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Tekpon AI Summit 2025

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Simply the best AI event in the world

1,000 elite AI & SaaS founders and executives will gather on 25-27th of November 2025, in Bucharest, Romania for a summit like no other.

In a world flooded with noise, Tekpon AI Summit delivers clarity, connections, and real secrets from the AI industry.

Chatham House Rule applies. Dress code Business Formal.

Speakers

Our speakers are the leading voices in SaaS and AI. Founders, engineers, and executives who are building the technologies redefining the future of our industry. They are not just talking about the future, they are actually creating it.

Confirmed Speakers

Sara Maldon Make.com
Sara Maldon
Head of Business Automation & AI@Make
Jona Apelbaum Wiz
Jona Apelbaum
Sales Engineering Manager@Wiz
Todd Paris IQRush.ai
Todd Paris
CEO & Founder@IQRush.ai
Jeko Kolev Team-GPT & Nextoria
Jeko Kolev
Founder & CEO@Nextoria
Charles Tenot lemlist
Charles Tenot
CEO@lemlist
Petru Pop makeitfuture
Petru Pop
Co-Founder@makeitfuture, n8n expert
Ionut Sas UiPath
Ionut Sas
SVP Finance@UiPath
Marijana Gligoric brigit.dev
Marijana Gligoric
CEO and Co-Founder@brigit.dev
Alexandra Voinea FintechOS
Alexandra Voinea
Product Owner@FintechOS
Ilie Andrei Leonard Jury at Tekpon Awards
Ilie Andrei Leonard
AI Automation@Instantly
Stefan Smulders Expandi.io
Stefan Smulders
Co-Founder & CSO@Expandi.io
Kazik Pietka HEVELI
Kazik Pietka
Co-Founder@HEVELI
Vincent Jong Poolside Ventures and SaaS on the Beach
Vincent Jong
Founder & CEO@Poolside Ventures
Vaios Gkitsas Upset partners
Vaios Gkitsas
Founder & CEO@Upset partners
V. Frank Sondors Salesforge
Frank Sondors
CEO & Founder@Salesforge
Abdul Mukati Master Inbox
Abdul Mukati
Founder@Master Inbox
Anastasia Ionescu CatStats.ai
Anastasia Ionescu
COO@CatStats.AI
Cenk-Tukel Tukel Inc
Cenk Tukel
Founder & CEO@Tukel Inc
Bill Stathopoulos SalesCaptain
Bill Stathopoulos
Founder & CEO@SalesCaptain
Elizaveta Chugunova
Elizaveta Chugunova
Digital Strategy Manager @Veeam Software
Krzysztof Szyszkiewicz Valueships
Krzysztof Szyszkiewicz
Co-Founder@Valueships
Raquel Vázquez
Raquel Vázquez
Founder@enuno
Angeley Mullins
Angeley Mullins
Founder & CEO@Aetheris Ventures
Tom Hunt Fame
Tom Hunt
Founder & CEO@Fame

Who’s attending

Tekpon events bring together elite founders and executives with millions in ARR, joining us from all over the world. These are some of the names we can reveal. Many more prefer to keep their names in the shadows until the event.

Attendees

Boris Murdjev Warmly
Boris Murdjev
Partnerships Manager@Warmly,
Sorin Lungu Chili Piper
Sorin Lungu
Founding Member@Chili Piper
Philipp Wolf Custify
Philipp Wolf
CEO & Founder@Custify
Tommaso Fe' Bizzy
Tommaso Fe'
CEO@Bizzy
Dragos Gal TWIPLA
Dragos Gal
Global Head of Integrations & Partnerships@TWIPLA
Michele Trevisiol PiperAI
Michele Trevisiol
Co-founder & CPTO@PiperAI
Tom Veysey Flowd
Tom Veysey
GTM Engineer@Flowd
Vahe Tonakanian Deel
Vahe Tonakanian
Senior Account Executive@Deel
Felix Crisan Netopia
Felix Crisan
Co-Founder@Netopia
Theo Kanellopoulos SalesCaptain
Theo Kanellopoulos
Head of Marketing@SalesCaptain
Adina Jipa SocialInsider
Adina Jipa
Co-Founder@Socialinsider
Andrei Condor Flipsnack
Andrei Condor
Head of Sales@Flipsnack
Alina Mitrica theMarketer
Alina Mitrica
CEO@theMarketer
George Ploaie Paypro Global
George Ploaie
COO@PayPro Global
Aaron Sarginson Trigan
Aaron Sarginson
CEO@Trigan
Monica Panait Brizy
Monica Panait
CMO@Brizy
Ioana Sima TextMagic
Ioana Sima
Marketing Manager@TextMagic
Razvan Caciula Showpad
Razvan Caciula
Director of Engineering and Head of Bucharest Office@Showpad
Rob Lucas Joiin
Rob Lucas
Co-Founder@Joiin
Fulvio Covone Bizzy
Fulvio Covone
SVP APAC & Africa@Bizzy
Kacper Floryn Valueships
Kacper Floryn
Head of Business Growth@Valueships
Matei Malos Directimo
Matei Malos
Co-Founder & CEO@Directimo
Jason Lawson
Jason Lawson
Founder and CEO@B2B CoLabs
Georgi Atanasov Deel
Georgi Atanasov
Account Executive@Deel
Renaud Vandewalle Cayus AI
Renaud Vandewalle
Founder & CEO@Cayus AI
Liana Stoica QA DNA
Liana Stoica
CEO@QA DNA
Eduard Varvara Cybervoice.ai
Eduard Varvara
Founder@Cybervoice.ai
Daniel Deaconu The Simplifier
Daniel Deaconu
Founder@The Simplifier
Andrei Popa Motif.ai
Andrei Popa
Lead Engineer@Motif AI
Radu Busuioc RoryPlans.ai
Radu Busuioc
CTO@RoryPlans AI
Ana Maria Stanciuc Tekpon
Ana Maria Stanciuc
Head of Content & Editor In-Chief@Tekpon
Robert Ionita Genflux.ai
Robert Ionita
Co-Founder@Genflux AI
Mohammed Alqaq Oracle
Mohammed Alqaq
Strategic Customer Success Manager@Oracle
Sorin Draghici DWF
Sorin Draghici
Co-Founder@DWF
Ioana Manaila Swaarm
Ioana Manaila
COO@Swaarm
Bogdan Achim 2Performant
Bogdan Achim
CTO@2Performant
Sam Ames Understory
Sam Ames
Head of Sales@Understory
Florian Buca Soft Technica
Florian Buca
CEO@Soft Technica
Florian Usurelu Google
Florian Usurelu
Software Engineer@Google
Ana Maria Constantin Tekpon
Ana Maria Constantin
Co-Founder & CMO@Tekpon
Andrei Hancu SeedBlink
Andrei Hancu
CLO@SeedBlink
Alex Baldovin Authbound
Alex Baldovin
Founder & CEO@Authbound
Vladimir Mihailovski Xessable
Vladimir Mihailovski
Founder & CEO@Xessable
Robert Strobl Digital Samba
Robert Strobl
Founder & CEO@Digital Samba
Mark OBrien Luigi's box
Mark OBrien
VP of sales expansion@Luigi's box
Tekpon Author - Alina Stan
Alina Maria Stan
Co-Founder & COO@Tekpon
Hunor Kovacs Graia.ai
Hunor Kovacs
Regional Sales Director@Graia.ai
Bogdan Neacsu Evopath
Bogdan Neacsu
Founder & CEO@Evopath
Branko Ilishev SmartClick
Branko Ilishev
COO@SmartClick
Zoltan Szogyenyi Flowbite
Zoltan Szogyenyi
Co-Founder@Flowbite
Marian Voicu - Co-Founder & Deputy CEO @ PROCESIO
Marian Voicu
Co-Founder & CEO@PROCESIO
Mihai Vinatoru DWF
Mihai Vinatoru
CEO@DWF
Mihai Ghita Sypher
Mihai Ghita
CTO@Sypher
Cristi Ciulei - CTO Tekpon
Cristian Ciulei
Co-Founder & CTO@Tekpon
Andrei Bumbu Adobe
Andrei Bumbu
Engineering Manager@Adobe
Florin Lazar Assista AI
Florin Lazar
CTO@Assista AI
Cristian Ionut Avram Naratix
Cristian Ionut Avram
CEO@Naratix AI
Cosmin Voinopol Stripe
Cosmin Voinopol
Software Engineer@Stripe
Batiste Pasquet
Batiste Pasquet
CEO@Oli
Ana-Maria Orzaru Base.com
Ana-Maria Orzaru
Marketing Manager@Base.com
Mihai Logofatu Bittnet Group
Mihai Logofatu
CEO@Bittnet Group
Irina Morosanu Vlad NewsroomAI
Irina Morosanu Vlad
Chief Revenue Officer@NewsroomAI
Lucien Wynn Joiin
Lucien Wynn
CEO@Joiin
Alexandru Stan Tekpon
Alexandru Stan
Co-Founder & CEO@Tekpon
Cristian Dina Tekpon Forbes 30 under 30
Cristian Dina
Co-Founder@Tekpon

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Regular Ticket

Join Tekpon AI Summit and discover industry secrets.
$ 299
Get Access

Premium Ticket

Join Tekpon AI Summit and get access to all side events.
$ 499
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VIP Ticket

All access, private dinners, VIP side events, concierge support, and direct intros.
$ 999
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Tekpon AI Summit Agenda

Get ready for a full conference day of thought-provoking keynotes, in-depth panels, and interactive workshops, followed by two days of curated side events and high-level networking. Every moment is designed to spark ideas, share real-world strategies, and build meaningful connections across the global AI and SaaS community.

Day 1: AI Summit

Tekpon AI Summit 2025 will take place at NORD Events Center by Globalworth, a premier venue in Bucharest known for its modern design and world-class facilities. It features one of the largest indoor screens in Europe, spanning an impressive 100 square meters, creating a striking backdrop for keynotes and presentations.

📅 Date: November 25th, from 11:00 to 22:00

📍 Location: NORD Events Center by Globalworth in Bucharest, Romania

🍽 Partner Restaurant: Stradale Urban Jungle, 1-minute walk from the venue

Networking happens at all times! Tekpon events are build around real conversations and lasting connections. We’re networking-first, always.

11:00

Registration & Networking

12:00 – 12:30

How to Really Scale AI: Combining Traditional and Agentic Automation

How do you really combine automation, AI, and agents in a way that works? I’ll be sharing a dive in through our own experience while figuring this out for one of the leading AI automation platforms, Make. You’ll see the mistakes, learnings, and use cases that brought us value in a demo-packed session.

Sara Maldon

Head of Business Automation & AI @ Make

12:30 – 1:00

How to build and sell B2B AI products that prevail

As the founder of Tukel Accounting (award-winning U.S. accounting firm), Cenk will guide the community on the watch-outs for developing AI products that will pass risk assessments.

Cenk Tukel

Founder & CEO @ Tukel Inc.

1:00 – 1:30

The AI-First Playbook: Growing Without Increasing Headcount

Vincent will show how companies can use AI-first approaches from product development to go-to-market and beyond to insanely profitable companies. This includes but goes beyond vibe coding and also looks at business model design, sales strategy, and how AI can be leveraged in each of these facets of the business. Using the examples of Poolside’s portfolio companies, he’ll show you how to design your company so that you do not need more than a handful of people to run it, even when traction hits.

Vincent Jong

Founder @ Poolside Ventures

1:30 – 2:30

How AI is changing Go-To-Market for SaaS companies

AI is redefining how SaaS companies find customers, personalize outreach, and close deals. This panel brings together GTM leaders using AI every day to drive predictable growth. Expect real examples of what’s working in 2025, from intent-based prospecting and smarter outbound to AI-driven sales automation that actually converts.

Jeko Kolev

Founder & CEO @ Nextoria

Bill Stathopoulos

Founder & CEO @ SalesCaptain

Vaios Gkitsas

Founder & CEO @ Upset Partners

Frank Sondors

CEO @ Salesforge

Oren Greenberg

Growth Marketing & GTM Engineering Advisor

2:30 – 3:30

Automation Promises vs Reality: What Actually Works?

Everyone’s talking about AI automation, but how much of it truly delivers? This panel brings together experts building and implementing automation at scale to separate real impact from hype. From sales and operations to finance and customer success, they’ll share where automation drives real results, where it fails, and how to strike the right balance between AI and human input.

Raquel Vázquez

Founder @ enuno

Jona Apelbaum

Sales Engineering Manager @ Wiz

Ilie Andrei Leonard

AI Automation @ Instantly.ai

Ionut Sas

SVP Finance @ UiPath

Petru Pop

Co-Founder @ makeitfuture

3:30 – 4:00

The Human-AI Collaboration Playbook

Learn proven techniques that eliminate frustrating AI interactions, discover research tools that compress weeks into hours, and understand when to choose predictable workflows over autonomous agents. See real case studies including a complete UI system delivered with V0 in 26 hours and strategic frameworks for cost-effective AI adoption.

Kazik Pietka

Co-Founder @ HEVELI

4:00 – 4:30

Beyond the Hype: The Real Impact of AI in Sales

In this session, Charles Tenot, CEO of lemlist, shares how his team built a $40M ARR bootstrapped company by using AI where it actually matters. From automating outreach and personalization to building scalable sales workflows, Charles will reveal what’s real, what’s noise, and how AI can truly transform the way modern sales teams grow.

Charles Tenot

CEO @ lemlist

4:30 – 5:00

TBA

To Be Announce

Todd Paris

CEO @ IQRush.ai

5:00 – 5:30

TBA

To Be Announced

Stefan Smulders

Co-Founder @ Expandi.io

5:30 – 6:00

TBA

To Be Announced

James Todd

CTO EMEA @ Cloudflare

6:00 – 7:00

Building AI Products That Actually Scale

Adding AI to your product isn’t enough, building something that truly scales is what sets winners apart. This panel brings together founders and product leaders who’ve turned AI from a feature into a core engine for growth. They’ll discuss architecture, real-world implementation challenges, and what it takes to build AI products that deliver consistent value, not just hype.

Anastasia Ionescu

Co-Founder @ CatStats.ai

Alexandra Voinea

Product Owner @ FintechOS

Marijana Gligoric

CEO & Co-Founder @ brigit.dev

Angeley Mullins

Founder & CEO @ Aetheris Ventures

Krzysztof Szyszkiewicz

Co-Founder @ Valueships

7:00 – 10:00

Networking & Finish Day 1

Day 2: AI Networking

On the second day, attendees will unwind and connect at Therme Bucharest, the largest spa in Europe. Beginning at 12:00, this unique experience offers the perfect blend of relaxation and informal networking in a luxurious tropical setting, complete with thermal pools, saunas, and lush gardens. The ticket to Therme is not included.

12:00 – 6:00

Relax & Connect at Europe’s largest spa

📅 Date: November 26th, from 12:00 to 18:00

📍 Location: Therme Bucharest, Romania

After that, the Day 2 continues with multiple side events. Each event requires an RSVP, don’t miss your chance to build meaningful relationships.

Networking with a Beat. ​Join the Official Tekpon AI Summit Afterparty, where Bucharest’s tech crowd connects over curated music and fresh cocktails.

7:00 – 11:00

Bucharest Tech Mixer – Official Tekpon AI Summit Afterparty

📅 Date: November 26th, from 19:00 to 22:00

📍 Location: Negroni Aperitivo Bar Bucharest, Romania

Register to the Official Tekpon AI Summit Afterparty
8:00 – 11:00

Private GTM Dinner $1M+ ARR by SalesCaptain

📅 Date: November 26th, from 20:00 to 23:00

📍 Location: Bucharest, Romania

Contact us to apply for the dinner

Day 3: AI Workshops

The final day is dedicated to side events that dive deeper into the future of SaaS and AI. Held at the UiPath office, these workshops will feature exclusive panels, workshops, and networking opportunities.

UiPath is Romania’s first unicorn and Europe’s first cloud decacorn. Registration required, limited to 70 attendees per session. The full list of workshops to be announced soon. RSVP required.

📅 Date: November 27th, from 11:00 to 17:00

📍 Location: UiPath office, in Bucharest, Romania

11:00 – 12:00

Registration & Networking

12:00 – 1:00

Stop Building. Start Selling: The Anti-MVP Playbook for High-Velocity Founders

Most founders spend months building before ever talking to customers, and that’s why so many ideas die before meeting reality. In this session, Abdul Mukati, founder of Master Inbox, shares his unconventional “sell first, build second” playbook that helped him sell before an MVP existed, build in public without an audience, turn customer conversations into product specs, and create momentum before the product even launched. You’ll leave with a tactical blueprint for landing paying users before writing code, turning conversations into a real product roadmap, building credibility before you have a brand, using AI to out-ship bigger teams, and creating a fast feedback loop that compounds quickly.

Abdul Mukati

Founder & CEO @ Master Inbox

1:00 – 1:30

TBA

To Be Announced

Elizaveta Chugunova

Digital Strategy Manager @ Veeam Software

1:30 – 2:00

TBA

To Be Announced

Petru Pop

Co-Founder @ makeitfuture

2:00 – 3:00

Networking & Pizza

3:00 – 5:00

TBA

More speakers to be announced soon

Networking

Tekpon events are consistently rated among the best for networking. Our approach is networking-first, designed to spark real conversations and lasting connections.

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Thanks to our sponsors

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Testimonials

Tekpon has the highest rated events by the attendees feedback. Attendees praised the high-quality networking, inspiring speakers, and exclusive atmosphere. These testimonials highlight why Tekpon gatherings are known for attracting top industry leaders and delivering an experience that stays with you long after the event ends.

Past Attendees

Tekpon events bring together elite founders and executives with millions in ARR, joining us from all over the world. Past attendees include:

People that joined past editions

Benjamin Douablin Jury at Tekpon Awards
Benjamin Douablin
Co-founder & CEO@FullEnrich
Bogdan Putinica Microsoft
Bogdan Putinica
General Manager Central Europe EURA@Microsoft
Olga Andrienko at Tekpon Awards
Olga Andrienko
VP of Brand Marketing@Semrush
Eoin McGuinness Jury Tekpon Awards
Eoin McGuinness
Head of Africa, CEE & MEA@HubSpot
Michael Kamleitner Jury at Tekpon Awards
Michael Kamleitner
Founder@Walls.io & Swat.io
Liam Martin Time Doctor
Liam Martin
Co-Founder@Time Doctor
Carmen Jenny Scripe
Carmen Jenny
Co-Founder & CMO@Scripe
Rytis Lauris Omnisend
Rytis Lauris
Co-Founder & CEO@Omnisend
Emeric Ernoult Agora Pulse
Emeric Ernoult
Co-Founder & CEO@Agora Pulse
Maryna Nikitchuk PROS
Maryna Nikitchuk
Senior Sales Development Manager@PROS
Muhammad Younas vFairs
Muhammad Younas
Founder & CEO@vFairs
Thomas Smale at Tekpon Awards
Thomas Smale
CEO@FE International
Mark McDermott ScreenCloud
Mark McDermott
CEO@ScreenCloud
Emilia Korczynska from Userpilot
Emilia Korczynska
Head of Marketing@Userpilot
Julius Gollner at Tekpon Awards
Julius Göllner
Co-Founder@ARRtist

What else to visit in Romania

Romania, recently crowned the #1 travel destination for 2025 by Vogue, offers a treasure trove of unforgettable experiences.

Begin your journey with the fascinating underground world of Salina Turda, a historic salt mine transformed into a breathtaking tourist attraction.

Explore the legend of Dracula at the iconic Bran Castle, a place steeped in mystery and charm.

Marvel at the grandeur of Bucharest’s Palace of Parliament, the second-heaviest building in the world after the Pentagon, and take an exhilarating drive along the Transfăgărășan Highway, often celebrated as one of the most scenic roads globally.

Cap off your adventure by visiting the majestic People’s Salvation Cathedral, the largest Orthodox church in the world, a symbol of Romania’s rich cultural heritage.

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