Speaker

Panos Mavridis

COO & Member of the Management Board | Chairman

Eurobank Bulgaria AD (Postbank) | Hellenic Business Council in Bulgaria, Bulgaria

Panagiotis Mavridis is a Management Board Member and Chief Operating Officer of Eurobank Bulgaria (Postbank) and Chair of the Hellenic Business Council in Bulgaria (HBCB). He has more than 25 years of banking experience in Greece and Bulgaria. He oversees the bank's central operations, cash management, and cyber and transactional security, which are the functions at the heart of the euro changeover. He began his career in Greece around the time of Greece's own euro adoption. That gives him a first-hand perspective on both transitions and on Greek–Bulgarian economic ties.

Monday 26 | 10

Sofia Balkan HotelMon 26 | 10

     Having officially adopted the single currency, Bulgaria is navigating its first year fully integrated into the Eurozone core. This  panel will analyze the initial economic impacts of this milestone, the opportunities it presents for trade, how it can attract high-value Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and the steps needed to boost the country's overall economic competitiveness in the single market.