Category: Speakers 2024

Presian Yankulov is a Bulgarian cybersecurity expert with extensive experience in information and network protection. He works as a network security engineer at BaselineIT.eu and is an active member of the cybersecurity community. Presian is one of the organizers of Bsides Sofia, an international cybersecurity event held annually in Sofia. In addition, he is a member of the Board of Directors of the “National Cybersecurity Team” association, which aims to prepare and represent Bulgaria at international cybersecurity competitions. Presian is actively involved in training and mentoring young talent in cybersecurity, as part of the team that prepares the national team Read More

To their very first client, Jochen established Chevron Consultants in 2000 to provide support in an application within a regulated market. Over time, the company expanded and evolved into the Chevron Group, a prominent provider of compliance consulting, outsourcing, training, and audits in multiple jurisdictions. Today, the Chevron Group has offices in Frankfurt (Germany), Gzira (Malta), Milan (Italy) and Barcelona (Spain). Notably, one of the group’s members has been recognized as an ODR (Online Dispute Resolution) body by the European Commission since 2019. Apart from his involvement in compliance, Jochen also has a keen interest in technology. He has founded several tech companies and currently Read More

Аleksandar Popov is the Director of the Directorate “Supervision of Gambling and Gambling Activities” of the Bulgarian National Revenue Agency and he is responsible for the implementation of the state policy in the field of gambling. He has more than 10 years of experience in the field of state control over sectors with a significant concentration of public funds and has an extensive background in the development of legislation and management of public interest litigation, regulation, governance and public sector strategy. Aleksandar is a lawyer and he is certified as an internal auditor in the public sector.

Cosmina Maria Simion is the managing partner of WH Simion & Partners in Bucharest. She is a regulatory, technology,  intellectual property and corporate lawyer with more than 20 years of professional experience and expertise in various industries, with a particular emphasis on the gambling, media and entertainment and online industries. Cosmina is the First Vice President of International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL), a non-profit association of gaming attorneys, regulators, educators, executives and consultants from around the world.  In the gaming field, Cosmina’s experience encompasses the full range of regulatory and operational gaming aspects for betting and gaming operators, software Read More

Marina Muchakova is a tax advisor with more than 15 years of experience in the field of tax optimizations. Since 2017 she specialized in the area of crypto taxes and crypto accounting and also in crypto payments. Marina Muchakova is a managing partner in accounting and tax company Vesta Consult; Founding Member in the Crypto Academy; Guest lector in University of Sofia and UNWE, blogger and content creator in various social networks as Tik Tok, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn with more than 50 000 followers. Also Marina Muchakova is admin and owner of one of the biggest business groups for entrepreneurs Read More

Georgi began his professional path in digital marketing 9 years ago, dedicating himself entirely to developing performance digital marketing strategies and specialising in PPC, SEO, e-commerce, and Email marketing automation. His first occupation in Netpeak was as a Team Leader of the Project managers and the Sales department in the agency. Now he is responsible for all active and new client projects at Netpeak Bulgaria as well as for internal and external business processes. Since the beginning of his career at Netpeak, Georgi has managed dozens of client projects from Bulgaria and abroad, gaining solid expertise alongside the agency and Read More

Debora Dineva is an Associate in the Sofia office of Kinstellar, a leading independent law firm in Central and South Eastern Europe. Debora advises international and local clients on complex regulatory and compliance issues, including multinational companies and other investors in the gambling space (including manufactures of hardware and other gambling technology) on the rapidly changing gambling regulatory framework in Bulgaria, including in relation to gambling advertising. She provides full scope of legal services to clients in the TMT sector, including advice on personal data protection and IP rights. In addition, Debora has a background in dispute resolution, including commercial Read More

Maarja is head of compliance of the Omni Matrix Group, a fintech operating in payments, which also includes Kyros AML – the proprietary compliance tool for customer and transaction monitoring. Maarja is a lawyer that has mainly worked in EU regulatory, financial services (including crypto), ESG and competition and state aid law. She is a member of the Estonian Bar Association and the Bar of England and Wales. Most recently she worked at the Estonian office of the law firm Eversheds Sutherland. Before joining private practice she worked at the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications for the Estonian Read More

With a career that began in tourism at BMT “Orbit” in Bulgaria, where Maria served as a lecturer and guide in Russian from 1984 to the late nineties, she developed a passion for cultural exchange and adventure. Transitioning into the casino industry, she has taken on leadership roles as Managing Director and General Manager across various casinos in Bulgaria, Tanzania, and Kenya. Despite her extensive experience in gaming, Maria’s heart has always remained close to tourism. This dual expertise fuels her interest in the topic “Unlocking the Future: Gaming Tourism Trends and Opportunities in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.” Maria Read More

Lavrenty Gubin is a regular author for the VIXIO Regulatory Intelligence (formerly Gambling Compliance) RegTech platform, where he provides in-depth analysis on regulatory developments in the gambling sector. He is an expert in marketing, PR, law and social responsibility within the gambling industry, with over 20 years of leadership experience in major casino projects across the CIS region. He has implemented Responsible Gambling programs in multiple emerging markets and currently leads Plasma 8, a digital marketing agency that advises gaming businesses in Eastern Europe and Central Asia on marketing, legal, and growth strategies. Lavrenty is also an active contributor to Read More