CEE VC SUMMIT 2022

9:00-10:00 am CET | Registration and morning mingle over a cup of coffee

10:00-10:05 am CET | CEE VC Summit Kick-off - Welcome note by Ewa Chronowska, CEO at Vestbee

10:10-10:50 am CET | Panel Discussion #1

The current state of the CEE VC ecosystem - key challenges, underlying potential and outlook

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  Marta Diana Koziarska

  Managing Partner, SMOK Ventures

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  Marcin Hejka

  General Partner, OTB Ventures

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  Tatjana Zabasu Mikuz

  Managing Partner, South Central Ventures

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  Matei Dumitrescu

  General Partner, ROCA X

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  Stanislav Ivanov

  Founding Partner, Tera Ventures

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  Kasparas Jurgelionis

  Managing Partner, Iron Wolf Capital

10:55-11:35 am CET | Panel Discussion #2

The rise of Venture Capital as an asset class in CEE - how to increase its appeal to institutional investors?

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  Marcin Laczynski

  Partner, Next Road Ventures

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  Ertan Can

  Founding Partner, Multiple Capital

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  Diego Recondo

  Partner, All Iron Ventures

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  Maciej Ćwikiewicz

  CEO, PFR Ventures

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  Borys Musielak

  Managing Partner, SMOK Ventures

11:35-12:00 pm CET | 🍪 Coffee & Networking Break

12:00-12:40 pm CET | Panel Discussion #3

The new facets of Venture Capital - democratization and the emergence of alternatives to traditional VC funds

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  Paweł Maj

  Head Of VC, Warsaw Equity Group

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  Paulina Skrzypinska

  Chief Innovation Officer, BNP Paribas

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  Rafal Stroinski

  Partner, B2RLaw

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  Berkin Toktaş

  Managing Director, Revo Capital

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  Radu Georgescu

  Chairman of the Board, SeedBlink & Founding Partner, Gecad Ventures

12:45-1:25 pm CET | Panel Discussion #4

Cross border deals - risks, challenges and emerging opportunities

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  Bartosz Lipnicki

  Managing Director, Endeavor Poland

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  Radoslaw Michalak

  Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP

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  Tomasz Świeboda

  Managing Partner, Inovo Venture Partners

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  Eva Arh

  Partner, 3VC

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  Enis Hulli

  General Partner, 500 Istanbul

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  Alex George

  Principal, Point Nine Capital

1:30-2:15 pm CET | 🍱 Lunch Break

2:15-2:55 pm CET | Panel Discussion #5

Chasing unicorns - what needs to happen to write more regional success stories?

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  Ewa Chronowska

  Partner, Next Road Ventures CEO, Vestbee

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  Marcin Kurek

  Managing Partner, Market One Capital

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  Jan Habermann

  Partner, Credo Ventures

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  Bakhrom Ibragimov

  Head of EBRD Venture Capital

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  Pawel Chudzinski

  Partner, Point Nine Capital

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  Julian von Eckartsberg

  Managing Director Europe, Burda Principal Investments

3:00-3:40 pm CET | Panel Discussion #6

What really drives the value? - the role of an early-stage VC investor

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  Maciej Frankowicz

  CEO & Partner, Shape VC

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  Marek Zamlynski

  CEE Startups & VCs, Amazon Web Services

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  Deepali Nangia

  Partner, Speedinvest

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  Marcus Erken

  Managing Partner, Sunfish Partners

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  Aman Ghei

  Partner, Finch Capital

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  Csaba Kakosy

  Partner, Day One Capital

3:40-4:05 pm CET | 🍪 Coffee & Networking Break

4:05-4:45 pm CET | Panel Discussion #7

Should we brace for impact? Trends that will shape the VC and startup scene in the upcoming future.

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  Dmitry Smirnov

  Investment Director, Flashpoint

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  Michael Brandkamp

  General Partner, ECBF European Circular Bioeconomy Fund

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  Szymon Kwiatkowski

  Investment Manager, EIT InnoEnergy Central Europe

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  Yigit Arslan

  Managing Partner, TechOne

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  Kinga Stanislawska

  Managing Partner, Experior Venture Fund

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  Tom Hughes

  Regional Director, Europe Affinity

4:50-5:00 pm CET | Closing Note

6:00-10:00 pm CET | 🍾 Investors Dinner