OUR AGENDA.
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29 May, 2026
Location: Ballroom, Radisson Blu Hotel (No. 1 Stadium Alley, Cluj-Napoca)
Welcome coffee & registration
9:30 – 10:00
Opening Note
Moderator:
Magnoliu Stan, CEO & Managing Partner, Smart HR Romania
Keynote Speaker:
Andrei Kelemen
10:00 – 10:10
Opening & Keynotes Speeches
Moderator:
Magnoliu Stan, CEO & Managing Partner, Smart HR Romania
Speakers:
Emil Boc – Mayor, Cluj-Napoca Municipality (RO)
Denisa Cristache – Talent & Organization Delivery Lead – Europe, Accenture (RO)
Victor Vevera – General Director and Senior Scientific Researcher, National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (RO)
10:10 – 11:00
Refreshment Break
11:00 – 11:30
The New Social Contract: AI’s Impact on Skills, Learning, and the Human Experience
Moderator:
Magnoliu Stan, CEO & Managing Partner, Smart HR RomaniaSpeakers
Keynote Speaker:
Daniel David, Rector, Babeș-Bolyai University (RO)
11:30 – 11:50
Transition Break
11:50 – 11:55
AI for Society: Opportunities, Risks, and Skills Europe Needs
Moderator:
Antonio Grasso – Public Affairs Director, Digital SME Alliance (BE)
Speakers:
Apostolos Ampatzoglou – Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science, University of Macedonia (MK)
Alina Roxana-Gîrbea – State Secretary, Ministry of Investments and European Projects (RO)
Ivar Grimstad – Jakarta EE Developer Advocate, Eclipse Foundation (DE)
Camelia Lemnaru – Professor, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (RO)
Carl Mörch – Co-director, FARI – AI for the Common Good Institute (ULB-VUB) (BE)
11:55 – 13:00
Lunch and Networking
13:00 – 14:00
AI and the Future of Work: Skills, Jobs and Europe’s Talent Transformation
Moderator:
Konstantinos Georgiou – Project Manager, SKILLAB
Speakers:
Dave Feenan – Managing Director, Digital Technology Skills (IE)
Ernestina Menasalvas – Professor at the Department of Computer Science, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ES)
Loredana Bucșeneanu – Engagement Coordinator, Artificial Intelligence Skills Alliance (BE)
Flavius Florea – Counsel, Wolf Theiss (RO)
Viorel Băltărețu – Former State Secretary at Romania’s Ministry of Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism (RO)
14:00 – 15:15
Transition Break
15:15 – 15:20
Fireside chat:
From Lab to Launchpad: Inspiring the Next Wave of Deeptech Entrepreneurs and Researchers
Moderator:
Florin Zubașcu – Executive Editor, Science|Business (RO)
Speaker:
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)
Radu Silaghi-Dumitrescu – Professor and President of the Scientific Council, Babeș-Bolyai University (RO)
Răzvan Bretoiu, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Linnify (RO)
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