Agenda

Please note that the agenda may change

 may 18 |

9:00
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19:00
Visionary
Stream Stage
Practical
Stream Stage

9:00

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9:30

Morning Coffee and Registration

9:30

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9:40

Welcoming Remarks: To grow big, embrace change, innovation and scaling up

Lilyana Pavlova
European Investment Bank
Future

9:40

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10:00

Opening keynote: How to Fix the Future

Andrew Keen
Silicon Valley innovation salon FutureCast
Future

10:00

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10:15

Interview on the stage: What Kind of Future we want

Federico Menna
EIT Digital
Interviewer: Alexei Lazarov
Capital
Future

10:15

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10:30

Keynote

Danijel Višević
World Fund
Local Heroes

10:30

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10:45

Interview on the stage

Hristo Borisov
Payhawk
Interviewer: Filip Genov
F27
Local Heroes

10:45

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11:00

Interview on the stage

Atanas Simeonov
Ocean Investments
Interviewer: Irina Obushtarova
The Recursive
Local Heroes

11:00

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11:15

Interview on the stage: From a startup to a premium global technology consultant. KPMG ITS: a success story on the verge of the AI era

Svetoslav Spasov
KPMG IT Service
Interviewer: Alexander Boychev
Digitalk.bg

11:15

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11:45

Networking coffee break

Breakthrough Technology and AI

11:45

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12:00

Interview on the stage

Petar Tsankov
LatticeFlow
Interviewer: Yoan Zapryanov
Capital Weekly
Breakthrough Technology and AI

12:00

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12:15

Interview on the stage

Alex Yochev
Microsoft
Interviewer: Alexander Boychev
Digitalk.bg
Breakthrough Technology and AI

12:15

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12:30

Interview on the stage: The Rise of Generative AI and Its Impact on the IT Business

Maryan Rizinski
Bosch Digital Bulgaria
Interviewer: Zoran Arsovski
VertoDigital
Breakthrough Technology and AI

12:30

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12:45

Interview on the stage: Innovation in xborder payments

Claudia Cruceru
Visa
Interviewer: Mila Taneva
iUX
Breakthrough Technology and AI

12:45

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13:00

Interview on the stage

Victor Francess
Excitel
Interviewer: Yoan Zapryanov
Capital Weekly
Breakthrough Technology and AI

13:00

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13:15

Interview on the stage

Kamen Kanchev
UniCredit Bulbank
Interviewer: Victor Stoyanov
UniCredit Bulbank

13:15

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14:00

Networking Lunch Break

Applied Innovations

14:00

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14:15

Interview on the stage

Interviewer: Konstantin Nikolov, journalist, Capital

Simeon Stoychev
Progress
Applied Innovations

14:15

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14:30

Interview on the stage

Interviewer: Konstantin Nikolov, journalist, Capital

Arsen Apostolov
BNP Paribas Personal Finance
Applied Innovations

14:30

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14:45

Interview on the stage: Generative AI: Unlocking the Power of Machine Learning

Milen Genchev
Google Cloud
Interviewer: Ivo Zimbilev
Cloud Office
Applied Innovations

14:45

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15:00

Conversation on the stage

Plamen Ruskov
A1
Alexander Tzonev
IRZ Solutions
Applied Innovations

15:00

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15:15

Interview on the stage

Radosław Kędzia
Huawei
Interviewer: Krasen Hinkov
AlfaStar Ventures

15:15

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15:30

Networking Coffee Break

Investment Trends

15:30

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16:00

Panel Discussion: Regional investment perspectives and where Bulgaria is on the deal map

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Elvin Guri
INVENIO Partners
Rossen Ivanov
BlackPeak Capital
Vivi Papasouli
European Investment Fund
Diana Aladzhova
Silverline Capital
Investment Trends

16:00

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16:30

Panel Discussion: What’s next for the VC industry

Enis Hulli
500 EE
Bogdan Iordache
Underline Ventures
Svetozar Georgiev
Telerik, Telerik Academy and Campus X
Stephane Gantchev
LAUNCHub Ventures
Creativity Unlocked

16:30

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17:00

Practical Session

Mark Pollard
Sweathead
Lubomir Nokov
Harmonica Foods
Future

17:00

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17:15

GTPZero World

Edward Tian
Princeton University
Applied Innovations

17:15

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17:30

AI on course to change everything

Patrick Bangert
Samsung SDS

17:30

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19:00

Party and Cocktails

10:00

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10:30

Impactful Entrepreneurship | Panel Discussion

Madalina Ilie, Founder, MFS, Gergana Stancheva, Co-founder of LAM’ON, Founder of Rikoandthehuman, Georgi Kadrev, Co-founder & CEO, Imagga Technologies & Kelvin Health, Interviewer: Zornitsa Stoilova, editor-in-chief, Recursive

10:30

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12:00

Digital Transformation Simulation Workshop

Navigating Strategic Choices for Organizational Success
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14:00

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15:30

Workshop: Artificial Intelligence - Hype or Reality

Demystify AI's role in daily life, exploring its benefits and challenges
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15:30

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16:30

Privacy by Design: The benefits of putting people in control

How can brands deliver responsible marketing that’s private by design and performance enhancing by default
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9:36

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Content Clinic: Unlock Your SEO Potential

In-person SEO and content marketing consultation
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