Build the freedom your company needs!

 INTRODUCTION  by Oussama Ammar, Cofounder of The Family - 6:00 to 6:30 pm

Oussama is the cofounder of The Family, accompanying hundreds of startups in Europe through education, tools and access to capital. Since the start of the crisis, being able to listen, understand, reassure and motivate teams has never been so important. Emotional intelligence is not the first skill tech founders are used to working on, but there are ways to start getting better at it!

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 FIRESIDE CHAT  with Paolo Privitera, CEO of Evensi - 6:30 to 7:15 pm

Paolo is a Silicon Valley-based global entrepreneur, born in Venice Italy. He founded his first company when he was 16. His latest startup, Evensi is an events discovery and promotion network, gathering more than 150 million events. In April 2020, Paolo was an IPO candidate on the Australian public market. COVID changed his options and made him endure the most humbling experience of his entrepreneurial path. An amazing testimonial, full of resilience and learnings for entrepreneurs!

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 KEYNOTE  by Hugo Pereira, CGO at EVBox - 6:30 to 7:15 pm

EVBox is an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment cleantech company based in Amsterdam, founded in 2010, with offices all over the world. Hugo has seen his company grow from 15 to 600 employees. He’s been managing to keep the growth trajectory sustainable during the crisis, and it hasn’t been easy at all! From virtual recruiting to remote onboarding, he will share his own tips on how to keep the teams aligned and overcome the challenges brought by the pandemic.

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 PANEL  with Lucas Lambertini, JC Samuelian-Werve, Julia Barry, interviewed by Alice Zagury - 6:30 to 7:15 pm

Remote or not? Result-driven or very comprehensive management? Focusing on culture or doubling down on execution in separate teams? Offering free products to users or rising the prices ? Let’s debate what will remain from the quarantine according to these three different tech guests: Two founders and the head of AWS for startups.

 KEYNOTE  by Marc Avanzo - 6:30 to 7:15 pm

Marc is a coach based in India and France. With a background in business (INSEAD) and Science (telecommunications engineer) he likes to follow positive psychology. Education is for him a long-term tool for sustainable development and positive social change. Marc has been accompanying CEOs during the crisis and truly believes that any leader should implement an empathetic culture. He’ll explain you how ;)

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 FIRESIDE CHAT  by Jenna Nicholas - 6:30 to 7:15 pm

Jenna is the CEO of Impact Experience which facilitates convenings that build lasting relationships between investors, philanthropists, innovators, and leaders of marginalized communities — linking vision with action and directing investment to the most vulnerable communities. During COVID, she managed to raise awareness way beyond her initial scope. Let’s learn how and start implementing her tips to get rid of our biases.

 KEYNOTE  by Carlo Gualandri - 7:15 to 8 pm

Carlo Gualandri is the founder and CEO of Soldo, a fintech startup specialized in multi-user spending accounts for businesses. With teams spread across London, Rome, Milan and Dublin, he knows firsthand how to scale teams spread across different geographies and cultures. Join this session to get some real inspiration!

 PANEL  with Christine Carrillo & Eric Abensur, interviewed by Alice Zagury - 7:15 to 8 pm

Christine is a Silicon Valley-based founder who has sold several companies. Today with Butlr Health, she’s solving the lack of access to mental health solutions. Eric is the founder of SideKick, a platform matching coaches with managers. Both of them pursue the same mission with different approaches: maintaining a sense of balance in a life where fixed points are fewer.

 KEYNOTE  by Stephane Janson - 7:15 to 8 pm

Stephane invests in startups with his VC fund, focusing on Impact & green tech. He’s also been running his own podcast on how to implement daily routines to enhance working habits. He will share his learnings on the new times from a VC's point of view, and how startups can benefit from it!

 PANEL  with Iwo Szapar & Carole Picou-Katmann, interviewed by Tonje Bakang- 7:15 to 8 pm

Iwo Szapar is the co-founder of Remote-how, a global leader in the remote work education space. Together with top experts from remote companies like GitLab or Buffer, Remote-how helps teams learn how to master their remote work skills, as well as facilitates a remote community inside their Virtual Coworking space.

 KEYNOTE  by Amr Shaker- 7:15 to 8 pm

Everyone is referring to the post Covid discovery phase as a “global crisis” with mainly negative consequences. But is it really a crisis or simply an invitation to explore new opportunities ? This session will contain some practical tips for the use of Emotional Intelligence and Agile Transformation to successfully navigate through the rough business waves while enjoying the journey.