Annual Business Forum: Industry 4.0

Annual Business Forum: Industry 4.0

The event

Context:
Technology advances are blurring the boundaries between the digital and physical world. Intelligent, interconnected systems now support activities along the entire value chain. The AI is changing how we work, how we produce and will change the way we live. What does this mean? It means reduced costs and improved efficiencies.
It means greater speed and scale. It means smarter products and services. It means evolving from disrupted to disruptor.
 
About the event:
The conference will examine where is Bulgaria in this sea of change, what are Bulgarian companies and industries doing to become part of the new wave. What will this mean for the working force, for the growth and for region development?
The two days conference agenda will showcase the innovators and industrial champions who are already shaping the future.
 
Topics:
- Where is Bulgaria on the European industrial map
- The role of the state in promoting economic growth and innovations
- Top 5 Business Forecasts for the Future of Industry
- The education and skills of the new era: new ways of learning and the new ways of working
- The Digital Revolution and New Business Models
- Industrial automation / the digital factory
- Outsourcing strategies for the modern industry

Place of the event:
International Fair Plovdiv, pavilion 7

Speakers

Tomislav Donchev

Tomislav Donchev

Deputy Prime Minister for European Funds and Economic Policies, National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria

Ognian Zlatev

Ognian Zlatev

Head of the European Commission's Representation

Ivan Totev

Ivan Totev

Mayor of Plovdiv

Arup Banerji

Arup Banerji

Regional Director for the European Union Countries, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank Group

Maciej Bazyl

Maciej Bazyl

Management Consultant specialised in Operations, A. T. Kearney

Stefan Stoyanov

Stefan Stoyanov

Deputy Mayor of Plovdiv

Gunnar Muent

Gunnar Muent

Director of the Innovation and Competitiveness Department EIB

Natalia Corobco

Natalia Corobco

Country Business Development Manager, Google

Dimitar Kaldamukov

Dimitar Kaldamukov

Senior Counsel, Tocheva and Mandazhieva Law Office

Jos Schaetti

Jos Schaetti

Founder of Soltec

Georgi Stoef

Georgi Stoef

Co-founder of Industry Watch

Yovko Lambrev

Yovko Lambrev

C0-founder of Trakia Tech

Anna-Marie Vilamovska

Anna-Marie Vilamovska

CEO, Working Ideas, Member of the Board for Digital Entrepreneurship, EC

Emiliyan Enev

Emiliyan Enev

Co-founder and CEO of Recheck

Filip Genov

Filip Genov

Vice President and Special Projects Senior Manager at UniCredit Bulbank

Georgi Georgiev

Georgi Georgiev

Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP

Yuriy Genov

Yuriy Genov

Executive Director and Member of the Board of Directors of DSK Bank; Chairman CIO Club

Kadir Sener

Kadir Sener

Regional Strategic Leadership - Cloud Sales Leader - Digital Transformation - Technology Business Development

Alexandru Tulai

Alexandru Tulai

Executive Director of Cluj Innovation City Foundation

Cristiana Fernbach

Cristiana Fernbach

Counsel and Head of German Desk, Stratulat Albulescu Law Firm

JanJaap Boogaard

JanJaap Boogaard

Head of EMEA Workplace Solutions, Colliers International

Andon Simeonov

Andon Simeonov

Country Manager, SoftServe

Georgi Dimitrov

Georgi Dimitrov

Deputy Head of the Unit "Innovation and EIT" , European Commission

Ahmed Busnaina

Ahmed Busnaina

William Lincoln Smith Professor, Distinguished University Professor and Director of the NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing

Krzysztof Herdzik

Krzysztof Herdzik

Owner and Managing Partner, You Can Business

Peter Ivanov

Peter Ivanov

Executive Director of American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria

Krassy Petkov

Krassy Petkov

Founder, Milara International

Yordan Lambrev

Yordan Lambrev

General Manager, Amer Sports Bulgaria

Robert Dick

Robert Dick

Regional Manager, EVN Bulgaria

Andrei Tsekov

Andrei Tsekov

Quality Management System Manager, Biomashinostroene

Evgenia Peeva-Kirova

Evgenia Peeva-Kirova

CEO, Teach For Bulgaria

Jon Gladwish

Jon Gladwish

CEO, Sixty K AD

Spas Ivanov

Spas Ivanov

Sales Director, Centio

Mariana Trendafilova

Mariana Trendafilova

Human Resources Manager, Reward Gateway Bulgaria

Ivan Mihaylov

Ivan Mihaylov

Site Manager, Viseon Electronics Bulgaria

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Annual Business Forum: Industry 4.0

Annual Business Forum: Industry 4.0

28 - 29 September 2017

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Contacts

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