Agenda
8th International Conference The outcome of the crisis and why to produce garments in Bulgaria
December 4th 2009 Hilton Hotel, Sofia - Moussala HALL
9:00 - 9:30 Registration
9:30 - 9:50 Official start of the conference
Mrs. Valeria Jekova, chairman of BAATPE
Welcome address by the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism
9:50 - 10:30 Certificates of Bulgarian clothing enterprises that have successfully taken part in the project to support the economy and employment
Mr. Henning Twesten , Country Director of German Agency for Technical Cooperation/GTZ/, Bulgaria
10:30 - 11:00 " Outputs of the crisis - Situation of the clothing industry in Europe ,Mr. Wolfgang Weis , Weis Consulting GMBH - Germany
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee break
11.15 - 11:45 "Presentation of project results e BIZ-TCF " -Mr. Mauro Scalia, kooordinator project e BIZ-TCF, European clothing and textile union, EURATEX
11:45 - 12:30 "End of the crisis by developing new concepts and strategies for businesses ,Mr. Gerhard Hofmann , owner of Ben Barten Company, New York
12.30 - 13:00 "The Austrian market for Bulgarian producers", Dr. Franz Pitnik , chairman of the Union of Austrian textile and garment industry, Vienna
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 - 14:30 " Netherlands - Bulgaria market - today and tomorrow ", Mr. Antonio F. Barberi, consultant for the Dutch clothing industry union - MODINT
14:30 -15:00 "Business Opportunities in Bulgaria in the fashion industry", Mr. Thomas Rasch, CEO of the German fashion union, Cologne, Germany
15:00 - 15:15h Coffee break
15.15 - 15:45h "Financing Investment ", Mr. Stoyan Stalev , CEO Invest Bulgaria Agency
16. 00 Discussion