PODIM 2016 was awesome!
Seeya on 10 & 11 of May 2017. Stay tuned.
While we are preparing next years event, check out videos & lectures from PODIM 2016. Feel free to drop us your feedback & suggestions/wishes for speakers and content into our inbox (info @ podim.org).
Keynote
Speakers
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Speakers
Dr. Andrej Fištravec /Mayor, Municipality of Maribor
Steli Efti /CEO, Close.io
Alex Iskold /Managing Director, Techstars, New York City
Poornima Vijayashanker /Founder at Femgineer
Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva /WE EXIST Reinvention Agency
Gary Whitehill /Founder, Entrepreneur Week & The Relentless Foundation
Rune Theill /Co-founder, Rockstart
Igor Tasic /CEO, Startup Europe Week
Piotr Bucki /CMO, X Ventures
Stephen Mooney /CEO, Synoptic Technologies
Howard Kingston /Co-founder, Adludio
Katalin Lakatos /Business Development Manager, PR Newswire
Dr. Jens Pippig /Founder & Managing Director, ProSiebenSat.1 Accelerator
Daniel Kraus /Director of Platform Product Management at HERE maps
Daniel Cronin /PODIM 2016 host / AustrianStartups
Matt Hart /Creator, BetterIdeasFaster
mag. Maja Tomanič Vidovič /Director of the Slovenian entrepreneurship Fund
Matej Golob /Co-founder, 30Lean
Jaka Levstek /CEO, D·Labs
Damir Sabol /Co-founder, Microblink
Rumen Iliev /Partner, LAUNCHub
Danijela Divac /Product & UX Strategist, D·Labs
Igor Panjan /CEO & Founder, SmartPA
Jakob Šušterič /CEO, MESI
Majda Dodevska /Co-founder and CMO, Scoutee
Joanna Alpe /CEO, Makelight Interactive
Bojana Zupanič /Talent Director, Danfoss
Pavel Škerlj /CIO, Petrol d.d.
Mateja Zavadlal /Director, Sportina Bled d.o.o. and Sportina Zagreb d.o.o.
Marko Javornik /VP/GM Mobility & Travel, Comtrade Group
Sonja Šmuc /Executive director, Managers’ Association of Slovenia
Jure Mikuž /Managing Partner, RSG Capital
Dejan Roljič /Co-founder and director, ABC accelerator
Matevž Medja /co-founder and CEO, Gigodesign
Dilyan Dimitrov /Founder, Eleven
Bart Lorang /CEO and founder, FullContact
Herwig Springer /CEO Corporate Development, i5invest
Jan Habermann /Partner, Credo Ventures
Nicholas Bartlett /Business Angel
Kevin Dykes /co-founder and CEO, RetentionGrid
Žiga Godina /Head of marketing and PR, Swich
Julien Coustaury /Founding partner, Fil Rouge Capital
Michael Schuster /Partner, SpeedInvest
Matej Zalar /CEO and co-founder, Visionect
Tim Luft /Director, VR Simulation Systems
Dr. Enej Kuščer /Co-founder and CEO, Acies Bio Ltd.
Boštjan Bregar /CEO and co-founder, 4th Office
Attila Szigeti /COO, Drukka Startup Studio
Fredrik Andersson /CPO, Bonnier Business to Business
Marko Gaćeša /CEO and co-founder, Drytools
Mitja Mavsar /Co-founder, Blub Blub
Peter Frankl /Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, Finance
Julij Božič /Country Leader, IBM Slovenia
Franc Matjaž Zupančič /State Secretary, SVRK
Valter Leban /Member of the Board of Management, Kolektor Group d.o.o.
Primož Škerget /UX Designer Generalist, D·Labs
Tilen Travnik /Co-founder in partner, D·Labs
Christian Benger /The Regional Minister for Economics in Carinthia, Austria
Laszlo R. Czirjak /Co-founder & Managing Partner, iEurope Capital
Peter Pohar /Group Technical Lead, D·Labs
Tatjana Zabasu /Partner, RSG Kapital
Jakob Gajšek /Co-founder & Head of Venture Relations, ABC Accelerator
Aleš Pustovrh /Co-founder & Program Manager, ABC Accelerator
Karolina Łopacka /Investment Analyst, UKTI
Óscar Ramírez Muñoz /CEO and co-founder, Startup Commons Global
mag. Matej Rus /Manager, PODIM
Prof. Dr. Peter Stanovnik /IER, Slovenia
Paul Pöltner /Co-founder & Managing Director, CONDA
Martin Henk /Co-founder, Pipedrive
Aljoša Huber /Founder, IntelPlan
Timotej Šooš /Slovenia Development Strategy Lead, Government of RS
Zsuzsa Várhalmi /Deputy Director, EIT Digital Budapest
László Gulyás /ARISE Europe lead, EIT Digital
Prof. Dr. Boštjan Antončič /Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana
Marta Turk /Chief Project Manager
Prof. Dr. Miroslav Rebernik /EPF, UM
Jernej Močnik /Executive Director, NKBM
Urban Lapajne /Project manager, Start:up Slovenia Initiative
Matija Goljar /Founder and CEO, Ustvarjalnik
Mitja Poljšak /Founder and CEO, PricePilot
Petra Kovič /Journalist and copy editor, DELO
Matej Delakorda /Group Leader, CEED
Jure Verhovnik /Director of projects, IRP
Tomasz Krajewski /President of the Board, SkyCash
Gregor Rebolj /Founder, Silicon Gardens
Attract Investors
@PODIM Challenge
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Are you looking for a VC investment? Pitch your idea to 40+ global investors in front of the audience, get first-hand feedback on your idea and attract an investment!
Investors, who are attending PODIM Challenge this year, are Dylan Dimitrov (Eleven), Rumen Iliev (LAUNCHub), Herwig Springer (i5invest.com), Julien Coustaury (Fil Rouge Capital), Dejan Roljic (ABC Accelerator) and many others ...
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Main co-organizer: COINVEST
Alpe-Adria co-organizers: Venture Factory, Technology park Ljubljana, KWF, Build!, Science Park Graz, Friuli Innovazione
Award Contributors: DsgnFwd Design Accelerator & ABC Accelerator
Partners: Centre for European Perspective (CEP), Business Angels of Slovenia
Gala Evening Event
Start-up of the year 2016 Award
With the “Slovenian Startup of the Year” Award we are looking for, highlighting and awarding ambassadors of Slovenian startup entrepreneurship. Those startup companies and teams whose achievements, actions, reputation and development potential present the new generation of Slovenian innovative entrepreneurs.
Venue in the heart of the Alps-Adriatic region
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