Official language at the event:
English

Agenda

27th June

Official Reception by the Mayor of Sofia
attended also by the Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Invitation only


28th June

EET
Main Stage
Webit Official Opening
Aniela Russeva

Welcome address

by Aniela Russeva, Global Webit Events Director and SVP, Webit Foundation

Dr. Plamen Russev

Keynote Speech and Economic Investment Overview and State of Singularity

by Dr. Plamen Russev, Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation

Yordanka Fandakova

Welcome Address

by Yordanka Fandakova, Mayor, Sofia Municipality

Lilyana Pavlova

Keynote: Unleashing the Power of Innovation: Fueling Europe's Digital Transformation

by Lilyana Pavlova, Vice-President, European Investment Bank (EIB)

Jean-Christophe Laloux

Keynote: Bottlenecks for financing EU Deep Tech

by Jean-Christophe Laloux, Director General, Head of Lending and Advisory in the European Union, European Investment Bank (EIB)

Future of Work
Jeff Maggioncalda M Dr. Plamen Russev

Fireside chat: The Future of AI in Education: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges

Jeff Maggioncalda, Chief Executive Officer, Coursera

Dr. Plamen Russev, Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation

Dipty Chander

Keynote: Future of Education And How Generative AI is being used in it

by Dipty Chander, President, E-mma

Ofir Eyal

Keynote: From “Mission Impossible” to “The Terminator”: How AI impacts human communication?

by Ofir Eyal, CEO at Rakuten Viber

Maria Morais

Keynote: The Future of Work – AI in Action

by Maria Morais, Director, Consumer Industry Cloud, SAP (UK)

Jason West

Keynote: Immediate Impact: Three Ways Small Businesses Can Utilise AI Today

by Jason West, AI, Funnels & Marketing Automation Expert, CHAT GPT Skool

Dr. Goran S. Milovanović

Keynote: Exploring the Potential of Generative AI in Digital Analytics

by Dr. Goran S. Milovanović, Lead Data Scientist, Smartocto

Future of Health
Prof. Shafi Ahmed

Keynote: The AI in Healthcare

by Prof. Shafi Ahmed, CEO, Medical Realities

Kana Enomoto

Keynote: The Future of Mental Health: Spirit, Mind, Body, and Tech

by Kana Enomoto, Director of Brain Health, McKinsey Health Institute

Prof. Milena Georgieva, PhD, CSO

Keynote: Extending Human Lifespan with AI: Unlocking the Secrets of Longevity

by Prof. Milena Georgieva, PhD, CSO, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Epigenetics and Longevity, Institute of Molecular Biology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
CSO, EPIX.AI

Dr John Lee Allen

Keynote: Getting to the Future First with AI in Health.

by Dr John Lee Allen, Managing Partner at RYSE Asset Management and NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Fellow & Mentor

Prof. Dr. Brian Kennedy

Keynote: Enhancing Healthy Longevity

by Prof. Dr. Brian Kennedy, Director, Centre for Healthy Longevity, National University of Singapore

Future of Business
Pierre-Yves Calloc'h

Keynote: Harnessing the Power of AI in Marketing: Optimizing Investment Effectiveness for Brands

by Pierre-Yves Calloc'h, Chief Digital Officer of Pernod Ricard

Alexandar Vassilev M Aniela Russeva

Fireside chat: Empowering Creatives in the Digital Age: WeTransfer's Vision for Sustainable Innovation and the Role of AI

Alexandar Vassilev, CEO at WeTransfer

Aniela Russeva, Global Webit Events Director and SVP, Webit Foundation

Avi Arnon M Aniela Russeva

Fireside Chat: AI Use Cases in Finance

Avi Arnon, VP, Venture Investor, Citi

Aniela Russeva, Global Webit Events Director and SVP, Webit Foundation

Lidija Karaga

Keynote: Unleashing the Power of Large Language Models: Talk to your Data

by Lidija Karaga, Co-founder and CEO, Poslovna Inteligencija

Tomislav Krizan

Keynote: Business Unbound: Embracing the AI-Powered Future

by Tomislav Krizan, Founder and AI team lead, Atomic Intelligence

Yana Karadimova & Ventsislav Valev

Keynote: How to Adapt Creatives to AI and Make a Meaningful Difference

by Yana Karadimova & Ventsislav Valev, Graphic / Web / UI Designers, Karadime Studio

John Kearon

Keynote: How A.I. assisted creativity can transform marketing’s profitability.

by John Kearon, Founder & President of System1 Group PLC

Vivek Bapat

Keynote: Rethinking sales and marketing – Brand Experiences, Customer engagement and Buyer journeys to accelerate value focused digital business transformations (B2B)

by Vivek Bapat, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Global Customer Advisory, SAP

Velizar Velichkov

Keynote: The future of AI in the field of digital marketing

by Velizar Velichkov, COO and Partner at 1ForFit

Dr. Michael Soucek

Keynote: Future of Enterprise Data Science & AI: From Custom Build to Building Blocks

by Dr. Michael Soucek, Head of Data Science, Machine Learning Engineering & Visualization, Accenture ASG

Svilen Rangelov

Keynote: Automating Aviation - is the sky the limit for AI

by Svilen Rangelov, Founder & CEO, Dronamics

Future of Impact
Vanya Manova M Dr. Plamen Russev

Fireside chat: The Future of Business: Doing Well by Doing Good

Vanya Manova, Country manager, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo, Mastercard

Dr. Plamen Russev, Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation

Simon Thun

Keynote: The business of business is no longer just business

by Simon Thun, Global Chief Client Officer & CEO Central & Eastern Europe at Interbrand

Christos Harpantidis M Svetoslav Ivanov

Fireside chat: Getting ahead of future through purpose-driven transformation

Christos Harpantidis, Vice President Philip Morris International, South-East Europe

Svetoslav Ivanov, Journalist

Alberto Prado

Keynote: Transforming innovation with AI

by Alberto Prado, Global Head of Digital & Partnerships at Unilever R&D

Laban Coblentz

Keynote: Complex Societal Issues: and How to Leave a better legacy for future generations.

by Laban Coblentz, Head of Communication, ITER Organization

Dr. Ivaylo Vasilev

Keynote: Using AI for the development of Space Technologies

by Dr. Ivaylo Vasilev, CEO of Astrum Drive Technologies

Sebastian Gier

Keynote: Digital Sustainability & AI

by Sebastian Gier, Co-Founder, Footprint Intelligence

Future of Entertainment
Ralph Simon

Keynote: How is AI changing the Entertainment Industry

by Ralph Simon, Founder & Chief Executive, Mobilium

Lee Trink M Ralph Simon

Fireside Chat: How is Ai being used in E-sports

Lee Trink, CEO & Co-Founder, FaZe Clan

Ralph Simon, Founder & Chief Executive, Mobilium

Official Closing

Discussion Panel: Unleashing Bulgaria's Potential as a Hub for Innovations and Investments: Decoding the Roles and Responsibilities of Key Players in Transforming this Vision into Reality

M Dr. Plamen Russev Milena Stoycheva Natalia Miteva
Dr. Plamen Russev

Closing Speech

Dr. Plamen Russev, Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation

EET
InvestX Stage
Requires platinum access
Dr. Plamen Russev

Official opening of InvestX

by Dr. Plamen Russev, Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation

M Dr. Plamen Russev Jean-Christophe Laloux

Fireside chat: The EU Climate Bank.

Dr. Plamen Russev, Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation

Jean-Christophe Laloux, Director General, Head of Lending and Advisory in the European Union, European Investment Bank (EIB)

Panel: Allocation strategies in the midst of a volatile market and the beginning of a new cycle

Greg Favre, CFA Alessio Conforti M Dr. Plamen Russev

Panel: Why early stage venture capital and emerging managers should be an important part of your allocation strategy over the next 3 years

M Dr. Plamen Russev Jonathan Hollis Jared Heyman

Panel: Leaning in to the next market cycle and why now is the perfect time to invest

M Dr. Plamen Russev Ozan Sonmez Daniel Keiper-Knorr Marcin Hejka Shahbaz Alam
Péter Oszkó

Keynote: Chasing valuation discounts during economic downturn

by Péter Oszkó, Founder & Managing Partner, OXO Holdings

M Dr. Plamen Russev Samuel Lin

Fireside chat: Finding liquidity in troubled waters

Dr. Plamen Russev, Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation

Samuel Lin, Associate Director, Commercial Banking Credit Sanctioning, Lloyds Banking Group

Panel: The role of ESG:Aligning ESG mandates with financial return.

Angelika Delen M Dr. Plamen Russev Dr. Alexander Domin Nityen Lal Philippe Rombaut

Panel: Bulgarian Venture Capital Landscape

M Dr. Plamen Russev Ivailo Gospodinov Evgeny Angelov Hristo Hristov Teodor Radonov Martin Gikov Daniel Tomov
EET
Partners Stage
Digital Sofia+ The Smart City conference

Official Opening and Welcome Speach

Dr. Martin Zahariev - Coordinator of the event. Member of the US of the Digital Bulgaria Foundation
Yordanka Fandakova - Mayor of the city of Sofia
Milena Stoycheva – Minister of Innovation and Growth
Georgi Georgiev - Chairman of the Metropolitan Municipal Council
Ekaterina Yordanova - Chairperson of the Program Board of the Europe Program of Sofia Municipality

Speaks: The Municipality

MODERATOR:
Gencho Kerezov Deputy Mayor for "Digitalization, Innovations and economic development" of the city of Sofia

PARTICIPANTS:
Georgi Georgiev - Chairman of the Metropolitan Municipal Council
Dimitar Dilchev – Executive Director of the Center for Urban Mobility
arch. Zdravko Zdravkov - Chief Architect of Sofia
Maria Hristova - The Capital Municipal Agency for Privatization and investors (SOAPIs)
Prof. Dr. Georgi Dimitrov – Chairman of the Board of Eurotrust Technologies AD


Question and answer session


Keynote speech
Terry Li - CEO of Huawei Technologies

Speaks: The Business

MODERATOR:
Dr. Martin Zahariev – member of the Board of Directors of the Digital Bulgaria Foundation

PARTICIPANTS:
Radoslav Mitev - Team Manager "ICT projects and solutions for corporate customers", A1
Nikolay Nedyalkov - Executive Director, Tixi
Elena Elenkova - Commercial Director, Siscom Engineering
Svetlana Chausheva - Chairman of the "Regulatory Regulation" Commission, Bulgaria ITS Association
Borislav Gorov - Executive Director, Telelink City Group
Malgozhata Pavlovich - "Government Industry" expert in the Europe region, Huawei Technologies
Nikolay Pavlov - Technical Director, TrafficX


Q&A Session, Closing


Unleashing AI in Business Today: The Power of ChatGPT and Chatbots

Opening speeche

Dobroslav Dimitrov, Chairman of BASSCOM
Jason West

Keynote: Unleashing AI in Business Today: The Power of ChatGPT and Chatbots

by Jason West, AI, Funnels & Marketing Automation Expert, CHAT GPT Skool

Panel Discussion: Unleashing AI in business today

Dobroslav Dimitrov, Chairman of BASSCOM
Dr. Pavlin Dobrev, Director at Bosch Digital
Moni Dochev, Co-Founder & CTO of Imperia Online

Chairman's Dinner
Invitation only

Unofficial Webit Closing Party at Carrusel Club
Open to all Webit Visitors.

* The agenda and the speakers may change and the organizers may not be held responsible for any changes.

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