Day 1 Conference - September 30th
Welcome coffee
09:30 - 10:00
Opening
Stelian Brad, Cluj IT
Daniela Popescu, UTCN
Alina Pârâială, ADR
Ana Bușoniu, OIPSI
10:00 - 10:20
Keynote speech
Mihaela Lafont, European Commission
10:20 - 10:30
Keynote speech
Sebastiano Toffaletti, European Digital SME Alliance
10:30 - 10:40
From Support to Impact: The Strategic Role of EDIHs in Europe’s Digital Future
Moderated discution
Moderator: Andrei Kelemen, Cluj IT
Mihaela Lafont, European Commission
Simeon Stoyanov, Discoverer BD manager & leading conceptualist of BG AI Factory
Katja Mohar Bastar, Digital Innovation Hub Slovenia
Stelian Brad, Digital Innovation Hub for Society
Irina Forea-Saghin, Coordonator FIT DIH
Ana Bușoniu, OIPSI [Intermediary Body for the Promotion of the Information Society]
10:40 - 11:20
Coffee break
11:20 - 11:40
Keynote speech
11:40 - 11:50
Rethinking Governance in the Digital Age
Moderated discution
Moderator: Erik Barna, DIH4Society
Claudiu Salanta, Cluj County Council
Sebastiano Toffaletti, European Digital SME Alliance
Jaroslaw Parzuchowski, Pomeranian Digital Innovation Hub
Ciprian Căprioară, DIH4Society and 20Robots
Cristian Pavel, AlfaSoftware
11:50 - 12:30
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
Keynote speech
George Adams, Captivate Techology Solutions
13:30 - 13:40
Trust by Design: Cybersecurity as a Foundation for Digital Society
Moderated discution
Moderator: Cristian Ureche, DIH4Society
Justina Bielauskaite, European Digital SME Alliance
George Adams, Captivate Techology Solutions
Ana Bușoniu, NCC RO [National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity]
Andrei Vilcan, Banca Transilvania
13:40 - 14:20
Coffee break
14:20 - 14:30
Keynote speech
14:30 - 14:40
AI for Society: From Emerging Tech to Everyday Impact
Moderated discution
Moderator: Radu Rujan, DIH4Society
Antonino Rotolo, University of Bologna, Alma Mater Research Institute for Human-Centered AI
Radu Orghidan, AI Strategist & Innovator
Camelia Lemnaru, UTCN
Liliana Carillo, Collective UP
14:40 - 15:30
Hackathon awards ceremony
Moderator: Erik Barna, DIH4Society
15:30 - 16:30
Closing of the day
Andrei Kelemen, Cluj IT