Not a Destination, But a Beginning': Europe's Elite Gather in Sofia as Bulgaria Prepares for Euro Era
High-level conference marks final stretch before Bulgaria becomes 21st eurozone member on January 1, 2026
Bulgaria's Largest Financial Forum to Feature Leading Experts
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The organizers of the "Banks Investment Money" conference: Solomon Passy, head of the Atlantic Club in Bulgaria; Emil Popov, Chair of the "Banks Investment Money" Foundation; Maxim Behar, CEO, M3 Communications Group, Inc. Photo by M3 Communications
Leading experts will take part in the 7th edition of Bulgaria’s largest international finance exhibition and conference entitled “Banks Investment Money”, which will take place in Sofia on June 7-9.
The organizers of the forum announced Thursday the top speakers who will take part in the forum’s first panel discussion - entitled “Banks in Bulgaria: Currency Board in a Time of Crisis” - are Kalin Hristov, Deputy Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank; Violina Marinova, CEO, DSK Bank; Martin Zaimov, Chair of the Supervisory Council of Societe General Expressbank; Asen Yagodin, CEO of Eurobank EFG Bulgaria,
Levon Hampartsumyan, CEO of UniCredit Bulbank; Stoyan Alexandrov, Chair of the Supervisory Board of D Commerce Bank; Kiril Grigorov, procurator of the Bulgarian Credit Rating Agency.
The main topic of the 2010 edition of the international conference is, “1990–2010: 20 Years of New Banking in Bulgaria. The Experience and Role of the Bulgaria Financial Sector for Recovery from the Crisis”.
Bulgaria’s most prestigious financial forum will kick off at 10 am on Monday, June 7, in the Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan. Solomon Passy – former Bulgarian Foreign Minister and President of the Atlantic Club in Bulgaria – who is one of the forum’s organizers, has described it as “Bulgaria’s banking event of the year.
The “Banks Investment Money” expo will include presenting “Financial Products of the Year” awards in 11 categories. Together with the InvestBulgaria Agency, the organizers will hand prizes for “Foreign State with Greatest Investment in Bulgarian Industry in 2009” and “Foreign Corporate Investor of 2009.”
The 7th edition of the “Banks Investment Money” expo will include for the first time an award in a new category, “Financial Institution of the Year,” for which the nominees are both banking and non-banking institutions.
The “Money for Your Business” initiative is also part of the 2010 edition of the forum. It provides private companies and municipalities with the opportunity to present their ideas before creditors and investors in order to seek funding. The initiative is supported by the Bulgarian Credit Rating Agency and the InvestBulgaria Agency, and will entail a special award for “Best Investment Project.”
The “Banks Investment Money” expo and conference are organized by Emil Popov, Chair of the “Banks Investment Money” Foundation, Solomon Passy, President of the Atlantic Club in Bulgaria, and Maxim Behar, CEO of Bulgaria’s largest PR company M3 Communications Group, Inc.
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