Green Transition Forum 4.0: New global perspectives for the CEE region is taking place on 26-28 June 2024, Bulgaria (Sofia Event Center, Mall Paradise).
The forum dedicated to the European Green Deal and the green transformation was opened by the Bulgarian President Rumen Radev.
Deputy Prime Minister Petkova joined the panel Mobilizing capital for green policies, moderated by Liliana Pavlova, Vice President of the EIB (2019-2023). Ludmila Petkova said that Bulgaria’s Recovery and Resilience Plan is one of the greenest in Europe and added that measures to support climate goals represent more than 60 percent of the total amount allocated under it.
The caretaker government is committed and pays more and more attention to the effects of climate change and the costs of addressing them at the national level, Minister Petkova said, as quoted by BTA.
The GTF 4.0 is the CEE’s largest and most influential platform for discussing the European Green Deal.
GTF brings together the dedicated visionaries and leaders who catalyze the net-zero transformation of economies and industries.
To position the CEE region as a hub of sustainability, innovation, and economic dynamism, the fourth edition of the summit will provide a stage for open discussion on topics involving the economic, technological, and social futures of stakeholders impacted by the Green Deal.
Today after the official opening: Enhancing CEE competitiveness through sustainable green transformation and the Keynote speaker Giorgos Kremlis, Ambassador of the European Public Law Organisation to Bulgaria. Honorary Director of the European Commission, the closing address was presented by His Royal Highness Prince El Hasan bin Talal of Jordan, Chairperson of the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies (RIIFS), Jordan.
On the 28th of June the forum starts with Keynote by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan.
On the 28th in “TRENDS IN DIGITALISATION AND CYBERSECURITY IN CEE”, in the Parallel sessions of Green Transition 2024, 14:30-15:30 h, Beta Hall, HRH Boris, Prince of Tarnovo and Duke of Saxony, will bring forward some of his findings, based on his thesis written for a master’s degree in international relations, on the EU‘s investment plan for chips and how CEE countries can capture these funds, as the esteemed panel consists of: Valentin Mundrov, Minister of e-Government; Prof. Dr. George Angelov, Deputy Minister of Innovation and Growth; Saša Bilić, CEO APIS IT Croatia, President of Euritas; Simeon Kartselyansky. Cyber Security Manager; Dario Zoric, Regional Head of Digitization, CEE, Balkans and Caucasus / Denmark; Silvia Ilieva, Director of the GATE Institute at Sofia University “St. Cl. Ohrid”; Kobi Freedman, Founder of Findings.co.
Note: His Royal Highness Boris, Prince of Tarnovo and Duke of Saxony (Boris of Tarnovo) or Boris of Saxe-Coburg is a Bulgarian prince, firstborn son of Prince Kardam and grandson of Tsar Simeon II (Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburggotsky). After the death of his father on 7 April 2015, he became the holder of the dynastic rights of Bulgaria. In 2022, Tsar Simeon II (Simeon Saxe-Coburggotsky) announced that he had decided that his grandson, when he succeeded him, would bear the title of Crown Guardian – Prince, not Tsar.
He was born on 12 October 1997 in the Spanish capital Madrid, into the family of Princess Miriam de Hungary and Lopez and Prince Kardam of Tarnovo. His mother is of Basque ethnic origin. He was named after his great-grandfather King Boris III.
HRH Prince Boris is currently completing a Master’s degree in International Relations at IE University, where his thesis explores the opportunities for technology investment in Bulgaria through the EU Chips Act. His diverse background reflects his boundless curiosity. He has experience in drone piloting for land surveying, 3D photogrammetry for conservation, and has taken various courses at the London School of Economics, including Accounting and Consumer Behavior. Additionally, he holds an undergraduate degree in Sculpture from the University of the Arts London. Prince Boris has organized exhibitions in the UK, Paris, and Luxembourg, and charity auctions in Versailles and Gstaad. He has also worked for several fine art galleries in London and has pursued numerous personal projects over the years.