Conference Schedule
📍 Peron Conference Hall in Lozionica, Belgrade, Ulica Ideja 2
Where conversations start - and deals begin.
🟢 09:00 – 09:30
Registration
Arrive, grab your badge, coffee in hand.
First conversations start here — not when the program begins.
🎤 09:30 – 09:45
Scale SEE Opening Session
Why RiSEE exists – and why now.
A quick look at the vision, the people behind it, and how we connect SEE founders with the US market.
🇺🇸 09:45 – 10:00
Opening Remarks - US Embassy
Opening words from the representatives from the US Embassy, and the importance of Balkan and US relations especially now in times of turbulance.
🔥 10:00 – 11:15
Panel: “The $100M Question - Can SEE Founders Win Globally, and How?”
Three founders. $100M+ raised. No filters.
No polished stories – just what actually happened:
mistakes, wrong bets, things that didn’t work… and what finally did.
☕ 11:15 – 12:00
Coffee Break & Networking
Not a “break” – this is where most of the value happens.
Follow up on conversations. Start new ones.
🚀 12:00 – 13:30
Startup Pitch Competition
8 startups. 6 investors. No room for fluff.
Top startups from the Scale SEE Accelerator pitch in front of a live jury.
The best 2 win a fully funded trip to San Francisco with The European Startup Embassy.
🍽️ 13:30 – 14:15
Lunch Break
Eat, reset, and continue the conversations that actually matter.
🧠 14:15 – 15:00
Focused Group Sessions (Topics TBA)
Smaller rooms. More focused conversations.
Pick a topic, join a group, and go deeper – this is where you ask the questions you wouldn’t ask on stage.
🤝 15:00 – 17:00
Curated Matchmaking & 1:1 Meetings
No random networking.
Based on your profile, we match you with people you should meet – investors, founders, partners. We will organise 1:1 sessions and speed dating roundtable (2 minutes each) so you can meet as many relevant people as you can and spark business opportunities.
🍻 19:00+
Informal Drinks @ Docker Brewery
No stage. No agenda.
Just founders, investors, and operators hanging out – the way the best connections usually start.
Hosted with the local startup community at Docker Brewery.
☕ Founder Breakfast 8:00 – 10:30
No slides. No pitching. No pretending everything is going great.
Just founders talking to founders – about what’s actually hard, what’s broken, and what’s working right now.
If you’re building, struggling, scaling, or figuring things out – come have breakfast with us.
Capacity: 50 people
Venue: TBD
🍽️ Investor Lunch
No decks. No cold pitches. No chasing investors around the room.
Just a curated group of VCs and angels sitting down to talk openly – about deals, what they’re really looking for, and what’s actually happening in the market right now.
The kind of conversations that usually happen behind closed doors, now happen over lunch.
Capacity: 30 people
Venue: TBD
🎉 Friday Night Party
You made connections during the day.
Now let’s see which ones actually stick.
Expect music, rakia, a bit of chaos, and the kind of Serbian nightlife energy that turns “nice to meet you” into something more real.
No agenda. No name tags. Just people, drinks, and a long night ahead.
Venue: TBD