ZAGREB, CROATIA
MARCH 24, 2023

INVENTO

Summit

The Power of Giving Back

Listen to inspiring presentations, panels and chats.
Meet new business partners and investors.
Pitch your DeepTech and Urban Mobility idea.
Expand your network and horizons.

Chicago meets Zagreb

INVENTO Summit with a motto of The Power of Giving Back will gather 15 experts
from Chicago and 200+ professionals in deep tech, business development and
investments from Croatia, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Bosnia &
Herzegovina.

The program includes

Startup pitching competition

Looking for #deeptech, #urbanmobility, #fintech, #cybersecurity, #greentech, #AI, #ICT and #advancedmaterials startups.

Success and fail stories

We bring you interesting business stories from Chicago

Panel session

Entrepreneurs will talk how they got funding to start a business  and on the other side tech fellows, venture builders and investment experts will explain why and in what way they offer help to startups.

Food and drinks all day long

Mingle with your peers during lunch and coffee breaks.

Afternoon and evening networking events

Good atmosphere, interesting conversations and relaxation with music and dancing are guaranteed.

WHO CAN APPLY FOR PITCHING?Small and Medium Enterprises, Startups, Idea Holders

#deeptech, #urbanmobility, #fintech, #cybersecurity, #greentech, #AI, #ICT and #advancedmaterials

Learn how and where to apply for funds

Show what you got

A chance to win a prize for the biggest EU conferences

Taking part in the afternoon and evening networking events with investors

Awards

10,000$ in credits for Infobip products & services + 2x tickets for Infobip Shift, powered by Infobip

Ticket for ShowFloor @Tomorrow Mobility World Congress 2023 in Barcelona + opportunity to pitch on the biggest Urban Mobility stage in Europe, powered by EIT Urban Mobility

Support for further project development and preparation for the Urban Mobility investments, powered by EIT UM Hub Croatia/Invento Capital Partners

2 month free mentorship for the startups – powered by Invento Capital Partners

 

* Up to 10 selected startups will be able to participate in the bootcamp before the INVENTO competition, which is a two-day training session with INVENTO mentors.

Applications closed!

Speakers

Damir Sabol

Photomath

Nina Dremelj

Business Angels of Slovenia

Tomislav Car

Productive

Gregor Rebolj

Silicon Gardens

Aleš Pustovrh

Fil Rouge Capital

Sami Ahmed

Confluent

Monica Swope

Learning Dimensions

George Vukotich

FinTank

Katarina Moškatelo

VOX

Kyla Williams

Cook County Government

Jerome’ Holston

Chicago Community Trust

Bob Porter

North Park Nature Center

Anthony Curtis

NFTE

Jill Adams McDonough

Start-up Entrepreneur

Tracy Powell

Ignite technology and innovation Inc.

Dalibor Marijanović

Invento Capital Partners

Nikola Komes

InsiderCX

Peter Bruner

Ringo

Robert Ilijaš

Identyum

Ante Medić

Pulsar Laboratories

Bence Huba

EIT Urban Mobility

Albert Gajšak

CircuitMess

Kristian Asani

Silicon Gardens

Peggy Parfenoff

WorldChicago

Christian Lynch

US Embassy in Zagreb

Karlo Kukec

Invento Capital Partners

Alexandra Prokuda

Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST)

Alja Gajšek

CEED Slovenia

Agenda

Begins
Ends
What
Who
10:00
11:00
Registration and networking
11:00
11:30
Opening talks
Host: Katarina Moškatelo
Peggy Parfenoff (WorldChicago)
Dalibor Marijanović (Invento Capital Partners)
Christian Lynch (US Embassy in Zagreb)
11:30
11:40
Talk: The power of ecosystems
George Vukotich (FinTank)
11:40
13:00
Panel: The power of investments
Panelists:
Nina Dremelj (Business Angels of Slovenia)
Aleš Pustovrh (Fil Rouge Capital)
Tracy Powell (Ignite technology and innovation Inc.)
Bence Huba (EIT Urban Mobility)

Moderator: Karlo Kukec (Invento Capital Partners)
Talks:
Nikola Komes (InsiderCX)
Robert Ilijaš (Identyum)
Peter Bruner (Ringo)

13:00
14:00
Lunch
14:00
14:10
Talk: Innovation of the 21st century learner
Monica Swope (Learning Dimensions)
14:10
15:30
Panel: Giving back to the community
Panelists:
Damir Sabol (Photomath)
Sami Ahmed (Confluent)
Tomislav Car (Productive)
Gregor Rebolj (Silicon Gardens)
Moderator: Alja Gajšek (CEED Slovenia)
Talks:
Ante Medić (Pulsar Laboratories)
Anthony Curtis (NFTE)
Albert Gajšak (CircuitMess)
15:30
16:00
Coffee break
16:00
16:05
Talk: From A to D: the Aha to Disruption
Jill Adams McDonough (Start-up Entrepreneur)
16:05
17:00
Startup competition
17:00
17:15
Talk: Poetry of innovation
Kyla Williams (Cook County)
17:15
17:30
Closing and awards
20:00
Party at Jiggy bar

Venue

Location

Hotel Academia Zagreb
Ulica Ivana Tklačića 88

10000 Zagreb – Croatia

Date & Time

Fri, March 24. 2023.
11:00 AM – 5:30 PM (CET)

On-Site Parking possible (click here)

INVENTO SUMMIT

INVENTO SUMMIT

Organizer

Sponsors

Funding for the Professional Fellows Program is provided by the United States government. Professional Fellows is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and implemented by WorldChicago.

Partners

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