Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Enterprise Forum Organizing Committee of Bulgaria in association with CEED Bulgaria and the University of National and World Economy invite you to attend the:

MITEF Sustainability Conference

Friday, May 23rd, 2008, 9:00 – 17:00 p.m.

Sustainability may well be the theme of the 21st century, and an issue that every organization – in fact, every country – can ignore at its peril. Newspaper headlines, magazine articles, and international television present various perspectives on sustainability: global warming, food crises, melting glaciers, soaring prices of nonrenewable fuels, and recession in the world’s largest economy that reverberates with stock exchanges all over the world.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum in Bulgaria, the CEED, and the Center for Sustainability at University of National and World Economy (UNWE) are sponsoring a full-day seminar on sustainability, focusing on the Bulgarian situation. Leading activists and academic experts on the topic of sustainability, from both the economic and environmental perspectives will lead this day, offering background and specific recommendations for Bulgarian businesses.

Through dialogue amongst the panelists, attendees will hear real-world case studies, learn principles and best steps to follow, and how different sectors necessitate different approaches.

When: Friday, May 23, 2008

Registration: 9:00 - 9:25
Morning Session: 9:25 – 12:15
Afternoon Session: 13:30 - 17:00

Where: The Big Conference Room (next to the Aula Maxima) at the University of National and World Economy, Studentski Grad, Sofia

No Participation fee. Suggested voluntary donation at the door – 20 leva

To register: Please e-mail or fax the registration form to CEED at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (02) 819 43 44.

Schedule of Events

9:25 - 9:35 Professor Ellen Greenberg, Welcome on Behalf of the Organizing Committee of the MIT Enterprise Forum in Bulgaria

9:35 - 10:15 Mr. Rene Boestan, Managing Director of POVVIK-MEC, the Netherlands, an international expert on Sustainable Development; Keynote Speech: Sustainable Development: What it is and what it is not.

10:30 - 11:15 Assistant Professor Roumen Borissov; Physics Department, Sofia University, Sustainable Development in Science and Education

11:30 - 12:00 Questions and Discussion

12:15 - 1:30 Free time for lunch

1:30 - 2:15 Professor Roumen Gechev, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, University of National and World Economics: Economic Factors of Sustainable Development

2:30 - 4:00 Panel on Sustainable Development

Mrs. Roumiana Bouklieva, Director of EQE, Nuclear energy and Sustainability
Mrs. Veleslava Abadjieva, Director of the UNDP small programs grants
Professor Veselina Troeva, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Sustainable Development and Urban Planning
Professor Roumen Gechev
Mr. Rene Boestan

4:00 - 5:00 Open discussion and closing remarks