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Stretch: the startup leadership conference on December 5-6

Stretch: the startup leadership conference on December 5-6

CEE is a great place to be this time of the year. Conferences are happening all over the place, bringing together insightful speakers with an enthusiastic audience. One of these conferences will soon be taking place in Hungary: the Stretch conference.

The Stretch Conference is a good place to focus on consolidating your leadership skills and learning from those people who have reached important milestones. If you’re going through the challenges of building your own team and scaling your startup, then you’re likely to get some actionable info on management techniques.Read more »

Meet the 16 startups that presented at Startup Sauna Budapest

Meet the 16 startups that presented at Startup Sauna Budapest

Startup Sauna held its annual event for the second year in Budapest on September 16, 2013. Meet all the startups that have been selected by the judges to pitch at the event, as well as the winner who gets invited to join the Startup Sauna accelerator.

Startup Sauna returned to Budapest on Monday to scout for local startups. The event started at noon with the pitches of the participating 16 startups. Based on their presentations, the best 10 startups were selected to attend the 1-on-1 coaching sessions. During the afternoon session the teams got the chance to received feedback and advice from international coaches, such as Juha Ruohonen, the former Head Coach of Startup Sauna, Aape Pohjavirta, Member of the Board of the Finnish Mobile Association, and Ilkka Kivimäki, Startup Sauna’s head coach.Read more »

Singularity University to hold first Summit Europe in Budapest

Singularity University to hold first Summit Europe in Budapest

Singularity University, the program which convenes executives to develop solutions for global challenges, will be holding its first ever Summit Europe this year in Budapest from November 15-16, as the founding director of the Summit, Botond Bognar tells us.

2013 is the year that Singularity University will expand its presence abroad. On November 15, SU will launch the Summit Europe - bringing together thought leaders and high octane doers in various technology fields. SU will convene thought leaders and breakthrough companies to explore exponential technologies and their impact on generating further advances.Read more »

Startup Sauna is returning to Budapest in September

Startup Sauna is returning to Budapest in September

Startup Sauna is returning to Budapest on September 16 with an all-day warmup event for the local startup scene to find the best startups and invite them to participate in the 5 week long program in Helsinki starting at the end of October 14.

Startup Sauna held its first ever Warmup event in Budapest last year. In cooperation with Invendor, Startup Sauna is returning to Budapest for the second year with an all-day event on September 16 to meet startups, key investors and serial entrepreneurs. Their aim is to find the best startups and invite them to participate in the 5 week long program in Helsinki starting at the end of October 14.Read more »

Ride the Danube with International Geek-Together in Budapest

Ride the Danube with International Geek-Together in Budapest

International Geek-Together, a non-profit initiative aiming to connect expat geeks living in Budapest is about to kick off a special edition event called “Ride the Danube”, that will take place on boat riding the river Danube on July 31, starting at 6:30 pm.

International Geek-Together is a non-profit initiative of Peter Kovacs, aiming to connect expat geeks living in Budapest. The meetups usually take place at bars or cafes acros Budapest, however this time they are about to kick off a special edition event called “Ride the Danube” on the 31st of July. This event, basically a nice boat ride on the Danube river in Budapest, is going to start at 6.30 pm and officially ends at midnight.Read more »


 
 
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