lecturers
Valentin Yovev Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works
Valentin Yovev is an engineer and has Master’s degree in Geodesy from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy. Until now he has been General Manager of Prono Ltd. - a specialized unit at the Ministry of Defense in charge for the preparation of investment projects relat..
Ljubo Georgiev Team Leader, Vision for Sofia
Ljubo Georgiev studied architecture at IUAV (Venice, Italy) and TU Delft (Delft, the Netherlands). He has extensive experience in gathering and managing multidisciplinary teams. Lubo has worked as a director of the ONE ARCHITECTURE WEEK festival (Plovdiv, 2014-2016), as team leader of ..
Kaloyan Karamitov Coordinator Urban Environment, Vision for Sofia, participant in the work on the Urban Environment Ordinance
Kaloyan Karamitov graduated with Urbanism from UACEG in 2016. He developed his diploma thesis on pedestrian accessibility at the Technical University of Vienna. Over the last two years, he has been working on general spatial plans for municipalities, strategic documents (Target Investment Program..
Doncho Barbalov Deputy Mayor on “Finance and Economic Activity“ and “Transport and Transport Communications", Sofia Municipality
In 1992 he graduated the Technical University – Sofia as а master engineer. In the period 2004 – 2006 he attended the City University in Seattle –Washington and graduated with master’s degree in business administration.
In 2018 he graduated as a health..
arch. Rumen Rusev Acting Mayor of Mladost District
Arch. Rumen Rusev was born in December 1970 in Plovdiv, where he graduated with distinction from his secondary education in the High School of Mathematics "Acad. Kiril Popov".
In 1996, he graduated as Engineer Constructor in Road Engineering from the University of Architecture, Civi..
Lubomir Drekov Mayor of Lozenets District
Lubomir Drekov is mayor of Lozenets District. In 2011, he resigns as a municipal councillor and was elected by the Sofia Municipality Council as the youngest district mayor in the capital city. In 2015 he won the local elections and became the first re-elected mayor of Lozenets District sinc..
Dipl. Eng. Teodor Petkov Mayor of Vitosha District
Mr. Petkov was born in 1975 in Sofia.
He graduated in Information and Management Technologies, and Industrial Management from the University of Chemical Technology and metallurgy in Sofia.
He holds a Master's degree in Industrial Management and a specialization in Political Management at ..
Dipl. Eng. Plamen Andreev Мanager, Planex Invest
Dipl. Eng. Plamen Andreev is co-owner and manager of Planex Holding.
Mr. Andreev is born on October 4, 1958 in Varna. He completed his secondary school studies in the Civil Engineering Secondary School in Varna and continued in the Higher Military Civil Engineering School in Sofia, to complet..
Hristo Chepishev Managing Partner, Europroperty
Residential complex “Fohar” is located in Boyana neighborhood, Sofia, over Boyana Residence and in an immediate proximity to Bulgaria Blvd and the Bypass road, ensuring a direct access to the city.
This is a preferred area due to the clean air and the immediate proximity to ..
Oren Bar Noy Director, Nova City Group
Mr. Oren Barnoy is a Director at NovaCity Group and has been active in Bulgaria and the CEE for more than a decade. Global-wise, Mr. Barnoy attains various positions within several companies affiliated with NovaCity, allowing him to tap on info, experience, know how from different segments in the..
Ivan Velkov DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN OF THE SOFIA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN OF BGFMA
Ivan Velkov was born in 1970 in Sofia. He graduated from the Beijing University of International Business and Economics. He is a member of the Political Party of the Greens, "Political Group 5" at the Sofia Municipal Council and the Permanent commission on ..
Svetla Kostadinova Executive Director of the Institute for Market Economics (IME)
Svetla Kostadinova is an Executive Director of the Institute for Market Economics (IME) – the first economic think tank in Bulgaria, created in 1993. She has a Master’s degree in Finance and since 2007 she has been leading the Institute for Market Economics’ team in their effort..
Rumen Velichkov Commercial Director, Residential Park Lozen
Rumen Velichkov has more than seventeen years experience in the area of real estate consultancy. He has worked for more than ten years as Senior Consultant at Colliers International in a number of residential real estate projects, including Residential Park Sofia.
In 2011 he joined the Lindne..
Dipl. Eng. Pavel Tenev Construction Director, “Green Life City Home”
Eng. Pavel Tenev has more than 15 years of experience as “Project manager” and he has been part of the teams that have realized some of the key infrastructure projects in Bulgaria, such as Sofia Metro and Sofia Airport. He has realized dozens of projects with more than 250 000 sq..
Evgeniya Dikanska General Manager, Europroperty
Responsible for the overall management of the company, administration, legal, financial and accounting, sales and marketing, project management and development departments. Her main responsibilities include business plan preparation, budgeting and budget management, organizational strategy and de..
Ivan Goranov Managing partner, SMART CONSULTANTS
Ivan Goranov was born in 1981 and graduated from the 91st German Language School "Prof. Konstantin Galabov" in Sofia. In 2005 he graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski " and is a Master in Law. At the end of his high education, he..
Georgi Shopov Chairman of the Managing Board of the National Association of Building Contractors (NABC)
Georgi Shopov was born in 1972 in Sofia. In 1995 he graduated with distinction from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy with specialty Industrial and Civil Construction. In the period until 2000 he worked as a freelance designer. In 2000, he founded the company TOBO..
Martin Dragoev Investment and Sales Director, Galaxy Investment Group
Galaxy Investment Group is a leading real estate investment company focused on Bulgaria. The company actively manages diversified portfolio of real estate assets in all major segments – hotels, residential and holiday complexes, office buildings, retail and industrial.
Martin Dragoev jo..
Dipl. Eng. Ventsislav Krastev Managing Director, Artstroy 1 Construction
Dipl. Eng. Ventsislav Krastev has 15 years of experience in the field of construction. He has been part of the execution process of significant projects in the country. His secondary education is from the Technical School of Construction in Pleven and his higher education in University of Archite..
Veselka Dancheva General Manager, CenterMine
Veselka Dancheva is General Manager of CenterMine – a business-to-business software development and services company focused on solutions for the AEC and FM industries – from the construction to the buildings' management and maintenance. Focus of the company is the facility & prop..
Assoc. Prof. Manyu Moravenov MRICS, Lecturer “Real Estate Finance”, University of Finance, Business and Entrepreneurship
Assoc. Prof. Manyu Moravenov, PhD is a professional member of RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors). He is a long-standing lecturer at VUZF University – Sofia and he is a leading lecturer in Master’s degree courses Electronic exchanges and Alternative Investment, as well as in..
arch. Rositsa Bratkova Co-founder, Aedes Studio
Arch. Rositsa Bratkova graduated in Architecture from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (UACEG) in 2002.
In 2004 she co-founded Aedes Studio, from which are some of the most emblematic contemporary building in Bulgaria, winners of many awards.
In 2016 she..
Arch. Tsvetan Petrov Manager, Ivo Petrov Architects
Architect Tsvetan Petrov graduated from the Architecture Faculty of University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy in 2007. He specializes in L'ecole National Superieure d'Architecture de Bretagne in Rennes, France. In his own design practice he works in public and residential building..
Arch. Atanas Panov Founder, LP Group
Arch. Atanas Panov was born on 22nd of February 1956 in Sofia. In 198, he graduated from the Higher Institute of Architecture and Construction in Sofia. He was working at the Sofia Design Organization Sofproect in the archetectural studio of arch. Lozan Lozanov and arch. Bogdan Tomalevski, a..
arch. Radko Todorov CEO, RT Consult
Arch. Radko Todorov graduated in Architecture from UACEG-Sofia.
In 2004, he founded RT Consult.
The architectural company has proved itself with its experience in architectural design, interior design, spatial planning, consultancy, project management and construction...
arch. Martin Hristov CEO, E-Arch Studio
Arch. Hristov was born in Varna, graduate of the First Language School Varna. In 2001 he graduated in Architecture from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy – Sofia. His pre-graduation practice was in Saint-Victor-la-Coste, France, and his graduation specialization ..
arch. Nadezhda Sokolova Velux Central and Eastern Europe
Architect Sokolova graduated the RWTH-Aachen in 2005.
She worked for „Kister, Sheithauer, Gross” Cologne, “Atelier Serafimov Architects” Sofia, “LP-Group” Sofia.
Since 2016 architect Sokolova is part of the “VELUX Bulgaria” team...
Dipl. Eng. Eleonora Fioravanti Facade Product Manager for South and South East Europe, Rockwool
Eleonora Fioravanti is a building engineer graduated at Polytechnic University of Milan (Italy), with a research program at the Building Environmental Science Technology Department.
She joined ROCKWOOL Company in 2012 and empowered her technical skills on façade products and systems, t..
arch. Aleksandar Boyadzhiev Designers Program Associate, Ideal Standard-Vidima JSC
Arch. Radomir Serafimov Managing partner, Atelier Serafimov Architects
Arch. Radomir Serafimov was born in 1973 in Sofia. In 1997 he graduated with distiction from the Department of Public Buildings at the UACEG-Sofia. In 1998 he became an equal partner in "Atelier Serafimov Architects" Ltd., where he works until now as leading designer and managing partne..
arch. Anton Antonov Stephen George International Bulgaria
Anton Antonov joined the SGI team in October 2013 as an architectural assistant. In 2018, passing through all steps of responsibility, Anton was promoted in Associate Architect. As team leader, he managed to create teams of young and talanted architects that is successfully involved in every phas..
arch. Maya Yovcheva CEO, ProArch
Arch. Maya Yovcheva has graduated in Architecture from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy - Sofia in 2000.
She joined ProArch’s team in 2000.
During the years architecture studio ProArch has established itself ..
arch. Ilian Iliev CEO, Architectual Studio Planning
Arch. Ilian Iliev is the first professional designer in Bulgaria who manages the design of shopping centers from their location analysis through conceptual developments to work design and author supervision.
He is the author of the project for the first western-style mall in the country - &qu..
Nikolay Lamburov CEO, “Romance Marine – Sveti Vlas” and CEO, “Saint John Resort” - Sozopol
He has graduated in „Finance and Credit“ from the University of National and World Economy in 2004. He is an investor with 10 years’ experience in the creation of exclusive projects on Southern Black Sea. Dipl. Eng. Ivelin Koev Sales Engineer, Hoval
Since 2018 he works in Hoval Bulgaria as Sales Engineer. He assists designers and architects in the correct planning and designing of system solutions for heating, ventilation and air conditioning, which are built with Hoval’s equipment, with main focus on low energy and passive buildings.&..
Borislav Rangelov founder and CEO, Copycom
Borislav Rangelov has graduated from the Technical University of Sofia in 2009 in the major of Electronics. In the same year he founded Copycom Bulgaria - a 24-hour print center, which is one of the market leaders at the moment. In 2014 he became Executive Director of Ekodarpol Balkans Company - ..
Prof. Dr. Arch. Georgi Stanishev Lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy
Born March 23, 1952. He graduated from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy and defended PhD in the Moscow Institute of Architecture. Associate Professor at the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Department of History and Theory of Architecture. He..
arch. Svetoslav Stanislavov Founder and Leading Designer, STARH Stanislavov architects
Arch. Svetoslav Stanislavov graduated from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Sofia in 2003 with honors and special diploma of the UAB for the best graduate project in the Department of Residential Buildings.
In the period 2003-2012 he is the managing partner of &q..
Arch. Kalin Dikov ELITE Project Group Ltd
Arch. Krum Sergeev Founder, Studio CREATIVE
Arch. Krum Sergeev graduated from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy in 2007 with specialty "Architecture". Meanwhile, he has been working in one of the leading architectural studios in Sofia.
From 2010 to 2016, he held the position of a leading architect ..
Arch. Pavel Ivanov Owner, Art New Vision
Art New Vision Ltd. was founded in June 2005 with main activity - design, architecture, interior, exterior and applied architectural design in partnership with arch. Gabriela Djambazova - manager and arch. Pavel Ivanov. They both graduated with Master's degree in 2002 from the University of Archi..
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