Speakers
Traycho Traykov
Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism
Traycho Traykov graduated from First English Language School in Sofia.
In 1994 he graduated from the University of National and World Economy with a Master's Degree in International Economic Relations.
He has specialized in financial analysis, controlling and management in Austria and Germany.
Traykov has expert knowledge in the area of corporate management, restructuring and turnaround.
His professional career started as a merger and acquisition consultant at the UK strategic and financial advisory firm Central Europe Trust.
He has taken part in a series of projects in Central and Eastern Europe.
Maya Hristova
Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism
Field: Energy
Maya Hristova - born 1965 in Sofia. She graduated the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) with a master's degree in Trade Economics and Management. She specialized in macroeconomics and international accounting standards (Annisland - Glasgow, Scotland), financial management (American Agency for International Development - New York, USA) and law in UNWE.
Maya Hristova is an economist with many years of experience as an advisor in the field of project management, strategic and regulatory consulting of private sector enterprises, institutional departments and organizations.
In the past year, she specialized in the field of energy and energy regulation in Bulgaria, including the regulatory and institutional restructuring of the energy sector and the energy efficiency.
Peter Johansen
Senior Energy Specialist at the Office of the Regional Vice President, Europe and Central Asia, Sustainable Development Sector, World Bank
Peter Johansen is a Senior Energy Specialist at the Office of the Regional Vice President, Europe and Central Asia, Sustainable Development Sector. He has working experience in energy sector, climate change, Global Environment Facility Operations, Rural and Renewable Energy, and has worked in different regions like South Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America And Caribbean, East Asia And Pacific.
Henk Busz
Adviser at the Office of the Regional Vice President, Europe and Central Asia, Sustainable Development Sector, World Bank
Henk Busz is an Adviser at the Office of the Regional Vice President, Europe and Central Asia, Sustainable Development Sector, World Bank. He has working experience in energy sector projects in Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, Croatia, etc. Holds Masters in Finance and Investments from The George Washington University, US, and Doctorandus in International Relations/International Economics form Free University. Amsterdam, NL)
Christian Dolezal
Head of Communication and Public Affairs
Mr. Christian Dolezal was born in 1974. He has carried out various functions as Spokesperson and Head of Communication in the Austrian Government, the Chamber of Commerce and OMV. He executes lectures at the University of applied sciences in Vienna.
1993-1998 Studies in history and journalism at the University of Vienna and Sorbonne/Paris. Music studies in Vienna.
2000-2002 Press Department
General Secretary Conservative Party
2003–2005 Spokesperson Vice-Ministers office
Austrian Ministry for Infrastructure
2005–2007 Head of Communication
Vienna Chamber of Commerce
2007 - 2009 Spokesperson Nabucco Gas Pipeline and International Projects
OMV Gas & Power, Logistics.
2009 Head of Communication & Public Affairs
Nabucco Gas Pipeline GmbH
Since 2006 Lectures at the University of applied sciences in Vienna in Vienna
Member: - Bundesverband Deutscher Pressesprecher
- European Association of Communication Directors (EADC)
Lucian Palade
Director Development of Products and Trades Division
Romanian Power Market Operator - OPCOM
Lucian PALADE is Director for Development of Products and Trades at OPCOM, the Power Market Operator in Romania. After almost 15 years IT platforms and related software development within energy scientific research and industry modernizations institute ICEMENERG Bucharest and a short period banking activity, he joined in 2000 the young body of specialists dedicated Romanian power market liberalization as Power Market Operator OPCOM. His most successful activity focused on consumption forecast and market surveillance activities implementation, as well as the international consultancy managing to support the OPCOM overall development. He is currently deploying both efforts to promote the idea and principles of OPCOM spot trading services enhancement based regional cooperation and the coordination of the new OPCOM products’ launch.
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