The CESAwards Ecosystem Summit is a half-day invite-only event, happening before the Awards Ceremony, that brings together 150 professionals for an honest and complex talk about scaling. The Ecosystem Summit is dedicated to the stakeholders of CESA and together we will cover the most important topics related to what entrepreneurs need to know when they are ready to extend their businesses.
Your questions will be answered. Your new connections are waiting. This is just for those who think big.
Speakers

Adriana Record
Executive Director, CCIFER

Colin Snead
Co-founder & CEO, Allpacka.com

Csaba Faix
Co-founder & Senior Trainer, Prompt Media

Drew Calin
CEO & Cofounder, Greenhouse

Irena Șoș
Consultant Market Entry and Business Development & Project Coordinator Marketplace Romania, AHK Romania

Istvan Kovacs
Fintech Partnerships Manager, Raiffeisen Bank International AG

Karola Kassai
Founder & Managing Partner, KassaiLaw

Mihai Rotaru
Vice President Startups Pipeline, TechAngels

Monica Obogeanu,
Startup Programs Manager, Orange

Roger Blott
Founding Partner, Fil Rouge Capital

Sara Koslinska
CEO, Limitless

Tamas Bekasi
Regional Innovation Scheme Business Creation Project Managet, EIT Health InnoStars

Vargha Moayed
Chief Strategy Officer, UiPath

Viktor Balint
Head of International Expansion, Codecool

Vlad Stănilescu
Chief Digital Officer, Raiffeisen Bank

Zdravko Zdravkov
Head of Business Development & Partner, Out2Bound

Oana Craioveanu
CEO & Co-founder, Impact Hub Bucharest

Peter Kovacs
CEO, Central European Startup Awards, Co-Founder, Global Startup Awards
Moderated by

Marius Mitroi
Co-founder, Thinkstitute
Ecosystem Summit Agenda
08:00 - 09:00 Registration & Networking
09:00 - 10:00 Intro - state of the ecosystem in CEE
- Oana Craioveanu, CEO & Co-founder, Impact Hub
- Peter Kovacs, CEO Central European Startup Awards & Co-Founder, Global Startup Awards
10:00 - 11:00 Workshop & Panel
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Scaling with Sales – Best practices for Founders (Workshop)
- Zdravko Zdravkov, Head of Business Development & Partner, Out2Bound
- Financing opportunities when scaling (Panel)
- Daniel Rusen, Director of Marketing and Operations, Microsoft
- Roger Blott, Founding Partner, Fil Rouge Capital
- Sara Koslinska, CEO, Limitless
- Vlad Stănilescu, Chief Digital Officer, Raiffeisen Bank
- Moderator: Marius Mitroi, Co-founder, Thinkstitute
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30 Workshops & Panel
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The power of Validation (Workshop)
- Tamas Bekasi, Regional Innovation Scheme Business Creation Project Manager, EIT Health InnoStars
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Finding your Scale-up story – How storytelling can help to build grow and to build your company culture? (Workshop)
- Csaba Faix, Co-founder & Senior Trainer, Prompt Media
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Successful Exit Stories (Panel)
- Mihai Rotaru, Vice President Startups Pipeline, TechAngels
- Drew Calin, CEO & Cofounder, Greenhouse
- TBA
- Moderator: Karola Kassai, Founder & Managing Partner, KassaiLaw
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:00 Reverse Pitching
Ecosystem players and representatives of international markets pitch in front of the participants their strongest points in attracting new entrepreneurs
- Adriana Record, Executive Director, CCIFER
- Irena Șoș, Consultant Market Entry and Business Development & Project Coordinator Marketplace Romania, AHK Romania
- Irina Simulescu, Program Manager, Impact Hub Bucharest
- Istvan Kovacs, Fintech Partnerships Manager, Raiffeisen Bank International AG
- Monica Obogeanu, Startup Programs Manager, Orange
- Ștefan Urioc, Economic Policy Officer, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
14:15 - 15:45 Speed dating with the pitchers & Panel
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Speed Dating
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Speed Dating
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Successful stories of scaling (Panel)
- Colin Snead, Co-Founder & CEO, Allpacka
- Viktor Balint, Head of International Expansion, Codecool
- Moderator: Karola Kassai, Founder & Managing Partner, KassaiLaw
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15:45 - 16:00 Closing remarks
Closing remarks

Why participate?
- Custom tailored content that you won’t
find anywhere else - Valuable connections that can bring you
long-term partnerships - Clarity, inspiration to move forward, new visions
Who is it for?
- Entrepreneurs who want to scale
- High profile corporates
- Regional winners, jury members, partners

Registration for the Ecosystem Summit
Participation is free, but please take into account that filling this form is just the first step towards participating at the Central European Startup Awards Ecosystem Summit. You will also need our confirmation so check your e-mail every week for our response.