“The world is no longer just changing – it’s accelerating. Uncertainty is now the status quo.” These words of Yordanka Chobanova, Head of the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria, marked the launch of ARC Fund’s Innovation.bg 2040 Dialogue, a national initiative kicked off on June 27, 2025, in the heart of the Trakia Economic Zone – Plovdiv, Europe’s oldest, and Bulgaria’s second biggest city. The roundtable gathered key leaders from the central and local government, business, research institutions, and the financial sector who shared a clear message: innovation can no longer be a...