Events
Our events bring people together – leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, and changemakers. They are spaces for inspiration, learning, and networking, where conversations spark ideas and connections turn into opportunities.
Upcoming Events
JCI Varna Members & Friends Community Social
20.06.2026 | 17:30-20:30 | Varna, La Cucaracha Beach Bar
Global Youth Summit
29-31.07.2026 | New York City, USA
JCI European Know-How Transfer
11-15.10.2026 | Brussels, Belgium
JCI World Congress
11-15.11.2026 | Clark Phillipines
NB! Some of the events listed may not be currently running. If you’d like to organise any of them or launch a similar initiative, becoming part of JCI Bulgaria gives you access to know-how, tools, and a supportive community to make it happen.
Business & Professional Development
First Steps in Business
The event aims to introduce successful entrepreneurial stories and go through the hardships of starting a business.
The event includes sharing personal experiences from current business leaders, which helps participants gain confidence and knowledge to start their own venture.
It is aimed at people with business ideas, seeking motivation and practical guidance for their first steps in entrepreneurship.
Business Networking Events (BNE)
This an event that provides an opportunity for representatives of various business organizations to exchange ideas and create socially significant business contacts.
The event uses a special JCI networking system. Each participant creates a business contact environment in the form of 5 minutes conversations. After the conversations, there is a cocktail party, where the discussions will continue, as the participants will discuss ideas, exchange experiences and build the foundation for fruitful future partnerships.
The events has their special editions with “Business Meetings on the Roof”, “Wine Night”, “Network Mix After Six”.
Management Talks
Interactive event series designed to develop critical thinking and practical decision-making skills by placing participants in the role of a manager.
Each edition is built around real-life business case studies, often connected to starting a new job and navigating the challenges of a new professional environment. Participants are invited to analyze situations, discuss possible approaches, and explore the consequences of different management decisions.
Rather than offering ready-made answers, Management Talks encourages active participation, reflection, and discussion – helping attendees experience what it means to think and act as a manager, often for the first time.
Business Through the Eyes of...
Event series that explores entrepreneurship and professional paths through shared perspectives and lived experience.
Each edition brings together speakers who have something meaningful in common – whether it’s starting a business at a similar age, working within the same field (such as art, creative industries, or niche sectors), or navigating comparable challenges in their professional journey.
The format encourages open conversation, reflection, and inspiration – helping participants broaden their perspective on what “business” can look like and discover paths they may not have previously considered.
International Business Talks
Event series that brings global perspectives on business and professional development to the local community.
By leveraging the international network of JCI, the event invites experienced professionals and speakers from different countries to share expertise across a wide range of business topics. Participants gain insight into diverse approaches, markets, and practices, enriching their understanding beyond a single national or local context.
Through knowledge sharing and open discussion, International Business Talks supports business development, cross-cultural learning, and the exchange of ideas that help participants think more globally and act more strategically.
Marketing Talks
Discussion-based event series focused on marketing practice and brand development, built around conversations with experienced marketing professionals.
Each edition features an in-depth talk with a guest who shares real-world experience, insights, and lessons learned from their professional journey as a marketer. The format focuses on concrete topics related to building and developing brands and includes an open Q&A session, encouraging active participation and exchange.
Developed in collaboration with like-minded organizations that support entrepreneurship and innovation, Marketing Talks creates a space for knowledge sharing, inspiration, and practical learning within the local business and marketing community.
CSI: At Work
Practical discussion series that explores real challenges from everyday working life in a safe, informal, and supportive environment.
Each session focuses on a specific workplace “case” related to motivation, engagement, collaboration, or personal well-being at work. Through guided conversation and shared reflection, participants are invited to openly discuss situations they often experience but rarely have the space to talk about – whether individually or within teams.
By bringing together people from different roles, sectors, and backgrounds, it encourages honest exchange, empathy, and learning through shared experience. The series helps participants gain clarity, recognize patterns, and identify small, realistic steps they can take when similar situations arise in real working contexts.
JCI Business Forum "Let’s Jump Higher"
Business forum focused on management decision-making and the challenges leaders face in today’s dynamic business environment.
The forum brings together managers and professionals from established and fast-growing companies to share real-world experience, insights, and perspectives from the front lines of business. Participants gain the opportunity to compare approaches, learn from practical examples, and better understand how strategic decisions shape organizational success.
By encouraging open discussion and exchange, the forum supports professional growth, critical thinking, and the ambition to aim higher – both as leaders and as organizations.
Skills, Learning & Career
JCI Open Day
Interactive introductory event designed to give participants a real sense of what JCI is, what it stands for, and what opportunities it offers.
Rather than being a purely informational session, the event combines an overview of JCI with engaging elements such as short trainings, keynote talks, or hands-on activities. This allows participants to experience JCI’s learning-by-doing approach and the type of value members gain through active involvement.
By creating an open and welcoming space for dialogue and interaction, JCI Open Day helps potential members understand how they can be part of the organization, develop their skills, and contribute to meaningful initiatives. The event serves as a first step into the JCI community and its culture of leadership and impact.
(Y)Our Future Career Forum
JCI Our Future are events that aim to help young people realize their careers. For this purpose, the events are of different types – presentations, competitions, workshops, games, career forum and trainings.
It allows participants to go through all the steps of the job search process: from the moment of choosing a suitable profession to the actual job application. The event is aimed mainly at young people – students in the last and penultimate year of study, recent graduates, as well as those who wish to change their career.
JCI eduTalks
Discussion-based event series focused on the role of education in building a strong, adaptable, and forward-looking society.
The format brings together speakers and participants with experience in education, business, and related fields to explore how learning needs to evolve in response to real-world challenges. Through open dialogue and diverse perspectives, the event encourages critical reflection on how knowledge, skills, and competencies are developed.
By provoking new ideas and meaningful exchange, JCI eduTalks aims to stimulate positive change in education and help bridge the gap between theory and practice, supporting learning that is relevant, practical, and future-ready.
Level Up
Skill-focused event series designed to help participants develop essential soft skills that are increasingly expected in today’s professional environment.
While employers often look for qualities such as teamwork, adaptability, communication, and presentation skills, these competencies are rarely taught in depth through formal education. Level Up challenges the idea that soft skills are something you either “have or don’t have” and shows that they can be developed through the right guidance, practice, and reflection.
Through practical examples, discussion, and real-life insights drawn from both theory and experience, participants build a foundation for strengthening skills that are valuable not only in their careers, but also in everyday life.
JCI Ask Me Anything
Discussion-based event series that puts the spotlight on JCI Bulgaria members and their professional journeys beyond the organization. Each edition invites members to share what they do, how they got there, and what drives them professionally. The focus is on real stories and diverse perspectives.
The format encourages open conversation and curiosity, giving participants the chance to ask questions freely.
By showcasing its members, JCI Ask Me Anything strengthens community connection and inspires meaningful exchange. Participants gain insight into different career paths and industries through peer-to-peer dialogue. The series celebrates the people and experiences that shape the JCI community.
Community & Social Impact
Charity Run "My Heart Is Compassionate"
This charity running event that is part of an international initiative promoting solidarity, active lifestyles, and social responsibility.
The event combines physical activity with fundraising, encouraging participants to run together in support of meaningful causes. Through sport, it raises awareness and resources for initiatives such as supporting children in vulnerable situations, improving access to sports facilities, and contributing to projects with positive social impact.
By bringing people together around movement, empathy, and shared values, the event shows how small individual actions can collectively make a meaningful difference for the community.
Civil Workshops
Collaborative, hands-on event designed to support the development of project ideas addressing socially significant issues.
The format brings together participants from different backgrounds – including students, civil society, business, and public institutions – and engages them in working groups focused on key social topics such as social services, health, environment, and community support. Each group develops a project concept based on real needs and current challenges in the non-profit sector.
Supported by mentors and communication experts, it combines project development with guidance on public communication and visibility, helping participants turn ideas into structured initiatives that can reach and engage wider audiences.
Charity Treasure Hunt
Fundraising event that combines outdoor adventure, teamwork, and social impact in an engaging and interactive way.
Participants form teams and explore the city by following clues, solving puzzles, and completing challenges connected to local culture, history, and hidden urban spots. The experience blends fun, discovery, and collaboration while encouraging participants to see the city from a new perspective.
Beyond the game itself, the event is designed to support a meaningful cause, using play and exploration as a way to bring people together and contribute to positive change in the community. Charity Treasure Hunt turns entertainment into impact by proving that doing good can also be memorable and enjoyable.
Charity Event “Easter Eggs”
Community-based fundraising event that combines creativity, tradition, and social impact.
The initiative invites participants to take part in a shared, hands-on activity inspired by Easter traditions, using creativity as a way to support people in need. Participation is linked to a charitable contribution, turning a simple act into a meaningful gesture of solidarity.
By bringing people together around culture, generosity, and care for others, the event shows how small actions can create real impact and strengthen community spirit through giving.
JCI Fun Run
Sports and charity event that combines physical activity, positive energy, and social impact.
Designed as a fun and accessible running experience, the event encourages participants to move, connect, and enjoy sport in a relaxed and colorful atmosphere. Alongside running, the program often includes warm-up activities and movement sessions that make the experience engaging for people with different fitness levels.
As part of a broader European initiative promoting an active lifestyle, JCI Fun Run uses sport as a way to support a meaningful cause and bring the community together. The event shows that staying active, having fun, and doing good can go hand in hand.
JCI Workshop "Your Ideas for Our City"
Participatory event that invites active citizens to share ideas and contribute to the development of their city.
The workshop creates a collaborative space where participants work in teams, exchange perspectives, and transform ideas into concrete proposals focused on improving urban life – from environment and culture to community well-being and prosperity. The emphasis is on cooperation, creativity, and finding practical solutions together.
By connecting motivated individuals and supporting the most promising ideas, this event encourages civic engagement and turns local ideas into real initiatives with the support of JCI.
Community & Social Impact
JCI Language Cafe
The main goal of these events is to provide participants with the opportunity to meet new people with whom to practice a foreign language that they know, are learning or have learned. The opportunity to do this in a relaxed environment guarantees an interesting new experience.
Many foreign students, guests and residents of the city where the event is help also participate in the events, which contributes to the development of the language skills of the participants.
Social Mondays
Social Mondays is a series of events where we provide a platform for NGOs to present their activities and projects to citizens, businesses, local authorities, and of course, other NGOs.
The main goal of the events was to create opportunities for informal networking, for meeting like-minded people, for exchanging ideas and good practices.
Culture Bites & Vibes
This is a multicultural festival that gives people from different cultures living in Bulgaria the opportunity to present their culture and way of life through music, dance, food, drinks and clothing.
Culture Bites & Vibes is an event that aims to give local people the opportunity to touch and get to know new and different cultures in a fun and interactive way.
Culture Bites & Vibes helps to facilitate the faster and easier integration of people from abroad who have chosen Bulgaria as a place to develop and live. This in turn contributes to the positive image of the city in which it is held.
Flagship & International Events
JCI Balkan Conference
Annual regional conference organized in partnership by several JCI national organizations from the Balkan region stared in 2017. The conference brings together JCI members, business leaders, and stakeholders to explore opportunities for doing business, investing, and building a life in the Balkans.
Through keynote sessions, panels, and networking formats, the conference highlights the region’s economic potential, entrepreneurial ecosystem, and diverse professional opportunities. It also provides space for sharing experiences, ideas, and best practices across borders.
By connecting people, markets, and perspectives, JCI Balkan Conference enhances the experience of JCI members in the region while showcasing the Balkans as an attractive and dynamic place for collaboration, growth, and investment.
JCI European Conference
Flagship annual event of JCI Europe, bringing together young leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers from across Europe and beyond.
The conference combines the official JCI program – including meetings for national presidents, trainings, workshops, and governance sessions – with a rich variety of complementary activities. Participants can take part in company visits, cultural and tourist experiences, keynote talks, debating and public speaking competitions, festive social events, and sports activities.
This unique blend of learning, leadership, networking, and cultural exchange makes it one of the most dynamic and enriching experiences within the JCI community.
JCI Bulgaria National Convention
Annual national gathering of JCI Bulgaria, bringing together members and partners to make key organizational decisions and discuss strategic priorities for the year ahead.
Alongside the official national meetings, the convention includes a conference program – often with an international dimension – featuring trainings, keynote sessions, panel discussions, and interactive formats. Through this program, participants exchange ideas, gain new perspectives, and connect with representatives from other JCI organizations.
By combining governance, learning, and community, this event strengthens national unity while opening JCI Bulgaria to the international network. The event offers a space to celebrate achievements, build relationships, and showcase Bulgaria’s potential and hospitality on the global JCI map.
JCI European Know-How Transfer
The JCI European Know-How Transfer (EUKHT) is a job shadowing exchange program between young leaders and European decision-makers.
The program allows participants to experience work at the European Parliament and to take part in the European decision-making process.
At the same time, as an exchange of knowledge and experience the participating Members of the European Parliament (MEP) learn from socially responsible young leaders and entrepreneurs about challenges their constituencies are facing, common solutions and community needs. Thus, the project strengthens personal contacts and increases understanding between European politicians and young leaders.
JCI World Congress
Hosted in a different country and city around the world every year, this event brings together JCI members from all regions for the organization’s largest global gathering.
The event combines a comprehensive official program – including global governance meetings, high-level trainings, and leadership sessions – with a wide range of international activities. Participants experience keynote speeches, global competitions, business and cultural exchanges, company visits, social events, and large-scale celebrations that reflect the diversity of the JCI network.
As the place where key strategic decisions are made and the global direction of the organization is set, the event is both a decision-making forum and a once-in-a-lifetime international experience. It offers unmatched opportunities for learning, networking, and connection at a truly global scale.
