12-th Annual Government Meets the Business
- pl. "Sveta Nedelya" 5, 1000 Sofia Center, Sofia
The event
Will Bulgaria achieve sustainable growth while losing human capital?
How can the Bulgarian economy be more attractive to those working abroad?
Although the Bulgarian economy has continued to register sustainable growth in recent months, businesses are faced up with a serious challenge that has a strong potential to curb future growth — a shortage of people. This lack of available human resources has been felt by a continually growing number of sectors of the economy. The huge number of Bulgarians who emigrated in the last 15 years has left a gaping hole on the labour market — a problem further exacerbated by the continually deteriorating demographic situation and non-competitive education in the country.
Without being able to hire workers and employees, companies will be forced to put their investments on hold and curb future plans for expansion and growth. Today, talent hunting plays out on a truly global scale and can put a spoke in the wheels of further economic growth.
By way of tradition, the annual meeting of businesses and the government will bring together key government officials and the owners of the largest companies in Bulgaria.
They will have an opportunity to discuss both government policies and the business strategies that can help reverse this negative trend.
The meeting will take place at the beginning of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union — an opportune moment for Bulgaria putting forth proposals for amending Community regulations and policies in order to safeguard its interest.
Deadline for registration: January 26
Participation fee: 360 euro incl. 20% VAT
Representatives of the media can access the event with preliminary registration only.
For more information, please contact us at [email protected]
Speakers
Rumen Radev
President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Boyko Borissov
Prime Minister of Republic of Bulgaria
Tomislav Donchev
Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria
Vladislav Goranov
Ministry of Finance of Republic of Bulgaria
Biser Petkov
Minister of Labor and Social Policy
Dimitar Radev
Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank
Guntram B. Wolff
Director, Bruegel
Ivan Krastev
Chairman, Centre for Liberal Strategies, Researcher, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences in Vienna, Founder and member, European Council on Foreign Relations
Rosen Plevneliev
President of the Republic of Bulgaria 2012 – 2017
Dietmar Dumlich
Head of Division Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, EIB
Mark Robinson
CEE Research Specialist, Colliers International
Xavier Marcenac
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, TELUS International Europe
Shaun Bosch
General Manager, ALC Bulgaria
