Digital|K – What's Next

Full Schedule

deep dive into the future

Track 1

Track 2

09:00 – 10:00

Registration and Networking Coffee

10:00 – 10:10

Capitalizing on Women’s Ventures

Lilyana Pavlova, Vice President and Member of the Management Committee, European Investment Bank

10:10 – 10:15

Welcome remarks by the MCs

Mirela Yordanova, Associate at LAUNCHub Ventures

Vanya Lazarova, CEO Coaching and Leadership Development

10:15 – 10:30

Track: Future

Keynote: What the Future Looks Like

Jennifer Hirsch, Global Startup Leader & Futurist, EY

10:30 – 11:10

Track: Entrepreneurship

Panel: The Next 10 Years: Together We Can Define the Future

Vassil Terziev, Partner, Eleven Ventures

Elina Halatcheva, Managing Partner, BrightCap Ventures

Max Gurvits, General Partner Vitosha Ventures

Todor Breshkov, Founding Partner, LAUNCHUb Ventures

Moderator:
Raya Yunakova, Investor, LAUNCHub Ventures

11:10 – 11:30

Track: Future

Keynote: It's Time to Build: From Adversity to Innovation

Gary Crawford, Group Director for Technology and Transformation, AKQA

11:30 – 12:00

Track: Entreprenuership

Panel: Startups vs Covid

Tatyana Mitkova, CEO & Co-Founder, Claim Compass

Saasha Celestial - Onе, COO and CO-Founder, Olio

Moderator: Janet Todorova, Founder Institute Bulgaria

12:00 – 13:00

LUNCH BREAK AND NETWORKING

13:00 – 13:15

Track: Local success

Keynote: Business Unusual: How the Pandemic Changed the Way We Work, Live, and Do Business

Dima Peteva, Head of Brand Marketing, SiteGround

13:15 – 13:30

Track: Local success

Finding Your Allies: The Good, the Bad, the Great

Maria Atanasova, Human Capital Director for EMEA, Progress

13:30 – 14:10

Track: Entreprenuership

Panel: Innovations + Investments = Success Stories

Aleksander Terziyski, Partner, New Vision3

Pavel Velkov, Managing Partner, Morningside Hill

Xavier Marcenac, Co-Founder, Nasekomo

Sevdalina Vassileva, General Manager for Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus, Visa

Valeri Valtchev, Co-Founder, Phos

Moderator: Vladimir Danailov, Executive Director, Member of the Management Board, Fund of Funds

14:10 – 14:25

Keynote: Transforming Digital Engagement to Empower Traditional Companies - Neuroscience in a Digital Business World

Ohad Maimon, SVP Strategy and BD, MAX

14:25 – 14:40

Track: Ecommerce

Keynote: Predictability in the New Normality: Online Shopping Implications

Andrey Popescu, Country Manager, eMag Bulgaria

14:40 – 15:00

Track: Ecommerce

Fireside chat: eBay - Lessons to simplify, modernize, and personalize the platform

Bradford Shane Shellhammer, VP of Buyer Experience, ebay

Interviewer Mirela Yordanova, Associate at LAUNCHub Ventures

15:00 – 15:40

COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING

15:40 – 16:10

Track: VC

Fireside Chat: How Top European Investors Adapt to the New Reality

Oliver Holle, Managing Partner, Speedinvest

Maximilian Schausberger, Managing Director of Elevator Ventures

Moderator: Max Gurvits, General Partner, Vitosha Ventures

16:10 – 16:30

Track: Creativity

Keynote: AGENTS OF CHANGE: Еxperience Is Now Everything for Brands

Grace Francis, Chief Experience Officer, Karmarama, ex Droga5

16:30 – 16:50

Track: VC

Keynote: Anatomy of the New World

Delian Asparouhov, Principal, Founders Fund

16:50 – 17:10

Track: Creativity

Keynote: Infusing Creativity Into Digital Transformation

Adam Morgan, Executive Creative Director, Adobe

17:10 – 17:30

Track: VC

Keynote: The Power of One Global and Interconnected Community

Pavlina Yanakieva, CEO, Bulgaria Innovation Hub

17:30 – 17:50

Track: VC

Fireside Chat: What's Next for the VC Industry

Bogomil Balkansky, Partner, Sequoia Capital

Interviewer Lyuben Belov, Managing Partner, LAUNCHub Ventures

17:50 – 18:00

Track: Startups

Keynote: Office Pitch

Christoph Sollich, The Pitch Doctor

Track 1

Track 2

10:00 – 11:00

Track: Master Class

Traditional Banks vs. Fintech: is There a Third Way?

Petr Baron, CEO, TBIF Financial Services, TBI Bank
Filip Genov, Founder, F 27

10:00 – 10:05

Track: Innovation

Visa Innovation Program Demo Day

Opening remarks: Sevdalina Vassileva, General Manager for Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus, Visa

Summary: Fintech is hot, very hot! During the second day of DigitalK you will have the very special opportunity to meet 10 of the most promising fintech companies from the SEE region as part of the Visa Innovation Program Demo day powered by Eleven.
Join us and see the latest companies in biometric payments, loyalty technology, insurance novelty, AML and KYC solutions, open banking products and much more of the fintech world.

10:00 – 10:50

Visa Innovation Program Team

Moderator: Rene Tomova, Design Partner at Eleven Ventures

Demo Day Committee:

Sevdalina Vassileva, General Manager for Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus, Visa

Ozan Ozturk, Head of Strategy & Market Planning South Eastern Europe, Client Engagement, Europe, Visa
Daniel Tomov, Managing Partner, Eleven Ventures

10:05 – 10:50

Company Pitches

Companies:
Iris
Cashwave
Boleron
Payhawk
Paybyface

10:50 – 11:10

Fireside chat: Growing your Business in Europe

Victor Trokoudes, Co-founder & CEO @Plum
Dogan Turan, Co-founder @Glocalzone
Moderator: Roi Ben Daniel, Digital Partnerships & Ventures, Europe, Visa

11:00 – 11:15

The Market Sentiment in European Venture Capital

Wouter Torfs, Senior Research Officer, European Investment Fund

11:10 – 11:55

Company Pitches

Companies:
Ecollect
Logsentinel
Notolitycs
Newpay
Reloyalty

11:15 – 12:00

Track: Master Class

THE SHIFT: Transforming Brand Behavior to Win in a Post-pandemic World

George Gavazov, Founder, TheOther Half

Iain McDonald, Head of Digital, CNN International Commercial

Mihnea Georgiu, Global Chief Creative Officer, Publicis

11:55 – 12:10