CTO, Microsoft Regional Director of Connecting Software, Australia

Stefano Tempesta is CTO at Connecting Software, Microsoft Regional Director, MVP on Azure and AI, and co-founder of 365 Community, a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower communities around the world with better ICT processes for customer relationship management and customer service.

A technology manager with 20 years of international experience, entrepreneur CTO and advisor for start-ups in Australia, Singapore and Switzerland, Stefano is an author, a public speaker, a blogger, an event organizer and an ambassador of beautiful software. His interests extend to microservice architectures, blockchain, IoT and A.I. related technologies.

Session: Digital Innovation in the Blockchain Age

With blockchain, we can imagine a world in which contracts are embedded in digital code and stored in transparent, shared databases, where they are protected from deletion, tampering, and revision. The technology at the heart of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies, blockchain is an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way. But a true blockchain-led transformation of business and government is still many years away, though. Please join Stefano Tempesta in this session for an open conversation on the potential to create new foundations for our economic and social systems based on trust, where every agreement, every process and every payment would have a digital record and signature that could be identified, validated, stored, and shared. Intermediaries may no longer be necessary. Individuals, organizations and machines would freely transact and interact with one another with little friction.

Learning outcomes:

• The value of blockchain for businesses and governments beyond cryptocurrency
• Engage in a conversation about the potential of blockchain in our society
• Learn of industries and specific organisations why and how they are using blockchain technology
• Learn best practices, tools and technologies to enable innovation with blockchain in your business

Additional information and European Digital Innovation & Start-Up Summit programme – here

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Security Researcher at Senhasegura and Principal Security Engineer at TalkDesk

I’ve been working Security Researcher at senhasegura and Principal Security Engineer at Talkdesk. I’m Hacking is NOT crime Advocate and RedTeam Village Contributor. I’m part of the Staff team of DEFCON Group São Paulo-Brazil, International Speakers in Security and New technologies events in many countries such as US, Canada, Germany, Poland and others, I’ve been served as University Professor in Graduation and MBA courses at brazilian colleges, in addition, I’m Creator and Instructor of the Course Malware Attack Types with Kill Chain Methodology (PentestMagazine) and Malware Analysis – Fundamentals (HackerSec).

Session: Threat Hunting. Practical Proving in creative way like a detection and efficiency test in security sensors.

During this presentation we’ll show our tests performed in three different solution endpoint security (CrowdStrike,Sophos and Cybereason Solution), where we simulate targeted attacks using many strategies of attacks to obtain a panoramic view of the resilience presented by the solutions, with regard to the efficiency in its detection by signatures, NGAV and Machine Learning, running scripts, such as: Download many malwares within the victim machine, moving all those malware to other folder(expectation of detection without execution), and as well as, an idea in to download these artifacts directly on the victim’s machine using malwares from The Zoo Repository and furthermore, we’ll running scripts with powershell downloading daily malwares batches, provide by MalwaresBazaar by request using API access.
And the end of this presentation, the front responsible for the product will have an instrument capable of guiding a process of mitigation and / or correction, as well as optimized improvement, based on the criticality of risks.

Additional information and programme of International Cybersecurity & Digital Services Protection Conference – here

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Chairman of the Israeli FinTech Association, Founding Partner of Equitech Group, Israel

A FinTech Innovation Strategist, FinTech Transformation Advisor and a keen leader of the Israeli FinTech ecosystem. Nir is an expert Strategic and Financial Consultant, advising FinTech companies, global financial institutions, regulators and governmental entities on FinTegrations & FinTech transformation processes.

Nir is frequently curating and hosting FinTech events, moderating professional panel discussions

and delivering keynote performances in local and global FinTech Summits

as well as serving as a desired FinTech lecturer in several Israeli Academic institutions.

Nir is a certified CPA, holds a B.A in Accounting and in Law as well as an MBA Specializing in Financing and Financial management.

Session: Future of FinTech

FinTech evolvement, Major players, the global influence and their impact on the traditional financial industry, Disruptive VS. Enabling FinTech solutions and the developing relationship between financial institutions and consumers, Future of the Segment and Neo Banks involvement in it.

Learning outcomes:

• GAFA Players are becoming Banks.
• Traditional Banks are here to Stay.
• Millennial put their trust on Neo banks.

Additional information and European Digital Innovation & Start-Up Summit programme – here

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Founder of Addmio, Netherlands

I am the founder of Addmio and worked as a designer and engineer in some of the most groundbreaking 3D printing companies for the last five years.

I’ve prepared, 3D printed, and post-processed more than 10,000 parts and worked with a wide range of technologies, materials, software solutions, and machines.

During my time in the field, I saw a big gap between the rapid rise of 3D printing and the lack of knowledge and good, accessible educational resources.

I saw the impact I could make if I would solely focus on education and launched my own digital start-up, Addmio.

It is my mission to make 3D printing accessible to everyone.

Session: How to start a digital start-up. Tips for successful digital start-up;

3 Powerful tips to launch a successful digital start-up.

I started my own digital startup a few months ago, right at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak. I left a permanent contract and a beautiful office and took the leap of faith.

It’s the best thing I could’ve done and I earned my previous salary in the first few days. There is an incredible amount of things I’ve learned.

Three things are really critical for my success and that of my company and I’d like to share them with you.

Learning outcomes:

• Learn how to raise funding without losing equity.
• Learn how reach thousands of people with zero marketing budget.
• Learn how to create premium digital products without hiring creatives.

Additional information and European Digital Innovation & Start-Up Summit programme – here

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Chief Executive at SJCE-STEP, India

Shiva is Highly entrusted, result driven and knowledgeable professional, over 19 years of industry experience – studded with professional wisdom, in setting and driving new operational excellence, successful execution of Business, Engineering and management plans through strategies, significantly contributing in enhancement of the revenue and productivity of the organisation.

An experienced engineering professional groomed with global companies like Rolls-Royce, GE Pratt & Whitney, UTC, AVIO, GTRE, ISRO, DOOSAN and developed rich experience in Engineering and Management. A wide range of experience at QuEST Global under different leaderships and at different geographical location

He believes every risk is worth taken then regretting it for not doing it. You miss 100% shots you don’t take.

He travelled across the UK and many European countries on business and got rich exposure to diversified business. Lived in the UK for many years and got leadership, engineering and manufacturing, supply chain, experience at Rolls-Royce, UK.

Presently he is Chief Executive SJCE-STEP, business and management consultant, member of advisory board for few companies. An entrepreneur and independent director

Entrepreneurship, Mentoring and coaching new innovative projects and businesses is his area of interest

Shiva is currently heading the Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering – Science & Technology Entrepreneurs Park (SJCE-STEP) as a Chief Executive, which was established in 1985 at JSS Technical Institutions Campus, Mysuru, Karnataka with the support of DST, Govt. of India, Directorate of Industries & Commerce, Govt. of Karnataka, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of Karnataka and Industrial Development Bank of India. Focusing on Information and Technology domains to support and develop cutting edge products or services in STEP incubator. Over 3 decades of its existence, STEP has evolved methodologies to identify & groom Entrepreneurs and has also promoted more than 150 entrepreneurs over the years, 1000 trainings. SJCE-STEP has Catalysing and PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP across the ICT, Electronics, Food and Manufacturing domains.

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE : ENGINEERING, LEADERSHIP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATION,PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, PEOPLE MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, CLIENT ENGAGEMENT &, STRATEGIC PLANNING, ANALYTICAL SKILLS

PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES:

• Technical Trainings, awareness and industry impact
• Mentorship Programs for Mid-Career and Students
• Business/Entrepreneur Mentoring
• Career Strategy – The Road ahead and your plans
• Engineering in Rural Enterprise – Horizon Exploring
• Management and Operational Excellence

TRAITS: People-oriented | Customer focus & Collaboration | Initiative and commitment | Attention for details | Problem Solving | Ethical & values driven | Strong teamwork | Multi culture experience.

Vivid trekker | Traveller| Loves adventures| Books | Cricketer, Played for Derbyshire County Clubs | Nature |Organizing events | Road trips.

Session: Business Insights – A must for every business to survive, compete and grow

Know your Business Insights to make informed decision for your business to improve, sustain and scale

Today business and enterprises are facing unprecedented competition and challenges at levels of the business engagement. Continuous Decision making and day to day basis become paramount for every business at every level of organisation seamlessly and kudos the technology which is enabling that opportunity for managers, leaders, business owners to make timely decision either automatically through system & process or with better status help to position themselves strategically. However most of the enterprises are failing as they are not embracing the technology in their business and still depending on traditional ways and also not having metrics to measure about their business progress in real time. keeping even simple business metrics will help them in the long way and slowly adapting to the tech will boost their performance. It can retail IT, manufacturing, education, health care ,, you name it today we need analytics and insights built in for decision making.

Learning outcomes:

• How to adopt simple technology for business insights through analytics.
• Why it is required for them to invest and embrace technology.
• How important it is to speed up the declension making process.

Additional information and European Digital Innovation & Start-Up Summit programme – here

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Founder of PhoneStore, Spain

My name is Nafees Abid. I born in Kashmir a state situated between India & Pakistan. I live in Spain since three years. I’m a young entrepreneur I’m 22 years old. I have been involved in many online businesses as Chief Sales Officer etc.

Now I am running a few Digital businesses. I’m the founder of PhoneStore Chain which is Actually my main goal now. I wanted to take the PhoneStore to the next stage. I am using new technology like blockchain & payments methods through crypto coins. So people from anywhere in the world physically or Online can buy our products.

Session: Digital Expansion

Expansion of PhoneStore

How I expand PhoneStore Chain Stores over the world ! What is my vision to take PhoneStore Where ?

What products are we using & which technology we are using!

Additional information and European Digital Innovation & Start-Up Summit programme – here

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CEO of Sonali Bioplastics, USA

Mariam Ispahani started her entrepreneurial journey while in college. She has always been passionate about innovative technologies and causes for a better planet. She has been in several startups in the USA and is the founder of two startups in the renewable space. Nine years ago, she started a startup focused on renewable energy which has installed solar systems in different countries in Asia and Africa. In 2019, she started a startup which works to solve the pollution problem with biobased and biodegradable products. The manufacturing operation is based in Bangladesh. Mariam’s professional career has taken her through a variety of fields in the startup space in Silicon Valley and globally. She completed her higher education in the USA and a Private Pilot License. Mariam is a published author, speaks multiple languages, and has traveled extensively.

Session: Innovation & Startups

Renewable Startup Journey

Being an entrepreneur has its challenges which are amplified when you embark on a new market. There are a few early adopters, but most people tend to be skeptical. Facing resistance is a path I know well in the renewable space. The key is to overcome the challenges and to be resilient. My presentation is about the journey which took me from solar energy to bioplastics in places not ready to adapt to new technologies.

Learning outcomes:

• Learn about the challenges an entrepreneur faces in the renewable space.
• Learn how to overcome challenges against the odds as an entrepreneur in the renewable space.
• Gain an understanding about the renewable space in South Asia focused on, solar energy and bioplastics.
• Be introduced to ways to promote a greener environment through new technologies.

Additional information and European Digital Innovation & Start-Up Summit programme – here

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Cyber security manager, Russian Federation

Has been working in the IT and Cyber security spheres for more than ten years. He writes on his blog www.ipiskunov.blogspot.com and in his personal column on SecurityLab.ru. He has written several articles on reversing for The Hacker magazine, and is a resident of the www.anti-malware.ru portal. His articles were published in magazines and mass media focused on information security, IT audit, and IS department economic management. Has three university degrees: information security, accounting and taxation, and business administration.

Technical expert, researcher, member of the CraZY Geek $ CTF team, 10 years in the information security industry. Telegram channel @ w2hack or t.me/w2hack. He is fond of the Unix world, malware analysis, reverse engineering and network penetration testing

Session: Trends of Secure DevOps projects from small startups to medium-sized businesses with a fairly large capitalization

Cyber Security Expert Opinion

Commercial software vs Open sources and free software. 

Word wide standards, domestics Law and Best practices for software development – problems and issues.

Distributed cyber security team (multiple offices around the world) and single point – advantages and disadvantages

Specificity of software development in the Russian Federation and competitiveness

Security Trends at SecDevOps

Additional information and European Digital Innovation & Start-Up Summit programme – here

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Host and Founder of EntrepreNerd, USA

I host a live show every week called EntrepreNerd, where we build a new small startup or project every week to teach entrepreneurship.

I’m also the co-founder of Moss Generation, a private tech startup group in Pittsburgh, PA.

Generally, what I preach is experimentation, and using no-code tools and simple tech to create simple products and test them in the market rapidly.

Session: How to quickly test a startup idea using landing pages and basic advertising

Most startup ideas aren’t valuable in the market, so before you jump into a full-time venture, take some time to test whether or not people will buy your product.

Using simple landing pages and a little advertising, you can get tons of feedback on what you want to build, and make sure you’re really solving a customer problem before you take on any risk!

Learning outcomes:

• In this session, participants will learn how to format their startup ideas into products
• In this session, participants will learn how to collect valuable information from interested customers
• In this session, participants will learn how to set up simple, free landing pages
• In this session, participants will learn how to get started testing their startup ideas in a weekend

Additional information and European Digital Innovation & Start-Up Summit programme – here

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Founder and CEO of Alina Boyte LLC, USA

Alina Boyte is a full-time law professor specializing in intellectual property law based in Jackson, Mississippi at the Mississippi College School of Law. Alina is a graduate of Stanford Law School, the University of Cambridge, and the University of London. With 20 years in the field of intellectual property, Alina is acutely aware of the challenges that entrepreneurs and startups face when they try to bring a creative idea to the market. She founded and started her company Alina Boyte LLC to help creative and social entrepreneurs turn innovative ideas into products and services that sell in the market and produce raving fans. Alina is also the host of the Heart-centered Life Podcast, which provides leaders and entrepreneurs with tools, resources, and tips for living a heart-centered life and making an impact on the world. She resides in Raymond, Mississippi, the USA with her husband and their 5-year-old daughter. Alina loves spending time with her family in her free time, cooking, and reading to her daughter. Find out more about her work at https://www.alinaboyte.com/ and listen to her podcast at https://alinaboyte.podbean.com/.

Session: Creating and Growing Successful Start-ups

The 5 Stages to Successful Commercialization of Your Product or Service

Every successful start-up goes through 5 stages, from the conception of an idea to its successful commercialization. Having a great idea is just the start for an entrepreneur. An entrepreneur needs to make sure that the idea will sell and be attractive to customers in the market. In this session, we explore these stages so you can convert your idea into a valuable product or service, build a successful business, and impact the world positively.

Learning outcomes:

• Positioning Your Product or Service in a Market so that it Sells
• Designing Your Product in a Human-Centric Way
• Creating a Positive Social Impact through Business Practices
• Using Intellectual Property Laws to Support Your Business

Additional information and European Digital Innovation & Start-Up Summit programme – here

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