Opening remarks
09:00 - 09:03
Dr. Solomon Passy | President of the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria
09:03 - 09:06
Todor Mladenov | Sofia Tech Park Executive Director
09:06 - 09:09
Galin Tsokov | Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria
09:09 - 09:11
Kenet Merten | Ambasador of USA
09:11 - 09:14
Desislava Taliokova | Executive Director of America for Bulgaria Foundation
09:14 - 09:17
Norbert Beckmann-Dierkes | Head of the Office in Bulgaria - Konrad Adenauer Foundation
09:17 - 09:20
Jason King | Executive Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yettel Bulgaria
09:20 - 09:25
Sen. Bill Nelson | NASA Administrator Keynote
Inspirational talks
and presentations PART 1
09:25 - 09:40
Prof. Milena Georgieva | Institute of Molecular Biology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Co-founder STEAM and SPACE Cluster, ACB
"The science of immortality"
09:40 - 09:55
Assoc. Prof. Vladimir Bozhilov | Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Physics, Sofia University
"Earth 2.0: In Search of Earth's Twin"
09:55 - 10:10
Assoc. Prof. Dimitar Zhelev | Founder of Geograf.BG
"Nemo Point as the Planet's cosmic graveyard"
10:10 - 10:25
Dr. Milena Krumova | Founder and CEO of EduTechFlag
"7 years - SUPER STEM BULGARIA"
10:25 - 10:40
Prof. Christo Pimpirev and Dr. Rositsa Yaneva | Polar Explorers
"The Long Way From Space to Antarctica"
10:40 - 10:50
Amb. Sorin Ducaru | Director of the European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen) Keynote
Coffee Break | 10:50 - 12:00
Inspirational talks
and presentations PART 2
12:00 - 12:15
Ch. Assist. Dr. Yanko Nikolov | Institute of Astronomy at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Astronomical observatory "Nicolaus Copernicus" Varna
"Cosmic firework - new star in the sky"
12:15 - 12:30
Tihomir Dimitrov | Founder and CEO of Space Academy"How will we bring Martian rocks back to Earth for exploration? NASA's next space mission to Mars"
12:30 - 12:45
Martina Dimoska | First female Balkan Analog Astronaut"From Balkans to Space Exploration: Our path forward"
12:45 - 13:00
Tomas Ducai | Student of biology (microbiology/genetics) & psychology/philosophy, biology as teaching studies, University of Vienna"Diversity in (analog) space missions - towards an inclusive environment within space exploration"
13:00 - 13:15
Lockheed Martin
Lunch Break | 13:00 - 14:00
Inspirational talks
and presentations PART 3
14:00 - 14:30
Delyan Momchilov | Marketing & Communications Lead, EnduroSat
14:30 - 14:45
Dr. Petia Yanchulova Merica-Jones | The Space Telescope Science Institute
"Mysteries Revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope"
14:45 - 15:00
Prof. Jim Al-Khalili | Professor of theoretical physics, Uni. of Surrey & Britain’s best-known science communicator"Towards a Rational Life: How thinking scientifically can help navigate today’s world"
Live chat with
Dr. Swati Mohan | 15:00 - 16:00
Supervisor for Guidance, Navigation, and Control Systems NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Inspirational talks
and presentations PART 4
16:00 - 16:20
Matthew Reichman | Head of Business Development, IBM Space
"Edge Computing in Space"
16:20 - 16:40
Greg ‘Box’ Johnson | Lockheed Martin Test Pilot and former NASA Astronaut & Past President of the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space
Closing Ceremony
16:50 - 18:00
Award ceremony for children
09:20 - 09:30
Gencho Kerezov | Deputy Mayor
"Digitalization, Innovations and Economic Growth"
09:30 - 09:45
Capt. Nikolay Kalaydziev | Pilot in the Air Force of the Republic of Bulgaria, World record holder
09:45 - 10:00
Kremena Georgieva | Corporate Communications and CSR Manager of Kaufland Bulgaria
"Eat like an astronaut"
10:00 - 10:15
Lyubomir Gerasimov | General Manager, HabitAdd Ltd.
"3D printing and its applications in the Space industry"
10:15 - 10:30
Eng. Maria Alexandrova | Head of Innovation Projects & Sustainability, Nasekomo
"The food of the future (Sustainability)"
10:30 - 10:45
Alexandra Ilieva | TDB Play
#goodgame or how video games can support our education
10:45 - 10:50
Dr. YenSen Chen | Chairman and Chief Commander, TiSPACE Incorporated
"A Couple of Space stories"
Coffee Break | 10:50 - 11:30
Virtual tour of Cern | 11:30 - 13:00
Lunch Break | 13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:20
Alexandria Chalovsky and Maxim Stoychev | Medalists from NASA Space Camp Turkey
Story time: "Unforgettable experiences at the camp in Izmir"
14:20 - 15:00
Students from the Primary School "Alexander Georgiev-Kodjakafaliyata" - Burgas
Space-Robot connection in STEAM subjects - "Space Studies”
Break | 15:00 - 16:00
16:00 - 16:20
Lectures by Young Scientists | The High School Students’ Institute of BAS
11:00 - 12:00
Demonstrations by the Bulgarian Army Special Forces Brigade
11:00 - 13:00
Solar observation | Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Physics, Sofia University
10:00 - 10:30
11:00 - 11:30
Eratosthenes' experience and what we can use it for | Nicolaus Copernicus Observatory of Varna
14:00 - 14:15
14:30 - 14:45
Machine of Heron of Alexandria | Nicolaus Copernicus Observatory of Varna
13:00 - 14:00
Capt. Nikolay Kalaydziev | Pilot in the Air Force of the Republic of Bulgaria, World record holder
Aerobatic flight (plane)
10:00 - 10:30
11:00 - 11:30
Rocket Science | TechnoMagicLand
11:00 - 16:00
Demonstration of quantum communication and basic teleportation | Quasar Bulgaria
(6 slots)
ALL DAY
Students from High school "Hristo Botev" - Karnobat
