08:45 - 09:25 Registration and coffee
09:30 - 09:35 Opening
Teodor Zahov, Economedia
09:35 – 10:45
The crisis in Ukraine and the consequences for Europe: Bulgaria’s place and strategies for navigating the risks
Kiril Petkov, Prime Minister, Republic of Bulgaria
Ivan Krastev, Chair of the Centre for Liberal Strategies, Researcher at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), Vienna
Moderators: Galya Prokopieva, CEO, Economedia
Alexei Lazarov, Editor-in-Chief, Capital Weekly
10:45 – 10:55 Growth strategy in a changed political and economic environment
Assen Vassilev, Minister of Finance
10:55 – 11:10 Discussion
Cyber threats and information security
Bozhidar Bozhanov, Minister of e-Government
11:10 – 11:40 Coffee Break
11:40 – 12:40
Bulgaria's energy strategy: from crisis to energy independence and decarbonisation
Alexander Nikolov, Minister of Energy
Borislav Sandov, Minister of Environment
Stanislav Todorov, Chair, Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC)
Moderator: Ivaylo Stanchev, Managing Editor, Capital Weekly
12:40 – 13:40 Strategic infrastructure, supply chains
Grozdan Karadjov, Deputy Prime Minister for Regional Development and Public Works and Minister of Regional Development and Public Works
Nikolai Sabev, Minister of Transport and Communications
Philip Rombout, Executive Director, Agropolychim
Nikolai Andreev, Executive Director, Vivacom
Moderators: Ivaylo Stanchev, Managing Editor, Capital Weekly, Ognyan Georgiev, Editor, Capital Weekly
13:40 – 14:10 Business, investors and the war
Daniel Lorer, Minister of Innovation and Growth
Bozidar Djelic, Head of Investment Banking for Central and Eastern Europe, Lazard bank, Serbia’s Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Science
Moderator: Ognyan Georgiev, Editor, Capital Weekly
14:10 – 14:20 Closing remarks
The rule of law as a guarantor of national security
Nadezhda Yordanova, Minister of Justice
14:20 Lunch and time for meetings
*This is a draft programme and it may undergo changes or updates of the topics depending on the dynamic situation.