AGENDA March 28,2023
SAPIE Forum Opening
Kristína Korčeková, Moderator
09:00 - 09:05
SAPIE Welcoming Remarks
Rasťo Kulich, Chairman of the Board of Directors, SAPIE
09:05 - 09:10
The Need for Innovations
Martina Kolesárová, Executive Director, PONTIS Foundation
Michaela Kršková, CIO, Government Office of the Slovak Republic
Eve Peeterson, Head of Startup Estonia
Peter Vesterbacka, Serial entrepreneur
Led by: Peter Kolesár, Partner, CIVITTA
09:10 - 10:05
10:05 - 10:35
Born to Inspire: How success stories create a community
Martin Basila, CEO, Sensoneo
Mária Virčíková, Co-Founder & CEO, MATSUKO
Led by: Glen Hodgson, Founder & CEO, Free Trade Europa
10:35 - 10:50
Coffee break
Smart City Talk
Aik van Eemeren, CTO, City of Amsterdam
10:50 - 11:20
The Future of Smart Cities is Now
in cooperation with Bloomberg Associates
Matúš Vallo
Mayor, City of Bratislava
David Osimo
Policy Director, The Lisbon Council
Non Arkara
Senior Expert, Digital Economy Promotion Agency, Thailand
Todd Asher,
Deputy Principal, Media & Technology, Bloomberg Associates
Led by: Petra Dzurovčinová, Chief Innovation Office, City of Bratislava
11:20 - 12:30
The Power of Data - Case Study: The
League for Digital Boost
(upon invitation only)
Kick off: Lucia Colníková,
League for Digital Boost Lead, SAPIE
Daniel Všetečka
Director of Digital Economy and Smart Specialization Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
Ivan Štefanec
Member of the European Parliament
Glen Hodgson
Founder & CEO, Free Trade Europa
Szabolcs Szekacs
Team Leader - Digital Industry Team, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Enterpreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Led by: Horst Heitz
Secretary General, SME connect
11:20 - 12:30
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Unlocking our Digital Future: Empowering Everyone to Succeed
Gori Yahaya, CEO, UpSkill Digital
13:30 - 13:45
Skilling: A New Normal
Branislav Kleskeň, CEO, Leaf Katri-Liis Lepik, Associate Professor of Management, School of Governance,
Law and Society, Tallinn University
Petra Kotuliaková, CEO, Aj Ty v IT
Led by: Gori Yahaya, CEO, UpSkill Digital
13:45 - 14:30
Impact Investment - best practices and opportunities for the CEE and beyond in cooperation with PONTIS Foundation
(upon invitation only)
Silke Horáková, Co-Founder, Tilia Impact Ventures
Andrea Ferancová Bartoňová, Founding Partner, Board Chair, ESPIRA Investments
Martina Kolesárová, Executive Director, PONTIS Foundation
Rastislav Blažej, Executive Manager at Seed Starter Fund and Head of Social Banking, Slovenská sporiteľňa
Led by: Ewa Konczal, Market Building Lead, European Venture Philanthropy Association
14:00 - 15:20
Regulations and AI
Dita Charanzová, Vice President, EP
Hajdi Cenan, CEO and Co-Founder, AIRT
Júlia Schvarcová, Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager, Google
Lucie Šestáková, Acting Permanent Representative to COREPER I, Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the European Union
Marián Porvažník, Managing Co-Founder, Vacuum Group
Led by: Ondřej Ferdus, Director, Digital Economy & Technology Unit, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic; CEO and Co-Founder Aicheck.tech
14:30 - 15:20
15:20 - 15:35
Coffee break
How to Safeguard Business in the Global Threat Landscape!
Lukasz Gawron, Chairman of the Board, Polish Cybersecurity Cluster #CyberMadeinPoland
Andrew Lee, Vice President of Government Affairs & Global CTI Strategist, ESET
Dan Pastor, Director, Global Go-to-Market Lead, Cyber and Risk Services, Mastercard
Led by: Radoslav Repa
Councellor, Cyber Security and Trust Services, National Security Authority
15:35 - 16:25
16:25 - 16:40
SAPIE Impact Award 2023
CEE: A New World Destination for Great Startup Minds?
Eve Peeterson, Chief Executive, Startup Estonia
Mary MacPherson, President and CEO, Slovak American Foundation
Marián Porvažník, Managing Co-Founder, Vacuum Group
Nicolas Brien, Chairman, European Startup Network
Led by: Kristína Korčeková
16:40 - 17:30
*Agenda is subject to change.
AGENDA March 29, 2023
Opening of the day
Michal Kardoš, Executive Director, SAPIE
09:00 - 09:05
09:05 - 09:50
Innovation as an Engine of Slovakia's Development
Miroslav Gašpárek, CEO, Sensible Biotechnologies
Michal Nešpor, Partner, Crowdberry
Jaroslav Bukovina, Business analyst, VAIA
Vlastimil Kocian, CEO, Inovia
Led by: Ivan Filus, Innovations Expert, Business&Innovation Centre
09:50 - 10:05
How Can AI Help You Start a Business
Juraj Holub, Remote work
Vesna, Digital Advisor from the Future
Peter Petényi, Brand Hub, SLSP
10:05 - 10:20
10:20 - 10:35
Coffee break
How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Businesses Grow
Mária Bieliková, KINIT
Ondřej Ferdus, Confederation of Industry CZ & AI Check.tech
Marek Šebo, CEO, Cognexa
Led by: Juraj Popovič, SAPIE
10:35 - 11:20
11:20 - 12:20
Lunch break
Innovative Development of Talents from Slovakia and Abroad
Branislav Kleskeň, Director, LEAF
12:20 - 12:40
Smart Technologies in the Services of Cities
Heliodor Macko, CEO, SEAK
Peter Fiabáne, The mayor of the
City of Žilina
Peter Blaas, Head of Business Development, Antik
Ondrej Lunter, Chairman, BBSK
Led by: Juraj Hošták, Director of the department for innovation and smart agendas, MIRRI
12:40 - 13:25
How to handle international business expansion (discussion)
Pavol Adamčák, CMO, Dexfinity
Juraj Holub, CEO, Remote work
Led by: Juraj Popovič, SAPIE
12:40 - 13:25
How to Finance your Digitization
Matej Barvirčák
Project Manager, Civitta
Ivan Filus, Innovations Expert,
Business&Innovation Centre
Peter Dittrich, Vice Chairman, Slovak Investment Holding
Ivan Kolenička
Business Developer, Ayming,
Gerd Uwe Weller, Head of EIB Slovakia
13:25 - 14:40
A Revolution in the Development of Business Applications - No-Code
Juraj Ivan, Qikbuild
When to Deal with the Protection of Innovations and what Role does IP Play in Business Strategy
Radovan Čechvala, Inventa
13:25 - 13:45
13:45 - 14:05
Official Closing of the Forum
Kristína Korčeková
14:40 - 14:45
14:45 - 15:30
Hopero Networking
*Agenda is subject to changes.