FEATURED SPEAKERS
Apostolos Apostolakis
Co-Founder & Partner @ Venture Friends
Apostolos is an entrepreneur turned investor in the technology sector. He was a cofounder at e-shop.gr, e-food.gr, (acquired by Delivery Hero), Doctoranytime and an early investor in Beat (acquired by Freenow)
As an angel investor, Apostolos has invested in many startups including Jeeves, Spotahome, Booksy, Packhelp, and Triplemint.
In 2016 he co-founded VentureFriends a VC fund that invests in early-stage software startups across Europe, with a sweet spot in the Fintech, Consumer, and Marketplaces sectors.
VentureFriends has raised 170 mil euros over 3 funds and has supported 40+ startups including Blueground, Instashop (exited), Belvo, Flexcar, Huspy, Carmoola, Spotawheel, Plum, WelcomePickups and Yourhero
Other featured speakers
Ioan
Istrate
Advisor to the Minister @ Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization
With over 10 years of work experience in various fields, ranging from consulting and entrepreneurship to policy and social impact, his core competencies include new business development, analytical skills, and geopolitics.
Andreea
Plesea
Co-Founder @ Druid AI
Andreea has a PhD in Business computer studies with a focus on artificial intelligence- semantic web and 9+ years of experience in developing custom software for B2B systems and management.
Cezara
Panait
Government Affairs & Public Policy Country Lead for Romania @ Google
Young professional in EU digital policy and human rights lawyer with comprehensive knowledge of legal, policy and regulatory issues, acquired in both public and private sectors.
Ana
Crețu
Co-Founder InnovX-BCR @ BCR
Co-Founder and Board of Advisors member of InnovX-BCR business accelerator, assisting startups to architect, accelerate, and expand from idea to hypergrowth, by means of leveraging the infrastructure, knowledge, resources and test environments of BCR.