Industry 4.0: The future of Bulgarian industry and new Bulgarian investments

Teodor Radonov

Head of the EIB Group office in Bulgaria

Teodor Radonov is Head of the EIB Group office in Bulgaria since March 2021. Structured finance specialist with over 8 years of previous experience working for the European Investment Fund (EIF), dealing with securitization and guarantee products, covering a wide range of jurisdictions inside and outside the EU. He has been involved in the structuring and implementation of a number of the EIF financial instruments in Bulgaria. He also worked in a variety of analytical roles in the financial field.
He is fluent in English, French and Spanish and holds a degree in finance from the University of Sophia Antipolis in France.
 

Diana Dimitrova-Kamenova

Manager of the Corporate Banking Directorate at UBB part of KBC Group

Diana Dimitrova-Kamenova is managing the Corporate Banking Directorate at UBB part of KBC Group; Member of Corporate banking community of KBC Group; Representative of UBB in the Fund for sustainable urban development. Under her management the Corporate Banking business line has achieved a remarkable and sustainable growth over the last 8- 10 years. She has more than 20 years’ experience in banking out of which 13 years in corporate banking. Diana graduated Inter Alpha Banking Program at INSEAD, France in 2019. Diana has also a Master Degree in two majors: International Economic Relations and Accounting and Control from University of World and National Economy, Sofia.
 

Radomir Milanov

Managing Director of SAP Bulgaria

Radomir Milanov, born in Dobrich, graduated in Macroeconomics from the University of National and World Economy. He further completed an MBA at Henley Business School, University of Reading, England. Radomir has worked for IBM for over 11 years and has held various international management roles. He became part of SAP’s local team since 2016 as Director of Sales,  and  he was responsible for SAP’s sales and business strategy in the banking, finance and insurance, energy, utilities and telecommunications sectors in Bulgaria, as well as for the development, management and expansion of the company's partner network in Bulgaria. Since May 2018, Radomir holds the position of Managing Director of SAP Bulgaria.

Zdravko Dimirov

Mayor of Plovdiv Municipality

Stefan Stoyanov

Deputy Mayor of Plovdiv

Deputy Mayor of Plovdiv for a second term since November 2011. During his second term he is responsible for education, business development and European projects. Actively participates in the development and establishment of the Thrace Economic Zone as a leading place for international investment. Since 2012 he has been working on the establishment of a business development department in the Municipality of Plovdiv, which works actively to attract and support investors in the region. For 7 years the department has been directly involved in the creation of over 5,000 new jobs and in attracting dozens of investments in Plovdiv and the region. With his team he develops a comprehensive concept for promoting the city as an investment destination and attracting strategic investors.
He actively participates in several innovative educational reforms, such as the creation of an Educational-Industrial Board, aimed at introducing business in vocational education and starting dual training, early career guidance and others.
He carried out a number of educational reforms such as the introduction of Montessori pedagogy in public kindergartens and schools, the introduction of cloud platforms in education through G suite and Windows 365 in schools, a program for innovative schools, programs for developing dual education in vocational schools and others.
At the end of 2016, he was awarded as one of the 100 innovators for Central and Eastern Europe in the prestigious ranking of Google, Visegrad Fund and Financial Times for his work on a number of reforms in public education.

Georgi Petkov

General Manager at BTL Industries

Experienced Executive Director with a demonstrated history of working in the medical device industry. Skilled in Management, People development, Process management, Reingeneering, Budgeting, Business Planning and Customer Service. Strong business development professional with a Master’s Degree focused in Industrial Management.

Dipl.Eng. Anton Petrov, EMBA

CEO of PPS Manufacturing

Borislav Minkov

Founder, Novarto

Chavdar Cholev

IT Service Manager, Openintegra

Technically sophisticated IT Infrastructure Architect and IT Service Manager with the capacity to develop robust roadmaps and strategic plans to support the implementation of key software solutions for a range of clients. Capable of acting as a liaison between management and technical team members while building end user relationships to gather requirements and translate them into project plans. Skilled at responding to RFP’s involving the definition of scope, costs, and necessary resources. Team player with a continuous improvement mindset and a dedication to exceeding management and client expectations. Track record of spearheading all phases of the upgrade and IT transformation lifecycle including scoping, analysis, architecture design, execution, testing, and end user support. Able to work in a fast paced and rapidly evolving commercial environment.

Maya Georgieva

Business Development and E-Commerce Manager, DHL Express Bulgaria

Maya Georgieva has over 20 years of commercial and business experience in the field of telecommunications and B2B sales management for retail chains both in Bulgaria and abroad. Maya was part of the global team of T-mobile in Germany and in 2021 she joined DHL Express Bulgaria, where she is responsible for business development and e-commerce.
 

Eng. Georgi Uzunov

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Zaharni Zavodi AD

Georgi Stoeff

Co-founder and chairman of Trakia Tech

Georgi Stoeff is a co-founder and chairman of Trakia Tech - a think tank for digitalization of industry and co-organizer of the Annual Business Forum Industry 4.0. Mr. Stoeff is a trained economist at the University of Leuven, and is one of the best recognized macroeconomic analysts in the country. Based in Plovdiv, he is a strategic consultant for the one of the largest constellation of industrial and tech parks in CEE - Trakia Economic Zone. His team developed the economic profiles and investor presentations for the some of the main cities in Bulgaria.
 

Yoto Raychev

CEO, IT Crowd

Todor Gigilev

CEO, Dreammix

Evgenia Dimitrova

Senior Planner MAXIMO Budgeting

Experienced Maintenance Planner with a demonstrated history of working in the mining industry. Skilled in Organizational Effectiveness, Mining, Copper, Maintenance Planning, and Minerals. Strong community and social services professional with a Master's degree focused in Economics from VUZF.