One of the world’s leading startup conferences and the largest tech event in Central and Eastern Europe. Every edition attracts more than 2500 participants from 80 countries providing 100+ hours of immersive educational content, keynotes and startup pitches.
Connecting angel investors, VC funds, tech talent, and corporations with the most promising startups in the CEE region to help ambitious founders scale and foster international economic growth.
On 5th October at the District Hall of the Innovation Campus in Warsaw, Poland, I had the honour to be the Master of Ceremony of the Investor Evening.
Agenda and speakers
18:45 Filip Debowski – Innovation Campus and why we are here. Trend House Program Manager since January this year
- Speaker; Mentor and Judge of 50+ international startup programs & has almost 10 years experience in the startup & innovation industry
- Helping people and startups to change the world for the better
19:00 Robin Wauters joining ONLINE
Founder of Tech.eu; journalist, analyst, speaker and event curator. Co-founder of Startup Europe Lens and BeCentral.
19:05 James Hughes (Juues): Minister-Counsellor for Economic Affairs @ British Embassy in Warsaw
→ Video recording 2 minutes
19:10 Diana Alice Florescu – will be doing the Keynote: Vuenture building and Innovation
- Managing Partner at Grai
- Awarded Entrepreneur – 2016 Lloyd’s Banking People’s Choice Award
- Head of MKT Wayra UK
19:20: FIRESIDE CHAT Topics
- Venture capital post COVID-19
- Trends in the entrepreneurial & investment environment
- Moderated by Rafal Celej
PANELISTS
- Is a venture Capital Lawyer
- Partner @ Kondracki Celej since 2016 → were awarded VC Legal Advisor of the Year by PSIK (Polish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association → CONGRATS!
- He also received the Rising Star Award in 2018 → congrats again
- Paulina Białek Head of Expara VirTech Global Accelerator
- Kinga Stanislawska
- VC investor in data driven businesses
- She is is listed in the Forbes top 50 women in tech Europe
- Is co-Founder of the leading Polish & CEE VC fund – Experior Venture Fund
→ is the first VC fund in Europe to be founded by women
- (Was previously Adviser to the European Innovation Council @ European Commission → so we’re particularly excited and honoured to have you here 2nite!)
- Noemi Malska
- Is currently an Executive Board Member @ 300Brains
- She is experienced in Private Equity & VC investments in the venture capitals and startup scene Business Woman of 2017
19:35 Robert Lugowski
- CEO @ Cobin Angels, Board Member EBAN
In 2017 → he received Award The Best Performing New Member of EBAN (European Business Angels Network)
