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ISTANBUL,
2 — 3 OCTOBER
* Eastern Europe, the Balkans & Central Asia
conference
CONFERENCE
in the New East*
DUBAI,
28 — 29 MAY
2023
startups and tech talent with global investment, business and career opportunities
Since 2018
CONNECTING
investment raised by EMERGE startups in the past years
€25 MLN
300+
investors and 300+ startups participate in EMERGE
every year
100+
countries represented by EMERGE participants, investors and speakers
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
*Work-in-progress. Slight changes are inevitable.
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9:00 — 11:00 ➝ REGISTRATION ≧◉ᴥ◉≦
17:50 — 18:00
✨Opening Ceremony ✨
18:00 — 18:40
Panel Discussion
Smart ways to use gaming as a tool

#trendwatching

18:50 — 19:10
Talk
NATALLIA MIRANCHUK (CY), Founder & CEO SOULA

#foundersstories

19:20 — 20:00
Panel Discussion
Bias in minds and technologies.
Can we finally fix it?
#trendwatching
20:10 — 20:50
Panel Discussion
Expanding business to Metaverse:
when luxuries help
#trendwatching
20:50
Drinks & dance (っ＾▿＾)۶🍸🌟🍺٩(˘◡˘ )
10:00 — 12:00
GETTIN' PHYSICAL
Interactive activity
by Lifemost
12:00 — 13:30
WOMEN IN TECH event
13:40 — 14:20
roundtable
360 ° VIEW ON INFLUENCERS & CREATORS
14:30 — 15:10
roundtable
Generation... "AI"?
How generative AI reINVENTs business tools
15:20 — 16:00
roundtable
How to drive business growth
via creative formats
16:10 — 16:50
roundtable
WANNA personalise your product?
Let's talk AI-developed goods
17:00 — 17:40
roundtable
Sport Tech is on fire
How to get there and fit in?
12:00 — 17:40
Speeddating & Sandbox & Startup Alley
10:00 — 12:00 ➝ REGISTRATION ≧◉ᴥ◉≦
18:00 — 19:00
EMERGE CHALLENGE Finalists Pitching
19:00 — 19:40
Panel Discussion
How to get through Web2 to Web3 transition alive

#trendwatching

19:50 — 20:10
Talk
Can you still disrupt the streaming induStry?

#trendwatching

20:10 — 20:30
🎉Awards & Closing Ceremony🎉
20:30
F*CKUP NIGHT – OPEN MIC! 🎤😅
Drinks & dance (っ＾▿＾)۶🍸🌟🍺٩(˘◡˘ )
10:00 — 12:00
Investors event
invite-only
12:00 — 16:10
EMERGE CHALLENGE ➝ Pitching
16:20 — 17:00
roundtable
SHOULD YOUR BUSINESS MARRY DEFI?
17:10 — 17:50
roundtable
SAVING OUR SOULS BUSINESSES
DURING THE CRISIS:
TIPS FROM INVESTORS
12:00 — 17:50
Speeddating & Sandbox & Startup Alley
13:30 — 17:50
Workshops ➝ to be announced soon!
access by registration
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Invitation to the Investors Only Event

Fast-track registration at the event

Access to VIP lounge

Schedule 1-on-1 meetings with startups

Access to EMERGE Startup catalogue

Visibility at EMERGE website (for verified)
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€420
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3 tickets with General Attendee benefits

Booth at Startup Alley

Pitch opportunity

Mentorship sessions

1-on-1 pitch reviews (applicable to semi-finalists of the Startup Challenge)

Opportunity to be featured in EMERGE Startup report
€250
€185
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Offline event (2 days) - All stages, side activities & afterparty

Networking via 1-on-1 and group meetings

Online chat for networking
€175
€120
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Two-Event Venture Pass
Membership in the EMERGE CLUB

1 pass for Dubai & 1 pass for Istanbul

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DUBAI VENUE
EMIRATES SPORTS
Al Hebiah Fourth, Park-A2, Dubai Sports City, UAE
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FIRST speakers 2023
Best speakers!
  • Sandro Gelashvili (UAE)
    Head of Creative Works, Gaming & Tech, EMEA Emerging markets
    Google
  • Regina Turbina (QA)
    Founder replicant.fashion
    Co-founder ARTISANT
  • Alexander Chehade (UAE)
    Executive Director & General Manager
    Binance
  • Paulina Jänsch (DE)
    Founding partner & CEO
    Leanox Impact Capital
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FIRST INVESTORS 2023
More coming every week!
  • BAS GODSKA (NL)
    Founder, General Partner
    Acrobator Ventures
  • Matei Dumitrescu (RO)
    General Partner
    Roca X
  • Dr. Ayman Rashed Alkhanbouli (UAE)
    Managing Partner
    AK Venture
  • Yara Habash (UAE)
    VP of Investor Relations
    Global Millennial Capital
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