Bucharest

Roberto Saporito

Founder & CEO at NextGen Payment

NextGen has been founded by Roberto Saporito, former Global Head of HBR & Gambling during 13 years at Worldline. Now Founder & CEO of NextGen Payment since 3 years. All his knowledge, experience and network is dedicated to NextGen Payment and his Partners and Customers. The main focus of NextGen Payment is payment solutions for high risk merchants accounts - specializing in adult, dating, webcams, digital goods, nutra, cryptocurrency and gaming/gambling. NextGen offers services for: - Acquiring (CC submit) - Chargeback & Fraud prevention - IBAN accounts & cards - Crypto pay in & pay out - Gateway integration - Consultancy

Chris Youngs

Head of Business Development at Paxum

With over 25 years of experience in the adult industry, Chris Youngs brings deep expertise across every facet of the business, from operations and strategy to finance and compliance. He currently leads business development at Paxum, the award-winning global payment platform that has become the industry standard for adult banking, with over 50 accolades to its name. A regular speaker and panelist at conferences worldwide, Chris is passionate about helping adult businesses scale, adapt, and thrive in a fast-changing landscape.

Victor Romero

CEO & Founder at Smart Bulk Payments - 3P Smart LTD

Victor Romero is the CEO of SMART BULK PAYMENT, an institutional-grade bulk payout infrastructure built for high-volume digital platforms operating in the content creator economy. His company specializes in payout execution using stablecoin rails, designed for businesses that manage thousands of payments daily. With over a decade of experience in fintech, crypto infrastructure, and compliance, Victor's team has developed a system capable of processing up to 10,000 payouts per minute, combining operational efficiency with advanced risk controls. His platform integrates intelligent automation such as wallet validation, duplicate detection, and pre-execution error prevention, ensuring accuracy and reliability at scale. Through a robust API-first architecture, the company automated payouts to affiliates, creators, and partners globally, maintaining full auditability and control.

Andrei Covaci

CEO at Buygoods

Nearly 5 years ago, Andrei Covaci stepped up to lead BuyGoods with a big dream: to turn it into a top-tier affiliate marketplace. With his knack for tech and a curious mind, Andrei quickly led the charge on innovative changes that set BuyGoods apart in the digital marketing world. He blends an engineer's analytical skills with the vision of a seasoned strategist, firmly believing that the right team and perfect timing can make magic happen. His leadership hasn't just skyrocketed BuyGoods; it's also created a vibrant, collaborative workplace culture that everyone loves being a part of. When he speaks, Andrei's passion for digital marketing and leadership shines, bringing valuable insights and an infectious enthusiasm to every conversation. He isn't just a visionary leader — he's a compelling storyteller who makes every discussion lively and engaging. If you're looking for inspiration and practical strategies, you won't want to miss what Andrei has to say!

Kartsev Andrii

Head of Media Buying Team’s at One Media

As the Head of One Media Media Buying Teams, Andrii Kartsev possesses 6+ years of experience in both management and traffic runs. Сurrently, he manages large buying teams (45+ specialists overall) across three verticals, with Nutra as the main one. He’s been a part of One Media Holding since the very beginning, helping it become one of the leading players in the Ukrainian market through his strong management and analytical skills. The statistics speak for themselves: in 2025, profit across his media buying teams increased by 240%. What’s more, Andrii has built an effective system that lets junior buyers quickly grow into seniors. Today, he is ready to share insider strategies on team development and consistent profitability.

Anthony Nocella

CEO at Cosmo Payment

Anthony Nocella is the CEO of Cosmo Payment, one of the industry's most trusted and user-friendly platforms for content creators, freelancers, and affiliates to send and receive payments globally. With years of experience and deep roots in the digital economy, Anthony has emerged as a respected veteran in a space often overlooked by traditional financial institutions. Under his leadership, Cosmo Payment has committed itself to delivering fast, secure, and seamless payment solutions tailored to the unique needs of this evolving workforce. Beyond transactions, Anthony is also a vocal advocate for destigmatizing the industries his company serves, pushing back against outdated corporate and social biases with a mission rooted in fairness, dignity, and progress.

Ionut Scripcariu

Managing Partner at LiraPay

Ionut Scripcariu is the Managing Partner of an ambitious Fintech company, co-founded with a descendant of one of Romania's most esteemed banking families since 1848. With over 25 years of experience in the payments industry, he contributed to developing notable card programs in the Balkans for Banks as VolksBank, Unicredit or Piraeus, while working at the first Romanian independent card processing center authorized by VISA and Mastercard.

Michael Maurer

Business Developer at https://platformpay.io/

Michael Maurer is a seasoned online marketing strategist whose career began in high school and has since evolved into a track record of building, scaling, and exiting successful businesses. Over the years, he has launched and sold multiple ventures, including a high-performing ad agency, demonstrating an ability to take ideas from inception to acquisition with precision and success. As a former top vendor on ClickBank with multiple best-selling products, Michael pairs his creative insight with data-driven execution. Having managed and optimized more than eight figures in media spend, he understands exactly how to deploy capital efficiently, scale campaigns, and protect profitability. Today, at PlatformPay.io, Michael helps vendors maximize their back-end revenue and boost long-term earnings through passive subscription models. His expertise lies in increasing customer lifetime value, improving retention, and engineering recurring revenue streams that compound over time.

Jasin Impiglia

CEO at LeadX Pro

Jasin Impiglia leads the LeadX Pro team, managing seven figures in monthly ad spend primarily across Meta and Native. With experience as an advertiser, affiliate, and network builder, he brings a rare 360° perspective on performance marketing. Specializing in the Dating, Lead Generation, and Nutra - Jasin is known for building meaningful partnerships and scaling profitable campaigns across multiple traffic sources. At AWSummit Bucharest, he'll share the traffic sources and systems driving profitable growth for media buyers in 2026.

Stanislav Slota

CEO at LeaderPrivate

Stanislav Slota is the Founder and CEO of LeaderPrivate, bringing over 10 years of experience in affiliate marketing. He began his career as a solo affiliate expert before launching LeaderPrivate to help brands achieve scalable, performance-driven growth. Under his leadership, the company has delivered over 400 projects across international markets, built partnerships with leading platforms including TikTok, Taboola, MGID, and Tonic, and manages more than $1M in monthly ad spend. LeaderPrivate consistently achieves an average 30% ROI across verticals such as mainstream dating, lead generation, and e-commerce, supported by a 30-person in-house team and sustained 100% year-over-year growth through disciplined scaling.