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2nd Eastern European Regional SCL Conference-Sofia, Bulgaria, 22-23 April 2027

Programme

2nd Eastern European Regional SCL Conference

Preliminary Programme

Thursday 22 and Friday 23 April 2027 · Sofia, Bulgaria

Thursday 22 April

Challenges in Nuclear Projects

Workshop, followed by a reception cocktail

  1. 13:00 – 13:30

    Registration

    1. 13:30 – 14:15

      Session 1: Challenges in nuclear mega projects preparation

    2. 14:15 – 15:00

      Session 2: Challenges in nuclear mega projects management

    Moderator: Dr Adriana Spassova, Partner, EQE Control OOD and BSCL Board Member

  3. 15:00 – 15:30

    Coffee break and networking

    1. 15:30 – 16:15

      Session 3: SMR – Site selection and approval process; challenges at the initial stage

    2. 16:15 – 17:00

      Session 4: Challenges in nuclear projects decommissioning and radioactive waste processing

    Moderator: Anton Ivanov, First CEO of SE RAW and Senior Consultant in new nuclear build

18:00 – 19:30

Reception cocktail

Friday 23 April

Construction Across Borders

Conference

  1. 08:30 – 09:00

    Registration

  2. 09:00 – 09:10

    Opening

    Victoria Penkova, Penkova & Partners, BSCL Chair, ESCL Board Member

  3. 09:10 – 09:30

    Keynote addresses

    Fanny Dastugue, CICA Director General

    Lubomir Katchamakov, Chair of the Bulgarian Construction Chamber

  4. 09:30 – 11:00

    Session 1: Challenges in the use of FIDIC contracts in the region

    Moderator: Daduna Kokhreidze, FIDIC Chief Legal and Contracts Officer

  5. 11:00 – 11:30

    Coffee break

  6. 11:30 – 12:45

    Session 2: Building across legal systems

    Moderator: Galina Vassileva

  7. 12:45 – 14:00

    Lunch

  8. 14:00 – 15:15

    Session 3: PPP across the region

    Moderator: to be confirmed

  9. 15:15 – 15:45

    Coffee break

  10. 15:45 – 17:00

    Session 4: Insurance across the region

    Moderator: to be confirmed

  11. 17:00 – 17:50

    Session 5: Can we do better together?

    Chairs of SCLs from the region discuss actions and opportunities

    Moderator: Roberto Panetta, ESCL Chair

  12. 17:50 – 18:00

    Closing remarks

    Roberto Panetta, ESCL Chair

The programme may be subject to change.

Speakers

Speakers will be selected  and the preliminary list will be announced in November 2026.

Sponsors

Join us as a sponsor and supporting partner. If you are interested to support the conference and to discuss the available Sponsorship packages, please email: info@bscl.bg

Sponsorship Opportunities Invitation

Venue

Hyatt Regency Sofia, Bulgaria

Registration

Registration opens in October 2026. Please check our website and follow us on LinkedIn.