programme
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XIII ANNUAL CONFERENCE
STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENTS 2018 – COHESION AND CONNECTIVITY
27th February, Sofia Event Center
http://infrastructure-bg.com/en/
8.30 – 9.00 Registration
9.00 – 9.15 Official opening
Nikolay Nankov, Minister of Regional Development and Public Works (invited)
9.15 – 13.15 Part One – TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Strategies, plans and expectations. Priorities 2018-2020. Western Balkans.
9.15 – 10.15 Panel 1. European Perspective for the Western Balkans. Cohesion and connectivity - a prerequisite for the development of the region
- Future Multiannual Financial framework 2020+.
- Cohesion Policy and Cohesion Instrument Reform.
- Position and role of the countries of the region in the planning and construction of corridor 8.
Participants:
Goran Sugareski, Minister of Transport and Communications, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Damian Gjiknuri, Minister of Energy and Industry, Republic of Albania
Velik Zanchev, Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Republic of Bulgaria
Zoran Kitanov, Director of Public Enterprise for State Roads, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Irfan Asani, General director, Macedonian railways - Infrastructure
Prof. Maurizio Tira, Expert at the Ministry of Transport of Italy, Rector of the University of Brescia, Italy
Moderator: Prof. Nikolay Mihaylov, PhD (Econ), Dipl. Eng., Chairman of the Bulgarian Transport Infrastructure Forum
10.15 – 10.40 Panel 2. Academic Analysis of Cohesion Policy and Benefits for the Region from the implementation of Corridor 8.
Participants:
Prof. Dr. Dipl. Eng. Andrey Lepavtzov, Expert at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Faculty of Civil Engineering In Skopje, Former Ambassador in Brussels, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Prof. Dr. Goran Mijoski, President of Macedonian association of road engineers, Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University "St’s Cyril and Methodius" in Skopje, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Moderator: Dipl. Eng. Ivan Katsarov, Member of the Bulgarian Transport Infrastructure Forum
10.40 – 11.00 - Coffee break
11.00 – 12.15 Panel 3. Transport and transport Infrastructure Bulgaria 2014 – 2020: Roads.
- Transport projects 2014-2020
- Strategic Road Projects - 2018 – 2020
- Bulgarian tol - model and technology
- Intelligent Transport Systems. Solutions
Participants:
Aurelio Cecilio, representative of DG "Regional and Urban Policy" at the EC, Head of department “Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia”
Galina Vassileva, Director of the Coordination of Programs and Projects Directorate, Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications
Doncho Atanasov, Chairman of the Management Board of the Road Infrastructure Agency
Michael Weber, CEO of Kapsch Telematics Technologies Bulgaria
Evgenia Karadjova, General Manager of Esri Bulgaria
Moderator: Dipl. Eng. Stefan Tchaikov, Chairman of the Board of the Bulgarian Branch Chamber "Roads"
12.20 – 13.15 Panel 4. Transport and transport Infrastructure Bulgaria 2014 – 2020: Railways.
- Progress and state of play of railway projects 2018 - 2020
- The challenge of building a 12 km subway and 12 metro stations
- Metrodepot "Zemliane"
- Development of the railway infrastructure - better connectivity in the Region
Participants:
Dipl. Eng. Nisim Primo, Head of "Monitoring" Department, Directorate "Strategic Development and Investment Projects", National Company Railway Infrastructure
Stoyan Bratoev, Executive Director of Metropolitan AD
Svetoslav Pehlivanov, Project Manager of Metrodepot "Zemliane", Geostroy AD
Vincent Van Houten, Executive Director Eastern Europe, Russia, CIS, DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH
Moderator: Dipl. Eng. Sevdalin Valnarov, Chairman of the managing board, Bulgarian Association of Consulting Companies in Railway Construction
13.15 – 14.15 Lunch
14.15 – 16.00 Part Two – ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE
14.15 – 14.30 Neno Dimov, Minister of Environment and Water - Climate changes and resources utilization
14.30 – 16.00 Panel 5. Protection of the environment – water and waste treatment, clean air. Major challenges for Bulgaria.
- Priorities and water and waste management. Projects 2018 – 2020. Water services sector reform.
- Methods and instruments for water services financing.
- Waste as a resource.
- Dams.
- Presentation of current projects, innovative technologies, products and effective practices for water and environment quality improvement.
Participants:
Svetlana Ivanova, State Expert "Planning and Programming" of Operational Program Environment
Ivanka Videnova, Director of Water Supply and Sewerage, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works
Dipl. Eng. Dobromir Simidchiev, Chairman of the management board, FLAG
Stanislav Stanev - Regional Director "Technical Activities and Efficiency" at Veolia - Bulgaria and Director "Operations and Maintenance"
at Sofiyska Voda
Moderator: Ivan Ivanov, Chairman, Bulgarian Water Association
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