Bogdan Bogdanov holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the Higher School of Insurance and Finance. He obtained his master’s degree in the field of European business and finance at the University of National and World Economy and Nottingham Trent University in the UK. He has been a specialist in business development and structuring of investment projects for over 10 years.

He has worked for Bulgarian and foreign companies with a focus on development and high added value industries.

Bogdan Bogdanov was the Executive Director of InvestBulgaria Agency (IBA) from April 2022 until his election as Minister in June 2023.

Γεννήθηκε στη Λαμία, το 1973. Εξελέγη Βουλευτής Φθιώτιδας με τη Νέα Δημοκρατία στις εκλογές του 2007, του 2009, του 2012 (Μάιο και Ιούνιο), του 2015 (Ιανουάριο και Σεπτέμβριο), του 2019 και του 2023 (Μάιο και Ιούνιο). Τον Ιούνιο του 2012 ανέλαβε τα καθήκοντα του Αναπληρωτή Υπουργού Οικονομικών, θέση την οποία υπηρέτησε μέχρι τις εκλογές του Ιανουαρίου 2015. Τον Ιούλιο του 2019 ανέλαβε τα καθήκοντα του Υπουργού Οικονομικών, θέση την οποία υπηρέτησε μέχρι τις εκλογές του Μαΐου 2023. Είναι Διπλωματούχος Μηχανολόγος Μηχανικός του Εθνικού Μετσόβιου Πολυτεχνείου, κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος Ειδίκευσης στη Διοίκηση Επιχειρήσεων MBA από το Πανεπιστήμιο του Λονδίνου (Imperial College) και Διδάκτωρ στην Τραπεζική και Χρηματοοικονομική (PhD in Banking and Finance) του Πανεπιστημίου City του Λονδίνου (City University). 

Είναι Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής Χρηματοοικονομικής στο Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών. Διετέλεσε μέλος του Συνεργαζόμενου Εκπαιδευτικού Προσωπικού στο Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο (2004-2007), Επίκουρος Καθηγητής στο Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (2006-2018) και επισκέπτης Καθηγητής στα Πανεπιστήμια Θεσσαλίας, Αθηνών, City και στο Ευρωπαϊκό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου. Έχει δημοσιεύσει πάνω από 60 ερευνητικές εργασίες σε διακεκριμένα διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά με κριτές. Στο έργο του έχουν αναφερθεί επιστήμονες σε πάνω από 4.400 δημοσιευμένες εργασίες σε διεθνή περιοδικά (citations). Έχει εργαστεί στην Κεντρική Τράπεζα της Αγγλίας και στον τραπεζικό Όμιλο Eurobank. 

Andrei Tsekov, Minister of Regional Development and Public Works of Republic of Bulgaria

The Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Andrei Tsekov was born in the city of Sofia, Bulgaria. He graduated First English Language High School in the city of Sofia and the Faculty of Law of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". He specialized in law of the European Union at the University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) and management at Stanford (USA). He has over 20 years of experience in the management of complex investment projects, implemented on the territories of Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Iraq. He participated in the management of large corporate structures, managed construction contracts for large projects, and dealt with the resolution of legal disputes. He taught construction legislation and contract law at the University of Architecture, Construction and Geodesy, as well as at the Higher school - VSU “Lyuben Karavelov” in the city of Sofia. He held the position of Deputy Minister of Finance in December 2021 - August 2022.

An aviation engineer with PhD degree from the "Georgi Benkovski" Air Force Academy, entrepreneur and a member of the 47-th National Assembly. He was a Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport and Communications.

Former manager of "Bulgaria Heli Med Service" EAD and a professional rally driver, Champion of Bulgaria for 2003 and the Adriatic Cup winner, co-founder of Motorsport Academy - a training academy for safety and extreme driving for preparation and training of young rally drivers, designer and production planner of rally cars and implementer of one-make motorsport championship. 

Мaster in Law from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” with over 25 years of experience in the waterborne transport sector and the European projects management and number of additional qualifications at the University of Virginia, Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy, Clingendael Institute of International Relations, University of Cambridge, University of Amsterdam.

Former Director-General of the Port Infrastructure Company which is the Managing Body of the Bulgarian ports responsible for  managing the port infrastructure,  managing the vessel traffic and ensuring the maritime safety.

Hristo Alexiev holds a master's degree in International Economics from the University of National and World Economy and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Plovdiv. He holds a number of additional qualifications and certificates in the field of economics, management and digitization from Imperial College London, Oxford University Saïd Business School and from other international educational institutions. Over the years, he has held various managerial positions in the field of transport, logistics and economic advisory. Some of Mr Alexiev’s recent industry roles include: Consultant on the project for the construction of Intermodal Container Terminal in Plovdiv; Member of the board of directors of the Public Access Zone in Port of Burgas; Chairman of the board of directors of Port of Burgas; and, Chairman of the management board and deputy general director of the National Railway Infrastructure Company of Bulgaria.

Starting from 2017, Mr Alexiev served as Minister of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications in four interim governments appointed by President Rumen Radev. Effective from August 2022 until June 2023, Mr Alexiev was also appointed to act as Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Policy and was largely responsible for all industry and all key economic processes in the country. Key accomplishment include the resolution of severe energy crisis in Bulgaria, provoked by the war in Ukraine, by assuring diversification of gas supplies, recapitalization of key state-owned energy companies and through the finalization and putting into operation of gas interconnector Greece-Bulgaria for cross-border energy security. He played a key role in the implementation of anti-inflationary measures in Bulgaria and was also an active promoter for the government’s strategic projects and initiatives in the field of transport, energy and digitalization in the wider economic region. At present he is holding the position of Secretary on Economic Policies of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria.  

O Αθανάσιος Λιάγκος είναι Εκτελεστικός Πρόεδρος Δ.Σ. & Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος στην εταιρεία Οργανισμός Λιμένος Θεσσαλονίκης (ΟΛΘ) Α.Ε., Πρόεδρος της Ένωσης Λιμένων Ελλάδος (ΕΛΙΜΕ) και Πρόεδρος του Ινστιτούτου Λιμενικής Κατάρτισης «Εξάντας». Κατείχε θέση Αντιπροέδρου, αν. Διευθύνοντα Συμβούλου και μέλους του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου στην εταιρεία Οργανισμός Λιμένος Πειραιώς (ΟΛΠ) Α.Ε.

Διετέλεσε στέλεχος του Ταμείου Αξιοποίησης Ιδιωτικής Περιουσίας του Ελληνικού Δημοσίου ως συντονιστής του Εθνικού Στρατηγικού Σχεδίου Λιμένων και Μαρινών, καθώς και μέλος Διοικητικών Συμβουλίων σε όλους τους Οργανισμούς Λιμένων της Ελλάδας. Επίσης, κατείχε θέση ανώτατου διοικητικού στελέχους σε τράπεζες, χρηματοοικονομικούς οργανισμούς και μεγάλες επιχειρήσεις στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό, καθώς και μέλους Διοικητικών Συμβουλίων στις προαναφερθείσες εταιρείες. Έχει πολυετή εμπειρία σε θέματα εταιρικής στρατηγικής και διακυβέρνησης. Σπούδασε οικονομικά στο Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών και είναι κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου ΜBA, από πανεπιστημιακό ίδρυμα του εξωτερικού. Είναι μέλος του Οικονομικού Επιμελητηρίου Ελλάδος, της Ένωσης Ανωτάτων Στελεχών Επιχειρήσεων (ΕΑΣΕ) και της Διοικητικής Επιτροπής του Συνδέσμου Βιομηχανιών Ελλάδος (ΣΒΕ).

Mr. Yannis Kirkinezis is a chartered engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry including project and contract management, claims analysis, management consulting, construction inspection, and mechanical engineering. His projects consist of oil and gas (i.e. crude oil pipelines), power plants (i.e. Florina Thermal Power Station, Thessalonica Power Plant– 390 MW)), power transmission and distribution (4800 MW Power Station in South Africa), pipelines (i.e. Trans Adriatic Pipeline), roads and highways, tunnels, rail and transit, airports, industrial and manufacturing facilities, water supply and irrigation, sewage systems, as well as mining equipment and facilities, in Greece, North Macedonia, Libya, and the United Arab Emirates. Working for Hill, Mr. Kirkinezis prepared audit, profit/loss forecast, and cost to completion reports for multiple industrial projects in the Middle East. He also prepared claims for disputes in excess of €400 million as a claims consultant.

Mr. Kirkinezis holds a degree in Civil Engineering and an MSc in Mechanical Engineering for Petroleum & Petrochemical Equipment from the University ‘Petrol si Gaze din Ploiesti’ in Romania. He has excellent command of English and Romanian and is fluent in Albanian. Mr. Kirkinezis has supervised multidisciplinary teams, motivating them to achieve project goals without compromising quality or safety, and since 2019, he has been appointed as Hill’s Country Manager for Albania, where he oversees all the company’s activities and projects in the country. Currently, he is leading Hill teams from the positions of Vice President and Managing Director for Balkans region.