Our first batch of tickets have sold out in just a few hours. Thank you! With all that being said, we are stoked to announce our first batch of keynoters and speakers.

April Dunford is an experienced product positioning expert and author of “Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It.”.

An experienced startup executive with a deep interest in how companies bring new offerings to market and get them into the hands of customers that are willing to pay for them, she has launched 16 products into market as an executive while working with IBM, Sprint.ly etc. and a dozen more as consultant for startups by creating new markets, expanding markets and positioning new products in existing established markets. .

Michael Perry is Director of Product, Marketing Technology at Shopify. In his role, he specialises in product development for SMBs related to tools that simplify the marketing process.

An entrepreneur himself, Perry founded Kit, the virtual employee app for small businesses, which was acquired by Shopify in 2016. Previously, Michael founded GVING, which helps small businesses manage, reward and engage consumers through a merchant CRM system. He has also been recognized as Forbes Top 30 under 30 in Marketing and Inc. Magazines Top 10 influencers in the Chatbot space.

Our first confirmed speakers include some of the most prominent names in the industry, from founders to product owners and investors: Vladimir Oane (Founder UberVu and Deepstash), Udit Batra (Product owner, Booking.com), Dan Toma (Lean startup and innovation specialist, author of The Corporate Startup), Carlos Espinal (investor, Seedcamp), Jeroen Corthout (Founder SalesFlare), Sean Sheppard (Founder GrowthX and GrowthX Academy), Irina Scarlat (Project manager, European Growth Machine at Revolut) and Enis Hulli (investor, 500startups Istanbul).

We will be updating the list of speakers constantly, so make sure to sign up to our newsletter for updates.

This year we have more opportunities for the startups to showcase their products in front of investors, experienced professionals in tech and fellow entrepreneurs. We’re organising the 2019 edition of the Startup Spotlight in partnership with KPMG and hosting UiPath Automation First CEE Awards.

The Startup Spotlight competition will showcase 20 of the best startups in CEE that will be pitching and demoing their products on the stage. You will get a chance to connect with investors, experts and journalists from all around the tech world. The applications are open, and more details about the prizes, mentors, jury will be soon revealed, so make sure you don’t miss our announcements.

The UiPath Automation First CEE Awards addresses B2B automation software startups in CEE and provide investment, mentorship, marketing exposure and technical support. This is your ticket to get actual help from the fastest growing AI unicorn in the world.

Are you as excited as we are?

If so, join us for How to Web Conference 2019, on 30 & 31 of October. The very early bird tickets can be found here: https://2019.howtoweb.co/buy-tickets/.