2026 stage

Christian Kumar

Bio

More than 30 years in corporate finance, investment banking, and wealth management. Runs MedTech Makers Lab, a venture builder for medical technology with programmes in the UK and Europe, including Poland, and Capital Kinetics, a corporate finance and private equity firm.

Sessions

OCT 26 · 16:15 – 17:00 CET

VC Central Investment Day (Event Hall 5)

Who Will Fund the Next Generation of CEE Deep Tech Champions?

CEE possesses necessary science and engineering talent, but can its venture ecosystem support the capital intensity of deep tech? From hardware and quantum to biotech and dual-use tech, deep innovations demand patient capital, specialized due diligence, and cross-border syndication. This session convenes top venture capitalists, institutional backers, and sovereign innovation leaders to explore who will write the checks that turn CEE’s frontier technologies into global market leaders.