Tania Marinich

GEW Belarus Representative, Entrepreneur | VC | Change maker | Founder and CEO at Imaguru Startup Hub

18:00 – 18:20

Tania Marinich

GEW Belarus Representative, Entrepreneur | VC | Change maker | Founder and CEO at Imaguru Startup Hub

Welcome speech

10:30 – 10:45

Ivana Caha Sediva

Experienced C-Level Leader, exCMO McDonald's (Czech & Slovakia), Johnson&Johnson, MetaMentor, Business Coach

Topic: A Perfect Storm. Hacking a disaster

10:45 – 11:15

11:15 – 11:35

Tanya Kurbat

Personal Branding Expert

Topic: How a personal brand allows you to launch projects regardless of location

Tatyana will speak about the history of "Projector" online school in the context of a personal brand: how it allows you to launch projects regardless of location

Nastia Khamiankova

Co-Founder Imaguru Startup HUB

Topic: Imaguru case on opening hubs in new markets. Imaguru lessons learned on team management and community building in new European markets.

Imaguru Startup Hub has an international distributed team, locations in Vilnius, Warsaw and Madrid. Imaguru develops a community in these ecosystems and online. Imaguru will tell you how to maintain a high growth rate, open new markets, manage a distributed team, keep many projects in focus and inspire others.

12:00 – 12:20

12:20 – 12:40

Witalij Jackiewicz

CEO, Founder & Creative Director, PG Brand Reforming (Poland)

Topic: How to avoid fatal mistakes in brand & communication strategy

Vitaly has been developing his branding agency in Poland for more than four years, collaborating and creating brands for large corporations and family-owned businesses. "Poland provides an opportunity to work not only with Polish companies but with the whole world," — Vitaly thinks.

12:40 – 13:00

Oksana Knyazeva

SEO & Founder of KnyazevaBridge Bureau

Topic: Is it possible to prepare for a big change in your life

14:00 – 14:30

Sierz Naurodski

Belarusian economist, representative of the Association of Belarusian Business Abroad (ABBA) in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia

Topic: Opportunities and ways to support Belarusian business in Europe

The ABBA team and Sierz are engaged in protecting the interests of honest Belarusian business in the EU countries, as well as helping Belarusian capital to develop on the European market with the help of partners from European countries.

14:30 – 15:00

Ivan Shilo

Entrepreneur, co-founder of “Cleanwhale” platform

Topic: How (and is it possible) to consider all the challenges when entering new markets?

Ivan believes that if you are OK in Belarus, it can be even easier to launch your business in Europe. There is a different rhythm, different customer requirements, & less ... digitalization.

15:00 – 15:30

Roman Pakholkow

Chairman at Promwad. Mentor at Bridgio

Topic: How does the professional community allow your business to grow and find resources in new environment and countries?

A few years ago, Roman founded a community of hardware companies in Belarus to build a strategy for the industry. Now the community is developing in Lithuania and in Poland. “I believe that partnership contributes to success in life and business, and I follow this philosophy”.

Pavel Daneyko

Administrative Director of the Economic Research and Education Center BEROC

Presentation of the research results “Belarusian business abroad: needs, problems and potential for interaction within the communities of national business“

16:00 – 16:30

16:30 – 17:00

Raman Korneu

CEO and co-Founder at myTU

Topic: myTU mobile banking application as an alternative to a bank solution in response to the current circumstances

The story of myTU company with Belarusian roots is a good alternative to banks for businesses and individuals who can open bank accounts and provide transactions, credit cards, and other services in the EU. The company closed 5M EUR investments in 2022 to develop myTU into a more advanced mobile banking application

Romanas Ramanauskas

CEO and founder Agata VC, international business expert in global high-tech industries

17:00 – 17:30

Hrish Lotlikar

Co-Founder & CEO of SuperWorld. Co-Founder of Rogue Initiative Studios

Topic: Future Trends that Bring Us Into the Metaverse

17:30 – 18:00

17:00 – 17:30

Svetlana Kravchuk

Network Development Manager, Freedom Finance Europe Ltd., asset manager of clients of an international investment holding, certified portfolio investor

Topic: Integration through my passion for golf

The lack of a social foundation is one of the challenges one has to face in a new business context.
Svetlana’s story is about the professional network development strategy.

17:30 – 18:00

Natalia Ananchik

Co-founder MetaMind Consulting, mentor at Women in Tech Awards (UK), works with 15+ countries, 中国市场专家, builds international teams

Topic: Integration through the international business network. From China through England to Poland

Finding a common language, understanding the culture, and accepting the peculiarities of decision-making in business are skills without which it isn't easy to integrate into a new business context. Natalia's story about how working with Chinese and English partners helps build her business in Poland.

18:00 – 18:30

Katia Kiba

Transformation lead at Convatec Company, finance strategist, executive coach

Topic: Integration through finding out your talents & strengths

Sometimes it feels like we are starting from scratch. In fact, we begin by recognizing our previous experience and rethinking skills and abilities. In the discussion format, Katia will share tools that allow us to identify our talents and strengths and build our integration strategy.

18:30 – 19:00

Kiril Borohov

CEO and founder of FOREVER YOUNG KOMBUCHA, former restaurateur and owner of the logistics business

Topic: Launching a new business based on talent, strengths, and expertise. Mushroom tea production case.

"Kombucha" was brewed by our grandparents. Who would have thought that the drink would become a hit on the health food market under the name of Kombucha and inspire Kirill Borokhov to look for an investor, start production and sell kombucha in Poland, overcoming a lot of difficulties.

Networking

Discussion dedicated to integration into the European business community

19:00 – 20:00

Beware. Speed date on influencing and negotiation

As part of the traditional Venture Gathering, there will be held a workshop by Ivana Caha Sediva, speaker of the International Entrepreneurship Forum GEW Belarus 2022

18:15 – 19:00

CIC Warsaw, Chmielna 73