Innowave Summit 2025

Schedule

17 November

18 November

Business Hall

Innovation Hall

7:30 am

Business Hall

17 November

1 h 30 mins

7:30 am

9:00 am

Registration

9:00 am

Business Hall

17 November

30 mins

9:00 am

9:30 am

Opening and Welcome Address from

Dimitar Vasilev

Chairman of Management Board @ Bulgarian Business Forums

Mariya Gabriel

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria

Blagomir Kotsev

Mayor of Varna

Antoaneta Petrova

Deputy District Governor of the district with administrative center Varna

Assoc. Prof. eng. Hristo Nenov, PhD

Vice-Rector for Scientific Activity and e-Management of TU Varna

Prof. Bistra Vasileva PhD

Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation and Professional Development of UE - Varna

Minko Hristov

Executive Director of Palace of Culture and Sports Varna

9:30 am

Business Hall

17 November

50 mins

9:30 am

10:20 am

Innovation Trinity: AI2 Leadership, Quality & Biomimicry

Matthew K. Cross

World's Top Priority Strategist, Peak Performance Authority and Author, Fortune 100 consultant and leadership coach.

10:20 am

Business Hall

17 November

15 mins

10:20 am

10:35 am

Coffee Break

10:35 am

Business Hall

17 November

30 mins

10:35 am

11:05 am

How wealthy do you want to be?

Dale Howarth

Business Mentor | CPD Trainer and CPD Speaker

11:05 am

Business Hall

17 November

30 mins

11:05 am

11:35 am

Building New Revenue Streams in the Age of AI

Gennadiy Vorobyov | Netpeak Bulgaria

Co-Founder & CEO @ Netpeak Bulgaria - Digital Growth Partner Agency

11:35 am

Business Hall

17 November

40 mins

11:35 am

12:15 pm

The power of Customer Data: Personalization best practices to boost eCommerce sales

Alex Danchenko | Yespo Omnichannel CDP

Co-founder & COO @ Yespo omnichannel CDP and Stripo

12:20 pm

Business Hall

17 November

1 h 40 mins

12:20 pm

2:00 pm

Business Lunch with the Speakers (VIP & Ultra VIP only)

2:00 pm

Business Hall

17 November

30 mins

2:00 pm

2:30 pm

The Latest Changes and Updates at Meta Platforms

Having about 50 significant changes or new rules per month: what trends to follow by end of 2023, and what to benefit from ASAP.

Lazar Malakov

Leader of the Meta ASP team in Aleph – Meta's Authorized Sales Partner in Bulgaria

2:30 pm

Business Hall

17 November

35 mins

2:30 pm

3:05 pm

Change with AI

Petar Ivanov

Sales Program Manager @ Google Cloud CEE

3:05 pm

Business Hall

17 November

20 mins

3:05 pm

3:25 pm

Innovation - How to incubate and accelerate it within the utility sector

Lyubomir Filipov | Veolia Bulgaria / Sofiyska voda

Director Strategic partnerships and regulation @ Veolia Bulgaria / Sofiyska voda

3:25 pm

Business Hall

17 November

20 mins

3:25 pm

3:45 pm

Coffee Break

3:45 pm

Business Hall

17 November

45 mins

3:45 pm

4:30 pm

The Future of Paid Traffic

Kasim Aslam

CEO @ Solutions 8 | In Top 50 Digital Marketing Thought Leaders (USA)

4:30 pm

Business Hall

17 November

50 mins

4:30 pm

5:20 pm

The Future of Tech Industry Discussion panel

Todor Breshkov | LAUNCHub

Founding Partner @ LAUNCHub Ventures

Todor Petkov | KBC Global Services

General Manager @ KBC Global Services

Zdravko Peshakov | SAP Bulgaria

Managing Director SAP Bulgaria

Marius Ghenea | 3ts Capital

Managing Partner @ Catalyst Romania

Andrew Wrobel | Emerging Europe Alliance

Social entrepreneur | Co-Founder @ Emerging Founders

Dobroslav Dimitrov

Chairman @ BASSCOM, Chairman @ BRAIT, Co-founder @ Imperia Online

Moderator

Temelko Dechev

Managing Partner @ ExpandX

5:20 pm

Business Hall

17 November

50 mins

5:20 pm

6:10 pm

Digital Marketing Trends Discussion panel

Drayton Bird

Оne of the world's best marketing experts

Lukasz Zelezny

Top 10 UK social media influencer | UK search awards judge | SEO Expert | Head of organic acquisition @ uSwitch.com

Eliot Moskowicz

Head of Creative & Partner at Bright Mind Agency | Tik Tok Master

Georgi Malchev

Managing Partner @ Xplora.bg

Lazar Malakov

Leader of the Meta ASP team in Aleph – Meta's Authorized Sales Partner in Bulgaria

Georgi Kandev | Netpeak Bulgaria

Business Operations Manager @ Netpeak Bulgaria & Partner and Brand Ambassador @ Ringostat Bulgaria

Moderator

Boyan Moskov

Founder @ InteractiveOrb | Owner @ ConvertBuilder @ Founder of Masterclass.bg | Creator @ MentorMax

6:10 pm

Business Hall

17 November

20 mins

6:10 pm

6:30 pm

Closure

8:00 pm

Business Hall

17 November

3 h

8:00 pm

11:00 pm

Gala Dinner (Ultra VIP Pass Only)

7:30 am

Innovation Hall

17 November

1 h 30 mins

7:30 am

9:00 am

Registration

9:00 am

Innovation Hall

17 November

30 mins

9:00 am

9:30 am

Opening and Welcome Address from

Dimitar Vasilev

Chairman of Management Board @ Bulgarian Business Forums

Mariya Gabriel

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria

Blagomir Kotsev

Mayor of Varna

Antoaneta Petrova

Deputy District Governor of the district with administrative center Varna

Assoc. Prof. eng. Hristo Nenov, PhD

Vice-Rector for Scientific Activity and e-Management of TU Varna

Prof. Bistra Vasileva PhD

Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation and Professional Development of UE - Varna

Minko Hristov

Executive Director of Palace of Culture and Sports Varna

9:30 am

Innovation Hall

17 November

40 mins

9:30 am

10:10 am

Changing your perspective about wealth

Larry Biehl

Founder @ Interculture | Founder @ Bulgarian Entrepreneurship Center (BEC)

10:10 am

Innovation Hall

17 November

35 mins

10:10 am

10:45 am

Investment Climate in the SEE Region, Startups vs. Investors

Marius Ghenea | 3TS Capital

Managing Partner @ Catalyst Romania

10:45 am

Innovation Hall

17 November

15 mins

10:45 am

11:00 am

Coffee Break

11:00 am

Innovation Hall

17 November

40 mins

11:00 am

11:40 am

AI for Business

Svetlin Nakov

Co-founder and the main inspirer @SoftUni | Chairman @ Bulgarian Association of Software Developers (BASD)

11:40 am

Innovation Hall

17 November

40 mins

11:40 am

12:20 pm

Boost your Hybrid Cloud Security

Lulcho Petrishky | Eviden

Head of Cyber Security @ Eviden Global Delivery Center for Bulgaria

12:20 pm

Innovation Hall

17 November

1 h 40 mins

12:20 pm

2:00 pm

Business Lunch with the Speakers (VIP & Ultra VIP only)

2:00 pm

Innovation Hall

17 November

20 mins

2:00 pm

2:20 pm

Imagination in business. Use it and keep reinventing yourself and the business.

Andrew Wrobel | Emerging Europe Alliance

Social entrepreneur | Co-Founder @ Emerging Founders

2:20 pm

Innovation Hall

17 November

30 mins

2:20 pm

2:50 pm

Creating an Innovation Culture: Four Tips From The Cutting Edge Of Innovation Pioneering

Claus Raasted

Director @ The College of Extraordinary Experiences | External Advisor @ McKinsey & Company

2:50 pm

Innovation Hall

17 November

35 mins

2:50 pm

3:25 pm

The answer to every customer question

Georgi Hristulev

Sales Coach

3:25 pm

Innovation Hall

17 November

20 mins

3:25 pm

3:45 pm

Coffee Break

3:45 pm

Innovation Hall

17 November

35 mins

3:45 pm

4:20 pm

The Future of the User Journey in the Era of the Algorithms

Georgi Malchev

Managing Partner @ Xplora.bg

4:20 pm

Innovation Hall

17 November

40 mins

4:20 pm

5:00 pm

Omni-channel path to the second purchase.

Ivo Iliev

Мanager @ BOLANDILA™ and InteractAge

5:00 pm

Innovation Hall

17 November

40 mins

5:00 pm

5:40 pm

Generate engagement and influence with TikTok marketing

Nikolay Nikolov

CEO @ Native Digital

5:40 pm

Innovation Hall

17 November

30 mins

5:40 pm

6:10 pm

The Road to Success

Manuel Riva

DJ & Producer

6:10 pm

Innovation Hall

17 November

20 mins

6:10 pm

6:30 pm

Closure

8:00 pm

Innovation Hall

17 November

3 h

8:00 pm

11:00 pm

Gala Dinner (Ultra VIP Pass Only)

8:00 am

Business Hall

18 November

1 h

8:00 am

9:00 am

Registration

9:00 am

Business Hall

18 November

30 mins

9:00 am

9:30 am

Digital Leaders into 2024: a hyperconnected world

Jordi Gili

Social Selling author | Speaker | Trainer

9:30 am

Business Hall

18 November

50 mins

9:30 am

10:20 am

Introducing the party animal’s way to make a few million

Drayton Bird

Оne of the world's best marketing experts

10:20 am

Business Hall

18 November

15 mins

10:20 am

10:35 am

Coffee Break

10:35 am

Business Hall

18 November

25 mins

10:35 am

11:00 am

mAIntain, sustAIn, gAIn — the employee you’ll never doubt agAIn

AI has skyrocketed, revolutionizing numerous fields across various sectors. A key element in a quality sales process is a call quality assurance, which varies according to each company's unique needs. My speech will focus on bridging these two domains, empowering call quality assurance specialists with AI. This integration aims to enhance efficiency in meeting diverse corporate requirements for call quality.

Oleksandr Maksymeniuk | Ringostat

CVO&Founder @ Ringostat Business Phone & Marketing Performance Platform

11:00 am

Business Hall

18 November

40 mins

11:00 am

11:40 am

Building the right highways: Salesforce AI and GPT in perfect harmony

Vlad Stoica | Salesforce

Enterprise Account Executive / Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Order Management - Central & Eastern Europe @ Salesforce

11:40 am

Business Hall

18 November

30 mins

11:40 am

12:10 pm

How to make Gen.AI actually work in practice. Examples from financial institutions

Aleksander Petrov | Mckinsey & Company

Senior Partner @ McKinsey & Company

12:10 pm

Business Hall

18 November

30 mins

12:10 pm

12:40 pm

Bulgaria the Brand

Ivo Iliev

Мanager @ BOLANDILA™ and InteractAge

Denitsa Milosavljevic | Fraport Bulgaria

Head of Aviation Business Development @ Fraport Bulgaria

Ilin Dimitrov

Secretary of the President of Bulgaria for tourism, culture and education, university lecturer

Gennadiy Vorobyov

Co-Founder & CEO @ Netpeak Bulgaria - Digital Growth Partner Agency

Moderator

Dimitar Vasilev

Chairman of Bulgarian Business Forums

12:40 pm

Business Hall

18 November

1 h 20 mins

12:40 pm

2:00 pm

Business Lunch with the Speakers (VIP & Ultra VIP only)

2:00 pm

Business Hall

18 November

30 mins

2:00 pm

2:30 pm

How to start an online business from scratch in less than a day and instantly outspend your competitors even if you don't know what to sell right now?

Boyan Moskov

Founder @ InteractiveOrb | Owner @ ConvertBuilder @ Founder of Masterclass.bg | Creator @ MentorMax

2:35 pm

Business Hall

18 November

30 mins

2:35 pm

3:05 pm

TikTok or Die

Eliot Moskowicz

Head of Creative & Partner at Bright Mind Agency | Tik Tok Master

3:10 pm

Business Hall

18 November

30 mins

3:10 pm

3:40 pm

Lead Like the Legendary Madarski Konnik with AI & SEO

Lukasz Zelezny

Top 10 UK social media influencer | UK search awards judge | SEO Expert | Head of organic acquisition @ uSwitch.com

3:40 pm

Business Hall

18 November

20 mins

3:40 pm

4:00 pm

Coffee Break

4:00 pm

Business Hall

18 November

20 mins

4:00 pm

4:20 pm

Ecommerce Growth with Marketing Automation: The Plesio Success Story

Nikolay Totov | ContactPigeon

Marketing Director @ Plesio Computers

4:20 pm

Business Hall

18 November

30 mins

4:20 pm

4:50 pm

The Human Advantage in the VUCA world

Gabriela Blaga

Leading Change Strategist | SAP & Digital Transformation Strategist | Leadership Coach

4:50 pm

Business Hall

18 November

50 mins

4:50 pm

5:40 pm

The Future of Marketing in the Era of AI

Dimitar Savov

Founder of Startup Masters, Masters Academy & Skillplate

5:40 pm

Business Hall

18 November

30 mins

5:40 pm

6:10 pm

Ecommerce Trends Discussion panel

Dmytro Kudrenko | Yespo

Chief Executive Officer @ Yespo omnichannel CDP

Nikolay Totov | ContactPigeon

Marketing Director @ Plesio Computers

Vlad Stoica | Salesforce

Enterprise Account Executive / Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Order Management - Central & Eastern Europe @ Salesforce

Alex Danchenko | Yespo

Co-founder & COO @ Yespo omnichannel CDP and Stripo

Moderator

Nikola Ilchev

Founder @ eCommerceAcademyBG

6:10 pm

Business Hall

18 November

20 mins

6:10 pm

6:30 pm

Closure

10:30 pm

Business Hall

18 November

5 h 30 mins

10:30 pm

4:00 am

Innowave Summit 2023 Infinity Party

8:00 am

Innovation Hall

18 November

1 h

8:00 am

9:00 am

Registration

9:00 am

Innovation Hall

18 November

30 mins

9:00 am

9:30 am

Generative AI potential, risks and use cases

Nancy Nemes

Founder Ms. AI, former Sales & Marketing leader at Google and Microsoft.

9:30 am

Innovation Hall

18 November

50 mins

9:30 am

10:20 am

How to motivate home office workers and build powerful virtual and hybrid teams

Peter Ivanov

Virtual Team's Coach @ Virtual Power Teams | Bestselling Author

10:20 am

Innovation Hall

18 November

15 mins

10:20 am

10:35 am

Coffee Break

10:35 am

Innovation Hall

18 November

30 mins

10:35 am

11:05 am

How Automated ChatGPT Ideation is Reshaping Marketing and Skyrocketing Sales

Denis Rothman

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning

11:10 am

Innovation Hall

18 November

30 mins

11:10 am

11:40 am

The Hottest AI Marketing Trends You Need To Know in 2023 and Beyond

Hrabren Bankov

Marketer

11:40 am

Innovation Hall

18 November

1 h

11:40 am

12:40 pm

Artificial intelligence Discussion panel

Svetlin Nakov

Co-founder and the main inspirer @SoftUni | Chairman @ Bulgarian Association of Software Developers (BASD)

Pavlin Dobrev | Bosch

Director @ Bosch Digital, Оne of the founders @ BASSCOM

Ivan Lyubomirov | Eviden

Business Development Manager and Product Director AMEP

Moderator

Dimitar Savov

Founder of Startup Masters, Masters Academy & Skillplate

12:40 pm

Innovation Hall

18 November

1 h 20 mins

12:40 pm

2:00 pm

Business Lunch with the Speakers (VIP & Ultra VIP only)

2:00 pm

Innovation Hall

18 November

30 mins

2:00 pm

2:30 pm

Society Development

Lazar Radkov

Founder and Head of Marketing @ Caps for Future | Creating products and businesses out of nothing

2:35 pm

Innovation Hall

18 November

30 mins

2:35 pm

3:05 pm

Navigating Change in the Age of Digital Darwinism

Vladimir Vulic

President @ Digitalizuj.Me

3:10 pm

Innovation Hall

18 November

30 mins

3:10 pm

3:40 pm

3 Secret Steps to Penetrate into Any Niche or Market... (even if the market is saturated)

Nick Chakarov

Author of book | Trainer

3:40 pm

Innovation Hall

18 November

20 mins

3:40 pm

4:00 pm

Coffee Break

4:00 pm

Innovation Hall

18 November

20 mins

4:00 pm

4:20 pm

Persuasion in Innovation

Vlad Grigoras

Founder @ Innovation Education Lab & Experiential Learning Festival

4:20 pm

Innovation Hall

18 November

1 h

4:20 pm

5:20 pm

Brain Games: Protect yourself from burnout by increasing your productivity, creativity and memory ~40%

Dimitar Karamanchev | Meta Reading

Founder @ Meta Reading; President @ Start It Smart

5:20 pm

Innovation Hall

18 November

50 mins

5:20 pm

6:10 pm

Local Innovation Ecosystems

Adrian Miu

Habit Coach Speaker

Vlad Grigoras

Founder @ Innovation Education Lab & Experiential Learning Festival

Borislav Vasilev | KBC Global Services

Business Knowledge Manager

Emil Tsankov | ICT Cluster Varna

Moderator

Simeon Prusiyski

CEO @ Skillplate.com; CTO @ Masters-academy.com

6:10 pm

Innovation Hall

18 November

20 mins

6:10 pm

6:30 pm

Closure

10:30 pm

Innovation Hall

18 November

5 h 30 mins

10:30 pm

4:00 am

Innowave Summit 2023 Infinity Party

Schedule

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