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SEF IV
Sofia
Symeon G. Tsomokos

WELCOME

9.10
Symeon G. Tsomokos
Nikolay Denkov

KEYNOTE OPENING ADDRESS

9.15
Nikolay Denkov
Andrea Ikic-Böhm

THE IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE IN BULGARIA’S GEOPOLITICAL STANDING

9.35
Andrea Ikic-Böhm
Olesya Ilashchuk
Kenneth Merten
Solomon Passy
Irene Maria Plank
Rosen Plevneliev
Rositsa Kirova

KEYNOTE SPEECH

10.45
Rositsa Kirova
Yordan Bozhilov

EU ENLARGEMENT: THE NEW GROWTH PLAN FOR THE WESTERN BALKANS – WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM THE BERLIN INITIATIVE 16/10

10.55
Yordan Bozhilov
Alexios Marios Lyberopoulos
Symeon G. Tsomokos
Olivér Várhelyi
Latchezar Bogdanov

FIRESIDE CHAT

11.30
Latchezar Bogdanov
Assen Vassilev
12.00

Networking break

Lazăr Comănescu

DEVELOPMENTS IN SE EUROPE: ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE

12.20
Lazăr Comănescu
Elena Poptodorova
Latchezar Bogdanov

THE BANKING SECTOR AND THE GREEN FINANCING CHALLENGES

12.40
Latchezar Bogdanov
Lilyana Pavlova
Meglena Kuneva

THE ACCESSION OF BULGARIA TO SCHENGEN: A SPACE WITHOUT BORDERS

13.00
Meglena Kuneva
Elena Poptodorova
13.20

NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK

Teodora Georgieva

ENERGY TRANSITION AND CARBON NEUTRALITY IN THE REGION

14.00
Teodora Georgieva
Karel Kral
Vladimir Malinov
Mario De Martino
Maria Aram Merdzhanova
Iva Petrova
Emmanouil Fountoukis

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN THE REGION

14.55
Emmanouil Fountoukis
Basil Gavalas
Ivan Mihaylov
Plamen Panchev
Kalin Peshov
Florian Pupeter
George Satlas
Georgi Gvozdeykov

TRANSFORMING THE REGION BRICK BY BRICK: LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

15.50
Georgi Gvozdeykov
Ioannis Kirkinezis
GEORGE KREMLIS
Julian Popov
Dimitar Bechev

EU INTEGRATION 2.0: BULGARIA’S EUROZONE HOPES AMID A TURBULENT WORLD ECONOMY

16.30
Dimitar Bechev
Cătălin Creţu
Petar Ganev
Kalin Hristov
Mihail Kalapchiev

PRESENTATION: TAX POLICIES FOR IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND HUMAN HEALTH

17.05
Mihail Kalapchiev
Arno Behrens

CIRCULAR ECONOMY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

17.20
Arno Behrens
Dimitrios Kontaxis
GEORGE KREMLIS
Borislav Malinov
Demian Pintos
Julian Popov
Lin Sun
Yavor Vassilev
GEORGE KREMLIS

FIRESIDE CHAT

18.05
GEORGE KREMLIS
Charlina Vitcheva
Nikolina Angelkova

TOURISM IN THE REGION

18.20
Nikolina Angelkova
Bulut Bagci
Michael Christides
Dimitrina Goranova
Roumen Markov
Mariela Modeva
19.00

END OF SOFIA ECONOMIC FORUM IV

Iliana Iotova

Official Dinner (by invitation only)

20.30
Iliana Iotova

Reinventing Business Strategies in an ESG environment

11:40-12:00
Dejan Soskic

Inflation, currency board and eurozone candidacy: the 2022 context

10:45-11:40
Dejan Soskic
Petia Dimitrova

Closing remarks

17:30

The jobs market in Bulgaria: balancing efficiency and inclusivity

15:45 - 16:25
The jobs market in Bulgaria: balancing efficiency and inclusivity
Krasimira Velichkova
Bozhidar Bozhanov

Digital Transformation: Taking Government to the next level

13:30- 14:20
Bozhidar Bozhanov
Grozdan Karadjov

Strategic Infrastructural Projects

14:20 - 15:15
Grozdan Karadjov
George Kremlis
Nikos Chardalias

The world – Post war in Ukraine: Mapping the new global & regional security order

9:30 - 10:00
Nikos Chardalias
The world – Post war in Ukraine: Mapping the new global & regional security order
15:15-15:45

Light Lunch

Keynote Opening Address

09:15 - 09:30
Keynote Opening Address
Kaloyan Staykov

Beyond volatility: Geopolitical tensions and Energy transition

12:20 - 13:30
Kaloyan Staykov
Karel Kral
Vladimir Malinov
George Kremlis
Alexander Nikolov
Olivier Marquette

The power of accession: EU Enlargement as a geostrategic imperative after Ukraine?

10:00-10:45
The power of accession: EU Enlargement as a geostrategic imperative after Ukraine?
Dimitris Chronopoulos
Florence Robine
12:00 - 12:20

Coffee Break

Developments in FDI & Regional Economic Clusters

16:25-17:30
Developments in FDI & Regional Economic Clusters
Bogdan Bogdanov
Roberto Santorelli