and methods! In this interactive session – organised by the European Innovators Network – we will show you three exciting trends and you will learn how to identify them yourself. You will also experience formats for collaborative working and understand how to transform an idea into a product. So, what are you waiting for? Everyone is welcome to join us on this innovation learning journey.

Meet the GS1 in Europe Fruit & Vegetable Group, open for all!

Why?

• Learn about the latest developments on GS1 Standards for fresh fruit & vegetables.
• Discuss with us about traceability in this sector.
• Meet nice people from all over Europe, discuss with experts from industry.

In Warsaw we will have a meeting of our working group and invite anyone who is interested in our topics.

How can we improve the data quality in our registries? We need to start at the source. During this workshop, through a series of questions, you can pave the way and decide together on how the data quality can be improved. Continue to enable higher levels of Quality Content in the GS1 systems by applying best practices at the source as well as data analytics models that can be incorporated in the GS1 service offering.

Also you will be updated on several global, regional and local developments on data quality.

We are NOT going to update you on everything that has been created for the global data model and was presented in several sessions throughout the last two years.

What we WILL do is update you on hot topics that are related to the global data model:

• Product life cycle and standardised listing sheets
• The deployment roadmap for FMCG
• Lessons learned for new categories (DIY, healthcare)
• Value proposition for healthcare (from industry)

Introduction to the Global Migration to 2D programme, description of how MOs can get involved, provide example models for how MOs are engaging their local members in this topic, and a workshop/breakout with attendees to understand messaging, discuss end user benefits, and collect questions and barriers to adoption.

The session will be taylored to the European need and there is room for covering the technical aspects, the use-cases and community engagement.

To better understand our DNA and our European market, GS1 in Europe has been working over the past years on collecting data about the Member Organisations who form GS1 in Europe. We have now a better picture of where we stand as a European platform composed of 49 MOs. Join us to see the results of the last survey and discuss together what are the biggest trend within our EU MOs!

Europe is aiming for zero carbon emissions in 2050 and the movement has already begun. The European Commission and GS1 in Europe are working collaboratively to make future carbon neutral with the new product passport concept. To start with the battery sector.

At this moment the team is just being formed, but during the regional forum a draft guideline on the product passport will be ready to share. You will learn how industry can identify, capture (label) and share the data on traceability, green aspects, sustainability and transactional data through the product passport. The first goal is that industry will be able to ensure reuse and recycling of batteries and the second goal is that the public will be able to ensure the source of the battery is green in terms of CO2 and human rights.

Picture It! is a mobile application that can be integrated with Activate. It’s simple, easy to use and will enable Brand owners to add pictures of their products into the GS1 systems. Get ready to test it and implement it within your MO.

The purpose of this group is to work together with European Central Banks to implement and expand GS1 standards for cash supply-chain in the Euro zone and globally. Join us and see what you can do!

NEW! A session dedicated to the management teams and the directors form our MOs. What are the national strategies per MO? What are the trends? How are we organised? How can we learn from each other? Open for all, but especially C-level is invited to join!

The disruptive nature of Marketplaces continues to drive change at an accelerating pace, and even more so as a result of the COVID pandemic. Marketplaces are recognised as a top priority for the GS1 community, since 1) they are a key source of membership growth for many MOs, 2) they drive usage of the GTIN while also opening up many opportunities ahead to encourage broader adoption of GS1 Standards and Services in the Marketplace ecosystem, 3) there is a strong ask from the Marketplace community itself to ensure that our Standards and Services are fit for ecommerce.

Join us to learn more about:

• The GS1 Marketplace Programme and its three workstreams – Standards, Services and Education & Awareness
• Global Marketplace engagement to-date
• Developments within Europe and engagement with European marketplaces

It is the Regional Forum and the MO Open day combined. Join us for site visits to industry partners and locations (like warehouses, hospitals, manufacturers, etc.). See what is actually happening out there and how the GS1 standards are implemented.

Please note: More information will be shared when available.