20-21 May 2026

Austria, Vienna

Road To Global

In 2025, Road to Global became a powerful innovation platform connecting the world from the heart of Vienna, bringing together:
✅ 25+ countries, 50+ speakers, and hundreds of collaborations.
In 2026, we’re taking this vision further—forging stronger partnerships with investors and corporate leaders.

We invite you to become a key stakeholder in this journey.

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20-21 May 2026

Austria, Vienna / From Local To Global

Road To Global

How about accessing global company experiences and listening to them?
How did they do it?
Where did they make mistakes?
What made them valuable?

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20-21 May 2026

Austria, Vienna / From Local To Global

Road To Global

Every company wants to be global?
Those who succeed and those who make mistakes are together and we have things to learn from them.
You will find more networking opportunities with our Investor Breakfast & Investor Dinner events.
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2025 Road To Global Event Venue

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Why Join

Why You Should Join Our Event ?

Road to Global is a one-of-a-kind event taking place on May 9-10 as part of the ViennaUp Startup Festival. Held at the prestigious Thirty Five Wien, it brings together investors, technoparks, startups, and scaleups from diverse industries to showcase how companies achieve global success. Be inspired by real-world experiences, shape your own global growth journey, and build valuable international connections. Register now and take your future to the global stage!

“Discover the Secrets to Global Success”
Learn the journeys of companies expanding internationally, uncover their strategies, and start crafting your own global story. Road to Global offers a unique platform where experiences, ideas, and connections come together.

“Connect with Leaders Shaping the Future”
Join investors, technoparks, startups, and scaleups to become part of the global ecosystem. This event breaks down barriers to collaboration and innovation, offering you unparalleled opportunities.

“Step Into the Global Spotlight”
At the heart of ViennaUp Startup Festival, Road to Global invites you to a stage filled with inspiring stories. For those aiming to make an impact on a global scale, this is an opportunity you can’t miss!

What will happen at the event?

Investor Breakfast

Road To Global continues to bring investors, institutions, technology companies and startups into deeper collaborations with its opening event.

Startup Pitches

You can be a part of this stage while watching companies with high potential to become global on stage with Shining Stars On Stage.

Global Stories & Experiences

All the experiences you are wondering about are on the Road To Global stage. How did they do it? How would they start their journey if they were given a new chance today? Tips for growing your own company are in this scene.

Competition and Negotiation

We experience together, and together we take these experiences one step further. We discuss competition and growth together with our battles.

Inspirational Speakers & Workshops

Valuable architects of impressive experiences share how they succeeded and where they struggled in Road to Global. We all want to be global, hear the trick from our valuable speakers.

Side Events & Networking Area

Make valuable connections with our exclusive events. We make you more visible so that you can step into new partners, new projects and investment processes.

Speakers

Inspiring Speakers

Speakers

Alemşah Öztürk

Blockchain & Web3 Entrepreneur I Angel Investor

Dudu Gencel

Teamlead Startup City I Vienna Business Agency

Mert Fırat

Actor & Needs Map Co-Founder

Dr. Blanka Bellak

Leadership Associates Director | NeuroCoaching Expert

Ersoy Soyer

Founder - Nexrone Global

Kathrin Treutinger

Founder-Skinnovation.io

Mustafa Keçeli

Head of VC Funds - APY Ventures

Tuğçe Yalçın, LL.M., Ph.D.

Head of CEE Turkish Desk & Counsel, Corporate/M&A Team, Taylor Wessing

Dipl.- Ing. Thomas Ossmann

Head of Sales Management & Business Development at BSH Hausgeräte GmbH.

Hanita Veljan

Attorney, Collaborative Lawyer, Founder of family-dispute.at

Doğukan Çetin

Vice President - APY Ventures

Joy Morozov

Impact Creator, PhilanthroPower

Dr. Ali Ercan Özgür

Co-Founder & Chairman - Needs Map

Peetu Nuottajärvi

Software Developer, Entrepreneur & Co-founder at Buutti

Ceyhun Güler

TECMONY Global CIO

Jakob Cencic

Director CEE & Middle East - INVEST in AUSTRIA

Mustafa Kopuk

Managing Partner - DOMiNO Ventures

Özlem Taşkın Önen

Founder of Commonroom

Rita Liechtenstein

Project Manager- Upstrive

Yağız Karadeniz

Managing Partner - DOMiNO Ventures

Cenk Gokturk

Co-Founder - Analytec

Brian Mwenda

Founder & CEO Hope Tech

Turkan Kayra Kopfer

Moderator, Business Development & Partnerships Manager

Tobias Witton

Master of Ceremony I Moderator

Yeşim Çevik

Moderator, Business Development & Digital Marketing Manager

Makhsud Yusupov

Managing Partner I UzVC

Sarah Udoh-Grossfurthner

Member, The Society of Authors & Speaker

Erol Serbest

Project Manager & Photographer at Studio Up X

Event Schedule

PROGRAM

Schedule

08:00 - 09:30
Networking Area

Investor Breakfast hosted by APY VENTURES

09:15 - 09:30
Foyer

Registration

09:30 - 09:45
Main Stage

Welcome to Road to Global: Join the Journey for Global Success

Welcome Speech I Ersoy Soyer - Founder of Nexrone Global

09:45 - 10:00
Main Stage

Fueling Innovation: APY Ventures Approach to Startup Success

Doğukan Çetin I Vice President at APY Ventures

10:00 - 10:30
Main Stage

Shining Stars on Stage: Meet the Next Big Players

Startup Pitches : Turing Space/ Youniq / Silana / SAHA Robotics / Creatiger Kft.

10:30 - 11:15
Main Stage

Scaling from Social Impact to Sustainable Success

Turkan Kayra Kopfer I Moderator, Mert Fırat & Dr. Ali Ercan Ozgur I Co-Founders of Needs Map

11:15 - 11:45
Foyer

Coffee Break & Networking

11:45 - 12:15
Main Stage

Startup Ecosystem Austria – Founding and Funding, Do’s and Don’ts

Jakob Cencic I Director CEE & Middle East at INVEST in AUSTRIA

12:15 - 13:00
Main Stage

Shining Stars on Stage: Meet the Next Big Players

Startup Pitches: Pitch Avatar / Deskpilot / Bettair.Life / Vabelmat/ Explainium / Vispera

13:00 - 13:45
Foyer

Lunch & Networking

13:45 - 14:15
Main Stage

Legal and Regulatory Challenges & Navigating Legal Disputes: From Market Entry to Business Exit

Yeşim Çevik - Moderator, Tuğçe Yalçın, LL.M., Ph.D & Hanita Veljan I Attorney, Collaborative Lawyer, Founder of family-dispute.at

14:15 - 14:45
Main Stage

Leading & Thriving in Global Teams: Strategies for Success

Turkan Kayra Kopfer, Mustafa Kopuk I Managing Partner at DOMiNO Ventures & Sarah Udoh I Member, The Society of Authors

14:45 - 15:15
Main Stage

Shining Stars on Stage: Meet the Next Big Players

Startup Pitches: Adastec/ Inooster/ Hashked

15:15 - 15:45
Foyer

Coffee Break & Networking

15:45 - 16:15
Main Stage

The Lean Event Playbook: Scaling Startup Gatherings with Passion & Creativity

Kathrin Treutinger I Founder-Skinnovation.io

16:15 - 16:30
Main Stage

Safeguarding the Future: Security and Privacy in AI

Cenk Göktürk I Co-Founder - Analytec

16:30 - 16:45
Main Stage

Enhancing Student Wellbeing with AI: The Upstrive Approach

Rita Liechtenstein I Project Manager at Upstrive

09:00 - 09:30
Foyer

Registiration

09:30 - 09:45
Main Stage

Mastering Global Omnichannel Strategies

Dipl.- Ing. Thomas Ossmann I Head of Sales Management & Business Development at BSH Hausgeräte GmbH.

09:45 - 10:00
Main Stage

Are You Building a Brand or Startup?

Erol Serbest - Project Manager & Photographer at Studio UP X

10:15 - 10:35
Main Stage

Crossing Continents – Hope Techs Journey from Kenia to Vienna

Dudu Gencel Teamlead Startup City I Vienna Business Agency, Brian Mwenda Founder & Ceo I Hope Tech

10:35 - 11:05
Main Stage

Shining Stars on Stage: Meet the Next Big Players

Startup Pitches: Link Robotics / Timeplaceme, Inc / Fawks AI / CityGame / Poliark

11:05 - 11:30
Foyer

Coffee Break & Networking

11:30 - 12:00
Main Stage

From Capital to Catalyst in Emerging Markets

Yagiz Karadeniz I Managing Partner-DOMiNO Ventures , Makhsud Yusupov I Managing Partner- UzVC

12:00 - 12:30
Main Stage

From Startup to $10M Exit: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook

Peetu Nuottajärvi I Co-founder at Buutti

12:30 - 13:00
Main Stage

Global to Local: The Power of Community

Özlem Önen I Founder of Commonroom & Joy Morozov I Impact Creator, PhilanthroPower

13:00- 13:45
Main Stage

Lunch & Networking

13:45 - 14:15
Main Stage

Rewire Your Brain, Rule Your Empire: Neurocoaching Secrets for Overcoming Limiting Beliefs

Dr. Blanka Bellak I Director at Leadership Associates, NeuroCoaching Expert

14:15 - 14:45
Main Stage

AI-Driven Communication: The Future of Customer Engagement

Ceyhun Güler I TECMONY Global CIO

14:45 - 15:15
Main Stage

Shining Stars on Stage: Meet the Next Big Players

Startup Pitches: Averis AI / Pricing Coach / Kimapp / Octopussignage

15:15 - 15:45
Foyer

Coffee Break & Networking

Tickets To Road Global 2025

2026 - Early Bird Startup Pass

Until September 1st, pay 69 Euros instead of 149 Euros. A Preferential Price or Startups Only

€69

• 2-Day Pass to Road to Global 2026

• Entry to Investor Breakfast

• Access to all conference sessions

• Entry to official Road to Global Side Events

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2026 - Early Bird Attendee Pass

Until September 1st, pay 249 Euros instead of 499 Euros. A Preferential Price or Attendees

€249

• 2-Day Pass to Road to Global 2026

• Access to all conference sessions

• Access to the Road to Global networking platform

• Entry to Oficial Road to Global Side Events and Workshops

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2026 - Early Bird Investor Pass

Until September 1st, pay 699 Euros instead of 399 Euros. An Exclusive Pass for investors Only

€399

2-Day Pass to Road To Global 2026
Entry to Investor Breakfast
Access to All Conference Sessions
Entry to official Road to Global Side Events
Access to the VC , Corporate List
30 % discount code for next year’s Road to Global Ticket

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