AGENDA

8.30 – 9.30 Registration

9.30 – 10.00 OPENING SESSION.
BULGARIA IN CONNECTING EUROPE
Connectivity and efficiency of infrastructure - factor for attraction of investments, raising of the competitiveness and the growth of the economy.

MR. ROSEN PLEVNELIEV, President of the Republic of Bulgaria

10.00 – 10.15 Financial framework of the programmes related to the building of the strategic infrastructure 2014 – 2020. BULGARIA 2050 - CHALLENGES CONNECTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGIONS, ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT. SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES IN BULGARIA - MISSION POSSIBLE. WHAT KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE DO WE NEED TO DEVELOP THE PRIORITY SECTORS OF BULGARIA?

Moderator: Mr. Dimitar Bechev - Senior Policy Fellow and Head of ECFR's office in Sofia
Mrs. Iliyana Tsanova, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of EU Funds
Mrs. Ekaterina Zaharieva, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Public Works
Mr. Julian Popov, Minister of the environment and the waters

10.30 – 11.15 How to implement the infrastructure required for the development of priority sectors of the Bulgarian economy - business challenges. Lessons learned from the projects implementation of the programming period 2007 - 2013. Social infrastructure funding alternatives.

Мoderator: Mrs. Katerina Kraeva, senior associate, Wolf Theiss
Mr. Svetoslav Glossov, chairman of the Bulgarian Construction Chamber
Mr. Nikolay Mihailov, division “Road” UACG, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ‘Trace Group Hold’ PLC
Mr. Andrey Tsekov, General Manager, Vice-Chairman of the Managing Board and Chief Legal Adviser at Glavbolgarstroy Holding


11.15 – 11.30 Coffee Break

11.30 - 12.15 STRATEGIC ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN BULGARIA – 2013. DEVELOPMENT 2014 - 2020.
Infrastructure for decentralized energy system - are we ready? Diversification of the sources, routes and suppliers. European energy road map and scenario for energy development - where are we? Integration of the gas supply systems in Bulgaria - ways for development. Intelligent power industry - grids and energy efficiency: market and RES.

Moderator: Mrs. Ivanka Dilovska, Chairman of the Management Board of Energy Management Institute
Mr. Ivan Yotov, CEO of Electricity System Operator
Mr. Plamen Tenev Bulgartransgaz
Mr. Konstantin Delisivkov, Executive Director at Bulgarian Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers (BFIEC)
Mrs. Evgenia Karadzhova, general manager of ESRI Bulgaria
Mr. Ivan Hinovski, Chairman of the Bulgarian Energy Forum
Mr. Hristo Kazandjiev, Consultant Energy projects
Mrs. Anna Rizova, Partner WolfTheiss

12.15 – 13.00 SESSION 2. STRATEGIC ECOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE
Development of the water and sewerage systems with 25 years horizon – water strategy. Reform in the sector and master plans, water register and water cadastre. Models and good practices for management. European financing projects - WWTP and sewerage networks. Waste management. Models and good practices. PPP.

Moderator: Mr. Ivan Ivanov, Chairman of the Bulgarian Water Association
Mrs. Malina Krumova, Deputy Minister of the environment and the water, Director Cohesion Policy for Environment and Head of OPE
Mr. Dobromir Simidchiev, Deputy Minister from Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works
Mrs. Mariana Iteva, Commercial Proxy, Sofiyska Voda
Mr. Michael Jacobsen, Senior water resources specialist from The World Bank
Mr. Ivaylo Kolev, Senior Advisor at The World Bank
Mr.Vladimir Vutov, General manager, Geostroy

Mr. Dominik Hamers, CEO, Geotechmin
Mr. Stefan Zhelyazkov, CEO, Stroitelna Mehanizacia AD

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

SESSION 3. TRANSPORT AND TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
14.00 – 14.15 Transport and tranpost infrastructure Bulgaria 2014 - 2020 - priorities and challenges.

Mr. Kristian Krastev, Minister of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications

14.15 – 15.00 Project axes and program priorities of Transport and Transport Infrastructure 2014 - 2020 programme. Conclusions of the execution of projects for the 1-st programming period.
Moderator: Mr. Stefan Chaikov, chairman of the MB, Bulgarian Branch Chamber Roads
Mr. Martin Georgiev, Programme and Project Coordination Directorate,MTITC
Mr. Petar Dikov, Sofia Chief architect

15.00 - 16.00 Modernization of the railway infrastructure. Current projects. Strategy for the restructuring of the railway sector. Expanding the network of combined transport terminals with regard to the combined transport in Bulgaria. Development of the project for the extension of Sofia Metropolitan - first metrodiameter, stage 3, Lot 1 and 2, plus options. Project 3 - I metrodiameter - new route and extensions from 2014 to 2020.

Moderator: Mr. Toma Yotsov, Chairman of the Bulgarian Association of the consulting companies of railway construction
Mr. Hristo Alexiev, dep. director of Railway Infrastructure national company
Мr. Georgi Minchev, Bulgarian Association for Freight Forwarding, Transport and Logistics
Mr. Krasimir Angelov, expert
Mr. Iliya Iliev, member of board of director of BAKFJS, manager “Transgeo” OOD
Mr. Todor Todorov, expert “Planning and programming”, Metropoliten EAD

16.00 – 16.15 Coffee break

16.15 – 17.15 Road infrastructure - projects 2013. Priority projects 2014-2020.
Development of the projects connected with the main axis of TEN-T and the main national transport axes. Conclusions of the execution of the major road projects for the 1-st programming period. ITC in the road sector.

Moderator: Mr. Pavel Dikovski, co-chairman of the Federation of Highway Engineers
Mr. Asen Antov, executive director of National Strategic Infrastructure Projects company
Mr. Lazar Lazarov, chairman of the board of directors of Road Infrastructure Agency
Mrs. Miglena Kuzmanova, Manager Business Development, ESRI Bulgaria
Mr. Attila Molnar, senior expert electronic road toll collection, T-Systems Hungary Ltd.
Mr.Rumen Mihaylov, chairman of Bulgarian Association ITC

17.15 – 18.00 Connectivity of ports, airports and railways in the main TEN-T network. Airports development projects. Development and modernization of river and sea port.

Moderator: Mr. Anton Antov, expert
Mrs. Anita Angelova, Head of Department in National Transport Policy Directorate, Ministry of Transport, IT and Communications
Mr. Danail Papazov, Executive director of Port Varna
Mr. Miroslav Petrov, Director General of State Enterprise “Port Infrastructure”