14. Logistics Business Conference 14. Logistics Business Conference

Programme

October 6, 2026 – Sofia Event Center (SEC)

This is the preliminary programme for the 14th Logistics Business Conference.

8:00 – 9.00      REGISTRATION

9:00 – 9:10       
Official opening of the Conference – Georgi PEEV, Ministry of Transport and Communications (invited)

PANEL 1
The AI Shift in Transport and Logistics

Moderator: Ralitsa RUSSINOVA, Editor-in-Chief, LOGISTIKA Magazine

9:10 – 9:30
Nikolai BOZHILOV, Executive Chairman, Unimasters Logistics
Topic: AI & the Impact on the Transport Industry

9:30 – 9:50
Dimitar PAVLOV, Director of Business Development at Transmetrics
Topic: The Bulgarian Road Transport – from SOMAT to AI

9:50 – 10:10
Krasimir ATANASOV, CTO at DISCORDIA
Topic: DISCORDIA – The Way to Technological Leadership in Logistics: from Vision to Real Results

10:10 – 10:30
Tsvetan BELCHEV, CEO of Bravo Next
Topic: Bravo Next – From forecasting of transport costs to intelligent transport control through AI

10:30 – 10:50
Dovydas Cincius, Head of Sales at Fleethand
Topic: Why Is Route Planning Important, and How Can AI Help?

10:50 – 11:00  Questions & Answers

11:00 – 11.30  COFFEE BREAK

PANEL 2
Best Practices in Supply Chain Management

Moderator: Vassil VASSILEV, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, LOGISTIKA Magazine

11:30 – 11.50
Stefan STOILOV, CEU CIO & CIO DHL Express Bulgaria
Topic: From deliveries to Solutions: How Does Artificial Intelligence Change the Business of Logistics

11:50 – 12.10
Todor KANCHEV, Product Manager at FTS Bulgaria
Galya IVANOVA, Solution Architect SCM, FTS Bulgaria
Topic: From Operator to Strategist: Delegate the Routine Work to the AI Agent in Microsoft Dynamics, and Focus Your Expertise on Logistics Solutions

12:10 – 12.30
Oliver LAPPEL, Bilyana LAZAROVA, Valeriya CHOBANOVA, Lutz Assekuranz
Topic: How Transport Companies Should Manage Liability, Prevent Fraud and Defend Claims?

12:30 – 12.50
Bistra KARAPANCHEVA, Sales Director WMS at Barcode Systems Bulgaria
Topic: WMS – Beyond the Standard

12:50 – 13:00  Questions & Answers

13:00 – 14.00 LUNCH

PANEL 3

14:00 – 15:10

DISCUSSION PANEL

Meeting the Challenges in the Dynamic World

Moderator: Ralitsa RUSSINOVA, Editor-in-Chief, LOGISTIKA Magazine

  1. Lyudmil ELSHISHKI, CEO of Gebrüder Weiss Bulgaria

  2. Ognyan DUCHEV, Regional Director at GOPET TRANS

  3. Damyan POPOVSKI, Head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group Office in Bulgaria

  4. Nadezhda BLAGOEVA, CEO of STAMH Group

  5. Ivanka IVANOVA, Managing Director of CTP Bulgaria

  6. Representative of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (waiting for confirmation)

 

15:10 – 15.30  COFFEE BREAK

PANEL 4
How Is Technology Shaping the Logistics Industry

Moderator: Vassil VASSILEV, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, LOGISTIKA Magazine

15:30 – 15:50
Victor TCHERVENOBREJKI, Manager AI Solutions, Cloud Office
Topic: AI Agents and the Self-Governing Supply Chain

15:50 – 16:10
Mihai DARABAN, Nuno DIAS, Dexion
Topic: Powered Mobile Racking

16:10 – 16:30            
Rositsa BALABANOVA, Manager Communications and Sustainability, EPAL Bulgaria, Greece and Romania
Topic: From QR Code to Intelligent Logistics: The Digital transformation of the Pallet Pool

16:30 – 16:40  Questions & Answers

Closing Keynote

16:40 – 17:10 
Peter GORYALOV, Irina GORYALOVA, DreamersDo
Topic: Sustainable Growth in the Age of AI: The Strategic Role of the Owner and the Manager

17:10 – 17:30 Drawing of the Awards

17:30                Closing of the Conference

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