Agenda
may 27 |
Visionary Stage - Access: Onsite & Online
8:45
9:30
Morning Coffee and Registration
9:30
9:35
Welcoming Words by the Master of Ceremonies
Sirma Penkova, Journalist, Capital
9:45
10:00
Opening Q&A: Opportunities for deployment of advanced space infrastructures
Raycho Raychev
10:00
10:15
Keynote I Agents at the Checkout: How AI is transforming the future of e-commerce
Igor Zacharjasz
10:15
10:50
Discussion panel: The Rising Star of Dual Use Tech and How to Double the Value
Interviewer: Irina Obushtarova, Co-founder & CEO, The Recursive
Bogdan Iordache
Svilen Rangelov
Alexander Papratilov
10:50
11:05
Visionary Keynote
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Delian Asparouhov
11:05
11:30
Networking Coffee Break
11:30
11:50
Keynote: The Road to Silicon Valley: AI, Startups, and the Search for Product-Market Fit
Boris Valkov
11:50
12:10
Fireside Chat: How to Build a $4b AI Healthcare Company in Europe
Interviewer: Delian Asparouhov, Co-Founder, Varda, Partner, Founders Fund
Virgilio Bento
12:10
12:25
Keynote: Europe Could Lead in the Age of AI if It Plays to Its Strengths
Dimitar Enchev
12:25
13:00
Discussion Panel: How to Turn AI into Growth Power for the Business
Moderator: Lili Kostadinova, Enterprise and Corporate Sales Manager, Cloud Office
Stoyan Popov
Ivan Katsarski
Daniel Minchev
13:00
14:00
Networking Lunch Break
14:00
14:20
Keynote: How AI is Making Sense of What We See
Botty Dimanov, PhD
14:20
14:40
Keynote: Making AI Work for You: Lessons from an AI-native Company
Iliya Valchanov
14:40
15:00
Keynote: From Hype to Impact: A GenAI Playbook Born in Aviation
Hristo Todorov
15:00
15:15
Fireside Chat: The Rise of the AI Infrastructure Investing in Europe
Kirill Zavodov
Hristo Stoyanov
15:15
15:45
Discussion panel: VC in 2025: What Comes Next for Europe’s Investors
Moderator: Stephane Gantchev, Partner LAUNCHub Ventures
Laurin Class
Guillaume Fournier
Dilan Sisu
Daniel Kiss-Kiraly
15:45
16:00
Keynote The Saudi Dream: Venturing into a Trillion Dollar Opportunity
Nikola Likov
Learn and Share Stage - Access: Onsite & Online
Workshop Stage - Access: Onsite Only, No recordings
Google Gemini Workshop: How to make the most of AI tools and Agents
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Discover how Google’s latest AI tools can drive real productivity, collaboration, and automation inside your organization.
Led by Deyan Yordanov and Krum Zlatanov from Cloud Office, the workshop will showcase the newest capabilities inside Google Workspace:
- What’s new in Google Docs & Sheets?
- Gemini Deep Research & Canvas
- What’s new in Gemini Gems
- Google Vids
- NotebookLM
- Product overview
*Please note: This workshop is exclusively available to those attending in person at Sofia Event Center and no recordings will be made.
Workshop | Meet Amazon Q Business: The Enterprise Generative Assistant
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A hands-on workshop introducing Amazon Q Business—the powerful AI assistant designed to serve enterprise needs at scale.
Led by Daniel Rankov, CEO and Chief Cloud Officer at Several Cloud, this session will offer:
- A practical overview of the AWS Generative AI ecosystem
- A live demo of how Amazon Q accelerates content creation
- Real examples of document summarization and enterprise data insights
- Ideas for integrating AI into knowledge-heavy workflows
*Please note: This workshop is exclusively available to those attending in person at Sofia Event Center and no recordings will be made.
Pitching Masterclass with Delian Asparouhov
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Delian Asparouhov, Partner at Founders Fund and early SpaceX backer, will host an exclusive masterclass: “Pitch Like a Billion-Dollar Founder”
In this rare behind-the-scenes session, three selected startups will pitch live — and Delian will dissect each in real time. You’ll see exactly what stands out, what fails, and how top-tier investors evaluate teams and ideas in today’s high-stakes fundraising environment.
*Please note: This masterclass is exclusively available to those attending in person at Sofia Event Center and no recordings will be made.
Workshop | How to build your Fundraising Outreach Engine step by step
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In this workshop we are taking you step by step in preparing an effective investor outreach campaign, with examples and templates which you can use straightaway.
What we will cover:
- Defining your Ideal Investor Profile
- Setting up your fundraising CRM
- Building investor lists
- Honing in your elevator pitch
- Securing warm investor introductions
- Preparing your cold investor emails
- Setting up outreach systems
- Best tactics to reach investors…
and much more