Keynote Speakers
Dacian Cioloș
Former Prime Minister of Romania
Mariya Gabriel
European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society
Hans G. Klemm
United States Ambassador to Romania
Tamar Samash
Israeli Ambassador to Romania
Emil Boc
Mayor of Cluj-Napoca and former Prime Minister
Iulian Stanciu
CEO, eMAG
Florin Talpeș
Founder, Bitdefender
Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty
Head of EMEA, Uber
Speakers
Digital Future / Keynotes
Plamen Russev
Founder and Chairman, Webit
The digital future of Europe
The digital future of Europe
Krum Garkov
Director-General, eu-LISA
Political aspects of cybersecurity
Political aspects of cybersecurity
Eoghan O'Neill
European Commission, DG-CONNECT
The European Commission’s Innovation Radar
The European Commission’s Innovation Radar
E-Health Panel
Vlad Voiculescu
Former Minister of Health
Moderator
Christian Rodseth
Administrator, Johnson and Johnson Romania
Panelist
Mirela Iordan
Country Manager, Pfizer Romania
Panelist
Panelist
Călin Brandabur
Founder, Symme3D
Panelist
Panelist
Dan Călugăreanu
Board member, Axosuits
Panelist
Panelist
Digital Innovation Hubs Panel
Mircea Dumitru
Former Minister of Education; Rector, University of Bucharest
Moderator
Moderator
Anne Marie Sassen
DG-CONNECT, European Commission
Panelist
Panelist
Agnieszka Gajewska
Partner, PwC Poland
Panelist
Panelist
Stefan Schepers
Secretary-General, High-level WG on Innovation Policy, Brussels
Panelist
Panelist
Smart Manufacturing Panel (co-organized with Digital Twin)
Laurențiu Nae
Co-founder, Digital Twin
Co-organizer & Moderator
Co-organizer & Moderator
Arno Basedow
Senior strategic advisor, Fraunhofer Institute
Panelist
Panelist
Horia Todoran
Director, General Bosch Rexroth Sales
Panelist
Panelist
Leonhard Muigg
Business development, Siemens AG
Panelist
Panelist
Norbert Sebesi
Sales Manager Romania, KUKA Robotics
Panelist
Panelist
Wolfgang Schulz
Director-General, BMW Group Romania
Panelist
Panelist
Smart Cities Panel
Joshua Burke
Commercial Attaché, United States Embassy
Moderator
Moderator
Valentin Voinica
Alba Iulia City
Panelist
Panelist
George Anghel
Director General, Digitax
Panelist
Panelist
Marius Bostan
Former Minister of Communications and Information Society
Panelist
Panelist
Andrei Botescu
CEO, Pegas
Panelist
Panelist
Alexandra Corolea
Uber
Panelist
Panelist
Radu Roșu
Founder and CEO, Eloquentix
Panelist
Panelist
Smart Defense Panel (co-organized with New Strategy Center & TNT Productions)
Ionel Nițu
Founder, New Strategy Center
Moderator
Moderator
Sebastian Tudor
Director-General, TNT Productions Romania
Panelist
Panelist
Anton Rog
General Director, Cyberint
Panelist
Panelist
Mihai Raneti
Co-founder and CEO, Cyberswarm
Panelist
Panelist
PwC Study Launch
Ionuț Simion
Country Managing Partner, PwC Romania
Launch of PwC study on IT&C workforce
Launch of PwC study on IT&C workforce
Innovation Catalysts Panel
Paul-André Baran
Digital Champion of Romania; Romanian-American Foundation
Moderator
Moderator
Bogdan Iordache
Founder, How to Web and Tech Hub
Panelist
Panelist
Bianca Muntean
Executive Director, ARIES Transilvania
Panelist
Panelist
Teodor Blidarus
President, ANIS
Panelist
Panelist
Răzvan Rughiniș
CEO, Innovation Labs
Panelist
Panelist
Cristian Dascălu
Founder, Cluj Hub
Panelist
Panelist
Oana Craioveanu
Co-founder, Impact Hub Bucharest and Innoteque
Panelist
Panelist
Livia Ilie
Vice Rector, Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu
Panelist
Panelist
Romanian EU Presidency Topic
Tana Foarfa
Europuls
Innovation and the Romanian presidency of the EC in 2019
Innovation and the Romanian presidency of the EC in 2019
Iulia Ghiță
Europuls
Innovation and the Romanian presidency of the EC in 2019
Innovation and the Romanian presidency of the EC in 2019
Background & Context
The first edition of the Digital Romania International Forum — Industry 4.0 was organized under the auspices of the Romanian Government in 2016. The Forum was keynoted by Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania; Dacian Ciolos, Prime Minister of Romania; and Gunther Oettinger, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society. Over 300 decision-makers and CEO-level industry leaders attended. The forum focused on three key areas for the future of digitizing Romanian industry: smart/connected cars, smart cities, and agritech. The Forum also marked the public launch by the President and Prime Minister of the Manifesto for a Digital Romania.
The fourth industrial revolution is blurring the boundary between products and services. The new era of industrial production (often referred to as Industry 4.0) refers to cyber-physical systems – a profound interaction between the real and virtual worlds at the core of the manufacturing process. The leap from digital back to physical—from connected, digital technologies to the creation of physical objects— constitutes the essence of Industry 4.0. Be it in transportation, living, food production, health, energy, finance, or education, this profound industrial revolution is fueled and accelerated by disruptive innovation — the next giant leap forward in the transition to Industry 4.0 will come from today’s startups.
Objectives
To help catalyze the digitization of Romanian industry
Bringing together innovators, industry leaders and top policy-makers, the Forum offers an environment for strategic dialogue and decision for the digitization of industry
To bring startups at the forefront of the conversation on digitalization
Romania can bring added-value to the European Union by capitalizing on the critical role startups play in fueling the race to Industry 4.0 and creating the necessary environment for them to thrive
To stimulate projects in energy 4.0, e-health, fintech and smart cities
The Forum addresses industry verticals where digitization projects can have significant impact. At the first Forum edition, the conversation revolved around smart/autonomous cars, smart cities and agritech
To advocate for the establishment of Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH
Participation in DIHs offers companies a chance to identify and attract talent, technology, and solutions; to improve their competitiveness; and to position themselves at the forefront of the fourth industrial revolution
Agenda
1st Day — October 31 | Athenée Palace Hilton, Le Diplomate Room
| Time | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration | Welcome Coffee |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Opening Session |
Mariya Gabriel · European Commissioner for Digital Economy & Society Dacian Cioloș · Former Prime Minister of Romania Hans Klemm · U.S. Ambassador to Romania Tamar Samash · Ambassador of Israel to Romania (TBC) Iulian Stanciu · CEO, eMAG Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty · Head of EMEA, UBER Florin Talpeș · Founder, Bitdefender |
| 10:30 – 10:50 | Coffee Break | — |
| 10:50 – 11:15 | Keynote Interventions |
Krum Garkov · eu-LISA — “Political aspects of cyber-security” Ricardo Mascolo · Head of Strategy, Ericsson South East Mediterranean — “Mobility Evolution on the road to 5G” Plamen Russev · Founder, Webit |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Strategic Projects: EC Innovation Radar |
Eoghan O’Neill · European Commission Carmen Ianoși · Policy Officer, DG-CONNECT Innovation Radar finalists 2017 & 2016 |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | E-Health Panel |
Vlad Voiculescu · moderator Christian Rodseth · Johnson & Johnson Romania Mirela Iordan · Pfizer Călin Brandabur · Symme3D Dan Călugăreanu · Axosuits |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | — |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Strategic Projects: Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) |
Anne Marie Sassen · Coordinator DIH at DG-CONNECT, moderator Mircea Dumitru · Former Minister of Education & University of Bucharest Rector Agnieszka Gajewska · Partner, PwC Poland Stefan Schepers · Secretary General, High Level Group on Innovation Policy, Brussels |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee Break | — |
| 15:15 – 16:15 | Smart Manufacturingco-organized with Digital Twin |
Laurențiu Nae · Digital Twin, moderator Arno Basedow · Fraunhofer Institute Claudiu Petre · VP, NTT Data Horia Todoran · Bosch Rexroth Leonhard Muigg · Siemens Industry Software Norbert Sebesi · KUKA România Wolfgang Schulz · BMW Group România |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Keynote | Emil Boc · Mayor of Cluj-Napoca |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Smart Cities |
Emil Boc · Mayor of Cluj-Napoca Nicolae Moldovan · Alba Iulia City Manager Joshua Burke · Commercial Attaché, US Embassy George Anghel · Digitax Marius Bostan · Former Minister of Communications Andrei Botescu · CEO, Pegas Senior Representative, Uber |
2nd Day — November 1st | Victoria-Ghica Palace
| Time | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Registration | Guest registration and coffee |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Online Marketplaces | Iulian Stanciu · CEO, eMAG — “Online marketplaces” |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Smart Defenseco-organized with New Strategy Center & TNT Productions |
Ionel Nițu · New Strategy Center, moderator Sebastian Tudor · General Manager, TNT Productions Anton Rog · Director, Cyberint Mihai Raneti · Founder/CEO, Cyberfog Aeroglas — Innovation Radar finalist startup (TBC) |
| 11:00 – 11:10 | Keynote | Ionuț Simion · Country Managing Partner, PwC Romania |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | Innovation Catalysts |
Paul Baran · Romanian-American Foundation, moderator Bogdan Iordache · How To Web Andrei Roth · Innoteque and Recognos Bianca Muntean · ARIES Transilvania Răzvan Rughiniș · Innovation Labs Teodor Blidaruș · ANIS Cristian Dascălu · Cluj Hub Livia Ilie · Prorector, Universitatea Lucian Blaga Sibiu |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Romania’s EU Council Presidencyco-organized with Europuls | The role of industry and entrepreneurship in Romania’s Presidency of the EU Council |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Closing and networking | — |
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