CONFERINȚA
DIGITAL
INNOVATION
ZONE

Where Business
Meets Innovation

March 20th 2025,
AGORA - Events center
Iasi, Romania

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Event Agenda

Plenary Sessions

9:00-13:30

9:00 – 10:00

Participant Registration | Welcome Coffee

10:00 – 10:15

Event Opening

Speaker

  • Vasile ASANDEI, General Director, North-East Regional Development Agency
  • Prof. Dr. Eng. Dan CAȘCAVAL, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași

10:15 – 11:15

The Tech Revolution: How Industries Are Transforming?

Keynote Speaker

  • Dr. Voica Radescu, EMEA Lead, IBM Quantum

Moderator:

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Simona CARAIMAN, Vice-Rector for Digitalization and Digital Communications at “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași

Speaker

  • Victor VEVERA, General Director, National Institute for Research & Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest
  • Ioan GORAȘ, Business Manager Enterprise Informatics for CEE, Philips

  • Mihaela ONOFREI, CEO & Co-founder, Apollo AI Technologies

  • Cristian MATEI, CEO & Co-founder, Advanced Thinking

  • Ivett Angyal, Operations Lead for EDIHs, EIT Digital

Details

We explore how digital transformation opens new markets and redefines business growth, through examples and strategies from Romania.

11:15 – 12:00

Digital Transformation & New Markets: How Companies Find Their Way

Moderator:

  • Georgiana DRAGOMIR, CEO, Grapefruit

Speaker

  • Felix PĂTRĂȘCANU, Co-founder and Managing Partner, FAN Courier

  • Daniela ALDESCU, Managing Partner, Vertik Group

  • Alexandru HOLICOV, Founder & CEO, Adservio

  • Marius GHENEA, Managing Partner, Catalyst Romania

  • Corina VASILE, Executive Director, the Employers’ Association of the Software and Services Industry (ANIS)

Details

We are exploring how digital transformation opens new markets and redefines business growth, through examples and strategies from Romania.

12:00-12:15

Coffee Break

12:15 – 13:00

Deeptech in Business: Real Opportunity or Strategic Risk?

Keynote Speaker

  • Natalie CERNECKA, Leader, EIT Deep Tech Talent

Moderator

  • Cristina BAGHIU, President, Digital Innovation Zone ONG

Speaker

  • Bogdan CIUBOTARU, Managing Partner, Aliant

  • Dragoș GAVRILUȚ, VP of Threat Research, Bitdefender

  • Dan ALEXA, Strategic Brand Manager, ETA2U

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ionuț NISTOR, Director, MAVIS Innovation and Technology Transfer Center

Details

We showcase opportunities, risks, and real experiences related to adopting deeptech technologies in business, offering companies valuable insights for informed decision-making.

13:00 – 13:45

How do we support digital transformation? Funding, services, and solutions for SMEs and public administrations.

Moderator

  • Lidia MOCANU, Director Strategic, Digital Innovation Zone ONG

Speaker

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Simona CARAIMAN, Vice-Rector for Digitalization and Digital Communications at “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași
  • Cristina BAGHIU, President, Digital Innovation Zone NGO

  • Monica HARJA-ZLĂVOG, Director, PR NORD-EST 2021-2027, North-East Regional Development Agency

  • Ana Maria BUȘONIU, General Director, OIPSI-ADR

  • Elena COSMA, Director, Programming, Evaluation, Contracting and Technical Assistance Department for PoCIDIF and PNRR, North-East Regional Development Agency

Details

SMEs and local public administrations in the digital era – funding, hands-on support, and cybersecurity for a safer future.

13:45-14:45

Lunch break, networking,
and a guided tour of the EXPO area

Workshops

14:45 – 17:00

Main Hall

14:45 – 15:00

“Win-Winnovation” Book Launch

Speaker

  • Piet Verhoeve, win-winnovator, author

Details

  • Piet V., a close collaborator of Digital Innovation Zone and member of the DIZ Advisory Board, is launching in premiere his book on sustainable collaborative innovation models, featuring best practices from Romania’s North-East Region.

15:00 – 15:45

Impactful Digitalization: Case Studies from the Digital Innovation Zone Ecosystem

Moderator:

  • Florin CARDAȘIM, Managing partner, Strongbytes

Case studies:

  • OPTIMATHR
  • UTILDECO
  • T&E COM SERV
  • ATTA BOARD
  • VISION SYSTEM SECURITY
  • Muzeul Național al Literaturii Române Iași

Details

  • A session dedicated to companies that have benefited from DIZ expertise and successfully scaled their businesses through digitalization or developed innovative solutions. We will explore how adopted solutions have improved their efficiency in achieving business goals.

15:45 - 16:00

Coffee Break, Networking,
and Expo Area Visit

16:00 – 17:00

International matchmaking session

Details

  • One-to-many matchmaking session designed to facilitate connections between companies in the DIZ ecosystem and international partner EDIHs from the European network.

Small Hall

14:00 – 15:00

National Meeting of Romanian EDIHs

Details

  • Invitation-based access only.

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Previous editions

2024

2023

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DIZ Conference in numbers

2024 stats

400+

participants

40+

speakers

30+

exhibitors

7000+

networking
interactions

Do you have a solution to showcase?​

Are you a digital solutions provider looking to showcase your innovations directly to companies in need?

The Expo Zone at our event is the perfect place to demonstrate the impact of your technology.

Why be an exhibitor?

  • Direct access to an audience interested in advanced technology solutions;
  • Opportunity to conduct live demos and generate new partnerships;
  • Increased brand visibility in a relevant and dynamic environment.

Keynote speaker

Natalie Cernecka

Leader

EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative

Dr. Voica Radescu

EMEA Lead

IBM Quantum

Invitați

Alexandru HOLICOV

Fondator & CEO

Adservio

Ana Maria BUȘONIU

Director General

Organismului Intermediar pentru Promovarea Societății Informaționale (OIPSI), Autorității pentru Digitalizarea României (ADR)

Bogdan CIUBOTARU

Managing Partner

Aliant

Corina VASILE

Director Executiv

Asociația Patronală a Industriei de Software și Servicii (ANIS)

Cristian MATEI

CEO & Co-fondator

Advanced Thinking

Cristina BAGHIU

Președinte

Digital Innovation Zone ONG

Prof. univ. dr. ing. Dan CAȘCAVAL

Profesor

 Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi”, Iași

Daniela ALDESCU

Managing Partner

Vertik Group

Dragoș GAVRILUȚ

VP of Threat Research

Bitdefender

Felix PĂTRĂȘCANU

Co-fondator și managing partner

FAN Courier

Ioan GORAȘ

CEE Business Manager Enterprise Informatics

Philips

Conf. univ. dr. Ionuț NISTOR

Director

Centrul de Transfer Tehnologic MAVIS

Marius GHENEA

Managing Partner

Catalyst România

Mihaela ONOFREI

CEO & Co-fondator

Apollo AI Technologies

Monica HARJA-ZLĂVOG

Director PR NORD-EST 2021-2027

Agenția pentru Dezvoltare Regională Nord-Est

Piet VERHOEVE

Author and Owner

Origanius by Piet Verhoeve

Conf.univ. dr. ing. Simona CARAIMAN

Prorector informatizare și comunicații digitale

 Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi”, Iași

Victor VEVERA

Director General

Institutul Național de Cercetare Dezvoltare în Informatică – ICI București

Vasile ASANDEI

Director General

Agenția pentru Dezvoltare Regională Nord-Est

Moderatori

Cristina Baghiu

Președinte

Digital Innovation Zone ONG

Conf.univ. dr. ing. Simona Caraiman

Prorector informatizare și comunicații digitale

 Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi”, Iași

Florin Cardașim

Managing Partner

Strongbytes

Georgiana Dragomir

CEO

Grapefruit

Lidia Mocanu

Director Strategic

Digital Innovation Zone ONG

Do you want to become a sponsor?​

Become a sponsor of the Digital Innovation Zone Conference and position your brand in front of a tech-savvy audience driving digital transformation.

As a sponsor, you will benefit from:

  • Extended visibility before, during, and after the event;
  • Access to networking opportunities and strategic partnerships;
  • An exhibition stand to showcase your digital solutions and services.

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Sponsori conferință

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Parteneri

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Partners

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Media Partners

Sponsors

Be part of the change!

Do you want to increase your visibility and find the right partners? Become a sponsor or exhibitor at Digital Innovation Zone 3.0 and showcase your solutions to the companies that need them!