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"BULGARIA – THE FUTURE REGIONAL CONVENTION CENTER"
PROGRAM

January 5, 2006
19.00	Cocktail Reception, Lobby Bar
January 6, 2006
08.30 - 09.30	Registration and Coffee Break
09.30 - 10.00	Official Opening, Alexander's Hall Inauguration by: Nikolai Ivanov, President's Chief Economic Expert Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Sofia Deputy Mayor Dimitar Hadjinikolov, Deputy Minister of Culture Short welcoming words by the organizers
10.00 - 11.30	Panel Session 1: Why choose Bulgaria – challenges and rewards Martin Kolb, Chairman of the Board, BCVB Blagoi Ragin, Chairman of the Board, Bulgarian Hotel & Restaurant Association Hristo Drumev, Director, National Palace of Culture "Acres of Diamonds" James Knight, Managing Director, Knight International
11.30 - 12.00	Coffee Break
12.00 - 13.30	Panel Session 2: The importance of convention tourism for the economy Polly Karastoyanova, Managing Director, BCVB Rainer Kostka, CEO, AIMS International Congress Services Maria Todorova – Director, Corporate Communications, International Fair - Plovdiv Jannis Patellis, Member of the Board of Directors, OMMA Megaron Convention Centre Athens
13.30 – 14.30	Lunch Break
14.30 - 16.00	Panel Session 3: The role of international carriers and tour operators in developing the region Kaloyan Georgiev, Key Account Manager, Lufthansa German Airlines Natasa Kazmer, Director Corporate Communications & Public Affairs, Wizz Air Chavdar Mitov, Marketing Director, SN Brussels Polly Hadjinikolova, Manager Office Sofia, TUI Bulgaria
16.00 – 16.30	Coffee Break
16.30 – 18.00	Panel Session 4: The Bulgarian potential – what attracts investors to Bulgaria Pepa Dimitrova, Operations Manager, Tishman Management Company Eli Egosi, CEO, Mall of Sofia Rosen Plevneliev, CEO, Lindner Bulgaria Katerina Vishnei, CEO, Euro Cash Martin Redman, Chairman, Euro Cash Ivelina Shopova, PR Manager, Bullbrokers
18.00 - 18.15	Closing – Official award ceremony, presented by the organizers Bob Miller, Thomas Tait, Martin Kolb and Maxim Behar.
19.30	Gala Dinner

January 7, 2006
09.00 - 10.30	Business Breakfast Guest Speaker – Mr. Carlos Aparicio, Director General Coordination, CONECTA TV/ Futuravisión.2 "Interactive in-room system ConectaTv" Martin Kolb, Chairman of the Board, BCVB The way forward for Bulgaria (summary of yesterday’s discussions)