In two weeks, the first international startup competition and conference BETAPITCH Mostar will be held in Mostar. The date – 8 Sept 2017, the place – Kosača. The event will bring together local and regional IT startups, entrepreneurs, accelerators, and incubators, as well as investors from the region and beyond.
The program is really interesting, open and free for everyone. Representatives of organizations such as EIT Digital, Burch University, Supreme Factory, #CPHFTW and weXelerate will share their experiences with the startup world, and then ten well-selected startups will compete for the trip to Berlin and participation at the BETAPITCH Global event. Before the winner announcement, you can listen to a panel discussion on startup community in our country. Next on the agenda is networking with Representatives of SPARK’s partner organizations: betahaus, Ambasada Savezne Republike Njemačke, SwissEP, GIZ, INTERA, HD Kosača, Ministry of Programming, Mandeks and many others.
PROGRAM
09:00 Registration
10:00 Official BETAPITCH Mostar Opening – SPARK Mostar, betahaus Berlin, German Embassy
10:15 Integrating Education, Research, and Business as a Part of Startup Ecosystem – Thomas Kösters (EIT Digital)
10:45 Building Innovation DNA in B&H Youth – Malcolm Duerod (Burch University)
11:15 Start Your Dream Project in London – Petar Savić (Supreme Factory)
11:45 Get funded – From 0 to First Investment – Jasenko Hadžić (#CPHFTW)
12:15 Corporate Startup Engagement, Common Mistakes, and Best Practices – Mona Hübl (weXelerate)
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Startup Competition: Pitching
16:00 Discussion: “Startup Community in B&H – First Steps“ – Aiste Lehmann (moderator), Jasenko Hadžić, Maurice Beckand Verwee, Marko Zeljko
16:30 Startup Competition: Special Award & Winner Announcement
17:00 Networking
Do you want to be part of the digital transformation of Herzegovina? Book your place at BETAPITCH conference: betapitch.spark.ba.
