All Speakers

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Tsvetan Alexiev

Chief Executive Officer, Sirma Group Holding AD

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Assen Christov

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Eurohold Bulgaria AD

Werner Hoyer

Economist and former President of the European Investment Bank

Rumen Radev

Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria

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

Maroš Šefčovič

VICE-PRESIDENT of the EC for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight

Prof. Daron Acemoglu

Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Charlina Vitcheva

Director General, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission

Georgi Tachov

Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Bulgaria

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

Zornitsa Rusinova

Chair of the Economic and Social Council

Apostolos Tzitzikostas

European Commissioner for Transport and Tourism

Grozdan Karadjov

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications

Hans Rhein

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

Jan Dusík

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

Atanas Zafirov

Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria

Rosen Plevneliev

President of the Republic of Bulgaria (2012-2017)

H.E. Mr Nathaniel Copsey

Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bulgaria

Elvire Fabry

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

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

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

H.E. Brânduşa Ioana Predescu

Ambassador of Romania to the Republic of Bulgaria

Dirk Buschle

Deputy Director, Energy Community Secretariat

Mila Nenova

Executive Director, InvestBulgaria Agency

Kumi Kitamori

Deputy Director, Environment Directorate, OECD

Borislav Bangeev

Director Corporates and Member of the Management Board of UniCredit Bulbank

Delyan Dobrev

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

Svetla Nestorova

Chairperson of the Management Board of Pension Assurance Company Doverie

Borislav Malinov

Chairman of the Bulgarian Recycling Association

Savina Mihaylova-Goleminova, PhD

Arch. Georgi Stanishev

Architect and Scenographer, Founder of Atelier Georgi Stanishev – Architecture & Scénographie, France

Ivan Ivanov

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

Dragomir Tzanev

Executive Director, Center for Energy Efficiency EnEffect

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mariya Trifonova

Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

Wendy Francken

President of the European Water Association (EWA)

Manol Genov

Minister of Environment and Water of the Republic of Bulgaria

Tonya Dimitrova

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

Svitlana Hrynchuk

Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine

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

Giannis Balakakis

Chair Organizing Committee AgriBusiness Forum

Tomislav Donchev

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

Ilia Krastev

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

Prof. Melodena Stephens

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

Eng. Georgi Mikov

Chief Executive Officer of Electrohold Bulgaria

Lukas Mandl

Member of the EU Parliament, DEVE, LIBE and JURI

Alexander Peev

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

Ioanna Konstantopoulou

Vice President, Hellenic Investors Association

Paul Davidson

Head of the Measuring Regulatory Performance Programme at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Marian-Jean Marinescu

TEN-T Coordinator, Western Balkan - Eastern Mediterranean

Ivaylo Aleksiev

Еxecutive director of the sustainable energy development agency

Tasko Ermenkov

Member of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC)

Katerina Tsapikidou

Director International Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thessaloniki

Petar Cholakov

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

Nicholas Snowdon

Head of Metals and Mining Research Mercuria Energy Trading SA

Rob Dobbins

Head of Partnerships and International Assets, OMV Petrom, Romania

Adam Harmat

Climate and Energy Programme Lead at WWF Central and Eastern Europe

Krasimir Yakimov

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Innovation and Growth, Bulgaria

Kamen Ivchev

Regional Manager, MET Energy Trading – Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, and Albania

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

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.

Maria Krasteva

Director, Bulgarian Natural Gas Association

Vojtech Vosecky

Founder of The Circular Economist, Sweden

Arno Behrens

Senior Environmental Economist, Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy Global Practice, Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank

Jana Velichkova

Executive Director of the Bulgarian Soft Drinks Association (BSDA)

Ivan Tzankov

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AES Bulgaria

Ognyan Atanasov

Vice President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB)

Pawel Nierada

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

Stoyan Nedin

Managing Partner, Vitosha Venture Partners

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

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

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)

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

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

Corr. Memb. Prof. Evelina Slavcheva

President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS)

Prof. Elena Radeva

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

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

Dr. Mariagrazia Squicciarini

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

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

Assoc. Prof. Caroline Gans Combe

Associate Professor of AI, Data, Econometrics & Ethics, Director of Structured Research, OMNES Education-INSEEC

David Kvaternik

Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tvornica.Tech (T.T) – a creative digital reality studio specializing in XR technologies

Deniz Tourgout

Founder and Managing Director of PriorityZero

Krasimir Traykov

Cybersecurity Expert and Security Awareness Trainer

Yanko Spasov

Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity Consultant, tbc

Aziz Aidaros

Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Europe at Philip Morris International (PMI)

Denys Strobykin

General Manager of Philip Morris Bulgaria

António Costa

President of the European Council

Krassimir Nenov

Deputy minister of energy

Marinela Petrova

Advisor, Bulgarian National Bank

Fatma Varank

Deputy Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change of the Republic of Türkiye

Petar Vitanov

Head of the Delegation of Bulgarian Socialists to the European Parliament (2019-2024)

Anna Pietikäinen

OECD Head of Regulatory Policy Division

Emmanouil Fountoukis

Chairman and Member of the board of directors Etem Gestamp Automotive

Alexander Zagorov

Representative of the Confederation of Labour "Podkrepa" in the ESC

Witold Strzelecki

Managing Director

Irina Ilieva

EIT Community Officer Bulgaria, Chief Operations Officer JA Bulgaria

Ina Stoyanova

EIT Community Officer Bulgaria, Project Coordinator Cleantech Bulgaria

Prof. Dr. Valentina Todorova

Director, Institute of Oceanology “Prof. Fridtjof Nansen” – BAS, Varna, tbc

Elitsa Petrova-Pavlova

Director of the Institute of Fish Resources

John Kerry

United States Secretary Of State (2013 – 2017), U.S. Special Presidential Envoy For Climate (2021 - 2024)

Nicolas Schmit

European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights

Elisa Ferreira

European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms

Frans Timmermans

Executive Vice President, European Green Deal

Kurt Vandenberghe

Director General of DG CLIMA, EC

Matthew Bryza

Former White House and Senior State Department Official, USA

Marc Lemaître

Director-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD)

Ivan Krastev

Political Scientist

John Havens

Director, IEEE Planet Positive 2030 and author, Heartificial Intelligence: Embracing our Humanity to Maximize Machines.