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Regional Innovation Policy

Philip Balkanski

Chief Executive Officer @ Codery

Philip Balkanski
Regional Innovation Policy

Philip Balkanski

Chief Executive Officer @ Codery
Talk TopicDigital & AI Transformation for Industrial Growth: Secure European Supply Chains

About the speaker

Philip Balkanski brings over 17 years of leadership experience in the UK's financial and technology sectors. Beginning his career in Mergers & Acquisitions (Oil & Gas) at J.P. Morgan, Philip developed a rigorous analytical framework for valuing complex assets and navigating high-stakes corporate structures.

Transitioning from finance to technology, Philip founded Printt, a consumer-tech startup that grew to serve over 2 million customers. As CEO, he steered the company through rapid scaling phases, product-market fit pivots, and ultimately a successful exit to a major US corporation.

Today, as CEO of Codery, Philip leverages this unique blend of investment banking discipline and startup agility to help enterprise clients scale their engineering capabilities. He focuses on strategic growth, ensuring Codery's "Talent Pods" deliver measurable ROI for partners.

About the talk

Talk DescriptionPanel discussion - "Digital & AI Transformation for Industrial Growth: Secure European Supply Chains" (5 October, 16:10 - 16:40) - with Jeroen van Hertum, Board Member, Dutch Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce, Peter Statev, Chairman, PetaScale Supercomputer "Discoverer", and Philip Balkanski, Chief Executive Officer, Codery. Moderated by Georgi Dobrev, Analyst, Applied Research and Communications Fund.

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