8.30 - 9.30  Registration

9.30 - 10.30  Panel 1: Strategic infrastructure of Bulgaria after 7 years in the EU. Challenges in implementation of the priority projects during the programme period 2007 – 2013. The Sofia metro – the story of a successful project. Priorities and priority projects in Operational Programme Environment and Operational Programme Regional Development 2014-2020. Transport connectivity of the Balkans – a prerequisite for the region’s development.

Participants:
Ivelina Vassileva, Minister of Environment and Water, Republic of Bulgaria
Nikolay Nankov, Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works
Rakesh Tripathi, Senior Transport Specialist, The World Bank
Stoyan Bratoev, Executive Director, Metropoliten EAD
Petar Dikov, Deputy Chair, Bulgarian forum for Bulgarian Infrastructure
Sevdalin Valnarov, Executive Director, Rubicon Engineering
Moderator: Veneta Krasteva, Managing Partner, The CITY Media group

10.30 - 12.00  Panel 2: Transport infrastructure Western Balkans – challenges and priorities of the regional participants in the pre-accession process of the development of the comprehensive TEN-T network. The role of SEETO. Ongoing projects from Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo. Mission of the South East Europe Transport Observatory (SEETO). Financial instruments and investments in transport connectivity and municipal infrastructure.

Participants:
Nedim Begovic, Expert, South East Europe Transport Observatory (SEETO)
Kenneth A. Lefkowitz, Managing Partner, New Europe corporate Advisory
Iliyana Tsanova, Director, EU Funds Co-financing and Financial Engineering, EBRD
Donald Mishaxhiu, Senior Banker – transport, EBRD
Kamil Blazek, Head of Kinstellar’s Regional Infrastructure Practice
Nikolay Valev, Deputy Chair, Trace Group Hold
Moderator: Rayna Dormishkova, Director “Institutional relations”, The CITY Media Group

12.00 - 13.00  Lunch

13.00 - 13.20  Key Note: Priorities in the Transport sector for the period 2014 – 2020.

Ivaylo Moskovski, Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Republic of Bulgaria

13.20 - 15.45  Panel 3: Transport infrastructure of Bulgaria. Modernization of the railway infrastructure. Development of the road infrastructure of the Trans-European and the main national transport axes financed by OP Transport. Prerequisites for the construction of a third Danube river bridge.

Participants:
Galina Vasileva, Director, Programme and Project Coordination Directorate, Ministry of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications, Republic of Bulgaria
Lazar Lazarov, Head of the Management board, Bulgarian Road Infrastructure Agency
Asen Antov, Executive Director, National Company Strategic Infrastructure Projects
Hristo Alexiev, Deputy General Director Strategy and Administration, National Railway Infrastructure Company
Evgenia Karadzova, CEO, Esri Bulgaria
Konstantin Jiponov, CEO, EKJ Bulgaria Consulting Engineers
Margarita Popivanova, CEO, Patishta AD
Kiril Maslev, CEO, Hydromat Ltd
Moderator : Pavel Dikovski, Chair, Managing board of Bulgarian Branch Chamber "Roads"

15.45 - 17.00  Panel 4: Environment infrastructure of Bulgaria – water and waste. Strategies for reform in the Water sector. Challenges in the implementation of priority projects during the 2007 – 2013 programme period. Challenges in the projects in Operational Programme “Environment” and Operational Programme “Regional Development”. Ongoing projects - best practices.

Participants:
Maria Boyadjiyska, Deputy Mayor for Ecology, Environment and Land Use, Sofia Municipality
Yana Georgieva, Director General of the Environment OP Directorate General
Ivaylo Kolev, Senior Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist , The World Bank
Nevena Ivanova, Expert, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works
Plamen Nikiforov, Specialist, Technical Department, Stanilov
Tsvetoslav Petkov, Chief Engineer, Geostroy
Moderator: Dobromir Simidchiev, Chair, Board of directors, FLAG water infrastructure fund