| Mission: | The mission of the Quality Management Committee is to foster the importance of quality control and standards for better products and successful business; To be the meeting point of all those members of Amcham interested in quality management systems allowing them to share quality management practices among themselves, create benchmarks, start quality initiatives. |
| Chairs: | Mrs. Vyara Stankova, Intertek Mrs. Ekaterina Shilegarska, TITAN Zlatna Panega Cement |
| Priorities: | Sharing of experience and good practices related to significant aspects of business management; Risk and Business Continuity Management in the dynamic global environment of today; Integrated approach to management – quality, environmental, health and safety, information security, social accountability, business continuity, etc. Providing information to AmCham members regarding the internationally recognized systematic approach to management Introducing international standards related to quality, OHSAS, environment protection, risk and business continuity. Provision of:– competent lecturers on topics related to business management and – ground for thematic discussions and presenting of good management practices |
| 2016 Activities | Topic: New Challenges in Information Security Management “Information Security is a Process – not a Product” Speaker: Mr. Dimitar Bahchedzhiev, Intertek Academy Manager, Intertek “ISMS as part of the IMS in Hewlett Packard Enterprise”Speaker: Asen Mihaylov – EMEA ISO 27001 Program Lead, Hewlett Packard Enterprise “Emerging Security Challenges in Cloud Computing”Speaker: Martin Konov, IT Manager Data Network Solutions and Support Services Department, Intracom “Business will face challenges regarding data protection – new EU Regulation and Privacy Shield”Speaker: Asya Vladimirova, Partner and Dessislava Galabova, Law Firm McGregor and Partners |
| 2016 Activities | November 26th, 2015 Topic: Year of Changes in Quality & Environmental Management Systems Speaker: Boyan Rashev, Managing Partner, denkstatt June 3, 2015Topic: Event Sustainability Management: Best Practices and International Standards (ISO 20121) Best Practices and International Standards (ISO 20121)Speaker: Vyara Stankova, Deputy Regional Director SEE, Intertek Top Sustainable Event Practices for People, Planet and ProfitSpeaker: Magdalina Atanassova, Communication Manager, AIM Group International National Donation Campaign – Operation “Spare Change” or How We Successfully Manage Long-term CampaignsSpeaker: Simona Tcharaktchieva, CSR Advisor and Vesselka Voutkova, Corporate Communications Director, Vivacom Energy Efficient Music CultureSpeaker: Maria Gergova-Bengtsson, Managing Director and Maria Popova, Chief Operating Officer, United Partners Sustainability in Еvent Мanagement – Best practices of Congress EngineeringSpeaker: Velizar Monev, Sales Manager, Congress Engineering January 8, 2015Topic: “Effective Asset Management for Optimizing Business Processes” “Internationally recognized best practices in asset management based on ISO 55001” Speaker: Nikolay Yordanov, Deputy General Manager Intertek SEE “Problems Facing the Management of Energy Assets in Bulgaria” |
| 2014 Activities | March 20, 2014 Topic: “Road Traffic Safety: Responsibility of Business” Presentation: ISO 39001:2012 – A Step Forward to Road Traffic Safety Shell Experience in Road Traffic Safety Management Road Safety in WorleyParsons January 22, 2014“Resource Efficiency in Knowledge-Based Economy”: Developing competencies necessary for business optimization” “WHY do we need to optimize our resources now?”Speaker: Maria Aleksandrova, Project and Open Innovation Manager, CleanTech Bulgaria Speaker: Valenta Valentinova, Director Intertek Academy, Intertek Speaker: Georgi Tonev, Six Sigma Black Belt, Johnson Controls Electronics |
| 2013 Activities | October 30, 2013 Topic: Total Risk Management Presentation: “Strategic Business Continuity Management – New Trends ISO 22301” Peter Lithgow, Country Manager, AES Corporation, initiated a pragmatic discussion on the culture of quality in the work place with focus on the importance of corporate values and the role of the leadership for their institutionalization, and other key elements like a fully integrated management system, business continuity safety plans, lifelong learning, criticality, discipline, compliance, transparency and sustainability of the business processes. Presentation: “Risk Management and Business Continuity: Why Bulgaria needs an Asset and Maintenance Management Doctrine?” May 29, 2013Topic: Best Practices in Training. How to Measure Training Quality and Training Effectiveness for the Purpose of Organizational Goals Achievement. Presentation: “Quality Management in Training”Speaker: Darina Zlatarska, Training Manager, Intertek – Moody Presentation: “C-MENTORS or How Traditions, Crisis & Innovations Made us Practicing Best”Speaker: Ventsislava Kyuleva, HR Manager, TITAN Zlatna Panega Cement March 27, 2013Topic: Energy Management Standards and Energy Efficiency Approaches Presentation: “An Introduction to ISO 50001 Energy Management” Presentation: “Aurubis Energy Management System” January 16, 2013 Topic: Social Audits and CSR Standards CSR Standards and Audit TypesSpeaker: Boyan Gyuzelev, Business Development Manager SEE, Intertek-Moody Social Audits Experience in Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling CompanySpeaker: Galya Tsonkova, Sustainability Manager, CCHBC BBLF Responsible Business Awards 2012Speaker: Georgi Ruitchev, Executive Director, BBLF At the meeting Elitsa Barakova, Executive Director, BCAF, spoke about the different quality measuring tools and how they enable companies to register progress and measure the effects of companies’ socially responsible activities.Marina Stefanova, Executive Director, Global Compact Network Bulgaria, presented The Global Compact Self Assessment Tool and the Self-Assessment Handbook for Companies which is available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland and the Slovak Republic and was pilot-tested in 2010. Media coverage of the meeting by Economy.bg |
| 2012 Activities | November 14, 2012 Topic: Management of Integrated Quality Systems Inegrated Management Systems Speaker: Boyan Gyuzelev, Business Development Manager SEE, Intertek-Moody Presentation: IMS September 25, 2012 |