Doers Summit 2025 in Athens is fast approaching, and if you’re an investor or start-up founder focused on closing business deals, it might be a solid fit for you.
From this very first edition, the event positions itself as a place where business owners, investors, operators, and thought leaders get together to make things happen. This focus on practical outcomes serves builders who’ve come to avoid very large events that deliver little. You can expect conversations that lead to potential deals, mentorships, and real partnerships, in a format that values your time, and with a capped attendance with 2000 hand-picked participants.
The organizers are aware that we’re not short on conferences and flashy events, and that practical outcomes often speak louder than any keynote. That’s why they’ve introduced a suite of solutions right from the start—Brella, Covve’s NFC badges, and real-time connection insights—to ensure that the moment you walk into the venue you’re all set to connect, learn, and grow.
With the event serving as a bridge between established players and emerging talent in Emerging Europe, the GCC Region and the Middle East, participants can scout new markets and look for partnerships that might be more difficult to cultivate elsewhere. You can expect that the summit will be using technology as a transparent layer to make interactions easier and more meaningful.
From networking tools that open a week before the event, to smart NFC badges that streamline connections, the Doers Summit team has designed an event for tangible, high-quality interactions.
Find the Right Networking
One of the biggest challenges at large-scale events is finding the right people on-site. Enter The Doers Summit Brella app, the networking app set to go live a full week before the summit kicks off. As an attendee, you’ll have the chance to create a profile that highlights your industry, goals, and areas of expertise. Brella then uses its matchmaking algorithm to suggest potentially relevant contacts— potential co-founders, like-minded entrepreneurs, or investors searching for the next big opportunity.
By the time you arrive at the summit, you’ll already have a curated list of people you’re targeting for a talk, complete with scheduled times to connect. The first handshake happens digitally before you even set foot in Athens, so you can maximize your time at the summit. For many builders, this type of pre-planning increases predictability and productivity.
Turn Talk into Action
The Doers Summit is putting an end to the hassle of exchanging business cards by providing smart NFC badges from Covve to every attendee.
So how does it work? Your badge becomes a digital business card. When you meet someone, a simple tap of their phone to your badge instantly shares your professional details. The digital exchange is quick, accurate, and automatically stored—cutting out the manual effort of scanning or typing in contact information later.
By removing friction from the networking process, you’re free to focus on high-value interactions: potential collaborations, product demos, or follow-up meetings. It’s a detail that reflects the event’s ethos focused on optimizing experiences for result-oriented interactions. Of course, Covve’s platform is secured with advanced encryption, so you can trust that any data shared remains protected.
Get Real-time Connection Insights
There will be a live dashboard projected on screens throughout the venue, showcasing real-time stats such as the most active countries in attendance, how many connections have been made, and the breakdown of who’s meeting whom—founders, investors, media, or operators. So, maybe even get ready for a little friendly competition.
What does this accomplish? For one, it helps you see where the action is—maybe there’s a spike of interest among early-stage investors from a particular country, or maybe media outlets are increasingly meeting with health tech founders. These insights can guide your decisions about which sessions to attend or even whom to approach for an impromptu conversation. It’s networking elevated to a data-driven experience. This way, you get a chance to change strategies or approach new prospects depending on the surge in interest.
Back to the Roots: A Catalyzing Growth
Doers Summit is organized by the Doers Company, the team behind Reflect Festival, who’s got a legacy of creating meaningful business events. With Athens as a hub, the summit draws on the city’s cultural legacy of innovation, as you walk alongside the echoes of ancient thinkers.
We welcome this experience designed around efficient networking. If you value real talk and seek deals, secure your ticket–use the code TRMKLT50 for 20% off, limited to the first 50 tickets, and we’ll see you there. The future always favors doers!
