The Bulgarian Java User group was founded in September 2007 along with a mailing list for discussion of any Java-related questions, problems and upcoming technologies. After a short period of dormancy, five members set leadership board in 2013. It triggered regular meetups and sessions once or twice a month with local and foreign speakers. The JUG first took part in several Adopt OpenJDK activities and soon after that became JCP member. The events and workshops organized by the community are sponsored and backed up by IT companies on the Bulgarian market

Atlassian Users Group Sofia functions since 2015. It is established thanks to the active support from Atlassian which have realized the importance of supporting the user communities for their products around the world.
On our events we strive to create environment where people can share experience and ideas mostly about Atlassian products but any other topics related to IT industry in general are welcome.
The groups grows and new people are constantly joining. Currently we have about 200 members. The group has 3 leaders which share the tasks for organizing the group. On our events usually gather more than 20 people.
Petar Velikov is one of the people which help with the organization and the life of the group. He has many years experience not only with Atlassian products but also with the software development as whole. 

Alex has been a developer for more than 10 year. Most of that time in Telerik (now Progress) working on products and tools for developers.

Currently, he is working on NativeScript and is excited about open source. Hе also co-organizes the Angular Sofia meetup, because he believes that if you have spend a whole day of writing dirty hacks –  you better spend the evening talking about pure functions with some cool folks.

Association of Software Engineers (ase.bg) is a non profit organization that helps professional software engineers with their lifelong learning challenges and achieve software engineering excellence.

Galin Zhelyazkov is a IT serial entrepreneur. Graduated software engineering and management, global innovation management and entrepreneurship and innovation in Sweden, UK and Australia. Co-founder and founder of a total of 5 companies from different fields.
He worked on numerous projects in his hometown of Varna as drive moving theatre, summer cinema in Varna, co-working space Varna beehive.bg, Startup Weekend Varna, Startup Europe Week, Startup Grind and TEDxPlovdiv (in Plovdiv). He is also a mentor to several young entrepreneurs.

Cat and Mouse Coworking was formed as a natural extension of the first craft beer bar in Kapana. It is the place for all those creative people who need a slightly more relaxed atmosphere but without going beyond the boundaries of the creative district, where inspiration is literally everywhere. The new concept follows the idea of creating a different social environment and additional climate change in the creative district.

Coding Girls is a gender-neutral organization promoting an increased presence of girls and women in the tech, leadership and entrepreneurship. We inspire and empower girls to get in technology and develop a tech-career. Coding Girls delivers a series of worldwide events, workshops and courses. With 1000+ members across the world, we are continuously growing and increasing the number of girls and women in tech.

Dimitar Dzhurenov is CEO/Founder at Infinite X Labs – blockchain development & consultancy company based in Sofia. He is also the founder of EOS Bulgaria and one of the most active advocates of EOS in the Bulgarian community.

GDG Sofia is а group of enthusiasts that gather around Google technologies. We organize different events – seminars, conferences or just dine outs, and discuss the latests developments.

Arjan comes from the world of corporate services and has been a consultant for international business and taxation for many years, while also coding on internal and open source software projects. Now with his business domain knowledge and coding experience his company is working on delivering software, which uses modern technologies such as blockchain and self-sovereign identity, for the corporate services sector. He also (co)-hosts the Bulgarian meetups for Go, Rust, Hyperledger and aeternity blockchain.

Legal Hackers is a global movement of lawyers, policymakers, designers, technologists, and academics who explore and develop creative solutions to some of the most pressing issues at the intersection of law and technology. Through local meetups, hackathons, and workshops, Legal Hackers spot issues and opportunities where technology can improve and inform the practice of law and where law, legal practice, and policy can adapt to rapidly changing technology.

Boris is a senior student majoring in Business Administration and Computer Science from the American University in Bulgaria, currently President of the student technology club – The Hub AUBG. Being exposed to the Liberal Arts system allowed him to broaden his knowledge in fields of IT and business. By immersing himself in challenging environments, he strives to sustain his passion and enthusiasm for never-ending learning while contributing to society.

Trevor Workspaces is aiming to build a network of on-demand workspaces, that attract talent and provide “Maker space” infrastructure for hardware builders.

Google’s Women Techmakers program provides visibility, community, and resources for women in technology. From 2014 to present, Women Techmakers is continually launching global scalable initiatives and piloting new programs to support and empower women in the industry.

WTM is inclusive and welcomes all the people interested in changing mindsets and unbiasing with education, passion and support!

CEO at Work & Share – one of the biggest coworking spaces in the Balkan region – 300 + Members in the community / 3000+ sqr.meters

Dimitar is 30 years old hard worker with two kids at home. In the past 10 years he takes part as owner or Product Manager or products involving hardware & software development- Mobile payments, IoT, Home Automation, Industrial solutions and even house and office constructions. Dimitar is part of projects like Findy, HiGPS, S2our, Balkan Center, Passive Smart House and many others.

Irrepressible startup enthusiast, entrepreneur, lecturer, activist at the Programmer’s Club in Veliko Tarnovo. Started in 2013 the Tinusaur Project – an educational platform for learning electronics, robotics and programming. Co-founded in 2007 Interlecta, a product company with offices in Bulgaria and in US that develops products in the field of telemedicine.

Stefan, like most geeks, rejected the faith of his parents early in his childhood. Later in life, however, he missed the community support and sense of purpose that religious people enjoy – until he found Pastafarianism.

He converted to his new faith in 2009 and has spearheaded the Bulgarian branch of the church ever since. In 2016 Stefan and his now wife became the first couple in Bulgaria (and only 2nd in the world) to have a Pastafarian wedding ceremony, a rite they now recommend for everyone who finds the traditional church wedding boring and misogynistic.