Main Hall
09:30 - 10:00 Networking Coffee
10:00 – 10:20 Building "Belonging" Into Your Brand John Gargiulo, Global Product Marketing Lead, AirBNB
Interviewer: Robin Wauters, Founding Editor, Tech.eu
10:20 – 10:40 How to Build Your Voice Strategy with Alexa Max Amordeluso, EU Lead Evangelist, Amazon Alexa
10:40 – 10:55 Making Fundraising Your Core Competency Scott Painter, Founder, Fair.com
Interviewer: Adeo Ressi, CEO and Co-founder, Founder Institute
10:55 – 11:25 Investor Panel: What’s New, What’s Hot Nick Nigam, Investment Manager, Samsung Next
James Denena, Vice President of Finance and Corporate Development, PROS Holding
Hristo Stoyanov, Business Development Manager, CEE, European Investment Fund (EIF)
Moderator: Bindi Karia, Innovation Expert + Advisor, Super Connector
11:25 – 11:40 Cashless, Contactless, Effortless - Building the First Global Card Acceptance Brand Marc-Alexander Christ, Co-founder, SumUp
11:40 – 12:00Growth Lessons from an Industry Leader
Jitse Groen, Founder and CEO, Takeaway
12:00 – 13:00Lunch Break
13:00 - 13:20Investing in Blockchain Damir Bandalo, General Partner, Columbus Capital
Interviewer: Mike Butcher, Editor at Large, TechCrunch
13:20 – 13:50 The Future of Blockchain and the Impact on BusinessAmit Shur, Co-founder and CEO, Teneos
Anton Evangelatov, Software Engineer, Ethereum Foundation
Toni Lane, Co-founder, CoinTelegraph, CULTU.RE
Moderator: Nir Netzer, Founding Partner, Equitech
13:50 – 14:05Trading, Governance, Incentives - What Is It All About?Jani Valjavec, Co-founder, ICONOMI
Interviewer: Lyuben Belov, Managing Partner, LAUNCHub Ventures
14:05 - 14:20Intelligent Enterprise Unleashed | Five Technology Trends Shaping the Future of Business Kristaps Banga, Innovation Lead, Accenture
14:20 - 14:35 Start-ups! The Future is a Good Ending Joe Macleod, Consultant, Speaker, Author of “Ends”, Former Head of Design, Ustwo
14:35 - 14:50Peak Performance Mario Berta, CEO and Co-founder, Flyspaces
14:50 - 15:05Agency in Crisis: From Space to the Edge of Disaster Dara Dotz, Co-founder, Principal Designer, Field Ready
15:05 - 15:35 Coffee Break
15:35 - 15:55Leading Digital Transformation at L'Oréal
Lubomira Rochet, Chief Digital Officer, L'Oreal
Interviewer: Robin Wauters, Founding Editor, Tech.eu
15:55 - 16:15 Trends in Early-Stage Investments Enis Hulli, Venture Partner, 500 Startups
Marvin Liao, Partner, 500 Startups
Raph Crouan, Managing Director, Startup Bootcamp
Connor Murphy, Managing Director, Techstars Berlin
Hussein Kanji, Partner, Hoxton Ventures
Moderator: Monty Munford, Founder of Mob76, SXSW MC & public speaker, writing for The Economist, BBC, Forbes and Fast Company
16:15 - 16:30 The Future of Transportation: From Car Ownership to Mobility as a Service Tin Hang Liu, Founder, CEO, Open Motors
16:30 - 16:45Leadership Greatness in 2018 Adeo Ressi, CEO and Co-Founder, Founder Institute
16:45 - 17:00Life's a Pitch - so you better don't suck at pitching Christoph Sollich, The Pitch Doctor
17:00 - 17:30 Startup Competition Finals
Jury:
Marvin Liao, Partner, 500 Startups
Connor Murphy, Managing Director, Techstars Berlin
Hussein Kanji, Partner, Hoxton Ventures
Stephane Gantchev, Partner, LAUNCHub Ventures
Adeo Ressi, CEO and Co-Founder, Founder Institute
Moderator: Matt Ellsworth, Partner, 500 Startups
17:30 - 18:30Closing Networking Cocktail with SumUp
Second Hall
10:30 - 12.00 YouTube: Art Meets ScienceAlexandros Fragkos, Insights Lead, Google Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus & Malta