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Dear colleagues, friends and partners of the
Association of Bulgarian Investor Relations
Directors,
In 2015 the Association of Bulgarian Investor
Relations Directors (ABIRD) celebrates its
10th anniversary as an organization that,
throughout the whole period of its existence,
has been conducive to consolidate the
interests and advance the qualification of its
members, to improve the investment climate
in Bulgaria and establish high performance
standards of Bulgarian public companies
towards investors in the country and abroad.
Ten years after its establishment, ABIRD
unites approximately 100 investor relations
directors of listed Bulgarian companies.
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary as
from the establishment of the Association,
we organized an International Conference “IR
TODAY - IN THE EYE OF THE TIGER?” on 24-25
September 2015.
We expect all our national and international
partners who have supported us during the
10-year period of our existence to attend the
Conference as delegates.
Corporate Board members and Investor
Relations Directors of Bulgarian companies,
financial analysts, investment firms, financial
media and other capital market participants
will have the opportunity to meet and learn
from leading international capital markets,
corporate governance and investor relations
experts.
And in order to complete our celebration we will
award the best Investor Relations directors. The
Awards will be presented at a ceremony – 2015
Annual IR Awards. The Chart will be prepared
based on an independent research among
financial analysts, institutional investors and
other capital market participants.
Do not miss the biggest IR event in Bulgaria
and the region!
Daniela Peeva,
Chairperson of the Management Board of
ABIRD
Premium Sponsor
Main Sponsors
Sponsors
Sponsors of the IR Awards
With the support of:
Technical support
Media Partners
agenda
24. September 2015
GET TOGETHER
19:00
Venue: COURTHOUSE CLUB
19, Lavele Str., 1000 Sofia
www.courthouse.club
25. September 2015
2015 INTERNATIONAL IR CONFERENCE
“IR NOWADAYS – IN THE EYE OF THE TIGER?”
08:00
Venue: Grand Hotel Sofia
www.grandhotelsofia.bg
08:00 – 08:50
Coffee and registration
08:50 – 09:00
Official Opening
Daniela Peeva, Chairperson of the Managing
Board of ABIRD
09:00 – 09:10
Status, priorities and
perspectives of Bulgarian
capital market
Nadia Nedelcheva, CFA Portfolio Manager of
Advance Emerging Europe Opportunities Fund
09:10 – 09:40
The Impact of Global Capital
Flows on Emerging Markets
- Investor trends and how
Investor Relations can actively
prepare
Andreas Posavac, Director – Corporate Services,
IPREO
09:40 – 10:20
Balkan IR: status quo and
perspectives - Panel Discussion
with the participation of IR
professionals from Bulgaria,
Greece and Serbia
Moderator: Pelagia Viatcheva,
Head of IR, Sopharma AD and Member of the
ABIRD Board
Panelists:
Sophia Argirova - Atanasova, Managing Partner
of Investor Relations Services Ltd and Member
of the ABIRD Board
IR professional from Serbia
Nikos Polymenakos, Head IR, OPAP Greece
10:20 – 10:40
Coffee break
10:40 – 11:10
Why Digital Matters for Investor
Relations
Adam Malik, Client Director, Investis
11:10 – 11:40
IR Online – presenting the BSE
survey with the cooperation with
Message Group
Rumen Sokolov, General Manager of Financial
Market Services, BSE – Sofia
Katya Kancheva, Expert - International Markets
Strategy, Message Group
11:40 – 12:10
Putting your IR website
at the center of financial
communication strategies
Dario Mezzaqui, Managing Partner, Message
Group
12:10 – 12:40
Use Bloomberg to change
the way you manage investor
relations
Ralf Haslbeck, Bloomberg Application Specialist
for Equities, Equity Derivatives, Portfolios, Funds
and Technical Analysis
12:40 – 13:00
The Power of News
Matthias Williams, Chief Correspondent, Reuters
News
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 14:40
Investors’ expectations – How
do we meet them?
Veselin Radoychev, Equity Analyst, First
Financial Brokerage House
Patrick Tobias, Senior Vice President Corporate
Sales, IPREO
14:40 – 15:20
Sustainability IR: what level is
appropriate?
Miguel Santisteve, Associate Director, The
NASDAQ OMX Group
Marina Stefanova, Executive Director of the UN
Global Compact Network Bulgaria
15:20 – 15:40
Coffee break
15:40 – 16:20
IR programs – the value of
education – USA, UK and
German best practice
Moderator: Anne Guimard, Founder and
President, FINEO Investor Relations Advisors &
The School of Investor Relations
Panelists:
Kay W. Bommer, General Manager, DIRK –
German IR Society
Michael C. McGough – CAE, Vice President,
Marketing & Membership - National Investor
Relations Institute, United States
John Gollifer, General Manager, The Investor
Relations Society UK
16:20 – 17:00
Shareholders Rights Directive –
What does EU expect from listed
companies?
17:00
Closing remarks
19:30
IR Awards Ceremony and
10th Anniversary of ABIRD
Celebration
Dr Markus Kaum, LL M, Munich Re
Chairman of the General Meeting Joint Working
Group, Member of the Policy Committee of
European Issuers and the European Post Trade
Group
Venue: Amphitheater of Serdica, “Arena di
Serdica” Hotel
www.arenadiserdica.com
26. September 2015
ONE DAY ROUND TRIP IN BULGARIA
(for international guests, media partners and sponsors ONLY)
08:30
Hotel pick-up
10:00
King Asen’s Fortress – walking tour
12:00
Bachkovo monastery
13:00
Lunch
14:30
Plovdiv – the old town quarter and Roman theatre
10:00
Hotel drop-off
Speakers
Daniela Peeva
Chairperson of the
Managing board of
ABIRD
Sophia Argirova Atanasova
Managing Partner of
IRS Ltd and Member
of the ABIRD Board
Katya Kancheva
International Markets
Strategies expert in
Message, Message
Group
Nadia Nedelcheva
CFA Portfolio
Manager of Advance
Emerging Europe
Opportunities Fund
Andreas Posavac
Director - Corporate
Services, IPREO
Pelagia Viatcheva
Head of IR,
Sopharma AD and
Member of the
ABIRD Board
Nikos Polymenakos
Head IR, OPAP
Greece
Adam Malik
Client Director,
Investis
Rumen Sokolov
General Manager
of Financial Market
Services, BSE – Sofia
Dario Mezzaqui
Founder of Message
Group
Matthias Williams
Chief Correspondent,
Reuters News
Veselin Radoychev
Equity Analyst, First
Financial Brokerage
House
Speakers
Patrick Tobias
Senior Vice President
Corporate Sales,
Ipreo
Miguel Santisteve
Associate Director,
The NASDAQ OMX
Group
Marina Stefanova
Executive Director
of the UN Global
Compact Network
Bulgaria
Anne Guimard,
Founder and
President, FINEO
Investor Relations
Advisors & The
School of Investor
Relations
Kay W. Bommer
Managing Director of
DIRK
John Gollifer
General Manager
The Investor
Relations Society
Michael C. McGough
CAE, Vice President,
Marketing &
Membership
NIRI, US
Dr Markus Kaum
LL M (Cantab)
Ivan Vasilev
Founder, Chairman
of the Board of
Directors and CEO
of Balkan Heritage
Foundation
Ralf Haslbeck
Bloomberg
Application Specialist
for Equities,
Equity Derivatives,
Portfolios, Funds and
Technical Analysis
Logistics and accommodation
Get together
(by invitation only)
COURTHOUSE CLUB
www.courthouse.club
19, Lavele Str., 1000 Sofia
Starting: 19:00
Hotels
For all delegates for the event we use a special corporate rate in the follow hotels
Grand Hotel Sofia Hotel
www.grandhotelsofia.bg
For reservations: [email protected]
Please indicate this code during the reservation
process REF: “0925ABIRD”
Deadline to complete 11th of August 2015
Room types: Executive
Price: 110,67 € single occupancy/ 138,34 double occupancy
The price includes: 9% VAT, breakfast, internet, mineral water, gym,
parking and tourist fee of 0.67 EURO per person per day.
Arena di Serdica Hotel
www.arenadiserdica.com
For Reservation: [email protected]
Booking code: ARBID
Room types: Classic/Executive
Price: 80 €/90 per single occupancy
The price includes: 9% VAT, high speed Internet access, breakfast,
fitness and garage. The price doesn’t include tourist fee of 0.67 € per
person per day.
IR Awards Ceremony and 10th Anniversary of ABIRD Celebration
Arena di Serdica Hotel
www.arenadiserdica.com
ul. Budapeshta 2, 1000 Sofia
Starting: 19:30
Logistics and accommodation
One day round trip in Bulgaria
King Asen’s Fortress
– walking tour
Bachkovo monastery
08:30
Hotel pick-up
10:00
King Asen’s Fortress – walking
tour
12:00
Bachkovo monastery
13:00
Lunch
14:30
Plovdiv – the old town quarter
and Roman theatre
10:00
Hotel drop-off
Plovdiv – the old
town quarter
Plovdiv – Roman
theatre
International IR Conference
IR NOWADAYS – IN THE EYE OF THE TIGER?
September 24-26, 2015
REGISTRATION FORM
Working Languages of the Conference shall be Bulgarian and English
Name:
E-mail:
Company:
Telephone:
Position:
Fax:
UIC:
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Responsible person:
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24.09.2015 – 19:00, GET TOGETHER PARTY –ABIRD members and by invitation only
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25.09.2015 – 8:30, 2015 International IR Conference “IR NOWADAYS – IN THE EYE OF THE TIGER?” – ABIRD members,
registered participants and by invitation
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25.09.2015 – 19:30, IR AWARDS CEREMONY AND 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ABIRD –ABIRD members and by invitation only
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No, I will not attend.
Dead line for registration: 10.09.2015
If you refuse to participate, please, inform us not later than 15.09.2015 by telephone, fax or e-mail.
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: + 359 2 9804881
Telephone: + 359 2 9882413
More information and Team of the event
Conference, speakers, sponsorship and partnership
Daniela Peeva,
Chairperson of the Managing Board of ABIRD
+359 9882413
+35988766103
[email protected]
Sophia Argirova - Atanasova
Vice Chairperson of the Managing Board of ABIRD
+359 9882413
[email protected]
Registration and accommodation
Eva Sofieva
+359 9882413
[email protected]
Plamen Ilchev
+359 9882413
[email protected]
Mila Bashikarova
+359 9882413
[email protected]