BELGRADE – SERBIA

500+ participants / 80+ speakers / 20+ panels
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17-19 November / SAVA CENTER
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Day 2

Unarmed in the Unseen War: How to Counter Hybrid Threats in Europe?
15:00 – 16:00

Kiril Petkov

Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria and Co-Leader of We Continue the Change

Kiril Petkov is a Bulgarian politician, economist, and entrepreneur, who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria from December 2021 to August 2022. He was the co-founder of We Continue the Change, a political party, alongside Assen Vassilev. Kiril Petkov is one of the founders of the Center for Economic Strategies and Competitiveness at “St. Kliment Ohridski” university, affiliated with Harvard University. At the Center, he taught economic development and microeconomics of competitiveness. He has extensive experience as an entrepreneur and has developed projects in the field of innovation with high-added value, as well as businesses in developing probiotics and biotechnology. Kiril Petkov graduated in finance from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and an MBA from Harvard University.