09:00
09:00 - 09:30
REGISTRATION
09:30
09:30 - 11:00
BETA HALL
OPENING
Rumen Radev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Grozdan Karadzhov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development
Eliza Ferreira, EU Commissioner for Cohesion and Reform
Paolo Gentiloni, EU Commissioner for Economic Affairs
Maria Gabriel, EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, education and youth ”
Dr. Werner Hoyer, President of European Investment Bank
Teodor Marinov, Member of the Country Team of KBC Group (UBB) for Bulgaria
Moderator:
Gergana Passy, President of PanEurope Bulgaria
11:00
11:00 - 11:30
BREAK
11:30
11:30 - 13:00
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR A JUST TRANSITION
Asen Vassilev, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
Lilyana Pavlova, EIB Vice-President
Patryk Darowski, Director of Industrial Risk and ESG of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
Joe Phillips, Fund Manager, Three Seas, Bulgaria
Yular Jaaksu, Managing Partner, DIGITAL NATION
Richard Koenig, Managing Partner, Enery Development
Tsanko Arabadjiev , Executive Director of BDB
Nadya Dankinova, Executive Director of the FLAG Foundation
Boyan Rashev, Managing Partner, Denkstatt Bulgaria
Tsvetanka Mincheva, CEO of UniCredit Bulbank
Moderator:
Ilia Lingorski, Chief Economist, Bulgarian Development Bank
13:00
13:00 - 13:30
LUNCH
13:30
13:30 - 15:00
BETA HALL: PARALLEL SESSIONS
ENERGY AND GREEN TRANSFORMATION
Alexander Nikolov, Minister of Energy
Radoslav Koshkov, General Manager of Schneider Electric for Bulgaria, Albania, Northern Macedonia and Kosovo
Violeta Cogalnicanu, Director of Infrastructure and Energy Efficiency of the EC
Tim Yeo, President of the Institute for Nuclear Defense - UK
Dr. eng. Bogomil Manchev, Chairman of the Bulgarian Atomic Forum
Vladimir Malinov, CEO of Bulgartransgaz
Angelin Tsachev, Executive Director of the Electricity System Operator - ESO
Tim Kurth, CEO of Aurubis Bulgaria
Kristina Lazarova, Co-founder of Platform Brown to Green
Teodor Karaivanov, Manager of ProCredit Bank EAD, Greece
Konstantin Stamenov, Chairman of BFIEK
Ruslan Stefanov, Program Director at the Center for the Study of Democracy
Yves Le Stunff, Manager of TotalEnergies EP Bulgaria
Moderator:
Slavtcho Neykov, Chairman of the Institute of Energy Management
13:30
13:30 - 15:00
BETA HALL: PARALLEL SESSIONS
REGIONS IN DEVELOPMENT
Grozdan Karadzhov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development
Silvia Georgieva, Executive Director of NAMRB
Erato Panayotu, PwC Manager for Southeast Europe
Erion Veliai, Mayor of Tirana
Tanya Hristova, Mayor of Gabrovo
Pencho Milkov, Mayor of Ruse
Stanislav Vladimirov, Mayor of Pernik
Dr. Dragomir Tsanev, Executive Director of the Center for Energy Efficiency EnEffect
Eng. Plamen Panchev, Executive Director of Thrace Economic Zone
Dimitar Tsotsorkov , Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Assarel-Medet AD
Zornica Rusinova, Chairman of the Economic and Social Council
Moderator:
Neda Vasileva, Journalist and TV presenter
13:30
13:30 - 15:00
ALFA I HALL: PARALLEL SESSIONS
INNOVATION, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AND HIGH TECHNOLOGIES
Daniel Lorer, Minister for Innovation and Growth
Prof. Todor Ganchev, Deputy Rector of the Technical University - Varna
Lulcho Georgiev, Dronamix Strategic Partnership Manager
Nikolai Milovanov, Product Manager and Co-Founder ThingsLog
Evgeni Kosev, Business Development Manager of Kelvin Health
Mariyana Hamanova, Executive Director of Cleantech Bulgaria
Ivan Borov, Founder of Wasteful
Petar Torneff, Director ATC Accenture Bulgaria
Nikola Apostolov, Business Development Director of Tiger Technology
Nia Nedelcheva, CEO of KafEco
Petya Murgova, Lawyer, Managing Partner of Murgova and Partners
Moderator:
Milena Stoycheva, Chair of the Global Council of Junior Achievement Members Worldwide
13:30
13:30 - 15:00
ALFA II HALL: PARALLEL SESSIONS
ESG POLICIES AND FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES
Borislav Sandov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment and Water
Petar Vitanov, Member of EP
Radan Kanev, Member of EP
Sofia Kasidova, Head of Strategic Development, Market and Economic Analysis Team in BDB
Ch. Assistant Professor Marina Stefanova, PhD, Director of the Responsible and Sustainable Governance Program at Sofia University
Irena Tsakova, Director of Licensing and Legal Affairs Dundee Precious Metals
Juerg Burkhalter, CEO of Coca-Cola HBC Bulgaria
Galina Parmenter, Yettel Senior ESG Advisor
George Margonis, CEO of Philip Morris Bulgaria
Borislav Malinov, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Nord Holding
Kobi Freedman, Founder of Findings.co
Moderator:
Assoc. Dr. Atanas Georgiev, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics and Management by Industries at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
13:30
13:30 - 15:00
ALFA III HALL: PARALLEL SESSIONS
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE
Ivan Hristanov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture
Plamen Abrovski, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Food and Water НС
Assoc. Dr. Dobri Yarkov, Institute for Sustainable Development, Rector of the Thracian University
Prof. Teodora Georgieva, Faculty of Economics, Sofia University and Chief Expert at the Applied Research and Communications Foundation
Svetlana Boyanova , Chair of the Institute for Agricultural Strategy and Innovation
Desislava Dimitrov , Chair of the Bureau of the Council "Circular Economy - Green alternative for Bulgaria"
Hristo Enkov, Mayor of Brezovo
Moderator:
Yavor Gechev, agronomist and chairman of the National Union of Agricultural cooperatives in Bulgaria
15:00
15:00 - 15:30