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
Lyudmil ELSHISHKI, CEO of Gebrüder Weiss Bulgaria
Ognyan DUCHEV, Regional Director at GOPET TRANS
Damyan POPOVSKI, Head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group Office in Bulgaria
Nadezhda BLAGOEVA, CEO of STAMH Group
Ivanka IVANOVA, Managing Director of CTP Bulgaria
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