PODIM: 2015

Day 1 - Wednesday, 13 May 2015

8:00 - 9:00

REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING COFFEE

9:00 - 10:00

Day one moderator: Sašo Papp

Welcoming speeches
Prof. Miroslav Rebernik, Conference Chair, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor
Robert Senica, President of the Management Board of Nova KBM

Opening discussion with key stakeholders
Samo Hribar Milič, Chamber of Commerce, Slovenia
Rok Uršič, Instrumentation Technologies / Red Pitaya
Monika Byléhn, Ericsson
Iztok Lesjak, Initiative Start:up Slovenia, Technology Park Ljubljana
Maja Tomanič Vidovič, Slovene Enterprise Fund
Ulla Hudina Kmetič, European Commission Representation in Slovenia

Discussion Moderator: Blaž Kos, PODIM organization team

10:00 - 10:30

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Startup management for professionals
Mike Edelhart, Social Starts

10:30 - 11:30

PANEL
Building a globally successful startup from scratch
Gina Waldhorn, Evol8tion
Chris Chabot, Fiedler Capital
Mike Edelhart, Social Starts
Yann Girard, Lifestyle Entrepreneur

Chair: Ivan Brezak Brkan, Founder/CEO at Netokracija & Meme Media, Croatia

11:30 - 12:15

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

12:15 - 12:50

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Corporate Entrepreneurship Today
Jan Kennedy, Academy for Corporate Entrepreneurship

WORKSHOP 1
How to prepare a presentation to pitch your startup to a brand or brand to a startup
Gabriel Dombri, Startcelerate

+ 1:1 Mentoring – Preparing a pitch for speed dating

(until 14:00)

12:50 - 14:00

INTRO PRESENTATION
Deloitte Fast 50 CEE – Research and Findings
Martin Železnik, Deloitte Slovenia

PANEL

Achieving product/market fit and managing fast growth
Dawid Łaziński, ITmagination
Kuba Filipowski, Netguru
Varga Tamás, Szallas.hu
Fabian Bohdziul, MCI

Chair: Matej Golob, 30lean

TALK 1
Krypton Venture Capital Investment Mechanism
Moshe Sarfaty, Krypton VC

(talk especially designed for investors)

Embassy of Israel

14:00 - 15:00

NETWORKING LUNCH

15:00 - 17:00

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Technology Trends and Future Unicorns
Sartaj Anand, Egomonk

Embracing the Networked Society
Monika Byléhn, Ericsson

Living in a mobile future
Chris Chabot, Oxygen Accelerator, Digital Strategist

Inbound marketing
Andraž Štalec, Red Orbit

PODIM CHALLENGE OPENING

Welcome address: Zdravko Počivalšek, Minister of Economic Development and Technology

COMPETITION
ROUNDTABLE & PODIM CHALLENGE

Ari Korhonen, Lagoon Capital
Jonathan Cooper, Vision Investment Services
Mike Edelhart, Social Starts
Jon Bradford, Techstars
Michael Gross, VC Point
Matevž Medja, DsgnFwd
Dejan Roljič, ABC Accelerator
Isla Munro, Fiedler capital
Branko Drobnak, Business angels of Slovenia
M. Kampus, Gasser+Partner
Franco Scolari, business angel
Jure Mikuž, RSG Capital

Other confirmed investors:
Miklós Kovács, iEurope
Rumen Iliev, Launchhub
and others.

5-best startups from the Alpe-Adria region pitching
+ More than 20 additional business angels and VC funds listening to their pitches

Moderator: Peter Hopwood, Libris Komunikacije HR

17:00 - 18:00

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

18:00 - 19:00

PANEL
Telling it like it is: An honest discussion about what it really means to be an entrepreneur
Marko Derča, A.T. Kearney
Steve Keil, MammothDB
Boštjan Škufca Zaveršek, Si.mobil
Stojan Petrič, Kolektor

Chair: Peter Frankl, Finance

19:00 - 19:30

START:UP OF THE YEAR WELCOME DRINK

19:30 - 20:30

COMPETITION
Competition Start:up Slovenia: Start:up of the year 2015
The Slovenian startup competition and the award ceremony for the Start:up of the Year 2015 winner

Moderator: Peter Poles

20:30 - 23:00

NETWORKING EVENT AND PODIM PARTY

Day 2 - Thursday, 14 May 2015

7:00 - 7:30

Morning stretching with Medex
Short energizing morning workout will be organized in front of the hotel Habakuk. Medex will provide protein smoothies and protein bars.

9:00 - 9:30

Day two moderator: Daniel Cronin, Austrian Startups

REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING BREAKFAST

9:30 - 11:00

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Big company marketing versus startup marketing
Mike Bott, Blue Chip Venture Company

Building a Bridge Between Brands & Startups
Gina Waldhorn, Evol8tion

Collaboration between startups and established companies in the Alpe-Adria region
Ivan Ivanković, Squee, Croatian Telecom

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Social Business Eats Regular Business For Breakfast
Zikry Kholil, Incitement

10:00 – 12:00
1:1 Meetings with mentors and investors
Matching takes place prior to the conference.

ASIA
Zikry Kholil, Incitement
Daniel De Gruijter, Incitement

INDIA
Sartaj Anand, Egomonk

US
Tristan Pollock, Storefront
Dominic Coryell, 500 startups, serial entr.
Mike Edelhart, Social Starts

MIDDLE EAST
Jonathan Cooper, Vision Investment Services
Stefano Virgilli, Voxlab

INVESTORS
Various business angels and VC funds

Priority mentoring meetings for P2, SK75 and SK200 candidates and other interested startups.

11:00 - 12:00

PANEL
Collaboration between startups and established companies
Mike Bott, Blue Chip Venture Company
Jan Kennedy, Academy for Corporate Entrepr.
Tudor Birlea, Startcelerate
Thibaut Rouquette, Venturescout
Stefano Virgilli, Voxlab

Chair: Oksana Hoshva, Hoshva PR

12:00 - 13:00

NETWORKING LUNCH

13:00 - 13:30

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Product design and design ethics
Tristan Harris, Google

500 STARTUPS - Workshop for startups
Operationalizing Growth: How to build a framework for consistent growth
Dominic Coryell, 500startups, serial entrepreneur

Mandatory for P2, SK75 and SK200 candidates and other interested startups.

(until 14:00)

13:30 - 14:00

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Product management in practice
Simon Cast, Mind the product

14:00 - 15:00

WORKSHOP 1
Corporate–startup relationships. Finding the right match and making it work
Tomasz Rudolf, D-RAFT

TALK 1
Growth hacking and paid marketing/acquisition
Soso Sazesh, Growth Pilots

ROUNDTABLE 1
Product management
Kate Leto, d.Labs
Simon Cast, ProdPad
Tristan Pollock, Storefront
Gaja Zornada, Healthday.si

Chair: Boštjan Špetič, Zemanta

TALK 2
How to organize ICT development and processes in the growth phase?
Luka Grah, S&T Slovenia
Igor Alfirević, S&T Slovenia

15:00 - 15:30

COFFEE NETWORKING BREAK AND SNACK

15:30 - 16:30

WORKSHOP 1
Creating An Innovation Process: From Education to Execution
Gina Waldhorn, Evol8tion

ROUNDTABLE 1
Social entrepreneurship
Sartaj Anand, Egomonk
Zikry Kholil, Incitement
Daniel De Gruijter, Incitement
Hermes Arriaga, Impact Hub Zagreb
Bistra Kumbaroska, Impact Hub Vienna

Chair: Tomaž Stritar,
Successful entrepreneur Institute

TALKS 1
Guide on crowdfunding
Ulla Hudina Kmetič,
European Commission

Crowdfunding
Carlos Silva, Seedrs

Digital Finance Ecosystem
Jouko Ahvenainen,
Grow VC Group

Crowdfunding success story
Niko Klanšek, FlyKly

(until 17:00)

TALK 2
Mentor–startup relationship, how to find a perfect mentor as a startup or be a great startup mentor?
Eric Brotto, Startup Bootcamp

Priority talk for P2, SK50/SK75 and SK200 mentors

16:30 - 17:00

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
How I did it and what I have learned along the way
Tristan Pollock, Storefront, Forbes' 30 under 30

PODIM SPEED DATING
1:1 Meetings of startups and established companies

17:00 - 17:30

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Changing work/business habits to spur innovation
Steve Keil, MammothDB

PODIM SPEED DATING
1:1 Meetings of startups and established companies

17:30 - 18:00

WRAP-UP, NETWORKING AND GOODBYE DRINK

The organizers reserve the right to change the program.

PODIM Networking Opportunities

PODIM Networking
During the breaks on both conferences days, including coffee and lunch breaks, we will organise several opportunities for networking, connecting and gaining new contacts - in both a professional and a lighter, fun-filled manner.

Evening PODIM party
At the end of the first day the hotel will host an evening party for all conference participants, including a DJ and entertainment. The evening party represents a further opportunity for networking, getting to know people and having fun at the conference.

PODIM: 2015

Day 1 - Wednesday, 13 May 2015

Day 2 - Thursday, 14 May 2015

PODIM Networking Opportunities

Keynote Speakers