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What is the GTF Youth Forum?

Empowering Future Changemakers

The Youth Forum is part of the Green Transition Forum, a leading platform in Central and Eastern Europe that brings together over 20,000 participants and 1,200 speakers from 40 countries.

This is the first edition dedicated entirely to young people, and over three days during the main event on the future of Europe, we will focus intensively on young leaders (up to 30 years old), entrepreneurs and visionaries.

Why join?

The event will bring together 200+ participants from different countries and professional fields, and admission is free for high school students, university students and young professionals between the ages of 16 and 30, upon pre-registration ticket.

Attendees will be able to:

Meet inspiring speakers and experts
Create new contacts, acquaintances and partnerships
Develop real ideas and solutions during the various Workshop panels and interactive games
Develop new skills

Day 1 · 3 June 2026

08:30–09:00

Break

REGISTRATION & WELCOME

09:00–09:30

Break

OPENING SPEECHES, NETWORKING & ICEBREAKER ENGAGEMENT

09:30–10:30

Youth Leadership: How to Navigate the Future

Panelists: - Young political leader - Social movement organizer - Student union president - Youth NGO director

10:30–11:30

“INFLUENCE THE CONVERSATION”

Moderator: Youth journalist/content creator Panelists: - Flora Stratieva, Morning Talk Show Host and Influencer, Influencer.bg; Naum Shopov, TV Host and Influencer, Influencer.bg; Elizabeth Lazarova, Influencer.bg

11:30–12:30

The Reality of Student Founders ~ Elevate AUBG

Moderator: Georgi Georgiev, Program Director, Elevate Accelerator Panelists: Martin Angelov, Founder, Bolt Energy Gum; Georgi Buyukliyski, Co-founder, Falcon Delivery Solutions; Gregory-Leon Faurie, Co-founder, Robotnik; Alexander Alexandrov, Co-founder, Petlawn;

12:30–13:00

Break

LUNCH BREAK

13:00–14:30

How to be Financially Stable in the 21st Century

13:00–13:45

Moneytalk: How to Manage your Wallet

Moderator: Natalia Todorova, Financial Literacy Ambassador, Podcast Host “What Can Money Do?” Panelists: - Investor - Fund Managers - Startup Owner - Influencer - Successful young entrepreneur

13:45–14:30

A Bold Conversation on Financial Freedom

Moderator: Natalia Todorova, Financial Literacy Ambassador, Podcast Host “What Can Money Do?” Panelists: - Investor - Fund Managers - Startup Owner - Influencer - Successful young entrepreneur

14:30–15:30

„One Card, One Europe: Enhancing Mobility with the European Student Card” – International TCA event in the HE sector

Panelists: Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), National Agencies & SALTO Resource Centers, Student Associations & Representatives, ESCI Team representatives

15:30–17:00

CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY: Green Transition of Turbulence, pick one

17:00–18:00

Youth Policy and Democratic Engagement

Moderator: Policy expert or youth parliamentarian Panelists: MEPs - Young politician or policy advisor - Youth representative to an international body - Civic tech innovator - Student activist

18:00

Mo Gawdat: The Five Skills You Need to Survive the AI Revolution

Panelists: Futurist and Former Google X Executive

Day 2 · 4 June 2026

09:00–09:15

Break

ARRIVAL & MORNING ENERGIZER

09:15–09:25

Keynote

OPENING SPEECH, Day 2

09:25–10:45

Skills and Career Development: Jobs of the Future

Moderator: Desi Manova, Partnerships Expert, Tuk-Tam Panelists: Andriana Sukova, Deputy Director-General, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission; Sofia Damianova, Manager ‘Go Dual;’ Ivan Ivanov, partner, Influencer.bg; Anna Vlaeva, Parents counselling, Child - parents relationship (tbc), Early Childhood Development; HR, Ozone.bg;

10:45–11:30

How to build your CV and LinkedIn Profile

Panelists: Entrepreneurs & LIDL

11:30–12:15

Financing Your Future: Opportunities and Smart Choices

Panelists: Martina Grigorova, Executive Director, SIS Credit; Vyara Stefcheva, Lecturer, Finance Academy

12:15–13:15

Sustainable Fashion: Beyond Fast Trends

Moderator: Vihren Mitev, Founder and Director of ManEco Foundation Panelists: Rada Boneva, Influencer, Thrift Sheep; Simona Todorova, Co-founder Tailored; Elena Kuleva, PR & CSR Manager, Humana People to People Bulgaria, Simona Kyosovska, Founder, Simklabel

13:15–13:30

Break

LUNCH BREAK

13:30–14:15

Pitch

The Pitch Games

Moderator: Victor Goleminov, Green, Marketing Specialist and Startup Enthusiast, Red Bull Basement National Champion, GreenDigi Hub

14:15–15:15

What does it take to make a Company go Public?

15:15–15:30

Break

Coffee Break

15:30–16:15

Fighting Disinformation: Practical Media Literacy

Moderator: Reneta Landzheva, Journalist, Dir.bg Panelists: Matteo Pugliese, Senior Analyst at Debunk.org Associate researcher CESARC Uni Roma Tor Vergata, Cristina Dobreanu, Journalist at RFI Romania, Funky Citizen Media

16:15–17:00

Video Games for Critical Thinking

Moderator: Martin Kadinov, Founder, TDBPlay and Goodgamebulgaria

17:15–18:00

Game Night: Seeing the Big Picture with SDG

18:00–18:45

A Battle of the Generations

Day 3 · 5 June 2026

09:00–10:00

Degrees or Skills? What Will Matter in 2035?

Moderator: Velina Getova, Founder, Mental Health Trainer & Speaker; Panelists: Victor Negrescu, Vice-President of the European Parliament; Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD, and Founder and Lead of the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA); Zornitsа Mitkova, CEO at Teenovator; Trayan Trayanov, “Заедно в Час.”

10:00–11:00

Teen Entrepreneurship: Success is a Long Journey”

Panelists: Mario Milev, Mentor; Yana Ivanova, Mentor; Radostina Goroshevich, Alumni; Yoana Shtinova, Alumni; Tihomir Gurmenliev, Alumni ; Teodora Stoyanova, Alumni;

11:00–12:00

How to Think Like a Founder Before You Become One

12:00–12:30

TedxAUBG Club - Impactful Conversations

Panelists: Prof, Daniel Adsett, Professor of Business Ethics at AUBG, Yulia Zdravkova, a senior student at AUBG

12:30–13:00

Break

LUNCH BREAK

13:00–13:45

Cybersecurity & Digital Safety

Panelists: Dimana Dodova, Online Safety & Cyberpsychology Educator

13:45–14:30

Youth Policy Dialogues with Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva (tbc)

Panelists: Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation

14:30–15:15

Digital Skills in the 21st Century

Panelists: Antoaneta Angelova-Krasteva, Director, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC); Ivan Draganov, Project Manager at GATE Institute; Teodora Plamenova, Creative Technologist, Conf.ai; Boyan Todorov, Influencer, Influencer.bg

15:15–15:45

Break

Coffee Break

14:45–15:45

“How to Conquer your Mental Health”

15:45–16:15

“A Winner’s Guide to Mental Health”

Moderator: Milena Hadzhiivanova, Producer, author, and host of a mental health and personal growth podcast “Mindset Power Talk Panelists: Anna Vlaeva, Parents counselling, Child - parents relationship, Early Childhood Development; Youth Workers - NGOs - Sports clubs - Municipalities - Erasmus+ beneficiaries

16:15–17:00