Antti Rahikka - Business Finland
Haris Alibegovic - Google Cloud
Rainer Schnabl - Raiffeisen Bank dd Sarajevo
Zsuzsanna Hargitai - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Co-founder of Slush & Mighty Eagle of Angry Birds, kicks off the day with a powerful message on why building a community like Slush is more impactful than building a single company.
Some of the world’s most transformative startups began as student experiments. This discussion explores how founders bridge the gap between academia and entrepreneurship - turning research papers into products, and university ideas into global companies.
Damir Vrabac - Co-founder of Valar Labs
Sana Alajmovic - Founder and CEO of Sigrid Therapeutics
Amila Akagic - Associate Professor, University of Sarajevo
Moderator Peter Vesterbacka
Edhem “Eddie” Custovic - Partner at Cloud Health VC, takes the stage for a special 5-minute announcement to unveil the launch of their new global fund focused on accelerating innovation in healthtech and life sciences.
From teenage YouTuber to Forbes 30 Under 30 and CEO backed by Google Ventures, a story about bold outreach, relentless belief, and European ambition. His story is a reminder that great companies can be built from anywhere, if you are bold enough to start. He represents a new generation of founders who don’t wait for the perfect moment - they create it.
Din Bisevac - CEO of Buena
🍽️ Recharge and make meaningful connections.
Startups thrive where people connect, collaborate, and build together. This discussion dives into the mindset and structure behind successful ecosystems - how communities form, evolve, and turn cities into startup hubs.
Elis Hodžić - Founders House & Wave Ventures
Sead Ahmetović - CEO & Co-founder, WeAreDevelopers
Jonas Almeling - Ecosystem Hero of Sweden
Every company wants to innovate, few know how. Drawing on two decades of startup and corporate experience, Vuk shares what it really takes for large organizations to move fast, think bold, and build ventures that matter.
Vuk Trifkovic - BCG X
Top investors do not just pick winners - they recognize them. This discussion dives into how world-class investors and former investors turned founders and angel investor read signals, build conviction, and back ideas that others overlook. A rare inside look at how venture capital really works.
Damir Becirovic - Managing Partner at Relentless, ex Index Ventures
Izet Zdralovic - Partner at Silicon Gardens
Leopold Gasteen - Angel Investor & Founder of AlphaLens
Moderator: Piotr Godzinski - Techstars
Techstars is officially here. Join Piotr Godziński, Director at Techstars, for exclusive announcements, first-hand insights from the inaugural cohort, and a look at how global programs are connecting with local founders to build something extraordinary in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
As capital becomes more global, founders everywhere compete for investor attention - what needs to change for more bold ideas to get funded across the region.
Max Larsson - Partner at Wave Ventures
Izet Zdralovic - Partner at Silicon Gardens
Bruno Lusic - EBRD Venture Capital
Moderator: Iva Rakočević - Senior Investment Manager at Elevator Ventures
Forget theory. Forget slide decks. This is about shipping code and building the future, right now.
Now, founding engineer Emil Ahlbäck, Alexander Wikström and Emil Fagerholm are flying in to do something unprecedented. They’re not just sharing their story; they're opening up their process and inviting you to build alongside them.
Final words from the Slush team, summarizing the day's key takeaways and looking toward the future of the Bosnian startup ecosystem.
Antti Rahikka - Business Finland
Haris Alibegovic - Google Cloud
Rainer Schnabl - Raiffeisen Bank dd Sarajevo
Zsuzsanna Hargitai - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Co-founder of Slush & Mighty Eagle of Angry Birds, kicks off the day with a powerful message on why building a community like Slush is more impactful than building a single company.
Mensur Zahirović - founder of Weezly and Easynote, shares the unfiltered reality of startup life - from the struggles and false starts to the lessons that only come through failure. A story about resilience, reinvention, and why the best founders never stop building.
Emir Karabeg - CEO of one of Y Combinator’s fastest-growing AI startups sim.ai, is building a platform empowering 10,000+ builders worldwide.
He’s not just scaling tech. He’s redefining what it means to build from anywhere.
Emir shares how bold vision and strong roots can take you from local inspiration to global impact.
Sana Alajmović - CEO of Sigrid Therapeutics, turned cutting-edge research into one of Sweden’s most promising life-science startups. She shares her journey as a female founder in deep tech, transforming groundbreaking research into a venture-backed company redefining the future of metabolic health and proving that even the most complex ideas can become world-changing startups.
🍽️ Recharge and make meaningful connections.
Lessons from the hard way
Gian Maria Gramondi - Co-Founder of Shop Circle - Behind every glossy startup headline lies the reality of trial, error and persistence that built it. As a co-founder and CEO of AI-driven software group that has raised over $200 million to power the operating system of modern enterprises, Gian Maria shares what not to do when building a company. From raising capital in tough markets to scaling through acquisitions, Gian Maria reveals how turning mistakes around fast became Shop Circle’s greatest advantage.
Hamdija Jusufagic - CEO of CodeScene, shares his unique entrepreneurial journey from Bosnia to Sweden, highlighting the resilience needed to build world-class tech companies.
Investors want in. Founders are ready. The only think standing in between is the system itself. This panel unpacks what it will take to finally allign Bosnia's legal, financial and startup relities.
Jasmina Suljović - Partner at bh.legal
Dino Čolaković - Founder and CEO of Privee World
Alma Hota - Attorney at Law
Mikael Hietala - Feelsgood Capital
Mikael Hietala - Feelsgood Capital Partners Too late for planetary discovery. Too early for interstellar travel. But right on time to build the future - one startup at a time.
Amir Salihefendić - CEO of Doist, reveals how he built a fully remote, profitable SaaS company generating over $100M in revenue - without taking a single dollar of venture capital.
Forget theory. Forget slide decks. This is about shipping code and building the future, right now.
Now, founding engineer Emil Ahlbäck, Alexander Wikström and Emil Fagerholm are flying in to do something unprecedented. They’re not just sharing their story; they're opening up their process and inviting you to build alongside them.
Final words from the Slush team, summarizing the day's key takeaways and looking toward the future of the Bosnian startup ecosystem.
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