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Green Urban Infrastructure Summit 2023

Green Urban Infrastructure Summit Bulgaria 2023, organized by the City Media Group  in a strategic partnership with the European Investment Bank,  is a natural continuation of established successful formats Annual Conference Strategic Infrastructure and Investments, Urban Mobility Forum and Urban Development Forum.

Integrated infrastructure investments for a carbon-free future focus on successful models for the development of sustainable and green strategic infrastructure in various aspects - smart transport and mobility, clean energy, climate and ecology, digital connectivity, smart grids and cyber security, and accessible urban environments.

Green Urban Infrastructure Summit – Bulgaria 2023 will emphasize global goals, instruments and sources of financing, responsibilities and challenges for institutional and private investors, ESG strategies and project management models as well as sector-related innovations.

 

Major accent

Integrated infrastructure investment for a net zero future – the strategic goals, the challenges and the opportunities.

Project finance: financial instruments, integrated capital structures and public-private partnerships for infrastructure development. Green finance - trends and opportunities. Green financial models and tools for sustainable strategic and urban infrastructure development.

Transport infrastructure and mobility: the new generation of transport projects fostering growth, inclusion and connectivity of cities and regions. Challenges in their planning and implementation.

Sustainability and innovation: Planning and management through data, intelligent transport systems, e-mobility and accompanying infrastructure, ecology and energy transition.

Green energy: smart approach in response to the energy and commodity deficits

Green environment: fighting climate change through infrastructure investments. The ecology, the social impact and the steps towards net zero.

Green technologies: delivering better infrastructure service to the society through smart and innovative tech solutions.

Urban talks 2023: Development of urban territories through investments in sustainable infrastructure: models and priorities.

Participants

Lilyana Pavlova

Vice President, European Investment Bank

Andrey Novakov

Regional Development Commission, EP

Angelina Boneva

Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works

Doncho Barbalov

Deputy Mayor, Finance and healthcare, Sofia Municipality

Arch. Zdravko Zdravkov

Chief architect, Sofia Municipality

Atanas Ivanov

Senior Banker, Central and South Eastern Europe Department, European Investment Bank

Assen Gasharov

Senior Energy Expert, EIB

Adina Welsh

member of the managing board, Bulgarian Green Building Council

Prof. PhD eng. Stoyan Bratoev

Executive Director, Metropoliten

Miroslav Rizov

systems architect in the field of automation in Energy, Schneider Electric

Dr. Eng. Emanuela Manolova

Head of Sales and Business Development of Iron Silicates, Aurubis

Arch. Galin Vassilev

Leading architect, X-Architect

Iva Petkova

Directorate of Finance, Financial Instruments and Risk Management, Flag Fund

David Arabadzhiev

Secretary, Blagoevgrad Municipality

Margarita Dorovska

Director, House of Humor and Satire Museum, Gabrovo Municipality

Arch. Ina Valkanova

Architect and Urban Planning Consultant,

Stefan Mihaylov

CEO, Have Charge

Todor Chonov

Deputy Mayor Transport, Plovdiv Municipality

Arch. Tihomir Raychev

Chief Architect of Burgas Municipality

Georgi Simeonov

Director of the Investments and European Programs Directorate, Stara Zagora Municipality

Kamen Krastev

CEO, The City Media Group

Dimitar Dimitrov

Management Consulting, PwC

Eng. Maria Genova

Deputy General Director, NKRI

Registration

  

Audience

Представители на институциите и органите на ЕС

Представители на институциите и органите на ЕС

Representatives of Bulgarian and European institutions

Representatives of Bulgarian and European institutions

Representatives of state agencies and commissions from Bulgaria and the region

Representatives of state agencies and commissions from Bulgaria and the region

Representatives of operational programmes funding urban projects

Representatives of operational programmes funding urban projects

Representatives of state agencies and commissions

Representatives of state agencies and commissions

Foreign embassies and chambers of commerce in Bulgaria

Foreign embassies and chambers of commerce in Bulgaria

Mayors and representatives of municipalities

Mayors and representatives of municipalities

Investors and investment funds

Investors and investment funds

Consulting companies

Consulting companies

Designers

Designers

Banks and funds supporting urban projects

Banks and funds supporting urban projects

Construction companies

Construction companies

Suppliers of innovative products and solutions related to urban process management

Suppliers of innovative products and solutions related to urban process management

Legal offices and audit companies

Legal offices and audit companies

Urban leaders

Urban leaders

Architects and designers

Architects and designers

Engineers

Engineers

Branch organizations

Branch organizations