Investing in Bulgaria - Website
 
Tokyo - Tuesday 12th March 
 
 
18:30 Registration and Drinks Reception
19:15 Opening Remarks

Brian Caplen, Editor in Chief, fDi Magazine; and Editor, The Banker, Financial Times Group
19:20

Government Keynote Addresses: Bulgaria as an Investment Centre

Presentation topics include:

  • Why foreign businesses invest in Bulgaria 
  • Bulgaria's political and business climate
  • Key competitive advantages: strategic location, access to markets and a skilled workforce 
  • How Bulgaria's tax regime and cost of doing business compares with other potential investment destinations 
  • Key growth sectors   

Borislav Stefanov, Executive Director, InvestBulgaria Agency (IBA)
His Excellency Mr. Georgi Vassilev, Bulgarian Ambassador to Japan
Koichiro Fukui, Chairman, Japan-Bulgaria Economic Committee
19:40 Dinner: First and Second Courses Served
20:40

Panel Discussion: Doing Business in Bulgaria - What Investors Need to Know

Presentation topics include:

  • What does Bulgaria offer corporations looking to start or expand operations overseas, especially in Europe? 
  • What are Bulgaria's competitive advantages in terms of location, workforce and infrastructure? 
  • What are the key areas of growth?
  • How can investors benefit from the Bulgarian R&D tax incentives and funding? 
  • What are the key legal, regulatory and tax considerations for corporations doing business in Bulgaria?  
  • How are investors' interests protected? 
Panel framing presentation:
Nikolay Paskalev, Chairman of the Board and Deputy Executive, National Company Industrial Zones

Panellists:
Fuminori Sasaki, Secretary General, Japan-Bulgaria Economic Committee
Toru Nishikawa,  Executive Director, Sales Dept, Aquafarm
Dr Stefan Stoev, Partner, PlanEcon S&P; Member, Bulgaria-Japan Economic Committee 
Stefan Staikov, Balkan Advisory Company (BAC)
Vladimir Kanev,  General Manager, Dowell International; Member, Bulgaria-Japan Economic Committee
Valentin Georgiev, Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria

Moderated by:   
Brian Caplen, Editor in Chief, fDi Magazine; and Editor, The Banker, Financial Times Group
21:40 Closing Remarks

Brian Caplen, Editor in Chief, fDi Magazine; and Editor, The Banker, Financial Times Group
21:45 Dessert and Coffee served
22:15 Event ends
 

   
Project “Promoting the advantages of investing in Bulgaria” BG 161PO003-4.1.01-0001-C0001, with beneficiary InvestBulgaria Agency, has been implemented with the financial support of the European Union through the European Fund for Regional Development and the national budget of the Republic of Bulgaria.
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