● How e-commerce growth shapes new investments in the logistics field
● Serving cross-border consumers: partnerships between online stores and logistics players
● How can e-commerce players use tech innovation to drive results
● Mapping future demand for industrial/logistics space in Romania
● Trends to watch for in the global retail industry with impact in Romania

● Demand trends for facility management in the Romanian retail industry
● How technology bridges the online and physical ecosystems of retailers (automation, IoT, blockchain, in-store technologies)
● Gauging trends in the Romanian shopping experience – why and when: online shopping vs. high street shopping
● Regional approach on consumer markets – is Romania different?

Online marketplaces do not seem to be slowing down and business models are evolving. Marketplaces have to prove their staying power by offering efficiency and unique value to consumers, in order to avoid losing market share.
Contemporary and future ethics in the marketplace | Emergence of startups around the marketplace | Marketplace apps | AI based services

● The development of e-fulfillment services on the local market – meeting the requirements of FMCG and retail players
●Trends in tailored logistics solutions for customers
●What role does technology integration play?
●Features of the local retail and carrier ecosystem

Companies are increasingly preoccupied by finding ways to be more environmentally friendly. The supply chain becomes a key driver in sustainability. Retailing and logistics alike are building long term strategies for getting strong reputations as responsible towards the environment and finding innovative ways to maintain a profitable operating model, while being sustainable and decreasing CO2 emissions.

●Using the latest technologies to increase the speed of transactions, drive business in new global retail hotspots, while delivering ROI
●Revolutionizing eCommerce strategies from being traditional to being data and customer centric
●Mapping the tech disruption in the payments industry – how it influences retailers, consumers and investors

●Logistics, delivery and returns challenges retailers need to watch out for when expanding locally and internationally
●What do the electric and self-driving technologies mean for the future of delivery and transportation?
●How to implement blockchain and IoT in logistics
●Last Mile: challenge or opportunity
●Risk and Security Management
●Strategic choices in logistics: transition from multi-channel to omni-channel
●Multiplication of distribution channels and their increasing complexity

●How does the growth of e-commerce influence strategies of retail chains and logistic operators?
●How does the expansion of retailers and new brands influence the supply of warehouse projects and their locations?
●Factors to consider when letting a warehouse to an e-commerce client
●Trends in warehouse management systems (WMS): why ecommerce operators may need to rethink their WMS software | Real-world examples from recent WMS implementations | The need to optimize labor allocation and reduce associate downtime | The responsiveness and flexibility of 2.0 vs. 3.0 systems
●Diversification of warehouse facilities for e-commerce operators
●Gauging the business impact of digitalization and automation in the warehouses and complex supply chains