Welcome to Sophia Lab
About Us
We are..
- An independent, private, non-doctrinal and non-profit R&D forum of professionals
- An open, fact-based research, analysis & debate center
- New policies development supporter
- Growth experts, data scientists, FinTech & ICT aficionados
Our mission is..
- To be a leading national laboratory for digitalization, growth and development with a dual focus on analysis and impact
- To conduct in-depth research and analyses and assisst all the other meaningful R&D providers
- To generate influential ideas and effective solutions for the Bulgarian industries (starting with Fintech) - at local, regional and international level
- To aid the implementation of the above with access, talent and content.
Chapters
- FinTech
- Telecom
- Energy & Utilities
- RegTech Sandbox
- (Very) Big Data & Research
- High-Performance Computing
R&D Areas (2019-2020)
FinTech & InsureTech
- FinTech is an integral part of our DNA and shaping the future of this industry will always be a part of our efforts, in partnership with the entire ecosystem
- We are extremely proud to have initiated and to co-organized the Bulgarian Annual FinTech and InsureTech Forum giving our industry its best possible voce and forum
- 2019: GDPR, PSD2 and NextGen Banking
Regulations 4.1
- We are absolutely proud to be part of the first RegTech SandBox, under the Bulgarian Commission for Personal Data Protection.
- Other areas of interest are: CDD (Customer Due Diligence), AML и ABRAPS (Advanced Banking Regulations and Predictive Systems)
Artificial Intelligence
- Sophia Lab is instrumental in the formation of SCAI - the Bulgarian Strategic Center for Artificial Intelligence
Cyber Security
- With less than 1% of the national corporates using any digital security solution, other than the plethora of desktop anti-virus programs, CyberSec is in our primary focus for 2019-2020
- Joint cyber-security cooperation, under the Bulgarian e-Government Agency is a focal effort for 2019
Joint Techs
- National remote identification standard
- Data & Analytics Structured & unstructured data, RPA (Robotic Process Automation), synthetic data
- Practical Blockchain
- Practical RPA
Industrial Development
- Empower the SMEs with better access to technology & growth tools
- Providing the economy with the right facts and messages, stepping on improved statistical data
Events
2019
Annual Conference of the Bulgarian Banks
Leading Participation - FinTech Chapter
Strategic & content partner of the event
The must-attend meeting for industry leaders in the finance and banking sector as well as senior executives of various-scale companies. Agenda:
- The bank sector in 2020 - priorities and challenges
- What’s next after the AQR
- PSD2 and GDPR - lessons learned and next steps
- The consequences of the low cost of lending
- Innovations and new types of bank models
- Technology solutions for better efficiency of the sector
Industry 4.0
Strategic & content partner of the event
The Fourth Annual Forum Industry 4.0 purpose is to show good practices, as well as the opportunities for partnership between business, government and municipalities and increase the industrial capacity of our economy.
It is also a story of change: from low-paid hard work to high-performance automation. It is about production efficiency, flexibility and adaptability and all the opportunities digital innovation brings to companies to climb the next level in their development.
Vienna Initiative: Financing 4 Innovation Meeting
First meeting of the Vienna Initiative's Working Group on Financing for Innovation in a CEE country. Co-hosted by Sophia Lab.
2nd Bulgarian Annual FinTech & InsureTech Summit
Already being a high-profile professional platform for discussion and networking, the Second Annual FinTech Conference aims to present how Fintech is reshaping the future of the financial services in the SEE Region. We shall share our practical vision for the Region and several important announcements will be made (so stay tuned and come and be a part of it).
SEE Growth Summit
The annual regional learning event for еntrepreneurs in a one-day event with a great selection of award-winning authors, scaling experts, and prominent entrepreneurs who will share their findings for building better strategy, marketing, sales, operations, finance, and leadership.
2018
Vienna Initiative Workgroup: Financing Innovation
Leading Participation - FinTech Chapter
CEE FinTech & InsurTech Digital Congress
Leading Participation - FinTech Chapter
Data Protection & Privacy Commissioners Conference
Leading participation in the Bulgarian event
INDUSTRY 4.0 - Annual Business Forum
Leading participation
Cyber Security Cooperation Kick-off
Sophia Lab: all chapters
X-Industrial IT Security Collaboration
Sophia Lab: all chapters
First Bulgarian Annual FinTech Summit
xCEEd Belgrade FinTech Conference
Leading participation
BankTech Breakfast
By BORICA and Sophia Lab
Eurofi Sofia Seminar
Telecom Chapter meeting
Energy & Utilities Chapter meeting
Bank Chapter meeting
Registration
2017
Kick-off
A free discussion between like-minded FinTech professionals and managers turned into shared vision, which in turn created the entire Sophia Lab project.
Please, do get in touch should you like to attend a meeting, or be sent materials from past events.
STAKEHOLDERS
Management & Operations
- Filip Genov
Founder, Managing Director
- Martin Zaimov
Founder, Managing Director
- Jordan Stoyanov
Founder, Chapter Leader
- Willy-Pierre Abbal
FinTech Wizzard, Chapter Leader
Corporate Partners
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