MEET OUR SPEAKERS
Discover the latest IT and digital solutions at the Business Transformation Stage.
Learn effective business strategies from industry leaders.
MEET OUR SPEAKERS
Discover the latest IT and digital solutions at the Business Transformation Stage [8 NOV].
Learn effective business strategies from industry leaders.
Valentin Stănescu
General Manager RCEE region (Romania, Greece, Adriatics, Baltics, Ukraine, wCIS)
Opening speech Business Transformation Stage
Bogdan Ștefănescu
CEE Channel Sales Specialist | Unstructured Data Solutions
𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Accelerate intelligent outcomes everywhere with AI 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: AI isn’t coming. It’s already here producing value driving digital progress using data collected from traditional data sources as from the edge of the enterprise. Dell Technologies enables you to identify and activate your high-value data so it can create measurable value for your organization. We help you put AI to work!
Cristian Turcin
Cloud Services Product Manager
Experienced Product Manager, currently in charge of Cloud, Colocation & Professional Services, with over 10 years in the telecommunications and banking industry, both in consumer and enterprise areas, with a long history of working on international teams. Lately, I have been developing B2B strategies in many adjacent areas (IoT LPWA, Professional Services), using my skills and a complete vision from a business and customer perspective. At Orange Business Services, I dedicate myself to creating a complete Cloud proposition for enterprises and helping companies step into full digital transformation. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Ensuring a Secure Digital Infrastructure with Colocation 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Cristian will delve into a comprehensive exploration of the benefits of commercial datacenter colocation, shedding light on the unique challenges faced by the Romanian market in this context. Additionally, he will share valuable key takeaways drawn from real-life implementations, offering practical insights that can guide your organization's approach to leveraging colocation services effectively.
Andrei Manea
CEO
Andrei Manea is a tech entrepreneur and co-founder of CloudHero, a leading cloud-native consulting firm. With a passion for helping organizations adopt Kubernetes and navigate the complex cloud-native landscape, Andrei has become a trusted advisor to businesses of all sizes looking to optimize their digital operations. Andrei's expertise in cloud computing, DevOps, and containerization has been honed through years of experience in the tech industry. He is a seasoned strategist and problem-solver with an eye for identifying solutions to drive business growth and innovation. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: The Right Time to Pick a Hyperscaler: A Step-by-Step Guide to Seamless Migration 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses often find themselves at a crossroads when choosing when to migrate to a hyperscaler. The session, led by Andrei Manea, a seasoned strategist and co-founder of CloudHero, aims to unravel the complexities and provide a clear roadmap to successful migration. Drawing from years of hands-on experience in cloud computing and DevOps, Andrei will delve deep into the following critical aspects: 1. Timing the Migration Right: Analyzing why small and large businesses find it challenging to pinpoint the right time for migration and offering solutions to simplify the process. 2. Evaluating Your Hyperscaler : Outlining the essential steps to assess potential hyperscalers effectively, thereby ensuring a perfect alignment with your business objectives and requirements. 3. Budgeting and Planning a Migration : Sharing proven strategies to budget and plan the migration meticulously, thus avoiding unforeseen costs and ensuring a smooth transition. 4. Executing a Successful Migration : Offering actionable insights and a step-by-step guide to successfully executing a migration, focusing on minimizing downtime and optimizing performance.
Adrian Dinculescu
Sales and Services Director S-CEE Namirial & Managing Director Namirial Romania
Adrian is the Managing Director of Namirial SRL, the Romanian subsidiary of multinational company that provides software solutions and digital trust services for the digitization of private sector companies and public administration organizations. With extensive experience in e-signature, onboarding, e-archiving and digital management process orchestration in the context of various legal contexts such as eIDAS, GDPR, AMLD, etc., Adrian has been supporting the introduction and optimization of eKYC and e-signature applications in companies in Romania but also in many other countries from the S-CEE region. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: The present and future of digitalization under the current legal framework 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Enterprises need solutions that will enable them to reduce their costs as quickly as possible and remain competitive. This is particularly true for businesses with a cost-intensive branch network and/or a large employee base. Digitization must encompass the omnichannel, otherwise new silos are created. As a result, more and more institutions are turning to Namirial's process orchestration solution for their highly regulated use cases. Namirial's experts will provide individual advice at GoTech World on which solutions can be deployed now and in the future and cover the following topics, among others: a. Integration of the e-signature into existing process and system landscapes b. Consideration of options for deployment in the cloud or in the company's own data center c. Integration of identification verification processes and digital identities Simplifying processes without compromising their evidentiary value
Mihai Filip
CEO & Founder
Mihai Filip is the founder and CEO of Oves Enterprise, a global software engineering company with offices in Romania, US, UK, Germany and UAE With a career spanning over two decades, Mihai brings a wealth of entrepreneurial experience to the forefront. His journey is defined by an unwavering dedication to innovation and a profound passion for pushing the boundaries of technology. At the helm of Oves Enterprise, Mihai is dedicated to strengthening his company's position as a leading partner in delivering high-end digital transformation solutions in industries with a strategic impact, such as cybersecurity, fintech, aerospace & defense. Mihai is also a dynamic figure in the tech and business world, extending his expertise as a business angel, nurturing emerging talents, and as a mentor, guiding the next generation of innovators. He was recently included in Business Magazin's Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs of Romania. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: TBA 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: TBA
Alex Cociu
CEO & Founder
Alexandru Cociu is an experienced executive partner at IT Smart Systems and co-founder of Smart Fintech. He has helped global enterprise customers in different industries for almost 18 years. With his expertise in finance, telecommunications, retail, and utility industries, he streamlines technological processes and promotes innovative digital business transformations. Alex is passionate about technology and digital advancements, and he sees immense potential for innovation in the open banking ecosystem. He inspires his team and plays a vital role in driving business development. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: You can now build your fintech app in just one month. Showcasing innovation through the power of open banking. 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Unlock the immense potential of open banking and digitally transform your company with a fintech app that yes, can be ready in just one month (and without relying on trendy AI). Open banking empowers you to deliver tailor-made financial insights to your customers, enhance their loyalty, facilitate seamless and secure peer-to-peer payments, and elevate membership perks. Ultimately, gather invaluable knowledge about your customers. In just 30 days, you can develop an app that harnesses the power of open banking technology using building blocks. By leveraging this technology, your app can securely access essential financial data and provide users with a comprehensive and user-friendly financial management experience. You can easily remove apps delivery management from your day-to-day activity and spend your valuable time on user journeys and customer acquisition flows. Tap into the possibilities of open banking and transform your digital world quickly!
Dinesh Rajasekharan
Principal PMT - Security Prod
Dinesh Rajasekharan is an engineer, product manager, and an industry expert with over a decade of experience developing and launching security products / services. Being passionate about security and product management, Dinesh has been an avid speaker, influencer, and mentor through his tech talks and pod casts. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Securing Access to Critical Resources in the age of Generative AI 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: In the ever-increasing threat landscape, attackers now have access to powerful tools such as Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI). How are security researchers and organizations dealing with this new reality? Attend this session to learn how security researchers and organizations are leveraging Gen AI to beat attackers at their own game. You will walk aways with a defence-in-depth framework for securing access to critical resources in the age of Gen AI.
Natalia Donțu
Administrator
Natalia Donțu, the dynamic leader of Moldova Innovation Technology Park (MITP), has been pivotal in shaping Moldova's tech landscape. With an extensive background in business consulting and a notable tenure at PwC, Natalia has championed MITP's growth, leveraging a unique 7% fiscal incentive to attract over 1,500 local and international tech companies. Her dedication and expertise continue to bolster Moldova's standing as a burgeoning tech hub, underlining her significant contribution to the industry. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Decoding Moldova: Your next IT destination 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Representing the pinnacle of technological evolution in the country, Moldova Innovation Technology Park (MITP) embodies a nexus for tech innovation and enterprise. Home to 1,500+ tech companies spanning various nations, MITP offers an unparalleled environment for growth and collaboration. Attendees at GoTech can discover how this pioneering e-Park propels businesses into the future, merging vision with opportunity. Moldova offers a vibrant tech ecosystem, competitive tax incentives, and a skilled talent pool, positioning itself as an emerging hub for IT innovation and investment.
Sorin Zaharov
Digital Monitoring Specialist and
Product Manager
Sorin Zaharov is one of the oldest members of the Advahoo team, having extensive experience as specialist in monitoring and being a certified Dynatrace Professional. With 8 years of experience in the field and with several successful implementations in organizations with particularly complex IT systems, Sorin has become a true expert in the use and integration of the Dynatrace solution, a state-of-the-art observability platform, to optimize performance and availability of IT systems. In his career spanning Support, Infrastructure, Implementation and Monitoring roles, Sorin has helped organizations reduce downtime, improve user experience and maximize the value of their digital investments by implementing Dynatrace's advanced monitoring features such as transaction tracing, anomaly detection and automated root cause analysis. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Transform Faster, Smarter & Easier using Observability 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: You will see a revolutionary platform that delivers analytics and automation for unified observability and security that will give you back the control over your business into the Digital Era. This is Dynatrace: • Answers and intelligent automation—Dynatrace uses causal AI to automate DevSecOps at scale and deliver the precise answers teams need to innovate and thrive in the modern cloud. • Empowerment—Dynatrace breaks down team silos and proactively prevents issues before they affect end users. • Solutions—Dynatrace solves critical digital challenges with all your observability, security, analytics, and automation solutions in one place. Using the Dynatrace platform, ADVAHOO solves a multitude of use case areas, growing and adapting to solve new challenges while already enriching many areas of any organization.
Alexandra Pahomi
Marketing Manager Central Europe
Alexandra is Marketing Manager for Central Europe @ Google, with +15 years experience in building tech & software brands, leading teams and scaling businesses. Passionate about tech, wearables and getting things done, Alex started her career as Digital Manager for a San-Francisco start-up and continued her journey by opening her own marketing & PR company. For the last two years, she has been growing the Consumer & Retail strategy for Google wearables in Eastern Europe. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: From Startup to Big Tech: How Products Really Get Built
Roxana Lupașcu
Innovation & Development Expert
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As a promoter of innovation and constantly connected with future technology trends, believing in passion and authenticity and being a supporter of knowledge exchange, Roxana is an experienced professional in business development and scaling, and supporting young European entrepreneurs through business-mentoring actions. She is the Project Coordinator of the MSP partner in the EEN consortium, also an Expert in Innovation and Business Coach of the European Innovation Council and, in her free time, she volunteers in various NGOs and campaigns for causes such as economic empowerment, environment, human rights, sustainable development, education, health and humanitarian aid. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Value creation opportunities. Adopt transformation to achieve broader strategic goals for greater impact 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: This debate will bring together key market specialists to discuss about the opportunities and challenges that the business transformation is bringing in different industries and how Entreprise Europe Network can lead to the achievement of strategic objectives with greater impact. If Europe can digitally transform its industries and infrastructure, it can reap massive rewards in growth and job creation — even amidst nowadays volatility. But this will take work and now is the time to go on the offensive, to experiment, to create new offerings and push into new markets. Doing business today means navigating a complex landscape of interconnected and interdependent issues, each having multiple stakeholders and agendas. Hence, organizations need to understand the various types of transformations, and know how to manage each. Just a few trends tell the story: new digital entrants are disrupting industries, with many capturing more value and significantly higher equity valuations than incumbents; ecosystem-based strategies are gaining ground; companies committed to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are increasingly standing out; and talent is a bigger priority than ever in the C-suite, as leaders try to ramp up the right capabilities to create value.
Felicia Macaleț
Journalist
𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: In my work, I am guided by curiosity and I am eager to find out the stories that matter. Throughout the five years I have spent working as a journalist in the field, my communication skills have improved day by day. My ten years of experience of presenting and moderating several events as part of he Public Speaking&Leadership International Club (Toastmasters) have helped me get closer to the audience. I am also a voice-over artist. Last, but not least #smile :)