Konferencja DirectionTech - Elab Foundation 2016

Elab Foundation is organizing the most extraordinary conference for creative and hungry minds. We aim to connect top students with professionals passionate about tech startups, technology influencers and scientist.

Do you want to meet recruiters from Google,Microsoft or BCG? Come and mingle with the recruiters themselves!

We strive to create a space for everyone, who perceives technology and science as a way to make our society better. At the same time, our conference is a perfect place to establish meaningful relationships between companies, young professionals and future leaders looking to explore new ideas changing the world! We aim to inspire high school and university students from Warsaw to broaden their horizons, explore the globe and experience the world's top education in order to conquer the future.

Konferencja DirectionTech - Elab Foundation 2016 Prelegents:

Doktor Kuba Bochiński - graduate from University College London, Copernicus Science Centre

Young researcher, who excels in carrying out complex assignments, often requiring independent planning and execution. Applies strong programming skills to construct bespoke data analysis algorithms. Self-made graphic designer. Enjoys teaching and engaging the public on scientific matters. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astronomy and Astrophysics, he is a passionate about discovering and characterising new exoplanets, using remotely controlled telescopes. He develops bespoke data analysis algorithms and educates the public about new discoveries

Adam Żyśko - The Boston Consulting Group, graduate from Imperial College London

Adam is a consultant in a top mangement consulting firm BCG. He is involved in project work with boards and managing directors of big organizations operating in Poland to improve their performance by defining strategies, introducing innovation, optimizing processes, managing large-scale transformations etc. Altough working in different industries, his main area of expertise is polish financial services sector

Before BCG Adam has worked in a british investment bank in London. Completing his degree at Imperial College in London and a year aborad in National Univesity of Singapore let him see the opportunities the world has to offer.

Olena Kolikhova - Audience Evangelism Manager in Microsoft

Olena is responsible for building relationships with Developers and Tech Startups by helping them gain knowledge and receive support they need to become successful. Olena also organize Local Finals of Microsoft's Premier Student Technology Competition - Imagine Cup. Besides the competition itself, Microsoft in Poland ran an Imagine Cup Acceleration Program in cooperation with local VC Funds. By participating in Acceleration Program, students gain not only technical, but also business knowledge, which help them turn their ideas into startups.

Igor Pielas, Asante Bamboo Bikes, Google graduate from Vienna University of Economics and Business

Most of great ideas come from passion and anger. Inspired by trips to developing countries and new models of social entrepreneurship, he decided to combine economic profit with social impact. In today's world we should all do well and do good at the same time. In line with this philosophy he created Asante Bamboo Bikes - a social enterprise which produces handcrafted bamboo bicycles in Ghana and Poland to inspire the world with exceptional design, promote sustainable materials and drive a positive change in Africa. According him, doing well and doing good is enough to be happy. Meet him on DirectionTECH and share your ideas!

Wiktor Łoś - He was about to study music production in London and landed at the Law Department of the Jagiellonian University, which he surely does not regret. Fascinated by mediation and Social Entrepreneurship he saw the need to promote a culture of dialogue and with his friends decided to set up a Foundation Optimum Pareto (which, among others, organized the first panel discussion on the Boski Festival). He spent several years working in international law firms, but the tech industry has allured him into alterting his once conservative career path. Now, as a Innovation Specialist he deals with implementation of artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry. He likes to talk on serious topics, though apparently in everyday behavior shows the remains of a sense of humor. During the panel he will want to reflect together with the audience why we embrace ambitious goals and how not to lose ourselves in the pursuit of their achievement.

Aleksandra Kozera - graduate from Cass Business School & NUS

Aleksandra is an entrepreneur with a particular interest in nurturing the development of mission-driven enterprises and social impact investment in Central Eastern Europe. Since 2012, she has been running an education consultancy in Poland and, at the same time, been involved with the Warsaw School of Economics VC fund investing seed capital in social enterprises as an evaluator of start-ups. Her experience includes working in the Sillicon-Valley based strategy consultancy for international universities. She also worked on the development of social impact bonds in London and Manchester. Her academic interests include measuring aggregate social impact of funds. She holds a BSc (Hons)Management from Cass Business School, for which she was awarded first class honours and completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Engineering at Warsaw School of Economics.

Maciek Halbryt, graduate from London School of Economics and Political Science

"Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal." by Earl Nightingale is a quote that has been guiding Maciek in his life for years. The point is the journey, not the destination. Whenever he reach what he was aiming for, start looking for a new challenge and a new project, which has always been even more exciting and offers more personal development opportunities than the previous one.

Currently he studies at the London School of Economics & exposing himself to the vibrant innovation sphere in London. His future plan is giving help and make it easier for people to change the world. He started his own company. He never forget that the view is always the best from the top of the mountain.