Agenda
| What education do we need for a competitive business and economy? | |
| E-skills as a key factor linking business with education | |
| 9:30 -10:00 | Welcome Coffee |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Official Opening |
| Theodore Zahov, Publisher of Economedia, Chairman of Managing Board of BAIT Zinaida Zlatanova, Head of the EC Representation in Bulgaria |
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| 10:10 – 10:30 | Special guest: |
| Sergey Ignatov, Minister of Education, Youth and Science | |
| 10:30 – 12:30 | First discussion panel |
| What education do we need for a competitive business and economy | |
| What are the reasons for the poor interaction between business and education What knowledge and skills do the young professionals acquire at school and in the university and what do they lack? What skills should they possess in order to work in a high-technology environment Mandatory e-skills for a successful professional development |
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| Panelists: | |
| Jamil Salmi, World Bank senior expert in tertiary education André Richier, Policy Officer, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission George Randelov, General Manager, Microsoft Bulgaria, Member of the Managing Board of CEIBG Sasha Bezuhanova, HP CEE Public Sector Director Cyrus Reed, Provost, American University in Bulgaria Anna-Marie Vilamovska, Secretary for Healthcare, Education and Science, Administration of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria |
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| Moderator: Georgi Stoytchev, Executive Director, Open Society | |
| 12:30 – 13:15 | Coffee and Light Lunch Break |
| 13:15 – 13:35 | Key Note Presentations |
| Successful practices for synergy between business and education Cristophe Van Huffel, Business Development Manager at the Tech Transfer Department of Liège University, Belgium |
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| 13:35 – 15:30 | Second discussion panel |
| How could education and business be linked better? | |
| How could the expectations of the business become part of the university curricula? How to overcome the shortage of qualified specialists in the fields of science, technologies, engineering, mathematics and all industries related to innovations and green technologies The experience of high-tech companies |
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| Panelists: | |
| Ognian Trajanov, CEO, TechnoLogica Adrian Cioroianu, Business Development Manager, Intel Corporation Marin Hristov, Rector of the Technical University of Sofia Maya Videnova, HR Development Manager, Overgas Raya Ynakova, Head of Academic Programmes, Microsoft Dobromira Manasieva, Senior HR Manager, VIVACOM Milena Hristova, Executive Director, Centre for Management and Vocational Training |
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| Moderator: Evgenia Peeva, Executive Director, Teach For Bulgaria | |
| 15:30 | Closing remarks |