Speakers

Mada
Seghete

Co-Founder & CSO
@ Branch.io

Experienced marketer and evangelist, founder of Branch.io unicorn.

Ondrej
Bartos

General Partner
@ Credo Ventures

Early stage investor, with investments in UiPath, PriceFX, Productboard and many more.

Techstars Alumnus (NYC '18), AI / ML expert building a revolutionary technology called “typing biometrics”. It is currently used in Cyber Security for 2-factor and multi-factor authentication, fraud prevention, and risk-based authentication.

Carlos
Espinal

Managing Partner @ Seedcamp

Investor in 4 European unicorns and thought leader at Seedcamp Podcast.

Monica
Obogeanu

Startup Programs Manager
@ Orange

Manager of the Orange Fab Romania program, facilitating collaborations between innovative startups and Orange.

Raluca
Pantiru

Product Manager
@ Fitbit

Product expertise in building consumer software and hardware products for Fitbit and Vector Watch.

Ana-Maria
Andronic

Head of Intellectual Property and Technology
@ DLA Piper Romania

An accomplished attorney and former Romanian judge with dual legal qualifications in the United States and Romania

Dan
Mihaescu

Founding Partner
@ GapMinder Venture Partners

Investor and adviser in early-stage technology companies. Recently invested in some of the newest high-growth tech startup from the CEE - MEDIjobs, Machinations, Deepstash, FintechOS and more.

Jon
Bradford

Founding Partner
@ Dynamo VC

Investor in supply chain and mobility companies. Serial entrepreneur that pioneered the startup acceleration space in Europe and set grounds for Techstars London.

Enis
Hulli

General Partner
@ 500 Startups Istanbul

Investor and adviser in early-stage technology companies and the host of a podcast on growth journeys from emerging ecosystems to global markets.

Alan
Clayton

Global Roaming Mentor @ SOSV

Acceleration specialist, mentor at HAX, Food-X, Chinaccelerator RebelBio and IndieBio accelerators. Previously 5x founder.

Paolo
Ertreo

Product Designer @ Dropbox

As a growth product designer, he focuses on creating experiences that are user-centered, performance-driven, and business-oriented. Previously he was leading design on the Growth team at Strava.

CHRIS
MASSEY

Product Lead
@ Mind the Product

Product management and team alignment expert with a background in content, marketing, & communities.

Marcin
Grodzicki

Chief Product Officer @ Sotrender

Product management specialist, previously startup founder.

Jag
Singh

Managing Director @ Techstars Berlin

Investor and supporter of the next wave of disruptive European startups.

Jeroen
Corthout

Founder & CEO
@ Salesflare

Founder, B2B sales and product expert.

Dan
Toma

Co-Founder
@ OUTCOME

Innovation and lean startup expert with entrepreneurial background. Worked with companies such as Deutsche Telekom, Bosch, Jaguar Land Rover, Bayer, John Deere or Allianz.

Irina
Scarlat

Global Head of Growth
@ Revolut

Full-stack product marketer and experienced project manager, previously leading the marketing efforts of Uber in Romania. Entrepreneur at heart.

Cristian
Munteanu

Founder & Managing Partner
@ Early Game Ventures

Investor and board member in early-stage tech companies. Previous entrepreneurial experience with a marketing and creative background.

Ivan Brezak Brkan

Founder & CEO @ Netokracija

Founder of the leading digital business & startup magazine in Central and Eastern Europe

Valentin
Radu

Founder & CEO @ Omniconvert

Serial entrepreneur and visionary with over 16 years of experience in technology and online marketing. Data-driven marketer and growth hacker.

Dave
Collins

Founder
@ Software Promotions

SEO & Google Ads expert, helping businesses tap into all that Google offer, safely and efficiently.

Michael
Perry

Director of Kit
@ Shopify

Director of product, marketing Shopify Product expert and founder of Kit

Bogdan Lucaciu

CTO
@ Adore me

Experienced team builder through organization design, team performance, and engagement

Wes
Bush

Product/growth expert @ Product-Led

International product & growth expert, author of the "Product-Led Growth: How to Build a Product That Sells Itself" book

Sean
Ellis

Founder
@ Growth Hackers

Founder of the worldwide Growth Hacking movement, founder of GrowthHackers.com

April
Dunford

Positioning Expert & CEO @ Ambient strategy

Product positioning expert with 16 products launched, author of “Obviously Awesome”

Bob
Moesta

Founder, President & CEO @ Re-Wired Group

Pioneer of Jobs To Be Done Theory, expert on developing & launching new products

Sean
Sheppard

Founder @ GrowthX and GrowthX Academy

Product/market fit expert in a wide variety of markets

Luciana Lixandru

Partner
@ Accel

Venture capital investor in UiPath, Deliveroo and other future unicorns

Trevor
Hatfield

Founder & CEO
@ Inturact

SaaS Growth Marketing & Data Analysis

Sergiu
Manea

CEO @ BCR

Sergiu Manea is the Chief Executive Officer of Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR), Romania’s most trusted financial institution.

Haris
Hanif

CEO @ Orange Money

With an experience of over 27 years in the banking industry worldwide, Haris Hanif looks to rewrite the landscape of financial services in Romania through Orange Money.