8. 15 – 9. 15

REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS

9. 30 – 9. 50

OPENING

Prof. DSc Boyan Biolchev, Rector of Sofia University,
Mr. Stefan Sofianski, Mayor of Sofia,
Mrs. Lydia Shouleva, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy,
Ms. Eleonora Alexova, President of the National Association of the Small and Medium Business

9. 50 – 10. 20

BULGARIAN STRATEGIES AND POLICIES ON THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
DURING THE PROCESS OF ACCESSION TO THE EU -POSITION OF THE POLICY MAKERS

Mrs. Lydia Shouleva,Ministry of Economy,
Assoc. Prof. Igor Damyanov, PhD, Minister of Education and Science

10. 20 – 10. 40

EUROPE OF THE ENTREPRENEURS: STRATEGIESAND POLICIES OF THE EU
FOR ENCOURAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Ms. Ingrid Shikova,Delegation of the European Commission

10. 40 – 11. 10

BULGARIAN STRATEGIES AND POLICIES ON THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN
THE CONTEXT OF THE ACCESSION TO THE EU - POSITION OF THE ENTREPRENEURS

Mr. Tzvetan Simeonov,Vice President of BCCIMr. George Shivarov,Vice President of BIA

11. 10 – 11. 40

Coffee Break

11. 40 – 12. 00

POLICY IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Ms. Sophia Kassidova, Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications

12. 00 – 12. 20

STRUCTURAL AND BRANCH POLICIES FOR ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

Mr. Orlin Kouzov,Director ICT Development Agency, MTC

12. 20 – 12. 40

NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN THE CONTEXT
OF THE EUROPEAN CHART OF MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

Mr. Pavel Dimitrov,Vice President of Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises

12. 40 – 12. 55

STRUCTURAL AND BRANCH POLICIES FOR ENCOURAGEMENT
OF THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP: TOURISM

Assoc. Prof. Tzvetan Tonchev, PhD, President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Tourism

12. 55 – 13. 15

EUROPE OF THE ENTREPRENEUR -AN EXAMPLE FROM LUXEMBOURG

Mr. John Preston,Business Development Manager, Eurodns S.A., Luxembourg

13. 15 – 14. 00

Lunch

14. 00 - 15. 30

Panel Sessions

Hall 1


European Strategies for Business Excellence. Concepts and Systems for Quality Control

Assoc. Prof. Yuri Alkalay, PhD; Mr. Yulian Uzunov; Mr. Ognian Vassilev; Mr. Mitko Mirchev, PhD


Hall 2


The Third Sector and the Positive Practices in the Improvement of the Legislation

Mr. Valeri Dimitrov, Chairman of the Economic Commission at the Parliament
Mr. Emil Koshlukov, Chairman of the Civil Society Commission at the Parliament
Mr. Dobromir Gushterov, Chairman ofUnion of Private Bulgarian Entrepreneurs
Mr. Yosif Avramov,Vice President of the National Chamber of Craftsmen and Entrepreneurs
Ms. Galina Doynova, State Expert, ASMEMs. Vyara Andreycheva,Major Jurist Consultant, ASME
Mr. Ivan Toshev, NASMB
Ms. Maria Slavova,Sofia Municipality


Hall 3


Management of Innovation in Economy by Establishment and Development
of Business Incubators (Crucial Factors for Successful Incubation)

Mr. Giuseppe Cardoni, Director of Technologic Park of Umbria, Italy
Mr. Ivo Konov, Directorate of Coordination and Management of Programmes and Project
Prof. DSc Stavri Stavrev,Scientific-Technologic Park on Ecotechnologies and Business Incubation
Ms. Tashka Gabrovska, Coordinator of the JOBS Project
Rossen Cholakov, "Iskar" Business Centre and Incubator

15. 30 - 16. 00

Coffee Break

16. 00 - 17. 30

Panel Sessions

Hall 1


Entrepreneurship Education: Methodology, Best practices, Problems, Perspectives

Prof. DSc Kiril Todorov; Mr. Deyan Doykov; Assoc. Prof. Svetla Drenska, PhD, NBU
Ms. Olga Borissova, PhD, AUBG; Ms. Milena Stoycheva; Ms. Milka Semova;

Hall 2


Development of the Entrepreneurship in the Universities

Assoc. Prof. Roumen Nikolov, PhD, Sofia University; Prof. Veselin Blagoev, PhD;
Prof. Nebojsa Novkovic; Mr. Darko Dukovski; Mr. Mirko Meboldt,University of Karlsruhe;
Mr. Karl Schmidt-Reindl

Hall 3


The New Technologies and the Policy - a stimulus for the entrepreneurs

Mr. Hristo Traykov; Ms. Maria Donewa;
Mr. Yuri Atanassov, International Software and Information Services
Assoc. Prof. Elmira Bancheva, PhD, NBU, School of Management
Mr. Peyo Ralinski, IIC, Ltd.; Mr. Miroslav Stefanov, NBU
Assoc. Prof. Tatiana Burudjieva, PhD, Sofia University

19. 00 - 19. 10

Lobby

JOHN ATANASOFF AND THE REVOLUTIONIN THE COMPUTING MACHINES

Acad. Blagovest Sendov,Vice President of the Parliament

19. 10

Cocktail

9. 10 - 9. 25

BULGARIAN STRATEGIES AND POLICIESON THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT A REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL

Mr. Roumen Mitov,Deputy Minister of MRDPW

9. 25 - 9. 40

EUROPEAN INNOVATION POLICY AND RELATED COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

Mr. Jean-Noel Durvy,European Commission,Head of Innovation Policy Unit

9. 40 - 9. 55

BUSINESS AND INNOVATION CENTRE (BIC) -A EUROPEAN MODEL FOR SUPPORT AND
DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTREPRENEURSHIPAND BUSINESS INCUBATION

Mr. Uwe Hoppе, C.E.O. BIC Frankfurt (Oder) GmbH;Prof. Mitko Gospodinov,C.E.O: BIC, Veliko Turnovo

9. 55 - 10. 10

ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE NETWORKS FOR REGIONAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT

Ms. Ginka Chavdarova, National Association of the Municipalitiesin Republic of Bulgarian

10. 10 - 10. 25

WHAT MAKES ONE REGION A GOOD PLACEFOR BUSINESS?
SUCCESSFUL EUROPEAN PRACTICES: PRESENTATION OF THE BIGEAR PROJECT

Mr. James Tweed,Coordinaror of the BigEar Project

10. 25 - 10. 40

LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETINGOF BULGARIAN MUNICIPALITIES

Ms. Ina Raycheva Programme Coordinator, Foundation for Local Government Reform;
Ms. Diana Bebenova, Silistra Municipality

10. 40 - 11. 10

Coffee Break

11. 10 - 11. 30

PAXIS - A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE ON INNOVATIVE START-UP CREATION

Ms. Charlotte Avarello, European Commission, PAXIS Project Officer

11. 30 - 11. 50

PRESENTATION OF PROMOTOR + PROJECT

Mr. Fernando san Martin,CARSA, Spain

11. 50 - 12. 10

CREATION OF SEED AND VENTURE CAPITAL FOR EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Mr. Vittorio Modena,University of Pavia, Italy

12. 10 - 12. 30

KNOW-HOW TRANSFER OF SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS SUPPORT MECHANISMS
TO EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. PRESENTATION OF TRANSACT PROJECT

Ms. Petra Bruning,Innovation und Bildung Hohenheim GmbH, Germany

12. 30 - 12. 50

PANEL (BARCELONA, DUBLIN, MILAN AND MUNICH), AN EU - NETWORK OF EXCELLENCE
IN PAXIS: PROVIDING ACCESS AND NETWORKING OF ENTREPRENEURIAL LINKS: AN OFFER TO SOFIA
Dr. Juergen Vogel,Coordinator EU-Network PANEL

12. 50 - 13. 10

CORDIS - SHORTENING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND BULGARIAN ENTREPRENEURS

Ms. Verginia Mercouri,CORDIS Communication and Awareness Team

13. 10 - 14. 00

Lunch

14. 00 - 15. 30

Panel Sessions

Hall 1


Technology Transfer - "From A to Z"

Mr. Kostadin Kostadinov, PhD; Mr. George Vutev, Mr. George Sharkov
Ms. Stela Dimitrova; Mr. Mitko Gospodinov; Mr. Mitko Mirchev

Hall 2


Knowledge Based Economy: Challenges and Possibilities in Front of the Entrepreneurs

Mr. George Kurtev
Mr. Ruslan Stefanov,Centre for the Study of Democracy
Mr. Tzvetan Manchev, Agency for Economic Analysis and Forecasting
Hall 3


Innovation and Technology

Mr. Benislav Vanev, PhD, Presidentof Union of Automatics and Informatics
Mrs. Luchia Ilieva, PhD, "Limasol" Consulting Agency
Prof. DSc Margarita Atanassova,University of National and World Economy
Prof. DSc Nikolina Sretenova,Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Prof. DSc Neviana Taneva,Technical University

15. 30 - 16. 00

Coffee Break

16. 00 - 17. 30

Panel Sessions

Hall 1


Access to Venture Capital - Key to Innovative Enterprise Growth

Ms. Julieta Hubenova, Director "Programme for Financing Business Consultancy Services"
Mr. Thomas Higgins, Executive Director, BAIF
Mr. Mirolyub Vutev, Executive Director Global Finance, Bulgaria
Mr. Kostadin Mounev,Financial Leasing Manager, JOBS Project
Mr. Angel Gekov, Municipality Bank


Hall 2


Possibilities for Participation of Bulgarian Companies in EU projects.
Financing of Entrepreneurship Activities

Mr. Alexander Apostolov; Assoc. Prof. Magdalena Ivanova, PhD,CMC Bulgaria
Miroslava Georgieva, PhD, Director of Directorate of Development of Rural Regions, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Ms. Galina Doynova; Mr. Alexander Apostolov
Ms. Marinela Koeva, Directorate of Coordination and Management of Programmes and Projects


Hall 3


The New Technologies in the Development of the Labour Market

Mr. Svetlozar Petrov, Operations Manager, JobTiger Ltd.
Svetla Stoeva, Sales Consultant, JobTiger Ltd

17. 45 - 18. 15

Concluding Session: Report on the results achieved during the EDE sessions. Closure.

29 September 16. 00

Sofia University "St. Kl. Ohridski"-
MEETING HALL 1

MEETING WITH THE WINNERS "YOUNG MANAGER", "YOUNG INVENTOR"; "YOUNG FARMER" AND THE WINNERS OF THE EUROPEAN AWARDS FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2002
Organised by "EVRIKA", Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

9 October 18.00-20.00

Sofia University
"St. Kl. Ohridski"-
AULA

EDUCATION ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES -THE GAP BETWEEN THE CLASSROOM AND BUSINESS. Discussion among the Students, Academic Society, Business and Public Administration.
Ms. Dessislava Miteva,Executive Director of Bulgarian Forumof the Business Leaders,Ms. Albena Vasilleva,New Television, Producer of "High-Tech"

8 - 9 October

Inter Expo Center
HALL "GROUND"

OPEN SPACE FOR PRESENTATIONSOF INNOVATIVE COMPANIESAND BUSINESS MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS

9 October 14.00-15.30

Inter Expo Center
PLENARY HALL

WORKSHOP OF THE PROMOTOR + PROJECT ANNOUNCING THE CONCOURSE AND CAMPAIGN FOR GATHERING START-UPS
Mr. Fernando san Martin, CARSA, Spain,Mr. Harry Tsahalis, PARAGON, Greece,Mrs. Mirolyuba Madjarova,Centre of Information Society Technologies