Where: Sofia, Bulgaria | When: May 27, 2025
Digitalk Conference 2025 is back, bringing together 800+ industry leaders, tech visionaries, and startup innovators at Sofia Event Center to tackle head-on the economic revolution powered by artificial intelligence. More than 40 visionary speakers will unpack AI’s growing impact across industries, offering insights, provocative debates, and genuine networking opportunities.
Organized by LAUNCHub Ventures and the Bulgarian business media Capital, the conference, themed Harness the AI Powered Future, will provide insights into the commercialization of AI, sector-specific applications, and the challenges and opportunities of human-AI collaboration.
‘’This year’s conference is a curated experience – with better stories and fresh new formats, moving beyond buzzwords. We’ve handpicked founders, builders, and tech rebels who are shaping the future.’’
commented Mary Ivanova, ecosystem reporter at Capital media.
Content that matters
Main topics will revolve around understanding the AI economy, AI-AS-A-SERVICE (AIAAS), AI-enabled SAAS evolution, AI and the gig economy, AI and the future of entrepreneurship, among others.
Discussions will examine effective collaboration between humans and AI, highlighting ways to boost productivity and achieve superior outcomes.
Leaders from emerging tech ecosystems will explain how AI is redefining competitive advantages and transforming traditional business models, while expert venture capitalists will outline key investment trends for 2025.
Interactive workshops and hands-on demos will help professionals, regardless of technical background, to effectively utilize advanced language models and automation tools.
The Bigger Picture: AI in CEE
Ahead of Digitalk 2025, The Recursive released the second edition of its State of AI in CEE report, offering the most comprehensive snapshot of the region’s AI landscape to date. The report maps over 1,350 startups and investors, revealing steady AI funding despite a wider VC slowdown.
Key insights point to a rise in industry-specific solutions—particularly in media, healthcare, and finance—and growing interest from global investors. The findings position Central and Eastern Europe as a promising hub for AI innovation.
Key speakers will galvanize the audience
Among the 40 presenters are well-known leaders such as:
Alexandre Dewez of 20VC Fund, aiming to back the most ambitious founders in North America and Europe from Pre-Seed to Series A;
Enis Hulli of e2vc, focused on investing in Central Eastern European and Turkish entrepreneurs on pre-seed and seed;
Svetozar Georgiev of Telerik, Telerik Academy and Campus X, who is now dedicated to sharing his learnings with the next gen of Bulgarian entrepreneurs;
Raycho Raychev of EnduroSat, a company aiming to dramatically improve space operations and data services;
Delian Asparouhov of Varda, building space infrastructure to manufacture high-value pharma products in orbit and return them to Earth;
Mostafa ElSayed of Automata, a London based biotech providing robotic automation solutions to the life sciences industry.
For more information and tickets, visit the event site.
