On 14 March, the PPS CMO, Sashka Sashova, stepped into the role of serve as Master of Ceremony at the “Circular Ports for Global Trade” forum in Thessaloniki, organised by the Bulgarian-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Industry/ BHCCI/, Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry under the patronage of the Ministry of Interior, Region of Macedonia–Thrace, Greece, the Greek Association of Supply Chain Management (EELBE), the Association of Enterprises of the Industrial Area of Thessaloniki (SEVIPETH), Greek Exporters Organization (SEVE) and the Federation of Industries of Greece. 

The connectivity of the ports in the region plays a vital role in the strategic importance of the Balkans as a connecting point between Europe and Asia, a role, which is more relevant than ever with the latest changes and dynamics on global scale. 

Smart connectivity and infrastructure shape the way forward to the ports in the region. Which is a relevant point for the SAP solutions that we at PPS provide. 

This forum is one of the many initiatives, organised by the Bulgarian-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Industry/ BHCCI/, with Chairman Mr.  Savvas Karafyllidis, and attracted prominent political and business reps from the region: Konstantinos Gioulekas, Deputy Minister of Interior, Region of Macedonia–Thrace, Greece, Panagiotis Theodorikakos, Minister of Development, Christos Dimas, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Traycho Traykov, Minister of Energy, Julian Popov, Minister of Environment and Water, Metodi Metodiev, Vice Minister of Finance, Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2001–2005), Sergey Stanishev Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2005–2009), Nikolina Angelkova, Minister of Tourism (2014-2017; 2017-2021), TSVETAN Simeonov, Chairman, Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Konstantinos Moraitidis, First Vice President, Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry, George Kremlis, Director at the European Commission and Ambassador of the European Public Law Organization in Bulgaria, Monika Stanisheva, Chairperson of the Board, Dir.bg and Green Transition Forum, Todor Ivandjikov, Chairman, Bulgarian Aviation Industry Association, Garyfallia - Fay Selimi, Deputy Director, EPLO Institute, Catherine Tsapikidou, Embassy Councellor Director, International Relations Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, Athanasios Begkas, representing the governor of Central Macedonia, Chatzitheoklitos Efthimios, Deputy Mayor of Thessaloniki, Greece, Christodoulos Topsidis, Regional Governor of the East Macedonia Region, Greece, Ioannis Tsaras, CEO, Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A., Angelos Vlachos, CEO, Kavala Port Authority S.A., Boris Balev, CEO, BMF Port Burgas JSC, Dr. Dimitrios Tsitsamis, President of the Board of the Greek Association of Supply Chain Management, Northern Greece (EEL.BE), Stanislav Yordanov, Director General, State Enterprise “Port Infrastructure”, Bulgaria, Lyubomir Dobrev, Konstantinos Chatzikonstantinou, CEO, Alexandroupolis Port Authority S.A., Silvena Krumova-Todorova, Head of Commercial Department, Ruse Port Complex JSC, Dr. Maria Tzanidaki, Principal Manager, PPP Advisory Unit, Sustainable Infrastructure Group (SIG) at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Eng. Martin Yanev, Chair of the Bureau of the Council of Branch Organisations, Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vice-Chair, Green Transport Cluster, Member, Transport and Logistics Council, International Trade Council, Washington, USA., Efstatios Sideris, Chairman, Foreign Investors Council in Greece, Oleksiy Myaskovskyi, Director, Odesa Sea Commercial Port (video message), Ivelina Karafyllidou, HBCCI. 

We are also really happy that we met Power Partner Solutions partners at the event, that we already collaborate actively with.