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Meet the speakers of this year's edition
NYT Best Selling Author & Executive Director of the Red Thread Institute of digital Culture
Rahaf Harfoush
Session Title:
Thriving in Times of Disruptive Change
Session Synopsis:
Welcome to the Polycrisis Era The World Economic Forum recently declared that we are entering into a decade of increased disruption, volatility, and uncertainty. Change is happening faster than ever and leaders must have the tools and strategies needed to cope in this rapidly evolving landscape. How can leaders thrive in these challenging circumstances? In this powerful and thought-provoking keynote, Rahaf will show you how to stay ahead of the curve and turn disruption into opportunity. You’ll learn how to build a culture of resilience and agility, the importance of cultivating an evolutionary mindset, and how to use digital tools to build a diverse network of perspectives.
About Rahaf:
Rahaf Harfoush is a Digital Anthropologist and Best-Selling Author who researches the impact of emerging technologies on society. She teaches “Innovation and Disruptive Business Models” at SciencePo in Paris and is the Executive Director of the Red Thread Institute of Digital Culture. Rahaf has authored three books, including “Hustle & Float: Reclaim Your Creativity in a World Obsessed with Work.” She has been recognized as a top future thinker and named a Young Global Changer at the G20 Think Tank Summit. Rahaf works with organizations to navigate our constantly connected reality, strengthen their innovation and talent management strategies, and stay up-to-date on the latest trends. Prior to this, she was the Associate Director of the Technology Pioneer Program at the World Economic Forum.
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Dr. Mark Batey
International Creativity and Innovation Expert
Session Title:
Creativity on Demand - How to have winning ideas and develop amazing products
Session Synopsis:
In this interactive and engaging masterclass, world-leading creativity and innovation expert Dr Mark Batey will be sharing simple, but powerful tools and techniques for developing winning new products and services. From tools for understanding customers and users… to techniques for generating different product ideas… through to approaches for testing, developing & introducing new products to markets. On top of all these tools and techniques, Dr. Batey will also take you through a quick journey of the science behind creative problem-solving and design thinking.
About Dr. Mark:
Dr. Mark Batey is a world-leading authority on Creativity, Innovation, and Leadership with over two decades of experience. He's a speaker, coach, and consultant who has helped thousands of people learn creative problem-solving tools and techniques, and has designed leadership programs for organizations including Bank of America, Rolls-Royce, and Sony Music. Dr. Batey has made over 75 academic contributions and has been featured in numerous media outlets, including BBC, Forbes, and TEDx.
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MASTERCLASS SPEAKER
Global Public Sector
Government CTO
Greg Wilson
Session Title:
Don’t be left behind by Innovation Disruptors
Session Synopsis:
* Technology is changing peoples’ expectations at pace – The Public Sector must adapt to keep up
* Continual tech skilling and a growth mindset is a vital foundation
* Reflect and ask yourself is innovation truly a habit and not just a buzzword in your business
About Greg:
Greg Wilson is Microsoft World-Wide Public Sector’s Chief Technology Officer for Government. His role is to help Public Sector Government clients and partners work with Microsoft's cutting-edge technologies to achieve more by empowering growth, innovation, and digital transformation. Before his current role, he was Microsoft UK’s National Technology Officer and focused predominantly on the National Security sectors’ cloud, data, cybersecurity, and AI solutions.
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Head of Technology Management and Forecast
Dr. Frank Möbius
Session Title:
Is it hype, a trend, or already state of the art? How to identify technological trends in the automotive industry
Session Synopsis:
The presentation explains the outside-in formats of Open Innovation at BMW Group facing the current challenges of the mobility business. It focuses on technology foresight and technology scouting and shows based on practical examples how to identify, assess and transfer new innovative technology trends from cross-industry into the automotive business of BMW.
About Dr. Frank:
Frank Moebius is responsible for Technology Scouting and Forecast within the Technology Office Munich of the BMW Group’s research division. His team is part of BMW’s Open Innovation competence. He collaborates closely with all international BMW Tech Offices, the BMW Startup Garage, and the BMW R&D departments. Before that, he was responsible for the development of high-voltage batteries and the industrialization of batteries and electric engines at BMW Group for over 10 years. He holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Stuttgart and received his Doctor’s Degree at the University of Kaiserslautern in production automation and robotics.
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Enzo Romero
General Manager
Session Title:
A prosthesis like Luke Skywalker's
Session Synopsis:
The talk will discuss the generation of highly functional and affordable upper limb prostheses. It will explain Enzo's motivation to generate a first prosthesis and how, as a result of the problem, he went from research to business development. Accessibility will be explained from the decisions that were taken to reduce design and manufacturing costs without sacrificing the functionality of the prosthesis as a final product. Finally, the talk invites action on rethinking the role of developing countries to generate their own technology taking into account local needs and the reality of their users with upper limb amputation.
About Enzo:
Enzo Romero is a bionic innovator. Mechatronic engineer, founder, and CEO of the company LAT Bionics, where he and his team develop customized upper limb prostheses using highly functional and accessible digital manufacturing technologies for Latin America and the world. Speaker for TED talk, Young Leader of the Americas by the U.S. State Department, and Professional Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering of the United Kingdom.
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Dr. Harry Kloor
CEO and Executive Founder
Session Title:
Surviving and Thriving in the Age of AI and Robotics: Navigating the ChatGPT to Autonomous Workers Landscape for Business Success
Session Synopsis:
* Know how to develop an AI strategy that aligns with your business goals and objectives, and how to measure the success of your AI initiatives.
* Understanding the potential of autonomous robots in manufacturing, logistics, and other industries, and how they can improve efficiency and reduce costs.
* Learning about the latest trends and developments in AI and robotics, including emerging technologies like deep learning and computer vision.
* Understanding the potential risks and challenges of AI and robotics, including job displacement and cybersecurity concerns.
About Dr. Harry:
Dr. Harry Kloor is the CEO & Executive Founder of Beyond Imagination, a company that deploys AI, AR, Robotics, Machine Learning, and human-computer interaction technology to revolutionize the workforce, healthcare, and elderly care. He is a successful serial entrepreneur, scientist, technologist, educator, policy advisor, author, and Hollywood filmmaker. Dr. Kloor is the creator of Beyond Imaginations, an Omni-Purpose AI Brain, and Beomni, a humanoid robot capable of performing complex tasks. He's also a martial arts expert with over 45 years of experience and a professional filmmaker with over 25 years of experience in Hollywood. His film, Quantum Quest, features Chris Pine, Samuel L Jackson, and Neil Armstrong and was released on Amazon Prime, Apple, and Google Play.
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Sorin Costreie
State Adviser to the Prime Minister
Session Title:
The official opening message of The Prime Minister of Romania, Mr. Nicolae Ciucă - Presented by Mr. Sorin Costreie, State Adviser to the Prime Minister
About Sorin:
Sorin Costreie is the state adviser to the Prime Minister for education and research and national coordinator in the field of intellectual property.
Mr. Costreie built his career in the academic area, currently as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Bucharest; he is also Vice-Rector for university networks and public relations at the same university.
Dragoș Tohănean
Vice President
Session Title:
Opening Ceremony Bucharest Tech Week 2023
About Dragoș:
Dragos TOHĂNEAN (b. 1990, Brașov, Romania) is the Vice President of the Romanian Digitization Authority (ADR) since May 16, 2022. Dragoș Tohănean has over a decade of experience in the IT&C field. He is, by profession, a software developer - the main area of activity being that of the SAP domain. He has worked in several top companies in the IT industry in Romania and Germany. Dragoș Tohănean holds an MBA in Corporate Governance and Innovation Management from the Gelsenkirchen University of Applied Sciences and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Business Administration at the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, Romania. In parallel with the position of vice-president of ADR, Dragoș Tohănean is an associate professor at the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics of Transilvania University in Brașov, Romania.
Stelian Bujduveanu
Viceprimar General
al Municipiului București
Session Title:
Opening Ceremony Bucharest Tech Week 2023
About Stelian:
Stelian Bujduveanu is the Deputy Mayor of Bucharest municipality and a member of the General Council of Bucharest. He has a bachelor's degree in Law and a master's degree in European Union Law. Between 2016 and 2020, Stelian Bujduveanu also worked in the public service as the general counsel of Bucharest. Since March 2022, he has taken over the responsibilities regarding public transportation, the urban heritage, the parking lots & the road infrastructure of the capital city. He distinguished himself by a pragmatic approach to the management of public services. This approach is based on a modern, up-to-date, efficient solution: DIGITALIZATION.
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Florin Popa
Business to Business Director
Session Title:
Opening Ceremony Bucharest Tech Week 2023
About Florin:
Florin Popa, with over 20 years of experience in the telecom sector, has been serving as the Business to Business Director at Orange Romania since 2013. As the representative of Orange Business in the local market, Florin brings extensive knowledge and expertise in both telecommunications and ICT solutions domains. This dual experience positions Orange Business uniquely, delivering fixed-mobile and IT&C services that support companies and public authorities in their digital transformation journey. Under Florin's leadership, Orange's revenues from IT&C solutions have become a significant growth engine.
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Cristian Pațachia
Development & Innovation Manager
Session Title:
Racing into the Future of Innovation
Session Synopsis:
Does pure innovation actually exist? Or are we just reinventing the wheel time and time again? Find out how companies are dealing with the challenge of coming up with something new when everything appears to have been said and done. Does pure innovation actually exist? Or are we just reinventing the wheel time and time again? Find out how companies are dealing with the challenge of coming up with something new when everything appears to have been said and done.
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Tobias Matter
Head of Bosch Engineering Center Cluj
Session Title:
Racing into the Future of Innovation
Session Synopsis:
Does pure innovation actually exist? Or are we just reinventing the wheel time and time again? Find out how companies are dealing with the challenge of coming up with something new when everything appears to have been said and done. Does pure innovation actually exist? Or are we just reinventing the wheel time and time again? Find out how companies are dealing with the challenge of coming up with something new when everything appears to have been said and done.
About Tobias:
The Engineering Center is an integral part of Bosch Romania and contributes to the international Bosch engineering network to developing excellent products, services, and innovative AIoT solutions for automated, connected & electric mobility. Tobias leads the organization through today’s transformational times based on two basic values: trust and openness. An advocate of positive leadership, he believes that open communication, fairness, and trust-based collaboration are the key principles of successful leadership.
Tobias’ background is in Information Technology & Business Administration & Engineering. He joined Bosch in 2003, and before accepting his current position in Cluj, he was the Director of Manufacturing Coordination at the Cross-Domain Computing Solutions Division of Bosch in Leonberg, Germany.
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Lavinia Neagoe
Director of Engineering & Bucharest Technology Site Lead
Session Title:
Opening Ceremony Bucharest Tech Week 2023
About Lavinia:
Lavinia Neagoe is Director of Engineering & Bucharest Technology Site Lead at Google, with +15 years of experience in leading global engineering teams. Her mission is to drive excellence in building new technology for businesses and customers. Her ultimate goal is to impact people’s lives in a positive way through technology and innovation. Lavinia is also an active member of the business community, driving education initiatives and bringing in her passion for technology at a very early age.
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Dan Cristea
Head of Digital Software Development Practices BCR
Titlul Sesiunii:
Racing into the Future of Innovation
Synopsis:
Does pure innovation actually exist? Or are we just reinventing the wheel time and time again? Find out how companies are dealing with the challenge of coming up with something new when everything appears to have been said and done.
Despre Alexandru Nicola:
Dan has more than 20 years of experience in software engineering, mainly in the banking industry. He is part of the BCR team for about 7 years and has an extensive experience in team management, software development practices and process efficiency, and digital, and agile transformation. Passionate about transforming IT governance towards empowering teams to adopt, build and master cloud, AI and open-source tools and technologies.
Sebastian Doroftei
CEO
Session Title:
Racing into the future of Innovation
Session Synopsis:
Does pure innovation actually exist? Or are we just reinventing the wheel time and time again? Find out how companies are dealing with the challenge of coming up with something new when everything appears to have been said and done.
About Sebastian:
Sebastian has over 20 years of experience in developing, evaluating, and recommending the best technical solutions for any type of project particularities for over 100 international brands. His proficiency in a wide range of technologies and deep understanding of technical and business fields make him very insightful and efficient in innovation through technology. In the last 13 years, he was the main development pillar of Codezilla, as CEO, managing to achieve yearly growth in team size and revenue.
Matt Phelan
Co-Founder The Happiness Index
Session Title:
Happy employees innovate businesses
Session Synopsis:
Matt is a co-founder of a unique neuroscience-driven platform that helps organizations measure in real-time their key employee engagement and happiness drivers - leading to thriving cultures. During his intervention, Matt will reveal the learnings gained from analyzing 12 million employee happiness data points. What drives employee happiness, the business case for happiness, how to build a thriving workplace culture, and what AI and machine learning have to do with it.
About Matt:
Matt Phelan is a Co-Founder of the Happiness Index, a neuroscience-based engagement and happiness measurement tool back-up by technology and data. In his day-to-day role, he's responsible for the launch of Sodexo's Happiness Index in Romania.
Matt is the founder of The Happiness and Humans Community, host of The Happiness and Humans Podcast & author of Freedom To Be Happy: The Business Case for Happiness. When he was 25 years old, Matt co-founded a digital marketing agency called 4Ps Marketing. An attic agency on Wimpole Street in London went on to service over 100 brands, such as Selfridges, M&S, Nissan & L'Oréal.
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Octavian Palade
Video SEO Manager
About Octavian (Our Moderator):
Octavian Palade is the Video SEO Manager for Upswing, the most innovative SEO agency in Romania. A former journalist, with almost 13 years of experience in writing about innovation, business and startups, Octavian is also the host of a radio show about technology, broadcasted at TANANANA Radio. Passionate about all things tech, he follows the industry closely, keeping a keen eye on the advancements of AI and its uses in the fields of digital marketing & business transformation.