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12th CFA Central and Eastern Europe Investment Conference 2026, Thursday, 23 April 2026

It is our honor to invite you to the  12 th CFA Central and Eastern Europe Investment Conference 2026 organized by the CFA Society Bulgaria. Time: Thursday, 23 April 2026, 9:00 – 19:00 Place: Vasil Levski Hall of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Sofia, Bulgaria Language: English only, no translation Entrance fee: None. The conference is free of charge   We expect more than 600 participants, including representatives of the CFA Institute from the United States and London, as well as leaders of CFA societies across Central and Eastern Europe, including Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus. The conference will bring together distinguished speakers from more than a dozen countries. Draft Program as of 17 March 2026   09:00 – 09:05   Opening speech by Mr. Nikolay Vassilev, CFA – President of the CFA Society Bulgaria 09:05 – 09:15   Opening speech by а CFA Institute representative 09:15 – 09:25    Award Ceremony – The Biggest Reformers of CEE: 1990 – 2026 (The nominees have not been announced yet) 09:25 – 11:15  Panel 1: “The Visionaries’ Panel” – The Future of CEE in the 21st Century – Business and Politics Optional:  Javier Milei – President of the Republic of Argentina (2023 –),  or one of his ministers – invited Mr. Sergei Stanishev (Bulgaria)  – Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2005 – 2009); President of the Party of European Socialists (2011 – 2022) Mr. Notis Mitarachi, CFA (Greece)  – Member of Parliament in Greece since 2012; Minister of Citizen Protection (2023); Minister of Migration & Asylum (2020 – 2023); Deputy Minister of Labour & Social Affairs (2019 – 2020) Other speakers might join Moderator:  Nikolay Vassilev, CFA  11:15 – 11:20    The Voice of the New Generation Speech by a young student, possibly accepted at a leading US university in Finance and Economics 11:20 – 13:00    Panel 2: The Future of Cities – Architecture, Challenges, Money – Is CEE on This Planet? Mr. Richard Nelson (US, Japan)  – Partner at Kengo Kuma, Tokyo, Japan Mr. Filippo Innocenti (Italy, UK)  – Director, Zaha Hadid Architects, London, UK Ms. Gergana Georgieva (UK, Bulgaria)  – Architect, Foster + Partners, London, UK Likely Moderator:  Mr. Vasil Terziev (Bulgaria) – Mayor of Sofia 13:00 – 14:00       Lunch Break 14:00 – 15:40  Panel 3: CEE Capital Markets, International Connectivity, Cross-Listings Mr. Ludwik Sobolewski (Poland)  – f. CEO Warsaw Stock Exchange and Bucharest Stock Exchange, Manager, Capital Markets Expert, Strategy Advisor, Attorney, Warsaw, Poland Mr. Razvan Pasol, CFA (Romania)   – CEO at Patria Asset Management, Head of Capital Markets and Investor Relations at Patria Bank, Bucharest, Romania Mr. Dimitris Orfanidis (Greece, Bulgaria, Hong Kong)  – Head of Overseas Business Development – Da Cheng, Institutional Asset Management, Hong Kong Other speakers might join 15:40 – 17:20     Panel 4: CEE Private Equity, Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Deals Mr. Tommy Erdei, CFA (Hungary, UK, US)  – Joint Global Head of Healthcare and Head of European Healthcare Investment Banking, Jefferies, London Mr. Elvin Guri (Albania, Bulgaria)  – Managing Partner, CEO at INVENIO Partners Mr. Pavel Velkov, CFA (Bulgaria)  – Managing Partner at Morningside Hill Capital Management, Sofia, Bulgaria Mr. Piotr Polanowski, CFA (Poland)  – Managing Partner of Synerga+ S.A. Other speakers might join 17:20 – 19:00    Panel 5: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Finance – CFA Charterholders or Not, Should We Worry? Ms. Didem Ün Ateş (Türkiye, UK)  – Advisor, Goldman Sachs Asset Management & AI; Founder & CEO of LotusAI Mr. Brian Pisaneschi, CFA (US, UK)  – Senior Investment Data Scientist, CFA Institute, London, UK Moderator:  Mr. Kalin Metodiev, CFA (Board Member, CFA Society Bulgaria)   Notes: With approximately 1 month remaining until the conference, it is very likely that the list of speakers might change. Additional panelists have been invited and may confirm, while some participants may need to withdraw due to scheduling constraints. The remaining panel moderators will be announced at a later stage, potentially including CFA society leaders from across the CEE region.