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29 May, 2026
Welcome coffee and registration
09:30 – 10:00
Welcome Note and Opening
10:00
Opening Speeches
Moderator:
Magnoliu Stan, CEO & Managing Partner, Smart HR Romania
Speakers:
Dragoș Pîslaru – Minister, Ministry of Investments and European Projects (RO)
Emil Boc – Mayor, Cluj-Napoca Municipality (RO)
Dragoș Cristian Vlad – President, Authority for the Digitalization of Romania (RO)
10:00 – 10:30
Keynotes Speeches
Denisa Cristache – Talent & Organization Delivery Lead – Europe, Accenture (RO)
Victor Vevera – Director General și Cercetător Științific Senior, Institutului Național de Cercetare-Dezvoltare în Informatică (RO)
10:30 – 11:00
Refreshment Break
11:00 – 11:30
AI for Society: Opportunities, Risks, and Skills Europe Needs
Moderator:
Antonio Grasso – Public Affairs Director, Digital SME Alliance (BE)
Speakers:
Apostolos Ampazoglou – Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science, University of Macedonia (MK)
Alina Roxana-Gîrbea – State Secretary, Ministry of Investments and European Projects (RO)
Carl Mörch – Co-director, FARI – AI for the Common Good Institute (ULB-VUB) (BE)
Ivar Grimstad – Jakarta EE Developer Advocate, Eclipse Foundation (DE)
11:30 – 12:30
Lunch and Networking
12:30 – 14:00
AI and the Future of Work: Skills, Jobs and Europe’s Talent Transformation
Moderator:
Konstantinos Georgiou – Project Manager, SKILLAB
Speakers:
Brendan Rowan – Managing Consultant, BluSpecs (ES)
Loredana Bucșeneanu – Engagement Coordinator, Artificial Intelligence Skills Alliance (BE)
Flavius Florea – Counsel, Wolf Theiss (RO)
Viorel Băltărețu – CEO and Entrepreneur (RO)
14:00 – 15:15
Transition Break
15:15 – 15:20
Fireside chat
Moderator: TBD
Speakers:
Cristian Presură – Research Scientist (RO)
15:20 – 15:40
Transition Break
15:40 – 15:45
Deep tech, AI, and future generations
Moderator:
Damir Haskovic – Project coordinator and department lead, MINDS & SPARKS GmbH (AUT)
Speakers:
Bogdan Teodorescu – Junior researcher, University of Vienna (RO)
Claudiu Filip – General Director, National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies (RO)
Gergő Tóth-Batizán – Head of Data & AI, Accenture Romania (RO)
Rosaria Rossini – Senior Research Project Manager, Eclipse Foundation (DE)
Sofia Tsekeridou – Senior Research and Innovation Manager, Netcompany BELUX (GR)
15:45 – 16:45
Transition Break
16:45 – 16:50
SKILLAB Testathon and Innovation Challenge:
Community Event Awards Ceremony
Moderators:
Andrei Kelemen, CEO, Cluj IT (RO)
Award presenters:
Janos Égly – Business Development Director, Accenture Romania (RO)
Marco Jahn – Research Project Manager, Eclipse Foundation (DE)
Sofia Tsekeridou – Senior Research and Innovation Manager, Netcompany BELUX (GR)
16:50 – 17:15