Agenda

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Draft agenda

How to create new businesses opportunities, new jobs and better quality of life
09:00 – 09:10 Official Opening
09:10– 10:30 First discussion panel

Policies and Funding for Green Economic Growth
  EU structural funds for the new programming period (2014-2020). How thе funds will be allocated and who can profit
Other financing opportunities
How to attract green investments and new business
Is green growth an opportunity for new jobs
  Panelists:
  Nona Karadzhova, Minister of Environment and Water
Delyan Dobrev, Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism
H.E. Ms. Tove Skarstein, Ambassador, Royal Norwegian Embassy, Sofia
Daniel Berg, Director, EBRD in Bulgaria
Aziz Bouzaher, Climate Changes Specialist in Europe and Central Asia and environment expert, World Bank
Martin Zaimov, Executive Director, Regional Urban Development Fund
  Moderator: Julian Popov, European Climate Foundation
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 Second discussion panel
  The Green Economy and the Business

Is it possible to profit from green economy and how
What investments are needed to achieve green growth
Successful sustainable business practices and solutions
Technological innovations for sustainable development
Effective use of resources

Panelists:
  Pavel Chudoba, Technical Director, Veolia Water Europe
Aleksandar Grigorov, Director Environment and Water, Elatzite-Med
Ole Th. Aleksander Mortensen, Vice President, Market Development & Sales, Tomra As
Zornitsa Yordanova, Marketing & Sales Support Director, CEZ
Yassen Guev, Corporate Affairs Director, GLOBUL
Krasimir Dachev, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Svilosa AD
  Moderator: Nikola Gazdov, Chairman, Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 14:30 Third discussion panel

Carbon Emissions and the Business: How to save, how to trade?

How will the new Union ETS Registry replace the national registries? What will be the sequences from centralized management of the GHG market
What are the perspectives for the carbon trade market after 2013
How will the state invest the proceeds from sales of carbon quotas?
Platforms and markets for GHG trade. Emissions price forecast
How can the industry make use of the right for derogation
How to finance low carbon energy projects through the National Investment Plan

Panelists:
  Sofia Nenova, Executive Environment Agency
Nevena Petrova, Commercial Director, Saga Commodities
Nikolay Kotsev, Project Manager, United Bulgarian Bank
  Moderator: Raycho Katsarova, Executive Director, Saga Commodites
14:30 Closing