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Dramatic Theater Plovdiv
ул. Княз Александър I 38
Plovdiv, Plovdiv, 4000
Bulgaria

Anton Todorov

Engineer

Anton Todorov was born in Plovdiv, he studied mechanical engineering in Germany, then returned and lives in his hometown of Plovdiv. He has been involved in many youth activities over the years. Founder of the Association for the Development of Youth Areas - Plovdiv, as well as initiator of the idea of creating Adventure Center in the heart of the city. She is a member of Voluntary formation "Plovdiv 112" for disaster response and professionally deals with industrial dyeing. Since he has been remembered, Anton is an amateur of extreme sports and regularly tours the mountains for entertainment. Over time, he became more attached to them. He is a former hiker, and now a trainee mountain savior. He has graduated from climbing and speleology. It also helps install and maintain solar systems, wireless internet and chalet cameras. He is also one of the founders of the Bulgarian Mountain Union.

Dobrinka Barzachka

Facilitator

Dobrinka is a professional with many years of international trading experience. As a facilitator of strategic workshops, she uses her talents to seek and change. She works mostly with start-ups and growing companies in the direction of change management.

Ellen de Visser

Multilingual Entrepreneur

She has worked as a freelance translator and content manager for several notable European start-ups while living in several countries to work, teach languages, and study. Ellen speaks 7 languages to different fluency levels and developed these through a strong motivation to connect with local people: from childhood holidays in the German mountains to solo travels in rural China to the outskirts of Siberia. She is the founder and director of a specialised translation and localisation company for Slavic languages, connecting businesses with Eastern Europe. Ellen also helps people to build bridges in her role as a lead organiser of a conference for the language learning industry. She was the Language Ambassador for Germany’s biggest language trade fair, and has been sharing her knowledge on linguistics, entrepreneurship and living abroad through her platform as a speaker at events across the world – from Iceland to Silicon Valley to TEDxPlovdiv.

Garo Uzunyan

Entrepreneur and Storyteller

Garo Uzunyan, 43 years old. is one of the colorful and creative people of Plovdiv. he discovers teaching as a passion and a way of sharing what he has learned. Transfer of such a popular dance Kyzombba to Bulgaria. In parallel he works in the energy sector and is the only one of the leading brokers on the National Stock Exchange. Over the last 10 years, they have been involved in changing the social environment and culture in the city, organizing numerous festivals, concerts, art activities and charity campaigns. In 2016 he left as a volunteer at the Nagorno-Karabakh front. The last passion, in which the compulsory study of culture and knowledge has been introduced. He became the first Bulgarian representative, a teacher at the University Academy (EWA). It creates its own style of teaching and presentations, which are led by the motto "In My Way" and call themselves "Whiskey Tales Narrator".

Krassimir Benjamin

Chocolatier

Krassimir Benjamin was born in Sofia but spent much of his life in Germany, which became his second home country. He studied German at the University of Sofia, and then worked in different positions in international IT companies, which he occupies thanks to his excellent command of German. In 2014, he and his brother, Martin and his brother's wife, Sarah, decided to follow his hunger for the culinary and conscious / healthy lifestyle and create a new generation of chocolates that focus on sustainability, health and social responsibility. At the end of the same year, the three created a company that by 2018 managed to develop over 50 types of organic vegan chocolates with various super foods that are currently sold in more than 25 countries across four continents.

Krum Krumov

Psychologist and Psychotherapist

Krum Krumov is a psychologist and psychotherapist with experience in working with children from different social groups. He is also a PhD student in social psychology. Beyond his professional experience, he is a loving husband and father. Over the past year, these two aspects of his life have been combined (and successful) with the project he creates with his wife, Simona. In their publishing house, they create innovative, authoring educational materials for early childhood development and support hundreds of parents to "give wings" to their children. Krum believes in children's opportunities and works to make his son grow up in a society that encourages him to be an adventurer.

Mira Dobreva

Journalist

Mira is a television journalist. Thanks to her knowledge and her experience, she creates valuable journalism "from man to society". For her work, Mira Dobreva has won many awards including: Twice "Woman of the Year", in the category "Television Journalism" (2005 and 2011). "The most beloved Bulgarian" for 2008, "The most stylish lady of Bulgaria". Mira was awarded the Special Prize at the International Film Festival "Heritage" and in 2017 won the prize of the Union of Bulgarian Journalists. In 2018 she won the Grand Prix of the International Film Festival "The East Coast of Europe" for his work on the film "Lord of the Clouds".

Miroslav Zaporozhanov

Entrepreneur, Financier

Miroslav Zaporozhanov is an entrepreneur, financier and marketer. He is currently working on the world's first democratic insurance company to be the first insurer who is not in a conflict of interest with his clients. In 2012, his brother founded the digital agency, which has developed and implemented the marketing strategies of some of the most famous personalities and companies in Bulgaria. Today it is a digital holding that owns and develops its own online businesses in various industries (cosmetics, additives, software, etc.) on European markets. In 2018, he and his brother founded the most comprehensive 10-month digital marketing curriculum in Bulgaria, which now teaches nearly 600 people. Miroslav has a Bachelor of Arts and a Master in Finance. Former broker in the financial markets. Former business consultant to some of the world's largest energy companies.

Remy Groussard

Entrepreneur

Rémy Groussard born in 1995 in France, Vichy. With baccalaureate, he started commercial studies, but quickly understood that he wanted to make something by himself and didn’t need the school system which is not done for him. By misfortune or by chance when he was 19 year old, his father did a bankrupt in France. As he wanted to help him (without any money) he took the decision to go somewhere cheap, and with low fees – Bulgaria. The only money that he gets, was 2000€ from his grand mother. She was the only one who trusted in his crazy project to make great again the company of his father. Today, he has 115 employees, he’s 23 years old and with his benefit margin he bought the company of his father in France, who is working there. The Bulgaria learned him so many things… Business, human, social…”

Valentin Yotov

Chess Player

Professional chess player, with 25 years of sporting career, participating in a number of world and European championships. At the age of 16, Valentine received the title of International Master, followed by the Grandmaster two years later.

Vera Vuldzheva

Artist and Speaker

Vera works on projects related to non-formal education, personal motivation, and encouraging people to follow their hearts, participate actively in public life, and be the change they want to see. She also writes poems.

Yavor Kiryakov

Teacher

PhD in Pedagogics at Sofia University and a high school teacher. He has organized and managed science, technology and arts summer schools and weekend courses for thousands of students. He is highly experienced in the area of STEAM in non-formal education. Yavor is an author of scientific papers in pedagogics and science journals.