

May 18th 2023
Sofia, Bulgaria
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Tickets
deep dive into the future
Hybrid Pass
- Flexibility to choose between physical or virtual presencе
- Full access to a physical event
- Full live online access - stage talks, parallel sessions, networking
- Оn-demand access to all event videos
- Access to special offers and gifts from partners
- Access to Q&A and Polls
- Group discounts
- Access to the special party after the event
Premium Digital Pass
- Full live access and оn-demand access
- Full live online access - stage talks, parallel sessions, networking
- Оn-demand access to all event videos
- Access to special offers and gifts from partners
- Access to Q&A and Polls
- Group discounts
What’s covered by your ticket?
- Unique content and visionary keynotes
- Exciting interviews and fireside chats
- In-depth workshops
- Potential partnerships with investors and prominent entrepreneurs
- Networking with leading digital transformers and innovative minds
Why Attend
- Invest in quality content
- Experience new tech
- Exchange ideas with C-level representatives from the leading companies in the region
- Generate business leads and establish long-lasting partnerships
- Have fun

About the event
2022 will be a year of moving forward and we all will witness even more tech advancements and tectonic shifts in the way we live and do business. All Industries from healthcare to education to finance to manufacturing will speed up the change, continuing to turn the crisis into a vast opportunity to become future-ready-companies: more efficient, more profitable, more sustainable
For 11 consecutive years Digitalk will showcase top trends, innovations and technology breakthroughs that are shaping the future. We will invite on the stage leading creative minds, entrepreneurs and investors with bright ideas and vision to inspire and help companies to unleash value and positive change in their path to growth.
Impact Investments: As sustainable investing continues to become a top priority among investors, companies are starting to be held accountable for their sustainability efforts. And those that don’t get on board could see it negatively affect their bottom line.
Full Schedule
deep dive into the future
Stage 1
Stage 2
Registration
Track: Investments and Business Models Unleashing The Future
The program on Stage 2 starts at 1 p.m.
Please, scroll down for more information
Track: Leading Trends and Global Context
Interview on stage*: How to use digital transformation to become “Customer-centric”
Brian Solis, VP, Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce
Interviewer: Orlin Dochev, Managing Partner Next Consult
*prerecorded
Track: Leading Trends and Global Context
Keynote: What Comes Next: Preparing for the Disruption Decade
Dex Hunter - Torricke, Head Of Communications, Oversight Board for Meta
Track: Leading Trends and Global Context
Interview on stage: Good tech, Bad tech
Jamie Bartlett, Technology writer and broadcaster, BBC
Interviewer Yoan Zaprianov, Capital
Track: Leading Trends and Global Context
Interview on stage: A cyber-minister in time of cyberwars
Bozhidar Bozhanov, Minister of e-Government
Interviewer Yoan Zaprianov, Capital
Track: Leading Trends and Global Context
Live from Ukraine: Business in the Shelters
Andreas Flodström, Founder and CEO of Beetroot
Track: Leading Trends and Global Context
Panel: Venture capital: too much or not enough?
Atanas Simeonov, Founder, Owner of Ocean Investments
Hristo Stoyanov, Regional manager of the European investment fund (EIF) for Bulgaria
Vassil Terziev, Managing Partner at Eleven Ventures
Evgeny Angelov, Chairman of BVCA
Dobromir Ivanov, Chairman at BESCO
Track: Leading Trends and Global Context
Keynote
Catalin Cretu, General Manager at Visa Europe for Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia
LUNCH BREAK AND NETWORKING
Track: Solutions and Assets Driving Digital Economy
Keynote
Daniel Lorer, Minister of Innovation and Growth
Track: Solutions and Assets Driving Digital Economy
Keynote: Enabling Agility, Reliabilty and Efficiency through Technology
Matthias Lorenz, Senior Director, A1
Track: Tech for Good & Technology Innovations
Keynote: How startups are finding a new revenue stream in NFTs
Calin Perpelea, Founder at BeSoftwares
Track: Solutions and Assets Driving Digital Economy
Keynote
Victor Stoyanov, Head of Remote Services and Digital Channels at UniCredit Bulbank
Track: Tech for Good & Technology Innovations
Keynote: Human-Centric Software Beyond User Experience
Svetlin Nikolaev, Director, Innovation & User Experience, Progress
Track: Solutions and Assets Driving Digital Economy
Keynote: Information: the key foundation for Digital Economy
Ilia Krastev, Chief Executive Officer at A Data Pro
Track: Tech for Good & Technology Innovations
Interview on stage: How will the Cookieless World affect the business
Zoran Arsovski, Managing Director & Chief Growth Officer, Verto Digital
Interviewer Sirma Penkova, Capital
Track: Solutions and Assets Driving Digital Economy
Interview on stage: INSAIT and its transformative mission
Prof. Martin Vechev, Professor ETH Zurich, Founder, INSAIT
Inetrviewer: Konstantin Nikolov, Capital
Track: Tech for Good & Technology Innovations
Keynote: Human-Led visions for a better engagement with the future
Federico Capeci, Managing Director Italy, Greece & Israel Kantar Insights Division at Kantar
Track: Solutions and Assets Driving Digital Economy
Keynote: The future of digital identities of humans, things and organizations
Sinisha Djukic, General Manager of Bosch.IO Bulgaria
Track: Tech for Good & Technology Innovations
Interview on stage*: How could Greek and Bulgaria entrepreneurial ecosystems grow together
Apostolos Apostolakis, Co founder at VentureFriends.vc
Stephane Gantchev, Partner, LAUNCHubVentures
*prerecorded
COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING
COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING
Track: Investments and Business Models Unleashing The Future
Keynote: The Web3 Economy: An Introduction
Ethan Pierse, Director of CryptoAssets Institute
Track: Tech for Good & Technology Innovations
Keynote: Building a data-driven culture
Kosta Kolev, CEO & Co-Founder of Calliper
Investors' Lounge
Powered by LAUNCHub Ventures
Track: Tech for Good & Technology Innovations
Keynote*: Future of Real Estate
Natalia Karayaneva, CEO of Propy
*prerecorded
Track: Investments and Business Models Unleashing The Future
Panel: Web3 in-depth: Is the hype real?
Tatyana Metodieva, Head of Corporate Finance and Investments at Nexo
Valentin Mihov, Co-founder of Daedalus
Philip Matov, Senior member of ConsenSys
Nikola Stojanow, GP at Meta Change Capital
Nick Todorov, Founder and CEO of Limechain
Track: Tech for Good & Technology Innovations
Keynote: The Bulgarian supercomputer Discoverer - how to squeeze the "bare metal
Prof. Simeon Stoyanov, Business Development Manager in the Petascale Supercomputer Bulgaria Consortium
Track: Investments and Business Models Unleashing The Future
Interview on stage: The path to the next 1 billion users in crypto
Lyuben Belov, Co-founder and managing partner of LAUNCHub Ventures
Ivo Georgiev, CEO at Ambire
Track: Investments and Business Models Unleashing The Future
Interview on stage: The right partner for a successful growth
Assoc. Prof. Manyu Moravenov, Ph.D., MRICS, Chief Executive Director of Bulgarian Stock Exchange
Svilen Rangelov, Co-Founder & CEO at DRONAMICS
Angel Rabadzhiyski, CEO, Karoll Brokerage
Track: Tech for Good & Technology Innovations
Panel: Tech for Good
Irina Obushtarova, Co-founder & CEO at The Recursive
Iva Gumnishka, Founder of Humans in the Loop
Tatsiana Zaretskaya, Founder & CEO Laava Tech
Arta Shehu Zaimi, CEO at Labbox
Track: Investments and Business Models Unleashing The Future
Keynote
Ornit Shinar, Global Head of External Innovation and Venture Investing, @Citi Innovation Labs
Track: Investments and Business Models Unleashing The Future
Keynote: Venture capital trends in Central Eastern Europe
Ivan Draganov, Senior Innovation Analyst at Dealroom
SPECIAL DIGITALK PARTY
Stage 1
Stage 2
Speakers
Some of our previous speakers

Matt Mullenweg
Founding Developer, WordPress

Bozhidar Bozhanov
Minister of e-Government

Jim McKelvey
Founder, Invisibly. Co-Founder, Square

Daniel Lorer
Minister of Innovation and Growth

Matthew Prince
Co-founder & CEO of Cloudflare (NYSE: NET)

Jamie Bartlett
Technology writer and broadcaster

David Shing, aka Shingy
Verizon Media’s digital prophet
Previous Investors

Scott Painter
Founder and CEO at Autonomy

Bogomil Balkansky
Partner, Sequoia Capital

Frank Thelen
Founder and CEO of Freigeist Capital

Dafina Toncheva
Early Stage Venture Investor

Hussein Kanji
Founding Partner of Hoxton Ventures

Ton van 't Noordende
CEO, 01Ventures

Dan Lupu
Partner, Earlybird Venture Capital
Venue
Sofia Tech Park
Sofia
111, Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd.
Innovation Forum "John Atanasoff"