Ecosystem Summit

November 21st, 9:00 – 16:00

Impact Hub Timpuri Noi, Bucharest

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
  • 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
  • The power of Validation (Workshop)

  • Tamas Bekasi, Regional Innovation Scheme Business Creation Project Manager, EIT Health InnoStars
  • 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
  • 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
    • Speed Dating

    • Speed Dating

    • 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
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.

Registrations are now closed

See you at
Impact Hub Timpuri Noi, Bucharest!

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