

ABSL 6th Annual Conference
9th October 2018 @ 9:00 am - 6:30 pm
About this event
Romania at the Forefront of Innovation.
Entering the Gates of Tomorrow
ABSL presents the 6th Annual Conference, the largest Romanian Outsourcing event that brings together annually 500+ business professionals.
Romania is still growing and maturing, yet at a crossroads. Most of business services companies are expanding, transforming through incorporating digital into their business models, in their endeavour to remain relevant and agile in the way they operate. Taking in the benefits of technology developments, valuing more the human input, business services companies in Romania are at the Forefront of Innovation.
Being reactive to clients’ needs is no longer enough – let’s go one step further and create solutions to needs that are not visible yet or do not exist yet. This where Innovation & Creative Problem Solving can be the game changers. Our ability to innovate will differentiate the players and create competitive advantage for those who dare to change, transform themselves and stay open to what the future brings.
Let’s enter together the Gates of Tomorrow!
Conference Presentations
Speakers
Conference Agenda
8:30 – 9:30 Registration & Welcome Coffee
Activity | Speaker | ||
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09:30 | Conference opening |
![]() ABSL 6th Annual Conference Moderator |
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09:40 | ABSL. One voice | Welcome remarks |
![]() President of the Board, ABSL |
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09:50 | We’re always only one decision away from a totally different business future |
![]() Chairman, British Romanian Chamber of Commerce |
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10:20 | Outsourcing industry and intelligent automation: The Big Bang |
![]() Advisory Partner, Head of Advisory, KPMG |
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10:50 | The value of building on a “transparent” foundation |
![]() Business Development Manager, Skanska Property Romania ![]() Partner, PeliFilip |
11:20 – 11:50 Coffee Break
11:50 | The future of you – skills development for tomorrow’s world |
![]() Director of Global Business Services, ACCA |
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12:15 | The Truth about the Robots: Boosting the Myth |
![]() Head of Intelligent Automation, EY Romania |
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12:45 | Transforming Business Performance |
![]() Leadership Development Coach, iFuture |
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13:10 | Augmenting innovation with innovation |
![]() Innovation Manager, Stefanini |
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13:20 | IoT – is the Threat real? |
![]() Chief Security Researcher, Bitdefender |
13:50 – 14:50 Lunch
14:50 | Romania’s Value proposition for Tomorrow |
![]() Head of Office Agency, Jones Lang LaSalle ![]() Director EMEA Support Engineering, Microsoft ![]() Delivery Head Europe, Product Engineering Services, Wipro |
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15:20 | The Board perspective on Cybersecurity: how do we ask the right questions? |
![]() Partener, Assurance Services, PwC Romania |
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15:50 | Accelerate Innovation: what we need to unlearn |
![]() Director, Deloitte Romania |
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16:20 | Learning Habits, The Digital Transformation |
![]() Managing Partner, Eucom |
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00Innovative solutions for the Business Services Industry
Moderator: Colin Lovering, Chairman | British Romanian Chamber of Commerce
17:00 | A smart solution for building communities: Connected by Skanska |
![]() Senior Leasing Negotiator, Skanska Property Romania ![]() Senior Leasing Negotiator, Skanska Property Romania |
Room B+C |
17:25 | The way to measure space effectiveness – Workplace Advisors – Study insights |
![]() Regional Sales Director, Steelcase |
Room B+C |
17:00Digital is the new Normal (Business Cases)
Moderator: Cristian Cilibiu, ABSL Vicepresident
17:00 | Virtual Colleagues |
![]() Software Solutions Manager, Selir |
Room A |
17:15 | Intelligent Operations |
![]() Industry Specific Portfolio Lead, Accenture |
Room A |
17:30 | Inteligent Automation – Chat&Action Bots |
![]() RPA Lead, Capgemini |
Room A |
17:00How Innovative can you be in the Outsourcing Industry? (Business Cases)
Moderator: Ovidiu Oltean
17:00 | Smart Recruitment Practices |
![]() Country Manager, Hays Romania |
Room D |
17:20 | How can the corporate sector benefit from the local entrepreneurial environment? |
![]() Innovation Director, Societe Generale European Business Services |
Room D |
17:35 | Performance management process in HP Inc. Romania |
![]() Regional HR Manager, HP Inc. |
Room D |
Our event in figures
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors

Strategic Partners
Event Partners
Why sponsor
the Conference
Partners & Sponsors come to ABSL 6th Annual Conference to display their latest products and services and to explore business opportunities. Being a sponsor at our conference will give you the opportunity to:
– Develop and strengthen your brand
– Generate lucrative, highly targeted business leads
– Build long lasting relationships
– Get in touch with potential business partners
– Position the company as a leader in the domain
– Network
– Obtain Customer Feedback
If your company is part of ABSL, you can benefit from discounted sponsorship packages. Contact us!
Registration & Tickets
ABSL Members & Partners
Core
- Free entrance
- 10 free passes
Associate
- Free entrance
- 5 free passes
Supporting
- Free entrance
- 5 free passes
Partners
- Free entrance
Non-ABSL Members
Early Bird
- September 15 – October 1st
Regular Pass
- October 1st – October 9th
Join us and become an ABSL member – Get free passes for the Annual Conference
and lots of extra benefits!
How to Register
For registration, please click on the Early Bird ticket and select the number of tickets you would like to purchase. Payment can be made through credit card or bank transfer. All details will follow on your e-mail.
If you are an ABSL Member or Partner, you are entitled to a free pass due to your membership benefits. Click on the ticket ABSL Members & Partners. ABSL will review your registration and approve it within 24 hours. After that, you will receive on e-mail a unique code to register at the conference.
Event Venue
90, 13 Septembrie Ave, 050726
For any inquiries & accomodation offers please contact:
PROJECT MANAGER, 2018 Annual Conference
cristina.iacob@absl.ro | +40 751 782 615