Agenda

Opening and Keynote

10:00 - 10:05 am   I   Welcoming by ILIYA LINGORSKI, Chief Economist of BDB

10:05 – 10:15 am   I   Strategic Priorities of the Bulgarian 3SI Host and New Opportunities for the Region

                                     RUMEN RADEV, President of the Republic of Bulgaria

10:15 – 10:20 am   I   Welcoming by the national coordinator of the initiative and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria (TBC)

10:20 – 10:25 am   I   Welcoming by the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Bulgaria (TBC)

10:25 – 10:35 am   I   The Three Seas Initiative for Economic Development and Investment in Infrastructure and Connectivity — Striking a Balance between Ambition and Reality

                                     Key-note by YASEN GEORGIEV, Executive Director of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI)

Short break

Panel 1:  How to work with the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund (3SIIF) — Equity Investments in Infrastructure for Equitable Growth and Sustainable Economic Development in the 3SI Region

10:45 – 11:00 am   I   Strategic Goals and Governing Principle of 3SIIF

                                     BEATA DASZYŃSKA-MUZYCZKA, Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of 3SIIF

                                     President of the Management Board of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (Polish Development Bank)

                                     PAWEL NIERADA, Member of the Supervisory Board of the 3SIIF

                                     Vice-president of the Management Board of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (Polish Development Bank)

11:00 – 11:20 am   I   Project Selection and Investment Decisions — Investor’s and Investee’s Guide to the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund

                                    JOE PHILIPSZ, Head of 3SIIF Investments, Amber Infrastructure Ltd., London

11:20 – 11:45 am   I   Q & A session with journalists of Bulgarian economic media

Coffee break – 15 min.

Panel 2:  Successful Projects and Successful Investment Promoters — Questions and Ideas from the Business and the Private Sector

12:00 – 12:15 pm   I   Password for the Growth: 3 Seas Digital Infrastructure Projects

                                     PETAR T. IVANOV, CEO of AmCham Bulgaria

12:15 – 12:30 pm   I   Successful Equity Investment Projects in the 3SIIF Portfolio presented by Joe Philipsz of Amber Infrastructure in discussion with Iliya Lingorski of BDB,

                                      Petar Ivanov of AmCham

12:30 – 12:50 pm   I   Discussion

12:50 – 13:00 pm   I   Closing Remarks and Farewell by Iliya Lingorski, Chief Economist of Bulgarian Development Bank