Denitsa Velichkova, Deputy Chair of the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) in charge of the Investment Supervision Division, participated in the twelfth “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” ceremony, organized with the support of the United Nations Global Compact and UN Women under the auspices of the United Nations. This year’s campaign message was “Right. Equality. Empowerment. For all women and girls.” The event took place at the premises of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange.

The ceremony was opened by the Chief Executive Officer of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Manyu Moravenov, who presented data from the “Women on Boards” initiative regarding the participation of women in the management bodies of listed companies. The statistics presented show that the number of women CEOs in public companies has increased by 10% over the past year.

Denitsa Velichkova noted that the financial sector is often an example of the strong presence of women both as professionals and as leaders; however, sustainable success is achieved when there is balance and partnership between women and men in decision-making processes and in building sustainable organizations.

The ceremony was also attended by Diana Yordanova, Diana Yordanova, Deputy Chair of the Financial Supervision Commission, Head of the Social Insurance Supervision Division..

Within the framework of the event, the special guest speaker was Krasimira Hadzhiivanova, founder of the platform “Maiko Mila” and the social enterprise “Ole Male”, who delivered a lecture titled “Social Entrepreneurship as a Form of Leadership.” She shared examples of how social enterprises create opportunities for financial independence and leadership for women in Bulgaria.

The ceremony concluded with the symbolic ringing of the stock exchange bell, marking the participants’ support for equal opportunities and for building a more open, fair, and sustainable business environment.