Prof. Virginia Zhelyazkova ,
Economic Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
Lecturer , VUZF University

Virginia is a full professor at the Economic Research Institute at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and a lecturer at the VUZF University.

Prof. Virginia Zhelyazkova has extensive academic and corporate experience in the economic and financial dimensions of the green transition.

Her work focuses on the transformation of business models and financial systems in the context of sustainability, with a particular emphasis on the economic logic behind ESG.

She also has significant experience in the banking sector, including the development and implementation of ESG policies and practices within a large commercial bank.