| Registration of participants: Inter Expo Center. 9:00 – 9:30 | |
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| 9:30 – 9:45 | OFFICIAL OPENING |
| Todor Andonov, member of the Governing Council of the Bulgarian Construction Chamber, Radan Kanev, Member of the European Parliament (online) | |
| 9:45 – 11:00 | THE NATIONAL ENERGY AND CLIMATE PLAN: OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESSES, CITIZENS AND AUTHORITIES |
| Moderator: Dragomir Tzanev, EnEffect | |
| 9:45 – 10:00 | EUROPEAN POLICIES AND TARGETS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS, Toma Pavlov, SG REFORM, EC (online) |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMMES FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING STOCK, Dora Yankova, Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | CHALLENGES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR IN IMPLEMENTING BUILDING RENOVATION PROGRAMMES: PREDICTABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY OF FINANCING, CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, Todor Andovov, member of the Governing Council of the Bulgarian Construction Chamber |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | THE ROLE OF BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR THE SECURITY, DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENERGY SYSTEM AND COMPETITIVENESS OF THE EUROPEAN AND BULGARIAN ECONOMY, Julian Popov, Minister of the environment and waters 2012-2013 and 2023-2024 |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Q & A, DISCUSSION |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffe break |
“Opportunities for the construction sector: Financing for energy efficiency, digitalization, and skills”
Thursday, 27 March 2025
09.00 – 17:00
Inter Expo Center, Sofia
AGENDA
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Discussion session 1 |
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| OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION, DIGITALIZATION AND SKILLS’ DEVELOPMENT AS TOOLS TO CARRY OUT REFORMS
Moderator: Yordan Nikolov, Renovate Bulgaria |
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| 11:30 – 11:45 | SKILLS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL YEAR OF SKILLS IN CONSTRUCTION Dimitar Koparov, Director of Organizational Policy, International Activities and Project Management, Bulgarian Construction Chamber Maria Nakova, Head of European Digital Innovation Hub in the construction sector |
| 11:45 – 12:45 | PANEL DISCUSSION:
EXISTING TOOLS IN SUPPORT OF SKILLS’ DEVELOPMENT DIGITALIZATION AND INNOVATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR Moderator: Maria Nakova, Head of European Digital Innovation Hub in the construction sector Participants:
Second part of the panel
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| 11:30 – 13:00 |
TRAINING NEEDS FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND PROFESSIONALS
Construction Qualification JSC |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | Discussion session 2 |
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| ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS DIRECTIVE AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS TO SUPPORT THE BUILDING RENOVATION
Moderator: Dragomir Tzanev, EnEffect |
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| 14:00 – 14:15 | KEY ASPECTS IN THE REVISED ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS DIRECTIVE, Ivaylo Aleksiev, Sustainable Energy Development Agency |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | CHALLENGES IN CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES IN IMPLEMENTING THE REVISED EPBD, Yordan Nikolov, Renovate Bulgaria |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | RENOVATION OF MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS: GOOD PRACTICES AND EXPECTED PROBLEMS, Tzveta Nanyova, BACC |
| 14:45 – 15:30 | PANEL DISCUSSION: OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPLEMENTING NEW FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR FINANCING BUILDING RENOVATIONS
Participants:
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| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Discussion session 3 |
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| THE ROLE OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING RENOVATION
Moderator: Stanislav Andreev, EnEffect |
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| 16:00 – 16:15 | CHANNELING CUSTOMERS TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS THROUGH ONE-STOP SHOPS AT LOCAL LEVEL
Antoniya Novakova, EnEffect |
| 16:15 – 16:35 | ENERGY COMMUNITIES AS TOOLS TO FINANCE OWNERS’ PARTICIPATION
Stanislav Andreev, EnEffect Jordan Zdravkov, Cleantech Bulgaria – ENCOM Hub (Energy Communities) initiative |
| 16:35 – 17:00 | MANAGEMENT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS AT MUNICIPAL LEVEL
Kamelia Georgieva, NTEF |
| 17:00 | CLOSING OF THE ROUNDTABLE |
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