SPEAKERS 2021

CREATIVE PRODUCER, SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
SILA SVETA

Сurated tech-heavy immersive art & light performances for Billie Eilish, Drake, and the Met Gala

POLINA ZAKH (US)

HEAD OF ML & NLP PRODUCTS,
GRAMMARLY

TIMO MERTENS (US)

Previously working at Google, Microsoft, and Dropbox, now develops algorithms that can write better than humans

CO-FOUNDER & CEO,
PANDADOC

Pursuing his own American dream, raised $51 mln and built a global company named as best startup-employer in the US by Forbes

PARTNER,
SEQUOIA CAPITAL

Ex-Revolut, he oversees FinTech track within a legendary VC fund Sequoia Capital, one of the first investors of Apple, Google, and WhatsApp

GEORGE ROBSON (UK)

MIKITA MIKADO (US)

CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER,
BOLT

Computer scientist and Entrepreneur of the Year-2015 (by EY Estonia), now leads the product of the European fastest-growing ride-hailing unicorn

JEVGENI KABANOV (EE)

CTO & CO-FOUNDER,
REFACE

The natural neural network (aka the brain) behind the most famous face swapping app by AI / ML startup (backed by a16z)

CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER,
WISDOM LABS

A Harvard-trained physician, she helps businesses solve such problems as stress, burnout, anxiety and loneliness in the workplace

CEO & CO-FOUNDER,
PLAN A

Forbes’ 30 under 30, she created a unique carbon reduction software for businesses (backed by Softbank)

OLES PETRIV (UA)

PARNEET PAL (US)

With his background as a researcher at Stanford and Harvard Universities, Robert is helping people to beat insomnia

PRESIDENT & FOUNDER,
SOMLY
CBTI Advisor
Askona

DR.ROBERT OEXMAN (US)

Computation Design and Parametric Architecture expert, he designed Beijing Daxing International Airport and a project of Terminal 6 for Heathrow Airport in London

LEAD ARCHITECT,
ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS

BOGDAN ZAHA (UK)

CEO
PURE APP

OLGA PETRUNINA (RU)

Ex-Facebook and WhatsApp Growth, now an angel investor, advising startups at The Venture City Fund and Accelerator

OPERATING PARTNER,
THEVENTURECITY

KATYA SKOROBOGATOVA (US)

LUBOMILA JORDANOVA (DE)

DAIRIS ZARINS (US)

Early employee at Printful, Dairis is responsible for its presence in the US, where it was recognised as one of the fastest-growing US companies

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS,
PRINTFUL

ELENA POLUBOCHKO (BY)

CHIEFF TECHNICAL OFFICER,
GODEL TECHNOLOGIES

Was part of shaping this agile software development company’s growth from 20 to 1400 employees (where 56% of managers are females!)

MARSHA CHINICHIAN (US)

CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER,
MINDSHINE

MARC GIGON (FR)

Former CDO of TOTAL, he now helps Microsoft’s customers in the energy field in transition to clean energy

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GLOBAL DIGITAL STRATEGY & TRANSFORMATION,
MICROSOFT

EMILY WITT (US)

AUTHOR OF FUTURE SEX,
STAFF WRITER,
THE NEW YORKER

KATHARINA VON SCHACKY (DE)

MANAGING DIRECTOR REAL ESTATE AND STRATEGY FOR GERMANY & NORTHERN EUROPE,
WEWORK

ANDREA RYBAROVA (SK)

MICROSOFT 365 PRODUCT MARKETING MANAGER,
MICROSOFT

Word painter, she investigates modern dating from the feminine perspective

Voice of the customer, she is responsible for making the life of people working from home easier with Microsoft Teams

Top gun in corporate real estate, she helps companies discover flexible spaces and solutions to move the business forward

SERGEY ARKHANGELSKIY (BY)

CEO,
WANNA

YULIA SMOTROVA (DE)

ACCOUNT MANAGER STARTUPS,
AMAZON WEB SERVICES

He makes fashion available to everyone through digital experiences, collaborates with Gucci, Dior, Massimo Dutti and other well-known brands

Experienced innovator, she helps startups accelerate their business and increase the potential for success

MIKE CHERNETSOV (BY)

CPO,
LOÓNA

He re-invents bedtime storytelling at Loóna - the best app of 2020 on Google Play

LAURA MANESCU (RO)

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER,
MODEX

ANASTASIA KARPOVA (RU)

DEPUTY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF,
FORBES RUSSIA

WILL KNIGHT (US)

SENIOR WRITER,
WIRED

Clinical psychologist, she is an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University and helps companies with organizational development

She brought Forbes Under30 to Russia; she is responsible for entrepreneurship and career stories

Passionate about technology, she is developing blockchain innovative products that make a difference in the world

With a background in anthropology and journalism, he covers AI, automation, and China's technology boom topics

MARTA WAYDEL (UK/CH)

CEO & CO-FOUNDER
IKLEID

Fashion innovation researcher, she explores the boundaries of how technology can drive change to a more sustainable fashion future

DMITRY KALAEV (RU)

DEPUTY DIRECTOR
IIDF

STEWART ROGERS (DE)

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
DATACOMONY

PRIYANKA BANERJEE (FI)

CEO & CO-FOUNDER
BUSINESSWIZ

SEBASTIEN TOUPY (NL)

ADVISOR, COMMUNITY BUILDER,STORYTELLER, STRATEGIST
GREENTECH ALLIENCE

Serial entrepreneur, he helps IT startups grow faster and show high-performing results.

Digital nomad, he helps to shine a light on mental health in the tech industry and provides people support to stay at their best.

Former engineer, she helps companies to use diversity and inclusion as a competitive advantage

People-connector, he facilitates connections from founders to mentors to create a long-term impact

ADAM AMBROZY (NL)

FOUNDER,
MAKETEAMWORK

MANAGING PARTNER,
ZAZ VENTURES

VLADIMIR BATAEV (IT/BE)

DARYA SESITSKAYA (US)

Product Designer
The UDDA agency

ANDREY LUKYANENKO (RU)

TechLead, DS/ML engineer
MTS Group

CONSTANTINE GAVRYKOV (NL)

Global UX Director
INTERSPORT Group

ANAND SAFI (CA)

Engineering Manager
Mark43

LIUBOU MINNIYEVA (NL)

Digital Systems & Customer Experience Manager
Tesla

JEEWANT GUPTA (IN)

Senior Product Manager
HSBC

LYUBOMIR VASILEV (UK)

Engineering Manager
Ricardo AG

JUSTIN WAUGH (DK)

Design and Digital Visibility Architect
UNOPS

NATALIE KOROTAEVA (AT)

UX designer
George Labs

KAVITA SINGH (US)

Digital Experience Manager
NVIDIA

YSSINE MATOLA (UK)

Founder
Thriving Tribes

YULIA KARDASH (UK)

Coach

ANNA EPISHCHEVA (UK)

Stylist, Marketing Manager
PomaBrush

SANIA KUDAIBERGEN (UK)

Co-Founder, Coach
Wojo

IMRAN SHEIKH (US)

Director of Product Management
ShareThis

ALBERT SHARAFUTDINOV (RU)

Founder
Kosmos Brand Consultancy

Digital Communication & Transformation
Siemens

ROBIN WAUTERS (BE)

Founding editor
TECH.EU

ALEKSANDRA ARTAMONOVSKAJA (UK)

Founder
Electric Artefacts

CEO
Cybergizer

Founding member and BDO
Baltic Sandbox

Executive Director
SberX

Chief of Staff
Palta

Professional development and entrepreneurship coach
Lifeboost.fr

YULIA ARELLANO (FR)

GRZEGORZ WOZNIAK (UK)

Lead Software Engineet
Covéa

CRISTINA MAGRO (UK)

Leadership and personal development coach

NEWTON QUEIROZ (BR)

Principal Product Manager of Growth
ZALORA

LOUIS VALENZUELA (UK)

Chief Strategy Officer
INVEST GROUP

MAY CHIN (MY)

Freelance Product Designer
Louis Valenzuela LTD

HUSSAIN SHAHBAZ KHAWAJA (PK)

Government of Pakistan
Data Science Consultant

DARYA MISKEVICH (NL)

Global IT Recruiter and Founder
DM Career Consultant

Brand and Communications Director
Spokkz ICO

Ecommerce Growth Advisor, Business Coach
Idube Pte Ltd

Director of Marketing & Growth Verticals
SkipTheDishes

KENDALL BISHOP (CA)

SONYA TRIVEDI (BG)

Founder and CEO
Adithana Marketing

ALI SEYEDMEHDI (NL)

Lead People and Operations
Publitas.com

CLAUDIA MARQUES (UK)

Software Engineer
Bulb

AMIT SHARMA (IN)

Lead Designer
Encore

MARY GUDMAN (UK)

Senior Product Manager
Easyrewardz Software Services

NADAV MORDECHAI (UK)

Principal for Product & Strategy
Elsewhen

LIZ MASLAKOVA (UK)

CEO & Co-Founder
Wojo

VANESSA ROSENTHAL (UK)

Co-Founder
Circular Home Lab

MARINA KRUTCHINSKY (US)

Senior UX Designer
American Express

DIANA GRISHEL (BY)

Sr. Agile Delivery Coordinator
Godel Technologies

ELIZAVETA PROSELKOVA (UK)

Co-founder Herd, Founder & CEO
EP Advisory

SERGEY YANOVSKIY (UK)

Product Manager
Fresha

NIKOLAY SHESTAK (BY)

Product manager

MICHAEL KURZ (AT)

Managing Partner
Zubr Capital

ERIC CRAWFORD (US)

Lecturer for Organisation of Innovation
Fachhochschule St Pölten

NATALIE LUNEVA (US)

Co-founder
Outranking.io

KSENIYA SHOLINA (RU)

New Product Development Director
Askona Life Group

KONSTANTIN ZAPOLIANSKY (BY)

Machine Learning Product Lead
Samsung

AUDREY LIBERGE (DE)

Senior Investment director
Zubr Capital

DEEPANSHU SETIA (IN)

Content Manager Oberlo France
Shopify

KSENIA SAMOYLENKO (UK)

Global Strategy Director
Mindshare

CEO
Baltic Sandbox

Founding member and BDO
Baltic Sandbox

Partner
Startup Wise Guys

CEO
Axis Innovation

JASON WEISS (IL)

COO
Axis Innovation

DMITRY FIRSKIN (USA/IL/RU)

Chief Investment Officer
AltaIR Capital

ELENA GANTVARG (US)

Business Development Manager
Teknasyon

EDUARDO PEREDA (ES)

Principal
Flint Capital

ALI BUYUKBAS (TR)

Central Europe Investment and Portfolio Manager
Demium

DINA KARAKASH (UK)

Portfolio Manager
IIDF

ALVARO PEREZCANO (AT)

Investment Analyst
Speedinvest

ANNA GISHKO (AE)

General Partner
Acrobator Ventures

STEPAN GALAEV (UK)

Investment manager
Phystech VC

BAS GODSKA (NL)

Investment Director
Galaev & Co

ANDREI AVSIEVICH (BY)

General Partner
Bulba Ventures

PAVEL BOGDANOV (DE)

General Partner
Almaz Capital

EE LING LIM (SG)

Senior Investment Analyst
Genesis Investments

SALEH ABBAS (BH)

Head of APAC Business Development
500 Startups

ELENA MAZHUHA (UA)

Managing Director
Flat6Labs

KONSTANTIN GNYP (DE)

Senior Associate
Runa Capital

SEBASTIAN SULMA (CZ)

Junior Specialist
DEPO VENTURES, s.r.o.

ELENA HAYKIN (NEE SAPOZHNIKOVA) (UK)

General Partner
Genesis Investments

ANASTASIA SHVETSOVA (RU)

Partner
Digital Horizon VC

VITAL LAPTENOK (UA)

Partner at Gagarin Capital, Founder at MA Family
Gagarin Capital

TOMAS MARTUNAS (LT)

Founding Partner
Iron Wolf Capital

KAMIL MIECZAKOWSKI (UK)

Vice President
Notion Capital

ALEXEY PRIYATKIN (RU)

Founding Partner
SMOK Ventures

YANA ABRAMOVA (UK)

Partner
Orbita Capital

BORYS MUSIELAK (PL)

Partner
Pretiosum Ventures

ZAYA KADYROVA (UK)

Early stage technology investor
EBRD

DMITRY DEMIDENKO (LU)

Founding Partner
Skif VC

MAURICE BECKAND VERWEE (NL)

Investment Analyst
Crosspring

KHALIL HEFAF (DE)

Founder
Crosspring

YANA KOSTADINOVA (NL)

Investor
Target Global

ERHAN KILICOZLU (TR)

Managing Partner
ACT Venture Partners

THOMAS NIVARD (FR)

Senior Associate
360 Capital

DARIA REUTOVICH (NL)

Principal
3VC

GERALD POLLAK (AT)

Operations Director
Rockstart

EVA ARH (AT)

Investment Manager
3VC

EMILY MEADS (AT)

Deeptech Analyst
Speedinvest

ROMAN TYAN (US)

Managing Partner
NRG Ventures

OLGA SHIKHANTSOVA (DE)

Investment Director
Sistema Venture Capital

HELENA CAVELL (UK)

Principal
Speedinvest

EMIL GAFAROV (RU)

Associate
Frontline Ventures

VACLAV PAVLECKA (CZ)

Managing Partner
Air Ventures

CRISTIAN MUNTEANU (RO)

Managing Partner
Earlygame Ventures

HEIDI LINDVALL (SE)

Co-founder
FinSight Ventures

ADRIANNA STANOCH (UK)

General Partner
Pale Blue Dot

ALEXEY GARYUNOV (RU)

Startups & Apps Manager CEE
Google for Startups

YERVAND SARKISYAN (UK)

Co-founder and Partner
Granatus Ventures

STEFANIA BONA (UK)

Data Science Product Manager
Checkout.com

ALEKSAS DROZDOVSKIS (NL)

AI Startup Consultant
KI-Garage

STEVE NICOLAU (UK)

CSO, Global Product R&D
Yandex

PATRICK WIDMANN (DE)

Experience Architect/UX Design Lead
Proximity London

DAGNIJA VEIDE (LV)

Management Consultant
White Digital

JISHA SHARMA (IN)

AI Studio Lead, Technology & Digital

USMAN ISMAIL (CA)

Senior Partner
Finance PM

LILY MALYKHINA (US)

Senior Engineering Manager
Bolt

ANNA MAGIERA (PL)

Senior Product Designer
AT&T

DINA MOSTOVAYA (RU)

Strategic communications consultant and PR-partner
SOLYANKA agency

GÜNCE ÖNÜR (TR)

Venture Partner
Startup Wise Guys

JOAO FERNANDES (PT)

Product manager
Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO

MAX VASHKEVICH (LT)

Project Manager & Investment Analyst
Block Start

TATIANA SUKMANSKAIA (RU)

Co-founder
NAMERIGHT

VITALIY SHTYRKIN (RU)

Director for investments and innovations
Orange Business Services Russia and CIS

WALLACE GREEN (CZ)

Founding Partner Startup Coach
Act Now Ventures

ZYGIMANTAS MEDELIS (LT)

LILIANA PETRENAVA (UK)

NIELS KOELMEYER (UK)

Global PR executive
Rakuten-Viber

Senior Product Designer
iTech Media

ALEKSEI GONNOCHENKO (RU)

Head
SBER Robotics Lab

DAVE ERASMUS (UK)

Founder
Flow Project

MANDANA AHMADI (UK)

Co-Founder, CEO
Aya

NEWTON HOWARD (US)

PETER ZHEGIN (UK)

CEO
ni2o

Venture Partner
Sistema_VC

SERGEY MOSUNOV (RU)

Angel investor, Founder
Angelsdeck

CYRIL GOLUB (BY)

Board Member, IT Entrepreneur
AngelsBand

NIKOLAY KIRPICHNIKOV (US)

Managing Partner
Smart Partnership Capital

ANDRIY BRODETSKYI (UA)

Tech journalist, Author
Telegram blog “Technology, media and society”

SVEN EBERWEIN (US)

Digital artist (part of NFT-focused Flamingo DAO), Digital design modeler
Tesla

OLGA POLISHCHUK (RU)

Career coach

MIKHAIL USUBYAN (US)

Partner
Rimon Law

ARINA SHULGA (US)

Partner
McCarter & English

ALEXANDER SOBOLEV (RU)

Member Of The Management Board
Megafon

ANNA ROBERTS (UK)

Chief People Officer
Flo

ELENA VATUTINA (AE)

Founder & CEO
Pharma.Global

ILYA ADAMSKY (RU)

CEO
Sleep8-UK LTD

JAMIE BURKE (UK)

Founder & CEO
Outlier Ventures

MARIA S.MARINOVA (BG)

Executive Director
The Bulgarian Venture Capital Association (BVCA)

ROBERTA RUDOKIENE (LT)

Head
Startup Lithuania

STOYAN YANKOV (BG)

Productivity & perfomance coach Startup Wise Guys

VALERIA IVASIKH (UK)

Legal
SeedLegals

VSEVOLOD PIMENOV (LT)

Head of Global Business Development
PAY2U

ZANE BOJARE (LV)

Head of Marketing
Startup Wise Guys

NIKITA USHAKOV (CA)

Co-Founder, CMO
TraceAir

ILYA KRAVTSOV (ID)

CEO
PouchNATION

ASHISH RANJAN (IN)

Director, Products - Client Regulatory Services (CTB)
Morgan Stanley

ANNA KACHURETS (UK)

Managing Director
Atlas Biomed

OLGA KALININA (RU)

Senior UX/UI Designer
Moonbug

ELENA KASIMOVA (RU)

Development Director
Tilda Publishing