TECH Conference Europe – Summer Edition welcome speech Zoltán is a self-taught publisher and events organizer who has developed several brands and services that have increased the notoriety of his company within a multi-billion euro industry. Among the developed brands and services you can find online news portals, a tri-annually printed magazine, an online radio and regulatory briefing conferences that are annually organized in Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Riga, Tallin, Milan, Athens, Vilnius, and Ljubljana. All the events organized by his company also focus on bringing a wealth of information about the latest innovation in several industries such as Entertainment, Technology, Gaming and Gambling, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, Quantum Technology, Legal Cannabis, Health and Lifestyle, VR/AR, eSports and many more. Alex is an energetic person, with a wealth of experience ranging from graphic and web design, market research and marketing at international companies such as Yardi or WebBeds Europe. He is currently occupying the role of Marketing Specialist at Hipther Agency and overviews the online marketing tasks of +20 brands owned by the company. Art and Technology have been getting ever close together. Rules are intersecting and new forms of art are emerging. Will VR take hold of the art world ? How is it consumed, how is it sold ? Panel moderated by Alex Marginean Marko Savkovic has joined HTC in 2011 and since then has been covering more than 20 European countries with more than 60 customers. During 10 years in HTC Marko was responsible for roadmap product planning and development and he has been involved with VIVE since the very beginning. He is currently Head of Product Marketing for VIVE Enterprise focusing on VR and 5G technologies. Marko is connecting enterprise needs with innovative vision of HTC, currently focusing on making VIVE solutions easy to deploy and manage. Marko has a PhD in computer science, and he is a passionate project management professional. Vitomir Jevremovic is an enthusiast, a visionary, on a mission to revolutionize the world of arts & culture. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of VR-All-Art, a platform and marketplace for artists, galleries, museums and the general public to exhibit, explore and acquire art in virtual exhibitions. As an archeologist with over two decades of experience in IT and business, he has built his portfolio creating web and mobile applications, and working with XR technology. I am currently an M.S. student of Applied Computational Intelligence at “Babeș-Bolyai” University while working as a Python developer. I have previous experience as a Data and IoT Engineer, learning and working with big data and machine learning. Before getting into technology, I pursued a degree in philology and masters in linguistics. I hope to help bridge the perceived gap between the latter and IT by pursuing topics such as ethics and AI. Alex is an energetic person, with a wealth of experience ranging from graphic and web design, market research and marketing at international companies such as Yardi or WebBeds Europe. He is currently occupying the role of Marketing Specialist at Hipther Agency and overviews the online marketing tasks of +20 brands owned by the company. At the Virtual Reality Learning Lab we explore the possibilities of Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality for teaching and training. We perform fundamental research, create prototypes and develop complete applications. By organising workshops, university courses and masterclasses we help students, professionals and organisations to implement these new media. Check out all of our services at our website: VRLearningLab.nl Fintech firms partner with actual banks to provide Neo bank services. Neo banks can be thought of as fintech firms that provide financial solutions related to money transfer, money lending, and other related services. How is a Neo Bank different and what’s the actual trend ? Panel sponsored by AMLBot and moderated by Stefania Barbaglio CEO and Founder of Tap2Pay. He has a strong technical and business background. In 2009 he sold his first startup to Informer Technologies Inc. 2009-2011 managed the development of a web analytics project with monthly traffic of 30M visitors. Since 2011 in the development and investment of B2B companies. Founder of MetricsCat.com, NotifyNinja.com, Keyoptimize.com. Investor and Co-Founder ChangeAgain.Me. Konrad Gill is Founder and Creative Director of ViARsys. Based in the City of Vienna, VIARsys develops Virtual and Augmented Reality systems and solutions for LBE and B2B resources. Konrad has more than 18 years of experience in leading positions in the gaming and entertainment industry, where he has focused on implementing innovative ideas to land-based entertainment facilities and online gaming convergence. As president of vrlab.at, the Austrian Association for the development of Virtual Reality and Edutainment, Konrad Gill is engaged on the forefront of implementing immersive worlds with all the possibilities of VR for education and for the preservation of cultural heritage. Kristaps Dobrajs is an industry veteran. At home on the global scene with scaling sales as his mantra, Kristaps has a 10+ year track record in driving cross-functional team successes in payments, e-commerce, retail and telecommunications. Keen on insights in managing the expectations and requirements between technology and business, Kristaps now employs his extensive experience in leading the sales team at ConnectPay. Justinas holds a master’s degree in Economics from Cambridge University. He is an experienced finance professional with a track record of bringing projects from an idea to full realization. Currently heading the sales department at Bankera, a Lithuanian company providing payment and financing services, Justinas works with international clients, mainly from digital industries – iGaming, emerging tech, crypto, online platforms. Dr Simon Planzer is partner at the law firm PLANZER LAW, which is recognised for its international practice in the field of technology, financial markets and gaming & entertainment. The firm is located in the midst of Zurich’s innovation and technology hub. It has advised global industry leaders as well as innovative start-ups on their business development as well as on regulatory, legal and compliance issues. The legal practice has been recognised by the international legal ranking ‘Chambers & Partners’. Simon wrote his PhD on regulatory and technology matters in the EU and has published and presented extensively on these matters. He studied law / did research inter alia at Harvard Law School, the College of Europe and the University of St.Gallen. Simon is admitted to practise law before the courts in the EU and CH. In addition to the legal practice that he manages, he also serves as Director at the Competence Center on Gaming & Entertainment at the University of St.Gallen. CEO, visionary and crypto AML compliance specialist. We bring transparency and compliance to the crypto market and CBDC. Stefania Barbaglio: Disruptor, Entrepreneur, Investor, PR Marketing Guru, Business Strategist and Advisor. Stefania Barbaglio is a London-based entrepreneur, business strategist, and widely recognised PR and Investor Relations expert who has advised a range of private and listed companies across many sectors, including new technology, and has facilitated multiple deals globally. In 2015 she founded Cassiopeia Services, the award-winning UK-based boutique Investor & Public Relations agency with a dedicated online channel: FinancialFox, the Real Deal City of London financial TV show, with exclusive interviews with entrepreneurs, innovators, listed company CEOs and market leaders. In the technology space, she has worked with a range of international blockchain application-focused companies on their ground-breaking projects, including leading names such as US-based DigiByte blockchain and Cardano. She is an influencer with a large investor following and is considered one of the top British female social media PR experts. Ms. Barbaglio has also guided various firms in business development, fundraising & organisational dynamics, as well as leading large-scale tech and investment events. She is a keynote speaker on new technology disruption, fake news and cybersecurity big data, alternative investment, social empowerment, and marketing strategies with a focus on social media and building strong communities. Ms. Barbaglio also hosts regular symposia for public companies and start-ups: investor presentations and networking evenings in exclusive private venues. She is a fellow and alumna of Oxford University and has two MAs: International Journalism from Westminster University (UK) and TV Production from IULM University (Italy) , as well as ten years’ previous experience as a freelance financial journalist and producer for mainstream TV channels including Bloomberg, BBC & leading in-house Investor Relations & PR departments. Entrepreneur, mentor, networker: Stefania has a keen eye for investment and innovation. Immersive technology was initially only a work on science fiction, but nowadays is at the reach of hand. The immersive gaming industry is all about drawing players into the game. “You are in the story, you speak to the shadows, and the shadows reply, and instead of being on a screen, the story is all about you, and you are in it”. Where are we now and where will we be in the future ? Concepts, evolution and prognosis. Panel moderated by Sönke Kirchhof James owns creative technology company, Copper Candle, which specialises in creating digital pre-visualisations for theatre and entertainment, as well as creating XR location based experiences and digital content. Having spent the last 10 years creating 3d visualisations for the Royal Opera House, James is now actively involved in research and developments for the theatre and live events industry. He was recently one of the digital fellows for the Royal Shakespeare Company and Magic Leap where he and his colleagues, in connection with the Audience of the Future funding, have been tasked with researching and creating a new generation of audience experiences and theatrical practice that uses digital immersive technologies such as VR and MR. He continues to develop the industries practice in 3d visualisation and has worked on many projects including Miss Saigon, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Commonwealth Games Ceremonies 2014, Saturday Night Fever, Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and &Juliet as well as over 300 productions and projects for the Royal Opera House. He is pioneering the development of virtual production sets using VR and MR technology and is developing the industries use of more advanced 3d visualisation processes. His research for this is being supported through his PhD which he is undertaking with Rose Bruford College and University of East London. James is also the Head of The Centre for Digital Production at Rose Bruford College where he is creating a hub for new thinking around digital systems in theatre whether that is for live projection and video or virtual theatre using VR and MR technology. As part of this new initiative, he has designed three new graduate and post-graduate courses to train the next generation of digital super-stars, as well as curating a programme of industry led training and short courses for professionals who want to upgrade their skills ready for the digital age. He writes for several journals and publications, sharing his research and the latest digital practices in theatre and live events. He has a regular column on future technology where he shares his discoveries in science and tech and analyses how it will affect the events industry. Valérie Cioloș-Villemin is coach and an authorized trainer of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR®), being certified by the Center for Mindfulness of the University of Massachusetts (UMASS Medical School), the institution where this method was founded and recognized worldwide and used successfully in medicine, education or business. With a triple university degree in natural sciences, socio-economic development and economic sciences, and a doctorate in restructuring economies in transition, Valérie worked first as a researcher and then as a practitioner in systems evolution and the adaptation of the economic actors to a changing business environment. She is concerned not only with the process of change at the societal level, but also with change and resilience at the individual level. The Fashion and Tech industries are following different rules and directions. Nonetheless, with the innovative technologies in fashion design and the emerging smart materials, FashionTech is growing fast. What connects the two industries ? What are the trending business models ? Panel moderated by Jovita Gabnienė Attorney at Law, Head of Litigation & Investigations Team at Ellex Valiunas Practicing at Dispute Resolution Group, Jovita has represented multiple local and international clients on various commercial and corporate disputes, including complex, high-value cross border cases and advised on various commercial law matters. Strong dispute resolution background allows her to look at IP, IT and commercial law matters from both business development and risk management perspective Focus on Cinema, Fashion and Leisure sets her apart and allows to meet specific needs of the Industries in the Baltics. Jovita has had a very diverse portfolio of the clients, including textile companies, largest retailers in the Baltic’s, BIG 4 audit companies, cable televisions and Directors of Independent Films. Stefania Barbaglio: Disruptor, Entrepreneur, Investor, PR Marketing Guru, Business Strategist and Advisor. Stefania Barbaglio is a London-based entrepreneur, business strategist, and widely recognised PR and Investor Relations expert who has advised a range of private and listed companies across many sectors, including new technology, and has facilitated multiple deals globally. In 2015 she founded Cassiopeia Services, the award-winning UK-based boutique Investor & Public Relations agency with a dedicated online channel: FinancialFox, the Real Deal City of London financial TV show, with exclusive interviews with entrepreneurs, innovators, listed company CEOs and market leaders. In the technology space, she has worked with a range of international blockchain application-focused companies on their ground-breaking projects, including leading names such as US-based DigiByte blockchain and Cardano. She is an influencer with a large investor following and is considered one of the top British female social media PR experts. Ms. Barbaglio has also guided various firms in business development, fundraising & organisational dynamics, as well as leading large-scale tech and investment events. She is a keynote speaker on new technology disruption, fake news and cybersecurity big data, alternative investment, social empowerment, and marketing strategies with a focus on social media and building strong communities. Ms. Barbaglio also hosts regular symposia for public companies and start-ups: investor presentations and networking evenings in exclusive private venues. She is a fellow and alumna of Oxford University and has two MAs: International Journalism from Westminster University (UK) and TV Production from IULM University (Italy) , as well as ten years’ previous experience as a freelance financial journalist and producer for mainstream TV channels including Bloomberg, BBC & leading in-house Investor Relations & PR departments. Entrepreneur, mentor, networker: Stefania has a keen eye for investment and innovation. As head of AI Foundation for H&M, Errol is currently working on overseeing the AI projects running at the H&M group. Prior to H&M, Errol worked as a Director of Data Science for ThinkBig Analytics, a Teradata company where he was responsible for setting up and delivering on AI projects across the Nordics, Eastern Europe and Russia. Prior to that he was in London as a Lead Data Scientist for the Vodafone group, but he originally started his career in Nordea bank where he spent about 10 years in various analytics roles. From mere vibration to roles in complex multisensory systems, haptic technology is often a critical component of user experience – showing the rapid progression towards blended physical-digital interfaces. Combined with any form of XR, we do expect it to present unique challenges, but we are nonetheless exploring its complexity and the difficulty of accessing practitioners in both professional and proprietary environments. Panel moderated by David Sime My interests pivot around how our everyday aesthetic experiences in the physical world drive the creative processes. I define aesthetics, as the willingness to play to ensure a sense of immediacy. James Dewey claims “if it is not immediate it is not aesthetic”. I refer to myself as a sculptor with strong roots in an industrial design educational context and the culinary arts. My research involves ways of reasoning that blends aesthetic abstractions of 3-D form and space that are deeply influenced by haptic perception in the making and performative process. I completed my PhD in 2008 at the school of Architecture at Chalmers University in the field of theoretical and applied aesthetics. My thesis title Form & Formlessness: Questioning aesthetic abstractions through art projects, cross-disciplinary studies and product design education. For the past decade, I have lead two co-creative artistic research projects in haptic perception that transpose aesthetic methods and models between sculptural/industrial design context at Konstfack, and the culinary arts and performative arts applied in the professional education of chefs and sommelier at Örebro University. These experiences have profoundly transformed my way of understanding the field of aesthetics by including the proximity sense of smell, taste, and movement in my research and teaching. As a professor in theoretical and applied aesthetics at Konstfack I teach, lecture and supervise exam projects in both the bachelors and masters courses for industrial designers. My subjects range from theoretical and practical studies of a taxonomy of form & space, gestalt processes, formgiving procedures, and exploratory design projects in innovative aesthetic reasoning. I collaborate with researchers, industry, and designers in projects that involve services and product development that address. The teaching traditions I have further developed in my first book on 3-D form and space build on the world of Rowena Reed Kostellow. Pradeep Goel, CEO of Solve.Care, has extensive expertise in blockchain, finance, technology and healthcare. He has been in the CEO, COO, CIO and CTO roles at various insurance, technology and healthcare companies over the last 30+ years. Pradeep was deeply involved in designing and building solutions for public programs such as Medicaid eligibility and enrollment, children health insurance program administration, Medicare claims, SNAP/TANF administration and payments, child Welfare program administration, and many others. Pradeep worked with the healthcare initiatives of the both the Bush and Obama administration to design and build several public program solutions under the Health Savings Act and Affordable Care Act. Prior to founding Solve.Care, Pradeep built 4 healthcare IT companies and has been at the top of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, INC500/5000 fastest growing companies lists multiple times. Pradeep was included in the 100 most promising entrepreneurs globally, complied by Goldman Sachs. As a Blockchain expert and advisor, Dean Rakic accompanies customers in their digital transformation processes. He looks back on many years of experience in architecture for the processing of large amounts of data, especially in the healthcare environment. His professional focus is on project management, lead with respect to the entire project life cycle including project initiation and project handling. Besides, his additional personal strength is in acting as a specialist in business liaison/stakeholder management. Overall previous experience is on top of Strategy and Innovation development during all development phases. More than 25 years of detailed knowledge of IT and software architecture, project monitoring and project controlling with the identification, analysis, measurement, and control of project risks as well as the regular analysis of the impacts makes his personal stamp. Particularly important is his contribution to the promotion of science and the implementation of innovative achievements through lectures, mentoring and counselling in different vertices, ranging from standard industrial to non-governmental and sustainable projects. David directs AR and VR activities for Oncor Reality, Solarico Ltd. and Riot Digital Ltd. With over 21 years’ experience in demonstrating the quantifiable benefits of digital media in education, medicine, energy and hospitality, David works with Google, Scottish Enterprise and the CIM to apply emerging technology such as Virtual and Augmented Reality to meet new and existing challenges to these industries. David lectures on these subjects for Google, the Chartered Institute of Marketing and Modern Apprenticeships and has led Digital Communications, Augmented and Virtual Reality projects across five countries and twenty-five distinct industries. A bot can start acquiring leads for your business, grow pipelines, speed up customer resolutions and automate next steps. Assistants can ease both individuals and entrepreneurs daily tasks. They’re not there in person but can be a vital part of your routine. What are the limits? Panel moderated by Dr. Simon Planzer Dr. Robin Kiera is the Founder and CEO of Digitalscouting, renowned speaker, author, and top-ranked insurance and finance influencer. Also known as the “Rebel of the Industry” and an attention hacker, Robin lives in the stages of conferences and events, sharing unreserved opinions about insurance, finance, and other timely topics. Nothing can stop Robin from driving companies to climb up the ladder of digital transformation. Aside from providing consultancy services through Digitalscouting. He also started a weekly live show featuring the biggest names in the industry spilling innovative ways, tech trends, latest data, secret sauces, and many other key tools in achieving success. I am currently an M.S. student of Applied Computational Intelligence at “Babeș-Bolyai” University while working as a Python developer. I have previous experience as a Data and IoT Engineer, learning and working with big data and machine learning. Before getting into technology, I pursued a degree in philology and masters in linguistics. I hope to help bridge the perceived gap between the latter and IT by pursuing topics such as ethics and AI. Henrik is CEO & Co-founder of Multi-award-winning conversational commerce provider Certainly. He’s a son of a Ninja, SAAS tech entrepreneur, and aspiring polymath. Finding motivation from inspired people for a common goal. Specialties within Conversational AI & Web, Entrepreneurship & Business Strategy & Development. George Shamugia, the CEO and co-founder of Singular has an educational background in Computer Science and a deep understanding of the FinTech industry. George has more than 10 years of experience within the iGaming industry with a special focus on Platform development with high scalability demands. Shamugia holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of East London and has wide experience with Mobile APP developments. He is particularly knowledgeable in building applications for next billion users across Africa and other emerging markets. Although holding a managerial position within the company, he is actively engaged in the development of the company’s technological vision and architecture. Dr Simon Planzer is partner at the law firm PLANZER LAW, which is recognised for its international practice in the field of technology, financial markets and gaming & entertainment. The firm is located in the midst of Zurich’s innovation and technology hub. It has advised global industry leaders as well as innovative start-ups on their business development as well as on regulatory, legal and compliance issues. The legal practice has been recognised by the international legal ranking ‘Chambers & Partners’. Simon wrote his PhD on regulatory and technology matters in the EU and has published and presented extensively on these matters. He studied law / did research inter alia at Harvard Law School, the College of Europe and the University of St.Gallen. Simon is admitted to practise law before the courts in the EU and CH. In addition to the legal practice that he manages, he also serves as Director at the Competence Center on Gaming & Entertainment at the University of St.Gallen. When computers were introduced in Industry 3.0, it was disruptive thanks to the addition of an entirely new technology. Now, and into the future as Industry 4.0 unfolds, computers are connected and communicate with one another to ultimately make decisions without human involvement. A combination of cyber-physical systems, the Internet of Things and the Internet of Systems make Industry 4.0 possible and the smart factory a reality. While Industry 4.0 is still evolving and we might not have the complete picture until we look back 30 years from now, companies who are adopting the technologies realize Industry 4.0’s potential. Panel Moderated by Tiago Aprigio Capt.L.C. Arrigo GARIPOLI is a Financial Banking Consultant on Maritime Industries and the founder of BlueQbit. The technology developed for BlueQbit dispatches as a blockchain solution provides a transparent, integrated, without permission and decentralized base data layer for the process of the trust agreement. JP Fabri is a co-Founding Partner of Seed Consultancy, a purpose-driven boutique business advisory firm. An economist by profession, JP has amassed local and international experience both in the private and public sector. He has served as a director of a number of companies and formed part of the executive team of a London-listed company. JP formed part of the private office of the former Prime Minister of Malta and Governor of the Central Bank of Malta. He also has international policy advisory experience after having advised nine governments on economic development. JP followed post-graduate studies in economics and political economy at the University of Malta and the London School of Economics. Research interests include blockchain, governance and economic resilience and he has published internationally. He is a visiting lecturer at the University of Malta. He is also Director of Development of The Blockchain & Climate Institute, a global think-tank on the use of blockchain in climate change mitigation. Consultant and Innovation Services Lead at the Investment Projects Department of the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) with a focus on R&D and innovations. SARIO is a governmental organization working under the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic. The mission of the Investment Projects Department is to attract high-added-value investments to Slovakia and to contribute to the regional development of the country. Within its innovation agenda, SARIO aims to interconnect Slovak technology firms with big players in Slovakia as well as abroad. Marek studied Economic Diplomacy at the University of Economics in Bratislava and International Economic and Political Studies (IEPS) at the Charles University in Prague. He speaks fluently English, German and learns also Russian. In leisure time, he loves reading, traveling, and sports. Tiago Aprigio is the CEO at All-in Global (formerly known as All-in Translations) and feels motivated by exposing himself to different environments as well as constantly learning from different realities and people. Worked in Sales, Marketing and Operations Management in distinct lines of business over the past 17 years. These industries include Aviation, Outsourcing of contact centers, back-office and airline representation functions, Localization, iGaming, Marketing, and Multimedia. Tiago has a proven track of solid results in his functions and a soft spot for start-up businesses. Questioning the “whats and hows” is vital for any business success. AI pioneer, Douglas Hofstadter, confessed himself to be terrified that “AI might show us that the human qualities we most value are disappointingly simple to mechanize”. In a public discourse where intellectuals often speak about “simulation theology” and other technology induced philosophical issues, it’s more important than ever to consider how algorithms learn, what strides have we made towards ‘strong AI’, and how the problems of consciousness and will intertwine with everything. I am currently an M.S. student of Applied Computational Intelligence at “Babeș-Bolyai” University while working as a Python developer. I have previous experience as a Data and IoT Engineer, learning and working with big data and machine learning. Before getting into technology, I pursued a degree in philology and masters in linguistics. I hope to help bridge the perceived gap between the latter and IT by pursuing topics such as ethics and AI. In this unique session, a global CEO coach, a world-reknowned PR consultant, and 3 CEO’s of the most famous companies of their kind serving the gaming industry, will discuss the outlook for 2021. How CEO’s manage their day-to-day challenges, develop their leadership skills and balances required to scale an online venture sustainably? What leadership methodologies perform best and what makes a service provider excel in its performance, service, effectiveness and response time? All this and more in a C-level panel which you cannot afford to miss. Panel moderated by Genia Gurevitz and Emily Helmer Lawyer Genia (Evgeni) Gurevitz – LLB, Graduated from Tel Aviv University (TAU), and has been living in Singapore, where he has been studying in Singapore Management University (SMU). Genia heads the Banking and Payments Services at Tal Ron, Drihem & Co., working closely with the firm’s clients on online and offline banking, electronic money institutions, acquiring banks and regulatory support for i-gaming and financial companies. Ms. Emily Helmer, Head of Compliance and e-Merchant Services, moved alone to Israel from the USA to pursue her dream of establishing a career in the legal, compliance and payment aspects of digital marketing and online projects. So far she has worked with some of the best known digital marketing agencies before joining the award-winning team of Tal Ron, Drihem & Co., Law Firm. Gali Bloch Liran is the Founder of GBL Coaching & Consulting for Startups, a Startup Advisor, Lecturer at the IDC Adelson School of Entrepreneurship, Global Speaker & the Host at The Startup Nation Clinic Podcast. Gali is a certified Executive Coach working with CEOs, startup founders & VC entrepreneurs. Gali brings +15 years of global business development & marketing experience to the table. Across her tailored workshops & coaching sessions, she helps tech entrepreneurs & startups gain focus, manage their day-to-day challenges, develop their leadership skills, psychological resilience, and balances required to scale a venture sustainably. Advocate and Notary Tal Itzhak Ron, Chairman & CEO at Tal Ron, Drihem & Co., Law Firm Tal holds an LL.B (Law and Computer Science), BSc (Computer Science and Mathematics) and MSc (Computer Science); Master of Financial and Gaming Law; an online gaming, digital entertainment, EdTech and financial technology veteran working with the biggest names in the online industry since 2003. As the Chairman and CEO of Tal Ron, Drihem & Co., the award winning technology law firm which he founded in the early 2000’s, he became the first Israeli lawyer to practice these areas of law exclusively and one of the best known names on the international market. Motti Peer is the CEO of ReBlonde (Ex Blonde 2.0), an award-winning global PR agency. Also named as one the startup nation’s “Movers and Shakers” on Forbes. With A team of 35 professionals ReBlonde one of the leading forces in PR for Blockchain and Crypto industry. Jens Podewski is the CEO and co-founder of FinXP. He is a long-serving executive, an entrepreneur, and a specialist in the international credit card market and payment processes. As a banker, Jens Podewski has extensive experience in the financial sector having worked as Head of Trade Finance for Otto Group’s financial arm for 15 years, before gaining further in-depth experience in the fast-moving online Gaming industry. As the CEO of FinXP overseeing its day to day operations from Hamburg and Malta, Jen’s mission is to drive FinXP to become one of the best service-oriented payment services based in Malta. Business and Technology executive with 15+ years of proven track record in developing digital products and technologies. Proficient at delivering highly scalable and reliable systems and platforms for 24×7 businesses. Well versed in digital technology, architecture, business, and engineering frameworks as well as organizational development. How Watch Dogs: Legion immersed players in the resistance fantasy on the streets of London. With more than 13 years of experience in gaming, Liviu is currently a Level Design Director at Ubisoft. Working on well-known AAA Ubisoft titles from the Assassin’s Creed worlds to the Watch Dogs universe, he is passionate about mixing creativity, vision and gameplay. Liviu is leading a creative team in a fast changing environment and is focused on getting just the right amount of rhythm, tension, and difficulty in games, so that players have a truly enriching experience. Panel provided by WESTRIVEUP, moderated by Simon Kranzer Fabian Dembski has a professional background in architecture and urban planning. Currently he is a research professor at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech, Estonia) at the Academy of Architecture and Urban Studies. Furthermore he is a researcher at the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS, Germany). In his research he is focusing on topics related inter alia to the digital transformation in urban planning and participatory processes, spatial analysis, urban simulation, visualization and urban digital twins. In addition, he is working on topics related to sustainable urban development, post-oil scenarios and urban inward development. Dembski received his PhD from TU Wien, has years of experience in practice, research and teaching. He was, among others, a visiting researcher at Université Paris-Sorbonne IV and is a visiting lecturer at TU Wien. Studied mechatronics at Johannes Kepler University Linz, research stays at UTBM/France, KMITNB/Thailand, St. Petersburg Polytechnic University/Russia and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach/Florida, since 2009 Head of Department and Study Programs Mechatronics and since 2020 Head of the Digital Twin Labs of the MCI Simon Kranzer was born in Salzburg, Austria. He graduated from Salzburg University of Applied Sciences with a masters degree in telecommunication engineering, then with a degree in computer science from University of Salzburg. He is working as an independent software developer for more than 20 years and is teaching programming and industrial informatics since 2004. Simon defined and leaded several national and international research projects and published several scientific papers and articles in industrial magazines. Currently, Simon’s research focus is on OT security, smart factories and the underlying data strategies. Digital twins are an essential goal because, as digital representations, they form the basis for many new experiments. How can the most advanced and specialized AI translation engines shape the future of global communications in the gaming industry? How can leading global brands benefit from the advancements in this technology to stay ahead of the game? Tiago Aprigio is the CEO at All-in Global (formerly known as All-in Translations) and feels motivated by exposing himself to different environments as well as constantly learning from different realities and people. Worked in Sales, Marketing and Operations Management in distinct lines of business over the past 17 years. These industries include Aviation, Outsourcing of contact centers, back-office and airline representation functions, Localization, iGaming, Marketing, and Multimedia. Tiago has a proven track of solid results in his functions and a soft spot for start-up businesses. Questioning the “whats and hows” is vital for any business success. Edtech is the practice of introducing IT tools into the classroom to create a more engaging, inclusive and individualized learning experience. Environments are now tech-infused with tablets, interactive online courses and even robots that can take notes and record lectures for students who are ill. Due to the worldwide situation educators have been plunging into it more often than they are prepared to. Panel moderated by Zoltan Tundik M. F. Yang Chen is an educator, user experience researcher, and virtual reality specialist. He integrates design thinking and human-centered principles into the development of VR spaces for collaboration, knowledge building and research. At the Virtual Reality Learning Lab we explore the possibilities of Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality for teaching and training. We perform fundamental research, create prototypes and develop complete applications. By organising workshops, university courses and masterclasses we help students, professionals and organisations to implement these new media. Check out all of our services at our website: VRLearningLab.nl 6+ years experience in EdTech. Co-founder of Koding Next the biggest programming school for kids in South-East Asia. Former CRO of Skirware from 0 to sales to 31 countries. President and Founder of EdTech Poland Foundation, a community of EdTech founders from Poland. Podcaster EdTech Crowd. Former consultant of EY. David directs AR and VR activities for Oncor Reality, Solarico Ltd. and Riot Digital Ltd. With over 21 years’ experience in demonstrating the quantifiable benefits of digital media in education, medicine, energy and hospitality, David works with Google, Scottish Enterprise and the CIM to apply emerging technology such as Virtual and Augmented Reality to meet new and existing challenges to these industries. David lectures on these subjects for Google, the Chartered Institute of Marketing and Modern Apprenticeships and has led Digital Communications, Augmented and Virtual Reality projects across five countries and twenty-five distinct industries. Zoltán is a self-taught publisher and events organizer who has developed several brands and services that have increased the notoriety of his company within a multi-billion euro industry. Among the developed brands and services you can find online news portals, a tri-annually printed magazine, an online radio and regulatory briefing conferences that are annually organized in Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Riga, Tallin, Milan, Athens, Vilnius, and Ljubljana. All the events organized by his company also focus on bringing a wealth of information about the latest innovation in several industries such as Entertainment, Technology, Gaming and Gambling, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, Quantum Technology, Legal Cannabis, Health and Lifestyle, VR/AR, eSports and many more. Lidman is founder and board member of half a dozen ventures, the most recent being AIAR EdTech in Singapore – using cutting edge technology to reinvent learning for millions of needy in emerging markets. Prior to launching AIAR Lidman spent years as a digital strategist in four continents for over 100 companies such as Samsung, IKEA, Mercedes, Electrolux, PwC etc. As an entrepreneur he has run half a dozen ventures with 2-3 ok exits, incl. two-fold award winner of growth (Gasell) and some of the world’s largest apps in its areas with over 15 million downloads. He has been founder of IAB, digital advisor for WFA, is a top tech influencer with 50,000 followers, a recognized speaker with over 300 lectures, has published 4 books and the world’s largest learning app in digital strategy loved by 200.000 people in 165 countries. Lidman received dual degrees in business administration and applied statistics and from Uppsala University complemented with PhD studies and data science. Replicating the decision making process and thinking algorithms through emerging technologies and infotainment features. The most successful players in the automotive Industry market are guided by new trends. Extended Reality Automotive is a leading technology in many aspects of the automotive Industry, from manufacturing to sales. Panel moderated by Dean Rakic Péter W. Szabó is a passionate user experience researcher, author of User Experience Mapping (Packt, 2017). His current research focuses on the use of machine learning to enhance user experience. He used to be the senior manager for UX/UI at The Stars Group, now a well-known conference speaker and UX consultant. He has helped many big brands and start-ups to get closer to their users, recently with the help of PyTorch based supervised and unsupervised machine learning. Henrik is CEO & Co-founder of Multi-award-winning conversational commerce provider Certainly. He’s a son of a Ninja, SAAS tech entrepreneur, and aspiring polymath. Finding motivation from inspired people for a common goal. Specialties within Conversational AI & Web, Entrepreneurship & Business Strategy & Development. As a Blockchain expert and advisor, Dean Rakic accompanies customers in their digital transformation processes. He looks back on many years of experience in architecture for the processing of large amounts of data, especially in the healthcare environment. His professional focus is on project management, lead with respect to the entire project life cycle including project initiation and project handling. Besides, his additional personal strength is in acting as a specialist in business liaison/stakeholder management. Overall previous experience is on top of Strategy and Innovation development during all development phases. More than 25 years of detailed knowledge of IT and software architecture, project monitoring and project controlling with the identification, analysis, measurement, and control of project risks as well as the regular analysis of the impacts makes his personal stamp. Particularly important is his contribution to the promotion of science and the implementation of innovative achievements through lectures, mentoring and counselling in different vertices, ranging from standard industrial to non-governmental and sustainable projects. Is the time right for the decentralization of healthcare? (and every other consumer data driven industry). Pradeep Goel, CEO of Solve.Care, has extensive expertise in blockchain, finance, technology and healthcare. He has been in the CEO, COO, CIO and CTO roles at various insurance, technology and healthcare companies over the last 30+ years. Pradeep was deeply involved in designing and building solutions for public programs such as Medicaid eligibility and enrollment, children health insurance program administration, Medicare claims, SNAP/TANF administration and payments, child Welfare program administration, and many others. Pradeep worked with the healthcare initiatives of the both the Bush and Obama administration to design and build several public program solutions under the Health Savings Act and Affordable Care Act. Prior to founding Solve.Care, Pradeep built 4 healthcare IT companies and has been at the top of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, INC500/5000 fastest growing companies lists multiple times. Pradeep was included in the 100 most promising entrepreneurs globally, complied by Goldman Sachs. TECH Conference Europe – Summer Edition welcome speech Zoltán is a self-taught publisher and events organizer who has developed several brands and services that have increased the notoriety of his company within a multi-billion euro industry. Among the developed brands and services you can find online news portals, a tri-annually printed magazine, an online radio and regulatory briefing conferences that are annually organized in Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Riga, Tallin, Milan, Athens, Vilnius, and Ljubljana. All the events organized by his company also focus on bringing a wealth of information about the latest innovation in several industries such as Entertainment, Technology, Gaming and Gambling, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, Quantum Technology, Legal Cannabis, Health and Lifestyle, VR/AR, eSports and many more. Alex is an energetic person, with a wealth of experience ranging from graphic and web design, market research and marketing at international companies such as Yardi or WebBeds Europe. He is currently occupying the role of Marketing Specialist at Hipther Agency and overviews the online marketing tasks of +20 brands owned by the company. Art and Technology have been getting ever close together. Rules are intersecting and new forms of art are emerging. Will VR take hold of the art world ? How is it consumed, how is it sold ? Panel moderated by Alex Marginean Marko Savkovic has joined HTC in 2011 and since then has been covering more than 20 European countries with more than 60 customers. During 10 years in HTC Marko was responsible for roadmap product planning and development and he has been involved with VIVE since the very beginning. He is currently Head of Product Marketing for VIVE Enterprise focusing on VR and 5G technologies. Marko is connecting enterprise needs with innovative vision of HTC, currently focusing on making VIVE solutions easy to deploy and manage. Marko has a PhD in computer science, and he is a passionate project management professional. Vitomir Jevremovic is an enthusiast, a visionary, on a mission to revolutionize the world of arts & culture. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of VR-All-Art, a platform and marketplace for artists, galleries, museums and the general public to exhibit, explore and acquire art in virtual exhibitions. As an archeologist with over two decades of experience in IT and business, he has built his portfolio creating web and mobile applications, and working with XR technology. I am currently an M.S. student of Applied Computational Intelligence at “Babeș-Bolyai” University while working as a Python developer. I have previous experience as a Data and IoT Engineer, learning and working with big data and machine learning. Before getting into technology, I pursued a degree in philology and masters in linguistics. I hope to help bridge the perceived gap between the latter and IT by pursuing topics such as ethics and AI. Alex is an energetic person, with a wealth of experience ranging from graphic and web design, market research and marketing at international companies such as Yardi or WebBeds Europe. He is currently occupying the role of Marketing Specialist at Hipther Agency and overviews the online marketing tasks of +20 brands owned by the company. At the Virtual Reality Learning Lab we explore the possibilities of Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality for teaching and training. We perform fundamental research, create prototypes and develop complete applications. By organising workshops, university courses and masterclasses we help students, professionals and organisations to implement these new media. Check out all of our services at our website: VRLearningLab.nl Fintech firms partner with actual banks to provide Neo bank services. Neo banks can be thought of as fintech firms that provide financial solutions related to money transfer, money lending, and other related services. How is a Neo Bank different and what’s the actual trend ? Panel sponsored by AMLBot and moderated by Stefania Barbaglio CEO and Founder of Tap2Pay. He has a strong technical and business background. In 2009 he sold his first startup to Informer Technologies Inc. 2009-2011 managed the development of a web analytics project with monthly traffic of 30M visitors. Since 2011 in the development and investment of B2B companies. Founder of MetricsCat.com, NotifyNinja.com, Keyoptimize.com. Investor and Co-Founder ChangeAgain.Me. Konrad Gill is Founder and Creative Director of ViARsys. Based in the City of Vienna, VIARsys develops Virtual and Augmented Reality systems and solutions for LBE and B2B resources. Konrad has more than 18 years of experience in leading positions in the gaming and entertainment industry, where he has focused on implementing innovative ideas to land-based entertainment facilities and online gaming convergence. As president of vrlab.at, the Austrian Association for the development of Virtual Reality and Edutainment, Konrad Gill is engaged on the forefront of implementing immersive worlds with all the possibilities of VR for education and for the preservation of cultural heritage. Kristaps Dobrajs is an industry veteran. At home on the global scene with scaling sales as his mantra, Kristaps has a 10+ year track record in driving cross-functional team successes in payments, e-commerce, retail and telecommunications. Keen on insights in managing the expectations and requirements between technology and business, Kristaps now employs his extensive experience in leading the sales team at ConnectPay. Justinas holds a master’s degree in Economics from Cambridge University. He is an experienced finance professional with a track record of bringing projects from an idea to full realization. Currently heading the sales department at Bankera, a Lithuanian company providing payment and financing services, Justinas works with international clients, mainly from digital industries – iGaming, emerging tech, crypto, online platforms. Dr Simon Planzer is partner at the law firm PLANZER LAW, which is recognised for its international practice in the field of technology, financial markets and gaming & entertainment. The firm is located in the midst of Zurich’s innovation and technology hub. It has advised global industry leaders as well as innovative start-ups on their business development as well as on regulatory, legal and compliance issues. The legal practice has been recognised by the international legal ranking ‘Chambers & Partners’. Simon wrote his PhD on regulatory and technology matters in the EU and has published and presented extensively on these matters. He studied law / did research inter alia at Harvard Law School, the College of Europe and the University of St.Gallen. Simon is admitted to practise law before the courts in the EU and CH. In addition to the legal practice that he manages, he also serves as Director at the Competence Center on Gaming & Entertainment at the University of St.Gallen. CEO, visionary and crypto AML compliance specialist. We bring transparency and compliance to the crypto market and CBDC. Stefania Barbaglio: Disruptor, Entrepreneur, Investor, PR Marketing Guru, Business Strategist and Advisor. Stefania Barbaglio is a London-based entrepreneur, business strategist, and widely recognised PR and Investor Relations expert who has advised a range of private and listed companies across many sectors, including new technology, and has facilitated multiple deals globally. In 2015 she founded Cassiopeia Services, the award-winning UK-based boutique Investor & Public Relations agency with a dedicated online channel: FinancialFox, the Real Deal City of London financial TV show, with exclusive interviews with entrepreneurs, innovators, listed company CEOs and market leaders. In the technology space, she has worked with a range of international blockchain application-focused companies on their ground-breaking projects, including leading names such as US-based DigiByte blockchain and Cardano. She is an influencer with a large investor following and is considered one of the top British female social media PR experts. Ms. Barbaglio has also guided various firms in business development, fundraising & organisational dynamics, as well as leading large-scale tech and investment events. She is a keynote speaker on new technology disruption, fake news and cybersecurity big data, alternative investment, social empowerment, and marketing strategies with a focus on social media and building strong communities. Ms. Barbaglio also hosts regular symposia for public companies and start-ups: investor presentations and networking evenings in exclusive private venues. She is a fellow and alumna of Oxford University and has two MAs: International Journalism from Westminster University (UK) and TV Production from IULM University (Italy) , as well as ten years’ previous experience as a freelance financial journalist and producer for mainstream TV channels including Bloomberg, BBC & leading in-house Investor Relations & PR departments. Entrepreneur, mentor, networker: Stefania has a keen eye for investment and innovation. Immersive technology was initially only a work on science fiction, but nowadays is at the reach of hand. The immersive gaming industry is all about drawing players into the game. “You are in the story, you speak to the shadows, and the shadows reply, and instead of being on a screen, the story is all about you, and you are in it”. Where are we now and where will we be in the future ? Concepts, evolution and prognosis. Panel moderated by Sönke Kirchhof James owns creative technology company, Copper Candle, which specialises in creating digital pre-visualisations for theatre and entertainment, as well as creating XR location based experiences and digital content. Having spent the last 10 years creating 3d visualisations for the Royal Opera House, James is now actively involved in research and developments for the theatre and live events industry. He was recently one of the digital fellows for the Royal Shakespeare Company and Magic Leap where he and his colleagues, in connection with the Audience of the Future funding, have been tasked with researching and creating a new generation of audience experiences and theatrical practice that uses digital immersive technologies such as VR and MR. He continues to develop the industries practice in 3d visualisation and has worked on many projects including Miss Saigon, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Commonwealth Games Ceremonies 2014, Saturday Night Fever, Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and &Juliet as well as over 300 productions and projects for the Royal Opera House. He is pioneering the development of virtual production sets using VR and MR technology and is developing the industries use of more advanced 3d visualisation processes. His research for this is being supported through his PhD which he is undertaking with Rose Bruford College and University of East London. James is also the Head of The Centre for Digital Production at Rose Bruford College where he is creating a hub for new thinking around digital systems in theatre whether that is for live projection and video or virtual theatre using VR and MR technology. As part of this new initiative, he has designed three new graduate and post-graduate courses to train the next generation of digital super-stars, as well as curating a programme of industry led training and short courses for professionals who want to upgrade their skills ready for the digital age. He writes for several journals and publications, sharing his research and the latest digital practices in theatre and live events. He has a regular column on future technology where he shares his discoveries in science and tech and analyses how it will affect the events industry. Valérie Cioloș-Villemin is coach and an authorized trainer of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR®), being certified by the Center for Mindfulness of the University of Massachusetts (UMASS Medical School), the institution where this method was founded and recognized worldwide and used successfully in medicine, education or business. With a triple university degree in natural sciences, socio-economic development and economic sciences, and a doctorate in restructuring economies in transition, Valérie worked first as a researcher and then as a practitioner in systems evolution and the adaptation of the economic actors to a changing business environment. She is concerned not only with the process of change at the societal level, but also with change and resilience at the individual level. The Fashion and Tech industries are following different rules and directions. Nonetheless, with the innovative technologies in fashion design and the emerging smart materials, FashionTech is growing fast. What connects the two industries ? What are the trending business models ? Panel moderated by Jovita Gabnienė Attorney at Law, Head of Litigation & Investigations Team at Ellex Valiunas Practicing at Dispute Resolution Group, Jovita has represented multiple local and international clients on various commercial and corporate disputes, including complex, high-value cross border cases and advised on various commercial law matters. Strong dispute resolution background allows her to look at IP, IT and commercial law matters from both business development and risk management perspective Focus on Cinema, Fashion and Leisure sets her apart and allows to meet specific needs of the Industries in the Baltics. Jovita has had a very diverse portfolio of the clients, including textile companies, largest retailers in the Baltic’s, BIG 4 audit companies, cable televisions and Directors of Independent Films. Stefania Barbaglio: Disruptor, Entrepreneur, Investor, PR Marketing Guru, Business Strategist and Advisor. Stefania Barbaglio is a London-based entrepreneur, business strategist, and widely recognised PR and Investor Relations expert who has advised a range of private and listed companies across many sectors, including new technology, and has facilitated multiple deals globally. In 2015 she founded Cassiopeia Services, the award-winning UK-based boutique Investor & Public Relations agency with a dedicated online channel: FinancialFox, the Real Deal City of London financial TV show, with exclusive interviews with entrepreneurs, innovators, listed company CEOs and market leaders. In the technology space, she has worked with a range of international blockchain application-focused companies on their ground-breaking projects, including leading names such as US-based DigiByte blockchain and Cardano. She is an influencer with a large investor following and is considered one of the top British female social media PR experts. Ms. Barbaglio has also guided various firms in business development, fundraising & organisational dynamics, as well as leading large-scale tech and investment events. She is a keynote speaker on new technology disruption, fake news and cybersecurity big data, alternative investment, social empowerment, and marketing strategies with a focus on social media and building strong communities. Ms. Barbaglio also hosts regular symposia for public companies and start-ups: investor presentations and networking evenings in exclusive private venues. She is a fellow and alumna of Oxford University and has two MAs: International Journalism from Westminster University (UK) and TV Production from IULM University (Italy) , as well as ten years’ previous experience as a freelance financial journalist and producer for mainstream TV channels including Bloomberg, BBC & leading in-house Investor Relations & PR departments. Entrepreneur, mentor, networker: Stefania has a keen eye for investment and innovation. As head of AI Foundation for H&M, Errol is currently working on overseeing the AI projects running at the H&M group. Prior to H&M, Errol worked as a Director of Data Science for ThinkBig Analytics, a Teradata company where he was responsible for setting up and delivering on AI projects across the Nordics, Eastern Europe and Russia. Prior to that he was in London as a Lead Data Scientist for the Vodafone group, but he originally started his career in Nordea bank where he spent about 10 years in various analytics roles. From mere vibration to roles in complex multisensory systems, haptic technology is often a critical component of user experience – showing the rapid progression towards blended physical-digital interfaces. Combined with any form of XR, we do expect it to present unique challenges, but we are nonetheless exploring its complexity and the difficulty of accessing practitioners in both professional and proprietary environments. Panel moderated by David Sime My interests pivot around how our everyday aesthetic experiences in the physical world drive the creative processes. I define aesthetics, as the willingness to play to ensure a sense of immediacy. James Dewey claims “if it is not immediate it is not aesthetic”. I refer to myself as a sculptor with strong roots in an industrial design educational context and the culinary arts. My research involves ways of reasoning that blends aesthetic abstractions of 3-D form and space that are deeply influenced by haptic perception in the making and performative process. I completed my PhD in 2008 at the school of Architecture at Chalmers University in the field of theoretical and applied aesthetics. My thesis title Form & Formlessness: Questioning aesthetic abstractions through art projects, cross-disciplinary studies and product design education. For the past decade, I have lead two co-creative artistic research projects in haptic perception that transpose aesthetic methods and models between sculptural/industrial design context at Konstfack, and the culinary arts and performative arts applied in the professional education of chefs and sommelier at Örebro University. These experiences have profoundly transformed my way of understanding the field of aesthetics by including the proximity sense of smell, taste, and movement in my research and teaching. As a professor in theoretical and applied aesthetics at Konstfack I teach, lecture and supervise exam projects in both the bachelors and masters courses for industrial designers. My subjects range from theoretical and practical studies of a taxonomy of form & space, gestalt processes, formgiving procedures, and exploratory design projects in innovative aesthetic reasoning. I collaborate with researchers, industry, and designers in projects that involve services and product development that address. The teaching traditions I have further developed in my first book on 3-D form and space build on the world of Rowena Reed Kostellow. Pradeep Goel, CEO of Solve.Care, has extensive expertise in blockchain, finance, technology and healthcare. He has been in the CEO, COO, CIO and CTO roles at various insurance, technology and healthcare companies over the last 30+ years. Pradeep was deeply involved in designing and building solutions for public programs such as Medicaid eligibility and enrollment, children health insurance program administration, Medicare claims, SNAP/TANF administration and payments, child Welfare program administration, and many others. Pradeep worked with the healthcare initiatives of the both the Bush and Obama administration to design and build several public program solutions under the Health Savings Act and Affordable Care Act. Prior to founding Solve.Care, Pradeep built 4 healthcare IT companies and has been at the top of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, INC500/5000 fastest growing companies lists multiple times. Pradeep was included in the 100 most promising entrepreneurs globally, complied by Goldman Sachs. As a Blockchain expert and advisor, Dean Rakic accompanies customers in their digital transformation processes. He looks back on many years of experience in architecture for the processing of large amounts of data, especially in the healthcare environment. His professional focus is on project management, lead with respect to the entire project life cycle including project initiation and project handling. Besides, his additional personal strength is in acting as a specialist in business liaison/stakeholder management. Overall previous experience is on top of Strategy and Innovation development during all development phases. More than 25 years of detailed knowledge of IT and software architecture, project monitoring and project controlling with the identification, analysis, measurement, and control of project risks as well as the regular analysis of the impacts makes his personal stamp. Particularly important is his contribution to the promotion of science and the implementation of innovative achievements through lectures, mentoring and counselling in different vertices, ranging from standard industrial to non-governmental and sustainable projects. David directs AR and VR activities for Oncor Reality, Solarico Ltd. and Riot Digital Ltd. With over 21 years’ experience in demonstrating the quantifiable benefits of digital media in education, medicine, energy and hospitality, David works with Google, Scottish Enterprise and the CIM to apply emerging technology such as Virtual and Augmented Reality to meet new and existing challenges to these industries. David lectures on these subjects for Google, the Chartered Institute of Marketing and Modern Apprenticeships and has led Digital Communications, Augmented and Virtual Reality projects across five countries and twenty-five distinct industries. A bot can start acquiring leads for your business, grow pipelines, speed up customer resolutions and automate next steps. Assistants can ease both individuals and entrepreneurs daily tasks. They’re not there in person but can be a vital part of your routine. What are the limits? Panel moderated by Dr. Simon Planzer Dr. Robin Kiera is the Founder and CEO of Digitalscouting, renowned speaker, author, and top-ranked insurance and finance influencer. Also known as the “Rebel of the Industry” and an attention hacker, Robin lives in the stages of conferences and events, sharing unreserved opinions about insurance, finance, and other timely topics. Nothing can stop Robin from driving companies to climb up the ladder of digital transformation. Aside from providing consultancy services through Digitalscouting. He also started a weekly live show featuring the biggest names in the industry spilling innovative ways, tech trends, latest data, secret sauces, and many other key tools in achieving success. I am currently an M.S. student of Applied Computational Intelligence at “Babeș-Bolyai” University while working as a Python developer. I have previous experience as a Data and IoT Engineer, learning and working with big data and machine learning. Before getting into technology, I pursued a degree in philology and masters in linguistics. I hope to help bridge the perceived gap between the latter and IT by pursuing topics such as ethics and AI. Henrik is CEO & Co-founder of Multi-award-winning conversational commerce provider Certainly. He’s a son of a Ninja, SAAS tech entrepreneur, and aspiring polymath. Finding motivation from inspired people for a common goal. Specialties within Conversational AI & Web, Entrepreneurship & Business Strategy & Development. George Shamugia, the CEO and co-founder of Singular has an educational background in Computer Science and a deep understanding of the FinTech industry. George has more than 10 years of experience within the iGaming industry with a special focus on Platform development with high scalability demands. Shamugia holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of East London and has wide experience with Mobile APP developments. He is particularly knowledgeable in building applications for next billion users across Africa and other emerging markets. Although holding a managerial position within the company, he is actively engaged in the development of the company’s technological vision and architecture. Dr Simon Planzer is partner at the law firm PLANZER LAW, which is recognised for its international practice in the field of technology, financial markets and gaming & entertainment. The firm is located in the midst of Zurich’s innovation and technology hub. It has advised global industry leaders as well as innovative start-ups on their business development as well as on regulatory, legal and compliance issues. The legal practice has been recognised by the international legal ranking ‘Chambers & Partners’. Simon wrote his PhD on regulatory and technology matters in the EU and has published and presented extensively on these matters. He studied law / did research inter alia at Harvard Law School, the College of Europe and the University of St.Gallen. Simon is admitted to practise law before the courts in the EU and CH. In addition to the legal practice that he manages, he also serves as Director at the Competence Center on Gaming & Entertainment at the University of St.Gallen. When computers were introduced in Industry 3.0, it was disruptive thanks to the addition of an entirely new technology. Now, and into the future as Industry 4.0 unfolds, computers are connected and communicate with one another to ultimately make decisions without human involvement. A combination of cyber-physical systems, the Internet of Things and the Internet of Systems make Industry 4.0 possible and the smart factory a reality. While Industry 4.0 is still evolving and we might not have the complete picture until we look back 30 years from now, companies who are adopting the technologies realize Industry 4.0’s potential. Panel Moderated by Tiago Aprigio Capt.L.C. Arrigo GARIPOLI is a Financial Banking Consultant on Maritime Industries and the founder of BlueQbit. The technology developed for BlueQbit dispatches as a blockchain solution provides a transparent, integrated, without permission and decentralized base data layer for the process of the trust agreement. JP Fabri is a co-Founding Partner of Seed Consultancy, a purpose-driven boutique business advisory firm. An economist by profession, JP has amassed local and international experience both in the private and public sector. He has served as a director of a number of companies and formed part of the executive team of a London-listed company. JP formed part of the private office of the former Prime Minister of Malta and Governor of the Central Bank of Malta. He also has international policy advisory experience after having advised nine governments on economic development. JP followed post-graduate studies in economics and political economy at the University of Malta and the London School of Economics. Research interests include blockchain, governance and economic resilience and he has published internationally. He is a visiting lecturer at the University of Malta. He is also Director of Development of The Blockchain & Climate Institute, a global think-tank on the use of blockchain in climate change mitigation. Consultant and Innovation Services Lead at the Investment Projects Department of the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) with a focus on R&D and innovations. SARIO is a governmental organization working under the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic. The mission of the Investment Projects Department is to attract high-added-value investments to Slovakia and to contribute to the regional development of the country. Within its innovation agenda, SARIO aims to interconnect Slovak technology firms with big players in Slovakia as well as abroad. Marek studied Economic Diplomacy at the University of Economics in Bratislava and International Economic and Political Studies (IEPS) at the Charles University in Prague. He speaks fluently English, German and learns also Russian. In leisure time, he loves reading, traveling, and sports. Tiago Aprigio is the CEO at All-in Global (formerly known as All-in Translations) and feels motivated by exposing himself to different environments as well as constantly learning from different realities and people. Worked in Sales, Marketing and Operations Management in distinct lines of business over the past 17 years. These industries include Aviation, Outsourcing of contact centers, back-office and airline representation functions, Localization, iGaming, Marketing, and Multimedia. Tiago has a proven track of solid results in his functions and a soft spot for start-up businesses. Questioning the “whats and hows” is vital for any business success. AI pioneer, Douglas Hofstadter, confessed himself to be terrified that “AI might show us that the human qualities we most value are disappointingly simple to mechanize”. In a public discourse where intellectuals often speak about “simulation theology” and other technology induced philosophical issues, it’s more important than ever to consider how algorithms learn, what strides have we made towards ‘strong AI’, and how the problems of consciousness and will intertwine with everything. I am currently an M.S. student of Applied Computational Intelligence at “Babeș-Bolyai” University while working as a Python developer. I have previous experience as a Data and IoT Engineer, learning and working with big data and machine learning. Before getting into technology, I pursued a degree in philology and masters in linguistics. I hope to help bridge the perceived gap between the latter and IT by pursuing topics such as ethics and AI. In this unique session, a global CEO coach, a world-reknowned PR consultant, and 3 CEO’s of the most famous companies of their kind serving the gaming industry, will discuss the outlook for 2021. How CEO’s manage their day-to-day challenges, develop their leadership skills and balances required to scale an online venture sustainably? What leadership methodologies perform best and what makes a service provider excel in its performance, service, effectiveness and response time? All this and more in a C-level panel which you cannot afford to miss. Panel moderated by Genia Gurevitz and Emily Helmer Lawyer Genia (Evgeni) Gurevitz – LLB, Graduated from Tel Aviv University (TAU), and has been living in Singapore, where he has been studying in Singapore Management University (SMU). Genia heads the Banking and Payments Services at Tal Ron, Drihem & Co., working closely with the firm’s clients on online and offline banking, electronic money institutions, acquiring banks and regulatory support for i-gaming and financial companies. Ms. Emily Helmer, Head of Compliance and e-Merchant Services, moved alone to Israel from the USA to pursue her dream of establishing a career in the legal, compliance and payment aspects of digital marketing and online projects. So far she has worked with some of the best known digital marketing agencies before joining the award-winning team of Tal Ron, Drihem & Co., Law Firm. Gali Bloch Liran is the Founder of GBL Coaching & Consulting for Startups, a Startup Advisor, Lecturer at the IDC Adelson School of Entrepreneurship, Global Speaker & the Host at The Startup Nation Clinic Podcast. Gali is a certified Executive Coach working with CEOs, startup founders & VC entrepreneurs. Gali brings +15 years of global business development & marketing experience to the table. Across her tailored workshops & coaching sessions, she helps tech entrepreneurs & startups gain focus, manage their day-to-day challenges, develop their leadership skills, psychological resilience, and balances required to scale a venture sustainably. Advocate and Notary Tal Itzhak Ron, Chairman & CEO at Tal Ron, Drihem & Co., Law Firm Tal holds an LL.B (Law and Computer Science), BSc (Computer Science and Mathematics) and MSc (Computer Science); Master of Financial and Gaming Law; an online gaming, digital entertainment, EdTech and financial technology veteran working with the biggest names in the online industry since 2003. As the Chairman and CEO of Tal Ron, Drihem & Co., the award winning technology law firm which he founded in the early 2000’s, he became the first Israeli lawyer to practice these areas of law exclusively and one of the best known names on the international market. Motti Peer is the CEO of ReBlonde (Ex Blonde 2.0), an award-winning global PR agency. Also named as one the startup nation’s “Movers and Shakers” on Forbes. With A team of 35 professionals ReBlonde one of the leading forces in PR for Blockchain and Crypto industry. Jens Podewski is the CEO and co-founder of FinXP. He is a long-serving executive, an entrepreneur, and a specialist in the international credit card market and payment processes. As a banker, Jens Podewski has extensive experience in the financial sector having worked as Head of Trade Finance for Otto Group’s financial arm for 15 years, before gaining further in-depth experience in the fast-moving online Gaming industry. As the CEO of FinXP overseeing its day to day operations from Hamburg and Malta, Jen’s mission is to drive FinXP to become one of the best service-oriented payment services based in Malta. Business and Technology executive with 15+ years of proven track record in developing digital products and technologies. Proficient at delivering highly scalable and reliable systems and platforms for 24×7 businesses. Well versed in digital technology, architecture, business, and engineering frameworks as well as organizational development. How Watch Dogs: Legion immersed players in the resistance fantasy on the streets of London. With more than 13 years of experience in gaming, Liviu is currently a Level Design Director at Ubisoft. Working on well-known AAA Ubisoft titles from the Assassin’s Creed worlds to the Watch Dogs universe, he is passionate about mixing creativity, vision and gameplay. Liviu is leading a creative team in a fast changing environment and is focused on getting just the right amount of rhythm, tension, and difficulty in games, so that players have a truly enriching experience. Panel provided by WESTRIVEUP, moderated by Simon Kranzer Fabian Dembski has a professional background in architecture and urban planning. Currently he is a research professor at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech, Estonia) at the Academy of Architecture and Urban Studies. Furthermore he is a researcher at the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS, Germany). In his research he is focusing on topics related inter alia to the digital transformation in urban planning and participatory processes, spatial analysis, urban simulation, visualization and urban digital twins. In addition, he is working on topics related to sustainable urban development, post-oil scenarios and urban inward development. Dembski received his PhD from TU Wien, has years of experience in practice, research and teaching. He was, among others, a visiting researcher at Université Paris-Sorbonne IV and is a visiting lecturer at TU Wien. Studied mechatronics at Johannes Kepler University Linz, research stays at UTBM/France, KMITNB/Thailand, St. Petersburg Polytechnic University/Russia and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach/Florida, since 2009 Head of Department and Study Programs Mechatronics and since 2020 Head of the Digital Twin Labs of the MCI Simon Kranzer was born in Salzburg, Austria. He graduated from Salzburg University of Applied Sciences with a masters degree in telecommunication engineering, then with a degree in computer science from University of Salzburg. He is working as an independent software developer for more than 20 years and is teaching programming and industrial informatics since 2004. Simon defined and leaded several national and international research projects and published several scientific papers and articles in industrial magazines. Currently, Simon’s research focus is on OT security, smart factories and the underlying data strategies. Digital twins are an essential goal because, as digital representations, they form the basis for many new experiments. How can the most advanced and specialized AI translation engines shape the future of global communications in the gaming industry? How can leading global brands benefit from the advancements in this technology to stay ahead of the game? Tiago Aprigio is the CEO at All-in Global (formerly known as All-in Translations) and feels motivated by exposing himself to different environments as well as constantly learning from different realities and people. Worked in Sales, Marketing and Operations Management in distinct lines of business over the past 17 years. These industries include Aviation, Outsourcing of contact centers, back-office and airline representation functions, Localization, iGaming, Marketing, and Multimedia. Tiago has a proven track of solid results in his functions and a soft spot for start-up businesses. Questioning the “whats and hows” is vital for any business success. Edtech is the practice of introducing IT tools into the classroom to create a more engaging, inclusive and individualized learning experience. Environments are now tech-infused with tablets, interactive online courses and even robots that can take notes and record lectures for students who are ill. Due to the worldwide situation educators have been plunging into it more often than they are prepared to. Panel moderated by Zoltan Tundik M. F. Yang Chen is an educator, user experience researcher, and virtual reality specialist. He integrates design thinking and human-centered principles into the development of VR spaces for collaboration, knowledge building and research. At the Virtual Reality Learning Lab we explore the possibilities of Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality for teaching and training. We perform fundamental research, create prototypes and develop complete applications. By organising workshops, university courses and masterclasses we help students, professionals and organisations to implement these new media. Check out all of our services at our website: VRLearningLab.nl 6+ years experience in EdTech. Co-founder of Koding Next the biggest programming school for kids in South-East Asia. Former CRO of Skirware from 0 to sales to 31 countries. President and Founder of EdTech Poland Foundation, a community of EdTech founders from Poland. Podcaster EdTech Crowd. Former consultant of EY. David directs AR and VR activities for Oncor Reality, Solarico Ltd. and Riot Digital Ltd. With over 21 years’ experience in demonstrating the quantifiable benefits of digital media in education, medicine, energy and hospitality, David works with Google, Scottish Enterprise and the CIM to apply emerging technology such as Virtual and Augmented Reality to meet new and existing challenges to these industries. David lectures on these subjects for Google, the Chartered Institute of Marketing and Modern Apprenticeships and has led Digital Communications, Augmented and Virtual Reality projects across five countries and twenty-five distinct industries. Zoltán is a self-taught publisher and events organizer who has developed several brands and services that have increased the notoriety of his company within a multi-billion euro industry. Among the developed brands and services you can find online news portals, a tri-annually printed magazine, an online radio and regulatory briefing conferences that are annually organized in Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Riga, Tallin, Milan, Athens, Vilnius, and Ljubljana. All the events organized by his company also focus on bringing a wealth of information about the latest innovation in several industries such as Entertainment, Technology, Gaming and Gambling, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, Quantum Technology, Legal Cannabis, Health and Lifestyle, VR/AR, eSports and many more. Lidman is founder and board member of half a dozen ventures, the most recent being AIAR EdTech in Singapore – using cutting edge technology to reinvent learning for millions of needy in emerging markets. Prior to launching AIAR Lidman spent years as a digital strategist in four continents for over 100 companies such as Samsung, IKEA, Mercedes, Electrolux, PwC etc. As an entrepreneur he has run half a dozen ventures with 2-3 ok exits, incl. two-fold award winner of growth (Gasell) and some of the world’s largest apps in its areas with over 15 million downloads. He has been founder of IAB, digital advisor for WFA, is a top tech influencer with 50,000 followers, a recognized speaker with over 300 lectures, has published 4 books and the world’s largest learning app in digital strategy loved by 200.000 people in 165 countries. Lidman received dual degrees in business administration and applied statistics and from Uppsala University complemented with PhD studies and data science. Replicating the decision making process and thinking algorithms through emerging technologies and infotainment features. The most successful players in the automotive Industry market are guided by new trends. Extended Reality Automotive is a leading technology in many aspects of the automotive Industry, from manufacturing to sales. Panel moderated by Dean Rakic Péter W. Szabó is a passionate user experience researcher, author of User Experience Mapping (Packt, 2017). His current research focuses on the use of machine learning to enhance user experience. He used to be the senior manager for UX/UI at The Stars Group, now a well-known conference speaker and UX consultant. He has helped many big brands and start-ups to get closer to their users, recently with the help of PyTorch based supervised and unsupervised machine learning. Henrik is CEO & Co-founder of Multi-award-winning conversational commerce provider Certainly. He’s a son of a Ninja, SAAS tech entrepreneur, and aspiring polymath. Finding motivation from inspired people for a common goal. Specialties within Conversational AI & Web, Entrepreneurship & Business Strategy & Development. As a Blockchain expert and advisor, Dean Rakic accompanies customers in their digital transformation processes. He looks back on many years of experience in architecture for the processing of large amounts of data, especially in the healthcare environment. His professional focus is on project management, lead with respect to the entire project life cycle including project initiation and project handling. Besides, his additional personal strength is in acting as a specialist in business liaison/stakeholder management. Overall previous experience is on top of Strategy and Innovation development during all development phases. More than 25 years of detailed knowledge of IT and software architecture, project monitoring and project controlling with the identification, analysis, measurement, and control of project risks as well as the regular analysis of the impacts makes his personal stamp. Particularly important is his contribution to the promotion of science and the implementation of innovative achievements through lectures, mentoring and counselling in different vertices, ranging from standard industrial to non-governmental and sustainable projects. Is the time right for the decentralization of healthcare? (and every other consumer data driven industry). Pradeep Goel, CEO of Solve.Care, has extensive expertise in blockchain, finance, technology and healthcare. He has been in the CEO, COO, CIO and CTO roles at various insurance, technology and healthcare companies over the last 30+ years. Pradeep was deeply involved in designing and building solutions for public programs such as Medicaid eligibility and enrollment, children health insurance program administration, Medicare claims, SNAP/TANF administration and payments, child Welfare program administration, and many others. Pradeep worked with the healthcare initiatives of the both the Bush and Obama administration to design and build several public program solutions under the Health Savings Act and Affordable Care Act. Prior to founding Solve.Care, Pradeep built 4 healthcare IT companies and has been at the top of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, INC500/5000 fastest growing companies lists multiple times. Pradeep was included in the 100 most promising entrepreneurs globally, complied by Goldman Sachs.
Slava Demchuk is the CEO of AMLBot, AMLSafe and PureFi. He is a сertified AML specialist (by the European Institute of Management and Finance) in the field of cryptocurrencies, Member of Foresight Virtual Assets 2030 and European Commission’s strategic adviser for a sustainable and digital Europe. Having an education in Information Networks Security, Slava is an expert in the cryptocurrency regulation and AML compliance. He is a founder of AMLBot, a service for checking cryptocurrencies for connections with illegal activities that has many institutional clients and international banks from all over the world.
The BlueQbit company with the dedicated project aims to implement a
“blockchain based” ecosystem to revolutionize the traditional Shipping Section with its shipments and Naval Brokerage, aware that the platform thus created can also be used for the Departments where yachts registered in BlueQbit can be marketed or rented all over the world
Awareness Campaign / Program)
Training Pioneers
every sector of human life
Wallet with many features coming soon
Tiago Aprigio (CEO, All-in Global) will be debunking all myths around AI translations as well as show you that a perfect match between an AI translation engine dedicated to gaming and human expertise might be the best fit for your business localization needs.
Slava Demchuk is the CEO of AMLBot, AMLSafe and PureFi. He is a сertified AML specialist (by the European Institute of Management and Finance) in the field of cryptocurrencies, Member of Foresight Virtual Assets 2030 and European Commission’s strategic adviser for a sustainable and digital Europe. Having an education in Information Networks Security, Slava is an expert in the cryptocurrency regulation and AML compliance. He is a founder of AMLBot, a service for checking cryptocurrencies for connections with illegal activities that has many institutional clients and international banks from all over the world.
The BlueQbit company with the dedicated project aims to implement a
“blockchain based” ecosystem to revolutionize the traditional Shipping Section with its shipments and Naval Brokerage, aware that the platform thus created can also be used for the Departments where yachts registered in BlueQbit can be marketed or rented all over the world
Awareness Campaign / Program)
Training Pioneers
every sector of human life
Wallet with many features coming soon
Tiago Aprigio (CEO, All-in Global) will be debunking all myths around AI translations as well as show you that a perfect match between an AI translation engine dedicated to gaming and human expertise might be the best fit for your business localization needs.
Program / Agenda 2019
Art and Technology have been getting ever close together. Rules are intersecting and new forms of art are emerging. Will VR take hold of the art world ? How is it consumed, how is it sold ? Panel moderated by Alex Marginean Fintech firms partner with actual banks to provide Neo bank services. Neo banks can be thought of as fintech firms that provide financial solutions related to money transfer, money lending, and other related services. How is a Neo Bank different and what’s the actual trend ? Panel sponsored by AMLBot and moderated by Stefania Barbaglio Immersive technology was initially only a work on science fiction, but nowadays is at the reach of hand. The immersive gaming industry is all about drawing players into the game. “You are in the story, you speak to the shadows, and the shadows reply, and instead of being on a screen, the story is all about you, and you are in it”. Where are we now and where will we be in the future ? Concepts, evolution and prognosis. Panel moderated by Sönke Kirchhof The Fashion and Tech industries are following different rules and directions. Nonetheless, with the innovative technologies in fashion design and the emerging smart materials, FashionTech is growing fast. What connects the two industries ? What are the trending business models ? Panel moderated by Jovita Gabnienė From mere vibration to roles in complex multisensory systems, haptic technology is often a critical component of user experience – showing the rapid progression towards blended physical-digital interfaces. Combined with any form of XR, we do expect it to present unique challenges, but we are nonetheless exploring its complexity and the difficulty of accessing practitioners in both professional and proprietary environments. Panel moderated by David Sime A bot can start acquiring leads for your business, grow pipelines, speed up customer resolutions and automate next steps. Assistants can ease both individuals and entrepreneurs daily tasks. They’re not there in person but can be a vital part of your routine. What are the limits? Panel moderated by Dr. Simon Planzer When computers were introduced in Industry 3.0, it was disruptive thanks to the addition of an entirely new technology. Now, and into the future as Industry 4.0 unfolds, computers are connected and communicate with one another to ultimately make decisions without human involvement. A combination of cyber-physical systems, the Internet of Things and the Internet of Systems make Industry 4.0 possible and the smart factory a reality. While Industry 4.0 is still evolving and we might not have the complete picture until we look back 30 years from now, companies who are adopting the technologies realize Industry 4.0’s potential. Panel Moderated by Tiago Aprigio AI pioneer, Douglas Hofstadter, confessed himself to be terrified that “AI might show us that the human qualities we most value are disappointingly simple to mechanize”. In a public discourse where intellectuals often speak about “simulation theology” and other technology induced philosophical issues, it’s more important than ever to consider how algorithms learn, what strides have we made towards ‘strong AI’, and how the problems of consciousness and will intertwine with everything. In this unique session, a global CEO coach, a world-reknowned PR consultant, and 3 CEO’s of the most famous companies of their kind serving the gaming industry, will discuss the outlook for 2021. How CEO’s manage their day-to-day challenges, develop their leadership skills and balances required to scale an online venture sustainably? What leadership methodologies perform best and what makes a service provider excel in its performance, service, effectiveness and response time? All this and more in a C-level panel which you cannot afford to miss. Panel moderated by Genia Gurevitz and Emily Helmer Panel provided by WESTRIVEUP, moderated by Simon Kranzer How can the most advanced and specialized AI translation engines shape the future of global communications in the gaming industry? How can leading global brands benefit from the advancements in this technology to stay ahead of the game? Edtech is the practice of introducing IT tools into the classroom to create a more engaging, inclusive and individualized learning experience. Environments are now tech-infused with tablets, interactive online courses and even robots that can take notes and record lectures for students who are ill. Due to the worldwide situation educators have been plunging into it more often than they are prepared to. Panel moderated by Zoltan Tundik Replicating the decision making process and thinking algorithms through emerging technologies and infotainment features. The most successful players in the automotive Industry market are guided by new trends. Extended Reality Automotive is a leading technology in many aspects of the automotive Industry, from manufacturing to sales. Panel moderated by Dean Rakic
Tiago Aprigio (CEO, All-in Global) will be debunking all myths around AI translations as well as show you that a perfect match between an AI translation engine dedicated to gaming and human expertise might be the best fit for your business localization needs.
