MAIN STAGE (Turner Hall)

FIRESIDE CHAT: Where Startups / Products Fail on Their Path to a Global Company

Alex Iskold, TechStars, USA

Host: Daniel Cronin, Austrian Startups, Austria

KEYNOTE: Reaching Escape Velocity
Howard Kingston, Adludio, UK

KEYNOTE: TV Ads for Startups – How to Reach the next Level!
Dr. Jens Pippig, ProSiebenSat.1 Accelerator, Germany

KEYNOTE: To Infinity and Beyond - Getting Your Product to Go Forth and Conquer
Joanna Alpe, Makelight Interactive, UK
 
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SKILLS STAGE (Priol Hall)
  
WORKSHOP: How to Shape Your Story and Get Your Message Through
Piotr Bucki, X Ventures, Poland

FUTURE STAGE (Teply Hall)
(15:00 - 16:20)

WORKSHOP: Challenge: Slovenia in 2050
Timotej Šooš, Government of Slovenia, Slovenia


YOUTH PROGRAM (Vokač Hall)
(15:00 - 16:20)

STUDENT STARTUP PITCHES: Presentations of 5 best DEMOLA student projects

STARTUP PITCHES: Presentation of NASA Space Apps Challenge 2016 Ljubljana winning team

Chair: Islam Mušič, ŠCV, Slovenia

MAIN STAGE (Turner Hall)

KEYNOTE: What it Takes to Build Startup Superstars
Rune Theill, RockStart, Netherlands

TALKS & PANEL: Public + Private = Winning Combination
Maja Tomanič Vidovič, Slovene Enterprise Fund, Slovenia
Rumen Iliev, LAUNCHub, Bulgaria
 
Chair: Igor Tasic, Barrabes Next & Startup Europe Week, Spain

PANEL: Entrepreneurial Rock & Roll – Startup Cases
Jakob Šušterič, MESI, Slovenia
Matej Zalar, Visionect, Slovenia
Dr. Enej Kuščer, Acies Bio, Slovenia
Marko Gaćeša, Drytools.com, Serbia
Paul Pöltner, CONDA, Austria
 
Chair: Igor Tasic, Barrabes Next & Startup Europe Week, Spain

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SKILLS STAGE (Priol Hall)

WORKSHOP: Playing Lean 
Playing the experiential board game in small teams of 3-4,  which simulates the launching of a successful product and conquering the market. Along the way, players will learn the core concepts and vocabulary of the Lean Startup.

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START:UP ALPE-ADRIA SIDE EVENT (Vokač Hall)
(17:00 – 18:45)
 
TALK: Joint vision of the Alps-Adriatic Startup Ecosystem
Jürgen Kopeinig, KWF, Austria
Claudia Baracchini, Friuli innovazione, Italy
Matej Rus, Initiative Start:up Slovenia, Slovenia
 
Presentation of five ideas for how to support Startups in the Alps-Adriatic Region

FIRST IDEA: Common Startup trip to Copenhagen
Elisabeth Koller, Economic Chamber of Carinthia, Austria

SECOND IDEA: Startup Buddy
Alexander Mann, AustrianStartups, Austria

THIRD IDEA: Perspective on market and product plausibility
Markus Setschnagg, build!, Austria

FORTH IDEA: Business Beach
Melanie Sass, SASS marketing & projects, Austria

FIFTH IDEA: Startup Road Trip Alpe-Adria
Stefan Oberhauser, Regional Government of Carinthia, Austria

Open Discussion about presented ideas and Public presentation of conclusions to participants and guests
 
Chair: Alexander Mann, AustrianStartups, Austria


COMPETITION STAGE (Diplomatic Club)

PRESENTATIONS: PODIM Challenge Semifinals
Presentation of 10 best PODIM Challenge startups. Judges will select best 5 who will pitch on the main stage on Thursday.
 
Judges:
Steli Efti, Close.io, USA
Alex Iskold, TechStars, USA
Poornima Vijayashanker, Femgineer, USA
Jure Mikuž, RSG Capital, Slovenia

MAIN STAGE (Turner Hall)

KEYNOTE: Why You Need to Reinvent Yourself & Your Company Every 3.5 Years
Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva, WE EXIST Reinvention Agency, Slovenia
 
PANEL: Startup Wars - The Corporate Force Awakens
Mateja Zavadlal, Sportina Bled, Slovenia
Bojana Zupanič, Danfoss, Slovenia
Pavel Škerlj, Petrol, Slovenia
Marko Javornik, Comtrade Group, Slovenia
Sonja Šmuc, Managers' Association of Slovenia, Slovenia
Fredrik Andersson, Bonnier Business Press, Sweden
Valter Leban, Kolektor Group, Slovenia
 
Chair: Matej Golob, 30Lean, Slovenia

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SKILLS STAGE (Priol Hall)

WORKSHOP: Cone^TM - Fanbase Building Workshop
Matt Hart, Better Ideas Faster, UK

RESEARCH STAGE (Kristal Hall)
 

Surveys on Slovenian entrepreneurship and its ecosystem

TALK: Survey of National Competitiveness According to WEF Methodology
Prof. dr. Peter Stanovnik, IER, Slovenia

TALK: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Slovenia
Prof. dr. Miroslav Rebernik, EPF UM, Slovenia

TALK: Slovenian Companies and Characteristics of Startup Ecosystem
mag. Matej Rus, EPF UM & Initiative Start:up Slovenia, Slovenia

TALK: Survey of Family Businesses in Slovenia
Prof. dr. Boštjan Antončič, EF ULJ, Slovenia

TALK: Regional Analysis of Female Entrepreneurship in Slovenia
Marta Turk, Network MEMA, Slovenia
 
Chair: Petra Kovič, DELO, Slovenia

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MAIN STAGE (Turner Hall)

KEYNOTE: 8 Lessons Learned from 5 Failed Acquisitions in 1 Startup
Kevin Dykes, RetentionGrid, Germany

KEYNOTE: How to Scale from Estonia to 150 Countries
Martin Henk, Pipedrive, Estonia

PANEL: Lessons of Rapid Growth
Boštjan Bregar, 4th Office, Slovenia
Kevin Dykes, RetentionGrid, Germany
Martin Henk, Pipedrive, Estonia
 
Chair: Matej Delakorda, CEED Slovenia, Slovenia
 
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SKILLS STAGE (Priol Hall)

WORKSHOP: How to Ship Your Ideas
Poornima Vijayashanker, Femgineer, USA
 
WORKSHOP: How to Build a Product That Your Users Will Love
Danijela Divac, D·Labs, Slovenia
 
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VALUE STAGE (Vokač Hall)

WORKSHOP: At the End of the Day SALES Count
Igor Panjan, Datafy.it, Slovenia
 
WORKSHOP: How to Handle Global Media Outreach
Katalin Lakatos, PR NewsWire, UK
Žiga Godina, Swich, Slovenia