Tekwill Sneak Peek Night

Description

Tekwill Sneak Peek Night – an open event for startup enthusiasts and IT professionals, with special guests, discussing the entrepreneurship ecosystem and providing insights on the first ICT Center of Excellence, to be lunched next year. It is the first of a series of events and initiatives, held with the support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID), that will take place in an informal and creative setting, aimed at fostering innovation and bringing the Moldovan tech startups and companies at a much more advanced level.

When?
October 9, 2015

Where?

• ZIP House, Design and Technology Excellence Center, Studentilor St. 9/19

Language: English

Number of sits: limited

Event agenda and guests:

• 18.00 Registration and networking
  
  
• 18.30 Building awesome opportunities with Tekwill IT Excellence Center
  
  
• Ana Chirita, ATIC Executive Director, Tekwill Coordinator
  
  
• Sergiu Botezatu, Senior Project Management Specialist at USAID
  
  
• 18.45 Ecosystem panel: creating a base for tech innovation in Moldova

Moderator: Max Gurvits, Founder at CCC Startups and Startup AddVenture, playing an active role in developing startup ecosystems in the East Europe

Panelists:

• Grigore Raileanu, Founder of Noction
• Vitalie Esanu, Founder of Evisoft
• Kumail Jetha, General Manager, Endava Moldova
• Anca Albu, Social Innovation Architect - CEE Changers
• Artur Gurau, Founder of Granat
  
  
• 19:50 Gary Whitehill, Founder of BURST | Dell EIR Global Board | Rolodex Monster | Avid Wakeboarder
  
  
• 20:00 "Let's Start-up Moldova! Introducing Spherik Accelerator", Jennifer Austin, Spherik Accelerator Director, Cluj
  
  
• 20:10 Pitching Drill – local startups pitch their projects to receive feedback from successful entrepreneurs.

Important note: The best startups will be awarded with tickets to TRACTION Camp Odessa, on October 27-29th 2015, featuring six leading startup experts and over 40 hours of workshops, experience-sharing sessions, and pitch practice.

The event is free of charge. Number of places is limited, so make sure to register to attend the event HERE

Register to pitch your startup HERE