Venture Day Minsk is premier Eastern European Conference focused on startups and technology
Speakers 2018
Keynote speakers
Peter Vesterbacka
Co-founder @Lightneer
Peter Vesterbacka
Co-founder @Lightneer
Peter Vesterbacka, cofounder at Lightneer, and ex-Rovio marketing guru. Peter Vesterbacka is the Mighty Eagle of Angry Birds, the founder of Slush and MobileMonday.
Peter Vesterbacka
Co-founder @Lightneer
Mike Butcher
Editor At Large @ TechCrunch
How to Scale Your Startup Internationally
Mike Butcher
Editor At Large @ TechCrunch
Mike Butcher is Editor At Large of TechCrunch, the biggest breaking news site about the world’s hottest tech companies. Mike has been named one of the most influential people in technology in surveys by The Daily Telegraph, GfK NOP, The Independent, Wired
Mike Butcher
Editor At Large @ TechCrunch
“I’m excited to be at #VentureDayMinsk in, yeah, Minsk! A tonne of talent here, (& the home of MSQRD, acquired by Facebook)”
Speakers
Robert Riley
U.S. Charge d'affaires to Belarus
Robert Riley
U.S. Charge d'affaires to Belarus
Robert Riley
U.S. Charge d'affaires to Belarus
Tania Marinich
Co-founder & CEO @ BELBIZ Group of Companies
Tania Marinich
Co-founder & CEO @ BELBIZ Group of Companies
Prior to Belbiz Tania spent 8 years with the International Finance Corporation leading various projects for private sector development within IFC advisory activities. Tania received her International Executive MBA degree from IE Business School in Madrid
Tania Marinich
Co-founder & CEO @ BELBIZ Group of Companies
Yury Melnichek
Founding Investor @ BulbaVentures
Yury Melnichek
Founding Investor @ BulbaVentures
Yuri Melnicek is a Belarusian IT entrepreneur, a partner of Bulba Ventures. The founder of MAPS.ME (sold to Mail.Ru Group in November 2014) and AIMATTER (sold to Google in August 2017).
Yury Melnichek
Founding Investor @ BulbaVentures
Can Saracoglu
Founding Partner @String Ventures
Can Saracoglu
Founding Partner @String Ventures
Serial entrepreneur with three exits — two as a co-founder and one as a VC.
Can co-founded Litespell, a next generation interactive marketing communications agency with full-service capabilities.
He’s the founding partner of String Ventures, a pre-seed/seed VC fund, which invests in disruptive startups in Silicon Valley and a region that stretches from Berlin to Moscow — he’s running String Ventures’ Istanbul Office.
Can Saracoglu
Founding Partner @String Ventures
Maria Barsuk
EBRD Venture Capital
Maria Barsuk
EBRD Venture Capital
Maria is an Investor at EBRD Venture Capital team, a €100 million dedicated fund which invests in early and growth stage technology companies in Central and Eastern Europe, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East and Northern Africa. Here she mainly works on origination of investments, deal execution and portfolio management. Previously Maria was a CEO of one of the most successful start-ups in Ukraine and fifth largest microstock agency in the world – Depositphotos, Inc. headquartered in New York and the EBRD portfolio company. Maria’s other experiences include consulting with PWC, working in Private Equity as well as holding a number of CFO positions in telecom and tech companies. Maria completed Executive MBA program at London Business School.
Maria Barsuk
EBRD Venture Capital
Fabian Sepulveda
Managing Partner at The Madeleine Group Ab, & Partner at Courage Ventures Funds
Fabian Sepulveda
Managing Partner at The Madeleine Group Ab, & Partner at Courage Ventures Funds
Fabian has 20+ years of working experience in Engineering, Management Consulting and Investment Banking with the likes of Lucent Technologies, A.T. Kearney and JP Morgan.
For the past ten years, he has been actively involved in Finland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem as an entrepreneur, startup coach, Lean Launchpad® trainer, Business Angel and Venture Capitalist. Fabian also helps established organizations adopt Lean Startup practices and Customer Development and teaches numerous venture related courses at Aalto Executive Education, and other universities. He has co-founded three companies: eyescubed, (automotive technology); Courage Ventures Consulting (Entrepreneurial Training); and most recently, he co-founded Courage Ventures Funds, a Venture Capital firm investing in Health, Education, and Environment verticals.
Fabian has a BSc in Electrical Engineering, an MSc. in Finance and a PhD in International Business (Entrepreneurship).
Fabian Sepulveda
Managing Partner at The Madeleine Group Ab, & Partner at Courage Ventures Funds
Hrish Lotlikar
Co-Founder & CBDO @The Rogue Initiative, Co-Founder @SuperWorld
Hrish Lotlikar
Co-Founder & CBDO @The Rogue Initiative, Co-Founder @SuperWorld
Hrish Lotlikar
Co-Founder & CBDO @The Rogue Initiative, Co-Founder @SuperWorld
Michael Rumiancaŭ
CEO and Co-Founder @FriendlyData, Inc.
Michael Rumiancaŭ
CEO and Co-Founder @FriendlyData, Inc.
Michael Rumiancaŭ
CEO and Co-Founder @FriendlyData, Inc.
Vasilyi Shinkorenko
Co-Founder & CEO @Storyline
Vasilyi Shinkorenko
Co-Founder & CEO @Storyline
Vasilyi Shinkorenko
Co-Founder & CEO @Storyline
Sander Gansen
Chairman of the Board at Robotex
Generating the next 50000 robotics startups by bringing 4-year-olds to tech events
Sander Gansen
Chairman of the Board at Robotex
Sander Gansen
Chairman of the Board at Robotex
Ryan Wang
Founding Partner at Outpost Capital
Ryan Wang
Founding Partner at Outpost Capital
Ryan Wang, founding partner of Outpost, an early stage VC fund based in SF and Beijing focusing on VR and Blockchain investments. They invested into unicorn Jingtum and MOAC, a top 30 tokens by marketcap. Please book your ticket for Venture Day Minsk to secure discussion about Blockchain 3.0.What’s after ethereum, what’s driving the next wave and what’s the real-world adoption of the blockchain technology.
Ryan Wang
Founding Partner at Outpost Capital
Merilin Lukk
Startup Visa Project Manager at Startup Estonia
Baltic Startup Ecosystem Overview
Merilin Lukk
Startup Visa Project Manager at Startup Estonia
Merilin Lukk
Startup Visa Project Manager at Startup Estonia
Olga Balakina
Former Chief Global Operations at Slush
Olga Balakina
Former Chief Global Operations at Slush
Changing entrepreneurial culture Globally.
Olga Balakina
Former Chief Global Operations at Slush
Dennis Uitz
BDXcoin Co-Founder | Crypto Investor
Alternative Business Financing through ICO and in Difference to IPO
Dennis Uitz
BDXcoin Co-Founder | Crypto Investor
Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a proven track record. Experienced Private Equity investor with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Sales, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Capital. Strong business development professional, graduated from LSE.
Dennis Uitz
BDXcoin Co-Founder | Crypto Investor
Zoltan Szalas
Venture Partner at Starta Accelerator and Co-Founder & CMO at Croissant
Zoltan Szalas
Venture Partner at Starta Accelerator and Co-Founder & CMO at Croissant
Proven entrepreneur and product marketer with extensive experience in technology, marketing, and strategic partnerships. He is the Co-Founder & CMO of Croissant, a the world’s leading digital coworking pass that is in over 20 cities with over 10,000+ customers worldwide. He is also an avid crypto investor and the Founder of Zaruti, a savings account for cryptocurrencies. Recently joined Starta Accelerator as Venture Partner.
Zoltan Szalas
Venture Partner at Starta Accelerator and Co-Founder & CMO at Croissant
Viktoryia Mikhnevich
Senior Associate, Corporate and M&A at Sorainen
Viktoryia Mikhnevich
Senior Associate, Corporate and M&A at Sorainen
Viktoryia is advising on acquisitions in Belarus’ evolving IT sector, providing legal support from the stage of attracting the investor till the exit. She has an extensive experience in cross-border transactions and creation of joint ventures in Belarus, mostly specializing in merger clearance of the transactions, legal due diligence of the targets, and advising on transactional matters, including elaboration of the deal structure and preparation of the underlying documentation.
Recognised in Corporate and M&A categories by the Legal 500 and IFLR 1000 (respected directories analysing the capabilities of law firms across the world).
Viktoryia Mikhnevich
Senior Associate, Corporate and M&A at Sorainen
Olga Barreto Goncalves
Chief Start-Up Instigator
Baltic Startup Ecosystem Overview
Olga Barreto Goncalves
Chief Start-Up Instigator
8 years of international experience in dynamic working environment with diverse clientele from both corporate and development sector. Lived, studied and worked in 5 countries. Entrepreneurial impact-oriented mindset, developed sense of responsibility and high level of dedication.
Expertise: Start-ups, Entrepreneurship and Inclusive Businesses, CSR and Sustainable Operations, Corporate Finance, Financial Modelling and Analysis, Risk Evaluation and Management, Corporate Strategy,
Project Coordination and Management, Planning and Budgeting, Event Management
Olga Barreto Goncalves
Chief Start-Up Instigator
Agenda 2018
Robert Riley
U.S. Charge d’affaires to Belarus
Tania Marinich
Head and Founder of Belbiz Group of Companies
Hrish Lotlikar
Co-Founder & CBDO @The Rogue Initiative, Co-Founder @SuperWorld
Ryan Wang
Founding Partner at Outpost Capital
Peter Vesterbacka
Cofounder at Lightneer
Tania Marinich
Head and Founder of Belbiz Group of Companies
Merilin Lukk
Startup Visa Project Manager, Startup Estonia
Olga Barreto Goncalves
Chief Start-Up Instigator
Vasilyi Shinkorenko
Storyline
Michael Rumiantsau
FriendlyData
Moderator:
Olga Balakina
Former Chief Global Operations at Industryhack
Mike Butcher
Editor-at-large, TechCrunch
Can Saracoglu
StringVentures
Zoltan Szalas
Venture Partner at
Starta Accelerator
and Co-Founder & CMO at
Croissant
Fabian Sepulveda
Managing Partner at The Madeleine Group Ab, & Partner at Courage Ventures Funds
Dennis Uitz
BDXcoin Co-Founder | Crypto Investor
Yury Melnichek
BulbaVentures
Maria Barsuk
EBRD Venture Capital
Moderator:
Viktoryia Mikhnevich
Senior Associate, Corporate and M&A at Sorainen (Belarus)
Sander Gansen
Chairman of the Board at Robotex
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Startup Competition 2018
Event Overview:
The Startup Competition 2018 was a pivotal event in the entrepreneurial landscape, showcasing innovation, talent, and the spirit of emerging businesses. Held at [Event Location] on [Event Date], the competition brought together a diverse array of startups vying for recognition, investment opportunities, and a chance to make their mark on the business world.
Highlights of Startup Competition 2018:
- Pitch Sessions: Entrepreneurs had the opportunity to present their business ideas to a panel of seasoned judges. Each pitch session was a dynamic display of creativity and business acumen as startups sought to impress both judges and the audience.
- Networking Opportunities: The event facilitated meaningful connections among participants, mentors, and investors. Networking sessions provided startups with a chance to forge partnerships, seek advice from experienced professionals, and expand their business networks.
- Industry Experts and Keynote Speakers: Renowned industry experts and successful entrepreneurs delivered insightful keynote speeches, offering valuable perspectives on trends, challenges, and opportunities in the startup ecosystem. Attendees gained valuable insights into the ever-evolving business landscape.
- Innovation Showcase: Some of the most innovative products and services were on display in the innovation showcase. Attendees had the chance to explore groundbreaking technologies, prototypes, and solutions that could potentially disrupt industries.
Winners and Recognition:
The competition culminated in the recognition of outstanding startups that demonstrated exceptional promise. Categories such as "Most Innovative Idea," "Best Pitch," and "Audience Choice" highlighted the diversity of achievements among the participating startups.
- First Place - [Startup Name]: Recognized for [brief description of their standout qualities].
- Second Place - [Startup Name]: Acknowledged for [brief description of their notable achievements].
- Third Place - [Startup Name]: Celebrated for [brief description of their unique contributions].
The Impact:
Startup Competition 2018 left a lasting impact on the participants and the startup community as a whole. Many startups gained visibility and attracted investor interest, leading to subsequent funding rounds and business expansions.
Looking Forward:
As the entrepreneurial ecosystem continues to evolve, events like Startup Competition 2018 play a crucial role in fostering innovation and providing a platform for aspiring entrepreneurs. The success stories from this event serve as inspiration for future generations of startups, encouraging them to pursue their visions and contribute to the dynamic landscape of entrepreneurship.
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