Balkan eCommerce Summit 2026

28 – 29 Apr 2026 | Sofia, Bulgaria

Event agenda

Tuesday, 28 April 2026

10:00 - 10:25

Back to the Future: What Marketing History Can Tell Us About the Future

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Leadership & Personal Development

Speaker: Andi Jarvis, Eximo Marketing

How to Get Visible Beyond Google: Search Everywhere Optimization for Google and ChatGPT

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speaker: Barbara Slade Jagodić, SLADE

10:00 - 18:00

Meetings

MEETING ZONE

Location:
  • FedEx MEETING ZONE

Meeting duration:30 minute time slots

10:30 - 10:55

Agentic Commerce - The shopping revolution

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Technology, AI & Platforms

Speaker: Petya Rusinova, Visa

How to manage each customer's experience at scale

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speaker: Mike Korba, Positive User

The Balkan E‑Commerce Boom: How Gen Z Is Powering Europe’s Fastest‑Moving Digital Market

Location:Stage #4 – Safe Shop
  • Regional Focus & Market Insights

Speaker: Carmen Cureu, Geopost

TikTok AI Solutions

Location:Stage #2 – Aleph Microsoft Advertising
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speaker: Patrick Rogalski, Tik-Tok

11:00 - 11:25

A Roadmap for Transforming Local Frictions into Balkan Success: Greek Market

Location:Stage #4 – Safe Shop
  • Regional Focus & Market Insights

Speaker: John Kiskipelis, UpCommerce

Building Digital Trust – How LEGO Connects Physical Experience and Online Engagement

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speaker: Jesper Toubøl, LEGO

Email Gamification in E-commerce: Strategies and Best Practices

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speaker: Dmytro Kudrenko, Stripo

Signal vs. Noise: What 5 Million Digital Conversations Reveal About Your Brand Across Different Markets

Location:Stage #2 – Aleph Microsoft Advertising
  • Data, Performance & Analytics

Speaker: Norik Selimi, Pikasa Analytics

11:30 - 11:55

Measure what matters: how incrementality can double your ROAS

Location:Stage #2 – Aleph Microsoft Advertising
  • Data, Performance & Analytics

Speaker: Krzysztof Sobieszek, Meta

Skroutz Shopping Simplified: From Cross-border to Borderless

Location:Stage #4 – Safe Shop
  • Marketplaces & Platforms

Speaker: Thanasis Psychogios, Skroutz

12:30 - 12:55

Stop Fixing Your Abandoned Carts: Want vs Need in eCommerce

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Strategy & Growth

Speaker: Robert Petković, Analytics & Co.

What Your Customer Calls Are Trying to Tell You

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speakers: Martin Kokalov, Omnilinx; Vera Ivanova, Omnilinx; Martin Srebrov, Sky Holding

13:00 - 13:25

From Data to Desire: Building E-Commerce Brands with AI

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Technology, AI & Platforms

Speaker: Harri Olavinsilta

Growth Strategies: Lockers and Cross-border e-commerce

Location:Stage #4 – Safe Shop
  • Strategy & Growth

Speaker: Cornel Morcov, FAN Courier

Marketing Transformation in the Era of AI​

Location:Stage #2 – Aleph Microsoft Advertising
  • Technology, AI & Platforms

Speaker: Shukhrat Yakubov, Aleph Holding

Stop Spamming. Start Triggering: The Revenue Trigger-Based Workflows That Actually Work in 2026

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speaker: Alex Danchenko, Yespo

13:30 - 13:55

Delivering at scale: Connecting Europe and beyond

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Operations & Logistics

Speaker: Diego Asproso, Fedex

Pricing and discounts in eCommerce – the boundaries between marketing and unfair practices

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Legal & Compliance

Speaker: Gabriela Ivanova, IVANOVA Legal Solutions

The ROI of trust: Why regional shoppers need a "Safe Shop" to click "Buy"

Location:Stage #2 – Aleph Microsoft Advertising
  • Regional Focus & Market Insights

Speaker: Dario Begonja, Hero Factory

13:30 - 14:55

The Balkan eCommerce Corridor: Who Wins the Cross-Border Race? - a practical discussion on how Romanian companies scale into Balkan markets and what makes cross-border eCommerce successful.

Location:Stage #4 – Safe Shop
  • Regional Focus & Market Insights

Speakers: Rodica Verbeniuc, Business Voice Romania; Cătălin Bordei, INNOBYTE; Mihai Teodorescu, Eltra Logis; Cosmin Daraban, Gomag; Cori Cimpoca, MKOR

14:00 - 14:25

What sells?

Location:Stage #2 – Aleph Microsoft Advertising
  • Data, Performance & Analytics

Speaker: Gabriel Bonciu, Business League

15:00 - 15:25

Marketing Olympics​. To the trophy with profitable affiliate heptathlons

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speaker: Marina Kostkova, VIVnetworks.com s.r.o.

The Global Development of AI and Its Implications for E-commerce

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Technology, AI & Platforms

Speaker: Jesse Weltevreden, RankmyAI

15:30 - 15:55

AI Innovation in eCommerce: Practical Applications for Growth and Customer Experience

Location:Stage #2 – Aleph Microsoft Advertising
  • Technology, AI & Platforms

Speaker: Igor Ilievski, Amenex Doo

eCom Platform Trauma: the unnamed stakeholder in your decisions

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Technology, AI & Platforms

Speaker: Rumen Dimitrov, Gloross Inc

From Visibility to Scale: How AI and Ecosystems Unlock Real Seller Growth

Location:Stage #4 – Safe Shop
  • Strategy & Growth

Speaker: Mihai Lupașcu, eMAG

We Have an AI Spacecraft. Why Is Cross-Border E-Commerce Still Run on Spreadsheets?

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Technology, AI & Platforms

Speaker: Octavian Dumitrescu, Dyver.AI

16:00 - 16:25

E‑commerce in Albania: Market Transformation, Last‑Mile Challenges, and Operational Solutions

Location:Stage #4 – Safe Shop
  • Regional Focus & Market Insights

Speaker: Erandi Sula, Ultra C.E.P

Package as a Marketing Touchpoint Driving Loyalty and Customer Acquisition through Insert Marketing. (NOTINO & IKEA case studies).

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speaker: Lenka Varečková, PAKET PLUS

The anatomy of Loyalty - How to increase customer value through loyalty programs?

Location:Stage #2 – Aleph Microsoft Advertising
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speaker: Virág Kiss, PwC Hungary

The Future of eCommerce: AI-Powered CRO as the New Growth Engine

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Strategy & Growth

Speaker: Krisztian Kiraly, OptiMonk

16:30 - 17:00

Beyond Borders - Key Trends and Insights from Croatian eCommerce Research

Location:Stage #4 – Safe Shop
  • Regional Focus & Market Insights

Speaker: Marcel Majsan, eCommerce Hrvatska

Search, Recommend, Reward: How AI personalization converts visitors into high-LTV shoppers

Location:Stage #2 – Aleph Microsoft Advertising
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speaker: Tudor Goicea, Aqurate

Wednesday, 29 April 2026

10:00 - 18:00

Meetings

MEETING ZONE

Location:
  • FedEx MEETING ZONE

Meeting duration:30 minute time slots

11:00 - 11:15

Romanian Market

Location:Stage #4 – Safe Shop
  • Regional Focus & Market Insights

Speakers: Andrei Radu, GPeC;

11:00 - 11:25

Scaling a Local Footwear Brand Internationally With Paid Media

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Strategy & Growth

Speaker: Madalina Stanescu, Optimized

11:15 - 12:00

Panel on cross-border and domestic logistics

Location:Stage #4 – Safe Shop
  • Operations & Logistics

Speakers: Andrei Radu, GPeC; Alin Vlad

11:30 - 11:55

Become a 1% LinkedIn User: Turning Connections into Conversions

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speaker: Vasileios Mylonas, The Cool Lion

Scaling Creative Production with AI

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Strategy & Growth

Speaker: Krystian Wydro, OtterMind

Scaling your business - your people perspective

Location:Stage #2 – Aleph Microsoft Advertising
  • Leadership & Personal Development

Speaker: Dennis Brodsky, 821BRIDGE

12:00 - 12:25

The Impact of Delivery Experience on Purchase Decisions — How to Turn It into a Competitive Advantage in E-commerce

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Operations & Logistics

Speaker: Theo Theodoridis, Lastmily

12:00 - 12:30

Email Inbox: From Lists to Algorithms – How the Transformation Impacts Direct Sales

Location:Stage #2 – Aleph Microsoft Advertising
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speaker: Alexander Varov, NetInfo

Stop Discounting, Start Deciding: How to Utilize Customer Data for Revenue in the Retail and eCommerce Sector

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Data, Performance & Analytics

Speakers: Dominik Zacharewicz & Wiktor Goliszek, Loyalty Point

The eCommerce evolution: from chaos to automation

Location:Stage #4 – Safe Shop
  • Technology, AI & Platforms

Speaker: Catalin Gealapu, Base

12:30 - 13:00

8 mistakes I keep seeing on eCommerce stores which are destroying your rankings

Location:Stage #2 – Aleph Microsoft Advertising
  • Data, Performance & Analytics

Speaker: Krešimir Ćorluka, Canonical SEO Agency

The 3 lessons we learned from migrating all our 3 systems and launching 3 new stores

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Technology, AI & Platforms

Speakers: Dimitar Dimitrov, Stenik; Lyubomir Boyanov, JOYA.BG

The 360° E-commerce View: the Power of Combined Analytics

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Data, Performance & Analytics

Speaker: Urszula Sury, Full Stack Experts

13:00 - 13:25

E-Commerce Growth Through AI-Powered Pricing Strategies

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Data, Performance & Analytics

Speaker: Simeon Lukov, Dynamic Pricing

From Cheapest Price to Smartest Choice: How AI Is Redefining Price Comparison

Location:Stage #4 – Safe Shop
  • Data, Performance & Analytics

Speaker: Sorin Dochian, heureka group!

Mastering Demand Forecasting and Navigating Amazon’s Vendor Central Order Volatility

Location:Stage #2 – Aleph Microsoft Advertising
  • Operations & Logistics

Speaker: Bruno Ferreira, BlueDot Ecoomerce

The AI Innovation in E-commerce

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Technology, AI & Platforms

Speakers: Sar Zvuluni & Kobi Haddad, Sellavi Global

13:30 - 13:55

How People Buy Furniture Online:  B2B and B2C insights

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Marketplaces & Platforms

Speakers: Petya Karagyozova & Pavlina Honcova, FAVI a.s.

Why Most New Brands Fail on Amazon — And Exactly How to Be the Exception

Location:Stage #4 – Safe Shop
  • Strategy & Growth

Speaker: Vincenzo Toscano, Ecomcy

Why the Biggest Online Stores Are the Most Underserved

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Strategy & Growth

Speaker: Krasimir Krastev, HighSky.ai

13:30 - 14:25

Beyond Europe: Scaling Brands into the Middle East via Marketplaces (Amazon & More)

Location:Stage #2 – Aleph Microsoft Advertising
  • Strategy & Growth

Speakers: Krystel Abi Assi, Amazon Sellers Society; Milcho Vasilkoff, S4AMZ & Hristo Atanasov, AdFixer

14:00 - 14:30

Beyond Google & Bing: 7 Steps to Stay Visible When AI Decides What Customers See

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speaker: Gennadiy Vorobyov, Netpeak

Unlock International Growth with Amazon

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Strategy & Growth

Speaker: Sebastian Kummle, Amazon EU SARL

14:00 - 15:00

Cross-Border Sales: Myths vs Reality

Location:Stage #4 – Safe Shop
  • Strategy & Growth

Speaker: Dmytro Shapovalov, Liki24

14:30 - 14:55

From Audience to Business Asset: Building Online Communities That Drive Retention and Revenue for E-commerce Brands

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speaker: Stefy Krushkelova, NOVARA Consulting

Improve your online business with a GS1 GTIN

Location:Stage #2 – Aleph Microsoft Advertising
  • Operations & Logistics

Speaker: Vessela Subaczewska, GS1 Bulgaria

LEOS - From Spreadsheet Chaos to One-System Business: How eCommerce Teams Scale with Notion & the Power of Notion AI

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Technology, AI & Platforms

Speaker: Lenard Adanov, Adan Media

15:00 - 15:25

Selling to the New Buyer: How AI Agents and Dialogue are Redefining eCommerce Search

Location:Stage #1 – Delta Cloud
  • Regional Focus & Market Insights

Speaker: Paulius Nagys, LupaSearch

Smart Outbound sales techniques for eCommerce SaaS

Location:Stage #2 – Aleph Microsoft Advertising
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speaker: Thomas Katakis, Nail That Lead

Your eCommerce brand doesn’t grow on YouTube because you don’t understand the platform

Location:Stage #3 – Jump
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement

Speaker: Aleksandar Ašković

15:00 - 16:00

Cross-Border opportunities in CEE region

Location:Stage #4 – Safe Shop
  • Regional Focus & Market Insights

Speakers: Marcin Pondo, Cross-Border Commerce Association; Marcel Majsan - Croatia - Safeshop.hr; Michal Helcman, Slovakia - euShipments.com; Maher Tarazi - Romania - Altexpress.ro; Márk Török - Hungary - CrossBorder24.com

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