Aleksander Petrov
Aleksander leads McKinsey’s work on risk advanced analytics in Europe. He supports clients across a range of risk topics, focusing especially on stress testing, recovery planning, and asset analysis. He maintains a wealth of experience in capital markets, derivatives pricing, and portfolio management from his consultancy work with clients and his earlier career in financial services.
Before joining McKinsey, Alek, who is a member of the US Chartered Financial Analyst Institute, spent ten years in quant and trading roles in the European fixed-income and structured-finance sectors. For his doctorate on finance from the University of Vienna, he studied stochastic volatility in equity derivatives.
Petrov is also a board member of the Aleksander Foundation, which seeks to promote the development of university education in Bulgaria.
About Innowave Summit 2025
The event is focused mainly on digitalization of business and the public sector. The main accent is put on innovations in the fields of marketing, sales, e-commerce and all the other sectors.
The accent will be put on speeding up the digital transformation of the Bulgarian economy, strengthening the partnerships in Central, Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans, and also the partnerships with European and global digital pioneers and leaders.
The Venue
The palace of culture and sports, called jargon Sports Hall, is a multifunctional complex located in the center of Varna.It is one of the most famous buildings in the city, hosting cultural and sports events, exhibitions and conferences.
There will be more than 3400 sq.m. available for the event separated in three, as more than 1600 sq.m. are available for the conference and 1800 sq.m. for the exhibition