PAST EDITIONS / EDITION 2025 / AGENDA

Edition 2025 - Agenda

2 days · 3 stages

Day 1 · Second Seminar Room

11:00 – 17:00

11:00

11:30

Panel & Talk

Workshop: eStudent AI

Education races with eStudent AI

Alex Ion

CMO

WITHeStudent AI

Merope Room

11:30

12:00

Panel & Talk

Workshop - Mainframe Computer to GenAI:

Have We Been Here Before?

Tristan Post

Founder and CEO

Merope Room

12:30

13:30

Lunch

Dacia Felix Restaurant - groundfloor

13:30

14:00

Panel & Talk

Workshop: Quantum Robotics

Implementing AI in Robotics

Anca Maria Onita Quantum Robotics

Eric Stoicescu Quantum Robotics

Ianis Pasarelu Quantum Robotics

WITHQuantum Robotics

Merope Room

14:00

14:30

Panel & Talk

Can AI Solve the Climate Crisis - or Make It Worse?

Anita Luthra HCLTech

Oana Vîlceanu Stratos Management

Alexandra Cernian University Politehnica of Bucharest

Alex Diaconu AiGIA

Crina Tache Federatia Tehnologiilor Emergente MODERATOR

Merope Room

14:30

15:00

Panel & Talk

HR Reimagined:

How AI Will Hire, Fire & Manage Performance

Adrian Enache Omniperform

Cristian Mogodici ZayaAI

Crina Tache Federatia Tehnologiilor Emergente

Adrian Posteuca Future Reality MODERATOR

Merope Room

15:00

15:30

Panel & Talk

Building AI Agents:

From Prompting to Autonomy

Anita Luthra HCLTech

Cornel Catana RobotsNet Consulting

Andrei Petreanu Ro AI Alliance

Cosmin Manolescu PPC

Adrian Enache Omniperform MODERATOR

Merope Room

16:00

16:30

Panel & Talk

Presentation: ROBOTS

The Link Between AI and the Material World

Delia Panait

Founder & Disruptor

WITHSmashing Point

Merope Room

16:30

17:00

Panel & Talk

AI for Social Good:

Where Are the Scalable, Real-World Solutions?

Lucian Botea Universitatea Romano-Americana

Radu Ionescu University of Bucharest

George Vlad ZayaAI

Alex Ion eStudent AI

Adrian Paraschivescu Pigli MODERATOR

Merope Room

Day 1 · Network Events

09:00 – 19:00

09:00

18:00

Networking

Registration Open

Present the access code you received via email

MEZZANINE Floor

18:30

19:00

Networking VIP tickets Only

Pre-Gala Reception:

A Toast to Excellence with Prosecco

Atlas Foyer

Day 2 · Main Seminar Room

09:00 – 18:00

09:00

18:00

Networking

Registration Open

Present the access code you received via email

MEZZANINE Floor

09:00

10:00

Cofee Break

MEZZANINE Floor

10:00

10:30

Keynote

Keynote: Alibaba

Leading the Next Wave of Innovation With Open-source Generative AI

Alex Mcleman

Strategic Solutions Architect

WITHAlibaba Cloud

Atlas Room

10:30

11:00

Keynote

Keynote: KPMG

The Strategic Impact of AI on Business Transformation

Bart Veenman

Lead AI Services

WITHKPMG Netherlands

Atlas Room

11:00

11:30

Keynote

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

Strategic Data & AI CTO Financial Services

WITHMicrosoft

Atlas Room

11:30

12:00

Keynote

Keynote: Linkedin

The Agentic AI Era: Redefining Talent, Jobs, and Skills for the AI Future

Mohammed Benzakour

Principal Customer Success Manager

WITHLinkedIn

Atlas Room

12:00

12:30

Panel & Talk

From Automation to Autonomy:

How Agentic AI Is Running the Next Generation of Businesses

Alex Mcleman Alibaba Cloud

Felix Crisan Netopia

Alexandra Gurita UiPath

Bart Veenman KPMG Netherlands

Luca Dejan VD Law Group MODERATOR

Atlas Room

12:30

13:30

Lunch

Dacia Felix Restaurant - groundfloor

13:30

14:00

Keynote

Keynote: Brilu

How to Improve Conversions Through HUMAN + AI Marketing

Florina Onetiu

CEO & Co-Founder

WITHBrilu

Atlas Room

14:00

14:40

Keynote

Keynote: Crafting Intelligent Applications in Java with Quarkus/LangChain4j

Dimitris Andreadis

Sr. Engineering Director (Red Hat)

WITHIBM

Atlas Room

14:40

15:00

Panel & Talk

Everyday AI:

Finding the Right Balance Between Trust, Caution, and Reliance

Andrei Damian Ratio1

Delia Panait Smashing Point

Madalina Badescu Jasill

Felix Crisan Netopia

Sergiu T. Vasilescu VD Law Group MODERATOR

Atlas Room

15:00

15:30

Keynote

Keynote: Oracle

Agentic AI: The Silent Workforce That's Changing Business Operations

Yassir Idsougou

AI Applications Principal Leader

WITHOracle

Atlas Room

15:30

16:00

Keynote

Keynote: Google

Unleashing the Agentic Enterprise: How GenAI Re-Engineers Business Value

Patrick van den Hoevel

Director, Deal Pursuit | EMEA

WITHGoogle

Atlas Room

16:30

17:00

Panel & Talk

Workshop: UiPath

Building AI Products: What Works, What's Hype, What to Do Monday?

Alexandra Gurita

Principal Product Designer

WITHUiPath

Atlas Room

17:00

17:30

Panel & Talk

AI Speaks: The First Human-Robot Combat Live Performance

Robot R-1

Humanoid Robot

Atlas Room

17:30

18:00

Keynote

Closing Keynote

Bias, Transparency, Control – Where Are We Now and Where Will We Be in 5 Years?

Sonika Kapil Microsoft

Patrick van den Hoevel Google

Dimitris Andreadis IBM

Alex Mcleman Alibaba Cloud

Daniel Coman Euronews Romania MODERATOR

Atlas Room

19:00

00:00

Networking All tickets

Network & Cocktails Event

Kayo Club

Day 2 · Second Seminar Room

11:00 – 16:00

11:00

11:30

Panel & Talk

Humanoid Robots in Industry:

When Will Reality Catch Up to the Hype?

Cornel Catana RobotsNet Consulting

Andrei-Alexandru Tulbure StockRx

Delia Panait Smashing Point

Adrian Posteuca Future Reality MODERATOR

Merope Room

11:30

12:00

Panel & Talk

AI & Human Perception:

Shaping Reality in the Age of Algorithms

Bogdan Clipici Bolt Business

Silviu Gresoi Association for Preventing and Combating Fraud

Mireille Radoi “Carol I” Central University Library

Daria Niculcea JURIDICE.ro

Adrian Paraschivescu Pigli MODERATOR

Merope Room

12:00

12:30

Panel & Talk

Workshop: Rebeldot

The AI Framework for Growth

Vadim Fîntînari

Chief AI Officer & Partner

WITHRebeldot

Merope Room

12:30

13:30

Lunch

Dacia Felix Restaurant - groundfloor

13:30

14:00

Panel & Talk

AI and Blockchain:

Decentralized Intelligence or Just a Buzz?

Adrian Paraschivescu Pigli

Vadim Fîntînari Rebeldot

George Vlad ZayaAI

Andrei Damian Ratio1

Crina Tache Federatia Tehnologiilor Emergente MODERATOR

Merope Room

14:00

15:00

Panel & Talk

Workshop: VD Law Group

AI Act Compliance: Understanding Your Legal Obligations Under EU Law

Sergiu T. Vasilescu

Managing Partner

WITHVD Law Group

Merope Room

15:00

15:30

Panel & Talk

From Chatbots to Cognitive Workers:

Building AI That Acts for You

Bogdan Clipici Bolt Business

Maria Chiper PPC

Daria Niculcea JURIDICE.ro

Alex Diaconu AiGIA MODERATOR

Merope Room

15:30

16:00

Panel & Talk

AGI: Are We Nearing Human-Level Intelligence?

Maria Chiper PPC

Felix Crisan Netopia

Andrei-Alexandru Tulbure StockRx

Adrian Paraschivescu Pigli MODERATOR

Merope Room

19:00

00:00

Networking All tickets

Network & Cocktails Event

Kayo Club

Day 2 · Network Events

09:00 – 18:00

09:00

18:00

Networking

Registration Open

Present the access code you received via email

MEZZANINE Floor

19:00

00:00

Networking All tickets

Network & Cocktails Event

Kayo Club

19:00

00:00

Networking All tickets

Network & Cocktails Event

Kayo Club

Day 1 · Main Seminar Room

09:00 – 22:00

09:00

18:00

Networking

Registration Open

Present the access code you received via email

MEZZANINE Floor

09:00

10:00

Cofee Break

10:00

10:30

Keynote

Keynote: Adobe

The AI Imperative: Reimagining Creativity, Trust & Value in the Next Decade

Aanchal Gupta

Chief Security Officer

WITHAdobe

Atlas Room

10:30

11:00

Keynote

Keynote: Jobs In The (AI) Future

George Buhnici

Journalist

Atlas Room

11:00

11:30

Panel & Talk

EU AI Act in Action:

Will Regulation Kill Innovation?

Pavel Popescu ANCOM

Sergiu T. Vasilescu VD Law Group

Victor Negrescu European Parliament

Sabin Sărmaș Npythia

Luca Dejan VD Law Group MODERATOR

Atlas Room

11:30

12:00

Panel & Talk

AI for Sustainable Cities:

Building Smarter, Greener Urban Futures

George Tuță Bucharest District One City Hall

Eduard Dumitrașcu Asociația Română pentru Smart City

Bogdan Clipici Bolt Business

Oana Vîlceanu Stratos Management

Ciprian Ciucu Bucharest District Six City Hall

Daniel Coman Euronews Romania MODERATOR

Atlas Room

12:00

12:30

Panel & Talk

Building Trustworthy AI:

Governance Frameworks for a Safer Future

Sorin Stanica PreveHub

Sabin Sărmaș Npythia

Dragoș Vlad The Authority for the Digitalization of Romania (ADR)

Codrin Crăcuț Polithink.AI

Sergiu T. Vasilescu VD Law Group MODERATOR

Atlas Room

12:30

12:40

Keynote

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

Managing Partner

WITHVD Law Group

Atlas Room

12:30

13:30

Lunch

Dacia Felix Restaurant - groundfloor

13:30

14:00

Panel & Talk

AI and Child Protection:

Weighing Safety, Trust, and Responsibility

Cristian Onetiu BizzOS

Alexandra Cernian University Politehnica of Bucharest

Dana Vasilescu Dana Voiculescu Foundation

Cosmin Calin Tech Pro Staff

Catalin Mester I Love Failure

Daniel Coman Euronews Romania MODERATOR

Atlas Room

14:00

14:30

Keynote

Keynote: PPC

Next-Gen Energy Solutions: How AI and ML Are Shaping the Energy Landscape

Maria Chiper

Data Science Manager

WITHPPC

Atlas Room

14:30

15:00

Panel & Talk

Future of Universities:

Will AI Redefine Higher Education?

Mohammed Benzakour LinkedIn

Radu Ionescu University of Bucharest

Lucian Botea Universitatea Romano-Americana

Alexandra Cernian University Politehnica of Bucharest

Alex Ion eStudent AI

Mireille Radoi “Carol I” Central University Library MODERATOR

Atlas Room

15:00

15:30

Panel & Talk

AI-Driven Scams & Deepfakes:

How to Detect and Defend

Silviu Gresoi Association for Preventing and Combating Fraud

Sorin Stanica PreveHub

Andrei Damian Ratio1

Alex "Jay" Balan

Daniel Coman Euronews Romania MODERATOR

Atlas Room

15:30

16:00

Keynote

Keynote: Nvidia

Data Center for AI - AI for Data Center: How AI is transforming Data Centers

Rod Evans

Vice President - Supercomputing & AI

WITHNVIDIA

Atlas Room

16:00

16:30

Panel & Talk

AI-Powered Healthcare Assistants:

Scaling Medical Expertise Globally

Cristian Mogodici ZayaAI

Alex Diaconu AiGIA

Alexandru Vilcu Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Alexandru Constantinescu ACVA.AI

Bogdan Rotaru VD Law Group MODERATOR

Atlas Room

16:30

17:00

Panel & Talk

AI in Defense & National Security:

Power, Risks & Global Dominance

Andrei Baciu Parliament of Romania

Mircea Scheau Cloud Security Alliance RO

Radu Stanescu European Cybersecurity Competence Centre

Adrian Posteuca Future Reality MODERATOR

Atlas Room

17:00

17:30

Panel & Talk

AI & Cybersecurity:

Fighting AI-Powered Threats

Alberto Ureña Secrails

Mircea Scheau Cloud Security Alliance RO

Alex "Jay" Balan

Andrei Perețianu Palo Alto Networks

Luca Dejan VD Law Group MODERATOR

Atlas Room

17:30

18:00

Panel & Talk

Best Practices for Using AI Effectively in Business Transformation

Cristian Onetiu BizzOS

Tey Bannerman

Adrian Boruz Vodafone

Adrian Enache Omniperform

Tristan Post AI Strategy Institute

Mohammed Benzakour LinkedIn

Sergiu T. Vasilescu VD Law Group MODERATOR

Atlas Room

18:30

19:00

Networking VIP tickets Only

Pre-Gala Reception:

A Toast to Excellence with Prosecco

Atlas Foyer

19:00

22:00

VIP tickets Only

Awards Speakers and Sponsors Dinner

Atlas Room