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COVER STORY Bulgarian Industry: Mission Possible! 26 March 2014 The Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum has the pleasure of inviting you to Bulgarian Industry: Mission Possible Conference on Friday, 11 April 2014, 9.00 am -12.30 pm at Novotel Plovdiv, Moskva Hall. Bulgarian Industry: Mission Possible is a unique event intended for the industrial business community in this country. The ambition of the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum, the event organiser, is to convene all stakeholders: senior government officials and local authorities and top managers of Bulgarian and international companies. The conference will enable them to present, discuss and analyse critical issues that have an impact on investment, production and sustainable economic development. A major highlight of the conference is the panel on Bulgaria's industry that will also feature  business parks. It will focus on the advantages this country offers to entrepreneurs and the challenges companies operating in the local market are facing. Importantly, investors, manufacturers and representatives of related industries will be presenting their own experiences and good practices. Possibilities for investment and EU funds are also high on the agenda. The Bulgarian Industry: Mission Possible conference is intended to cater to all who would like to know more about making business in this country, exchange views and experiences and meet new partners. Join us on Friday, 11 April 2014 at Novotel Plovdiv. Entry fee: 25 leva (includes coffee break, lunch). WORKING PROGRAMME 8.30 Registration and coffee 9.00 Opening Iravan Hira, BBLF Chairman Anna Yaneva, Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy Plovdiv Town Hall official 9.10 Keynote speech Georgi Stoeff, Managing Partner, Industry Watch Group 9.20 Panel discussion 1, Industrial Development and Good Practices Anna Yaneva, Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy Ilko Nikolov, Chairman, Plovdiv Municipal Council Nikola Dobrev, Board of Directors Chairman, KCM 2000 Group Schneider Electric Bulgaria representative Şener Cebeci, Turkish Consul General, Plovdiv 10.30 Coffee break 11.00 Panel discussion 2, Investment and EU funding Opportunities Svetoslav Mladenov, Executive Director, Invest Bulgaria Agency Eli Milusheva, European Funds for Competitiveness Directorate Director, Ministry of  Economy and Energy Business representatives Thomas Pfanne, Counsellor for Economic Affairs, German Embassy, Sofia 12.15 End 12.30 Networking and lunch Moderator: Maxim Behar, M3 Communications Group Manager and BBLF Managing Board Member Confirmed official guests include: Ivan Antonov, Mayor of Rakovski, Angel Papazov, Mayor of Parvomay, Kostadin Pavlov, Mayor of Kuklen, Emil Kabaivanov, Mayor of Karlovo, Galina Stoyanova, Mayor of Kazanlak, Emil Kabaivanov, mayor of Asenovgrad, officials from the town halls of Plovdiv and Maritsa, diplomats from the German, Dutch, Turkish and Japanese embassies. Book your seat now! If you wish to attend, please fill in the registration form here by 12.00 pm on 9 April 2014. To consider becoming a sponsor of the high-profile event that will convene authorities, business and the media, please refer to the sponsor packages here. Looking forward to seeing you in Plovdiv! The Bulgarian Industry: Mission Possible conference is powered by platinum sponsor Schneider Electric and golden sponsors KCM 2000 and Dundee Precious Metals Chelopech. Media partners of the event are BNT, Bulgaria on Air Media Group, BNR Radio Plovdiv, Darik Radio Plovdiv, Darik News, Focus Information Agency, Tvoyat biznes magazine, Novinite.com, Investor.bg, dir.bg, Maritsa daily, PodTepeto.com.

BBLF EVENTS Minister Klisarova: We Now Have a Dialogue With Business 25 March 2014 „We are here precisely because we speak the same language. The positive change has begun: the Professional Education and Training Act will hopefully be voted in Parliament  within a couple of weeks and we will start introducing the dual educational system”, education minister Anelia Klisarova told the Educaiton and Business conference held by Bulgaria on Air media group and Investor online group in partnership with Bloomberg TV. “It is important for us, however, that credits from vocational education are recognised further so that education could be upgraded without extra fees....read MEMBER NEWS Charity Through a Lens Photo Competition Opens 2 April 2014 Charity Aid Foundation in partnership with the Bulgarian Donors Forum opens the Charity Through a Lens photo competition for a third consecutive year. The contest celebrating inspiring images of community care seeks to promote charity through photography and is supported by America for Bulgaria foundation. If you captured a good cause embraced by you or someone you know, a meaningful change, the faces of people who did something for others, donors, volunteers, activists or fancy doing it now, do not hesitate to shoot and send us your view on charity! ...read Athlete Nicole Stamboliyska Voted Eurofootball’ Sport Talent Of The Audience 26 March 2014 Athlete Nicole Stamboliyska Voted Eurofootball’  Sport Talent Of The Audience Athlete Nicole Stamboliyska from Kyustendil won convincingly Eurofootball’s  Sport Talent of the Audience poll. She got the record-breaking 910 votes in the poll on www....read BAPRA Bright Awards 2014 application deadline extended 28 March 2014 3 April 2014 is the new deadline for application submission The Bulgarian Association of PR Agencies (BAPRA) announces that the deadline for participation in the fifth jubilee edition of BAPRA Bright Awards has been extended due to the massive interest in the contest. Application forms may be submitted online by 3 April 2014, not later than 23:59, at www....read Manager for a Day at 19 BBLF Member Companies 14 March 2014 A total of 19 BBLF member companies welcomed their "managers for a day" on 12 March 2014. Within the initiative, over 1,000 youths across the country got to know the work environment and conferred with top managers and leading professionals. Hosts included the following members of the Forum: Kozloduy NPP, M3 Communications Group, Radisson BLU, IBM, Alpha Bank, Aurubis, Piraeus Bank, Dundee Precious Metals Chelopech, Ideal Standard Vidima, Cash Credit, Globul, Mtel, Nestle, United Bulgarian Bank, Walltopia, Cibank, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Siemens and Hewlett Packard Bulgaria. ...read UPCOMING EVENTS Bulgarian Industry: Mission Possible Conference 11 April 2014 Bulgarian Industry: Mission Possible conference that BBLF is organising in Plovdiv on 11 April 2014 is intended to provide a useful and much needed platform for fruitful dialogue between businesses and central and local authorities on key issues of interest to industries. Panel discussions will focus on industrial zones and business parks across Bulgaria, opportunities and challenges that local and foreign investors and SMEs are facing as well as their good practices. Bulgarian Industry: Mission Possible conference will take place on 11 April 2014 in Plovdiv starting at 9.00 am - 12.30 pm. For current details please refer to www.bblf.bg. ...read BBLF NEW MEMBERS Casa Chic 4 April 2014 Casa Chic was founded in 2006 as a joint stock company to coordinate the overall investment process of one of the most remarkable office buildings ever built in Bulgaria. Reputable specialists: architects, engineers and contractors, many of them international experts, were involved in the project.  Best design practices, quality of materials and strict control of construction activities ensured that high standards were achieved. ...read Adhoc 4 April 2014 Adhoc is an independent communication agency that chooses its customers. For 10 years now we have been looking for inspirational ideas and working solutions that support the business of companies. In result we found a unique principle of communication....read MEMBER ACHIEVEMENTS Maxim Behar at Davos: A PR Guy Never Grows Old 12 March 2014 „Successful PR experts never grow old“, Maxim Behar told the World Communication Forum at Davos today during his special keynote speech that organisers had dubbed The True Life Story of a Top Industry Leader. “Life is so dynamic that if you decide, even for a single day, to stay out of the flow of news and the care for your clients, even if you’d had enough and want a day off, you could find yourself to be out of the game on the next day”, Behar said. Maxim Behar presented his definition of PR: “Telling the truth in a way that people like it” adding truth was the key element of it....read

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