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
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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
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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
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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
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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 
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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 
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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
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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 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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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,
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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
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