Edition 2025 - Agenda
Main Seminar Room
09:00 - 18:00
MEZZANINE Floor
Registration Open
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09:00 - 18:00
MEZZANINE Floor
Registration Open
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09:00 - 10:00
MEZZANINE Floor
Cofee Break
09:00 - 10:00
Cofee Break
10:00 - 10:30
Atlas Room
Keynote: Adobe
The AI Imperative: Reimagining Creativity, Trust & Value in the Next Decade
Aanchal Gupta
Adobe
Chief Security Officer
Presented by
10:00 - 10:30
Atlas Room
Keynote: Alibaba
Leading the Next Wave of Innovation With Open-source Generative AI
Alex Mcleman
Alibaba Cloud
Strategic Solutions Architect
Presented by
10:30 - 11:00
Atlas Room
Keynote: KPMG
The Strategic Impact of AI on Business Transformation
Bart Veenman
KPMG Netherlands
Lead AI Services
Presented by
10:30 - 11:00
Atlas Room
Keynote: Jobs In The (AI) Future
George Buhnici
GB.ro
Journalist
11:00 - 11:30
Atlas Room
Keynote: Microsoft
Beyond Chatbots: Agentic AI in Action - How Agents With Plan, Think & Act Real-world Inspiration From Finance, Manufacturing, Energy and Pharma
Sonika Kapil
Microsoft
AI & App Chief Architect
Presented by
11:00 - 11:30
Atlas Room
EU AI Act in Action:
Will Regulation Kill Innovation?
Sergiu T. Vasilescu
VD Law Group
Managing Partner
Pavel Popescu
ANCOM
Vicepresident
Victor Negrescu
European Parliament
Vice President
Sabin Sărmaș
Npythia
Consultant
Moderator
Luca Dejan
VD Law Group
Partner
11:30 - 12:00
Atlas Room
Keynote: Linkedin
The Agentic AI Era: Redefining Talent, Jobs, and Skills for the AI Future
Mohammed Benzakour
LinkedIn
Senior Customer Success Manager
Presented by
11:30 - 12:00
Atlas Room
AI for Sustainable Cities:
Building Smarter, Greener Urban Futures
Eduard Dumitrașcu
Asociația Română pentru Smart City
President
Oana Vîlceanu
Stratos Management
Sustainability Project Manager
Bogdan Clipici
Bolt Business
Country Manager
George Tuță
Bucharest District One City Hall
Mayor
Ciprian Ciucu
Bucharest District Six City Hall
Mayor
Moderator
Daniel Coman
Euronews Romania
Journalist
12:00 - 12:30
Atlas Room
From Automation to Autonomy:
How Agentic AI Is Running the Next Generation of Businesses
Alex Mcleman
Alibaba Cloud
Strategic Solutions Architect
Bart Veenman
KPMG Netherlands
Lead AI Services
Alexandra Gurita
UiPath
Principal Product Designer
Felix Crisan
Netopia
Co-Founder
Moderator
Luca Dejan
VD Law Group
Partner
12:00 - 12:30
Atlas Room
Building Trustworthy AI:
Governance Frameworks for a Safer Future
Sorin Stanica
Romanian Police
Head of Crime Prevention Office, within The Crime Research and Prevention Institute
Sabin Sărmaș
Npythia
Consultant
Dragoș Vlad
The Authority for the Digitalization of Romania (ADR)
President
Codrin Crăcuț
Polithink.AI
Innovation Lead & Founding Partner
Moderator
Sergiu T. Vasilescu
VD Law Group
Managing Partner
12:30 - 13:30
Dacia Felix Restaurant - groundfloor
Lunch
12:30 - 12:40
Atlas Room
Keynote: VD Law Group
AI Unmasked: The Hidden Mechanics Behind the Algorithm That Can Pump or Dump Your Business. Power, Pitfalls, and Profit
Sergiu T. Vasilescu
VD Law Group
Managing Partner
Presented by
12:30 - 13:30
Dacia Felix Restaurant - groundfloor
Lunch
13:30 - 14:00
Atlas Room
Keynote: Brilu
How to Improve Conversions Through HUMAN + AI Marketing
Florina Onetiu
Brilu
Managing Partner
Presented by
14:00 - 14:40
Atlas Room
Keynote: Crafting Intelligent Applications in Java with Quarkus/LangChain4j
Dimitris Andreadis
IBM
Sr. Engineering Director (Red Hat)
Presented by
13:30 - 14:00
Atlas Room
AI and Child Protection:
Weighing Safety, Trust, and Responsibility
Cristian Onetiu
Academia de Business
Entrepreneur Forbes Top 500, ScaleUp Business Mentor, Accredited Investor, Best selling author
Alexandra Cernian
University Politehnica of Bucharest
Associate Professor
Dana Vasilescu
Dana Voiculescu Foundation
President
Cosmin Calin
Tech Pro Staff
CEO
Catalin Mester
I Love Failure
CEO & Founder
Moderator
Daniel Coman
Euronews Romania
Journalist
14:40 - 15:00
Atlas Room
Everyday AI:
Finding the Right Balance Between Trust, Caution, and Reliance
Delia Panait
Smashing Point
Founder & Disruptor
Andrei Damian
Ratio1
Founder
Madalina Badescu
Jasill
Tax Director
Felix Crisan
Netopia
Co-Founder
Moderator
Sergiu T. Vasilescu
VD Law Group
Managing Partner
14:00 - 14:30
Atlas Room
Keynote: PPC
Next-Gen Energy Solutions: How AI and ML Are Shaping the Energy Landscape
Maria Chiper
PPC
Data Science Manager
Presented by
15:00 - 15:30
Atlas Room
Keynote: Oracle
Agentic AI: The Silent Workforce That's Changing Business Operations
Yassir Idsougou
Oracle
AI Applications Principal Leader
Presented by
14:30 - 15:00
Atlas Room
Future of Universities:
Will AI Redefine Higher Education?
Lucian Botea
Universitatea Romano-Americana
Ph.D. Lecturer
Radu Ionescu
University of Bucharest
Prof Dr
Alexandra Cernian
University Politehnica of Bucharest
Associate Professor
Mohammed Benzakour
LinkedIn
Senior Customer Success Manager
Alex Ion
eStudent AI
CMO
Moderator
Mireille Radoi
“Carol I” Central University Library
General Director
15:30 - 16:00
Atlas Room
Keynote: Google
Unleashing the Agentic Enterprise: How GenAI Re-Engineers Business Value
Patrick van den Hoevel
Google
Director, Deal Pursuit | EMEA
Presented by
15:00 - 15:30
Atlas Room
AI-Driven Scams & Deepfakes:
How to Detect and Defend
Alex "Jay" Balan
Superbet Group
CISO
Sorin Stanica
Romanian Police
Head of Crime Prevention Office, within The Crime Research and Prevention Institute
Silviu Gresoi
Association for Preventing and Combating Fraud
Co-Founder & Member of the Board
Andrei Damian
Ratio1
Founder
Moderator
Daniel Coman
Euronews Romania
Journalist
15:30 - 16:00
Atlas Room
Keynote: Nvidia
Data Center for AI - AI for Data Center: How AI is transforming Data Centers
Rod Evans
NVIDIA
Vice President - Supercomputing & AI
Presented by
16:00 - 16:30
Atlas Room
AI-Powered Healthcare Assistants:
Scaling Medical Expertise Globally
Cristian Mogodici
ZayaAI
Founder and CEO
Alex Diaconu
AiGIA
Co-Founder & CEO
Alexandru Vilcu
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Data Solutions and Compute Country Lead
Alexandru Constantinescu
ACVA.AI
CEO
Moderator
Bogdan Rotaru
VD Law Group
Partner
16:30 - 17:00
Atlas Room
Workshop: UiPath
Building AI Products: What Works, What's Hype, What to Do Monday?
Alexandra Gurita
UiPath
Principal Product Designer
Presented by
16:30 - 17:00
Atlas Room
AI in Defense & National Security:
Power, Risks & Global Dominance
Mircea Scheau
Cloud Security Alliance RO
President
Andrei Baciu
Parliament of Romania
Deputy
Radu Stanescu
European Cybersecurity Competence Centre
Romania Governing Board Member
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Moderator
Adrian Posteuca
Future Reality
Creative Technologist and Future Tech Speaker
17:00 - 17:30
Atlas Room
AI Speaks: The First Human-Robot Combat Live Performance
Robot G-1
RobotsNet Unitree
Humanoid Robot
17:30 - 18:00
Atlas Room
Closing Keynote
Bias, Transparency, Control – Where Are We Now and Where Will We Be in 5 Years?
Patrick van den Hoevel
Google
Director, Deal Pursuit | EMEA
Sonika Kapil
Microsoft
AI & App Chief Architect
Dimitris Andreadis
IBM
Sr. Engineering Director (Red Hat)
Alex Mcleman
Alibaba Cloud
Strategic Solutions Architect
Moderator
Daniel Coman
Euronews Romania
Journalist
17:00 - 17:30
Atlas Room
AI & Cybersecurity:
Fighting AI-Powered Threats
Mircea Scheau
Cloud Security Alliance RO
President
Alex "Jay" Balan
Superbet Group
CISO
Alberto Ureña
Secrails
Co-Founder & CEO
Andrei Perețianu
Palo Alto Networks
Regional Sales Manager
Moderator
Luca Dejan
VD Law Group
Partner
19:00 - 00:00
Kayo Club
Network & Cocktails Event
All tickets
17:30 - 18:00
Atlas Room
Best Practices for Using AI Effectively in Business Transformation
Cristian Onetiu
Academia de Business
Entrepreneur Forbes Top 500, ScaleUp Business Mentor, Accredited Investor, Best selling author
Tristan Post
AI Strategy Institute
Founder and CEO
Adrian Enache
Omniperform
CEO
Tey Bannerman
Founder The Purposeful AI Project & former McKinsey Partner / Europe AI implementation leader
Mohammed Benzakour
LinkedIn
Senior Customer Success Manager
Adrian Boruz
Vodafone
Sr. Global HR Product Portfolio Manager & Coach
Moderator
Sergiu T. Vasilescu
VD Law Group
Managing Partner
18:30 - 19:00
Atlas Foyer
Pre-Gala Reception:
VIP tickets Only
A Toast to Excellence with Prosecco
19:00 - 22:00
Atlas Room
Awards Speakers and Sponsors Dinner
VIP tickets Only
Second Seminar Room
11:00 - 11:30
Merope Room
Humanoid Robots in Industry:
When Will Reality Catch Up to the Hype?
Andrei-Alexandru Tulbure
StockRx
Head of AI
Cornel Catana
RobotsNet Consulting
CEO
Delia Panait
Smashing Point
Founder & Disruptor
Moderator
Adrian Posteuca
Future Reality
Creative Technologist and Future Tech Speaker
11:00 - 11:30
Merope Room
Workshop: eStudent AI
Education races with eStudent AI
Alex Ion
eStudent AI
CMO
Presented by
11:30 - 12:00
Merope Room
AI & Human Perception:
Shaping Reality in the Age of Algorithms
Bogdan Clipici
Bolt Business
Country Manager
Silviu Gresoi
Association for Preventing and Combating Fraud
Co-Founder & Member of the Board
Mireille Radoi
“Carol I” Central University Library
General Director
Daria Niculcea
JURIDICE.ro
Director Executiv
Moderator
Adrian Paraschivescu
Pigli
Co-founder
11:30 - 12:00
Merope Room
Workshop - Mainframe Computer to GenAI:
Have We Been Here Before?
Tristan Post
AI Strategy Institute
Founder and CEO
12:30 - 13:30
Dacia Felix Restaurant - groundfloor
Lunch
12:00 - 12:30
Merope Room
Workshop: Rebeldot
The AI Framework for Growth
Vadim Fîntînari
Rebeldot
Chief AI Officer & Partner
Presented by
13:30 - 14:00
Merope Room
Workshop: Quantum Robotics
Implementing AI in Robotics
Anca Maria Onita
Quantum Robotics
Head of PR & Marketing
Eric Stoicescu
Quantum Robotics
Team Leader & Head of Programming
Ianis Pasarelu
Quantum Robotics
Hardware Team Member
Presented by
12:30 - 13:30
Dacia Felix Restaurant - groundfloor
Lunch
13:30 - 14:00
Merope Room
AI and Blockchain:
Decentralized Intelligence or Just a Buzz?
Vadim Fîntînari
Rebeldot
Chief AI Officer & Partner
Adrian Paraschivescu
Pigli
Co-founder
George Vlad
ZayaAI
Business Strategy Lead
Andrei Damian
Ratio1
Founder
Moderator
Crina Tache
Federatia Tehnologiilor Emergente
General Developer Manager
14:00 - 14:30
Merope Room
Can AI Solve the Climate Crisis - or Make It Worse?
Anita Luthra
HCLTech
Global Technology Director AI and Cloud Labs
Alex Diaconu
AiGIA
Co-Founder & CEO
Alexandra Cernian
University Politehnica of Bucharest
Associate Professor
Oana Vîlceanu
Stratos Management
Sustainability Project Manager
Moderator
Crina Tache
Federatia Tehnologiilor Emergente
General Developer Manager
14:00 - 15:00
Merope Room
Workshop: VD Law Group
AI Act Compliance: Understanding Your Legal Obligations Under EU Law
Sergiu T. Vasilescu
VD Law Group
Managing Partner
Presented by
14:30 - 15:00
Merope Room
HR Reimagined:
How AI Will Hire, Fire & Manage Performance
Cristian Mogodici
ZayaAI
Founder and CEO
Adrian Enache
Omniperform
CEO
Crina Tache
Federatia Tehnologiilor Emergente
General Developer Manager
Moderator
Adrian Posteuca
Future Reality
Creative Technologist and Future Tech Speaker
15:00 - 15:30
Merope Room
Building AI Agents:
From Prompting to Autonomy
Anita Luthra
HCLTech
Global Technology Director AI and Cloud Labs
Cornel Catana
RobotsNet Consulting
CEO
Andrei Petreanu
Ro AI Alliance
Co-Founder
Cosmin Manolescu
PPC
Lead Machine Learning Engieer
Moderator
Adrian Enache
Omniperform
CEO
15:00 - 15:30
Merope Room
From Chatbots to Cognitive Workers:
Building AI That Acts for You
Bogdan Clipici
Bolt Business
Country Manager
Maria Chiper
PPC
Data Science Manager
Daria Niculcea
JURIDICE.ro
Director Executiv
Moderator
Alex Diaconu
AiGIA
Co-Founder & CEO
16:00 - 16:30
Merope Room
Presentation: ROBOTS
The Link Between AI and the Material World
Delia Panait
Smashing Point
Founder & Disruptor
Presented by
15:30 - 16:00
Merope Room
AGI: Are We Nearing Human-Level Intelligence?
Andrei-Alexandru Tulbure
StockRx
Head of AI
Maria Chiper
PPC
Data Science Manager
Felix Crisan
Netopia
Co-Founder
Moderator
Adrian Paraschivescu
Pigli
Co-founder
16:30 - 17:00
Merope Room
AI for Social Good:
Where Are the Scalable, Real-World Solutions?
Lucian Botea
Universitatea Romano-Americana
Ph.D. Lecturer
Radu Ionescu
University of Bucharest
Prof Dr
George Vlad
ZayaAI
Business Strategy Lead
Alex Ion
eStudent AI
CMO
Moderator
Adrian Paraschivescu
Pigli
Co-founder
19:00 - 00:00
Kayo Club
Network & Cocktails Event
All tickets