START YOUR BUSINESS PROGRAM BME

Partner   2025 05 20  

Start-Your Business talks with the support of – Amcham and (Hungarian Venture Capital Association) HVCA

Inspiring talks with start-ups, serial entrepreneurs, VCs and VC consultants

Time: 20 May 2025, 6pm

Venue: BME Q épület B szárny 402 (1112 Budapest, Magyar tudósok körútja 2)

Agenda:

17:45 Opening doors 

18:00 Welcome speech - Gabor Dehelan (BME) & Judit Budai (Amcham - HVCA) 

18:05 Startup success stories - inspirational keynotes

The Radoop/Rapidminer story - how to convert a uni research and study to a successful start-up | Zoltán Prekopcsák, SVP Strategy & analytics at Prezi
The Commsignia story - converting the smart city dream to reality and building an internationally expanding start-up | Szabolcs Patay, CEO at Commsignia

18:35 Panel discussion: ups and downs of building a start-up (from CEE)

Zoltán Prekopcsák – SVP Strategy & analytics at Prezi, Founder of Radoop acquired by Rapidminer
Szabolcs Patay – CEO at Commsignia
András P. Tóth – STRT CTO, serial entrepreneur
Vivien Róka – M&A Lead at PwC Hungary
Laszló Czírják, Managing Partner at Interactive Venture Partners 
Judit Budai – Senior Partner, Szecskay Attorneys at Law

19:20 Q&A

19:30 Networking with finger foods & beverages 

20:30 End of event 

21:00 Closing doors