INVESTMENT CHALLENGES FOR THE WSS SECTOR
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND FINANCIAL STRATEGIES
BWA organises on 27-28 March 2018 its traditional conference „Bulaqua“. During the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of EU main topic of the event will be the future investments in the water sector.
AIMS OF THE CONFERENCE
The conference aims to put accent on the priorities, perspectives and requirements that stand in front of the WSS sector for more efficient work of all stakeholders. The considerable and complex projects as well as the need of enormous investments regarding the water sector require the assemblage of the whole national management, expert and execution resource. In this regard BWA recognises the need to attract both public and private stakeholders in order to resolve the issues that investors and beneficiaries meet daily.
The main aim of the event being unofficial part of the programme for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2018 is to present to all attendees best available practices and ideas in the context of the conference.
MAIN TOPICS
• The needs for investments within the context of constantly changing EU legislation;
• Possibilities for access to EU funds and their efficiency;
• Public-private partnerships as instrument for financing;
• WSS services’ prices and their social tolerance;
• Innovative technologies, materials and constructions;
• Modern technologies for wastewater and sludge treatment;
• Scientific & technical developments in the WSS sector.
WATER SOFIA 2018 EXHIBITION
Along with the conference a specialised International Exhibition „Water Sofia 2017“ will take place in the same venue during 27-29 March 2018. The participants of the conference will receive a pass for the exhibition. Additional details can be found in the attached files, as well as by visiting the site of our partners or the topic of the event on BWA’s web site.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
• Inquiry for advertising presentations 2.03.2018
• Registraion start 7.03.2018
• Second call and preliminary programme 7.03.2018
• Full text of reports or presentations of an applied scientific report 19.03.2018
Organising committee

Ivan Ivanov, President of BWA and Organising committee

Karoly Kovacs, Chairman of Hungarian Water Cluster and Past President of EWA

Klara Ramm, Chair of EurEau Committee 3 on Economics and Legal Affairs, IGWP

Malina Krumova, Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works

Dimitar Mihalkov, Secretary International Relations at BWA
Програмен комитет

Кароли Ковач, председател на Унгарски воден клъстер и бивш председател на EWA

Клара Рам, председател на икономическата група на EurEau

Проф. Петър Калинков, зам.-председател на БАВ

Инж. Георги Владов, зам.-председател на БАВ


