WEBIT.FESTIVAL Europe
25-27 June 2018, Arena Armeec, Sofia
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Innovate! & Plenary
Opening Keynote
Dr. Plamen Russev (Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation / Serial entrepreneur | Futurist | Philanthropist | Investor with over 30 years experience in tech and investments (direct and as LP))
Opening Keynote
Yordanka Fandakova (Mayor of Sofia)
Welcome Address
Thibaut Gregoire (General Counsel, Europe, Mastercard)
Video address from Günther Oettinger
Welcome Address
Lilyana Pavlova (European Investment Bank / Vice President, IT and Data governance)
Opening Keynote
H.E. Boyko Borisov (Republic of Bulgaria / Prime Minister)
Chairman's Session and Highlights of Webit.Festival Europe 2018
Dr. Plamen Russev (Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation / Serial entrepreneur | Futurist | Philanthropist | Investor with over 30 years experience in tech and investments (direct and as LP))
Artur Turemka (General Manager for the Balkans, Mastercard)
Prof. Shafi Ahmed (Chief Medical Officer, Medical Realities / Surgeon | Futurist | Innovator | Entrepreneur | Humanitarian)
Iliyana Tsanova (EU Strategic Investment Fund / Deputy Managing Director)
Stanislav Georgiev (Intl. Senior Media Executive)
Edna Conway (Microsoft / Vice President and General Manager of Global Security, Risk and Compliance)
Michel Adam (President and CEO, FashionTV.)
Pablos Holman (World-renowned Hacker, Inventor, Technology Futurist)
Frank Jansen (Executive Director Corporate and SME in UBB )
Kiril Ananiev (Republic of Bulgaria / Minister of Health)
Atanas Simeonov (Founder and CEO at AMATAS)
Krassen Kralev (Minister of Youth and Sports, Republic of Bulgaria)
Krasimir Valchev (Republic of Bulgaria / Minister of Education and Science)
Prof. Lyuben Totev (Dean, Mining And Geology University "St. Ivan Rilski")
Gabriela Kozareva (Executive Director, Bulgarian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Promotion Agency)
Keynote
Willem Jonker (CEO, eit Digital)
Discussion Panel: Education and digital skills
Sharan Burrow (General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation)
Jelena Djokovic (National Director, Novak Djokovic Foundation)
Esther Wojcicki (Founder, Palo Alto High Media Arts Program)
Jim Green (Senior Vice President, Salesforce)
Krasimir Valchev (Republic of Bulgaria / Minister of Education and Science)
Prof. Dr. Krasimir Ivanov (Rector, Medical University - Varna)
Pete Klupar (Engineering Director, Breakthrough Foundation)
Keynote: Digital Transformation/Innovators Dilema
Diana Stefanova (Managing Director EMEA R&D, VMware)
Keynote: What is work and what is human in a superhuman future
Martin Wezowski (SAP / Chief Designer)
Keynote
Prof. Shafi Ahmed (Chief Medical Officer, Medical Realities / Surgeon | Futurist | Innovator | Entrepreneur | Humanitarian)
Opening Keynote
David Hanson (Hanson Robotics / Founder & Chief Creative Officer)
Sophia the Robot (Hanson Robotics Limited / World’s First Humanoid Robot)
Plenary Session Opening + Fireside chat: re:Inventing Europe's Future
Dr. Plamen Russev (Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation / Serial entrepreneur | Futurist | Philanthropist | Investor with over 30 years experience in tech and investments (direct and as LP))
Mariya Gabriel (European Commission / European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth)
Keynote: Europe in 2030-2050
Mikael Conny Svensson (Vice-President Government Affairs & Public Policy Europe, Mastercard)
Keynote
James Lee (SVP, Huawei, Group President of the European Region)
Keynote
John Frank (Vice President for EU Government Affairs, Microsoft)
Discussion Panel: Europe in 2030-2050
Dr. Plamen Russev (Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation / Serial entrepreneur | Futurist | Philanthropist | Investor with over 30 years experience in tech and investments (direct and as LP))
Mariya Gabriel (European Commission / European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth)
Mikael Conny Svensson (Vice-President Government Affairs & Public Policy Europe, Mastercard)
Mina Dimitrova (Head of Central Go To Market, EMEA at Google)
John Frank (Vice President for EU Government Affairs, Microsoft)
Discussion Panel: Building the gigabit society
Dr. Plamen Russev (Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation / Serial entrepreneur | Futurist | Philanthropist | Investor with over 30 years experience in tech and investments (direct and as LP))
Pearse O'Donohue (Director, Future Networks, European Commission, DG CONNECT)
Brian Behlendorf (Executive Director, Hyperledger)
Keynote: The Future of Digital payments and enabling the expectation economy
Vish Sowani (Head of Fintech Engagements and Strategic Partnerships Europe, Visa)
Discussion Panel: Digital Identity and the Future of Democracy
Yonov Frederick Agah (World Trade Organisation / Deputy Director-General)
Lilyana Pavlova (European Investment Bank / Vice President, IT and Data governance)
Monique Morrow (President and Co-Founder, The Humanized Internet)
Ralph Simon (CEO, Mobilium / "Father of the Ringtone" | Co-Founder, Jive Records (Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake) | Produced Live 8, Live Earth, FIFA World Cup)
Yves Leterme (UEFA, Chief Investigator FFP / Former Prime Minister of Belgium)
Discussion Panel: Empowering Women in Business and Politics
Dr. Plamen Russev (Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation / Serial entrepreneur | Futurist | Philanthropist | Investor with over 30 years experience in tech and investments (direct and as LP))
Rumyana Trencheva (Head of Global Partner Organization at SAP for Central and Eastern Europe)
Mariya Gabriel (European Commission / European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth)
Edna Conway (Microsoft / Vice President and General Manager of Global Security, Risk and Compliance)
Sophia Swire (Award winning Social Entrepreneur and Senior Adviser)
Sevdalina Vasileva (Chief Retail Banking Officer (CRBO), Member of the Management Board and Executive Director of Fibank)
Louise Holden (Vice-President, Government and Development Data and Services (DS), Mastercard)
Summary of Plenary Session
Mariya Gabriel (European Commission / European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth)
Founders Games
Keynote
Frank Jansen (Executive Director Corporate and SME in UBB )
Keynote
Emmanuel Cassimatis (Head France/UK, SAP.iO Fund)
Artificial Intelligence Startup Pitches
Mark Raben (Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Middle & Eastern Europe, SAP)
Security Startup Pitches
Italian Trade Agency Special
Mattia Corbetta (Policy Advisor on Innovation and Startups, Italian Ministry of Economic Development (Rome, Italy))
Stefano Baldi (Ambassador of Italy in Bulgaria)
Alessandra Capobianco (Director of Italian Trade Agency Sofia)
Marco Montecchi (President of Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria)
Maria Luisa Meroni (President of Confindustria Bulgaria)
Giuseppe Saccone (Member of the Board of Multiversity Spa)
Marco Gay (CEO of Digital Magics & President of di Anitec-Assinform)
Fintech Startup Pitches
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Startup Pitches
Industrial internet & IoT Startup Pitches
Mark Raben (Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Middle & Eastern Europe, SAP)
Consumer Electronics / Wearable Technology / Manufacturing tech & Materials / Smart energy Startup Pitches
Keynote
Eugene Borukhovich (PHS Fund / Entrepreneur in Residence)
Health / Cleantech / Food & Nutrition Startup Pitches
Travel Startup Pitches
Webit Money Summit
Opening address
Mark Turrell (Orcasci / Founder)
Keynote: Key (digital) regulatory challenges for banks going forward
Sébastien de Brouwer (Chief Policy Officer, the European Banking Federation (EBF))
Discussion Panel: The future of payment
Artur Turemka (General Manager for the Balkans, Mastercard)
Lara Comi (Member of the European Parliament)
Thaer Sabri (Founder and CEO, Electronic Money Association)
Fireside chat
Mark Turrell (Orcasci / Founder)
Mario Shiliashki (Chief Executive Officer, EMEA, PayU)
Fireside chat
David Hunter (Non Executive Chairman at AngelFinTech & Emerging Payments Businesses)
Tony Craddock (Director General, Emerging Payments Association)
Keynote: Blockchain beyond Cryptocurrencies
Brian Behlendorf (Executive Director, Hyperledger)
Keynote: Cryptocurrencies and Compliance: Enabling Regulators and Industry To Navigate Beyond Traditional Regulatory Requirements
Lance Morginn (CEO, Director and Co-Founder, Blockchain Intelligence Group)
Keynote: Next generation blockchain technology - infinitely scalability and energy efficiency
Hsuan Lee (VP, Engineering, Cobinhood )
Digital Entertainment & Media Summit
Webit.DEMS Opening & Keynote: Blockbusters - hit-making, risk-taking and the business of entertainment
Aniela Russeva (Webit.Foundation / SVP and Member of the Board)
Stanislav Georgiev (Intl. Senior Media Executive)
Keynote: Real heroes - David vs Goliath = journalism vs the deep state
Edhem Fočo (Director, Al Jazeera Network, Sarajevo)
Discussion Panel: Fake News - profit driver, social responsibility or regulatory issue
Didier Stoessel (Chief Executive Officer and Vice – Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nova Broadcasting Group)
Matthias Settele (General Director, TV Markiza)
Chris Dziadul (Broadband TV News / Co-founder & Co-owner)
Venelin Petkov (Director of News, Current Affairs and Sports, bTV Media Group)
Edhem Fočo (Director, Al Jazeera Network, Sarajevo)
Keynote: Digital transformation in the Adult industry
Gregory Dorcel (MARC DORCEL / CEO)
Lunch Break + Leaders' Lunch
Keynote: e-sports channel
Torsten Haux (ESL / VP Global Media Rights)
Discussion Panel: E-sports - the Champions League of the new generations
Berk Uziyel (SPI International / Executive Director)
Jan Pommer (Director Team and Federation Relations, ESLGaming)
Nikola Francetic (Head of Group Content, Media and Broadcasting, A1 Telekom Austria Group)
Mihajlo Jovanović – Džaril (CEO, Fortuna Esports)
Perry Smith (Director of Content Partnerships at Ginx TV Ltd.)
Keynote: Media flow of funds
Dobromira Boyadzieva (Arthur D. Little’ TIME practice / Principle MENA)
Discussion panel: Disruption in TV advertising
Dobromira Boyadzieva (Arthur D. Little’ TIME practice / Principle MENA)
Barış Zavaroglu (Turkcell / Media & Entertainment Director)
Nataša Kažić (Writer, Digital trends expert, Entrepreneur)
Marcin Malinowski (Marcin Malinowski, Head of Global Partnerships CEE, Google)
Networking break
Keynote: Digital music
Scott Cohen (Co-founder, The Orchard)
Discussion Panel: Digital Music - profitable yet?
Scott Cohen (Co-founder, The Orchard)
Yacine Bouzid (VP Sales, Lagardère Active TV Distribution)
Sanya Armoutlieva (Founder & Managing Director, Virginia Records, Animato Music, Virginia Publishing, Animato Music Publishing)
Jake Beaumont-Nesbitt (Digital and IP manager, International Music Managers Forum)
Networking break
Webit.DEMS awards ceremony
Aniela Russeva (Webit.Foundation / SVP and Member of the Board)
Stanislav Georgiev (Intl. Senior Media Executive)
Elena Petrova (A1 Telekom Austria Group / Head of Global Sales A1 Broadcasting)
Webit Cities Summit
Welcome
Marcelo Garcia (Founder of BroadLights.org)
Opening Address
Todor Chobanov (Deputy Mayor of Sofia)
Keynote
Martin Klein (Global Head of Industry Business Unit for Public Sector, SAP)
Keynote: Investing in digital future
Roberto Viola (Director General, DG CONNECT)
Discussion Panel: Making citizens’ lives better by leveraging connectivity and data
Louise Holden (Vice-President, Government and Development Data and Services (DS), Mastercard)
Christian Petrov (Executive Director City Mobility, Sofia)
Gert de Block (CEDEC / Secretary General)
Bart Lamot (Innovation Manager at ICT)
Discussion Panel: Enabling Citizen Participation
Krassimira Raycheva (Visa Country Lead for Bulgaria)
Arch. Zdravko Zdravkov (Chief Architect of Sofia)
Martin Klein (Global Head of Industry Business Unit for Public Sector, SAP)
Ellis Odynn (Executive Director of the Digital Finance Institute (DFI))
Ljubo Georgiev (Team leader, Vision Sofia)
Dr. Ing. Stefan Höffken (Deputy Head - Coordination Office for Semantic Standardisation in Planning and Building for Public Service)
Ace Kocevski (Mayor of Veles)
Keynote: Cities Mobility
Alexander Renz (Managing Partner, New Mobility Consulting)
Discussion Panel: How technology is changing mobility and transportation, health, infrastructure, energy and finance
Catherine Carlton (Vice President, CFLD US, Menlo Park City Council Member)
Eddy Hartog (Head of Unit Smart Mobility and Living, European Commission)
Mark Raben (Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Middle & Eastern Europe, SAP)
Vladimir Danailov (CEO, Sofia Municipal Privatization & Investment Agency)
Erik Behm (Business Region Göteborg / Area & Investment Manager ICT)
Jovan Stojanoski (Mayor of Ohrid)
Jonas Oland (Program leader Digital Transformation, City of Eindhoven)
Discussion Panel: Making cities startup and entrepreneurship friendly
Maurizio Rossi (Founder CoCEO, H-FARM)
Tanya Hristova (Gabrovo Municipality / Mayor)
Andrew Tsao (Managing director, Silicon Valley Bank)
Alexandra Oleinykova (Head of Agency of City Development Programs of Odessa)
Keynote: Reinventing mobility: it´s all about cities
Arantxa Alonso (Executive Managing Director, XMOBA Ventures, a SEAT Group Company)
Keynote
João Tremoceiro (Chief Data Officer, Lisbon)
Penel Discussion: Resilient, Sustainable, Equality and Social Good within cities through leveraging technology
Prof. Rob Wolcott (Kellogg School of Management / Clinical Professor of Innovation)
Iliyana Tsanova (EU Strategic Investment Fund / Deputy Managing Director)
Catherine Carlton (Vice President, CFLD US, Menlo Park City Council Member)
Pengas Spiros (Deputy Mayor Thessaloniki)
Christine Bjärkby (Growth Capital & Business Development West Region, Connect Sverige - Region Väst, Göteborg, Sweden)
Summary and policy document
Yordanka Fandakova (Mayor of Sofia)
Sofia City Tent
Business Meet Up - Vienna Business Agency
Presentation - Municipal Guarantee Fund For SME's Financing Innovative Start-ups Program In Sofia
Presentation: Invest Sofia Start, Invest, Innovate, Grow In Sofia
Presentation Of Grajdanite.bg: Citizens & Institutions - Together For A Smarter Sofia
Presentation: Sofia Development Association and #BG10XEU Hackathon2017 Winners
Bulgaria Digital Summit
Discussion pane: Digital marketing in Retail
Stanislav Dimitrov (Konversa / Founder)
Kiril Terziev (Founder, Diligent Digital)
Georgi Gavazov (Managing Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Sofa)
Toni Stefanova (Marketing Manager, eMAG)
Maria Todorova (Co-founder and CEO, NEXT-DC)
Diana Angelova (eCommerce & Omnichannel Strategist, Decathlon Bulgaria)
Keynote: Social good and the snowball effect
Aaron Harvey (CEO, Ready, Set, Rocket)
Discussion panel: Social Marketing
Marin Kostov ( Executive Creative Director, All Channels Communication Group)
Nikolay Dievski (HEINEKEN / Brand Manager Stolichno, Starobrno, & Ciders)
Vassilena Valchanova (Digital Strategist, Enhancv)
Zhelez Atanasov (Strategic planning director, Noble Graphics)
Angel Iskrev (proof /Digital Creative Director)
Maria Atanasova (CEO, 7talents)
Discussion panel: Digital Strategy in Tourist industry
Katya Todorova (MEmotion / Founder)
Ognian Mladenov (SEOM.bg / SEO Expert)
Kaloyan Spasov (General Manager, Hotel Yastrebets Wellness and Spa)
Dimitar Dimitrov (InBound / Owner)
Zhivko Zhelyazkov (General Manager, Central Hotel Sofia)
Lyudmila Mazhdrakova (Founder, Mazhdrakov Consult)
Discussion panel: Cloud and tech innovations for SMEs in Bulgaria
Peter Rahnev (Head of Cloud Services, Oblak.bg)
Lyubomir Tzankov (Co-founder of Leaps)
Emil Lichev (Founder and Project Manager at Love 2 Design)
Yavor Piperov (Managing IT services directorate, Ministry of Economics of Bulgaria)
Anastas Stefanov (Author, Research center Trend)
Discussion panel: Women in Business and Technology
Hila Cohen (International Business Development Lead, Innovation Accelerator at World Food Programme)
Sheree Atcheson (UK Expansion Director, Women Who Code)
Rositsa Zaimova (Co-Founder, Dalberg Data Insights)
Anna Radulovski (Founder and CEO, Coding Girls)
Marika Mazzi Boém (Co-founder, the Lean in EU Women Business Angels)
Sonya Richardson (President, PWN Global)
Keynote
Marko Guček (Co-founder and CEO, GoOpti)
Discussion panel: The power of content
Martin Popov (Interactive Share / Executive Manager)
Filip Lazarov (Vlogger, bri4ka.com)
Naum Shopov (influencer)
Ivaylo Tzakov (Co-Founder & Business Development Manager, Dialogical )
Blockchain Global Summit
Keynote
Shaukat Shamim (Youplus / Founder & CEO)
Keynote: Addressing the Trust Divide
Nitin Gaur (Director, IBM Blockchain Labs)
Keynote: Financial Crime and Blockchain
Ellis Odynn (Executive Director of the Digital Finance Institute (DFI))
Discussion Panel: Blockchain impact on the future
Ethan Pierse (CryptoAssets Institute | BorderlessVentures / Director | Founding Partner)
Yuri Lobyntsev (Co-founder and CTO, Cindicator)
Ulyana Shtybel (Co-founder and Vice President, HighCastle)
Natalya Menshikova (CMO, Marketing And New Media, FashionTV)
Keynote: What do we mind next?
Alexander Shulgin (Visionary, Investor, Composer)
Keynote: The experience challenge of blockchain
Kaustav Bhattacharya (Executive Director, Technology, EMEA, R/GA)
Discussion panel: Blockchain startups
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