Bulgaria Economic Forum 2014

Bulgaria on the EU road to 2020

3 - 4 December 2014

Sofia Hotel Balkan
Тhe presentations are only available to registered users
Royal 1 Hall

Official opening

17:00 - 17:45 (3 December)
Mr. Vassil Terziev, Co-founder and CEO, Telerik
Mrs. Lilyana Pavlova, Minister of Regional Development and Public Works of Bulgaria,
Mr. Bozhidar Loukarski, Minister of economy of the Republic of Bulgaria ,
Mr. Ognian Zlatev, Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria,
Mr. Jean-Marc Peterschmitt, Managing Director, Central and South Eastern Europe, EBRD
Mr. Doncho Barbalov, Deputy Mayor of Sofia,
Mr. Tony Thompson, Country Manager for Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Slovakia, World Bank
Mr. George Tabakov, Chairman , Bulgaria Economic Forum
Royal 1 Hall

Round Table 1: Fiscal stability, state budget, external debt and perspectives for Bulgaria’s accession to the Eurozone

09:15 - 10:15 (4 December)
Mr. Velin Peev, , Economic and Financial Policy Directorate, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Bulgaria
Mr. Valentin Iliev, , Government Debt and Financial Markets Directorate, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Bulgaria
Mr. Tsvetoslav Mikov, , Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Bulgaria
Mr. Miroslav Tonchev, Director General, DG Employers Systems, Bulgarian Industrial Association
Mr. Theo Thomas, Lead Economist, World Bank
Mr. Lubomir Mitov, Chief Economist, Institute of International Finance (Washington)
Mr. Petar Ganev, Chief Economist, Institute for Market Economics
Mr. Georgi Angelov, Chief Economist, Open Society Institute
Mr. Ilian Vasilev, Honorary Chairman, Bulgaria Economic Forum
Royal 1 Hall

Round Table 2: Current state of the banking sector in Bulgaria

10:15 - 11:15 (4 December)
Mr. Chavdar Zlatev, Member of the MB, First Investment Bank
Ms. Aglika Sabeva – Tzvetanova, European Semester Officer, Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria
Mr. Christo Mihailovsky, Member of the MB and CEO, Bulgarian Credit Rating Agency AD
Mr. Alfredo Bello, Zolfo Cooper LLP, Managing Director, Bank Restructuring
Mr. Tihomir Toshev, Executive director, CreditCenter
Royal 1 Hall

Round Table 3: Current financial state of the Energy Sector in Bulgaria

11:30 - 13:00 (4 December)
Mr. Petar Iliev, Executive Director, NEK EAD
Mr. Severin Vartigov, Deputy Executive Director, BEH EAD
Ms. Meglena Russenova, Chairman of the MB, Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association
Ms. Meglena Antonova, , Bulgarian Wind Energy Association
Mr. Ilia Nikolaev, Chairman of the MB, Bulgarian District Heating Association
Mr. Martin Georgiev, Chairman, Association of Traders with Electricity in Bulgaria
Mr. Konstantin Stamenov, Chairman of the MB, Bulgarian Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers
Mr. Krasen Stanchev, , Institute of Market Economics
Royal 1 Hall

Presentation of best practices in promoting of SMEs in Germany, Italy, Spain and Romania as a measure against the crisis in Europe

15:00 - 15:30 (4 December)
Ms. Tanya , Trayanova, Head of International Cooperation Department Structural Funds and EU Programs , Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria
Royal 2 Hall

Presentation of the financing priorities of OP “Human Resources Development” 2014-2020

09:15 - 09:45 (4 December)
Ms. Tashka Gabrovska, State Expert, GD “European Funds,, International Programmes and Projects”, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
Royal 1 Hall

Round table 4: Financial state of the National Social Security Institute and the National Health Insurance Fund

14:00 - 15:00 (4 December)
Mr. Biser Petkov, Governor, National Social Security Institute
Mr. Angel Djalazov, Deputy Chairman, Financial Supervision Commission
Mr. Nikola Abadjiev, Chairman, Bulgarian Association of Supplementary Pension Security Companies
Mr. Ilko Getov, Chairman, Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Union
Mr. Ivan Neykov, Chairman of the MB, Balkan Institute for Labour and Social Policy
Royal 2 Hall

Presentation of the financing priorities of OP “Innovations and Competitiveness” 2014-2020

09:45 - 10:30 (4 December)
Ms. Lyudmila Tozeva, GD “European Funds for Competitiveness”, Ministry of Economy and Energy,
Mr. Nikola Hristovich, Managing Partner, Finsys
Royal 2 Hall

Presentation of the financing priorities of OP “Regions in Growth” 2014-2020

10:30 - 11:00 (4 December)
Mr. Ivan Popov, Deputy Director General, GD Programming of Regional Development, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works of Republic of Bulgaria
Royal 2 Hall

Presentation of the financing priorities of OP OP “Transport and Transport Infrastructure” 2014-2020

11:15 - 12:00 (4 December)
Ms. Galina Vasileva, Director General, DG Coordination of Programms and Projects, Ministry of Transport, IT and Communications
Royal 2 Hall

Presentation of the financing priorities of OP “Environment” 2014-2020

12:00 - 12:30 (4 December)
Ms. Svetlana Zhekova, Deputy Director, GD ”OP Environment”, Ministry of Environment and Water
Royal 3 Hall

Official opening of Balkan Trade Bridge

10:30 - 10:45 (4 December)
Mr. Luben Petrov, Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Bulgaria,
Royal 3 Hall

Round table: The promotion of foreign trade – factor for economic prosperity

10:45 - 12:30 (4 December)
Ms. Anna Karshovska, Head of Business Development and Controlling Department, Bulgarian Export Insurance Agency
Mr. Vasil Todorov, Secretary General, Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mr. Veselin Iliev, Director General, DG International Economic Relations, Bulgarian Industrial Association
Ms. Marina Hristeva, Co-chair, Bulgarian-Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mr. Marco , Montecchi, President, Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria
Mr. Tsvetan Petrov, National Grain Producer Association,
Mr. George Brashnarov, Member of the BD, Bulgarian Association of Software Companies
Mr. Ilia Keleshev, Chairman, Bulgarian Branch Chamber Machine Building
Mr. Nikola Zikatanov, , Bulgarian Association of Electrical Engineering and Electronics
Mrs. Mariana Brashnarova, Executive Director, Bulgarian Association of Communications Agencies
Mr. Emil Dandolov, Chairman, National Organization of Custom Agents
Mr. George Tabakov, Chairman , Bulgaria Economic Forum