AGENDA.PDF

Chairman
Viktor Manev, CMC, Managing Partner, MMC
 
9:30 – 10:00 – Refreshment, hosted by Onda
 
10:00 – 10:10 OPENING
Galya Prokopieva, Editor-in-Chief, Capital Weekly
Anna Rizova – Clegg, Managing Partner, DLA Piper – Rizova & Partners Law firm
Ivaylo Simov, Director, Global Finance

10:10 – 10:40 Global PE trends and influences on CEE  
Andrew B Harris, Corporate Partner, DLA Piper London
 
10:40 – 11:30 FIRST DISCUSSION PANEL 
Fundrising climate - key characteristics and requirements
 
Panelists:
Borislav Ivanov, Director, Deutsche Bank AG, Representative Office Bulgaria
George Katsouris, Director, Investment Banking, Emporiki Bank Greece
Henry J. Owainati, CFA, Managing Director, Private Equity, Bank Gutmann Group
Dimiter Gurdjilov, Investment Director, NBGI
Moderator: Julian Mathews,Corporate Partner,DLA Piper UK  

11:30 – 12:00 – Coffee break, Hosted by Onda

12:00 - 12:15 Building Regional Champions 
Theodoros Kiakidis, Partner, Global Finance 
 
12:15 – 13:00 SECOND DISCUSSION PANEL 
Opportunities in the region in 2009
 
Panelists:
Robert Luke, Managing Director, GED
Agis Hiliarhopoulos, Partner, Bancroft
Dilyan Dimitrov, Vice President, Bedminster Capital Management
Alexander Alexandrov, Vice President, Bulbrokers Consulting
Brian Wardrop, Co-Managing Partner, ARX
Moderator: Ivaylo Simov, Director, Global Finance
 
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
 
14:00 – 14:15 Philippe Rombaut, Executive Director, Agropolychim
 
14:15 – 15:15 THIRD DISCUSSION PANEL   
Deal valuations and deal structuring in a changed environment. Do (which) deals happen today? 
 
Panelists:
Vinarom Vilaihongs, Partner, SGAM 
Kostis Glavas, Partner, Global Finance
Stanisław Knaflewski, Partner, Enterprise Investors
Georgi Bozhidarov, CMC, CPIM, Supervisory Board Representative, CBA Asset Management
Moderator: Tom Higgins, Managing Director, BAF
 
15:15 – 16:15 Experience of portfolio companies in the region - restructuring and regional expansion 

Katerina Kraeva, DLA Piper - Rizova&Partners Law Firm
Pavel Ezekiev, Managing Partner, NEVEQ
Nikitas Konstantellos, CEO, ICAP (case study)
Moderator: Roumen Ivanov, MBA & CMC, Rinovator LTD
 
16:15 CLOSING REMARKS   
Anna Rizova – Clegg, Managing Partner, DLA Piper – Rizova & Partners Law firm
Viktor Manev, CMC, Managing Partner, MMC
Ivaylo Simov, Director, Global Finance