📅 Date: 17 October 2025
📍 Place: NDK, Sofia, Bulgaria
👉 Programme : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jUhxcUkIV_AxIUFCjesCBzkQXPZJfIBx
The European Digital Innovation Hub “Trakia” and Crossroads 2025 are pleased to invite you to participate in the specialized consulting events “European Digital StartUp Innovation Day“, which will be held on October 17, 2025, in Hall 3 of the National Palace of Culture, Sofia.
The consulting events are aimed at start-ups and are part of StartUp Bulgaria’s leading conference, which connects founders, investors, and innovators from the thriving start-up ecosystem in Eastern Europe. The main goal is to reach companies and raise awareness about cybersecurity, digitalization, and funding opportunities.
Crossroads is part of the global Startup World Cup format, held in more than 150 countries, where regional rounds are organized. The winner of each tournament represents their country in San Francisco and competes for a $1 million investment.
This year, there will also be an artificial intelligence hackathon for 500 people. Guests from abroad will attend, including startups from neighboring countries—Macedonia, Greece, Romania, and Moldova—as well as investors from Western Europe, the US, and the Middle East.
What to expect:
- Presentations on cyber risks, specifically aimed at start-ups
- Artificial intelligence – benefits and risks for start-ups
- Investing in the future – women in cybersecurity
- Consultations on grant funding and presentation of European Union-funded projects for technologies, tools, and projects that can accelerate and facilitate companies.
- Establishing partnerships and collaborations
- Consultations on risk and investment financing
- Demonstrations of cyber risks and scenarios for dealing with cyber attacks
- Free cyber risk assessment and risk management
Събитията се организират благодарение на проекта CYBER4All STAR – финансиран по програма „Цифрова Европа“ на Европейската комисия и проект № BG16RFPR002-1.001-0003 по програма ПНИИДИТ 2021-2027.
Contact for more information:
Martin Yanev,
Event Coordinator
📞 +359 882 533 335
✉️ m.yanev@dihtrakia.org