Speaker

Kiril Petkov

Prime Minister of Bulgaria 2021-2022

Government of Bulgaria

Kiril Petkov is a Bulgarian politician, entrepreneur, and economist who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria (December 2021 – August 2022). Co-founder and co-leader of the centrist, anti-corruption party We Continue the Change (PP), he holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and brings a strong background in biotechnology and high-value innovation. Petkov served as Minister of Economy in 2021 before assuming the role of Prime Minister, where he championed anti-corruption reforms, energy diversification, and a pro-Western foreign policy agenda. He remains a leading figure in Bulgarian politics as a key member of the We Continue the Change.

Saturday 6 | 06

The Foundation Hall, Culture Factory, SlemaniSat 6 | 06

Welcome Remarks

Symeon G. Tsomokos, Founder & President, Delphi Economic Forum, Greece
Harry Theoharis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic


Keynote Statement

H.E. Bafel Talabani, President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan


Keynote Statements

H.E. Nizar Amedi, President of the Republic of Iraq

H.E. Ahmet Davutoglu, Prime Minister of Türkiye (2014-2016); Leader of the Future Party, Türkiye
Kiril Petkov, Prime Minister (2021-2022), Republic of Bulgaria


Nikolaos Stergioulas, Consul General of the Hellenic Republic to the Kurdistan Region


Chair of the Opening Session: 
Symeon G. Tsomokos, Founder & President, Delphi Economic Forum, Greece