Corporates & Startups: Disrupting Industries Together (In-Person Event)

You will have a chance to learn more about the Bosch Startup Harbour program, Founder Institute accelerator and their experience in the field. Among our special guests this time will be Nikita Kharchenko, Startup Business Development Manager at AWS. He will share valuable insights about the ways AWS works with startups to support them in their growth. With his deep knowledge about the startup ecosystem in SEE region and being an entrepreneur himself, Nikita will share more about the partnership between Startups & Enterprises and how beneficial this partnership can be.

Are you curious to learn more about Corporate Innovation, Corporate Ventures and Spinoffs? Bosch Digital and Founder Institute brought together the innovation leaders from both worlds to speak about the ways industries are disrupted and share what's coming next.

Don't miss out on an insightful evening of dicussions, hear from the tought-leaders of today and meet inspiring like-minded people. Register here to save a spot! 

Agenda

• 19:00 Doors Open  
• 19:30 Opening w/ Bosch Digital, Founder Institute and AWS
• 19:50 Open Panel Discussion
• 20:30 Q&A with the audience
• 21:00 Networking, Drinks & Finger Food w/ the community

Hosts & Panelists

• Sinisha Djukic - General Manager, Bosch Digital Bulgaria
• Janet Todorova - Director, Founder Institute Eastern Europe
• Ivaylo Ivanov - Director, Founder Institute Eastern Europe
• Nikita Kharchenko - Startup Business Development Manager, AWS 
• Atanas Atanasov - Agile Master, Bosch Digital Bulgaria

Who should Attend?

• Anyone who wants to learn more about Corporate Innovation
• Anyone who has a startup idea or an early-stage startup and wants to learn how to partners with big orgranizations
• Anyone who works in corporate and would like to learn how to engage with startups
• Anyone who wants to network with the startup and innovation ecosystem in Sofia

Your Hosts

Founder Institute Eastern Europe: Founder Institute is a global pre-seed startup accelerator with chapters in 200+ cities in 90+ countries, a global network of 25000+ Mentors and a portfolio of 6500+ portfolio companies. The accelerator is the #1 place in the world to turn startup ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Application are open until Oct 8th, 2023: https://fi.co/program/sofia

Bosch Digital: Bosch Digital's mission is to shape the digital future of Bosch together with all business divisions. Their goal is to invent, code and create digital products, services and solutions that spark enthusiasm and improve quality of life. Bosch Digital is home to more than 10,000 unique and diverse talents around the world. Their agile mindset and working culture are a key driver of digital transformation at Bosch and gives both our associates and their ideas room to grow.  The company's inititive Bosch Startup Harbour enables early-stage technology startups to work together with Bosch Group experts and gain access to innovations, technology and business know-how, as well as contribute to the development of real business projects. The program is now open for applications until Sep 30th: https://www.startup-harbour.com/

For more information about the investors, accelerators, incubators, and tech events available in Sofia, see our list of Startup Resources.