H.E. Tom van Oorschot

Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bulgaria

In a world of rapid economic development and increasing needs of the society, a growing number of companies are convinced of the importance and benefits of their Corporate Social Responsibility. Most modern organisations recognise their impact on the people, environment and society. They develop own integrated CSR strategies contributing to positive change and, at the same time, boosting their innovation, customer engagement and cost savings.

In the Netherlands and at the Dutch Embassy we believe that CSR is not only an attribute of the big multinationals. Businesses of all sizes can drive a positive change and “CSR Today” is our contribution to this change. It is the event where best Dutch, Bulgarian and other international practices will be shared and it will create a platform for exchange of knowledge and visions for today and for the future.

The Netherlands Embassy invited the prominent Dutch CSR expert Mrs. Bernedine Bos (CSR Netherlands) and approached a number of Dutch, Bulgarian and international companies, NGOs and representatives of the responsible state institutions. The Embassy is cooperating together with CSR Bulgaria in organzing this high level event. We believe that companies play an important role in developing our common future. By stimulating CSR we can create the right environment for boosting the development of new and more comprehensive sustainable practices.

Join us on December 9th! You are welcome!

Bernedine Bos

International relations and business development at MVO Nederland

Moreover she is responsible for a project portfolio of about 3 million euro a year. Current project cover sustainability and circular economy in various sectors (tourism, leather, textiles, agriculture, chemical industry, maritime, etc) and in various countries (Costa Rica, Peru, Kenya, Suriname, Uganda, Indonesia, Albania, etc.)

Bernedine represents MVO Nederland in the board of CSR Europe, the CSR network of around 45 CSR business networks in various European countries and around 50 European large multinational companies.

MVO Nederland was founded in 2004 as the Dutch national knowledge centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), with special focus on SME’s. Bernedine started in that same year as project manager for international CSR and supply chain responsibility. In the course of the 12 years that she has worked at MVO Nederland, she has been intensively involved with the strategic development of the organisation. MVO Nederland changed from a pure knowledge centre into a business network, focusing on CSR 1.0, to a coalition building organisation focusing on sustainable innovation. It has changed from a mainly publicly financed organisation into a public-private organisation with a joint ‘Ambition2020’ for all partners in our network: ‘The Netherlands a world example of a circular and inclusive economy’.

Kamelia Slaveykova

Country Chair Shell Bulgaria and Greece,  External Relations Manager for Shell in CEE & MED countries

Kamelia Slaveykova is the Country Chair of Shell Bulgaria since 1 August 2008. She is also Shell’s External Relations Manager for Central and Eastern Europe and Mediterranean countries. Since August 2010, Kamelia also acts as a Country Chair for Greece, where the company applies an indirect business model.

 Her educational background includes an Executive MBA degree from the American University in Bulgaria and a series of international trainings and qualifications obtained within Shell. She has obtained a Master’s Degree in Macroeconomics from the University of National and World Economy, Sofia.

 Since 2007, Kamelia has pro-actively lobbied for the participation of Bulgarian teams in Shell Eco-marathon, which is a unique and prestigious competition that challenges students around the world to design, build and drive the most energy-efficient cars. Kamelia, through Shell Bulgaria, has managed to attract a total of 7 teams across the country to join the competition in 2017. The company supports the teams in this sustainability-oriented challenge by sharing best practices and through professional trainings. Click here to learn more about Shell Eco-marathon.

 An active participant in the local business community, Kamelia Slaveykova is a member of the Managing Board of the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum.

 In 2016 she was nominated among the top 10 finalists in the competition “Manager of the Year” organized by Manager Magazine.

Simona Charakchieva

Senior Advisor Corporate Communications

Simona Charakchieva is born and raised in France. She graduated International Trade and Marketing at the University of Paris V – R. Descartes. Her first professional engagement is at HAVAS advertising group and then she continued in the largest telecom in France ORANGE. There, she holds various positions in sales, marketing and corporate communications. She returns in Bulgaria in 2008 and works at VIVACOM ever since as Senior Adviser. She is responsible for Corporate Social Responsibility of the company.

Katerina Kirova-Milanova

Manager Communications and Sustainable Development in ZAGORKA – part of The HEINEKEN Company

Katerina is responsible for the communications and Corporate Social Responsibility of ZAGORKA. She is coordinating the HEIENKEN global platform for Bulgaria – “Brewing a better world”, which is a company’s long-term approach for creating shared, sustainable value for its business and stakeholders. Katerina also has a leading role in managing the campaigns and partnerships of Zagorka Green Fund – the fund for corporate donations of ZAGORKA, as well as campaigns for responsible drinking, such as the underage campaign “Game Over – Alcohol is not game”.

Katerina has more than 15 years marketing and communication experience in various business sectors, such as telecommunications, IT, retail, FMCG.