All Speakers

Jessika Roswall

Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy

Valère Moutarlier

Deputy Director-General, DG Internal Market (DG GROW)

Werner Hoyer

Economist and former President of the European Investment Bank

Rosen Zhelyazkov

Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria

Nataliya Kiselova

President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria (12.2024 - 10.2025)

Roxana Minzatu

Executive vice-president (2024-2029) - Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness

Teresa Ribera

Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, EC

Ekaterina Zaharieva

Commissioner (2024-2029) | Startups, Research and Innovation

Maroš Šefčovič

VICE-PRESIDENT of the EC for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight

Enrico Letta

Former Prime Minister of Italy, President of the Jacques Delors Institute, Author of the report “Much More Than a Market”

Kata Tutto

President of the European Committee of the Regions

Prof. Daron Acemoglu

Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Charlina Vitcheva

Director General, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission

Savvas Karafyllidis

Chairman and Founder of the Bulgarian-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BHCCI)

Georgi Tachov

Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Bulgaria

Lilyana Pavlova

Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (2019-2023)

Slavtcho Neykov

Member of the Strategic Foresight Committee, GTF

Giorgos Kremlis

Ambassador of the European Public Law Organisation to Bulgaria. Honorary Director of the European Commission

Sergei Stanishev

Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria (2005-2009), President of PES (2011-2022), Member of the European Parliament (2014-2024)

Genady Kondarev

Senior Associate, Central and Eastern Europe, E3G

Kostadin Sirleshtov

Managing Partner, Head of Energy, Projects and Construction for CEE, CMS Sofia

Claudia Marcusson

Adjunct, National University of Singapore and C-Level Advisor

International Climate and Environment Policy Expert | Independent consultant for the EC, World Bank, UNDP, OECD | Vice-President of the UNFCCC Bureau and co-chair of the Eastern European Group in 2024

Iliya Lingorski

Assistant Professor at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and member of the Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank.

Borislav Gutsanov

Minister of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Bulgaria

Krasimir Valchev

Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria

Dimitar Tsotsorkov

Chairman of The Supervisory Board of Asarel-Medet Jsc.

Manyu Moravenov Ph.D.

Member of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE)

Evgeny Angelov

Chairman of the Bulgarian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

Andriana Sukova

Deputy Director-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

Zornitsa Rusinova

Chair of the Economic and Social Council

Hans Rhein

Head of the LIFE Energy and Climate Unit at the European Commission's Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)

Julian Popov

Minister of Environment and Water (2023 - 2024), tbc

Jan Dusík

Deputy Director-General, DG for Climate Action, European Commission

Tonino Picula

Member of the European Parliament, AFET

Rosen Plevneliev

President of the Republic of Bulgaria (2012-2017)

H.E. Mr Nathaniel Copsey

Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bulgaria

Sylvie Matelly

Director of the Jacques Delors Institute

Elvire Fabry

Senior Research Fellow in Trade Geopolitics, Jacques Delors Institute, tbc

Lyubomir Stanislavov

CEO, Automotive Cluster, Bulgaria

Konstantinos Chatzifotis

European Affairs Manager, Motor Oil Group

Mathias Cormann

Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Zhecho Stankov

Minister of Energy of the Republic of Bulgaria

Stavros Papastavrou

Minister of Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic, tbc

Angelin Tsachev

Director and member of the Management Board of the Electricity System Operator

Bozidar Dedus

Co-Founder @ H2 Croatian Association for development and application of hydrogen fuel cells

Phuc-Vinh Nguyen

Head of the Jacques Delors Energy Centre

Andreas Chollet

Head of Development and Country Manager Bulgaria, wpd Europe GmbH

Hristo Radichev

Country Manager, Mediapost Hit Mail Bulgaria

Eleonora Ivanova

Vice-Chair of the Board, Bulgarian-Romanian Chamber of Commerce (BRCC) Founder and Managing Partner, Fininfo.bg

Iva Petrova

Deputy Minister of Energy (September 2021-present)

H.E. Brânduşa Ioana Predescu

Ambassador of Romania to the Republic of Bulgaria

Martin Vladimirov

Director Energy and Climate Program Сеnter For The Study Of Democracy

Plamen Mladenovski

Chairman of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC), tbc

Dirk Buschle

Deputy Director, Energy Community Secretariat

Dominik Jarmer

Chairman of the Board of Directors of district heating company EVN Toplofikatsia Plovdiv

Tsvetelina Penkova

Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)

Dr. Bogomil Manchev

Chairman of the Bulgarian Atomic Forum

Teodora Georgieva

Executive Officer of ICGB

Mila Nenova

Executive Director, InvestBulgaria Agency

Kumi Kitamori

Deputy Director, Environment Directorate, OECD

Martin Danovski

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Innovation and Growth of the Republic of Bulgaria

Borislav Bangeev

Director Corporates and Member of the Management Board of UniCredit Bulbank

Sophia Kassidova

Head of Strategy & Green Policies, BDB

Delyan Dobrev

Chairman of the Committee on Energy in the 49th National Assembly

Tsanko Arabadzhiev

Member of the Managing Board and Executive Director of Bulgarian Development Bank

Martin Gikov

Chairman of the Board of JEREMIE Bulgaria (part of the European Investment Fund)

Svetla Nestorova

Chairperson of the Management Board of Pension Assurance Company Doverie

Silvia Georgieva

Executive Director of the National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria (NAMRB)

Ivan Ivanov

Minister of Regional Development and Public Works of the Republic of Bulgaria

Dragomir Tzanev

Executive Director, Center for Energy Efficiency EnEffect

Tsvetelina Kuzmanova

Senior Project Manager, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Ellen Wasylina

Founder and CEO of Trocadéro Forum

Eng. Ivan Ivanov

Chairman of the Bulgarian Water Association (BWA)

Wendy Francken

President of the European Water Association (EWA)

Manol Genov

Minister of Environment and Water of the Republic of Bulgaria

Eng. Irena Tsakova

General Manager, Dundee Precious Metals Krumovgrad EAD

Tonya Dimitrova

Editor of “World News,” Bulgarian National Television (BNT)

Svitlana Hrynchuk

Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine

Sergiu Lazarencu

Minister of Environment, Moldova

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Atanas Georgiev

Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Sofia University

Peter Dilov

Minister of Economy, Bulgaria

Dan Nica

Member of the European Parliament, ITRE, tbc

Stefan Krastev

Deputy Mayor of Pernik Municipality

Ana Doneva

Prof. Hristo Pimpirev

Geologist, Polar Explorer, Director of the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute

Dr. Lene Buhl-Mortensen

Senior Researcher, Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Norway

Prof. Dr. Tanya Marinova

Director General, National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH), Bulgaria

Prof. Dr. Kalin Kalinov

Rector of the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna

Mariya Hristova

EIT country representative and founder of AgriVentures, an entrepreneurial community for innovation in agriculture

Giannis Balakakis

Chair Organizing Committee AgriBusiness Forum

Tomislav Donchev

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth, Republic of Bulgaria

Prof. Dr. Svetoslav Tsenov

CEO, Astellas, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Greece

Svetoslava Georgieva

Chair of the EIC Fund

Kyriacos Kakouris

Vice-President of EIB

Valentin Mundrov

Minister of e-Government, Bulgaria

Iliyana Tsanova

Deputy Director General of DG "Budget" at the EC

Ilia Krastev

CEO of A Data Pro, Member of the Board of AIBEST and BRAIT

Nesin Veli

CEO of Identrics

Monika Manolova

Innovation expert at Digital National Alliance

Anton Puliyski

Founder of CyberCLUB

Dr. Andreas Windisch

Prof. Melodena Stephens

Professor of Innovation & Technology Governance at MBRSG in Dubai, UAE

Eng. Georgi Mikov

Chief Executive Officer of Electrohold Bulgaria

Borislav Kostadinov

Fund Director at Finance in Motion GmbH

Lukas Mandl

Member of the EU Parliament, DEVE, LIBE and JURI

Christof De Mil

CEO, UBB

Konstantinos Gioulekas

Deputy Minister of the Interior, Sector of Macedonia and Thrace, tbc

Alexander Peev

General Manager “Corporate and social responsibility”, KBC Group in Bulgaria

Ioanna Konstantopoulou

Vice President, Hellenic Investors Association

Petar Cholakov

Co-Chair, Association "Bulgarian Defence Industry" Member of the Board of Directors, OPTIX AD

Svilen Rangelov

Co-Founder and CEO, Dronamics

Mario De Martino

Managing Director, Porsche BG EOOD & Porsche Inter Auto BG EOOD

Nikolay Lavrov

Systems leader

Lukasz Kolinski

Director for Green Transition and Energy System Integration, DG Energy, EC

Nicholas Snowdon

Head of Metals and Mining Research Mercuria Energy Trading SA

Rob Dobbins

Head of Partnerships and International Assets, OMV Petrom, Romania

Georgi Peshev

Manager of Energeo EOOD

Adam Harmat

Climate and Energy Programme Lead at WWF Central and Eastern Europe

Victor Gugushev

Chairman of the Bulgarian-Romanian Chamber of Commerce

Krasimir Yakimov

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Innovation and Growth, Bulgaria

Pencho Milkov

Mayor of Ruse

Veselin Todorov, PhD, Eng

Founder of VVT Engineering Ltd

Mag. Svetoslav Mladenov

CEO & Member of the Board of Directors, Smart Solar Technologies

Momchil Boyadzhiev

Chief Executive Officer, Bulmarket Group and Astra Finance

Dietmar Preinstorfer

Vice President, Council of European Energy Regulators

Valentin Nikolov

Chief Executive Officer of Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD

Vladimir Dichev

Chief Commercial Officer of Electrohold Bulgaria

Kalina Trifonova

Deputy Chairperson of the Management Board at EVN Bulgaria

Kaloyan Staykov

Chairman of the Board, Energy Management Institute (EMI)

Petyo Ivanov

Executive Director of Kozloduy NPP - New Capacities PLC

Vladimir Malinov

Executive Director, Bulgartransgaz

Murad Heydarov

Executive Director of SOCAR for the Balkans

Predrag Grujičić

Head of Gas Unit at the Energy Community Secretariat

Dmytro Lyppa

Advisor to CEO of Energy Company of Ukraine

Szabolcs I. Ferencz

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of FGSZ Ltd.

Peter Fildishev

Head of Gas Trading and Operations at MET Energy Trading Bulgaria

Svetoslav Benchev

Chairman of the Board, BPGA

Maria Krasteva

Director, Bulgarian Natural Gas Association

Vasil Terziev

Mayor of Sofia

Georgios Karakatsanis

Founder and Director, EVOTROPIA Ecological Finance Architectures

Manuela Naessl

Head of Bulgaria, EBRD

Pawel Nierada

Senior Advisor Three Seas Business Council, former Member of Supervisory Board of the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund

Tilda Benezra

Head of Projects, Carbonaires Ltd

Robin Teurlings

Managing Partner, Zero Emissions Fund

Angela Ivanova

Co-founder of LAM’ON – an innovative Bulgarian company developing biodegradable laminating films for print and packaging

Vladimir Gechev

Co-founder of Viverde Straw Modules – a Bulgarian company offering sustainable building solutions using prefabricated straw panels

Maria Alexandrova

Head of Innovation and Sustainability, Nasekomo

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hyusein Yemendzhiev

Researcher at the Competence Center “Clean Technologies for Sustainable Environment – Water, Waste, Energy for Circular Economy” (Clean&Circle)

Denimir Dimitrov

Founder & CEO, Zero Wave

Atanas Kostadinov

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment and Water

Tatyana Sultanova

Environmental Expert and Former Member of Parliament

Joachinm D’Eugenio

Policy Adviser for Zero Pollution , Water Resilience & Green Urban Transition, DG ENV, European Commission

Prof. Dr. Eng. Gancho Dimitrov

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bulgarian Water and Sewerage Holding EAD

Daniela Ruseva

Deputy Mayor of Shumen Municipality

Vedrana Lemor

Head of Corporate Sustainability, Aurubis AG

Konstantin Bojinov

ANRAV Project Manager, Heidelberg Materials Devnya

Cristian Beșeni

Secretary of State, Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests, Romania

Sofian Jaupaj

Deputy Minister of Tourism and Environment of the Republic of Albania

Alexander Rangelov

CEO, IPS

Florin-Ionuț Barbu

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Romania, tbc

Eric Sargiacomo

Vice-Chair, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament

Gijs Schilthuis

Director Sustainability at the EC Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI)

Stephan Schraff

Head of Public Affairs European Union, Bayer

Dr Philippe Tulkens

Head of Unit at DG Research&Inovation, EU Focal Point for IPCC, Deputy Manager of the EU Mission for Adaptation to Climate Change

Richard Smithers

Director of the Mission Implementation Platform for Adaptation to Climate Change (MIP4Adapt)

Nadezhda Bobcheva

Deputy Mayor of Sofia

Joanna Masic

Lead Urban Specialist for Cities and Climate Change at the World Bank

Stelian Dimitrov

Director, National University Center for Geospatial Research and Technology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

Magdalena Maleeva

Former professional tennis player and the founder of Gorichka.bg, tbc

Eleonora Markova

Regional Manager Central & Eastern Europe, UPL Corp

Sonsoles Jiménez

Director, Alberizas My Greens

Jivko Djamiarov

Co-Founder, Ancestral Superfoods

Angel Hristov

Co-Founder, Enthela

Ivan Stanev

Co-Founder, Bulgarian Food Exchange

Prof. Dr. Georgi Toskov

Associate Professor, University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv

Petya Manastirska

Sustainability and Quality Manager, DEVIN AD

Rumyana Ivanova

Ecologist and social entrepreneurship expert at the Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation

Eolina Milova

Senior Environment Specialist, World Bank

Yavor Dimitrov

Director, Black Sea Basin Directorate - Varna

Maria Marinova

CEO and Board member, Bulgarian Venture Capital Association (BVCA)

Maria Fátima Lucas

Co-founder and CEO of ZYMVOL

Sasha Bezuhanova

Founder of MOVE.BG

Vincent van Steensel

Mandate Management Director at EIF

Miglena Temelkova

Ph.D., Chairwoman, Council of Rectors, Bulgaria

Corr. Memb. Prof. Evelina Slavcheva

President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS)

Milena Stoycheva

Minister of Innovation (2023 - 2024)

Prof. Elena Radeva

Professor of Business Administration at the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG)

Georgi Georgiev

Program Director, Elevate Accelerator

Dr. Momtchil Karpouzanov

Ph.D., Academic Director of Graduate Programs, AUBG

Natalia Miteva

Advisor to the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria

Boyko Takov

Executive Director, Bulgarian SME Promotion Agency

Petar Yonchev

General Manager, ITR Services EOOD

Dr. Mariagrazia Squicciarini

Chief of Executive Office, Social and Human Sciences Sector at UNESCO, tbc

Joel Myers

CEO, DOMILA Limited, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Chair of Smart Cities for the IEEE IoT Initiative Chair of the IEEE IoT Global Cities Alliance Chair of IEEE SA Smart Cities Standards and Best Practices