16:00 – 16:45

CMA Conference | 2nd Thematic Session: Fostering Investment for Entrepreneurship

​Moderated roundtable on the role of public and private investment in fostering a sustainable and competitive blue economy in the Black Sea.

Moderator: Matteo BOCCI, Coordinator, Black Sea Assistance Mechanism

Discussants:

• Daniela CEDOLA, Partner, PwC / BlueInvest
• Adelaide CRACCO, Head of Climate and Environmental Impact, European Investment Fund (EIF)
• Victoria HRISTOVA, Executive Director and Board member, Fund of Funds in Bulgaria (FMFIB)
• Lazar PETROV, Partner, Morningside Hill Capital

Spotlight: Black Sea Investors

Pitches from investor profiles from the Black Sea or investors have a pipeline in the region.

• Pavel VELKOV, Partner, Morningside Hill Capital Management
• Anne LEBRETON-WOLF, Partner, Good Only Ventures
• Mihai SFINTESCU, Managing Director, Abilito Capital

Spotlight: Sustainable Blue Technologies from the Black Sea

Pitches from start-ups and SMEs with sustainable technologies from the Black Sea.

• Krassi FOTEV, Founder & CEO, 13 Mari
• Roger PRESTON, CEO, Trésoil
• Florin IRIMESCU, CEO, Bluana Foods
• Murat TELLI, Founder & CEO, BetaAlg
• Dimitar FILIPOV, Co-Founder & CTO, Aqua Lid
• Andrei DROGOBYTSKY, CEO, Seadora

BlueInvest in Action

Coaching sessions desgined for companies in the region.