Agenda

Program and speakers are subject to change

6:00 PM - 9:00 PMWelcoming Reception BCCI, top floor, Sky Lounge
8:30 AM - 9:00 AMNetworking Breakfast BCCI, 1st floor, Hall B
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMWelcoming WordsEkaterina Zaharieva, European Commission
Petar Dilov, Republic of Bulgaria
Tsvetan Simeonov, Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry & GS1 Bulgaria		BCCI, 1st floor, Hall A
9:30 AM - 9:40 AMAttendees’ introductions  BCCI, 1st floor, Hall A
9:40 AM - 10:00 AMBulgaria as an investment destinationMaria Hristova, Sofia Investment Agency
Mila Nenova, Invest Bulgaria Agency		BCCI, 1st floor, Hall A
10:00 AM - 10:30 AMOvercoming current and future sectorial challenges (automotive & energy)Lyubomir Stanislavov, Automotive Cluster Bulgaria
Veselin Todorov, Solar Academy Bulgaria		BCCI, 1st floor, Hall A
10:30 AM - 10:35 AMGroup Photo  
10:35 AM - 11:00 AMNetworking Coffee Break BCCI, 1st floor, Hall B
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMDeveloping value-adding common denominators for WTC BusinessesFreerk Faber, World Trade Center Twente
Antony Georgakis, WTC Cyprus		BCCI, 1st floor, Hall A
11:45 AM - 12:15 PMBorderless Artificial IntelligenceKristina Eskenazi, Artificial Intelligence Cluster BulgariaBCCI, 1st floor, Hall A
12:15 PM - 12:45 PMTransfer from WTC Sofia (AF) to WTC Sofia BCCI, 1st floor, Hall A
12:45 PM - 2:00 PMNetworking Lunch  
2:00 PM - 2:45 PMTour of the WTC Sofia Facilities WTC Sofia
2:45 PM - 3:00 PMTransfer from WTC Sofia to Sofia Tech Park WTC Sofia
2:45 PM - 3:45 PMDeveloping value adding common denominators for WTC businesses Freerk Faber, World Trade Center Twente
Antony Georgakis, WTC Cyprus		WTC Sofia
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMDiscovery of the Sofia Tech Park Sofia Tech Park
5:00 PM - 5:30 PMTransfer from Sofia Tech Park to Sofia Balkan Palace Sofia Tech Park
5:30 PM - 6:00 PMFree time Sofia Balkan Palace
6:00 PM - 7:30 PMWine Tasting Speed Networking Sofia Balkan Palace
7:30 PM - 8:00 PMTransfer from Sofia Balkan Palace to Vitosha Mountain Sofia Balkan Palace
8:00 PM - 10:00 PMTraditional Bulgarian Dinner Vodenitzata
8:30 AM - 9:00 AMNetworking Breakfast BCCI, 1st floor, Hall B
9:00 AM - 9:45 AMOpportunities in Europe for Regional Integration and Economic DevelopmentKrassen Stanchev, Institute for Market EconomicsBCCI, 1st floor, Hall A
9:45 AM - 10:30 AMRole of the European WTC Businesses in Regional Integration and Economic DevelopmentNicholas Beaty, WTC Rennes Bretagne
Patricia Moinard, WTC METZ-SAARBRÜCKEN		BCCI, 1st floor, Hall A
10:30 AM - 11:00 AMNetworking Coffee Break BCCI, 1st floor, Hall B
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMWTCA UpdateAnaïs Jan, World Trade Centers AssociationBCCI, 1st floor, Hall A
11:30 AM - 11:45 AMFlash Sessions  
11:45 AM - 12:45 PMFrom Multi-Purpose Building to Destination: Real Estate Uses of WTC BuildingsCarles Anglada, World Trade Center Barcelona
Ed Allison-Wright, World Trade Center Gibraltar		BCCI, 1st floor, Hall A
12:45 PM - 12:55 PMPassing of the Baton: Your 2026 Europe Conference Host BCCI, 1st floor, Hall A
12:55 PM - 1:00 PMClosing Words BCCI, 1st floor, Hall A
1:00 PM - 2:30 PMNetworking Lunch TZUM
2:30 PM - 5:00 PMDiscover Sofia Sofia Balkan Palace