The German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GBCIC) is organizing together with the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Frankfurt am Main an event on "Digitalization Services Fast Track for German and Bulgarian Companies" on October 8, 2024 (Tuesday) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (IHK Frankfurt am Main, Börsenplatz 4, 60313 Frankfurt am Main). The purpose of the forum is to present the potential of Bulgarian IT companies and to provide an opportunity for bilateral conversations and making contacts between companies from both countries. The B2B meetings will be pre-arranged through the b2match platform.

Preliminary Program:

09:00    Registration & Welcome Coffee

09:30    Greetings

            Dr. Jürgen Ratzinger, Head of Department International, IHK Frankfurt am Main

            Ivaylo Slavov, Board Member, German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce

09:40    Presentation: Bulgarian Digitalization & Software Industry Overview

            Dimitar Dimitrov, Chairman of the expert committee Technique, technologies and innovations at the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Board Member of the Bulgarian Association of Software Companies (BASSCOM)

10:00    Panel discussion: The Next Chapter of the German-Bulgarian Digitalization Ecosystem

            Markus Kroeger, CEO, DTC Commerzbank Sofia Branch AG (tbc)

            Svetoslav Spasov, CEO, KPMG IT Service OOD (tbc)

            Konstantin Konov, CEO, Robert Bosch EOOD (tbc)

            Radoslav Nikolov, CEO, SAP Labs Bulgaria EOOD (tbc)

            Michail Petrov, CEO, Schwarz Global Services Bulgaria (tbc)

Moderated by: Ivaylo Slavov, Board Member, German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce

11:00    Coffee Break

11:15    B2B Meetings between German and Bulgarian companies

13:00    Lunch & Networking

Each company covers the expenses for flight ticket and overnight stay in Frankfurt am Main. The participants have to organize the trip by their own.

Here are some suggestions for hotels near the Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Hilton Frankfurt City Centre (4 min.), Flemings Selection Hotel Frankfurt-City (6 min.), Motel One Frankfurt-Römer (10 min.).