Programme

OPENING CEREMONY

Israeli Startup Magic

How to make it as an entrepreneur

GREAT PITCH CONTEST SEMIFINALS

50 ambitious startups will be pitching on stage in Warsaw for a chance to be selected to join the Finals of the Great Pitch Contest.

Tune in online to support your favourite startup or join us in the Palace of Culture to watch them live.

Responsible tech: How can we design technology with respect to humanity?

From facial recognition systems tracking every move, personal assistants like Siri or Alexa listening in on our conversation at home, to social media platforms collecting tons of personal data, modern technology is becoming smarter, faster and more powerful each and every day. Join this fireside discussion to explore what responsible technology is and why it is important.

Accelerating business in the UK

Preferential financing for entrepreneurs in the EU programmes

Digitization Roadmap in the Construction, Infrastructure and PropTech Industries in COVID-19 Times – powered by BIM World MUNICH

The outbreak has made the demand for many types of space go down, perhaps for the first time in modern memory - consumers shopping more online, students studying online, people working remotely. 
This talk will explore some of the new service models and technologies in real estate that will emerge as a result of this change.

How to deliver true business impact with startup collaboration - Insights from BSH Home Appliances Group

For big corporations working with startups has become necessary to stay at the forefront of innovation and retain competitiveness. However, often both sides fail to extract full value from their partnerships. This talk will explain how BSH Home Appliances, a global leader in the home appliance industry, creates real impact with startup collaboration and share success stories, learnings, and how to partner with BSH.

Building and scaling products for Emerging Markets

How to scale new technologies in emerging markets taking into account multicultural differences and various management styles.

Democratizing Space: The next frontier

How to scale up your startup globally via the UK

The UK is the third-best country in the OECD at starting businesses and is home to more billion-dollar start-ups than anywhere else in Europe. What are the factors behind its growth? What should a CEE founder know if they want to scale in the UK?

A new era of venture capital

In 2019 only 0.9% of small businesses in the USA are funded by VCs — this means thousands if not millions (worldwide) of startups that deserve funding don’t get it. The industry needs to change and be more inclusive in the way capital backs enterprise, especially at the early stage. Some would say we need an angel investor revolution.

In this talk, we’re exploring how the venture capital industry could reshape itself, especially at the early stage and what financing instruments we can expect when we go beyond equity.

Organisational culture that supports growth

Matt grew his software development company from 1 to 90 people. Join this session to find out how to tackle some of the challenges in building an organizational culture that supports growth.

AI, The BIG Opportunity

Since 2012 computing power behind AI algorithms has been growing seven times faster than Moore’s Law. In 2019 AI needed 44 times less computing power compared to solving the same tasks in 2012. This talk will explain and showcase why AI has become the most significant technology shift in modern times.

The State of Tech in CEE

CEE has become the fastest emerging region in Europe in terms of venture capital invested, growing well over twice as fast as Western Europe. In 2015 there was only €300m invested in this region, last year, close to €2bn.

How can we explain this incredible growth? What about the different industry verticals? What are some notable success stories? What should we expect from the CEE region in the future?

Lessons from Investing in 414 Startups

Learn investing and operating lessons from an active seed investor from Silicon Valley. The goal of this session is to share what some of the best practices are when fundraising, operating, and hopefully thriving during pandemic times.

Why do European companies buy so few startups?

City of Warsaw - WarsawBooster'20

Startup Finalists Announced

The top eight startups will be shortlisted to pitch in the Finals on October 7 for a chance to win the Great Pitch Contest Prize.

Networking Event (Startups & Investors)