U TOMORROW
SUMMIT

New trends and new challenges - The past year was a challenge for everyone, a new reality has emerged. Companies that restructured their business processes and implemented new technologies were able to survive the lockdown. That is why we will dwell on the key challenges and trends in technology development and how they affect our lives today

Investors pitching - The world economy is overwhelmed with money, but there is not enough knowledge on how to earn them. How to get investors interested in financing your business? During the panel, the best international venture capitalists will share their experiences and investment strategies.

Startup pitching - European technology startups are attracting record investments, they have already had $41 billion invested in 2020. However, even the most promising startups often remain unnoticed by investors. During the pitching session, we'll review cases of technological startups and witness firsthand historic events. Perhaps there will be a future unicorn among these startups?

Ecosystem presentations - Ecosystems are a new economic trend. Israel, the U.S., and Singapore have been developing ecosystems for decades and are therefore extremely competitive on the global stage. During the panel, we will witness firsthand the best global practices of ecosystems, how they function, and what benefits for business development are available within ecosystems.

Scaling and entering new markets is one of the key points in business. Even global giants like Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft started as small businesses, but over time have evolved into global corporations. During the panel, speakers will share real-life cases of how small businesses can become big, and what it takes to achieve it.

Over the past year, almost all areas of activity have experienced radical changes. How do you find and maintain customers? How are their needs changing? Together with speakers from retail, pharmaceuticals, and marketing, we will try to find answers to these questions and understand what marketing will look like tomorrow.

Innovations in retail - Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, online retailing and e-commerce of all kinds had become a disruptive force in the global economy, sweeping away everything in its path. Since the pandemic forced many to stay home, it became more of a requirement than an opportunity for retailers to move to e-commerce. Which innovations and new offline formats have the global networks introduced? How can you transport your business online, and is it even worth it? Using specific cases we will analyze the pros and cons and discuss new trends and challenges in retail.

Being a sustainable company today is not a mere trend. It is a necessity dictated by the current provisions of the Green Deal for Europe and the world. These provisions are justified by the purpose of human survival and will oblige all market participants – society, business, the state – to reconsider their impact on the environment and new criteria for a prosperous sustainable business.
Panel presentations and discussion will introduce you to:
• changes in production and resource use paradigms,
• the impact of design on business through the creation of an environmentally neutral product and new consumer models,
• examples of eco-transformations in businesses.

Every year the amount of data in the world is growing at an astronomical rate. The amount of data produced in the last two years alone exceeds the amount of all data produced before that. During the panel, we will share specific cases to show how working with data and AI helps businesses grow, save money, and scale to new markets.

The question of longevity and the fight against aging has always interested people. The achievements of modern science in the fields of biology, gerontology, genetics, and medicine have not only fundamentally changed the understanding of these processes but have allowed us to move the discussion about healthy longevity and a new quality of life to a whole new level. How can we keep ourselves young and healthy? How can new technologies enable the comfortable well-being of senior citizens? What innovations are already being used?

New approaches are being used not only in technology but also in everyday life. Together with experts in the field of Neuromanagement and Ethics, we will discuss how to be a modern and interesting personality, keep up with the times, and how to find the middle ground of your lifestyle.

In 2020, the cybersports market had revenues of $1.1 billion, with an annual growth rate of 20%. Most developed countries, including Ukraine, have already recognized cybersports as an official sport, and the annual tournaments that take place around the world, collect prize funds of more than $30 million. Experts around the world predict that in the foreseeable future cybersports will become more popular than traditional sports. How can you make money on cybersport and what do you need for that?

Grammarly, Gitlab, Reface, and many other unicorns are well known around the world. But what they have in common is that they all emerged in Ukraine. We will have a chance to hear first-hand success stories of the world-famous Ukrainian startups and see how they managed to take over international markets. The panel is about what we are proud of.