PechaKucha Night Sofia

26/06/2026

Gergana Dragoeva Quievy will be presenting "The Unexpected Power of Starting Over" at PechaKucha Night Sofia #43 - Story Makers - June 26 @ Sofia Central Hall at Централни хали.

In this deeply personal story, Gergana will take the audience through the unexpected twists that transformed her life. From leaving home and reinventing herself across countries and careers to discovering a mission she never saw coming. Her journey ultimately inspired Querii, the startup she is now building to help young people feel less alone and more connected.

"Because sometimes the greatest opportunity isn't found on the path you planned - it's hidden in the one you never expected."

Gergana is a startup founder, software developer, and product builder who believes that our greatest opportunities often begin when we dare to start over. Her journey has taken her from studying European Business Law in Paris to entrepreneurship, emergency medicine, and technology, each chapter shaping the founder she is today. She is now building Querii, a startup inspired by her own search for belonging and meaningful human connection, and this July she begins a new chapter in San Francisco.

24/06/2026

Театър на сетивата София / Sensory Theatre Sofia will be presented by Mihail Dimov and Zlatina Toleva at PechaKucha Night Sofia #43 - Story Makers - June 26 @ Sofia Central Hall on Friday. They will also surprise our audience with a special performance.

The Theatre of the Senses seems to be an exploratory function of human consciousness that deals with formulating and posing important questions in a new, unusual way. The answers to those questions it leaves for you to discover for yourself.

Театър на сетивата София / Sensory Theatre Sofia is a catalyst for change leading in UNEXPECTED directions and dimensions. Its creators and performers are silenauts, NEOnauts, artist-scientists exploring the maps of the UNORDINARY, the UNEXPLAINABLE, the UNMARKED.

What Sensory Theatre Sofia is and does cannot be named by ordinary words except with NEOlogisms. Beyond that, it is an EXPERIENCE that you can have and WILL get whenever you are READY.

"We are creators of urban legends, opening portals in the very fabric of time-space. The city is our canvas. The minds of the audience, co‑creators, are the stage where our performances unfold."

Founded in 2010, Театър на сетивата София / Sensory Theatre Sofia has been a key driver in the field of sensory/immersive performing arts in Bulgaria. With over 40 performances, hundreds of sensory journeys, concerts, artistic residencies, team-building events, and training programs, it has continuously expanded the boundaries of artistic experience.

By developing and implementing “soft” sensory “technologies”, Sensory Theatre Sofia has created new genres and sub-brands such as: The Institute for Silence Research, The Agency for Magical Experiences, The Center for New Urban Utopias.

Join us and enjoy the inexplicable at Централни хали this Friday evening.

18/06/2026

17/06/2026

Victor Tchervenobrejki is the Head of AI & ML Solutions of Cloud Office Bulgaria and will be presenting "The Quiet Disappearance of Agency in the Age of AI Agents" at PechaKucha Night Sofia #43 - Story Makers - June 26 @ Sofia Central Hall.

"I lead the development of advanced artificial intelligence solutions across multiple industries. My work focuses on designing end-to-end AI systems that combine computer vision, predictive modeling, and large-scale data pipelines to solve complex operational and analytical challenges. I have led AI initiatives in sectors including biotechnology, finance, insurance, media, and healthcare, developing solutions ranging from recommendation engines and automated claims analysis to forecasting models and NLP-driven insights. In biotechnology, I have contributed to the development of digital twins of biological and industrial processes, integrating machine learning with real-world production environments. Alongside this work, I speak regularly on the future of AI and what it is doing to the people who use it. My talks have been featured at TEDx Plovdiv, DigiTalk, Money Growth Conference, Ecommerce and Retail Summit, the AI in Practice Masterclass by Capital, and other major platforms across the region."

"Most conversations about AI are about what it can do. This talk is about what is quietly being done to us, and to our children, as AI moves from a tool we use, to a voice that speaks for us, to a system that decides who we are."

"Structured around three stories on a single timeline - Cyrano de Bergerac as the present, Kafka's The Trial as the past that made the present possible, and Plato's Phaedrus as the future and the way through, the talk traces four lines AI has crossed in seven decades, then demonstrates a fifth live in the room when an AI agent built for the talk turns out to have written significant portions of the talk itself."

"The audience leaves with three pillars for the next generation: curiosity, competence, responsibility. The same question Plato faced twenty-four hundred years ago, applied to a technology we cannot refuse: how do we adapt to it?"

Join us by registering as a guest or to present your project using the speaker form on pechakuchasofia.org

17/06/2026

Tsvetoslav Toshev is building a platform for creative freelancers and companies looking for freelancers at www.collab-me.com and he will present the project under the title "Collab-Me: Where Creative Talent Meets Opportunity" at PechaKucha Night Sofia #43 - Story Makers - June 26 @ Sofia Central Hall.

Collab-Me unites creators, clients and sponsors in one transparent and professional space. I'll walk you live through a freelancer's full journey: register, build a profile, find a collaboration, work together via chat and tasks, then finish the project, get paid and showcase it in a portfolio. Come see the future of creative collaboration. Endless opportunities and a community built on real connection.

Tsvetoslav as a professional artist:

"As a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and sound designer, I have over 70 different projects in my career. I have worked on films, commercials, theatrical productions, and video games. Over the years I have been through every side of the creative process - from solo studio work to collaborative projects with other artists and teams. I know firsthand the challenges we face daily: uncertain agreements, delayed payments, lack of clear rules and professional treatment, and limited opportunities for young talents to show what they can do."

And as an entrepreneur:

"That personal experience led me to the idea of Collab-Me - a platform that fundamentally changes the way artists work together and realize their projects. I believe that with modern technological solutions we can build a shared space where every creator, regardless of their career stage, finds security, transparency, and real opportunities. Because artists are strongest when we are together, and Collab-Me is my way of turning that dream into reality."

Register to join us at Централни хали on June 26: pechakuchasofia.org

17/06/2026

PechaKucha Night Sofia #42 - BELONGING BY DESIGN June 12 +Book Signing presentation recordings are available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ and you can still apply to present next week Friday at PechaKucha Night Sofia #43 - Story Makers - June 26 @ Sofia Central Hall which will be held at Централни хали.

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