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Green Transition Forum 7.0
One Europe. One Market. For all.
The seventh edition of the Green Transition Forum will take place in Sofia, building on the record-breaking success of GTF 6.0, which brought together more than 7,200 participants and 450 speakers and moderators from 37 countries, supported by 55 media partners and a reach spanning over 1,000 media articles, interviews and features across Europe. Powered by Dir.bg, the largest internet portal in Bulgaria, the Forum has grown into one of Europe's most influential platforms, where political leaders, European institutions, businesses, innovators and partners come together to shape the continent's transformation.
With GTF 7.0, our ambition is to go further still: a bigger, bolder edition that strengthens the GTF network and continues to expand the Forum's reach across the CEE region and beyond.
The 2026 edition launched the Sofia Initiative, a call for a stronger and more complete Single Market, endorsed by more than 40,000 people representing employers' organisations, business associations and bilateral chambers. Under the title "One Europe. One Market. For all." GTF 7.0 will carry this momentum forward, exploring how deeper European integration and structural reform can translate into a genuinely unified market - one that drives competitiveness, accelerates innovation and strengthens economic resilience for businesses and citizens across the continent.
What defines the Forum is its character: a commitment to honest dialogue, forward-looking ideas, and a platform where Central and Eastern Europe is a driving force behind Europe's future success.
Speakers from our Latest Edition
Iliana Iotova
President of Bulgaria
Andrzej Duda
President of Poland (2015 - 2025)
Ekaterina Zaharieva
Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation
Jessika Roswall
Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy
Enrico Letta
Former Prime Minister of Italy, President of the Jacques Delors Institute, Author of the report “Much More Than a Market”
Kata Tüttő
President of the European Committee of the Regions
Victor Negrescu
Vice-President, European Parliament
Valère Moutarlier
Deputy Director-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW)
Philippe Aghion
2025 Nobel Laureate in Economics, Professor at the Collège de France, INSEAD, and the London School of Economics (LSE)
Mo Gawdat
Technology Visionary, Author of the bestseller Solve for Happy, and former Chief Business Officer at Google X, Futurist
Monika Stanisheva
Chair of the Board, Dir.bg
Giorgos Kremlis
Ambassador of the European Public Law Organisation to Bulgaria. Honorary Director of the European Commission
More Voices from our Previous Events
Prof. Daron Acemoglu
Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Maroš Šefčovič
VICE-PRESIDENT of the EC for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight
John Kerry
United States Secretary Of State (2013 – 2017), U.S. Special Presidential Envoy For Climate (2021 - 2024)
Teresa Ribera
Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, EC
Rumen Radev
Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria
Roxana Minzatu
Executive vice-president (2024-2029) - Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness
Frans Timmermans
Executive Vice President, European Green Deal
Werner Hoyer
Economist and former President of the European Investment Bank
Marc Lemaître
Director-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD)
Nicolas Schmit
European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
Elisa Ferreira
European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms
Rosen Plevneliev
President of the Republic of Bulgaria (2012-2017)
Become a partner!
Green Transition is the largest and most influential forum for transformation and sustainable development in Central and Eastern Europe. For the past 6 years, it has fostered a community that has shaped the contours of change rather than simply reacting to it. The event has become a catalyst and platform for discussions surrounding the challenges and opportunities facing all stakeholders from European countries.
- Align with 2 000+ C-level business executives and institutional names
- Attend VIP gatherings with industry experts
- Gain brand exposure throughout the event
GTF provides you with the unique opportunity to meet the key leaders driving progress within Europe.
Learn more about how to get involved here!
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