The Diplomatic Institute (DI) of the Foreign Ministry opened the 12th edition of its seminar on energy and climate diplomacy. The event will be held in person until November 9, and on November 10 a study visit to the Kozloduy NPP is planned, informed the DI.
The programme of the seminar focuses on current geopolitical processes and their impact on energy security and energy transition, s topics related to multilateral climate negotiations, as well as sectoral analysis of major energy sources like renewables, nuclear, oil, natural gas and coal.
The seminar is aimed at diplomats, civil servants and representatives of the private sector with an interest in the topic, the DI specified. The forum is traditionally attended by representatives of countries from the Western Balkans, the Eastern Partnership and the European Union.
Speakers in the webinar will include Bulgarian and foreign energy experts from the public, academic and non-governmental sectors.
The panels of the seminar will be moderated by, Slavcho Neikov - Chairman of the Board of the Energy Management Institute; Ambassador Petar Popchev, NET-ZERO Foundation Chair; , Martin Vladimirov - Director of the Energy & Climate Programme at the Centre for the Study of Democracy; Milko Kovachev, member of the strategic advisory group at the International Bank for Nuclear Infrastructure; Georgi Velev Editor-in-chief of 3E News Energy Portal; Associate Professor Dr. Atanas Georgiev, Dean of the Faculty of Economics at Sofia University; Assistant Professor Maria Trifonova, Sofia University Faculty of Economics, Ivaylo Naydenov, energy expert; and Associate Professor Dr. Krasen Stanchev, Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Market Economics.
Among this year's international partners of the DI are the European External Action Service, NATO, The Hague Institute for Strategic Studies, the EU Institute for Security Studies and others, said.
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