My Job
I lead the defence, space and aviation practice at logos, part of the MCI Group, and oversee the strategic direction and growth of the logos and Business Bridge Europe brands in Europe. My main work is to steer our clients’ public affairs outreach and positioning, and to facilitate meaningful dialogues between industry, policymakers, and the civil society.
My Experience
2014: King’s College London, International Center for Security Analysis
2016: European Commission, DG GROW – Space Policy Unit
2016: logos, MCI Group
2018: H/Advisors Cicero
2019 – now: logos, MCI Group
2021 – now: Forte Ltd.
My Specialisms
My Proudest Achievements
In 2019 I have initiated the Space practice at logos, with 1.5 FTE and one client. For the past six years, with the team, we have built an internationally reputable defence, space and aviation practice. Some notable milestones:
- Supporting the Earth Observation ecosystem across the EU
- Initiating and leading the EU’s Space Diplomacy outreach
- Successfully managing global alliances for the automation of air traffic management within the U-space airspace
- Successfully integrating Business Bridge Europe into logos and transforming the flagship European Space Conference and European Defence and Security Conference into the leading public dialogues for the sectors in Europe
- Successfully leading more than 10x high-profile outreach campaigns within the defence and space industry in Brussels and across the EU
My Education
- King’s College London, International Politics (BA)
- University of Edinburgh, Information Technology Law (PGCert)
My Languages
English, Bulgarian.
My Interests outside work
Formula 1 geek.
Reading books – mainly history and biography.
Spending high-quality time with friends.
For those that know me, I am almost leaving in an airplane to somewhere – so I guess, travelling.
My Favourite Brussels anecdote
“If we want to address the issue, we should first unpack it and discuss the underlying factors, so that we could have an informed discussion in preparation of the planned exchange on how to level the field without undermining the underlying factors and all opinions are factored it”.
I will keep secret the name of the author of this wisdom, but I guess it pretty clearly shows the struggle to get to the point.
And another one:
When I was trying to convince the, back then, top management of logos and MCI Group that Space is a strategic sector that we should focus on, I got a very pertinent question “So are we alone?”