The Innovate! & Plenary Sessions of Webit.Festival Europe 2018 was chaired by EU Commissioner for Digital Agenda and Society Mariya Gabriel.
The stage of the Innovate! & Plenary Sessions shall welcome some of the worlds global leaders who shape the future now and who will be part of the discussions on how to re:Invent Europe's Future.
The First Companion Robot with advanced AI
The Professional's Mapping Drone
Natural light energizer that helps with winter blues, jet lag and shift work.
Revolutionizing Unmanned Airborne Logistics and Manned Flight
Reliable and productive unmanned aerial vehicles with electric and gasoline propulsion.
Fully & semi autonomous satellite connected cargo drone.
Wireless Power Network that enables battery-powered drones to recharge while still in flight.
Hoverbike that can traverse any terrain just a couple of feet off the ground.
The only shoes for walking in VR that won’t let you bounce into a wall.
The plenary session will be organized
around six major building blocks:
Other topics include
Innovation Brand Strategies Marketing Automation Digital/Tech Innovations Disruptive Tech Convergence Transforming the Economy Applications of (VR/AR)14th May
Dr. Plamen Russev
Webit Foundation / Executive Chairman and Founder
Mariya Gabriel
European Commission / European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
Bill Gajda
VISA Inc. / Global Head, Strategic Partnerships and Innovation
Yordanka Fandakova
Mayor of Sofia
Rumen Radev
President of Bulgaria
Dirk Hoke
Airbus Defence and Space / Chief Executive Officer
Bill Gajda
VISA Inc. / Global Head, Strategic Partnerships and Innovation
Dan Johnson
Mastercard / Vice President
Dr. Plamen Russev
Webit Foundation / Executive Chairman and Founder
Thomas Arnoldner
A1 Group / CЕО
Dirk Hoke
Airbus Defence and Space / Chief Executive Officer
Natalia Oropeza
Siemens / Chief Cybersecurity Officer
Eric Rasmussen
Infinitum Humanitarian Systems (IHS) / Chief Executive Officer
Andre Calantzopoulos
Philip Morris International / Chief Executive Officer
Michael Bieglmayer
Cybershoes / CEO
Rosen Plevneliev
Republic of Bulgaria / President of (2012 – 2017)
Randall Lane
Forbes / Editor and Chief Content Officer
Berna Ülman
VISA / Executive Director, South Eastern Europe
Sabine Everaet
Coca-Cola Company / CIO of EMEA
Sarah Bernuit
IBM iX / Digital Strategy & iX Growth Platform Leader for Europe
Prof. Shafi Ahmed
Medical Realities / Chief Medical Officer
Jesus Mantas
IBM Global Business Services / Managing Partner
Paul Willmott
McKinsey & Co / Senior Partner & Founder of Digital McKinsey
Guido Jouret
ABB Group / Chief Digital Officer
Yonov Frederick Agah
World Trade Organisation / Deputy Director-General
Mariya Gabriel
European Commission / European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
Joanna Riley
Censia / Co-Founder & CEO
Guido Jouret
ABB Group / Chief Digital Officer
Guido van Nispen
Publisher, Independent Advisor, Governance Executive
Jerry Yang
Hardware Club / General Partner
Mmantsetsa Marope
UNESCO’s International Bureau of Education / Director
Zornitsa Roussinova
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Bulgaria / Deputy Minister
Guile Lindroth
Realbotix / Associate and AI Director
Sethu M
SAP Digital Interconnect / President
Paul Misener
Amazon / Vice President
Raj Samani
McAfee / Chief Scientist
Stefan Vilsmeier
Brainlab / CEO
Ethan Pierse
CryptoAssets Institute | BorderlessVentures / Director | Founding Partner
Kohei Kurihara
Tokyo Chapter Governent Blockchain Association, President | CollaboGate, Chief Marketing Officer
Marc Taverner
Bitfury / Global Ambassador & Market Development
Armand Arton
Global Citizen Forum / Founder
Ansel Misfeldt
Flyt Aerospace / Founder
Michael Bieglmayer
Cybershoes / CEO
15th May
Ralph Simon
Mobilium / Innovator, Founder
Oisin Hanrahan
Handy / Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Mehmet Gurkaynak
Turkish Airlines / General Manager Bulgaria
Martin Wild
MediaMarktSaturn / Chief Innovation Officer
Bo Ewald
D-Wave Systems / President
Jean-Thomas Célette
senseFly / Managing Director
Keith Strier
EY / Senior Partner
Keith Strier
EY / Senior Partner
Wayne Grixti
Malta Digital Innovation Authority | MALTA.AI Taskforce / CTO, Chairman
Dr. Ben Goertzel
SingularityNET / CEO & Founder
Jesus Mantas
IBM Global Business Services / Managing Partner
Leah Hunter
Author
Hristo Hristov
Netinfo / CEO
Hristo Tuchev
H-Tech / Founder
Karthic Bala
Condé Nast / Chief Data Officer
John Montgomery
GroupM / EVP, Global Brand Safety
Chuck Porter
Crispin Porter + Bogusky / Chairman/Partner
Leonid Plekhanov
Global Energy Transmission Co. / Chief Executive Officer & President
Prof. Rob Wolcott
Kellogg School of Management / Clinical Professor of Innovation
Rick Tumlinson
SpaceFund Inc. | EarthLight Foundation / Founder
Oriol Badia Rafart
Malloy Aeronautics / CEO
Dr. Simon Worden
Breakthrough Prize Foundation / Chairman
Sriram Prakash
Deloitte / Global Lead, Innovation M&A and Venturing Services
Ralph Simon
Mobilium / Innovator, Founder
Gilad Novik
Lakestar / Partner
Hristo Stoykov
EIB / Head of Division for Growth Capital and Innovation Finance