Taking innovators and startups to the next level

What’s next for the innovation landscape in Europe? At the conference 2019, over 200 innovators, startups and investors will converge in Bucharest for discussions around the future of startups, venture capital, artificial intelligence, fintech, energytech and more.

The event will be held in Bucharest, during the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on the 14th of June 2019 at Globalworth Campus, the largest premium business park and conference center in Bucharest, Romania.

With industry-leading speakers, a showcase with some of Europe’s top startups, and invaluable networking, we bring the best of the community together.

The event will be a pool of new ideas and trends, bringing together the world’s most eminent entrepreneurs, investors and experts, and facilitating networking and deal-making with specialists in the realm.

If you’re an innovator, working in a startup, or looking to cultivate relationships with business angels, this is the place to be. Don’t miss it. Come and experience Bucharest, the capital of the New Europe in 2019!

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Program

09:30 - 10:00 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE

MAIN STAGE

10:00 - 10:45 INNOVATE TOGETHER - HOW CORPORATES AND STARTUPS COLLABORATE?

Monica Bratu - Project Manager - Oracle Startup Ecosystem - EMEA

Andrei Razvan Vacut - Vice-President, of Pre-Sales, EMEA at UiPath - RPA

Ottavia Tomarchio - Expansion Manager - Mindspace.me

Stefan Dumitru - Program Coordinator - AmCham Romania

Moderated by Dani Dumitrescu - CEO - InnovX Business Accelerator

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10:45 - 11:30 FINANCE INNOVATION IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

Axel Kalinowski - Head of Central and Southern Europe - London Stock Exchange

Marin Daniela - Principal Manager - European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

Ciprian Paltineanu - Principal Investor - Innova Human Capital

Mircea Moraru - Senior Associate - CMS

Moderated by Bogdan Hristescu - Regional MD - Euronet Worldwide

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PARALLEL SESSION

SECONDARY STAGE

10:00 - 11:30 Q&A SESSION

Bogdan Stefan - Open Banking - Collaboration Insights from an Innovation Technology Partner

Daniel Ilie - 5 Leadership Truths from Former Commander of Special Operations Forces

Nicolae Iancu - Business Intelligence - Essentials from Former Rector of National Intelligence Academy

Alexandru Marin - How to protect innovation? Lessons from IPR Helpdesk Ambassador in Romania (TBC)

Silviu Florea - Growing Businesses, Inspiring People - A Global Journey Towards Meaning

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11:30 - 13:30 MEET THE INNOVATORS - 10 STARTUPS DEMOS

Introduction by Eleni Skoura - Executive Director, Retail Product & Segments - BCR

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Alin Iftemi - Modex - Blockchain Enablement Platform

Razvan Boldis - indexAR - VisualTech

Alexander Stoica - ProductLead - B2B Marketing

Daniel Nicolae - Maillon Fintech - FinTech

Attila Racz - KPEYE - FinTech

Vlad Costea - SigTree - PropTech, IoT

Alexandru Gliga - BOX2M - SmartEnergy

Leo Mart - WiseWoice - AI Assistants

Vlad Cazan - KFactory - Smart Factory

Andrei Nagy - AlphaBlock

13:30 - 14:00 NETWORKING LUNCH

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14:00 - 15:00 FINAL CEREMONY STARTUPS INNOVX - BCR & WELLCOME CEREMONY GRINDERS INNOVX - BCR

Bogdan Manoiu - Chief Executive Officer - SwissWay

Ana Mihalache - Head of Social Banking Department at BCR

Diana Dumitrescu - Managing Director at InnovX Business Accelerator

15:00 - 16:00 COCKTAIL