1. with the cooperation of:
fourth annual conference
Private Equity in Bulgaria and the Region
May 26, 2009, Sheraton Sofia, Bulgaria
agenda
Chairman 11:30 – 12:00 Coffee break,
hosted by
Viktor Manev, CMC, Managing Partner, MMC
9:30 – 10:00 Refreshment,
hosted by 12:00 – 12:15 Building Regional
Champions - Theodoros Kiakidis,
Partner, Global Finance
10:00 – 10:10 OPENING
Galya Prokopieva, Editor-in-Chief, Capital Weekly
Anna Rizova – Clegg, Managing Partner, 12:15 – 13:00 SECOND DISCUSSION
DLA Piper - Rizova & Partners Law firm PANEL
Ivaylo Simov, Director, Global Finance Opportunities in the region in 2009
Panelists:
10:10 – 10:40 Global PE trends and Robert Luke, Managing Director, GED
influences on CEE - Andrew B Harris,
Corporate Partner, DLA Piper, London Agis Hiliarhopoulos, Partner, Bancroft
Dilyan Dimitrov, Vice President, Bedminster Capital
Management
10:40 – 11:30 FIRST DISCUSSION PANEL
Alexander Alexandrov, Vice President, Bulbrokers
Fundraising climate - key characteristics and Consulting
requirements
Brian Wardrop, Co-Managing Partner, ARX
Panelists:
Moderator: Ivaylo Simov, Director,
Borislav Ivanov, Director, Deutsche Bank AG, Global Finance
Representative Office Bulgaria
George Katsouris, Director, Investment Banking,
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
Emporiki Bank Greece
Henry J. Owainati, CFA, Managing Director, Private
Equity, Bank Gutmann Group 14:00 – 14:15 Philippe Rombaut,
Executive Director, Agropolychim
Dimiter Gurdjilov, Investment Director, NBGI
Moderator: Julian Mathews,Corporate Partner,
DLA Piper UK

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14:15 – 15:15 THIRD DISCUSSION 15:15 – 16:15 Experience of portfolio
PANEL companies in the region - restructuring and
regional expansion
Deal valuations and deal structuring in a
changed environment. Do (which) deals Katerina Kraeva, DLA Piper - Rizova & Partners
happen today? Law Firm
Panelists: Pavel Ezekiev, Managing Partner, NEVEQ
Vinarom Vilaihongs, Partner, SGAM Nikitas Konstantellos, CEO, ICAP (case study)
Kostis Glavas, Partner, Global Finance Moderator: Roumen Ivanov, MBA & CMC,
Rinovator LTD
Stanislaw Knaflewski, Partner, Enterprise
Investors 16:15 CLOSING REMARKS
Georgi Bozhidarov, CMC, CPIM, Supervisory
Anna Rizova – Clegg, Managing Partner,
Board Representative, CBA Asset Management
DLA Piper - Rizova & Partners Law firm
Moderator: Tom Higgins, Managing Director,
Viktor Manev, CMC, Managing Partner, MMC
BAF
Ivaylo Simov, Director, Global Finance