AI, Sustainability, Digital Transformation

10:20 AM

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OPENING CEREMONY

Martin Ring
Strategic Director
Wolves Summit

Karolina Zdrodowska

Director of entrepreneurship and social dialogue at City of Warsaw

Ms Anna Clunes OBE
Her Majesty's Ambassador to Poland
British Embassy

11:20 AM

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Israeli Embassy - Secrets of successful startups

According to the statistics, 90% of all startups fail, and while Israel is no exception, we are choosing to focus on the 10% that make it! Join us for a panel discussion with successful Israeli entrepreneurs that will share with you their secrets and best practices for success.

Kobi Shkuri

Principal at LT Capital

Miriam Schwab

Co-founder, CEO of Strattic

Lilia Leye Shwartsman

Founder & CEO at Wis2Biz

Tanya Meir Phrog

CEO at Realize

12:00 PM

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How municipalities are supporting the startup ecosystem and what startups need to know about it?

Awareness of startup ecosystems is crucial not just for startups, investors and entrepreneurial community but also governments and large corporations. Understanding startup ecosystems benefits decision makers and puts them in a position so that can grow their ecosystems. A thriving startup ecosystem boosts the economy, creates a talent pool and generates jobs locally.

Gabriele Tatzberger

Director of Startup Services at Vienna Business Agency

Ahmad Piraiee

Country Manager at thirty3, Director at Startup Grind

Ana Vázquez Romero
Research Startup Analyst at TNW

02:00 PM

British Embassy STAGE streamed to Hopin.to

Seed Investment: Stairway to Heaven or Road to Hell?

Olivia Exton

Program Manager at Startup Campus

Dana Zou

Co Director at Kickstart

Oscar Ramos

Managing Director at Chinaccelerator

Tomasz Mazuryk

Managing Partner at FundingBox

03:00 PM

Community STAGE streamed to Hopin.to

DeepTech Behind the Scenes: New Collaboration Models to Successfully Enter the Market

Sonja Sulzmaier

Managing Partner at Navispace GmbH

Willem Bulthuis

CEO at Corporate Ventures Advisory

Danya Golan

VP of marketing at 3d Signals

Markus Vogt

Director Segment Healthcare & Personal Devices at EBV Elektronik

Thomas Waldmann

Start-up & Venture Manager at Würth Elektronik eiSos

British Embassy STAGE streamed to Hopin.to

COVID-19 crisis as a catalyst for innovation

Jamie Qiu

Founder and Managing Partner at Studio Zao

Joanna Uniwersal

Strategic Director at Ogilvy Poland

Andrés Sánchez Sandaza
Director at FundingBox Communities

Jonathan Grinbaud

Innovation Adviser at UCL

03:30 PM

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Food of the future: how should our food change to match the challenges of humanity and humans

Matylda Szyrle

Founder at Listny Cud

Rob Ward

CEO & Founder at Forward Food .Tech

Mateusz Kloc

Partner at Lucet Capital

Michal Piosik

CEO/Chef at Polish Your Cooking

British Embassy STAGE streamed to Hopin.to

Healthcare - the industry innovating its way out of a crisis

Suzanne Ali-Hassan
Head of Commercial Engagement at UCL Partners

Sigal Hachlili

Director of AI, Data & Digital Innovation, NHS

Dr. Marcus Erken

Founding Partner at Sunfish Partners

Davide Turi

Founding Partner of Studio Zao

10:00 AM

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Pre-IPO capital-raising options for CEE based companies

With an emphasis on tapping into the deep capital-markets of Germany

Oliver Mahr

Global Sales & Relationship Manager, Deutsche Börse Group

Falko Weinert

Senior Manager, Deutsche Börse Group

Thom Barnhardt

Founder, CEE Business Media

Adrian Kovollik

Managing Partner at East Value Research

11:00 AM

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Scaling Up in the CEE region: data and insights from Tech.eu

In this session, we'll present new facts and figures about the rise of tech scale-ups in the S/CEE region, delivering data-driven insights into how the innovation sector is developing.

Join Tech.eu founding editor Robin Wauters for a look at how many scale-ups are in the CEE region, where they are located, which sectors they are in, what is happening in terms of funding and exit trends, and much more!

Robin Wauters

Founding Editor, Tech.eu

11:20 AM

British Embassy STAGE streamed to Hopin.to

Ventures - Term sheet market standards & practices

Rafal Celej

Partner, Kondracki Celej

Glen Waters

Head of PwC | Raise Ventures

Charles Thiede

CEO, Zapnito

James Lewis

Partner, Perscitus LLP

Community STAGE streamed to Hopin.to

The Power of Focus: How to choose your love, love your choice and build the business, career, and life you dream about

Everyone dreams of building a better business, career, or life, yet few people make it happen. What separates those who do versus those who don’t? The answer lies in the “Power of Focus.”

Zoltan Vardy

Business Growth Mentor at The Launch Code

01:00 PM

British Embassy STAGE streamed to Hopin.to

Brexit should be the catalyst to create stronger ties between European Startup Ecosystems

Brexit should be the catalyst to create the United Tech of Europe. How can we keep attracting talent to the UK and break down barriers to investment? What does a CEE founder should know if they want to scale in the UK?

Poppy Dowell

Senior corporate innovation leader, Wayra

Tim Luft

Director, Talkout Group

Omar Christidis

Founder, ArabNet

David Webster

Founding Partner, Global Tech Connect

02.00 PM

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Scaling Up with CVCs - the next chapter for Corporate Venture Capital

Marcin Hejka

General Partner, OTB Ventures

Jakub Przybylski

Strategy & Business Development, ABB

Kristóf Székely

Principal, Lead Ventures

Joel Fisch

Vice President, Ecosystem Foresight at Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonn

03:30 PM

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Corporate Venture Capital Investment in Fintech: A CEE Perspective

Today there are almost 2000 corporations that engage in VC, more than double the number a decade ago. Join this fireside chat to learn more about the rise of CVCs in Europe and the opportunities and challenges of running a CVC.

Diana Florescu

Managing Partner, Grai Ventures

Alexander Groll

Investment Manager, Elevate Ventures, Raiffeisen

Community STAGE streamed to Hopin.to

Innovation for the Factories of Tomorrow

How to drive productivity, efficiency and sustainability in manufacturing through open innovation? During this panel, innovation experts from LafargeHolcim will share insights and learnings from their digital initiatives in manufacturing and their implementation in the CEE region.