New Economy Leadership Summit
The top tier SUMMIT of WEBIT.FESTIVAL, Chaired by the President of Bulgaria and co-hosted by the Head of the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria. The summit aims to address some of the major challenges the humankind faces in today's Digital age.
Invitation Only Event
AUDIENCE
The event is invitation only highest level event gathering political leaders (e.g. Presidnets, Vice Presidents and top European political leaders,), top entrepreneurs and founders, Nobel Laureates, scientists and innovators along with top enterprise executives from Europe and rest of the world.
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30%
Europe’s top
Policy makers; -
35%
Enterprise
leaders -
20%
Founders &
Investors - 15% Scientists
- 45% Central & Eastern Europe
- 45% Rest of Europe
- 06% USA
- 02% Asia
- 02% Rest of the World
Date: 19 April
Agenda includes:
OPENING KEYNOTES
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09:15 - 09:45 Opening Show
09:45 - 09:50 Welcome Address
Dr. Plamen Russev Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation / Serial entrepreneur | Futurist | Philanthropist | Investor with over 30 years experience in tech and investments (direct and as LP)
09:50 - 10:05 Welcome Address
Yordanka Fandakova Mayor of Sofia
10:05 - 10:10 Welcome Address
Markku Markkula President, European Committee of the Regions (CoR)
10:10 - 10:15 Welcome Address
Marieta Zaharieva Head, Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA)
10:15 - 10:30 Keynote
Dr. Plamen Russev Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation / Serial entrepreneur | Futurist | Philanthropist | Investor with over 30 years experience in tech and investments (direct and as LP)
10:30 - 10:45 Keynote
Rosen Plevneliev President of Bulgaria
Opening Keynotes
10:45 - 11:00 Future of Payments
Javier Perez President, MasterCard Europe
11:00 - 11:15 Next Generation Cloud
Jonathan Wisler General Manager EMEA, SoftLayer, an IBM Company
11:15 - 11:30 The innovation spark of our time
John Dillon VP Marketing EMEA, Akamai Technologies
11:30 - 11:45 Fireside Chat
Dirk Ahlborn CEO, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies
11:30 - 13:40
Lunch Break
(+ Leaders Lunch for Platinum Ticket Holders)
Europe's Digital Transformation & Emerging Technologies Track
12:30 - 12:35 Opening Address
Dr. Plamen Russev Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation / Serial entrepreneur | Futurist | Philanthropist | Investor with over 30 years experience in tech and investments (direct and as LP)
12:35 - 12:40 Financial inclusion through innovative state of the art payment solutions
Artur Turemka General Manager for the Balkans, Mastercard
12:40 - 12:55 Country Digitization
Peter Hajdu Director South East Europe, Cisco
12:55 - 13:05 Digital Transformation and a world-class skilled workforce
Peter Ivanov Chair of the Managing Board, BAIT
13:05 - 13:20 The 21st Century’s Changing Innovation Cycles
Prof. Mischa Dohler Professor in Wireless Communications, King's College London; Cofounder, Worldsensing
13:20 - 13:35 BITNATION: The World's First Blockchain Jurisdiction
Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof Founder at BITNATION
Disruptive Legislation Track
13:35 - 13:50 #regulation4innovation
Eva Maydell (Paunova) Member of the European People's Party Group, European Parliament
Euro Refugee Crisis – Tech Approach Track
13:50 - 14:05 Turning a political challenge into an economic opportunity
Daniel Gros Director, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
14:05 - 14:20 How FinTech / blockchain enables refugees to become productive members of society real quick
Bernino Lind CEO Retail, OnApp; Board Advisor, Moni
14:20 - 14:35 Etiquette rules for when the turkish army shoots at you by mistake | Then offers you tea at their barracks to apologise
Marcelo Garcia Founder of BroadLights.org
14:35 - 14:55 Discussion panel
Ioanna Theodorous Co-founder, StartupAID
Boosting EU Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Track
14:55 - 15:10 Pioneering cities, Pioneering ecosystems, Pioneering start-up hubs
Markku Markkula President, European Committee of the Regions (CoR)
15:10 - 15:20 Supporting Disruption, Enabling Growth
Anna-Marie Vilamovska Secretary for Innovation and Healthcare, Administration of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria
15:20 - 15:35 Highly skilled migrants for European smart cities
Dr. Adem Kumcu President, UNITEE EUROPE (New European Business Confederation)
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New Economy Leadership Summit
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF
THE PRESIDENT OF BULGARIA
THE MAYOR OF SOFIA