AM Consulting - Aleksandar Mastilovic PR

29/09/2026

Old frauds. New faces. Same target: trust.

Yesterday in Zlatibor, at the Key Trends '26 conference hosted by the Association of Serbian Banks, I joined the panel "New Faces of Old Frauds – Cyber Resilience of the Financial Sector and Critical Infrastructure."

The fraud playbook hasn't changed. What has changed is the speed, scale and credibility of the attacks. A CEO's voice demanding an urgent transfer, a video call "from your bank," flawless phishing in the local language: AI now produces all of it in minutes, at near-zero cost.

Three takeaways from the panel:

🔹 Attackers target people, not systems. Deepfakes and generative AI are industrializing social engineering. Resilience therefore starts with verification protocols and a "verify before you pay" culture. Technology comes second.

🔹 Resilience is a chain, not a wall. Banks, telcos, energy providers and their suppliers share the same risk exposure. SMEs in the supply chain are often the weakest link. That is why NIS2 and DORA shift the focus from perimeter defense to ecosystem-wide resilience.

🔹 AI versus AI. Real-time anomaly detection and cross-institutional threat intelligence sharing are no longer a competitive advantage. They are the baseline.

Bottom line: cyber resilience is a governance issue, not an IT budget line. It belongs in the boardroom.

Thank you to the Association of Serbian Banks - Udruženje banaka Srbije and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia - Privredna komora Srbije for an excellent event, and to my fellow panelists for a candid, practical discussion. At Centar za digitalnu transformaciju - CDT, we continue working to make sure businesses, especially SMEs, are ready for this wave.

14/05/2026

Today I'm speaking at the Supply Chain Summit 2026 in Skopje, North Macedonia 🇲🇰 — presenting "Digital Transformation and AI in FMCG Logistics and Supply Chain: From Operational Efficiency to Competitive Resilience." - thank you InStore Makedonija for the invitation to share my expoerience and tech vision and trending.

❓ Why does my talk matter?

No theory. In 75 minutes, just frameworks, real numbers, and a Pilot-to-Scale roadmap that works for companies of any size — whether you're operating in Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia, Montenegro, or beyond.

🏭 Most supply chains in our region are still running on gut feeling, Excel sheets, and legacy systems built for a world that no longer exists.

Here's what the data actually shows:
🎯 AI-powered warehousing delivers 85–92% improvement in picking efficiency and inventory accuracy
🎯 Demand forecasting with ML reduces overstock by 20–30% — without adding a single headcount
🎯 Route optimization cuts last-mile costs by up to 15% while improving delivery reliability
🎯 Predictive maintenance eliminates unplanned downtime before it hits your P&L

💡 The sector is under pressure from every direction — thinner margins, faster consumer cycles, ESG requirements, and post-pandemic supply chain fragility. The companies that survive the next 5 years won't be the biggest. They'll be the most data-intelligent.

The honest truth? Digital transformation in FMCG logistics is no longer a competitive advantage. It is the baseline for survival in the regional and European market. The window for a low-risk, structured entry into AI-augmented operations is now — before regulatory pressure (EU AI Act, NIS2) and market consolidation force your hand.

If you're a logistics director, supply chain manager, FMCG executive, or investor in the Western Balkans thinking about where to start — or where you got stuck — I'd be glad to connect.

This is exactly the work I do at my boutique consultancy AM Consulting - Aleksandar Mastilovic PR, or AIITDevelopment company that provides one-stop service consultancy and AI-powered software solutions and Centar za digitalnu transformaciju of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia as a central national point to support Digital Transformation of SMEs in Serbia: turning strategic intent into measurable transformation outcomes, for SMEs and large enterprises alike.

👇 Drop a comment, send a DM, or find me at the Summit today. Official website of the event in comments.

13/05/2026

Most founders treat EU compliance as a tax.

Wrong. In 2026, it's the most underpriced moat in tech.

While US-native competitors retrofit GDPR, the AI Act, NIS2, and DORA into legacy architecture, EU-native startups that bake compliance in on Day 0 walk into enterprise procurement with a 30–50% shorter sales cycle.

Compliance-by-Design is not legal posture. It's a Go-to-Market strategy.

Three reasons it compounds:
→ Asymmetric moat. Retrofit costs 3–5× more than by-design. While they refactor data residency, you close deals.
→ Trust signal. ISO 27001, DPA-ready templates, model cards, audit trails — they eliminate 80% of enterprise security questionnaires. Founders see overhead. Procurement sees table stakes.
→ Market unlock. B2G, finsec, healthcare, critical infrastructure — the entire €1T+ regulated economy is gated by compliance posture. No posture, no pipeline.

High-risk obligations under the EU AI Act go live in August 2026. The window to position is now, not when your first enterprise pilot pings you for a DPIA.
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👉 Tonight at HUB 201 Belgrade, 17:30 — I'm breaking down the four ways EU compliance compounds into GTM advantage, with the 30/60/90-day playbook to operationalize it.

Compliance is not what you do after product-market fit. Compliance is what gets you there.

See you in the room.

01/03/2026

MWC Barcelona 2026, here I come after a few years representing Centar za digitalnu transformaciju.

Barcelona has this way of making you forget you’re at a conference.

There’s a moment at MWC when the noise fades and everything becomes unexpectedly clear. For me it happened mid-conversation with someone building AI infrastructure for markets most people can’t even find on a map. We were talking about the same challenges I face with clients in Serbia and Bosnia every day. Different language, same frontier.

That’s what struck me most — not the technology itself, but the urgency in people’s eyes. AI agents that don’t just assist but decide. Networks becoming invisible infrastructure. A regulatory landscape still catching up with its own ambitions. And thousands of people who genuinely believe that what they’re building matters.

The Western Balkans needs to be part of this conversation — not as an observer, but as a contributor. I always leave MWC with more questions than answers, and that’s exactly the point. The best strategic thinking doesn’t start with certainty. It starts with the right conversations.

Already translating the insights into something concrete for the region. More soon…

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28/02/2026

Before a few weeks, I spent five hours facilitating a transformation I never tire of witnessing: the moment when business professionals realize that artificial intelligence isn't magic—it's a skill that can be learned, structured, and systematically applied.

The workshop at the Center for Digital Transformation began as many before it did. Twenty experienced business professionals, laptops open, expectations mixed with healthy skepticism. The unspoken question hanging in the air: "How will I actually apply this tomorrow at the office?"

What happend and what we learn together, read the blog…

Official website of Aleksandar Mastilovic - Leading digital transformation consultant with 20+ years experience in 5G technology, Smart Cities, and enterprise modernization across 30+ countries.

02/02/2026

The Center for Digital Transformation is organizing a practical workshop “Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence Application in Daily Business Operations”, designed for professionals, entrepreneurs, and employees in organizations who want to understand how artificial intelligence can be concretely and responsibly applied in everyday business activities.

The workshop is designed as hands-on education, focusing on real business scenarios, practical examples, and tools that are already enhancing productivity, work quality, and organizational competitiveness today. Special emphasis is placed on generative AI tools and their application in creating business content, presentations, information analysis, communication, and work process optimization.

📅 Date: January 29, 2026
📍 Location: Center for Digital Transformation, Kneza Miloša 11, Belgrade

🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
⏱ Effective workshop duration: 5 hours
☕ Coffee break provided
💰 Price: 15,000 RSD + VAT

The workshop is intended for individuals and legal entities. Registration can be done individually or through a company. A discount is provided for legal entities registering three or more participants.
Instructor

The workshop is led by Aleksandar Mastilovic, an internationally recognized expert in digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and modern telecommunications technologies, with extensive experience working with the private sector, institutions, and international organizations. The instructor is known for his practical approach and ability to make complex technologies accessible through concrete and applicable business examples.

🔗 Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1j9Y1PCCt21ge-VsW2f7j7ppalfHRJdWqr6I7u6iZIKHRBw/viewform

🔗 Instructor’s LinkedIn profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandarmastilovic

👉🏻 After registration, we will send you detailed payment instructions.

The Center for Digital Transformation - Centar za digitalnu transformaciju Team.

🔗 For more information, visit our official website:
https://cdt.org.rs/trening-centar-ai-basics

26/01/2026

The Center for Digital Transformation is organizing a practical workshop “Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence Application in Daily Business Operations”, designed for professionals, entrepreneurs, and employees in organizations who want to understand how artificial intelligence can be concretely and responsibly applied in everyday business activities.

The workshop is designed as hands-on education, focusing on real business scenarios, practical examples, and tools that are already enhancing productivity, work quality, and organizational competitiveness today. Special emphasis is placed on generative AI tools and their application in creating business content, presentations, information analysis, communication, and work process optimization.

📅 Date: January 29, 2026
📍 Location: Center for Digital Transformation, Kneza Miloša 11, Belgrade
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
⏱ Effective workshop duration: 5 hours
☕ Coffee break provided
💰 Price: 15,000 RSD + VAT
The workshop is intended for individuals and legal entities. Registration can be done individually or through a company. A discount is provided for legal entities registering three or more participants.
Instructor

The workshop is led by Aleksandar Mastilovic, an internationally recognized expert in digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and modern telecommunications technologies, with extensive experience working with the private sector, institutions, and international organizations. The instructor is known for his practical approach and ability to make complex technologies accessible through concrete and applicable business examples.

🔗 Instructor’s LinkedIn profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandarmastilovic

👉🏻 After registration, we will send you detailed payment instructions.

The Center for Digital Transformation - Centar za digitalnu transformaciju Team.

🔗 For more information, visit our official website: cdt.org.rs