1. What we did in 2015 - and what's coming next! Where: Where: Sofia, Perform Business Center Goal Goal: to present the main changes in the tax system in Bulgaria and in Italy and indicate the most strategic and efficient choices to make and the mistakes to avoid Q&A session Specific presentation on the Labor Law in Bulgaria and Industrial relations 18 th March – Seminar on Tax System and Labor Market, 6° edition 11 th – 13 th March 2015 - Save the Planet ‘EE & RE’ (Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energies) and WATER Sofia 2015 Where Where: Sofia, Inter Expo Center Topic Topic: Energy efficiency and renewable energies Institutions Institutions: Organized under the patronage of the Ministry of Regional Development and the Municipality of Sofia Participation to the fair with a COLLECTIVE STAND for the member companies of Confindustria Bulgaria Presentation of products and services from Italian Technologies 12 th March- NetCocktail with Advantage Austria Where: Where: organized as a side event to the Energy Efficiency Fair Partner Partner: Advantage Austria Participants Participants: more than 130 participants, among which institutions, associations, NGOs, companies Institutions Institutions: Deputy Minister of Environment Krasimir Zhivkov, Austrian Ambassador to Bulgaria Roland Hauser, Deputy Head of Mission of the Italian Embassy in Bulgaria Emanuele Pollio, Director of the EBRD Daniel Berg, Deputy Governors of Sofia region, representatives of the main industrial association and of Toplofikatsia, Vik Veliko Tarnovo e Vik Burgas http://confindustriabulgaria.bg/ 14 th April – Economic Forum “Bulgaria and Italy working together for Growth” Where Where: Sofia, Sofia Hotel Balkan Goal Goal: encouraging the economic relations between Bulgaria and Italy Partners: Italian Embassy in Bulgaria, Unicredit Bulbank, Italian Trade Agency (ITA), Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria in Insitutions Insitutions: Italian Undersecretary of External Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, Italian Ambassador to Bulgaria, Marco Conticelli, Minister of Economy of Bulgaria, Bozhidar Lukarski, President of the Italian Trade Agency, Riccardo Monti, Executive Director of Unicredit Bulbank, Andrea Casini Participants Participants: more than 150 people

2. 19 th May – A Seminar dedicated to the savings and efficiency in the company 14 th May – Conference: The Judicial Reform in Bulgaria and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Where Where: Sofia, University of Sofia St. Kliment Ohridski Partners Partners: American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria and the French-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Insitutions Insitutions: Deputy Prime Minister, Meglena Kuneva, Minister of Justice, Hristo Ivanov, American Ambassador in Bulgaria, Marcie B. Ries, French Ambassador, Xavier de Cabanes, Deputy Head of Mission of the Italian Embassy in Bulgaria, Emanuele Pollio, magistrates, professionals such as Professor Mauro Bove, from the University of Perugia. Participants Participants: more than 200 participants attended the conference including main judges from the Bulgarian courts, lawyers, institutional and business representatives, professors and law students from the University of Sofia, journalists Where Where: Plovdiv, Trakart Topic Topic: saving and the efficiency in the company: better knowledge of the human resource, energy resource and strategies for improvement of the productivity in the company Speakers Speakers: Mila Nenova, an expert in the industrial relations, Plamen Dilkov, Vice President of Confindustria Bulgaria and member of the Technical Committee of Energy, Aniello Petillo, a member of the Territorial Committee of Plovdiv http://confindustriabulgaria.bg/ 9 th June – Conference «More Modern, More Competitive, Stronger» Where Where: Sofia, Hotel Kempinski Marinela Partners Partners: Italian Trade Agency (ITA) Institutions Institutions: Italian Ambassador to Bulgaria, Marco Conticelli, Deputy Minister of Energy, Zhecho Stankov, Executive Director UniCredit Bulbank, Andrea Casini Topics: three thematic panels about ENERGY EFFICIENCY, BIOMASSES, WATER MANAGEMENT Participants Participants: more than 150 people, with a delegation of 10 companies coming from Italy B2b session for networking between Bulgarian and Italian companies

3. http://confindustriabulgaria.bg/ 24 th June – Territorial Mission to Kyustendil Where Where: Kyustendil Goal Goal: getting closer to the periphery, bringing the information about the Association outside Sofia, strengthening the relations with regional authorities, meeting local entrepreneurs, bringing the stance of local companies before the Mayor Meeting with the Mayor, Petar Paunov, and with the Governor, Viktor Yanev Visit to the member companies BALKAN FRUIT and ESPANSIONE 6 th July– Tourism Forum Bulgaria - Italia 6 th July– Tourism Forum Bulgaria - Italia Where Where: Sofia, Military Club Goal: presenting the opportunities of cooperation in the tourism sector between Italy and Bulgaria Partners Partners: Bulgarian Ministry of Tourism, Italian Embassy in Sofia, Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria Insitutions Insitutions: Italian Minister of Tourism Dario Franceschini, Bulgarian Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova, President of Confindustria Alberghi Giorgio Palmucci, President of the Bulgarian Hotel Association Blagoy Ragin Follow-up Follow-up: visit of Minister Angelkova to Rome for a bilateral meeting with the Italian Minister and a meeting in Confindustria in March 2016 7 th July - Making Business in Bulgaria: Investments, Exchange, Regional Cooperation – Udine Where Where: Udine, Italy Partners: Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia and the company Extramoenia. Insitutions Insitutions: Ambassador of Bulgaria in Italy, Marin Raykov, President of the Regional Council of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Franco Iacop, President of the company Finest, Mauro Del Savio, and Consul of the Republic of Slovenia at the Economic Office in Milan, Gregor Suc, Director of the International Center UniCredit Bulbank, Aldo Andreoni Other speakers Other speakers: Roberto Corciulo, Daniel Romanello and Maria Luisa Meroni, from the member companies IC & Partners, AcegasApsAmga and MBM Metalwork Participants: 70 people

4. 6 th September – Visit in Palermo of the director of the Bulgarian Agency for Small and Medium enterprises Where Where: Palermo, Italy Partners Partners: Confindustria Palermo and Confindustria Centro Sicilia Institutions Institutions: Director of the Bulgarian Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises, Marieta Zaharieva, Undersecretary of State, Simona Vicari, Special Commissioner of the Province of Palermo, Manlio Munafò, Mayor of Palermo, Prof. Leoluca Orlando, Economic and Commercial Office Director of the Bulgarian Embassy in Italy, Nadezhda Ivanova, the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Bulgaria in Palermo Agostino Randazzo, the President of Confindustria Sicilia Antonello Montante, the President of Confindustria Palermo Alessandro Albanese, the President and the Director of Confindustria Centro Sicilia Marco Venturi and Carlo La Rotonda, and the President of Confartigianato Caltanissetta Tarcisio Sberna. Participants Participants: more than 20 Italian companies 16 th September – Celebration of the 15 th anniversary of Confindustria Bulgaria Where Where: Residence of the Italian Ambassador to Sofia Marco Conticelli Participants Participants: more than 300 people, among whom member companies of Confindustria Bulgaria, other companies (foreign and Bulgarian) partner Associations, representatives of institutions, a delegation of PICCOLA INDUSTRIA CONFINDUSTRIA, headed by President Alberto Baban 16 th -19 th September – Visit of the Central Council of Piccola Industria Confindustria Where Where: Sofia, Bozhurishte, Pazarzhik, Plovdiv Participants Participants: representatives of Piccola Industria Confindustria, guided by President Alberto Baban Participation in the celebration of the 15° anniversary of Confindustria Bulgaria Country Presentation at the International Center of UniCredit Bulbank, with the participation of the Director of InvestBulgaria Agency, Stamen Yanev, the Executive Director and the CEO of UniCredit Bulbank, Andrea Casini and Levon Hampartzoumian Visit to the Industrial Zones of Bozhurishte, to the companies BULLTEK, RIGONI DI ASIAGO, to the city of Plovdiv and to the idropower plant of Tsarevo, of PVB Power http://confindustriabulgaria.bg/

5. 2 nd October – Confindustria meets KRIB Where Where: Rome, Confindustria Participants Participants: President of KRIB, Kiril Domuschiev, representatives of Confindustria Italia and Confindustria Bulgaria, Bulgarian companies in the fields of IT, farmaceutical, constructions, elettronics, associations such as the Association of IT (BAIT), the Association of Software Companies (BASSCOM), the Bulgarian Construction Chamber (BCC), Edoardo Garrone, Member of the Presidential Committee of Confindustria in charge of internationalization Goal Goal: strengthening the relations between KRIB and Confindustria 5 th November: Wine Tasting “Cantine Lenotti” Where Where: Sofia, Regus Partners: Partners: Archventure, member companies, official representative of Cantine Lenotti Participants Participants: members of Confindustria Bulgaria interested in the wine sector 2 nd November – Economic Forum: Technologies for Agro-Industry, Industry and Infrastructures Where Where: Sofia, Hotel Hilton Partners Partners: Italian Trade Agency (ITA), Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria, under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Ministry of Economic Development Institutions Institutions: Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, on official visit to Bulgaria, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Daniel Mitov, Italian Ambassador to Sofia, Marco Conticelli, President of the Internationalization Committee of Confindustria, Licia Mattioli, Director of the Coordination Office for the Promotion of the Italian System of ITA, Giovanni Sacchi, Director of InvestBulgaria Agency, Stamen Yanev, CEO of UniCredit Bulbank, Levon Hampartzoumian Participants Participants: more than 250 people, among whom a delegation of 30 companies coming from Italy Topics Topics: two panels on TECHNOLOGIES FOR AGROINDUSTRY AND INDUSTRY and INFRASTRUCTURES Organization of more than 200 b2b between Italian and Bulgarian companies

6. http://confindustriabulgaria.bg/ 13 th and 19 th November: “PMI DAY” Where Where: Plovdiv, Ruse Partners Partners: Piccola Industria Confindustria and the Associations of Confindustria, the member companies Bulltek and FG Bulgaria, as well as the company MVL OOD in Plovdiv and the member company MBM Metalwork of Ruse Institutions Institutions: Language school “Ivan Vazov” Plovdiv and Professional technical high school “Jurij Gagarin” Ruse Mission Mission: visit of several companies with the aim of bringing students closer to the business world by showing them the production process which leads to the final product Participants Participants: more than 70 students from two schools 26 th November: Presentation of the Collaboration initiative between the High school “Atanas Dalchev” in Sofia and the University of Urbino “Carlo Bo” Where Where: Sofia, High School “Atanas Dalchev” Institutions Institutions: High school “Atanas Dalchev” in Sofia and the University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, with the participation of the Deputy Head of Mission of the Italian Embassy in Sofia, Emanuele Pollio Mission Mission: presentation of the agreement between the two educational institutions, promoted by Monica Martinelli, the high school “Atanas Dalchev” will serve as an examination venue for the university students in Bulgaria enrolled at the University of Urbino in the subject of Information technologies. Participants Participants: more than 50 students from the high school “Atanas Dalchev” 25 th November: XV General Assembly of Confindustria Bulgaria “Stories of Innovation between Italy and Bulgaria” Where Where: Sofia, Sofia Hotel Balkan Public Session Public Session: Conference dedicated to Innovation Speakers Speakers: Presidente of Confindustria Bulgaria, Pietro Luigi Ghia, Deputy Head of Mission Italian Embassy in Sofia, Еmanuele Pollio, Deputy Prima Minister and Minister of Labor, Ivaylo Kalfin, Director Area Innovation and Education of Confindustria, Andrea Bairati, and CEO of Walltopia, Ivaylo Penchev Private Session Private Session: discussion on the Association and election of the President of Confindustria Bulgaria

7. Focus for 2016: More attention to the needs of member companies; Less “political” events > more associative life; Strengthening the role of Confindustria Bulgaria as a key player in the foreign entrepreneurial community in Bulgaria; The Association gets closer to the periphery, more territorial missions > less Sofia, more province; The members meet and talk to each other: through the newsletter (interviews), the events and the social dinners organized by Confindustria Bulgaria; Monitoring of the political agenda of Bulgarian Institutions and pro-action when needed Where do we go now? http://confindustriabulgaria.bg/

8. February 25 th : Meeting of the Board of Directors of Confindustria Bulgaria, open to all members Where: Sofia, Rhenus 27 th : Visit of Confindustria to the Vatican: participation of the members of the Board of Directors of Confindustria Bulgaria March 14-15 th : Bilateral Meeting between Bulgarian Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova and Italian Minister Dario Franceschini + Meeting at Confindustria Italia with representatives of Confindustria Alberghi and Federturismo Where: Rome 18 th : Presentation of Bulgaria in Florence 23 rd : Meeting of the Board of Directors of Confindustria Bulgaria, closed doors Easter Dinner Scheduled activities for 2016: April 5-7 th : Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies Fair Where: Sofia, Inter Expo Center Collective Stand of Confindustria Bulgaria, with the participation of member companies 21 st : Meeting of the Board of Directors of Confindustria Bulgaria, open doors May 11 th : “Member’s Wednesday”, social dinner for the members of Confindustria Bulgaria 12 th : Presentation of Bulgaria in Bologna (tbc) 19 th : General Assembly of Confindustria Bulgaria 26 th : General Assembly of Confindustria Italy and possible Meeting of the Board of Directors of Confindustria Bulgaria ….and much more! Stay tuned at: