Innovation explorer
Growth through innovation
Sofia, 25 February 2015
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About
Innovation Explorer Bulgaria event will focus on global innovation methodologies – Design Thinking, Systematic Inventive Thinking, Lean and Lean Startup - proven systems for problem solving and creativity with significant value.
The conference brings together some of the world`s most innovative companies.
Speakers
We`ve invited 20 of the world’s most innovative and influential speakers in each innovation category: Creativity, Open Innovation, Disruptive Innovation, Social Innovation, New product development.
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Anthony Christov
Art Director at Pixar
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Erez Tsalik
Director of Asia and Pacific Region at Systematic Inventive Thinking
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Julie Baher
Group Director, Customer Experience at Citrix
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Dr. Felix von Held
CEO at Institute for Innovation and Change Methodologies Germany
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Mark Stephen Meadows
Co-founder and Creator of Geppetto Avatars Inc.
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Prof. Ulrich Weinberg
Director of HPI School of Design Thinking
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Patrick Studener
Head of Expansion at Uber for CEE
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Sergey Volzhin
Business Manager Beverages & Dairy Business Unit – Nestle Bulgaria
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Ivaylo Simov
Founder of Eleven
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Lyuben Belov
Managing Partner at LAUNCHub
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Elvin Guri
CEO of EMPOWER Capital
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Konstantin Vulkov
Program Director at Darik Radio
Agenda
Keynote speakers / before lunch
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9:00
Registration and breakfast -
9:30
Opening words -
9:40
Creativity -
9:40
Anthony Christov Art Director at Pixar -
10:10
Q&A, moderator Krasen Hinkov -
10:20
SIT: New product development -
10:20
Dr. Felix von Held CEO at Institute for Innovation and Change Methodologies Germany -
10:50
Q&A, moderator Krasen Hinkov -
11:00
Erez Tsalik Director of Asia and Pacific Region at SIT -
11:30
Q&A, moderator Krasen Hinkov -
11:40
Coffee break -
11:50
Design thinking for growth -
11:50
Prof. Ulrich Weinberg Director of HPI School of Design Thinking -
12:20
Q&A, moderator Elina Zheleva -
12:30
Julie Baher Group Director, Customer Experience at Citrix -
13:00
Q&A, moderator Elina Zheleva -
13:10
Lunch
BLITZ SESSIONS / after lunch
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14:10
Funding innovation community, panel discussion -
14:10
Lyuben Belov Managing Partner at LAUNCHub -
14:10
Ivaylo Simov Founder of Eleven -
14:10
Daniel Berg Director, EBRD Bulgaria -
14:10
Emil A. Georgiev Attorney at law, European Trade Mark and Design Attorney before OHIM -
14:30
Q&A, moderator Boyan Benev -
14:40
Funding innovation community, keynotes -
14:40
Elvin Guri CEO of EMPOWER Capital -
15:00
Konstantin Vulkov Program Director at Darik Radio -
15:20
Q&A, moderator Boyan Benev -
15:30
Re-inventing innovation -
15:30
Mark Stephen Meadows Co-founder and Creator of Geppetto Avatars Inc. -
16:00
Q&A, moderator Boyan Benev -
16:10
Coffee break -
16:20
Innovative companies -
16:20
Sergey Volzhin Business Manager Beverages & Dairy Business Unit – Nestle Bulgaria -
16:40
Tsvetanka Mincheva Head of Retail Banking Division and Member of the Management board at UniCredit Bulbank -
17:00
Margarita Videva Brewing Innovation Manager Europe, Molson Coors -
17:20
Q&A, moderator Boyan Benev -
17:30
Patrick Studener Head of Expansion at Uber for CEE -
17:50
Q&A, moderator Boyan Benev -
18:00
Closing words -
19:00
VIP dinner
General partner
Main partners
In partnership with
Associated partners
Bloggers
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Tomislav Savov
socialevo.net -
Justine Toms
blog.justinetoms.com -
Silvina Furnadjieva
silvina-bg.com -
Denislav Georgiev
denislavgeorgiev.eu -
Stefan Rusev
stefanrusev.net
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Sabina Panayotova
www.sabinap.com -
Vassilena Valchanova
vasvalch.com -
Rositsa Tsanova
internetlumpen.net -
Radostina Savova
mkt360.eu -
Ana Dinkova
www.anadinkova.com
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