Enis Hulli is a General Partner at e2vc, focused on investing in Central Eastern European and Turkish entrepreneurs on pre-seed and seed.

Svetozar Georgiev is a co-founder of Telerik, Telerik Academy and Campus X. After spending 14 years building a global software company, he is now dedicated to sharing his learnings with the next generation of Bulgarian entrepreneurs. As a co-founder and co-CEO of Telerik, Svetozar has been instrumental in steering the company from a bootstrapped startup to a global market leader, employing 850+ people in 11 offices around the world. Today, he is overseeing the development the educational institutions Telerik Academy and Telerik Academy Foundation, as well as the biggest private incubator in Bulgaria – Campus X. Svetozar is also an active mentor, advisor and angel investor, working with numerous startups and community organizations. His mission is to help the local tech and start-up ecosystems evolve and become strong bottom-up forces for positive change in Bulgaria. Currently he is Chair of BESCO – the Bulgarian Entrepreneurs’ Association, Vice Chair of “Teach for Bulgaria” Foundation and member of the Board of Trustees of the American University in Bulgaria.

Delian Asparouhov is a Co-Founder of Varda and a Partner at Founders Fund

Teodor Antonio Georgiev is a key orchestrator of the CEE tech ecosystem, bridging startups, investors, and global markets. As the driving force behind #BreakingGrounds and Co-Founder of Storytelling Studio, he positions the region’s top innovators on the world stage, securing high-impact visibility and forging strategic alliances. From scaling startups to shaping narratives that resonate globally, Teodor is the connector, storyteller, and dealmaker who ensures that the most promising ventures in CEE don’t just grow—they lead.

Laurin covers Dev / Data / AI investments at Earlybird. He joined in 2021 and is based in the Munich office. Laurin worked closely with software companies from multiple angles - as a strategy consultant, in Private Equity, and as a Product Manager at a mobility startup with >€100m in funding. At Earlybird, he works with companies like Workist and EthonAI. Laurin holds a Master’s from the London School of Economics.

Iliya teaches 1.4M+ students on the topics of AI, data science, and machine learning. He is a serial entrepreneur, who has co-founded Team-GPT, 3veta, and 365 Data Science. His latest project, Team-GPT allows SMBs and Enterprises to adopt GPT technologies in a safe, private, and collaborative way, chat with any AI model, organize prompts, and discover AI use cases.

Stephane Gantchev is a Partner at LAUNCHub Ventures and Co-Organizer of DigitalK Conference

Anastasia Kundush is a Product Director at Gcore, a leading global provider of edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions. In her role, Anastasia oversees the Edge Network product portfolio, encompassing CDN, Edge Computing, Streaming, and DNS services. She also spearheads the integration of Edge Network with Gcore's Security and AI offerings. Prior to joining Gcore, Anastasia held diverse product management positions in Moscow, Paris, and London. Her experience spans a range of industries, from managing customer-facing self-service and analytics interfaces at Lumen Technologies to pioneering ride-hailing products at Yandex and scaling e-commerce platforms. Anastasia possesses a track record of successfully launching and scaling products in both B2B and B2C markets. Her grasp of product management principles, combined with hands-on experience with deeply technical and consumer-facing technologies, enables her to effectively navigate complex challenges and deliver exceptional user experiences.

Kremena Dervenkova is the Executive Director of ABLE, a dynamic community of 400+ young professionals and entrepreneurs driving positive change in Bulgaria. Under her leadership, ABLE runs initiatives like ABLE Mentor (Bulgaria’s first 1-on-1 mentorship program for high schoolers), ABLE Activator (an entrepreneurship program for students and young professionals), and BASE Sofia & BASE Mentor (business courses for real-economy enterprises). With a background in international business and hospitality, Kremena has spent the last eight years in the NGO sector, focusing on entrepreneurial education and personalised mentorship as ways to help young people shape raw ideas into real impact. Passionate about sustainability, she is also a long-time advocate for entomophagy (eating insects) and serves as founder and Chairman of Bulgaria’s Association of Insect Producers and Processors.

Vesko Kolev is the founder and CEO of Icanpreneur - the first Accelerator-as-a-Software dedicated to empowering more people to become successful entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. He has been an active player in the software industry since 2004, where he has led and developed world-class teams and products for both private and public companies. In his spare time, Vesko enjoys playing football, reading, and spending quality time with his wonderful wife and three children.