BWiGA will be held in Montenegro again in September
The Balkan Web3 and iGaming Awards will be held in Budva for the second year on September 30th.
THE REVELATION
BWiGA's return to Montenegro is less about inventing a new event format than about building continuity. The Budva edition combines the awards with Infofest, a Web3 startup pitch session, international speakers and participants from across Europe and neighboring markets, while the organizer says previous editions have already created a recurring audience. For a relatively young regional event, that repeat participation is the meaningful signal. Conferences can manufacture attention once; creating a place people expect to return to is harder. This edition will test whether BWiGA's mix of Web3, iGaming and startup activity is becoming a durable meeting point for the Balkans and nearby markets.
This time, the premium event for founders and C-level managers is being held in collaboration with the longest-running IT conference, Infofest (since 1994). As per tradition, BWiGA will feature discussion panels, solo presentations by speakers, an awards ceremony, and an evening party in a garden by the sea. A pitch session for web3 startups is also planned as part of the BWiGA accelerator.
Participants are expected from various countries, including the UK, Hungary, Germany, Cyprus, Turkey, Georgia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Russia, Ukraine, and several others. Previously, BWiGA has attracted guests from 25 countries in Tivat and Belgrade. Well-known participants such as Endorphina, Lenkep, 1w, and ambitious companies such as 100HP, Headshot, Idolme, INFI Multichain, and Gatex have already signed up for these third awards.
The jury includes renowned experts such as Guy Yanpolsky (Forbes Business Council, WoW Summit co-founder), Laszlo Kellner (CEO at INFI Multichain) and Andrey Insarov (Founder of Intis Telecom, CEO at it.com Domains, Forbes Business Council), and the speakers include top names such as Paul Lalovic (Partner at Agile Dynamics), Vit Jedlička (President of Liberland), Tobias Jack Lewis (Head of BD at Wallet in Telegram), Anina Milanovic (World Bank Strategic Advisor for BELEX), Zoran Djikanovic (Professor of Finance & Banking at UDG), Andrew Builov (Founder of SEO Restore), Milica Jovanovic (CBDO at Atlaslive), Grigory Chikishev (Team Lead at Quantitative), and several others.
BWiGA is, as usual, hosted by Lead Volume, an agency that has been organizing IT conferences and parties around the world for 10 years.
"Immediately after the conference in Belgrade in March, new awards participants called me and asked when the next events in Montenegro and Serbia would be," shares BWiGA founder Alexey Nasybullin. "Several months before the new awards, we already have applications for nominations and participation from other countries. This indicates that our events are being followed, and new companies and speakers are joining. Furthermore, we are pleased to have already established a regular audience from our home region, the Balkans, as well as from other regions. New participants are now joining the regulars. This is a great trend. This means our development direction is on the right track, and our event is truly needed in the Balkans and neighboring regions."
Official Website:
adriaticawards.com
Video announcement: https://youtu.be/R7oU8BMeStQ?si=XJSOLWhdwBSAuKxN
Video report of the last event: https://youtu.be/lYH-xv6glKM?si=ulS38Wv4ml1NfkG4
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Julia Upiterskaya
Founder of JULS and REVELATIONS
Julia Upiterskaya is a Dubai-based communications entrepreneur, founder of JULS and REVELATIONS, and an international technology moderator and speaker. With more than 10 years of experience across media, communications and events, she has worked with over 100 companies across emerging technology and innovation. Her current focus spans artificial intelligence, wellness and the technologies reshaping how people live, work and build businesses. Through JULS and REVELATIONS, Julia works at the intersection of strategic communications, founder positioning, technology, culture and global communities.
