Upcoming Events
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EXPLORE USA CONFERENCE
09/04/2019AmCham Members and Bulgarian companies, looking to expand their businesses in the United States, are invited to register for the Conference.
Why USA?
With an annual GDP of $20 trillion and population of over 325 million, the United States is the world’s most attractive consumer market, offering unmatched diversity, a thriving culture of innovation, and the most productive workforce. Companies of all sizes – from startups to multinationals – can find the ideas, resources, and market to succeed and grow.
AGENDA
9:30 – 10:00 Opening Remarks
Olivier Marquette, President, American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria
Emil Karanikolov, Minister of Economy of Republic of Bulgaria
Justin Friedman, Deputy Chief of Mission U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria
10:00 – 11:00 Panel 1 – Business and Investment in the U.S. Opportunities
Speakers:
Jana Dorband, U.S. Department of Commerce, Select USA EU
Representative of AmCham in EU – the Transatlantic Economy and Trade
Representatives of American companies
11:00- 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 Panel 2: Bulgaria in the US from the Business Prospective
Speakers:
Ivo Konstantinov, First Secretary, Commercial Officer, Bulgarian Embassy to the United States
Representatives of Bulgarian Investors in the United States
12:30- 13:30 Lunch & Networking
13:30 – 15:00 Panel 3: Key Aspects of Doing Business in the United States
Incentives for Investments in the US; Innovative Ecosystems & Industry Clusters; Access to Capital; Workforce
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30 Panel 4: Key Aspects of Doing Business in the United States 2
US Taxation; Business Immigration and Visas; Diversity of the US Economy – the States prospects
Participation is complimentary for one company representative from AmCham Members and from Bulgarian companies looking to expand in the U.S.
Additional guests will be charged with member fee of 50 BGN (VAT excluded) and with non-member 80 BGN (VAT excluded)
To attend the event, please register ONLINE BELOW by April 4th, 2019:
Who?
The one-day forum will gather high-level US and Bulgarian government officials, representatives from the international and local businesses from the region, members of the AmChams SEE network, international organizations, media to explore business opportunities in the United States, as well as latest policy & commerce global trends.
With the support of:
Sponsorship Opportunities
For contact and more information, please, email [email protected]
Apr
09-
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PR, Communication and CSR Working Group Meeting
17/04/2019The communicators at the AmCham Bulgaria are invited to take part at the next meeting of the PR, Communications, and CSR Working Group.
Key-note speaker
Ms. Iliana Zaharieva, Corporate Communications Director, A1 Bulgaria.
“A1 Bulgaria Rebranding Communication: concept, plan, implementation”
AmCham Bulgaria Agenda
- Update on the AmCham Bulgaria events and activities.
- Discussion and feedback from the membership.
Members only event.
Registration will be open soon.
Apr
17-
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WEBIT 2019
13/05/2019 - 15/05/2019Webit.Festival is the leading Digital and Innovation event for Europe (part of the Global Webit Series with annual locations in Sofia, Istanbul, Dubai, Singapore and New Delhi), with more than 10’000 attendees from 111 countries, 400 speakers and over 200 selected European and global pitching Startups at Founders Games.
AmCham Bulgaria is partner of the festival. Members are entitled with 20% discount with WFAMCHAM20D promo code.
Register here.
Registration steps:
1) choose ticket type;
2) email and password entry;
3) promo-code input.
Over 15 parallel summits with more than 400 speakers, partner events, networking and exhibition zones social events and parties turn Sofia into Digital Capital of Europe for the days of the festival.
Some of the parallel events hosted at Webit.Festival include:
➔ Innovate! & Plenary Session
➔ Cities 4.0 Summit
➔ Climate|Tech Summit
➔ Blockchain Global Summit
➔ Money Summit
➔ Cybersecurity Summit
➔ Health Summit – innovations and integration of new technologies in healthcare
➔ Digital Entertainment and Media – Trending topics like fake news, future of television, advertising and media will be discussed
➔ Sofia Night Urban Summit
➔ Founders Games
➔ Webit.Awards Ceremony + more
During the years, Webit remained committed to one very important thing – creating happiness and better future for people’s life adopting the best solutions from the technology revolution and innovations that improve the quality of life. We believe that happiness is where people are successful while staying together with their family and friends. Developing communities and live entrepreneurial ecosystems is what Webit platform is a high level global impactful tool for.
Webit is achieving this goal by creating a density of opportunities and bringing the top entrepreneurs, investors, enterprise leaders, academia and policy makers from all around the world to the locations where we are needed.
Webit is stated as a leading event for innovations, technology and entrepreneurship in Europe by global media. For over 10 years the festival creates its own unique ecosystem. More than 73% of the attendees of Webit are c-level executives.
Webit in numbers:
– 10’000 attendees
– 111 countries
– 15 parallel industries focused summits
– 73% C-Level Attendance
– 1500 founders
– 500+ investors
– 500+ Journalists
– 300+ exhibitors
– 200 Europe’s Top Startups and Scaleups
– 1:1 meetings with investors
– Digital Policy Round Tables
– 150+ Meetups, Workshops, Partners’ Events
May
13-
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Plovdiv Economic Forum II
26/06/2019 - 27/06/2019Time is approaching for the annual Plovdiv Economic Forum II which will take place at the Imperial Plovdiv Hotel on June 26 and 27, 2019 bringing together once again highly esteemed speakers from the world of politics, business and academia.
H.E. the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Mr. Boyko Borissov has in principle confirmed to open the Forum this year too as has also the Mayor of Plovdiv, Mr Ivan Totev.
Plovdiv Economic Forum is a high-level meeting of the most influential Bulgarian and international political, corporate, and intellectual leaders.
AmCham Bulgaria is partner of the Plovdiv Economic Forum for a second consecutive year.
Agenda (as of March 9th, 2019)
Visit PEF website for more information and updates.
Register Here.
Topics
- Power shifts and their impact on Bulgaria
- The populist-authoritarian wave in CEE
- Where is Europe heading how? The new EU Parliament and Commission. What to expect?
- Western Balkans: The Regional Stability challenge.
- Developments in FDI & regional economic clusters
- Bulgaria’s roadmap to ERM II and the Banking Union
- Discussion on start-ups in Bulgaria
- Rule of Law in the EU framework
- Energy Geopolitics – Shifting forces in the Region
- The global business cycle in the Balkans
- The conditions for transforming Bulgaria as an European digital hub
Plovdiv Economic Forum 2018 – Success Story in numbers and photos
Jun
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Past Events & Activities
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National Career Days - Sofia
12/03/2019 - 13/03/2019Not just a job but a guarantee of success! Work is an important part of everyone’s life.
For 18 years we have been helping young people in Bulgaria to start their first job or find the right internship program.
Visit the largest career forum “National Career Days” and meet with leading Bulgarian and international companies offering free internships and job positions in different business sectors. The event is already taking place in 8 cities in Bulgaria and the visitors’ entrance is free!
More information – here
Mar
12-
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Innovation Explorer 2019
21/02/2019The new edition of the forum raises the question of the limits of the capabilities of technology and people. Where, these boundaries will take us out? How far will we get? Is there a last barrier that we will not go through? Do the technologies develop outside our control and whether they are good or bad?
That’s why this year we have only two, complementary, but also controversial, panels: Technology and People. Technology panel will meet you with incredible inventors that create magical products and services beyond human frontiers and the black mirror.
Humans panel will meet you with remarkable innovators in the sphere of medicine, sports, arts, economics and politics that leave behind a significant inception trace. Both will guide you to your unimaginable journey beyond ultimate frontiers.
Feb
21-
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PR and Marketing Task Force - 1st Meeting
13/02/2019First meeting of the AmCham Bulgaria PR and Marketing (Communication) Task Force aims to create a network of professionals among the members of the Chamber to:
- Cooperate on projects and events that implement the Chamber’s priorities
- Share knowledge and information about both AmCham and the communicator’s job
- Gain insight, share resources, and support among peers
This members only event. One person per member, please. Seats are limited.
Registration is closed due to limited venue capacity and high interest.
Thank you.
Feb
13-
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Meet the New Members Party
12/02/2019The AmCham members are kindly invited to join the presentation of seven new members of AmCham.
Feb
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