Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
From visionary keynotes to workshops bursting with practical advice, and plenty of networking opportunities, DigitalK brings together some of the brightest minds that will help you find out how to re-invent your company and make it competitive for a brand new world.
Corporate
DigitalK is a gathering of the leading movers and shakers in tech, passionate, aspiring entrepreneurs, as well as corporates looking to bring about much-needed change and partner with innovators. Why not become onе of them?
Startups
DigitalK takes place at the heart of the booming CEE region - Sofia. Bulgaria's vibrant startup ecosystem is attracting increasing investment and interest. Come and meet the right investor for your idea.
Lilyana Pavlova, Vice President and Member of the Management Committee, European Investment Bank
Mirela Yordanova, Associate at LAUNCHub Ventures
Vanya Lazarova, CEO Coaching and Leadership Development
Track: Future
Jennifer Hirsch, Global Startup Leader & Futurist, EY
Track: Entrepreneurship
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
Track: Future
Gary Crawford, Group Director for Technology and Transformation, AKQA
Track: Entreprenuership
Tatyana Mitkova, CEO & Co-Founder, Claim Compass
Saasha Celestial - Onе, COO and CO-Founder, Olio
Moderator: Janet Todorova, Founder Institute Bulgaria
Track: Local success
Dima Peteva, Head of Brand Marketing, SiteGround
Track: Local success
Maria Atanasova, Human Capital Director for EMEA, Progress
Track: Entreprenuership
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
Ohad Maimon, SVP Strategy and BD, MAX
Track: Ecommerce
Andrey Popescu, Country Manager, eMag Bulgaria
Track: Ecommerce
Bradford Shane Shellhammer, VP of Buyer Experience, ebay
Interviewer Mirela Yordanova, Associate at LAUNCHub Ventures
Track: VC
Oliver Holle, Managing Partner, Speedinvest
Maximilian Schausberger, Managing Director of Elevator Ventures
Moderator: Max Gurvits, General Partner, Vitosha Ventures
Track: Creativity
Grace Francis, Chief Experience Officer, Karmarama, ex Droga5
Track: VC
Delian Asparouhov, Principal, Founders Fund
Track: Creativity
Adam Morgan, Executive Creative Director, Adobe
Track: VC
Pavlina Yanakieva, CEO, Bulgaria Innovation Hub
Track: VC
Bogomil Balkansky, Partner, Sequoia Capital
Interviewer Lyuben Belov, Managing Partner, LAUNCHub Ventures
Track: Startups
Christoph Sollich, The Pitch Doctor
Track: Master Class
Petr Baron, CEO, TBIF Financial Services, TBI Bank
Filip Genov, Founder, F 27
Track: Innovation
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.
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
Companies:
Iris
Cashwave
Boleron
Payhawk
Paybyface
Victor Trokoudes, Co-founder & CEO @Plum
Dogan Turan, Co-founder @Glocalzone
Moderator: Roi Ben Daniel, Digital Partnerships & Ventures, Europe, Visa
Wouter Torfs, Senior Research Officer, European Investment Fund
Companies:
Ecollect
Logsentinel
Notolitycs
Newpay
Reloyalty
Track: Master Class
George Gavazov, Founder, TheOther Half
Iain McDonald, Head of Digital, CNN International Commercial
Mihnea Georgiu, Global Chief Creative Officer, Publicis
Stoil Vassilev, VP Corporatе Development, Sum Up
Daniel Tomov, Managing Partner, Eleven Ventures
Track: Social Entrepreneurship
Vassil Terziev, Partner, Eleven Ventures
Ivan Dimov, Founder & Chairman, Single Step Foundation
Track: Social Entrepreneurship
Iravan Hira, Managing Director, Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium
Ludmila Malcheva, Founder & CEO, Right Image
Max Gurvitz, founder, Vitosha Ventures
Kim-Erik Aanes
CEO SKADE
Konstantin Dinev
CEO, Bellum Gens
Galin Bonev, Co-founder and CEO, ECONICONE
Svetozar Georgiev, Co-founder of Telerik, Telerik Academy and CampusX
Irina Scarlat, Global Head of Growth, Revolut
Max Gurvitz, Founder, Vitosha Ventures
Dina Katabi, Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and the director of the MIT Wireless Center.
Interviewer Ognyan Georgiev, Editor, Capital
1407 Sofia, Bulgaria
Address: Cherni Vrah Blvd 100, Paradise Center, Floor 3
