



… and for other ecosystem players, interested in what is happening in the VC, startup, scaleup ecosystems in the region.
More about pitch deck sharing, 1-on-1 meetings:
for those startups whose pitch deck raised interest among the investors. Meeting schedule will be individually arranged with the respective startups before the event.
IP rights, NDA, VC fundraising deal terms, etc. – address your questions and get your answers directly from one of the largest global law firms Bird & Bird!
We offer 15 mins meeting slots with the legal experts for startups sharing pitch decks in priority. Regardless you share a pitch deck, please indicate during your registration if you are interested, you will be contacted for further arrangements if free slots remain.
Lénárd Horgos, partner – Absolvo
Gergely Tóth, founder – HR Fest
Marcin Hejka, co-founder of OTB Ventures, previously served as Vice President at Intel Capital, responsible for EMEA and India, being member of the global investment committee, has seen many successes and failures. Invested personally in 40 companies, out of 4 became unicorns…and 1 decacorn – worth more than USD 10 billion. With his new fund, OTB, he keeps on delivering the rising stars of the future.
How you make decision between organic model and acquisitions? What do you select: market or target? Challenges of integration. The investor reveals why this strategy is accepted and financed. Is that a viable growth strategy for CEE scaleups? What are the cases the fund wants to finance?
Jenő Nieder CFA, deputy CEO – PortfoLion VC
József Szigetvári, managing director – Szállás.hu
Ákos Kapui, VP of engineering – Shapr3D
Zsolt Weiszbart, partner – DayOne Capital
Why CEE? Own office and team or local partners? How did the investors accept such CEE-strategy? Our lessons learned with these markets, acquiring 150+ enterprise customers and 700+ projects delivered.
Fireside chat with: Sándor Zsoldos – founder and CEO- IPR-Insights
Moderated by Iván Gyurácz Németh, partner – Absolvo
As a founder – what should you expect from them? Putting together the business plan, participating in the round, making the intros? Will the investors have sufficient time for a fully marketed round? Best practices and case studies from active investors / startup builders
Péter Balogh, tech angel investor, co-CEO – Baconsult
Antal Károlyi, president – Hungarian Business Angel Network
Enikő Deák, deputy investment director – Hiventures
Moderated by Dénes Csiszár, serial entrepreneur, startup builder
Challenges when scaling regionally a business in the B2C and B2B segments.
Fireside chat with: Colin Snead, co-founder and CEO – Allpacka, Fürgefutár.hu
Moderated by Zoltán Tóth, partner – Euroventures
Relocating with family, experiencing new business culture and customer attitude. Forget what you read in blogs: how fundraising works in Silicon Valley – backed by prestigious international VCs.
Topics including:
– 2020 VC challenges: more and more US VC scouting or even opening offices in Europe and especially CEE. How this changes (or not) the positioning of “local” VCs?
– A VC always stands behind the founders, in good and bad times. How VCs manage unexpected issues? Should they be friendly or tough? Strict but fair? When will they lose confidence / trust in a CEO?
– What else a VC brings to the table – beyond money? Is smart money real? How can the founders assess the VCs?
Moderated by
Lénárd Horgos, partner – Absolvo
István Simon, founder, CEO – Prefixbox
Including Q&A
András Vicsek, co-founder, CEO – Maven7
Gergely Tóth, founder – HR Fest
Lénárd Horgos, partner – Absolvo
What is actually startup culture and how it helps you with your daily challenges like finding, motivating and keeping the right employees.
Péter Balogh, tech angel investor, co-CEO – Baconsult
László Hradszki, member of the board of directors – Hiventures
Péter Balázsik, president of the board, co-founder – Talentuno
Tamás Tompa, head of education – Codecool
Moderated by Zoltán Várdy, business development advisor, angel investor
Listen and learn from the stories of a VC. Own experiences with founders and teams, about HR and hiring.
Fireside chat with: Julien Coustaury, founding partner – Fil Rouge Capital
Moderated by Antal Károlyi, president – Hungarian Business Angel Network
Culture eats strategy for breakfast- how to create a culture that supports best your scale-up company.
10 most important actions recommended by the expert.
Short and long term incentives; ESOP – who should get it? How individual development is supported?
Levente Zsembery, chairman of HVCA in 2014-2018, CEO – X-Ventures
Levente Torma, partner – B&T Tax Solutions
Péter Batiz, team lead – IseeQ
Moderated by Pál Szabó, partner – Bird & Bird
Language: Hungarian!
The Innonic way: How we scaled talent management, built a team of more than 100 and grew multiple startups from 0 to 1M+ USD ARR in less than 3 years
How and why are corporations partnering with startups? Which forms of partnership did these corporations choose and why? How can you get in touch with them?
György Dede, manager – Start it @K&H startup incubator
Gréta Németh-Harmati, Employer Branding Lead – Unilever Magyarország
Zsolt Winkler, Head of Digital Product D&D – Telenor
Moderated by Barbara Verő, co-founder, CEO – Future Proof Consulting
Roles are switched! Company representatives are pitching this time, to tell how and why they want to get connected with startups.
Zsuzsanna Makara, startup partner development manager – Microsoft
István Márton, CEO – Smart Future Lab by MVM
György Dede, manager – Start it @K&H startup incubator
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