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”.
The fifth edition of the international conference “Financial and investment support for small and medium-sized enterprises – Sofia International Money Expo” takes place on October 8 and 9 and is organized by the Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA) and the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) in partnership with Sofia Municipality and Invest Sofia. The motto of the event is “Sofia – Regional Financial Hub”, and its purpose is to provide SME representatives with useful information about business development opportunities through the use of various financial and investment instruments. Different financing institutions, investment and guarantee funds and investors will present their products within the conference to support enterprises.
The event will provide the opportunity for business representatives to talk and have bilateral meetings with financial institutions. The main topics in the conference program are “European programs for financing SMEs”, “Programs for European cross-border cooperation”, “Equity investment to support business growth” and others. The CEO of Invest Sofia, Dr. Maria Hristova PhD., took part in the panel discussion “Foreign direct investments – benefit for the business and incentive for the economy”.
Nearly 100 students from the Technological school “Electronic Systems” attended the drone football demonstrations, organized by the “United Drone Community Association” with the support of Invest Sofia.
The event, which is part of the Inter Drone Expo, gave the students a close-up look at how the futuristic sport is played, which can help acquire skills such as 3D designing, assembling and piloting drones, as well as basic knowledge of aerodynamics, flight safety , flight mode programming, radio signals and telecommunications.
The Technological School “Electronic Systems” is an educational institution part of the Technical University and prepares students with secondary education in the field of computer science and information technology. The students’ visit to the Inter Drone Expo was organized by Invest Sofia.
The futuristic sport is presented as part of the Inter Drone Expo event, which is taking place from October 1st to 4th at the Inter Expo Center. The unique event for our country is part of the DroneBALL Arena project, created and managed by the “United Drone Community Association” and with the support of Invest Sofia. The drone soccer is a fast-growing futuristic team aerial sport that involves two teams of up to five players (pilots) whose goal is to score the most goals against the opponent.
The activities of Invest Sofia are presented at the Inter Drone Expo, and our CEO Dr. Maria Hristova PhD. took part in the Drone Expo Summit 2024. The leading conference in the field of drones gathers experts, innovators, professionals and enthusiasts on October 1.
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Invest Sofia is part of the leading conference for start-up companies and technologies in Eastern Europe – How to Web. The event takes place on October 2nd and 3rd in Bucharest and features over 100 speakers from the global tech industry, over 200 leading European investors and representatives from over 500 startups.
Georgi Brezin, a chief expert in the “Investment Analysis” department, is presenting Invest Sofia at the conference. The agency is part of the #BreakingGrounds initiative, which aims to present Bulgaria’s technological ecosystem in order to attract venture capital funds and key corporate figures.
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The winners of the sixth edition of the leading awards for the best employer in Bulgaria – Career Show Awards are announced. For another year, the CEO of Invest Sofia, Dr. Maria Hristova PhD., was a member of the jury, which consists of experts and professionals with many years of experience – journalists, heads of associations and editors, publishers, influencers, futurists and leaders from various industries . Over 400 applications from Bulgarian and international companies participated to share their successful practices in the competition for the prestigious award. You can read the full list of winners here.
The announcement of the awards coincided with the new edition of the leading career expo for qualified personnel, Career Show, which was held in Arena Sofia. Matei Minev from the “Investment Analysis” department at Invest Sofia presented the Agency at the event, which brought together representatives of over 200 companies from Bulgaria and Europe and more than 4,000 job candidates. Аmong the speakers at the forum was President Rosen Plevneliev. |
DRONE EXPO SUMMIT meets us with the future of drones and robots. The forum is organized by the “United Drone Community Association” and Inter Expo Center with the support of Invest Sofia and is part of the 4-day event “Inter Drone Expo”. The main purpose of the event is to spark dialogue and cooperation between various stakeholders, from drone manufacturers to users, legislators and safety experts. The main panels of the forum are “Drone Safety and Cybersecurity”, “Drone Projects in Defense”, “Drones and Robots in Disasters and Accidents” and “Drone Education in Schools”, in which the CEO of Invest Sofia Dr. Maria Hristova PhD. took part. The event provides an opportunity to build a sustainable drone ecosystem to promote best practices and innovations. During the “Inter Drone Expo”, visitors will also be able to learn more about the activities of Invest Sofia at the Agency’s special stand, which is located in Hall 5 of the Inter Expo Center.
Invest Sofia at one of the most important European conferences for startups and innovative technologies. The event, which is called Bits Founders Festival, takes place in Munich and starts on 29 September. It brings together experts and companies that are redefining the global technology industry. In the Bits Founders Festival 2024 Invest Sofia is represented by Nikolay Petkov, Chief Expert in the Investment Analysis Department. Our participation is in partnership with the Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency. During the conference, the activities of Invest Sofia are presented at the institutional stand of Bulgaria as part of the organizations that represent the development of the Bulgarian startup ecosystem and the positioning of our country as a regional technology hub in the Balkans.