
RetailTech 2022
Cash Management • Process Optimization • Resource Efficiency • Technology • Automation
We invite you to join us at the 5th annual edition of GovNET RetailTech 2022 Forum, organized on May 26, 2022, in Bucharest, at Grand Hotel ( former InterContinental Hotel).
How can retail costs be optimized and what are the process automation solutions?
The 5th edition of the RetailTech Romania conference will focus Tech-Trends that drive the Future of Retail in 2022 and on how technology contributes to the efficiency of store operations and of the retail sector in general.
The rapid evolution of technology in the field offers huge opportunities for retailers by offering business efficiency solutions.
Leveraging the benefits of new equipment, IT solutions and innovative technologies, as well as interpreting the massive amount of data available, can significantly improve operational efficiency in day-to-day business.
See you at the 2022 edition!
GENERAL INFORMATION
Participation return policy:
- if the request for cancellation is made up to 45 calendar days before the event, the amount paid will be returned in full;
- if the request for cancellation is made up to 30 calendar days before the event, 70% of the amount paid is returned;
- if the request for cancellation is made up to 15 calendar days before the event, 50% of the amount paid is returned;
- if the request for cancellation is made less than 7 days before the event, the amount paid will not be returned:
If the conference is canceled due to force majeure, unavailability of the conference venue, 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 refunded.
Data protection and sharing of contact details
The conference organizer will collect and store your personal data for the preparation and execution of the conference, as well as to inform you about future projects related to your industry. Your contact details will only be passed on to partners directly involved in the conference organization as partners for follow-up purposes. If you have any questions about our privacy policy and about the processing of email and related personal data, please feel free to email us at sales@govnet.ro
09:00 - 09:30 |
REGISTRATION
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09:30 - 11:00 |
FIRST SESSION
THE RETAIL MARKET IN DEMAND FOR DIGITALIZATION
SPEAKERS:
• Robert Berza - Vice President of eMAG and CEO Fashion Days
• Adrian Staicu - Manager, Custom Software Division at HTSS
• Cătălin Pozdarie - General Manager and Administrator of Hervis Sports in Romania
• Raluca Palada - Partner Success Manager, Merchant Solutions TBI Bank
• Dragoș Arnăutu - CEO of FAN Delivery
Q&A SESSION
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11:00 - 11:30 |
SESSION BREAK
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11:30 - 13:00 |
SECOND SESSION
WAYS THAT TECHNOLOGY WILL DRIVE THE FUTURE OF RETAIL Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Smart Store, customer engagement, mobile payment, cloud-based services are hot topics within this session
SPEAKERS:
• Edvin Abdulachim - Commercial Manager, Altex and Media Galaxy
• Marian Diaconu - IT Director at Decathlon
• Răzvan Ghelmeci - Executive Director of CIT One SA
• Roxana Podoleanu - INTERSPORT Romania (& Bulgaria) E-commerce Supervisor
• Dragoș Bălan - General Manager at Marcom Hub
• Daria Balea - Cofounder Immersivibes
• Andrei Schuster - Cofounder Immersivibes
Q&A SESSION
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Networking Meetings
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Robert Berza is the Vice President of emag and CEO Fashion Days and leads a team of over 500 specialists in online retail and fashion. With over 10 years of experience in ecommerce, business development, new media and marketing, Robert Berza has contributed to the development of several brands locally or internationally. Prior to joining the Fashion Days team, Robert was also: Country Manager Zoot in Romania, eMAG Romania Marketing Director, Head of Internet Division within CME (Central European Media Enterprises), Internet Manager within ProTV.

Adrian Staicu leads the Custom Software division of HTSS and is dedicated to the mission of this division to revolutionize the way HTSS customers do business in the digital age. Adrian is an expert in management and communication, MBA graduate with a focus on finance and with over 17 years of experience in business management in the fields of IT, finance, media and general entrepreneurship.

Catalin George Pozdarie is the General Manager and Administrator of Hervis Sports in Romania, member of the SPAR Group Austria. His extensive experience of almost thirty years in the retail and retail reals estate market makes him one the most respected professionals on the market.

Although he graduated from law school, Dragoș Arnăutu chose to follow a completely different path. And "road" is a word that could not be more appropriate, because his entire career is related to transport, logistics and courier.
With over 20 years of experience in the field, Dragoș has worked in renowned companies in the courier industry and has been with the FAN Courier team since 2020. In 2021, he accepted the challenge of coordinating the FAN Delivery project as CEO. His expertise in logistics, but also his entrepreneurial spirit helps him to transform FAN Delivery from a pilot project to a national one.

Having more than 2 years in TBI Bank and 15 years in banking and insurance business, I have gained a wide experience in managing the partnerships with merchants who want to offer innovative payment solutions to their clients.
Because e-commerce in Romania has a great development potential, together with TBI Bank I have focused on engaging all our resources for growing this business and offer adapted payment methods.

With over 15 years of experience in IT and Retail, Marian leads the IT Department for Decathlon Romania, composed by 3 teams in charge of local and international projects. Since 2015, the IT Shared Service Center provides support services to more than 20 Decathlon countries worldwide.

With over 10 years experience in the online commerce, Roxana joined Intersport one year ago where she has contributed in the acceleration of the company's e-commerce growth.
She is responsible for managing the eShop development projects and related services, increasing the customers omnichannel experience for Intersport Romania and starting this year also for Intersport Bulgaria.

From a simple idea to a fast-growing business at the moment, Immersivibes was founded during 4 years of study at EA - The Entrepreneurship Academy, a faculty that is part of an international network of entrepreneurship programs and business studies. The agency was created through the ambition of 2 students, Daria Balea and Andrei Schuster, to bring a new breath in the world of creatives in Romania and beyond. Immersivibes is an immersive tech marketing agency, which deals with creating innovative and interactive experiences, with the help of the latest technologies, such as augmented reality.

From a simple idea to a fast-growing business at the moment, Immersivibes was founded during 4 years of study at EA - The Entrepreneurship Academy, a faculty that is part of an international network of entrepreneurship programs and business studies. The agency was created through the ambition of 2 students, Daria Balea and Andrei Schuster, to bring a new breath in the world of creatives in Romania and beyond. Immersivibes is an immersive tech marketing agency, which deals with creating innovative and interactive experiences, with the help of the latest technologies, such as augmented reality.

Dragoș Bălan is one of the most well-known and active Romanian entrepreneurs in the marketing and event production industry. Driven by empathy, connecting with people and their contexts has managed to maintain valuable relationships and gain the trust of customers. The creative production agency Grafica si Tipar was born out of the desire, but also the need identified in the market, to improve corporate printed materials in the early 2000s, turning them into surprising experiences for those times. Having a curious nature and a diverse set of interests, years ago he began to experiment with technology by implementing AR & VR in corporate projects, thus creating the Marcom Hub, an unconventional space for memorable #techexperience experiences.

With 20 years of experience in retail industry, Edvin Abdulachim coordinates around 125 Altex and Media Galaxy magazines as Commercial Director. He contributes to optimize the omnichannel strategy in order to offer a good buying experience to Altex customers, in both channels online and offline. He decided to access this opportunity in 2018 as Commercial Director, previously he was 9 years sales director Samsung Electronics Romania, and in period 2002-2009 he was retail manager at Altex Romania.

A graduate of the Academy of Economoc Studies in Bucharest with a Master ASE Bucharest, , Razvan held various positions in BCR during 2005-2015 in the areas of internal audit and operations until the Executive Director of the Back Office.
Since 2015 Razvan Ghelmeci is the Executive Director (CEO) at CIT One SA (former BCR Procesare SRL)
CIT One separated from BCR in 2010, taking over the cash transport and processing activities. In 2015, it changed its name to CIT One. Also in 2015, the company started to provide activities for banks other than BCR. In 2020, the company changed its shareholding structure by co-opting BRD and Raiffeisen Romania, the 3 banks holding an equal share in the company. CIT One currently serves 8 commercial banks and their corporate clients, having contracts with all the top 6 banks as assets (BT, BCR, BRD, ING, RZB, UCT).

Our mission
The quality of life of patients and their families is at the heart of the success of all companies in the medical market. We know that any individual office, clinic, hospital, pharmacy or drug store can rise to the challenge when using software solutions that organize and streamline their entire business.
In the 15 years of activity, we have helped large or small companies in the healthcare area to provide quality medical services more efficiently, faster or at a better price.
HTSS vision
We are building an integrated ecosystem of software solutions for the medical field, ready to respond to the needs, but also to the challenges that appear in this area of activity.
We continually learn from the experience of our partners and are connected to the latest software trends. HTSS is more than just an IT company with a deep understanding of healthcare activities. We want our products to simplify the work processes of healthcare providers and improve the services they provide.
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TBI Bank is an inclusive lender focusing on consumers, merchants, and SMEs by providing financing and additional embedded services through a wide network of ‘phygital’ (physical and digital) channels and platforms. Currently operates in Bulgaria, Romania, Germany, Lithuania and Greece. TBI Bank is part of 4finance, one of Europe’s largest digital consumer lending groups. Through various digital channels, an own network of 300 physical locations and trusted partnerships with nearly 13,000 small and large merchants and retailers, TBI has a customer portfolio of 2 million clients in 2021 and issued nearly 500,000 loans. Its successful business model and customer-focused approach resulted in becoming one of South-Eastern Europe’s most profitable and efficient banks. Learn more here.

Intelligent Systems is an international consulting company delivering business software solutions to local and multi-country organizations. The company is the leading Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM partner in Central and Eastern Europe (Microsoft, 2016) and part of the Inner Circle for 2016 – the highest recognition given to only 60 out of more than 10 000 Microsoft Dynamics Partners worldwide. Our team has carried out more than 495 implementation projects in 55+ countries for organizations running businesses in the areas of retail, wholesale, manufacturing, automotive, transportation and logistics, and many more.

ROPECO Bucharest offers state-of-the-art solutions and equipment with 28 years of experience on the specialized market.
ROPECO is a company for which success is a challenge in the realization of future projects, experiencing a successful expansion in several fields of activity. ROPECO's activity is based on a young, dynamic team, made up of professionals in the true sense of the word, who identify with successful solutions for our clients.
We have a competitive management system with a well-structured company organization chart on departments made up of staff trained by prestigious international manufacturing companies.

Founded in 2003, Expert Software is a 100% Romanian ISO Certified company whose activity is focused on creating products and solutions necessary for the digital development of companies in the 21st century.
The software solutions that we develop allow our customers to take a smooth walk on the path of digital transformation and to build and maintain a competitive advantage by managing information, automating business processes, simplifying critical and daily decision making.
We combine our business expertise with a real passion for technology in order to support companies from retail, pharma or automotive industries achieve their business goals with solutions like: Electronic Data Interchange, Electronic Archive, Contract and Billing Management, Document Management, Procure to Pay, MyOrder - B2B Ordering, Pallet Management, interfaces between third party applications or custom software developments.
Our main goal and vision is to maintain the highest level of quality in all our projects and the proof of our success are the long-term relationships with our clients.
Keep It Simple, Make It Work
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The 2022 edition of RetailTech will take place at the Grand Hotel Bucharest (former Intercontinental Bucharest).
The 5-star Grand Hotel Bucharest is located in University Square, right next to the National Theater and a short walk from the Old Town and offers spectacular views of downtown Bucharest.
The fee includes the participation in the conference sessions, coffee breaks and lunch, as well as the conference proceedings documents.
All registration fees mentioned above exclude 19% Romanian VAT.