Enterprise Hungary is organizing the V4 Startup and Innovation Tour Fastlane in Bratislava, Prague, and Warsaw in cooperation with Hiventures and the Hungarian Development Bank.
The third stop is Warsaw, on the 16th of November, 2017.
The event is designed to offer a platform for policymakers, startups, and investors of the region to discuss how „brain drain” affects the future of these ecosystems and how to build such a supportive environment that would make these countries attractive A-list startup destinations where entrepreneurs do return and succeed.
P R O G R A M:
17:00 - 17:05 // Welcome speech - Katarzyna Królak-Wyszynska, CEO, INNOVATIKA
17:05 - 17:15 // Keynote address - Sebastian Tamas - Director of the Hungarian Trading House’s Innotrade Program
17:15 - 17:20 // Introduction of Startup Campus Budapest - No1 Scale-up HUB in the heart of Europe
Zsolt Kovács - CEO of Enterprise Hungary
17:20 - 18:15 // Panel discussion
Moderated by Imre Hild - Global Managing Partner at Global Traction
Brain Drain - how can we turn the tide?
Is there a way to harness the advantages of this Central European phenomenon?
Members of the panel discussion focused on identifying best practices in creating environments in the region that could become destinations for young entrepreneurs and what synergies should be built across the borders to strengthen the V4 countries’ startup ecosystem.
Members:
Maciej Sadowski - StartUp Hub Poland, Co-founder CEO
Álmos Mikesy - Hiventures, Investment director
Piotr Piasek - Wolves Summit, co-founder
Eszter Szabó - Council Member, Krynica Economic Forum & president #Wbusinessangels
Zsolt Gémesi - EH Inveset, head of incubation
18:15- 19:15 // Startup competition
The most promising business ideas are given the platform to pitch and astonish the international jury members and the attending VC's, incubators or accelerators. The best Polish teams’ award is a golden ticket to the Get in the Ring Budapest regional semifinals.
Jury
Kinga Stanisławska (Experior Venture Fund, Managing Partner, Founder)
Álmos Mikesy - Hiventures, Investment director
Maciej Sadowski - StartUp Hub Poland, Co-founder CEO
Sebastian Tamas - Director of the Hungarian Trading House’s Innotrade Program
Katarzyna Królak-Wyszynska, CEO, INNOVATIKA
19:15 - 21:00 // Networking
Attendants and lecturers of the event can extend their professional networks, with catering provided by the organizers.
Presenter of the event: Marek Kotelnicki (Internest, Co-founder, CEO)
Partners:
Hiventures
Hungarian Development Bank
Visegrad Fund
V4 Connects
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Hungary