On May 3rd and 4th, 2011 in the Central Military Club building in Sofia was held an international conference, entitled “Smart Defense and Security: Integrating an Effective Management by Using Joint Actions and Control”.

The event was organized by the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria (ACB) and the software companies IBM – Bulgaria and SAP – Bulgaria, with the special support of Ministry of Defense and in co-operation with both US Embassy and German Embassy in Sofia.

The goal of this conference was to present new decisions, technologies and new ways of thinking in the area of defense that will certainly lead to the achievement of greater level of security.

The conference was attended by many distinguished guests such as the Bulgarian Minister of Defense H. E. Anyu Angelov, the Deputy Chief of Mission in the Embassy of the United States Susan Sutton, the Ambassador of Germany to Bulgaria, H. E. Matthias Hіpfner, the General Manager of IBM Bulgaria Mr. Alexander Rakov, the Managing Director of SAP Bulgaria Mr. Boytcho Dellevsky and many others.