14TH OF MAY /TUESDAY/

SECOND ANNUAL CONGRESS
BULGARIAN UNION OF BALNEOLOGY AND SPA TOURISM
SANDANSKI, BULGARIA
27 – 28 MAY 2015
„ TOURISM AND HE ALTH – 2020”
CONGRESS PROGRAM ME
27 May 2015 /Wed/
Arrival and accommodation in the city of Sandanski:
Pirin Park Hotel – 5*, Sandanski Interhotel – 4*; St. Nikola SPA Hotel – 4*
Board meeting (on separate
13.00 - 14.00
PIRIN PARK HOTEL
invitation)
13.00 –14.00 Registration
PIRIN PARK HOTEL
14.00 - 14.30
Mrs Nikolina Anglekova - Minister of the Tourism
Mr Petar Moskov - Minister of the Health
Mrs Ivelina Vasileva – Minister of Environment and Water
Opening Ceremony of the
Mr Andrey Kovatchev – EU Parliamentarian – to be confirmed
2nd BUBSPA Congress
Mr Stefan Sharlopov – President BUBSPA
Mr Martin Plachy – President ESPA – to be confirmed
Mr Andon Totev – Mayor Sandanski
14.30 -16.30
16.30 -17.30
16.30 -17.30
16.30 -17.30
18.00 -19.00
19.00 –21.00
T1: State policy for regulation, positioning and promotion of the Bulgarian medical spa product –
Minister Nikolina Angelkova - Ministry of the Tourism
T2: EU policy in the field of the medical spa tourism EU funding. - Mr Andrey Kovatchev – EU
Parliamentarian
T3: Cross boarder healthcare in the field of the balneology : Mr Petar Moskov - Minister of the
Health
T4: 20th Anniversary of the European spa association : ESPA priorities 20-30 /quality standards,
marketing, network , EU projects /- Joao Barbosa – ESPA PR Manager
T5: EU project “The Romans – in the footsteps of the Romans“ – Siyka Katsarova, Vice President
BUBSPA, Board Member ESPA, project coordinator BUBSPA
Press conference /for the officials/
B2B
Coffee break
Visit Sandanski – a walk along the pedestrian street of the heart of Sandanski /starts from Sandnaski
Interhotel – short visit of the hotel area and the park/
Get-together – in Saint Nikola Spa Hotel Garden
SECOND ANNUAL CONGRESS
BULGARIAN UNION OF BALNEOLOGY AND SPA TOURISM
SANDANSKI, BULGARIA
27 – 28 MAY 2015
28 May 2015 /Thu/
Destination management – Bets practice, cooperation between with the Public Authorities and
10.00 - 11.15
the business. Problems. Zoning/Districts.
Dr Sigrun Lang – Former President ESPA , honorable member
Moderator
BUBSPA
Key note speaker 1
Mr Peter Kulhanek - Mayor Karlovy Vary - Czech Republic
Key note speaker 2
Mr MARCO BACCINI - Mayor Bagno di Romagna – Italy
Key note speaker 3
Mr Ivan Alexiev - Mayor Pomorie Municipality– Bulgaria
Key note speaker 4
Mr Andon Totev – Mayor Sandasnki Municipality
11.15 – 11.30 QUESTIONS
11.30 – 12.00 Coffee break
Hotel Management - best practice Personnel /Staffing. Cooperation between the business and the
12.00 – 13.15
universities
Moderator
Mrs SiykaKatsarova – Vice President BUBSPA, Board Member ESPA
Mrs Biserka Hankova – GM Pomorie Grand Hotel, Managing Board
Key note speaker 1
member BUBSPA
Key note speaker 2
Prof Dr Dora Kostadinova – Vice Rector Medical University Varna
Key note speaker 3
Assoc.Prof.Bistra Dimitrova, Ph.D. National Spa Accademy
Mrs Ludmila Mazhdrakova, international consulting company –
Key note speaker 4
Mazhdrakov consult
13.15- 13.30
Discussion and questions
13.30 – 14.30 Lunch
Pirin park hotel
Medical spa tourism – the link between the health and the tourism. Bulgaria a destination for
14.30 - 15.45
medical spa and medical tourism.
Dr Tatyana Angelova – Head of the Medical Commission BUBSPA,
Moderators
Member of the medical group of ESPA; President Association of the
medical doctors
Mrs Maria Ivanova – Director Policy and Registration - Ministry of
Key note speaker 1
the tourism
Key note speaker 2
Mrs Claudia Wagner – Owner Fit Reisen, Germany
Mrs Radostina Dimitrova - Health Ministry and General Director –
Key note speaker 3
Cluster Medical Tourism
Key Note Speaker 4
Dr Tatyana Belichinova – SPA manager
15.45 – 16.00 Discussion and questions
16.00-17.30
General Assembly of the BUBSPA /(on separate invitation)/
Gala dinner Pirin Park hotel
19.30 -23.00
Ceremony – Bulgarian Innovation Awards