TODAY SPEAKERS WILL BE REPRESENTATIVES OF AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS SUCH AS PORSCHE, BMW AND GREAT WALL.

The second day of the International Automtive Conference emphasized the analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of investing in the automotive sector in Bulgaria. The first presentation was held by Mr. Anton Donchev, Litex Motors/Great Wall, which revealed the ambitious program of the company, having the first and the only for the moment modern factory in Bulgaria for production of vehicles.

Mr. Thorsten Jordan, Managing Director of Würth Elektronik IBE Group, and Mr. Zlatan Kitanov, General Manager in the Bulgarian subsidiary revealed the difficulties the company is facing at the opening of its production facilities in Bulgaria and panel presenters led by Svetoslav Mladenov, Investment Agency, discussed the advantages for the foreign investors.

By the end of the day upcoming presentations are: Mrs. Savina Konstantinova from “Industrial Commerce” will speak for the success of Hyundai in Bulgaria, Mr. Plamen Mitev Willi Betz Group and Mr. Thibaut de Vaureix from Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc.

The second part of the day is taken up by participants from the automotive industry like Dr. Andrea Castronovo, president of BMW Group Central and Southeastern Europe, which will make a presenation on the innovative brand BMW “i”. Ph.D. engineer Vladimir Popov from Porsche AG presents the vision of electromobility in the sports segment as Head of Engineering Energy Management Panamera at Porsche. The ecology topic and electro mobility continues in the panel discussion “Industrial Cluster “Electric vehicles“, Bulgarian Sience Academy, Technical University-Sofia, and “Leschke Design“.

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