Speakers 2025 - Podim

Speakers at Podim 2025

Bernhard Niesner

Co-founder of Busuu, the world’s largest online language-learning platform, acquired for €385M after surpassing 100M users.

HubSpot, Belgium

AI & growth expert, helping businesses scale through marketing, sales, and customer retention strategies at HubSpot.

EIF, Luxembourg

Uli Grabenwarter

Director of Equity Investments at EIF, overseeing VC, impact investing, and PE funds across Europe.

CAKE.com, Serbia

Nenad Milanovic

Founder & CEO of CAKE.com, a bootstrapped unicorn from Serbia and US that scaled past $1B valuation without external investment.

Infineon Technologies Austria, Austria

Sabine Herlitschka

Infineon Technologies AG the largest microelectronics development unit in Austria, part of Global Group which is present in more than 60 countries.

Bible Chat, Romania

Marius Iordache

Co-founder & CTO of Bible Chat, an AI-powered Christian app that cracked the global Top 15 most popular iOS apps.

LAM'ON, Bulgaria

Co-founder & CEO of LAM'ON, EIC Company. Forbes 30 Under 30.

KWF, ex Philips, Austria

More than 30 years of experience inside of leading innovation positions inside of Philips. Now Managing Director Carinthian Economic Promotion Fund.

Legal expert specializing in IP, fintech, and blockchain, advising global companies on regulatory compliance in China & Hong Kong.

Global Brain, UK

Naoki Kamimaeda

Partner & Europe Division Head at Global Brain, investing in AI, fintech, and cybersecurity while driving corporate innovation across Japan & Asia.

Gentler Stories, Slovenia

Co-founder & CTO of Gentler Stories, creator of Gentler Streak, an Apple Award-winning app redefining fitness & well-being.

Novakid, Turkey

Co-founder & CEO of Novakid, a global EdTech platform delivering 18M+ English lessons across 50+ countries, backed by $41.5M in funding.

GSV Ventures, USA

Partner at GSV Ventures, former Chief Growth Officer at Photomath, acquired by Google, and expert in edtech investing.

Ex. Infobip, Croatia

Boris Pogačnik

Growth strategist and former VP of Business Operations at Infobip, leading market expansion across Latin America, Africa, and beyond.

Microblink and Photomath, Croatia

Co-founder of two Croatian global success stories: Microblink and Photomath.

Austrian Startups, Austria

"The Pitch Professor," a startup mentor & keynote speaker, helping founders master their pitch and scale their businesses.

Outfit7, Slovenia

Senior VP at Outfit7, driving data-driven gaming innovation behind Talking Tom & Friends, one of the world’s biggest mobile gaming franchises.

Nordeus, Serbia

VP of Marketing at Nordeus (acquired by Take-Two Interactive for $378 million), leading performance marketing for award-winning mobile games like Top Eleven.

Mark Andrijanič

VP at Kumo.AI, Forbes TOP 50 AI company & Member of the Governing Board of EIT

Bird Buddy, Slovenia

Founder of Bird Buddy, the AI-powered smart bird feeder, which transformed a record-breaking Kickstarter into a $100M+ revenue business.

Sportradar, Slovenia

A digital advertising and media sales leader at Sportradar, shaping the future of data-driven sports technology solutions.

Nordoon, Slovenia

Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Nordoon, leveraging GenAI to automate and optimize complex supply chain operations.

Native Teams, Croatia

Timothei Jukić

Young fintech leader and 30 Under 30 honoree, driving global expansion at Native Teams.

COO at Rolla, a health & fitness startup revolutionizing corporate wellness technology that has secured the CEE’s largest-ever seed round (€6.3M)

Bird Buddy, Slovenia

COO at Bird Buddy, shaping data-driven decision-making and business scalability for a global nature-tech brand.

Otranto Limited, Monaco

John Velissarios

Advisor and board member, ex. Global Director at Accenture, advising central banks and top global organizations on digital markets, CBDCs, and security protocols.

Beta-i, Portugal

Growth Director at Beta-i, a leader in corporate innovation & international expansion.

All eyes on screens, Germany

Marin Ćurković

CEO & Co-founder of All Eyes on Screens, a leading AI-driven media engagement optimization platform revolutionizing TV and streaming advertising.

Johannes Berger

Co-founder & CEO of Mimo platform, making learning to code accessible with bite-sized lessons and real-world projects with over 25 milion learners.

Microblink, Croatia

Senior AI & Computer Vision Product Manager at Microblink, leading the development of next-gen AI-driven solutions.

The Launch Code, Hungary

B2B startup mentor, helping tech companies scale their global sales using his 9-step framework, The Launch Code™

Speedinvest, UK

Fintech investor at Speedinvest, brings VC and investment banking experience across the US, Europe, and China.

Serpentine Ventures, Switzerland

Deep-tech investor and entrepreneur with a track record of scaling ventures, including a successful exit to GSK.

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