Preliminary Programme (subject to change)

8:30 – 9:00 Registration & Morning Coffee

9:00 Welcome
Victoria Yordanova, editor "Markets and Investments", The City Media Group

9:00 – 09:10 Opening Keynote: Modern office infrastructure as a hub for innovation, technological progress and education
Dobromir Ivanov, CEO of BESCO

09:10 – 09:25 Opening Keynote: Office infrastructure with functional value – long-term vision and sustainable practices in the implementation of modern workspaces
Philip Tidd, Principal and Managing Director for Gensler Munich and Berlin, representing Business Park Sofia

09:25 – 10:15 PANEL 1 (DISCUSSION): From efficiency to effectiveness: Providing high-performance workspace environments. Sustainable, premium, human-centric and technology-compliant office spaces as a standard. Repositioning trends and competitiveness drivers.

Participants:
Georgi Ranchev, Managing Director, Residential Park Lozen & Lozen Tech Park
Bogomil Nikolov, Managing Partner, GORA
Dobromir Ivanov, CEO, BESCO
Yordan Ginev, Chair of the Board, AIBEST; COO, DIGITALL
Yoanna Dimitrova, Office Space Manager, Forton Cushman & Wakefield
Arch. Tsvetan Petrov, Managing Director, IPA
Georgi Brashnarov, Advisory Board Member of BASSCOM; CEO of Nemetschek Bulgaria
Moderator: Georgi Kirov, Partner and Head of Capital Markets, Colliers International

10:15 – 10:40 Networking coffee break

10:40 – 11:30 PANEL 2 (DISCUSSION): The office space market 2025: Responding to quality needs and innovative working patterns. Demand pillars, success factors, stock specifics and emerging trends 2025. Green leases – features and benefits.

Participants:
Georgi Popchev, Operations Director, Lion’s Head Investment
Lilia Krasteva, Manager of CERES BY RC MANAGEMENT, managing Sofia Airport Center
Iglika Yordanova, Managing Partner, Colliers Bulgaria
Krasimir Petrov, Managing Director, MyFlex Coworking
Bozhidar Georgiev, CEO, Work&Share Coworking Space
Simona Stancheva, Office Manager for Sofia, CleverTap
Vesela Nikolova, regional director, Amdaris Bulgari
Moderator: Dimitar Ivanov, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Avalant

11:30 – 11:45 Networking & coffee break

11:45 –  12:30 PANEL 3 (DISCUSSION): Occupier’s perspective – reshaping workspace strategies: new approaches towards creating modern and highly effective workplaces. Transformation drivers, corporate and cultural aspects and the office as a pillar for motivation and growth.

Participants:
David Davidov, Managing Partner, Garitage Park
Ivan Goranov, Managing Partner, Smart Consultants, SMART TOWER
Rossen Tenev, MRICS, Country Manager for Bulgaria, Prodea Investments, Telus Tower
Arch. Dimitar Polyanov, Founder and CEO, Atlas Project Management
Teodora Fileva, Tenant Relations Manager, Serdika Offices
Kristina Georgieva, VP of Operations, TELUS Digital
Alexander Bekyarov, Managing Director, HP Inc.
Silvia Petrova, Head of Human Resources Development, Crowe Bulgaria
Moderator: Arch. Tsvetomir Pavlov, Managing Director, Cache Atelier

12:30 – 13:20 Networking lunch and wine bar

13:20 – 14:20 PANEL 4: Office & Workspace projects showcase 2025 (PRESENTATION) - Flight to quality: Creating high performance work infrastructure – New office projects in development.

Participants:
Arch. Yuri Tanov, Founder and Lead Designer, Da Architects
Arch. Nezabravka Tushnina and Arch. Maria Dimitrova, SGI
Hristo Topurov, Head of Project Management, Forton Cushman & Wakefield
Martin Lyubenov, Architectural Consultant, ETEM BG
Dimitar Mankov, Building Automation Systems Architect for Southeastern Europe, Schneider Electric
Ventsislav Nikolov, Manager of New Equipment and Modernization, KONE
Georgi Georgiev, Project Sales Representative, Grohe
Mari Arabadzhijska, Partner and Project Manager, DETAIL+
Moderator: Nikolay Todorov, Editor-in-Chief, The City Media Group

14:20 – 14:30 Networking & cocktails

14:30 – 15:30 PANEL 5 (PRESENTATION) | Fit-out trends and workspace design 2025 – Design VS and functionality: Design, function, sustainability – Next-generation workspaces (Part 1)

Participants:
Arch. Viktor Banarev, CEO, Move Architects
Representative of Via Architects
Arch. Trifon Peev, Managing Director, 3archdesign
Desislava Koseva, Business Development, Siemens
Dr. Arch. Daniela Ivanova-Uzunova, Head of Research and Development, Knauf Bulgaria
Anatoliy Zhiyanski, Managing Director, SysTeh Bulgaria Ltd, Official Partner of ASSA ABLOY
Maya Yordanova, Owner, Arreda Casa
Moderator: Yanislava Vlahova, project manager, The City Media Group

15:30 – 15:40 Networking & cocktails

15:40-16:40 PANEL 6 (PRESENTATION) | Fit-out trends and workspace design 2025 – Design VS and functionality: Design, function, sustainability – Next-generation workspaces (Part 2)

Participants:
Arch. Dimitar Paskalev, Managing Partner, United Master Architects
Arch. Tsvetomir Pavlov, Managing Director, Cache Atelier
Arch. Polina Miteva, Head of Project Management, Avalant
Arch. Lilia Kaneva, Co-founder and Managing Director, Motif Architecture
Moderator: Roxsara Azimi, Editor, The City Media Group

*Organizers reserve the right to make changes to the programme.