The event is being held at Sofia Tech Park on 28 and 29 October, and is bringing together startups from technology parks and innovation zones from Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia and Turkey, as well as hundreds of representatives of the technology community, entrepreneurs, startups, investors and academics from South East Europe. The first day of the South East European Innovators Challenge was attended by the CEO of Invest Sofia, Dr. Maria Hristova PhD.
A Memorandum of Cooperation and Collaboration was signed between Sofia Tech Park and representatives of science and technology parks in Southeastern Europe, who created the SEE Science & Technology Parks Alliance, whose goal is to support the development of innovation and technology in the region. The first regional start-up competition also awarded prizes. The international jury of experts, investors and media representatives named the Bulgarian company “Neuromorphica”, part of the Sofia Tech Park ecosystem – as the best startup from South East Europe. The second place was for Pure Solutions from the Ostim Teknopark ecosystem in Turkey. The third place in the competition was taken by another Bulgarian company developing its activities on the territory of Sofia Tech Park – Enthela.
Sofia Tech Park’s special prize went to Magurele Science Park in Romania , and the special prize of the Capital City Municipality was awarded to the start-up City&Me, part of the Technology Park ecosystem in Nis, Serbia. The last category for “Social Impact” in SEEIC, a media jury named the winner Enthela, with operations in Sofia Tech Park.
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The initiative of SOFIA DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION “Career opportunities for people 50+” – in partnership with the platform “Young Talents 50+” was officially presented in the capital. The event was attended by the CEO of Invest Sofia Dr. Maria Hristova PhD. The initiative is part of the SINCLUSIVE project, which is funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme and aims to stimulate the inclusion of vulnerable groups in the labour market. “Career opportunities for people 50+” will include access to targeted training in digital and green skills, personal skills, career and psychological counseling.
Mr. Kamel Hameni’s meetings were organized by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry during his visit to our capital. At Invest Sofia, he held talks with our CEO Dr. Maria Hristova and the Minister Plenipotentiary of Algeria in Bulgaria, Brahim Lenmar, also participated in the meeting. In recent years, trade and economic relations between Bulgaria and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria have been developing positively. Trade is growing and will reach over 662 million USD in 2023.
Over 2000 of our compatriots living in the UK took part in the London event of the Bulgaria Wants You initiative. Invest Sofia was among the exhibitors at the forum, which was held at the Royal Geographical Society in London. The experts from the Investment Analysis Department Kristin Dermendzhiev and Matey Minev presented the Agency’s activities and talked to the participants of the event about the development of the business environment and career opportunities in Sofia. We would like to thank the organizers of the event for the award they gave us for our contribution to the promotion of the initiative and the brand “Bulgaria wants you”.
Second day of the large-scale event for personal and professional development Future Forum. Invest Sofia was presented with a special stand, where the experts from the “Investment Analysis” department introduced the participants at the event to the activities of the Agency.
Among the topics that the first edition of the Future Forum presented are: development of leadership skills, personal growth, strategies for sustainable business growth, creating impactful narratives, exploring creativity, tools to overcome any obstacle, business challenges, connecting the professional mind with the development of new technologies and more.
On 23rd and 24th of October Sofia host the Future Forum, part of this year’s edition of Webit. The event has a rich conference program and its main focus is the key competencies that professionals and leaders need to develop in order to be successful in the ever-changing world. The forum is attended by the CEO of Invest Sofia Dr. Maria Hristova PhD. and the Head of Investment Analysis Department Victor Gusev. The Agency’s activities are presented at a special stand.
The event bring together leading experts, visionaries and leaders from around the world who shared their knowledge and experience on self-assessment and self-knowledge, emotional intelligence and emotion management, teamwork and leadership, career planning and achieving professional goals, work-life balance.
Invest Sofia was part of the event “Career and Life – Why Bulgaria” organized by Bulgaria Wants You in London . The forum helps our compatriots living abroad to get acquainted with the opportunities for career development in Bulgaria. The event was attended by the chief expert in the “Investment Analysis” Department, Kristin Dermendzhiev and Matey Minev.
Our team received an award for its contribution to the promotion of the initiative and the brand “Bulgaria Wants You”.
During the event, the Bulgarian community in the British capital had the opportunity to meet with many managers of large companies, attend a speaker panel where the guests talked about the difficulties they experienced on the way to success and to learn about specific options for career development offered by Bulgarian and international companies at the employer stands.
Invest Sofia participates in the 48th edition of the International Exhibition of Inventions, which takes place in the Croatian capital Zagreb. The Agency will be represented by the chief expert in the “Investment Analysis” department Dr. Ludmil Ivanov PhD.
The international exhibition will present innovative products primarily of young inventors who will get the chance to enter on the European and world market in the coming years. The forum will present innovations in various sectors such as transport, security, medicine, energy and others. Part of the event’s program will include public lectures by world experts on topics related to innovation and protection of the rights of the inventors.
“Technologies and innovations in human resources” was the topic of the special event of the initiative of Invest Sofia – Sofia Investment Support (Sofia IS). Many partners from the initiative of the Agency to support investors in the capital joined the discussion. The main panelists at the event were Dr. Zornitsa Yordanova PhD. – General Manager of Intertaxer and the Executive Director of Adecco Bulgaria, Nadezhda Vasileva. Among the topics discussed were: Digitization as part of current and future processes in the HR sector. How can companies make the right transition from paper to innovation? How important is the participation of the human factor in the management and the selection of personnel for the fulfillment of the goals of a given company. Nadezhda Vasileva talked about the personal experience of Adecco Bulgaria i]n this direction and gave useful models for solving specific cases. Automation and artificial intelligence can help find and attract talent, their retention and growth, said Dr. Yordanova PhD.
The event is part of the series of forums that Invest Sofia organizes through the Sofia IS program. “Our goal is to be as useful as possible with knowledge, experience and shared resources to all the companies that are part of the initiative and to attract new ones,” emphasized the CEO of Invest Sofia Dr. Maria Hristova PhD., during the discussion. She received special congratulations from the participants for creating the program and for her work. The event was hosted by our partners from Networking Premium Coworking & Event Spaces.
Invest Sofia participates in one of the largest drone exhibitions in Europe. The chief expert from the “Investment Analysis” department, Dr. Ludmil Ivanov PhD., joined the tenth edition of the international exhibition DronItaly in Bologna, where innovative products that will enter the European and world market in the coming years were presented. During the exhibition, there were public lectures on topics such as “Innovative Air Mobility – National and International Development Scenarios” and “Major Investments and Available Funding in the Drone Sector”.