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Dr. Krasimir Simonski served as National Cybersecurity Coordinator and Chair of the State eGovernment Agency of Bulgaria until 2022. His area of supervision included the ICT infrastructure of the State Administration and national security-related establishments, such as data centers, communication facilities and the National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT). Prior to this position, Dr. Simonski was Chair of the Bulgarian Research and Education Network (BREN), the Bulgarian partner in the pan European Research Network, a.k.a GEANT. He has developed and managed successfully large scale IT projects, such as the UNDP Project Telecentres – a project, which received high international recognition Read More

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