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AGENDA 2025

11:00 - 11:30
TURCORN SUCCESS STORY
Impact Stage
This session spotlights the global success journey and scaling strategies of billion-dollar 'Turcorns' emerging from Türkiye
#TURCORN
11:30 - 11:50
THE HARD ECONOMICS OF CORPORATE–STARTUP INTERACTION
Impact Stage
This session addresses the hard economic realities, financial foundations, and mutual value creation processes in collaborations between large corporations and startups.
#Finance
11:50 - 12:10
PROPTECH REALITY CHECK: WHAT WORKS IN THE FIELD, WHAT DOESN’T
Impact Stage
This session moves beyond the theoretical promises of property technology (PropTech) to examine applications that deliver genuine value in the field versus approaches that fall short.
12:30 - 13:00
OPPORTUNITIES FOR DUAL-USE STARTUPS UNDER NATO DIANA
Impact Stage
This session spotlights the global access and support mechanisms offered by the NATO DIANA program for startups developing dual-use technologies applicable to both civil and defense sectors.
14:00 - 14:30
DATA-DRIVEN FINANCE: A PERSONALIZED FINANCIAL UNIVERSE
Impact Stage
This session explores how big data and AI technologies are reshaping financial services and opening the doors to a specialized, unique financial universe for every individual.
#Data
14:30 - 15:00
CLEAN TECH: COST, ADOPTION, IMPACT
Impact Stage
This session comprehensively evaluates the cost barriers, market adoption processes, and the environmental and economic impacts of sustainable energy and production technologies.
#AI
15:45 - 16:15
REVERSE PITCHING
Impact Stage
This special session flips the traditional script, featuring a dynamic format where investors take the stage to pitch their value proposition to entrepreneurs.
10:30 - 11:00
DEFENSE SPIN-OUTS AND DUAL-USE INNOVATION PATHWAYS
Impact Stage
This session examines the strategic commercialization pathways that enable new ventures (spin-outs) born from defense industry deep-tech and the adaptation of military technologies for civilian markets (dual-use).
11:00 - 11:30
RESILIENCE IN ACTION: BUILDING IN CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS
Impact Stage
This session maps out the strategic resilience required to found and scale startups in ecosystems facing economic uncertainty, geopolitical risks, or limited resources.
11:30 - 12:00
WORKING WITH STARTUPS IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY: COMMERCIALIZATION, INVESTMENT, AND CO-DEVELOPMENT MODELS
Impact Stage
This session delves into strategic collaborations, joint product development processes, and investment mechanisms between established defense prime contractors and agile startups.
12:00 - 12:30
INVESTING IN EMERGING MARKETS FROM A VCs PERSPECTIVE
Impact Stage
This session evaluates the high growth potential of emerging markets and the unique risks and opportunities associated with investing in these regions through the lens of a Venture Capitalist (VC).
12:30 - 13:00
CROSS-MARKET STRATEGIES FOR TECH ECOSYSTEMS
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This session addresses the integration of local tech ecosystems into global markets, growth corridors, and strategic collaboration bridges built across different geographies.
14:00 - 14:30
EDUCATION IN MOTION / THE NEW ARCHITECTURE OF LEARNING
Impact Stage
This session examines the dynamic, personalized, and tech-driven new learning ecosystems replacing static models in education, along with the concept of the future classroom.
14:30 - 15:00
REGIONAL STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS: AZERBAIJAN, BANGLADESH
Impact Stage
This session spotlights the growth dynamics, digital transformation processes, and investment potentials of the startup ecosystems in Azerbaijan and Bangladesh, the rising stars of Eurasia and South Asia.
15:00 - 15:20
ADVANCING AGRITECH THROUGH PUBLIC–PRIVATE COLLABORATION
Impact Stage
This session examines the collaborative models between public institutions and the private sector that play a vital role in modernizing agriculture, focusing on the journey of R&D efforts from the lab to the field.
15:20 - 15:40
TRANSFORMING PILOT PROJECTS INTO NATIONAL STRATEGIES AND BROADER ADOPTION
Impact Stage
This session explores how innovative projects starting as local or limited-scope pilot initiatives are successfully scaled into national policies and adopted country-wide.