Danube IT 2012 »

31.05.2012. – 01.06.2012.

Vojvođanski ICT klaster u saradnji sa Enterprise Europe Network, Nacionalnom agencijom za regionalni razvoj, nemačkom organizacijom za Internacionalnu saradnju i Erste bankom organizuje konferenciju i match-making događaj koji će okupiti IT eksperte i poslovne ljude spremne da dele znanje, informacije i ostvare nova poslovna partnerstva. Događaj će se održati u Novom Sadu u turističkom naselju Ribarsko ostrvo 31. maja i 1. juna 2012. godine, i baviće se nizom tema koje se tiču visokotehnološkog preduzetništva i inovacija.

Conference participants will learn from a stellar lineup of speakers, be able to share their own experiences, and will have the opportunity to network with speakers and participants during individual presentations, panel discussions, the unconference session, B2B matchmaking, and many informal social settings.

Danube IT 2012 is an ideal venue for anyone interested in information technologies, high-tech startups, innovation, and entrepreneurship: founders and potential founders of high tech startups, managers and employees of established IT companies, as well as engineering and business students.

The official language of the conference is English.

Agenda

Thursday, May 31^st

9:00 – 9:25	Registration
9:25 – 9:30	Opening AddressMilan Solaja, Vojvodina ICT Cluster
9:30 – 9:45	Welcome AddressMiroslav Veskovic, Rector of the University of Novi Sad
9:45 – 10:30	Keynote: Innovation-Driven EntrepreneurshipBrent Townshend, Inventor, Entrepreneur, Photographer
10:30 – 12:00	Unconference: High-tech EntrepreneurshipDuring the unconference session, participants will have an opportunity to both define and discuss topics related to high-tech entrepreneurship in Serbia.We will take 15-20min to define several topics, then split into several group discussions (~50min), followed by each group presenting (2-3min) their findings at the end of the session. What is Unconference? How to Prepare to Attend Unconference
12:00 – 12:15	Break
12:15 – 13:45	Panel Discussion: Creating Successful High-tech Startups in SerbiaIn this panel session founders of several successful high-tech companies from Serbia will discuss their experiences in creating successful businesses.Ilija Studen, A51 Vladimir Prelovac, ManageWP Nebojsa Matic, MikroElektronika Moderator: Ognjen Todic, Keen Research
13:45 – 14:30	Agile Techniques as Business Acceleration ToolsRalph Jocham, Effective Agile, GmbH
14:30 – 15:30	Lunch
15:30 – 16:15	The Magical Mystique of Innovation and Doing Your Own MagicDhiraj Mukherjee, Shazam Co-Founder & Social Business Consultant
16:20 – 17:05	Silicon Valley Start-up from Idea to Liquidity EventZarko Maletin, Plug & Play Tech Center
17:10 – 17:55	Early Days of Eye-Fi (via video link)Ziv Gillat, Co-Founder and VP of Business Development at Eye-Fi
18:00 – 20:00	Networking Time
20:00 – 21:30	Free Time
21:30	Beach party by the Danube River