Plovdiv Economic Forum is a high-level meeting of the most influential Bulgarian and international political, corporate, and intellectual leaders.
Foreword
Plovdiv Economic Forum is an
It’s first annual meeting took place
key growth challenges, presented
independent network whose mission
in the 21st and the 22nd of June
corporate social innovation practices
is to promote innovative ideas and
2018, at the Imperial Plovdiv Hotel
in the private sector and identified
highlight long-term strategies for
in Bulgaria and gathered prominent
a course of policy actions towards
ensuring the political development,
national and international leaders in
more competitive and inclusive
social justice and economic pros-
business, policy, civil society and ac-
economies in Bulgaria and South
perity of Bulgaria and South East
ademia to address the issues facing
East Europe.
Europe.
Bulgaria and Southeastern Europe. The forum identified and assessed
Selected Speakers H.E. Boyko Borissov Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria
Nikolina Angelkova Minister of Tourism, Bulgaria
Dr. Arup Banerji Regional Director, World Bank Group, Brussels
Andreas Beikos Head, European Investment Bank, Bulgaria
Giuseppe De Francesco Vice President, Confindustria Bulgaria
Tomislav Donchev Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Teodora Georgieva Executive Officer & Board Member, ICGB AD, Bulgaria
Lord Maude of Horsham Member, House of Lords; Minister of State, Trade and Investment (2015-2016), UK
Petar Ivanov Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria
Dr. Yolian Ivanov Executive Director, Southern Europe of “The Collins Group�,Bulgaria
Emil Karanikolov Minister of Economy, Bulgaria
Ivan Krastev Chairman,Centre for Liberal Strategies
Maria Lazarimou Communications Director, Hellenic Production, Greece
Larisa Manastirli Director EBRD, Sofia Resident Office, Bulgaria
Teodor Marinov Member of the Management Board of UBB, Executive Director Legacy of UBB
Selected Speakers Olivier Marquette President, AES Bulgaria
Marco Montecchi President, Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria
Plamen Panchev Chairman of the Board, TEZ, Bulgaria
Lilyana Pavlova Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU
Temenuzhka Petkova Minister of Energy, Bulgaria
Dimitar Shoumarov Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Postbank, Bulgaria
Stamatios Theodoropoulos Chairman, Hellenic Business Council in Bulgaria
Ivan Totev Mayor of Plovdiv Municipality
Diana Valkova Dinova Rusev & Partners Law Office, Bulgaria
Stamen Yanev Executive Director, Investbulgaria Agency, Bulgaria
Krasimir Valchev Minister of Education and Science, Bulgaria
Ekaterina Zaharieva Deputy P.M. Judicial Reform & Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria
Annual Meeting in numbers
2
Days
19 79 352 Topics
Speakers
Attendees
20 During
18 2
Post-event
Media Impact
Attendees’ profile
360 Pre During Post-event
10
4 337 19
Pre
2
During
6
Post-event
2
23,3%
7,7%
5,8%
42,7% 12,9%
7,7%
Government Public admin
Media
Academia & Think tanks
Business & Finance
EU & international institutions
Legislative
5,8%
Government\Public administration
Speakers’ profile
9,8% International Organizations & EU
5,8 % Corporate 4,5%
Academia & Think tanks
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SPONSORS
SUPPORTERS
CONTRIBUTORS
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