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 attended:
- 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
Post Event Testimonials
“The Courier & Postal Services Forum was a good opportunity to consolidate our relationship with the industry, meet new people and find old acquaintances. The event facilitated a constructive exchange of ideas, as well as sharing views on the latest tendencies in the market. It was wonderful to see all that energy and willingness to innovate, it gave me great hope for the future of the postal sector in Romania. I am looking forward to the 2015 edition of the event.”
Catalin MARINESCU, President – ANCOM
“Courier & Postal Services Forum 2014 did an extraordinary thing: to bring almost everyone involved in this market - competitors, customers, suppliers, authorities. The professionalism and openness shown by people with valuable business experience have made me and my colleagues participating in this event to be a very interesting, productive and enjoyable experience. I appreciate your initiative and I wish to see you again next year”
Dorin FIRUTI, General Manager – Romkuvert IND SRL
“The “Courier and Postal Services Forum 2014” was a fine initiative that we are very proud to have partnered with. Taking into account the development of the e-commerce sector, the Romanian courier market faces a series of opportunities that we should understand properly so as to make the most of, businesswise. The event has been a very interesting one, as it helped those present gain perspective on the directions of the Romanian market, with both opportunities and challenges. I very much appreciated the conference itself, the ideas and projects my fellow business partners presented, as well as the networking part, given the fact that successful professionals had an opportunity to exchange ideas and get in contact. We very much look forward to the next event.”
Serban ZAVERDEANU, Director Executiv – Promotional Interservice
“An extremely beneficial event for both courier and postal services companies and their suppliers. The organization was impeccable and the moderator was at the height of the event managing to maintain control of discussions, presentations, but also of debates.
Govnet deserves all the compliments for this event, managing to gather under one roof for a few hours, the big names of the industry and to settle relations between courier companies and suppliers and service providers.”
Daniel GHEORGHE, Account Manager – Truck Tires –Michelin Romania
“The event was very helpful, well organized and with many relevant guests”
Gabriel GHITA, Business Development Manager CEE, Customer Division – MasterCard
“The fear to participate in a first-conference event exclusively dedicated to couriers was immediately blown away by the room full of people very interested in the accomplishments and needs of the industry. It's a credit to the organizers who have acted levers needed to create opportunities. If the first step was done with such success that I can only be very optimistic in what I believe will become an event of great interest.”
Felix PATRASCANU, Managing Director – FAN Courier
“First I want to thank GOVNET for the invitation.
Starting from the right location for such an event, analyzing the participants both in terms of the presence and quality (major public – executive management), moving to the quality of the presentations and experience of those who have presented, attention to topics and active participation throughout the day, made this event to be a successful one for both courier work and related activities. Courier activities are extremely interesting both for profile companies and for contributors, which is why discussions about the latest innovations and trends are necessary for proper development of this sector and to provide high quality services and affordable for customers. As a representative of the auto industry, I am excited to participate at such events during which we have the opportunity to identify new business opportunities and to meet the transport needs of our clients. As an invited speaker at this event, I want to congratulate you both for organisation and event program.”
Daniel FLACAU, Senior Key Account Manager Vanzari Vehicule Comerciale – Renault Commercial Roumanie
“I would firstly like to congratulate you for the idea, its materialization and organization. It was a pleasure to know you and your colleagues with whom you have done an excellent job. I hope the next event to stand up to the one for which I congratulate you again.”
Miklos SZOBOSZLAY, Division Manager – GLS Romania SRL
“Many Thanks for the conference organisation. It was very well run.”
Mark HOBBS, Middle East Sales Manager – MiX Telematics
| 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 Business 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, nongovernmental and nonprofit association that represents, supports and defends the interests of members in relation to public authorities and government bodies with responsibilities in the field of guidance and control the quality of services and public administration (OPC, ANRC, ministry, etc.), as well as other natural or legal in relation to the purpose and object of activity, both nationally and internationally, according to the statute and in accordance with the law.
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.
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.
Since its beginnings, 155 years ago, Romanian Post has been part of Romanians life by building connections between them wherever they choose to live, work or travel. As a State owned company, Romanian Post is the biggest national postal operator and universal service provider. Romanian Post has a retail network of over 5000 delivery points, over 27 000 employees and is capable of serving over 7 million addresses, no matter how far they are.
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 leader of the courier companies in Romania for the past 10 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.
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.
Noerr is one of the top European law firms with 480 professionals in Germany, Europe and the USA. We deliver real value to our clients by devising and handling the right solutions to complex and sophisticated legal matters. The Noerr difference is our unique combination of legal excellence, creative thinking, international experience and in-depth industry knowledge. Together with our tax advisers, auditors and management consultants, we also develop sustainable solutions for finance and management.
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.
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.
Founded in 2001, Oscar Downstream is the largest independent fuel distribution company on the Romanian market, dedicated to corporate customers. The company's portfolio includes diesel fuel supply using various distribution channels: wholesale deliveries, in-house filling stations, Oscar Downstream fuel cards, complemented by custom integrated services personalized to the specifics of each industry and each client. The products portfolio also includes gasoline, bitumen, and lubricants. Today the company has over 4,000 partners nationwide for all business lines and is positioned as a trusted partner for transport & logistic, construction, agriculture and other industries.
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.
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 is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of reliable and innovative packaging solutions as:
*self-adhesives document pouches;
*courier envelopes;
*air-bubble envelopes;
for various applications, especially useful for Courier and Postal services . Founded in 1896, we are now successfully in our fourth generation as a family-owned company. We provide security, reliability and partnership for customers and suppliers as the centre of our businesses.
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The conference brought to the fore the courier and postal services market, a highly dynamic market with an annual turnover of hundreds of millions euros and whose fast development will be carried on mostly by the advance of e-commerce. Organized with the support of AOCR – Romanian Courier Operators Association, of ARMAD – Romanian Direct Marketing Association, of ARMO – Romanian Association of E-Shopping and that of the Romanian Post, the conference gathered, besides major players in the market, delegates of companies in related fields – suppliers, banks and not least, prospective clients, creating the perfect environment for an interactive debate on the challenges arising in this sector and opportunities for its future development to be further reflected into possible professional collaborations.
”I thank the organizers for giving us the opportunity to get in touch with the industry. This audience basically gives an insight on how active this industry is and on the interest it stirs, because apart from couriers and postal services suppliers, there are so many banks, related industries that are interested in developing the courier sector, which creates some good premises for the future”, Catalin Marinescu, President of ANCOM - the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania, said.
”It is a brilliant job. It is the first time, I have been here in 13 years, that I’ve seen so many people from the courier industry together. All my competitor are here(...) To me, today is not <>. Today is about us as an industry telling you about the excitment that we’re in and I imagine, a place of environment where an industry is growing at 30, 40, 50 percent”, Gian Sharp, CEO of Cargus, one of the premium partners of the event, said, also proposing a novel approach, innovative in terms of technology, for the courier sector.
Asked what does the first franchise of the Romanian Post mean, Alexandru Petrescu, the company’s Vice-President, said: „It is Gheghe village, Bihor County. Franchise projects have been included in the development and cost optimization strategy of the Romanian Post for many years, it is not an attempt to reinvent the wheel(...). We specifically focused on rural areas because we have important costs there and among numerous requests from some entrepreneurs, we have gone through a number of criteria and we have started a project – it was launched in December, but it will be operational starting April”.
As for Prioripost, the courier solution proposed by the Romanian Post, the fact that it does not manage to be successful is attributed to an insufficient decentralization: ”Decentralization process is extensive, complex and sometimes painful. Unfortunately the company’s revenues and expenditures balance represents the company as a whole. I therefore return to the previously mentioned point concerning decentralization. At the moment we seek to branch out in a direct marketing system, we seek to branch out in a similar system with Prioripost, in everything related to courier and other associated services and other revenue sources we think about – and I mean the financial services field”, Petrescu explained during the Forum.
At the same time he confirmed the effort paid by the Romanian Post to carry out the privatization, which is the ground of the strategy of transforming debt into equity, considered ”a measure which might substantially increase the attractiveness of the company”.
The Forum Partners were: Cargus, DPD, FAN Courier, General Logistic Systems, Mastercard, Michelin, Mix Telematics, Motorola Solutions, Noerr, Oscar Downstream, Urgent Curier, Sameday Courier, Renault, SAP, Promotional Interservice, AON, Gral Medical, Corporate Baskets, Dexion, Romkuvert, Smart ID, Toyota Material Handling Romania, VP Group.
About GOVNET
GOVNET is an independent media channel dedicated to provide professional business journalism about Romania’s economics, politics and business climate and, at the same time, an event organizer through GOVNET Conferences.
We aim to be a true gate of information, sector analysis and vital business intelligence for those interested to invest in this country. We seek to promote ventures and partnerships through a well established platform of targeted high level events and business conferences.
E-commerce, the catalyst for the future development of the courier market
Privatization, a prerequisite for transforming the Romanian Post into a competitive and efficient company
From walking couriers and undeveloped systems in early 90, when the courier business started its evolution in Romania, to innovations that include drones as couriers, fast packing systems or software applications to facilitate communication between customers and couriers, all these have been discusses during the first conference exclusively dedicated to this sector – Courier&Postal Services Forum 2014 - organized by GOVNET Conferences on March 17, 2014 at the Athenee Palace Hilton in Bucharest.
The performance and progress recorded by this segment of the economy are supported by complementary factors, as well: “It is important for carriers to consider that safety, fuel efficiency and longevity impact the total cost of operations. And this is why Michelin provides carriers more benefits in a single tyer and custom solutions for supporting them developing their business”, Ciprian Martin, Sales Manager Truck Tyres – Michelin Romania, premium partner of the Forum, stated.
The Romanian Post was also in the foreground - there have been discussed the challanges of its privatization expected to be completed by the end of the year and that stands as a prerequisite for increasing competitiveness and becoming an efficient company, the issues with the company’s debt, as well as the availability of the company for the Romanian Post brand to be operated under franchise – Romanian Post Partner.
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.
