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16 october, 2014

8.00 – 9.00	Registration
9.00 – 9.30	PLENARY SESSION – VITOSHA HALL, INTER EXPO CENTRE Moderator: Bojil DOBREV, Director of the Scientific Research Centre at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
	Opening addresses	Prof. Ivan ILCHEV, Rector of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” Anna-Marie VILAMOVSKA, Secretary for Healthcare, Education and Science of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Irena MLADENOVA, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Energy Nikolai DENKOV,Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education and Science Ognian ZLATEV, Head of EC Representation in Bulgaria Representative of the Korean/Italian Embassy in Bulgaria
9.30 – 11.00	ENCOURAGEMENT OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Moderator: Ivaylo GRANCHAROV, Ministry of Economy and Energy
	HORIZON 2020	Ministry of education and science
	Smart Specialisation Strategy of Republic of Bulgaria	Emilia RADEVA, SME and Innovation Directorate, MEE
	COSME	Tihomira PALOVA , SME and Innovation Directorate, MEE
	Financial instruments for SMEs in Bulgaria in the context of the OP "Innovations and Competitiveness 2014-2020"	Directorate-General European Funds for Competitiveness, MEE
	Financial instruments in support of innovation and competitiveness	Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA)
	A Three-step Model for the Evaluation of Intangible Assets of SMEs to Facilitate Access to Finance for Entrepreneurs	Vihra ANDONOVA, Project manager of EVLIA: Implementation of innovative ideas using intellectual property as a means of access to finance for SMEs
11.00 – 11.30	Coffee break
11.30 – 13.00
	ACADEMY – INDUSTRY COOPERATION Moderator: Eleonora GETSOVA, SRC - SU
	Instruments to Encourage the Cooperation between Science and Business	Prof.Tony SPASSOV, Dean of Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University
	Presentation of a survey on the needs and skills of TTOs – members of the HEPTech Network of CERN	Bojil DOBREV/Eleonora GETSOVA, SRC - SU
	Partnership of the local authorities with universities and industry – best practices	Elitsa PANAYOTOVA, Executive director of Sofia TechPark
	Training in Entrepreneurship – a prerequisite for establishment of effective and competitive small and medium size business	Desislava JORDANOVA, Faculty of Economy, Sofia University "St. Kl. Ohridski"
	"What do you take to change the academy and industry?"	Georgi Kamov, Bagra (www.bagra.bg).
13.00 – 14.00	Lunch break

16 october, 2014

PARALLEL SESSIONS

	RILA Hall	RUEN Hall	VIHREN Hall	RODOPI Hall
14.00 – 15.45	IT TECHNOLOGIES IN FAVOUR OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION: 1. YEU - "Youth Enterprise and Unemployment" - to tackle youth unemployment through entrepreneurship 2. IS IT GREEN - "Making IT greener" - energy efficient IT 3. NETT Project – On-line Platform in support to Teachers in Entrepreneurship (Maurizio Mesenzani, Italy) 4. ITSM4SME Project - Announcement of training courses on “IT service management for SMEs” Moderator: Vesselin Spiridonov	TRAINING IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT UNIVERSITIES AND HIGH SCHOOLS Experience NHSFB in entrepreneurship education Goranka Nedeva (Head of Impulse Centre for Entrepreneurship Education in NHSFB) and Svetlana Iankova. former student of NHSFB, Class of 2014 Moderator: Desislava Jordanova	ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES – PROJECT TH13TEEN ARTS European Enterprise Promotion Awards stARTs Brandiko TechnoStart Ministry of Economy and Energy	ROLE OF THE ACADEMY-BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATION ACTIVITIES OF THE COUNCIL OF INNOVATION, ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY AT THE BULGARIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Moderator: Joseph Avramov - Co-Chairman of the Board
15.45 – 16.15	Coffee break
15.45-16.15	TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICES IN BULGARIAN UNIVERSITIES - RESULTS AND CHALLENGES PPP AND INNOVATION Presentation and discussion: Public-private partnership and its impact on entrepreneurial initiatives - Albena Vutsova Moderator: Zlatina Karova - TTO-SU	YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE ACHIEVERS UNDER 30 YEARS OF AGE Entrepreneur in All (Panel dedicated to the YEDAC Project) – Krassen Stefanov Mobile young researcher (Panel dedicated to the weSPOT Project) – Eliza Stefanova Moderator: Eliza Stefanova	SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP Ministry of Labour and Social Policy Social Assistance Agency Municipality Veliko Tarnovo- Social Affairs and Health Directorate	OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION WITH ROMANIAN COMPANIES FOR INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT Moderator: Mariana Hamanova – Bilateral Chamber of Commerce Bulgaria-Romania
18.00	Cocktail Party

17 october, 2014

PARALLEL SESSIONS

	RILA Hall	RUEN Hall	VIHREN Hall	RODOPI Hall
9.30 – 10.30	THE INNOVATION - BRIDGE BETWEEN SCIENCE AND BUSINESS Organized by Knowledge Management and Innovation Club (KUZIS) Moderator: Dimitar Hristov	TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICE "INNOVATIVE CAPITAL" Represented by Innovative Capital Consortium Moderator: Nina Vuchkova	GOING GLOBAL -HOW TO SCALE AND HOW TO RAISE FUNDS Moderator: Michael Jacobsen, Serial Entrepreneur	SOFIA TECHPARK PANEL Moderator: Elitsa Panayotova
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee break
11.00 – 12.30	TERRA Project The Art Meets Ceramics Moderator: Zlatina Karova	DIGITAL ENTREPRENEUR IN BULGARIA - WHY NOT? ICT Innovation for Entrepreneurship ТТО of BAIT Moderator: Vesela Kalacheva	FRANCHISING Moderator: Svetoslav Biliarsky, Founder of Franchising.bg	SOFIA TECHPARK PANEL Moderator: Elitsa Panayotova
12.30 – 13.00	Lunch