Our Speakers
Harald is an urban development and governance specialist. Previously worked at German Agency for International Development (GIZ) and ICT@frica.
Harald Eisenhauer
Co-Founder and Head of Platform at DEEP Ecosystems
Erica (Ph.D. in Economics, University of Florence, 2016) is Lecturer of Management at the University of Trento. Her research focuses on innovation, entrepreneurial ecosystems, servitization strategies, product- service innovation and digitalization of manufacturing.
Erica Santini
President of the European Startup Initiative and Lecturer at University of Trento
Thomas is building ecosystems in Europe since more than 8 years. He has set up and run numerous international startup programs, including for Microsoft Ventures in Germany and is currently investing with EIT Digital in pre-seed stage in 20 countries in CEE and Southern Europe.
Thomas Kösters
Managing Director at DEEP Ecosystems
Shivam Dhawan is a technology enthusiast with a vision of improving educational processes and personal development. He is a recognized innovator and loves the excitement of discovering opportunities of ideating technology solutions. His experience as an analytics expert allows him to provide data driven strategies for the execution of those ideas.
Shivam Dhawan
Founder & CEO at GetBoarded Technologies
Background in accountancy and finance, build the community from nothing to 700 people on database. Strength in establishing strategic partnership, interpersonal skills, brand development and digital marketing.
Leyla Karaha
Founder at Your Y Network
Stella Deppe
Policy Advisor Digital Development/ Innovate2030 at GIZ
Arnbjörn is founder of Iceventure. He realizes strategy, business models or valuations for customers shaping innovation processes, business processes or national/local innovation systems. He combines digital business model knowledge, industry models and tech innovations trajectory with an operative and global macro view. He has 12+ years of corporate banking, startup/SME/corporate, and institutional project consulting experience in Germany, Italy, and Iceland.
Arnbjörn Eggerz
Managing Director at Iceventure
Timothy (M.Sc. in Entrepreneurship and Innovation) is Associate at Iceventure, the research sponsor of the DEEP ecosystems conference 2022.
Tim Robb
Associate at Iceventure
As the CIO of Fark Labs, Ömer Hantal is responsible for developing and implementing strategies and innovation policies for the entire Farplas Automotive Group, as well as its startup ecosystem and R&D projects supported by EU programs and local initiatives. Ömer Hantal holds a Mechanical Engineering degree and an MSc in Industrial Engineering from Istanbul Technical University.
Ömer Hantal
Chief Innovation Optimizer of FARK LABS
Michelle E. Messina is CEO of the international advisory and training firm Explora International, Silicon Valley insider and a serial entrepreneur who sold her first company at age 19. She is co-author of the best-selling book Decoding Silicon Valley: The Insider’s Guide and a board member at Startup Chile. Today, Michelle trains corporations to innovate more like startups and trains founders, investors, and mentors to be more effective using the best practices of Silicon Valley.
Michelle Messina
CEO of Explora International
Imre has been working in the Hungarian ecosystem since 2005. He is founder of Hild Life and OTP Life Annuities with a combined market value of more than HUF 30 billion (170M dollars in 2009 terms). In 2016, he founded Global Traction, a startup development and international market access consultancy.
Imre Hild
CEO of Global Traction
Marius is the co-founder and managing director of the global R&D procurement platform PatentPlus.io. With PatentPlus he supports innovative companies with new product development and the identification of relevant external R&D partners such as universities, scientists, and startups. Additionally, Marius is a coach for early-stage startups, an active contributor to initiatives that promote deep-tech entrepreneurship, and a co-author of the book Ecosystem Innovation.
Marius Almstedt
Managing Director at PatentPlus.io
Yakab Kitti
Co-Founder & Design Station Lead at Lunar Program
Laszlo Bodis
Deputy State Secretary for Innovation, Budapest
Dudu Gencel is a Senior Project Manager at the Vienna Business Agency, which is the official business promotion agency of the city of Vienna, Austria. The agency offers a wide range of services and support to both Viennese and international companies looking to set up or expand their business in Vienna. In her role, Dudu is responsible for managing and overseeing specific projects and initiatives aimed at promoting business growth and development in Vienna for Viennese and international startups.
Dudu Gencel
Project Lead Startup City Vienna
Since 2019, Levente is the Rector of Óbuda University, formerly Deputy Rector for Education, and Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science of Neumann János. He is a regular member of the Doctoral School of Applied Informatics and Applied Mathematics and of the University Doctoral and Habilitation Council, and head of the Knowledge Centre for Life Science Controls.
Dr. Kovács Levente
Rector, Obuda University
Gergo Gulyas, a startup and innovation expert, is CFO at Wolves Summit and Co-Founder of iScale Hub. He has an extensive network in the innovation ecosystem, having managed prominent programs for clients like LG, PwC, and UNDP. He's a board member at Startup Campus and ex-CFO of cLAB Ventures, an oncology-focused accelerator. He is passionate about knowledge transfer, fundraising and internationalisation initiatives.
Gergő Gulyás
CFO at Wolves Summit and Co-Founder of iScale Hub
Mary is a tech-savvy professional with 7 years of experience in developing a tech scene in Moldova. She is a well-connected person, who has built many bridges between entrepreneurs, universities, corporates, mentors and opportunities. She has extensive experience in programs, business development, strategy development, events and brings in Moldova over 10 international partnerships as Startup Genome, Seedstars, Techstars, Silicon Drinkabout, Ignite Talks, FinTech Camp, Rockstart, TechVillage, Global Startup Awards, Venture Cup, Traction Camp.
Mary Nemciuc
CEO and Founder, Technovator
Istvan Szasz
Technical Project Manager, Bosch Hungary
Sofie Pauwels
Business & Innovation, City of Antwerp
Tamas is an experienced International Business Development Strategist and Advisor, with a passion for innovation and business growth. As a key member of the founding team of iScale Group, Tamas trains ambitious deep tech startups, tech transfer officers, and knowledge transfer officers at universities on how they can boost the commercialization process and present science-heavy solutions.
Tamas Szeker
Co-Founder, Innovation and Business Growth Partner at iScale Group
David Trayford
Founder, Wow Media
Elemer is the chairman of the Board of Directors at IMPACT VENTURES. He graduated as a historian, and studied political sciences and economics in the United States. He has been founder and senior officer of several small and medium enterprises. As business angel, he took part in launching several lucrative undertakings and his references also list many successful exits.
Elemér Eszter
Managing Partner at Impact Ventures
Dominique Diouf
Head of Exploration, UNDP Accelerator Labs
Naimul Abd
Business Advisor & Partnerships Lead at Coompanion Stockholm
Morten Kildahl Sorensen
Strategic Programmes Orchestrator, Climate-KIC
Zoran Nasteski
Co-Founder and CEO at Qpick
Sara Araya
Co-Founder & Design Strategist, RHĪZ
Mohamed Muse Hassan
Director, SIMAD iLab
Karlo Kukec
Project Manager, Invento Capital Partners
David Achim
Executive Director at Make IT in Oradea
Tero Kyckling
Senior Business Advisor, Business Tampere
Mariano Guzzetta is a manager in Innovation and Emerging technologies of EY. Mariano is an expert in Open Innovation thanks to his experience with corporate and PA and his activity in the startups sectors as a mentor and as ex-startupper.
Mariano Guzzetta
Innovation & Emerging Technologies Advisor, EY
Denny Droßmann
Hamburg Invest
Dora Marosvolgyi
Founder and CEO, DARE Innovation