Breaking Boundaries: SEE Tech Meets The World at Slush (by #BreakingGrounds)
The Recursive is welcoming you for an exclusive side event during Slush, bringing together key tech leaders and delegations from Southeast Europe, including Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Greece. The event will showcase top startups and foster cross-border collaboration in the region, followed by networking to further develop partnerships.
Agenda:
16:30 – 16:32
Welcome Note
by The Recursive, presented by Irina Obushtarova, Co-Founder & CEO, The Recursive
16:32 – 16:40
Country on the Spot & Fireside Chat: Cyprus – A Regional Innovation Hub at the Crossroads of Three Continents
by RIF, presented by Mr. Theodoros Loukaidis, Director General at the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF)
Moderated by Teodor Antonio Georgiev, Co-Founder, Storytelling Studio
16:40 – 16:48
Fireside Chat: From SEE to the Silicon Dream: Startups Crossing Continents
Panagiotis Karampinis, Managing Director, Endeavor Greece
Pavlina Yanakieva, CEO, Future Unicorns Accelerator & Bulgaria Innovation Hub
16:48 – 17:22 The SEE pitching session
Cyprus Startups @ Slush 2024, presented by Georgia Kleanthous, Scientific Officer A at the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF)
Touch Menu (Todor Bobev, CEO)
Bronia (Todor Todoroff, CEO)
Tiger Technology (Alexander Lefterov, Co-Founder & CTO)
Evrotrust (Konstantin Bezuhanov, Co-Founder & CEO)
Paynetics (Konstantin Djelebov, CPO)
17:22 – 17:30:
Fireside Chat: Unicorn Hunters of the East: Venture Tales from the CEE Frontier
- Stephane Gantchev, Partner, LAUNCHub Ventures
- Jaroslav Ton, CEO, Malcom Finance
17:30 – 18:30: Networking reception
This side event is organized in partnership with the Bulgarian SME Promotion Agency, RIF Cyprus, and Endeavor Greece.