The Courier & Postal Services Forum 2014 aims to bring together representatives of courier and postal services companies to meet up with authorities, e-commerce community, clients, banks and payment service providers, equipment and other related businesses to exchange and share their experiences and research about the sector.
This will be a senior-level event, attracting the industry leaders in an interactive conference that allows to share thoughts on the best strategies and innovative products for growing your business.
Who will attend:
- Management representatives of courier and postal services companies
- Major clients for the courier service industry - Banks, e-commerce, Energy utilities, Medical, Telecom
- Representatives of authorities regulating the postal services in Romania
- Representatives of banks, card issuers, payment service providers, leasing and financial institutions
Language: English and Romanian (with simultaneous translation provided)
Registration: Conference fee is 89 € + VAT (includes the participation in the conference sessions, coffee breaks and lunch, as well as the conference proceedings documents). All registration fees mentioned above exclude 24% Romanian VAT. Register online via the registration page on http://govnet.ro/events/view/17
Registration conditions: The program and the speakers are subject to change. Should the conference be cancelled due to force majeure, unavailability of the conference venue, speakers being prevented or for other good cause, the organizer reserves the right to cancel the conference. In case of cancellation all participants will be informed promptly. In this case, all registration fees will be reimbursed.
Payment: Payment can be made by bank transfer prior to the event. Please take into consideration the limited seats availability, therefore we recommend that registrations are made prior to the week of the event.
Hotels: Exclusively for you we have got a limited number of rooms available at special rates in the InterContinental Hotel Bucharest. In order to accommodate you together with the other participants, please reserve your room by no later than one week before arrival.
08:30 - 09:00 |
Registration
Delegates registration and welcome coffee |
09:00 - 11:00 |
First Panel
Romanian Courier and Postal Services - the market outlook
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11:00 - 11:15 |
Coffee Networking break
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11:15 - 13:00 |
Second Panel
Innovative service formats to adapt to the current market demand
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Networking Lunch
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14:00 - 15:30 |
Third Panel
Solutions to increase competitiveness in courier services
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15:30 - 16:00 |
Closing remarks
Q&A and networking time |
Catalin Marinescu was appointed President of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania – ANCOM – in April 2009, for a six-year mandate. In this capacity, he oversees the implementation of the national policy in the domains of electronic communications, audiovisual communications and postal services. His activity is dedicated to fulfilling the Authority’s mission of protecting the interests of the communications consumers in Romania, by promoting competition in the communications market, ensuring the management of scarce resources, encouraging innovation and efficient investments in infrastructure.
Alexandru Petrescu is the Vice President of the Romanian Post, the national postal operator in the field of postal offices. Alex is running the Financial Services, Commercial & Partnerships, Logistics, Finance, Strategy and International Co-operation Divisions across 36 000 employees and 7200 branches in Romania, Italy and Spain. He is also the President of the Commission for Preparation and Monitoring of Romanian Post Privatisation Process, appointed via Order of the Minister for Communications and Information Society, as part of the agreement between IMF and the Romanian Government. Previously London based, Alex has been driving prepaid development in the UK and Europe for several years, from various positions in prepaid focused companies, most recently Raphaels Bank.
Graduate of an MBA from Durham University Business School, Gian Sharp has built a solid career for 22 years in the international logistics company DHL International. Throughout his experience, Gian has held several managerial roles in the company, being involved in the coordination of DHL activity from different centers in Asia and Eastern Europe. As Country Manager of DHL Romania (2001 - 2012), he was able to consolidate DHL’s position on the local courier services market. From April 2013, he took over as CEO of Cargus and is responsible for implementing the largest investment in the company’s history.
Lucian Aldescu is CEO of DPD Romania – a courier company with 40 years of experience in Europe. Lucian started his career in transport & logistic filed in 1994, as a logistic manager for Eculine. In 1997 he founded, with James Gray-Cheape, Pegasus Courier, company acquired in 2008 by Geo Post – Yurtici Kargo Group and named DPD Romania. Lucian Aldescu graduated an MBA program at Tiffin University and was the president of AOCR (Courier Operators Association of Romania) during 2009-2011.
Felix Patrascanu is one of the founders of FAN Courier, the leader of the courier companies in Romania for the past 8 years. FAN Courier started its history in 1998, when the three Romanian entrepreneurs, Felix Patrascanu, Adrian Mihai and Neculai Mihai dreamt of turning the new formed company into the greatest provider of courier services in Romania. The plan became reality in 2006 and since then FAN Courier has been Gladly, Anywhere from the first place.
Miklos Szoboszlay is Division Manager at General Logistics Systems since 2008. His previous professional experience includes positions within companies such as Kempinski Hotels and Shell. He holds an MBA degree from the Academy of Economic Studies in Budapest. GLS General Logistics Systems B.V. ( headquartered in Amsterdam ) offers reliable and high quality parcel services for 220,000 customers in Europe, plus logistics and express services. GLS has 37 international hubs and 667 warehouses. Approximately 14,000 employees manage 380 million parcels a year.
Marius Ghenea is a renowned Romanian entrepreneur, the business man to go to when you have a golden idea, and the person to trust for guidance in case of business challenges. Some of his day to day professional responsibilities include being President for the Romanian Association of E-Shopping; Board Advisor Maastricht School of Management Romania; and Board Member in the Community Foundations Program. Always a member of the business TV show Arena Leilor, co-organizer and lector of the entrepreneurial School for StartUps, he still finds time for writing his first book dedicated to the entrepreneurial field and the Romanian business market: “Antreprenoriat, drumul de la idei catre oportunitati si succes in afaceri”.
Mihai Macelaru, Head of M&A Practice, has an extensive experience and an outstanding track record in the field of M&A, advising clients in connection with several of the most challenging and famous transactions implemented on the Romanian market in the last years. The industries range in which he advised his clients includes telecommunication & media, mining and natural resources, agri-food business, energy, industrial manufacturing facilities. He has been involved either on the buy-side, assisting private equity houses or strategic investors, or on the sell-side, in all kind of M&A deals, starting from privatization processes and continuing with silent auctions, joint ventures and complex mergers.
Daniel FLACAU is Senior Manager LCV in Special Sales Division of Renault Commercial Roumanie. Ranked 1st in Europe in LCV sales during the last 16 years, Renault has managed to consolidate its top position also on the Romanian market for the last 3 years (top 3). Renault presence in Romania is backed-up by a national network of 38 dedicated dealerships, 12 of them being especially created for serving legal entities in their daily business needs.
Octavian Badescu is an entrepreneur and the founder of fast delivery courier company, Sameday Courier. He has a managerial experience of over 10 years in the fast courier business and established companies in areas such as online retail sites, direct marketing and market research. In 2012, he made the exit of Retailplus Eastern Europe, selling the company to the world leader in market research - AC Nielsen.
Sebastian Emilian Balasescu is the founder of Urgent Courier, a company that he established in 2004, dreading the potential growth of the courier services market. After 10 years, Urgent Courier reached a turnover of RON 115 million in 2013 with a total of over 8,000,000 transport AWB. Currently Urgent Courier employs aroudn 1,500 people and has a market share of 17 percent, which places it among the top firms in Romania's courier service sector.
With a successful career with TNT Express both in the UK and the United Arab Emirates where Mark held the position of Major Account Manager for 5 years Mark joined MiX Telematics initially as a Client Consultant before moving back into a Sales Management role. Currently, Mark manages a team of individuals passing on his experience and knowledge. In addition to this Mark works extensively with MiX Telematics Blue chip clients who include BP, Shell, and DHL promoting both land transportation safety as well as optimising their vehicle fleets.
After 9 years of experience in technology sales he is the local representative of Motorola Solutions, responsible for markets in Romania and Bulgaria. Sorin is a passionate promoter of mobility and its benefits, having deep knowledge and understanding of enterprise mobility best practices. Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of mission-critical communication solutions and services for enterprise customers and government.
Ciprian Martin has an experience in sales of over 15 years and 9 years in Michelin Romania where he currently coordinates the sales activity for truck tires. Michelin is a leading tire company dedicated to sustainably improve the mobility of goods and people by manufacturing and marketing tires for every type of vehicle and offers mobility support products and services. Michelin has a history of 13 years in Romania, 3 plants and approximately 3000 employees.
Gabriel Ghita is Business Development Manager CEE , at MasterCard Europe. With a background of more than 10 years in the cards industry, Gabriel Ghita has been a member of the MasterCard team in Bucharest since 2007. His main responsabilities as a Business Development Manager for Central and Eastern Europe are identifying new business opportunities together with the partner financial institutions and the development of new payment technologies: contactless, mobile payments, solutions for e-commerce.
Hugues Courcier is the Head of Business Development Europe & CIS of SCCP Europe. A veteran of the enterprise technology sector, Hugues brings with him more than a decade of experience in IT business solutions across diverse industries such as insurance, healthcare and payment. Previously, Hugues supervised the Sales and Technical team and navigated MobileTag through the EMEA markets. In 2010, participated at the creation of 4G SECURE. He graduated with a degree in Business Administration and Management from the European Business School in Paris named ISG.
With an experience of more than 5 years within SAP, Mihai Toma is coordinating SAP Business Solutions sales for the Services market. Together with our partners he has developed local projects on the Postal and Logistic markets, delivering customers valuable results in terms of revenue, process optimization and real time analytics.
Currently the Co-CEO of Fair Value, the first SAP partner in Romania to receive the highest level of partnership and accreditation in relation to SAP AG, SAP Gold Partner, Marcel Isăilă has a background in software development and sales, having previously worked as Integrated Solutions Director, Business Solutions Manager, Software Development Manager and Software Project Manager for Softwin. He is the promoter of an unique line of business on the Romanian market: ”Bussiness Value”, a mix of business consultancy services supported by SAP business intelligence solutions for the use of CEOs and business owners. He is dedicated in combining advanced technical knowledge with deep business insight and responsible for the execution of all consulting projects, as well as for the presales activities.
The Romanian Courier Operators Association is a professional association that represents, supports and defends the interests of members in relation to public authorities, governments and agencies with responsibilities in the field of guidance and quality control services and public administration (OPC, ANRC, ministry, etc.) and other natural or legal persons in relation to the purpose and object of their activity, both nationally and internationally.
ARMAD is the association that represents direct marketing in Romania. ARMAD’s purpose is to promote direct marketing in Romania, to defend its member’s interests nationally and internationally from authorities, economic and governmental organizations, and especially from personal data and telecommunications regulations companies.
ARMO is a representative association of online stores in Romania, having as main objectives: the development of online commerce in Romania, making it a modern and effective method of commerce, supporting online stores and the local e-commerce environment; development of the Code of Good Practice for the Online Stores and a certification program for the online stores in Romania in accordance with this Code of Practice; representing the members' interests before any authority, natural or legal persons, Romanian or foreign; regular briefings to the media about the state of the industry.
The Romanian Post is the national postal operator in the field of postal offices and is owned by the Romanian state, represented by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (75% of the shares) and the Property Fund (25% of the shares). The Romanian Postal Office performs its activity in the field of postal communications, the main object of activity being the management, development, exploitation of the mailing services and the cooperation with foreign similar organizations in order to internationally fulfil these services. The Romanian Post is the national operator in the field of postal services, sole supplier of universal service in any point on the Romanian territory, providing prices accessible to all the users thereof and at high quality standards.
Cargus is the first romanian courier company, established in 1991. In it's over 22 years of activity, Cargus became one of the main players on the courier service market with over 1,500 employees, holding seven national centers for sorting, 42 shipments and operational centers, with a portfolio of over 30,000 clients for delivering more than 6.5 million shipments annually.
Cargus is proud to be recognized as a "pioneer of courier in Romania" and as one of the leading companies in this field.
As a leading provider of standard and express parcel services DPD operates day in day out on behalf of thousands of satisfied customers. DPD Romania is part of the international DPD network and has a strong expertise on the Romanian domestic market. DPD is an international company that employs more than 22,000 people in more than 500 depots and agencies in above 40 countries. The main shareholder is GeoPost International Management & Development Holding GmbH.
The leader of the courier companies in Romania for the past 8 years, FAN Courier started its history in 1998, when the three Romanian entrepreneurs, Felix Patrascanu, Adrian Mihai and Neculai Mihai dreamt of turning the new formed company into the greatest provider of courier services in Romania. The plan became reality in 2006 and since then FAN Courier has been Gladly, Anywhere from the first place. Strategic thinking, plenty of dedication and consistent investments every year have equally contributed to building up what FAN Courier represents today: a solid company, esteemed and recognised as leader of the courier services providers in Romania.
GLS General Logistics Systems B.V. ( headquartered in Amsterdam ) offers reliable and high quality parcel services for 220,000 customers in Europe, plus logistics and express services. " European leader in quality " is the basic principle of GLS, a company with a network that covers 37 European countries and is connected to other continents through contractual arrangements . GLS has 37 international hubs and 667 warehouses. Approximately 14,000 employees manage 380 million parcels a year.
MasterCard is a technology company and payments industry leader. For more than four decades, we have been a driving force at the heart of commerce, making the global economy safer, more efficient, more inclusive and more transparent for all. Consumers, merchants, business partners and governments in markets around the world have reaped the benefits of our innovative products and solutions which, simply put, are designed to make life easier.
Michelin, the leading tire company, is dedicated to sustainably improving the mobility of goods and people by manufacturing and marketing tires for every type of vehicle. Headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Michelin is present in more than 170 countries, has 113,400 employees and operates 69 production plants in 18 different countries.
Michelin Group started its activity in Romania in August 2001. Today, Michelin Romania has about 3,000 employees, three factories, two in Zalau and one in Floresti, and a commercial network. In January 2014, Romania has become a regional center for the commercial operations of the Michelin Group in Southern and Central Europe.
MiX Telematics is a leading global provider of fleet and mobile asset management solutions. The company’s products and services provide fleets and consumers with solutions for safety, efficiency and security.
Noerr este o importantă firmă de avocatură europene cu 480 de profesioniști în Germania, Europa și SUA. Oferim o valoare reală clienților noștri prin conceperea și tratarea soluțiilor potrivite pentru probleme juridice complexe și sofisticate. Diferența in serviciile Noerr este combinația noastră unică de excelență juridică, gândire creativă, experiență internațională și cunoștințe aprofundate în industrie. Împreună cu consilierii noștri fiscali, auditorii și consultanții în management, dezvoltăm și soluții durabile pentru finanțe și management.
Motorola Solutions Inc., provides mission-critical communications products and services to enterprises and governments around the world. Our innovations, products, and services play essential roles in people's lives. We do this by connecting them to seamless communication networks, applications and services, by providing them with real-time information, and by arming them with intuitive, nearly indestructible handheld devices. Our products touch every part of the supply chain from the back-end transportation and logistics to the front-end, customer-facing experience. Motorola Solutions helps its customers be their best in the moments that matter.
Leader on wholesale diesel distribution, in-house fuelling service or diesel fuel distribution exclusively through personalized cards, Oscar Downstream is confident in its future. With a turnover of approximately €140 million in 2007, Oscar Downstream has reached €550 million in 2012, proving that even during times of crysis diesel fuel sales can rise. Starting 2004 Oscar Downstream introduced on the Romanian market the filling stations service (DIESELpoint) and the company became a services and full logistical support provider.
The Renault group has been making cars since 1898. Today it is an international multi-brand group, selling more than 2.6 million vehicles in 128 countries in 2013, with 37 manufacturing sites, and employing nearly 122,000 people. Ranked 1st in Europe in LCV sales during the last 16 years, Renault has managed to consolidate its top position also on the Romanian market for the last 3 years (top 3). Renault reinforces the general strategy addressed to legal entities with Renault PRO+ concept, launched in 2010 in over 20 countries and more than 300 dedicated centres. Renault presence in Romania is backed-up by a national network of 38 dedicated dealerships, 12 of them being especially created for serving legal entities in their daily business needs.
Sameday Courier is the first and currently the only niche courier company on the Romanian market, being focused on delivery on the same day, whether locally, nationally or internationally. We are also offering "tailor-made" flexible solutions for those partners with specific features. Since 2007 we are active in the area of e-commerce and urgent deliveries, for companies in the medical field. In 2011 we started deliveries of flowers. In 2013 we entered the food delivery segment.
Urgent Courier was created in 2004 in response to the market need to have a courier service that addresses strictly the growing segment of small and medium companies. From the beginning, we have adopted the slogan: "Our emergency your business!" - A statement of our intentions.
In 2013 Urgent Courier inaugurated its new logistics center located in the town Magurele, Ilfov, just 1 km from Bucharest, the heart of unloading, sorting, routing and loading parcels opperations.
Headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, with locations in more than 130 countries, SAP AG is the world leader in enterprise software and software-related services. As the market leader in enterprise application software, we help companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition.
GRAL MEDICAL is a private company with Romanian capital of the top leading companies in the field of medical services. Under the slogan "Suffering Old, new treatments," Gral Medical has implemented new and effective services to meet patients with an alternative to the existing health care system. The company has managed to build a network of 24 medical centers, including 11 laboratories, 10 clinics and three medical imaging centers in Bucharest and Prahova, Dolj, Sibiu, Arges and Vrancea, which employs more than 1,200 physicians and nurses.
Promotional Interservice is a Romanian private capital company, which has over 20 years of experience in providing installation, maintenance, repair, and operations services, technical consulting and training for a wide range of solutions dedicated to the postal, private couriers and logistics markets.Since its first business days, in 1994, Promotional Interservice has quickly positioned itself as a leader in offering automate mail & parcels processing, to corporate clients in Romania and Republic of Moldovia. Together with the well-known equipment manufacturer and solutions provider, Pitney Bowes¹, we are offering these markets, tailored made solutions fully responsive to the business needs.
ROMKUVERT S.R.L. is a romanian-german joint venture, part of Mayer corporation, specialized in the production, import and selling of envelopes. Envelopes have a special language that talks about YOU that is sending the letter, because just as the clothing makes the man, the envelope can define your business. We exist to help you, entrepreneur, to show the world your business, so everyone could see it as they should….perfect!
Toyota Material Handling is the world’s number 1 supplier of forklifts and warehouse equipment with an unrivalled reputation for technical excellence and customer support. Toyota Material Handling is part of Toyota Industries Corporation, an industry leader and one of the most respected companies in the world. Toyota Industries operates in four business sectors: automotive, materials handling, textile machinery and electronics, employs 39,500 people and generates a turnover in excess of twelve million Euros.
The VP Group was founded in 1896, and since then it has successfully been run as a family enterprise. Today the VP Group is in the hands of the family’s fourth generation and acts as one of the leading European packaging manufacturers. VP considers tradition and modernity as a living reality and not as a contradiction. Our long-term corporate strategy has enabled us for over 100 years to preserve the good and simultaneously integrate the new and explore new dimensions for our future.
The Courier&Postal Services Forum 2014 will be organized at the Athenee Palace Hilton Hotel in Bucharest, Le Diplomate Ballroom.
Hilton Hotel Bucharest is a five star hotel located in the heart of Bucharest, an ideal choice for important meetings and special events. The Le Diplomate Ballroom is a National heritage monument and a spectacular setting for international events.
The glorious Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest hotel is one of the city’s most sophisticated and prestigious landmarks, situated near the Romanian Athenaeum and is just a five minute walk away from many popular tourist attractions in the beautiful city of Bucharest.
Special accommodation rates and hotel reservation
Event participants benefit from special accommodation rates based on availability. Please send your accommodation requests directly to the reservation manager, by filling in the reservation form attached.
Delegates of the Romanian Courier& Postal Services Forum benefit from special accomodation rates based on availability.
The fee includes the participation in the conference sessions, coffee breaks and lunch, as well as the conference proceedings documents.
Note: Payment can be made only by bank wire transfer prior to the event, based on the invoice issued by the conference organizer.