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.







