Agenda
Draft Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 Coffee and registration
9:00 - 9:15 Official opening
Ekaterina Popova, Editor, Capital
H.E. Helena Pilsas Ahlin, Ambassador to Bulgaria, Embassy of Sweden, Sofia p.t. Stockholm
H.E. Guro Katharina Vikør, Ambassador to Bulgaria, Royal Norwegian Embassy
9:15 – 10:15 First panel "The role of the State in creating a socially responsible business environment"
Building a new institutional framework for CR
Creation of а strategic and legal framework and favorable business environment for the business
The State as a responsible employer
Panelists:
Bengt Johansson, CSR Ambassador, Sweden
Henning Kloster-Jensen, Deputy Head of Section for Economic and Commercial Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Vesselin Ilkov, Head of European coordination Unit, European Affairs and International Relations Directorate, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Bulgaria
Moderator: Ognian Trajanov, Co-founder and Board Member of the National Network of the UN Global Compact, Bulgaria
10:15 - 10:45 Guest speaker
"How to win by doing good" - Eerde de Swart, Senior CSR Manager, CSR Netherlands
10:45 - 11:00 Q&A
11:00 - 11:30 Networking coffee break
11:30 – 13:30 Second panel "CR as a business opportunity - successful practices"
How to make CR profitable for the company
The consumer perspective on CR – does CR matter for the consumer
Turning values into value
The human, the business and the cause
Panelists:
Nikolay Hristov, General Manager, Chelopech Mining
Yassen Guev, Corporate Affairs Director, GLOBUL
Martin Arvidsson, CFO, Volvo Bulgaria
Svetlin Nakov, Manager Technical Training, Telerik
Daniel Boestad, Vice President, Central and Eastern Europe, Balkans, Group Marketing & Business Development, SAAB AB
Kristiana Chakarova, Corporate Communications Manager, Coca-Cola Hellenic
Moderator: Maria Petkova, Director, Tulip Foundation
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Third panel "Business in support of children"
Panelists:
Tanja Radocaj, Representative for Bulgaria, UNICEF
Emil Angelov, Deputy CEO, Piraeus Bank Bulgaria
Kameliya Ignatova, Senior Administrative Associate, Trade Execution CASC/ETI Platforms Administrative Services, Cargill
Moderator: Ekaterina Popova, Editor, Capital
8:30 – 9:00 Coffee and registration
9:00 - 9:15 Official opening
Ekaterina Popova, Editor, Capital
H.E. Helena Pilsas Ahlin, Ambassador to Bulgaria, Embassy of Sweden, Sofia p.t. Stockholm
H.E. Guro Katharina Vikør, Ambassador to Bulgaria, Royal Norwegian Embassy
9:15 – 10:15 First panel "The role of the State in creating a socially responsible business environment"
Building a new institutional framework for CR
Creation of а strategic and legal framework and favorable business environment for the business
The State as a responsible employer
Panelists:
Bengt Johansson, CSR Ambassador, Sweden
Henning Kloster-Jensen, Deputy Head of Section for Economic and Commercial Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Vesselin Ilkov, Head of European coordination Unit, European Affairs and International Relations Directorate, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Bulgaria
Moderator: Ognian Trajanov, Co-founder and Board Member of the National Network of the UN Global Compact, Bulgaria
10:15 - 10:45 Guest speaker
"How to win by doing good" - Eerde de Swart, Senior CSR Manager, CSR Netherlands
10:45 - 11:00 Q&A
11:00 - 11:30 Networking coffee break
11:30 – 13:30 Second panel "CR as a business opportunity - successful practices"
How to make CR profitable for the company
The consumer perspective on CR – does CR matter for the consumer
Turning values into value
The human, the business and the cause
Panelists:
Nikolay Hristov, General Manager, Chelopech Mining
Yassen Guev, Corporate Affairs Director, GLOBUL
Martin Arvidsson, CFO, Volvo Bulgaria
Svetlin Nakov, Manager Technical Training, Telerik
Daniel Boestad, Vice President, Central and Eastern Europe, Balkans, Group Marketing & Business Development, SAAB AB
Kristiana Chakarova, Corporate Communications Manager, Coca-Cola Hellenic
Moderator: Maria Petkova, Director, Tulip Foundation
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Third panel "Business in support of children"
Panelists:
Tanja Radocaj, Representative for Bulgaria, UNICEF
Emil Angelov, Deputy CEO, Piraeus Bank Bulgaria
Kameliya Ignatova, Senior Administrative Associate, Trade Execution CASC/ETI Platforms Administrative Services, Cargill
Moderator: Ekaterina Popova, Editor, Capital