Official Reception by the Mayor of Sofia
attended also by the Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Invitation only
Welcome address
by Aniela Russeva, Global Webit Events Director and SVP, Webit Foundation
Keynote Speech and Economic Investment Overview and State of Singularity
by Dr. Plamen Russev, Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation
Welcome Address
by Yordanka Fandakova, Mayor, Sofia Municipality
Keynote: Unleashing the Power of Innovation: Fueling Europe's Digital Transformation
by Lilyana Pavlova, Vice-President, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Keynote: Bottlenecks for financing EU Deep Tech
by Jean-Christophe Laloux, Director General, Head of Lending and Advisory in the European Union, European Investment Bank (EIB)
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Fireside chat: The Future of AI in Education: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges
Jeff Maggioncalda, Chief Executive Officer, Coursera
Dr. Plamen Russev, Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation
Keynote: Future of Education And How Generative AI is being used in it
by Dipty Chander, President, E-mma
Keynote: From “Mission Impossible” to “The Terminator”: How AI impacts human communication?
by Ofir Eyal, CEO at Rakuten Viber
Keynote: The Future of Work – AI in Action
by Maria Morais, Director, Consumer Industry Cloud, SAP (UK)
Keynote: Immediate Impact: Three Ways Small Businesses Can Utilise AI Today
by Jason West, AI, Funnels & Marketing Automation Expert, CHAT GPT Skool
Keynote: Exploring the Potential of Generative AI in Digital Analytics
by Dr. Goran S. Milovanović, Lead Data Scientist, Smartocto
Keynote: The AI in Healthcare
by Prof. Shafi Ahmed, CEO, Medical Realities
Keynote: The Future of Mental Health: Spirit, Mind, Body, and Tech
by Kana Enomoto, Director of Brain Health, McKinsey Health Institute
Keynote: Extending Human Lifespan with AI: Unlocking the Secrets of Longevity
by Prof. Milena Georgieva, PhD, CSO, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Epigenetics and Longevity, Institute of Molecular Biology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
CSO, EPIX.AI
Keynote: Getting to the Future First with AI in Health.
by Dr John Lee Allen, Managing Partner at RYSE Asset Management and NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Fellow & Mentor
Keynote: Enhancing Healthy Longevity
by Prof. Dr. Brian Kennedy, Director, Centre for Healthy Longevity, National University of Singapore
Keynote: Harnessing the Power of AI in Marketing: Optimizing Investment Effectiveness for Brands
by Pierre-Yves Calloc'h, Chief Digital Officer of Pernod Ricard
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Fireside chat: Empowering Creatives in the Digital Age: WeTransfer's Vision for Sustainable Innovation and the Role of AI
Alexandar Vassilev, CEO at WeTransfer
Aniela Russeva, Global Webit Events Director and SVP, Webit Foundation
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Fireside Chat: AI Use Cases in Finance
Avi Arnon, VP, Venture Investor, Citi
Aniela Russeva, Global Webit Events Director and SVP, Webit Foundation
Keynote: Unleashing the Power of Large Language Models: Talk to your Data
by Lidija Karaga, Co-founder and CEO, Poslovna Inteligencija
Keynote: Business Unbound: Embracing the AI-Powered Future
by Tomislav Krizan, Founder and AI team lead, Atomic Intelligence
Keynote: How to Adapt Creatives to AI and Make a Meaningful Difference
by Yana Karadimova & Ventsislav Valev, Graphic / Web / UI Designers, Karadime Studio
Keynote: How A.I. assisted creativity can transform marketing’s profitability.
by John Kearon, Founder & President of System1 Group PLC
Keynote: Rethinking sales and marketing – Brand Experiences, Customer engagement and Buyer journeys to accelerate value focused digital business transformations (B2B)
by Vivek Bapat, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Global Customer Advisory, SAP
Keynote: The future of AI in the field of digital marketing
by Velizar Velichkov, COO and Partner at 1ForFit
Keynote: Future of Enterprise Data Science & AI: From Custom Build to Building Blocks
by Dr. Michael Soucek, Head of Data Science, Machine Learning Engineering & Visualization, Accenture ASG
Keynote: Automating Aviation - is the sky the limit for AI
by Svilen Rangelov, Founder & CEO, Dronamics
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Fireside chat: The Future of Business: Doing Well by Doing Good
Vanya Manova, Country manager, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo, Mastercard
Dr. Plamen Russev, Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation
Keynote: The business of business is no longer just business
by Simon Thun, Global Chief Client Officer & CEO Central & Eastern Europe at Interbrand
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Fireside chat: Getting ahead of future through purpose-driven transformation
Christos Harpantidis, Vice President Philip Morris International, South-East Europe
Svetoslav Ivanov, Journalist
Keynote: Transforming innovation with AI
by Alberto Prado, Global Head of Digital & Partnerships at Unilever R&D
Keynote: Complex Societal Issues: and How to Leave a better legacy for future generations.
by Laban Coblentz, Head of Communication, ITER Organization
Keynote: Using AI for the development of Space Technologies
by Dr. Ivaylo Vasilev, CEO of Astrum Drive Technologies
Keynote: Digital Sustainability & AI
by Sebastian Gier, Co-Founder, Footprint Intelligence
Keynote: How is AI changing the Entertainment Industry
by Ralph Simon, Founder & Chief Executive, Mobilium
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Fireside Chat: How is Ai being used in E-sports
Lee Trink, CEO & Co-Founder, FaZe Clan
Ralph Simon, Founder & Chief Executive, Mobilium
Discussion Panel: Unleashing Bulgaria's Potential as a Hub for Innovations and Investments: Decoding the Roles and Responsibilities of Key Players in Transforming this Vision into Reality
Closing Speech
Dr. Plamen Russev, Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation
Official opening of InvestX
by Dr. Plamen Russev, Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation
Fireside chat: The EU Climate Bank.
Dr. Plamen Russev, Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation
Jean-Christophe Laloux, Director General, Head of Lending and Advisory in the European Union, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Panel: Allocation strategies in the midst of a volatile market and the beginning of a new cycle
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Panel: Why early stage venture capital and emerging managers should be an important part of your allocation strategy over the next 3 years
Panel: Leaning in to the next market cycle and why now is the perfect time to invest
Keynote: Chasing valuation discounts during economic downturn
by Péter Oszkó, Founder & Managing Partner, OXO Holdings
Fireside chat: Finding liquidity in troubled waters
Dr. Plamen Russev, Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation
Samuel Lin, Associate Director, Commercial Banking Credit Sanctioning, Lloyds Banking Group
Panel: The role of ESG:Aligning ESG mandates with financial return.
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Panel: Bulgarian Venture Capital Landscape
Official Opening and Welcome Speach
Speaks: The Municipality
MODERATOR:
Gencho Kerezov Deputy Mayor for "Digitalization, Innovations and
economic development" of the city of Sofia
PARTICIPANTS:
Georgi Georgiev - Chairman of the Metropolitan Municipal Council
Dimitar Dilchev – Executive Director of the Center for Urban Mobility
arch. Zdravko Zdravkov - Chief Architect of Sofia
Maria Hristova - The Capital Municipal Agency for Privatization and
investors (SOAPIs)
Prof. Dr. Georgi Dimitrov – Chairman of the Board of Eurotrust Technologies AD
Question and answer session
Keynote speech
Terry Li - CEO of Huawei Technologies
Speaks: The Business
MODERATOR:
Dr. Martin Zahariev – member of the Board of Directors of the Digital Bulgaria Foundation
PARTICIPANTS:
Radoslav Mitev - Team Manager "ICT projects and solutions for corporate
customers", A1
Nikolay Nedyalkov - Executive Director, Tixi
Elena Elenkova - Commercial Director, Siscom Engineering
Svetlana Chausheva - Chairman of the "Regulatory Regulation" Commission, Bulgaria
ITS Association
Borislav Gorov - Executive Director, Telelink City Group
Malgozhata Pavlovich - "Government Industry" expert in the Europe region,
Huawei Technologies
Nikolay Pavlov - Technical Director, TrafficX
Q&A Session, Closing
Opening speeche
Keynote: Unleashing AI in Business Today: The Power of ChatGPT and Chatbots
by Jason West, AI, Funnels & Marketing Automation Expert, CHAT GPT Skool
Panel Discussion: Unleashing AI in business today
Chairman's Dinner
Invitation only
Unofficial Webit Closing Party at Carrusel Club
Open to all Webit Visitors.
* The agenda and the speakers may change and the organizers may not be held responsible for any changes.