For over a decade, Digitalk has showcased founders and innovators. With discussions spanning AI, venture capital, deep tech, infrastructure, and entrepreneurship, Digitalk 2026 reflects the broader shift in Europe's technology ecosystem.

Building Europe's strategic technologies

Among the headline speakers is Raycho Raychev, founder of EnduroSat, who will share his perspective on building a globally recognized space company from Sofia. Joining him is Delian Asparouhov, Partner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda Space Industries, who will discuss the future of space as critical infrastructure.

Anton Aleksandrov from INSAIT will explore the growing importance of sovereign AI models, systems trained on local data, designed for local languages, and aligned with regional security requirements. As Europe seeks greater technological independence, this topic has moved from theory to strategic necessity.

AI is increasingly becoming a decision-maker, not just a productivity tool. Nikola Lazarov, CEO of Eilla.ai, and Alexander Ivanov, founder of CreateX, will discuss Europe's first AI-led M&A transaction and what it signals for the future of corporate dealmaking.

Petar Dobrev, CTO and co-founder of Jest, will share the company's journey in building a marketplace for mobile games within chat applications, including its recent $7 million seed round led by Innovation Endeavors, the venture fund founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

Scaling globally

Vince Gaydarzhiev, founder and CEO of Alcatraz, will discuss building enterprise technology for customers such as Meta after previously contributing to the development of Face ID prototypes at Apple. Earlier this year, Alcatraz secured a $35 million funding round led by BlackPeak Capital, bringing the company's total funding above $100 million.

He will be joined on stage by Ivaylo Gospodinov, Managing Partner at BlackPeak Capital, as part of a series of founder-investor conversations scheduled throughout the conference.

From inspiration to execution

Teodor Antonio Georgiev, CEO of The Recursive, is moderating a panel titled What are the ingredients of a functioning ecosystem. The discussion features Tony Aleksandrov (WorkBetter), Georgi Tonchev (MyCFO), Irina Stoyanova (Wave Solutions), and Zarko Ackovik (Dubai World Trade Centre), who will each bring perspectives from community building, financial infrastructure, scaling operations, and global ecosystem development.

Beyond panels and keynote sessions, Digitalk 2026 places a strong emphasis on practical application. Attendees can participate in hands-on AI workshops, including the Build Sprint led by Lovable ambassadors Boris Rangelov and Ivaylo Sekulichki, where founders and product teams will build functional prototypes in real time.

For teams looking to go further, the conference's official hackathon, Digithon, offers an opportunity to develop and test ideas in a collaborative environment ahead of the main event.

More industry leaders take the stage

The program also features:

  • Bogdan Iordache, General Partner at Underline Ventures and founder of How to Web
  • Daniel Dimanov, Counting Lab
  • Tomislav Tomov, Meta
  • Jakub Krikava, Credo Ventures
  • Dylan Sisu, e2vc
  • Alex Stroud, Concentric
  • Stoil Vassilev, Paypercut
  • Ofir Eyal, CEO of Rakuten Viber
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