The first-ever European Startup Conference will be hosted live from Ukraine on 7 December 2022, moderated by Adam Fulham, founder of Startup Network Europe.
Fulham said the online event has three main objectives:
- Fundraise for Charities in Ukraine.
- Gather 10,000 European start-up founders and international investors.
- Connect hundreds of Ukrainian start-ups with venture capitalists and angel investors, to help the Ukrainian tech ecosystem in growth and development during this hard times.
The Conference will feature a speaker programme with keynotes and panel discussions from European startup Leaders, prominent entrepreneurs, Ukrainian startup ecosystem leaders, and Ukrainian scale-up founders.
The European startup leaders speaking at the event include Cristobal Alonso (CEO of Startup Wise Guys), Lucien Burm (Chair of Dutch Startup Association), Roberta Rudokienė (Head of Startup Lithuania), Martina Fitzgerald (Chair of Scale Ireland), Tomek Snażyk (CEO of Startup Poland), Olga Barreto Goncalves, (CEO of startin.lv – The Latvian Startup Association) and Hannah Wundsam (Managing Director of AustrianStartups).
Speakers from Ukraine’s tech sector include Nataly Veremeeva (Director at TechUkraine), Dmytro Kuzmenko (CEO of The Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association), Evelina Komarnytska (Head of Grant Programmes at Ukrainian Startup Fund), Yaroslav Azhnyuk (Co-Founder of Ukrainian Scaleup Petcube), Dmytro Dvurechenskyi (CEO of openGeeksLab) and Daniel Tonkopi, founder and CEO of Delfast Bikes.
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The event will also feature a Ukrainian startup pitching and matchmaking programme.
Selected Ukrainian startups will be able to pitch their businesses to the event’s international audiences during the webinar, in a session moderated by Startup Wise Guys, the biggest early-stage investor in Ukraine.
In addition, starting from two weeks before the conference date, Ukrainian startups and International attendees will be able to log in to a networking and matchmaking portal hosted on Brella, where interested parties can identify each other, schedule 1-to-1 meetings for December 7th, and start building valuable partnerships.
Mariia Tintul, a Ukrainian moderator of the event, said: “As a Ukrainian my key message for our European colleagues is to keep doing business with Ukraine, and help Ukrainians thrive at tech events like this one.
“Having 44 investments in Ukrainian led startups we are proud to say that none closed their business since the full scale invasion by Russia. Our founders either already recovered, or still take the time to build up from the loses. But not a single business has been closed. It shows you resilience, and it is literally all you need to know about our drive and will to win. Invest in Ukraine!”
Adam Fulham (pictured) added: “Despite the war Ukrainian startups airSlate and Unstoppable Domains achieved unicorn status in 2022. In Europe we recognise many stakeholders from startup communities in every country, who are eager to support Ukraine in sustainable ways.
“We hope the first-ever European Startup Conference can be a focal point to connect this supportive energy with Ukraine’s startup ecosystem.”
The European Startup Conference is co-hosted by Startup Network Europe, Startup Wise Guys, Brella, Ukrainian Tech Ecosystem, and Ukrainian PR Army.
For more information about the conference, click here.
