Innovation explorer
Innovation Wars. Debate for tomorrow today.
Sofia, 23 February 2017
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About
The 3rd Innovation Explorer Forum focuses on the debate for the future design of the world and how emerging and exponential technologies can be used for social good. The areas of Space, Education and Economy are transforming the borders of community values and fostering innovation processes for well-being. This is the event where tomorrow`s ideas and the ambassadors of the future collide and unite different points of view in a common direction.
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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Dex Torricke-Barton
Founder of Onward, Ex-Head of Communications at SpaceX
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Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom
Chief Impact Officer for Singularity University (SU)
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Sheldon Brown
Director at The Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination
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Shira Levy Barkan
Central Marketing Operations lead at Microsoft CEE Multi-country Europe
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Eliya Elon
Director of Education & Acceleration at Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center
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Stefana Zdravkova
Country Director of eMAG Bulgaria
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Linus Bille
Founding Partner and CEO of Eicorn Enterprise Ignition
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Mariana Todorova
Futurist
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Dr. Constantine "Dino" Kiritsis
International Curriculum Development Expert, PwC CEE
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Mariyana Hamanova
Co-Chairperson of Cleantech Bulgaria
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Erez Tsalik
Director of Asia and Pacific Region at Systematic Inventive Thinking
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Vanya Manova
Mastercard Country Manager Bulgaria and Macedonia
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Blake Lezenski
New Bussines Development at InnoEnergy
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Vegard Aas
Head of Innovation at Telenor Group
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Nikolaos Dimitriadis
Development Director, Executive Development Institute
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Jim Stikeleather
Futurist
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Matt Foley
HPE Architecture team lead, CEE, Middle East, and Afrika region
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Yordanka Fandakova
Mayor of Sofia
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Evgeny Angelov
Chairman of the Bulgarian Venture Capital Association
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Levon Hampartzoumian
CEO and Chairman of the MB of UniCredit Bulbank
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Filip Mutafis
Investor in Paysera Bulgaria
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Atanas Kiryakov
CEO of Ontotext
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Elena Gacheva
Vice President Business Development in International Power Supply
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Evgenia Peeva-Kirova
CEO of Teach For Bulgaria
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Elena Marinova
President of Musala Soft
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Svetoslav Ivanov
Journalist, bTV Media Group EAD, 120 Minutes
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Leona Aslanova
Co-founder, Innovation Starter
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Sabina Panayotova
Digital Marketing, Employers Branding Consultant, Ideas Player & Community Building
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Jean-Francois Clervoy
Astronaut, Innovation Explorer event advisor
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Filip Genov
First Vice President/Special Projects, UniCredit Bulbank
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Milena Stoycheva
CEO of JA in Bulgaria
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Boyan Shanov
Senior HR Professional at Visteon Corporation
Agenda
Keynote speakers / before lunch
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8:30
Registration and breakfast -
9:30
Opening words -
9:30
Yordanka Fandakova Mayor of Sofia -
9:30
Evgeny Angelov Chairman of the Bulgarian Venture Capital Association -
9:30
Levon Hampartzoumian CEO and Chairman of the MB of UniCredit Bulbank -
9:45
Storytelling for innovators. Space Exploration. -
9:45
Dex Torricke-Barton Founder of Onward, Ex-Head of Communications at SpaceX -
10:05
Q&A, debate with Boyan Benev -
10:15
Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom Chief Impact Officer for Singularity University -
10:30
Q&A, debate with Teodor Panayotov -
10:40
Sheldon Brown Director at Center for Human Imagination Arthur C. Clarke -
10:55
Q&A, debate with Mariana Todorova -
11:05
Coffee break -
11:20
Blake Lezenski New Bussines Development at InnoEnergy -
11:35
Q&A, debate with Mariyana Hamanova -
11:45
Innovation Wars -
11:45
Erez Tsalik Director of Asia and Pacific Region at Systematic Inventive Thinking -
12:00
Q&A, debate with Svetoslav Ivanov -
12:10
Linus Bille Founding Partner and CEO of Eicorn Enterprise Ignition -
12:25
Q&A, debate with Svetoslav Ivanov -
12:35
Nikolaos Dimitriadis Development Director, Executive Development Institute -
12:50
Q&A, debate with Svetoslav Ivanov -
13:00
Lunch -
13:00
Round Table: Public Private Innovation Policies -
13:00
Vanya Manova Mastercard Country Manager Bulgaria and Macedonia -
13:00
Milena Stoycheva CEO of JA in Bulgaria -
13:00
Blake Lezenski New Bussines Development at InnoEnergy -
13:00
Dex Torricke-Barton Founder of Onward, Ex-Head of Communications at SpaceX -
13:00
Stefana Zdravkova Country Director of eMAG Bulgaria -
13:00
Q&A, debate with Anna-Marie Vilamovska
Keynote speakers / after lunch
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14:00
Futurism. Education. Acceleration. -
14:00
Constantine (Dino) Kiritsis International Curriculum Development Expert, PwC CEE -
14:15
Q&A, debate with Evgenia Peeva-Kirova -
14:20
Future Education Challenge -
14:20
Eliya Elon Director of Education & Acceleration at Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center -
14:20
Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom Chief Impact Officer for Singularity University -
14:20
Constantine (Dino) Kiritsis International Curriculum Development Expert, PwC CEE -
14:20
Nikolaos Dimitriadis Development Director, Executive Development Institute -
14:20
Sasha Bezuhanova Founder and chairperson of MOVE.BG -
14:20
Boyko Iaramov Co-Founder and CEO of Telerik Academy -
14:40
Q&A, debate with Evgenia Peeva-Kirova -
15:00
Coffee break -
15:20
Innovative companies -
15:30
Jim Stikeleather Futurist -
15:40
Vegard Aas Head of Innovation at Telenor Group -
15:50
Filip Genov First Vice President/Special Projects, UniCredit Bulbank -
16:00
Shira Levy Barkan Central Marketing Operations lead at Microsoft CEE Multi-country Europe -
16:10
Matt Foley HPE Architecture team lead, CEE, Middle East, and Afrika region -
16:20
Q&A, debate with Elena Marinova -
16:30
Disruptive innovation panel discussion -
16:30
Filip Mutafis Investor in Paysera Bulgaria -
16:30
Atanas Kiryakov CEO of Ontotext -
16:30
Elena Gacheva Vice President Business Development in International Power Supply -
16:45
Q&A, debate with Sabina Panayotova -
17:00
Closing words -
19:00
Party: Raketa Rakia Bar, Sputnik
General partners
Main partners
In partnership with
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MEDIA PARTNERS
Creative partner
Associated partners
Bloggers
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Tomislav Savov
socialevo.net -
Justine Toms
blog.abcbg.com blog.justinetoms.com -
Silvina Furnadjieva
silvina-bg.com/blog -
Denislav Georgiev
denislavgeorgiev.eu -
Peter Neftelimov
neftelimov.com
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Sabina Panayotova
www.sabinap.com -
Vassilena Valchanova
vasvalch.com -
Radostina Savova
mkt360.eu -
Ana Dinkova
www.anadinkova.com -
Boril Bogoev
borilbogoev.com -
Margarit Ralev
bdg.bg -
Alexander Hinkov
uspelite.bg
