0100 Emerging Europe 2026
Side Events
Join us in Budapest on 23-24 September 2026 for a curated programme of side events around 0100 Emerging Europe. From closed-door investor conversations to relaxed evening networking, each gathering is designed for candid conversations with fellow, senior people in private markets.
Hungary: from Unbankable to Investable
– The Last Mispriced Market in Europe
In collaboration with STRT Holding
- Date: Wednesday, 23 September 2026
- Time: 16:00 – 19:00 CEST
- Audience: International investors and invited speakers
- Capacity: Approximately 50 guests
- Access: Invitation only
The official Day Zero opens with a substantive programme for the first time. Hosted by STRT Holding Plc., this session looks at Hungary through the lens that matters most to investors: what has changed, what is still misunderstood, and where value is being priced too cautiously.
The programme is followed by a reception and then the conference gala dinner,
creating a strong setting for deeper conversations before the main conference begins.
STRT Holding is a leading Hungarian asset management and venture builder listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT Xtend). The company fuels innovation across Central and Eastern Europe by pairing early-stage technology investments with professional education. Through this unique model, STRT combines the high-growth potential of pre-seed and seed startups with the steady cash flow and industry talent generated by its training branches, STRT Academy and KÜRT Academy, effectively bridging the gap between capital, knowledge, and future-proof businesses.
The Opening Night
Sponsored by O3 Partners
- Date: Wednesday, 23 September 2026
- Time: 19:00-22:00 CEST
- Access: Invitation only
- Format: Evening reception to open the conference
Opening Night starts 0100 Emerging Europe 2026 with the kind of atmosphere people come to Budapest for: a senior crowd, easy introductions, and time to continue conversations before the main agenda begins.
Attendance is by invitation only. Expect a relaxed setting, familiar faces from across the region, and plenty of space for meaningful conversations before the two-day programme gets underway.
The Opening Night is sponsored by O3 Partners. This European GP stakes investor across venture capital, growth equity, and private markets. The firm partners with leading fund managers to provide long-term, strategic capital and support the scaling of high-performing investment platforms across Europe.
Operating across CEE, DACH, Benelux, and the Nordics, O3 Partners combines institutional-grade investment discipline with entrepreneurial execution speed. With a multi-jurisdictional footprint and offices in key European hubs, the firm focuses on building aligned, long-term partnerships with GPs navigating cross-border growth and complexity.
Exclusive General Partners Lunch
Sponsored by Andronic and Partners
- Date: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Time: 13:00-14:00 CEST
- Seats: Limited
- Audience: General partners in private markets
- Access: Invitation only
This lunch brings together a hand-selected group of general partners during the main conference day. It is a chance to step away from the main stage, sit down with peers, and turn brief introductions into real discussion over the midday break.
Andronic and Partners is a team of highly qualified business law professionals navigating transformative market sectors and regulatory challenges to bring clarity, reassurance, and strategic solutions to clients.
The firm specializes in business law and legal strategy, with extensive experience supporting technology and venture capital companies in Romania across M&A, investment rounds, litigation and regulatory, intellectual property, commercial contracts, and insolvency.
Roundtable Discussion:
The New Security Economy
- Date: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Time: 14:00-15:00 CEST
- Audience: GPs, LPs, startups, defence companies, and senior policy-makers
- Capacity: Up to 30 participants
- Access: Invitation only
Defence and dual-use innovation is drawing more capital, but converting momentum into procurement, revenue, and scale remains the hard part. This roundtable brings investors, founders, corporates, and policy stakeholders together to discuss what separates interesting technology from deployable capability.
The session is held in a confidential, closed-door setting that supports open dialogue and practical exchange. Expect focused discussion on customer validation, long procurement cycles, collaboration with ministries and primes, and business models that can scale across NATO and European markets.
Closing Reception
and Hungarian Wine Tasting
- Date: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Time: 17:40-18:00 CEST
- Audience: Open to all conference delegates
The agenda ends with a glass in hand: Hungarian wine at the conference venue, and the last conversations of the day with no schedule left to keep.
Closing Networking Event:
Budapest Connect – 2nd Edition
In collaboration with Torino Connect
- Date: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Time: 18:30-21:00 CEST
- Audience: founders, investors, operators, students and other members of Budapest's startup community
- Capacity: Full, waitlist only
- Access: Open, registration required
Budapest Connect is a public meetup for the city's startup scene, and it lands on the same evening as 0100 Emerging Europe. No agenda, no stage: founders, investors, operators, students and curious people, in a bar, talking to whoever's next to them.
The format started in Torino. Eight editions there before this second Budapest edition, run by a group of ten local and international partners including MeOut Group, EU-Startups, Startup Hungary and Puzl CoWorking. 0100 supports as one of them, not as host.
Registration filled up, so it's waitlist only for now. The organisers will reach out if a spot opens.
Which side event fits you
A quick guide before you visit us in Budapest
- Day Zero programme: international investors and invited speakers
- Opening Night: conference speakers, sponsors and selected LPs
- GP Lunch: invitation-only general partners
- Security roundtable: invitation-only, up to 30 participants
- Budapest Connect: meeting for curious minds in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere
If more than one event matches your role, write to us directly. Our team will review availability and follow up with the right next step for each gathering.
These side events extend the 0100 Emerging Europe 2026 experience with smaller settings for high-value networking, curated introductions, and practical conversation.
