Global Cooperation Forum | Conference & Exhibition 2017
CENTRAL MILITARY CLUB, SOFIA, BULGARIA | 10-11-12 July 2017
THRACIAN LANDS CRAFTS Foundation will be presenting unique exhibition of the Bulgarian master craftsmanship at the GLOBAL COOPERATION FORUM 2017 (www.GCForum2017.com) for COOPERATION.LEADERSHIP.INNOVATION.INVESTMENT, under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Gen. Rumen Radev.
Organizer: Bulgarian Association Defense Industry Club | www.defenceindustryclub.org
Location: Central Military Club, Sofia, Bulgaria
Date: 10-11-12 July 2017
AGENDA
10 – 11 – 12 JULY 2017
/MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY/
Sofia, Central Military Club
FLOOR 1 & 2 – ALL HALLS
1st DAY – 10 JULY, 2017
COOPERATION IN DEFENCE & SECURITY INDUSTRY
9.30 – 10.00 Registration of the participants
10.00 – 10.15 Greeting speech by General Rumen Radev – President of Republic of Bulgaria
10.15 – 10.30 PRESENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN DEFENSE FINANCING FUND
Eljbeta Bienkovska – EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium -Sized Enterprises
10.30 – 10.40 Expression of Krasimir Karakachanov – Minister of Defence
10.40 – 10.50 Expression of Emil Karanikolov – Minister of Economy
10.50 – 11.00 Expression of Krasimir Valchev – Minister of Education and Science
11.00 – 11.30 Press conference
11.30 – 12.00 Presentation 1:
The European Defense Action Plan in the context of the new European Defense Fund
Silvia Kaintz-Huber – DG Internal Market, Industry,
Presentation 2:
Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, European Commission
Georgi Yanakiev – DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, European Commission
12.00 – 12.20 Q & A
12.20 – 12.40 Presentation 3:
European Union initiatives to support defense-related small and medium-sized enterprises, clusters and regions
Electra Tsigaridas – DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, European Commission
12.40 – 13.00 Q & A
13.00 – 13.20 Presentation 4: Aerospace industry and research (TBC), European
Commission
13.20 – 13.40 Q & A
13.40 – 14.30 LUNCH BREAK
14.30 – 16.00 Discussion 1:
Development of industry and research in the interest of defense and security for Bulgaria as part of the European Union. European and national financial instruments to support the sector.
Assoc. Prof. Velizar Shalamanov – PhD, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (tbc)
Participants:
• Representatives of the European Defence Agency (tbc)
Col. Yordan Penkov – Co-Chairman Defence Industry Club Association
Dr. Veselin Vassilev – Chairman Cluster Aerospace Technologies
Prof. Pavel Penev – Military Academy G.S. Rakovski
Dep. Minister of Defense
Dep. Minister of Economy
Dep. Minister of Education and Science
Representatives of the Managing Authorities of:
– Operational Program “Innovation and Competitiveness” at the Ministry of Economy
– “Intelligent Growth Science and Education” Operational Program – Ministry of Education and Science
– Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program at the Ministry of Education and Science
16.00 – 16.30 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK
16.30 – 17.30 Report 1:
Research and trends in the development of the Bulgarian aerospace industry and dual-use technologies and their application. European and national financial instruments to promote the sector
Dr. Vesselin Vassilev – CEO of Cluster for Aerospace Technologies,
Research and Applications – CASTRA
Discussion 2:
Participants:
Representatives of the European Commission
Col. Yordan Penkov – Co-Chairman Defence Industry Club Association
Dep. Minister of Defense
Dep. Minister of Economy
Dep. Minister of Education and Science
Representatives of the Managing Authorities of:
– Operational Program “Innovation and Competitiveness” at the Ministry of Economy
– “Intelligent Growth Science and Education” Operational Program – Ministry of Education and Science
– Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program at the Ministry of Education and Science
Note: The program on the first day is prepared by the administration of the President & BSMEPA
2nd DAY – 11 JULY, 2017
COOPERATION IN CYBERSECURITY & INNOVATION
9.00 – 9.20 Welcoming speech and address by the Embassy of Israel in Bulgaria.
Colonel Alon Cohen – Military Attache of Israel in Bulgaria – Embassy of Israel.
9.20 – 9.40 Report 1: Presentation of Invest Bulgaria Agency – IBA.
Stamen Yanev – Executive Director of IBA
9.40 – 10.00 Report 2: BSMEPA – a partner in the process of global cooperation.
Marieta Zaharieva – Chairman of Bulgarian Small and Medum Enterprises Agency
10.00 – 10.20 Report 3: The role of the National Company Industrial Zones in the process of cooperation
between Bulgarian and foreign companies
Stefan Stajkov – Executive Director National Company Industrial Zones – NKIZ
10.20 – 10.40 Report 4: National Cyber Security Strategy “Cyber Resilient Bulgaria 2020”
Georgi Sharkov – Ministry of Defense – cyber security coordinator
10.40 – 11.00 Report 5:
Role of the Inter-Ministerial Council in defense industry in the process of licensing of the activities, related to defense products. Regulatory framework.
Benko Lambev – Inter-Ministerial Council to the Council of Ministers
11.00 – 11.30 MORNING COFFEE BREAK
11.30 – 12.00 Presentation 1: SECURE GSM.,Ltd.
Innovation desigions for protection of information in SECURE GM
Vencislav Djakov – Executive Director SECURE GSM
12.00 – 12.30 Presentation 2: DIMIROMA GROUP
Innovation software solutions for information preservation.
Roman Angelov – CEO, DIMIROMA GROUP
12.30 – 13.00 Presentation 3: ProMax 99., Ltd. NASC consortium – potential for cooperation in radar production, equipment and system integration. Pavel Petrov – Manager of “ProMax 99” Ltd.
13.00 – 13.30 Presentation 4: DINEVA, RUSEV & CO
Challenges to innovation and cyber security – what to do about the entry into force of
Regulation 2016/679 in 2018
Lawer Ilia Grozdanov – Dinova, Rusev & Partners.
13.30 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK
14.00 – 14.30 Report 6: Perspectives and novelties in the Israeli Defense Industry.
Jacky Aroueti – Chairman of the Israeli Bulgarian Industrial Association.
14.30 – 15.00 Presentation 5: IMI SYSTEMS – ISRAEL MILITARY INDUSTRY
Rani Yarom – Director IMI – Tel Aviv
15.00 – 15.30 Presentation 6: AERONAUTICS – ISRAEL
Adi Cohen – Director Marceting & Business Development
15.30 – 16.00 Presentation 7: SFC DEFENCSE – GERMANY
Florian Bernreiter – Sales Account Manager in SFC Defense
16.00 – 16.30 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK
16.30 – 17.00 Presentation 8: WIKI EYE – Great Britain
Todor Yotov – CEO, Wiki Eye, Agency for Security of Investments
17.00 – 17.30 Presentation 9: VERINT – ISRAEL. Inteligence & cyber security in global terror.
Amos Halfon – Manager for Central & Eastern Europe
17.30 – 18.00 Report 7: 7 SECURITY GROUP – DDOS attacks like a smoke curtain over other types of
hacking. Pavel Kaminski – CEO – Seven Security Group
3rd DAY – 12 JULY, 2017
COOPERATION IN UAV, EVs & AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
9.00 – 9.30 Report 1: Bulgaria’s membership in international export control regimes .
Prof. Svetoslav Spasov – Ambassador – Permanent Mission of the Bulgaria to the UN & OSCE
9.30 – 10.00 Report 2: Missile troops and artillery – on the ability of the Land Forces in modern
operations.
Prof. Col. Ivan Gjurgacov – Club “Missile Force”
10.00 – 10.30 Report 3: Rocket Forces – past, present, future. Opportunities for cooperation in rocketry.
Need rearmament of the Land Forces with missiles and artillery.
Prof. Col. Gergin Gerginov – Club “Missile Force”
10.30 – 11.00 Report 4: Automated and intelligent security management and control systems and
military operations – prospects and development.
Col. Rosen Dimitrov – Strategic advisor on national security and defence industry.
11.00 – 11.30 MORNING COFFEE BREAK
11.30 – 12.00 Report 5:
The revolution of Evs. Bulgaria’s leadership in the development of the electric industry.
Boyan Zahariev – Director Strategic Business Development of JSC EVIC.
12.00 – 12.20 Presentation 1: ISTAR., Ltd – ISRAEL – UAVs – drones – Made by ISTAR
12.20 – 12.40 Presentation 2: BLUE BIRD, Ltd – ISRAEL – UAVs – drones – Made by BLUE BIRD
12.40 – 13.00 Presentation 3: IAI – ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRY – RAMTA Div.
Possibilities for cooperation between IAI – Ramta and Bulgarian Defence Companies.
Hagai Shmuel – Directors IAI – RAMTA Division – Beersheva – Israel
13.00 – 13.30 Report 6: In Accordance with the National Programme „Bulgaria in NATO and the European Defence 2020” – information for the Project of the Bulgarian Navy. MULTIPURPOSE MODULAR PATROL VESSELS (MMPVs) Representative of Bulgarian Navy Forces
13.30 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK
14.00 – 14.30 Report 6: RHEINMETALL AIR DEFENCE / SWITZERLAND
Countering asymmetric threats – Multi-Purpose Naval Gun Systems
Andre Breitung – Firm Rheinmetall Air Defence / Switzerland.
14.30 – 15.00 Prezentation 4: FRANZ & Co.
Revolutionary Bulgarian innovation solutions, technologies and products for defence
& security industry. Possibilities for iinvestment, partnership and development.
Major Ivajlo Franz – Managing owner of consulting company “Franz& Co.”
15.00 – 15.30 Report 7: Israeli miracle in innovation. Analysis of the success of the nation-
innovator. How can we transfer this experience in Bulgaria.
David Levi – Director Israeli Center for Science and Culture in Bulgaria
15.30 – 16.00 Report 8: Traditions in the cooperation of Bulgarian Defense Industry
Assoc. Prof. Stancho Stanchev – President of Bulgarian Military History Commission
16.00 – 16.30 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK
16.30 – 17.00 Report 9: Prospects for Development of the Military Aviation in Bulgaria until 2035. .
Col. Prof. Dr. Dimitar Nedyalkov – Head of Department of Air Force and Air Defense
In the GS Rakovski Military Academy.
16.30 – 17.00 Report 10: Partnership between Bundesfeier and the Chambers of Commerce in Germany.
Emil Vassilev – representative of the Contact Bureau – Bundesfeier – Koblentz – GER.
17.00 – 17.30 Report 11: Future initiatives of the BG Association Defence Industry Club in 2017. . .
Col. Yordan Penkov – co-chairman of BG Association „Defence Industry Club”
17.30 – 19.00 COCKTAIL
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