Dear AmCham Members, 

You are more than welcome to join the third meeting of our AmCham Communicators’ Community at which we will discuss how the civil society and the non-governmental organizations sustain and achieve their goals, as well as you will have exclusive briefing on U.S.-Bulgaria economic relationship development.

Representation & Advocacy of the Civil Society –
Challenges, Horizons, and Benefits

October 29th, 2026, 15:00 – 17:30 hrs, Shtrak, 3, Hristo Belchev Str.

Agenda

15:00 – 15:30 Registration and Networking Coffee

15:30 – 15:45 Welcoming Remarks & U.S.-Bulgaria Economic Development Update

Daniel Kiryakov, Communications and Public Affairs Manager, AmCham Bulgaria
Ivan Mihaylov, CEO, AmCham Bulgaria

15:45 – 17:00 The Representation & Advocacy of the Civil Society – Challenges, Horizons, and Benefits

Panel Speakers:

Nadya Shabani
Executive Director
Bulgarian Center for Non-Governmental Law
(BCNL)

Zahari Iankov
Senior Legal Advisor
Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law
(BCNL)

Nikolay Staykov
Co-Founder and Member of the Board
Izvan Efir

Teodor Slavev
Bulgarian Institute for Legal Initiatives
BILI

Moderator: Daniel Kiryakov
Communications and Public Affairs Manager
AmCham Bulgaria

17:00 – 17:30 Closing and Networking

Partner Wanted!

Dear colleagues, you are welcome to support the hosting of this meeting by covering the rent and catering of Shtrak.

Your logo will be placed on the banner and communications, and you or your colleague can join the conversation if the topic is meaningful to your organization and it has a solid track record with work and projects with the civil society in Bulgaria.