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Burgas Connectivity Forum 2024:
Connecting nations
International Congress Center Burgas
Working languages: Bulgarian and English
31st of May Program
10:00 – 10:30
Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:30 – 11:00
Greetings and Opening
Norbert Beckmann-Dierkes,
Director of Konrad Adenauer Foundation Bulgaria
Klaus Fiesinger, /Video address/
Regional Director for Southeast Europe, Hanns Seidel Foundation
Irene Maria Plank,
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bulgaria
Mariya Gabriel,
European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
(2019-2023)
Dimitar Nikolov,
Mayor of Burgas
11:00 – 11:15
Setting the stage:
Connectivity as EU-Integration tool
Rosen Plevneliev,
4th President of the Republic of Bulgaria,
Minister of Regional development and public works (2009 -2011)
11:15 – 11:30
Setting the stage: Transport connectivity and Corridor 8
Georgi Gvozdeykov,
Minister of Transport and Communication of the Republic of Bulgaria
11:30 – 11:45
Inputs: Nuclear energy investments – regional cooperation and national security. The importance of the Nuclear Power Plant Kozloduy for energy resilience in Southeast Europe.
Valentin Nikolov,
Executive Director, Nuclear Power Plant Kozloduy
11:45 – 12:00
Inputs: EU Energy policy for energy independence. Trans-European Networks for Energy. Integrated EU energy market
Mariya Trifonova,
Chief Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Economics and Management, Sofia University
Deputy-Director of Net-Zero Lab
12:00 – 12:15
Inputs: Connecting the nations in the Balkans - tool for improvement of the business environment and diplomacy
Matej Zakonjsek,
Director of Permanent Secretariat of Transport Community Treaty
12:15 – 13:00
Panel 1:
Connectivity dynamics in the Southeast Europe: The new geopolitical role of the Black Sea region
Focus: Development of the TEN-T Network and its impact on the connectivity landscape in the Southeast Europe. The involvement of municipalities in the process of building of critical infrastructure
Ardian Hackaj,
Coordinator of Tirana Connectivity Forum
Corridor VIII as a multi-layer connectivity vector in Southeast Europe
Bojan Stojanoski,
MP in the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia and Member of the Committee on Transport, Communications and Environment at the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia
Connectivity as a tool to resolve diplomatic disputes between Bulgaria and North Macedonia
Claudio Poliganano, /online/
Region of Puglia
Importance of Corridor 8 in regional development
Moderator: Daniel Shekerletov,
Third secretary: Transport, Intermodal Questions and Networks, Permanent Representation of the Republic Bulgaria in Brussels
13:00 – 13:30
Discussion
Discussants: Dimitar Stoyanov (CNC Kozloduy), Ivelin Zanev (Executive Director of Executive Agency Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River, Robert Yanev (Konrad Adenauer Foundation North Macedonia)
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch break
14:30 – 15:00
Enhancing Road Connectivity in Southeast Europe –
presenting the regional study takeaways
Yasen Georgiev,
Executive Director, Economic Policy Institute
Marianna Trifonova,
Program Director and Senior Analyst, Economic Policy Institute
15:00 – 15:45
Panel 2:
Innovations in connectivity
Focus: Smart mobility and smart cities: better life quality and economic growth through innovation; How to transform the cities mobility though innovation? The trends transforming mobility’s future and the impact of the Green Deal. Innovative projects that will shape the understanding of connectivity
Anja Quiring,
Regional Director South Eastern Europe, Ost-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft
New understanding of connectivity, business and innovation
Frank Quante,
CEO, Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD
The airport as a mobility hub - Imagining an intermodal transportation crossroads for digital innovation and economic growth
Stefan Hristozov,
Secretary, JEDA (Joint European Drone Associations)
Innovative Air Mobility and New Possibilities
Asen Asenov,
Dean of Faculty of Transport, University of Ruse
Decarbonization of the transport: innovative projects
Moderator: Asya Filipova,
Program coordinator, Center for Conflict Research
15:45 – 16:30
Discussion
Discussants: Martin Hoffmann (Director Strategy and Research, German Eastern Business Association), Ivo Barzov (Key account manager, Fraport Bulgaria), Volker Berresheim (Chairman of the German-Bulgarian Forum)
16:30 – 16:45
Coffee break
16:45 – 17:30
Panel 3: Revolutionising infrastructure and security in the Black Sea region
Dorian Istratii, /Video address/
MP, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs, Budget and Finance, Parliament of the Republic of Moldova
Еvolution of connectivity needs in Moldova
Marius Ghincea,
Researcher, EUI, Florence
Security risks in the Black Sea region
Gábor Papp,
Research Fellow, Hungarian Institute of International Affairs
Geopolitics of infrastructure
Moderator: Rumyana Zheleva,
Researcher, Bulgarian Academy of Science
17:30 – 17:45
Discussion
Doru Dragomir (President of the Bilateral Chamber of Commerce Bulgaria-Romania),
Valentin Razvan Dan (Political analyst, University of Bucharest)
17:45 – 18:00
Coffee break
18:00 – 18:45
Panel 4:
Peacebuilding and reconciliation through connectivity
Focus: The new economic agenda of Southeast Europe and boosting of the competitiveness of the region. Paving the way for sustainable transport connections in Southeast Europe. Common regional market and free movement of people and goods
Danijela Gacevic,
Acting Director, CEFTA
Addressing regulatory and administrative bottlenecks to cross-border trade in the Western Balkans
Albert Hani,
Executive Director RYCO
Connectivity and Youth – the way to boost the reconciliation dynamics between the nations on the Balkans
Stephan Malerius,
Head of the Regional Program Political Dialogue South Caucasus, Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Connectivity and Disconnectivity in the South Caucasus
Simona Nikolova,
Research Director, RESECO Bulgaria
Connecting nations, connecting businesses – living and working together in Southeast Europe
Moderator: Yana Docheva,
Head of the International Cooperation Department, National Association of Municipalities in Bulgaria
18:45 – 19:00
Discussion
Discussants: Tzvetin Todorov (Chairman, Bulgarian National Freight Forwarding Association), Bojidar Yankov (Executive Agency Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River)
Conference management:
Zlatozara Stoilova
Project coordinator Burgas Connectivity Forum and Moderation of the event,
Konrad Adenauer Foundation Bulgaria
Email: zlatozara.stoilova@kas.de
Phone: +359 898608598
Maria Tchakarova
Academic Researcher, Konrad Adenauer Foundation Bulgaria
Email: maria.tchakarova@kas.de
Phone: +359 877770589
Angelina Rasheva
Office Manager, Konrad Adenauer Foundation Bulgaria
Emai: angelina.rascheva@kas.de
Phone: +359 879120276
Ivanina Petrova
Finance manager, Konrad Adenauer Foundation Bulgaria
Email: ivanina.petrova@kas.de
Phone: +359 886761297
Mariana Hill and Sabrina Hill
Translator
Dafina Tshobanova
Conference assistant
Mirela Krondeva
Conference assistant
Deyan Merazov
Driver
