IDCEE 2011 was an international conference on internet technologies and innovations held in Kiev, Ukraine on October 25-26, 2011. Over 2000 participants from 35 countries attended, including prominent speakers, 150 startups, and venture capitalists. The top three startup winners were Mixgar from Hungary, Quoteroller from Belarus, and Speaktoit from Russia. The event included a conference, startup contest, Forbes dinner, and presentations at Ukrainian universities. IDCEE aims to be a major platform for internet entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe.
2. IDCEE MISSION
IDCEE is an international conference aimed to
become the main platform for the development
of internet entrepreneurship in the CEE region
with the focus on CIS countries.
4. Results
IDCEE 2011 took place in Kiev for the second time, but already
got into the TOP 5 of the European conferences on Internet
technologies.
The conference successfully proved to be a great
networking hub for more than 2000 participants from 35 countries,
more than 50 outstanding speakers, and 150 startups.
5. Our participants
The IDCEE audience is a good mixture of opinion leaders from
Ukrainian, Russian and European startup scene, promising
internet entrepreneurs, innovators, together with venture
capitalists and industry journalists.
6. Countries
More than 2000 participants came from 35 countries .
60% from Ukraine, 25% - Russia, 15% - the CEE region, Western Europe,
Canada, the USA and many others.
7. Our speakers
More than 50 outstanding speakers (world famous experts, venture
capitalists and visionaries) were involved in 19 keynotes and 11
panel discussions.
The IDCEE program included the presentations of such
industry visionaries as Esther Dyson (angel investor,
philanthropist, famous for investment in Flickr, del.icio.us,
XCOR Aerospace), Stefan Glaenzer (famous for his
investment in Last.fm, co-founder of White Bear Yard)
together with successful entrepreneurs Constantin
Bisanz (founder of brands4friends sold to eBay for ? 150
million), Andrej Nabergoj (ex Outfit7, his Iddiction raised
$3.5 million) and many others.
8. Our speakers about IDCEE
"This is my second year attending this event and I found that the quality of startups,
speakers, content and attendees improved exponentially. This reflects not only
great job that organizers did but its also a reflection of the significant
improvements that are happening in this region in all areas of venture capital."
Igor Taber, Investment Director at Intel Capital CIS
"IDCEE has become a leading event in the CIS region and in my view, one of the best
tech events in Europe. It is a unique opportunity to meet a large part of the
Ukrainian and Russian investor ecosystem and to approach hundreds of startups
and entrepreneurs. This event is a great platform where ideas meet capital.
Being one of the most active investors in the region, at Mangrove we see IDCEE
as a tribute to startup dynamism in the region."
David Waroquier, Principal at Mangrove Capital Partners
"Loved the conference, it was great! And I really enjoyed being a part of your
program: I think it was a great success (really - I was very impressed; good
speakers, great entrepreneurs at the booths, great attendance, and you
took good care of the speakers)."
Steve Keil, CEO of Xentio
"Thank you very much for your hospitality and congrats for the great conference
you have built! The atmosphere was full of energy (participants, music at the
beginning, stylish black & colours, super motivated speakers, mega dedicated
staff)."
Florian Schweitzer, Owner at b-to-v Partners AG
9. IDCEE 2011 startups
150 startups from 15 countries (the CEE region, Western Europe and
the USA) participated in Startup Alley.
12 best startup teams were selected to pitch their projects to
investors.
10. The Startup Contest Winners
#1 Mixgar from Hungary. Mixgar helps bar visitors influence music using a mobile
app. The bars pay Mixgar for the service, or let sponsors support them.
#2 Quoteroller from Belarus offers a cloud-based proposal development and
presentation tool for SMEs. Luring clients with a sleek online proposals
templates, the company offers other services such as invoicing and document
management.
#3 Speaktoit is Siri (personal assistant) for Android developed by a Russian team.
The company has 230 000 users, with number of downloads exploded with the
announcement of Siri. As the company knows what application its clients are
using, it gets paid for contextual ads.
11. IDCEE events
Besides the conference and startup contest, IDCEE 2011 also included:
• Forbes dinner;
• PinchukArtCentre networking event;
• Presentations in Ukrainian universities.
12. IDCEE Team
A hardworking team of 90 professionals (organizers, coordinators,
experts, communicators, IT specialists, volunteers and contractors)
made IDCEE 2011 happen. And it was really great!
13. IDCEE 2012 is coming!
IDCEE 2012 is the great place to enhance your business with
its inspirational speakers, the best startups, insightful
workshops and marvelous networking opportunities.