CONFERINȚA
DIGITAL
INNOVATION
ZONE

Where Business
Meets Innovation

March 20th 2025,
Iasi, Romania

Do you want to attend the Digital Innovation Zone Conference?

Register now to secure your spot—we’ll be waiting for you!

Event Agenda

Plenary Sessions

9:00-13:00

9:00 – 10:00

Participant Registration | Welcome Coffee

10:00 – 10:15

Event Opening

Speaker

  • Simona CARAIMAN, Vice-Rector for Digitalization and Digital Communications, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași

10:15 – 11:15

The Tech Revolution: How Industries Are Transforming?

Details

  • This session aims to provide an insight into how emerging technologies (from Artificial Intelligence to Quantum Computing) are transforming business models and processes across various industries worldwide. Together with our esteemed guests, representatives of leading organizations, we will explore key trends, highlighting how innovation adoption influences, redefines, and shapes the future of industries.

11:15 – 12:00

Digital Transformation & New Markets: How Companies Find Their Way

Details

  • This session will explore how digital transformation opens new markets and redefines growth opportunities for companies. We will analyze strategies used by successful Romanian organizations to rethink their processes, business models, and marketing approaches to navigate an ever-changing global marketplace.

12:00 – 13:00

Deeptech in Business: Real Opportunity or Strategic Risk?

Details

  • This session will explore both opportunities and strategic risks associated with adopting deeptech in business environments, providing companies with valuable insights for making informed decisions on integrating these solutions. Additionally, real experiences from involved organizations will be presented, both from the perspective of technology providers and users.

13:00-14:00

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

Workshops

14:00 – 17:30

Main Hall

14:00 – 14:15

“Win-Winnovation” Book Launch

Speaker

  • Piet Verhoeve, win-winnovator, author

Details

  • Piet V., a close collaborator of Digital Innovation Zone and a member of the DIZ Advisory Board, will pre-launch his book on sustainable collaborative innovation models, featuring best practice examples from Romania’s North-East Region.

14:15 – 15:00

Impactful Digitalization: Case Studies from the Digital Innovation Zone Ecosystem

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.

15:00 – 15:45

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.

15:45 - 16:15

Coffee Break, Networking,
and Expo Area Visit

Main Hall

16:15 – 17:15

Workshop: Business Meets Innovation in the Northeast Region

Details

  • Interactive workshop where participants will work in themed groups, guided by conference speakers, to identify strategic directions for accelerating digitalization and fostering innovation in the region, facilitating the exchange of ideas and applicable solutions within the digital ecosystem.

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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

Cristina Baghiu

Președinte

ONG DIZ

Florin Cardașim

Managing Partner

Strongbytes/Codecamp

Simona Caraiman

Prorector informatizare și comunicații digitale

 Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi”, Iașit

Invitați

Dragoș Gavriluț

Bitdefender

Emilia Țânțar

Chief Data & AI Office

Delegația Națională a Luxemburg pentru Standardizarea IA & Black Swan Lux

Felix Pătrășcanu

Co-fondator și managing partner

FAN Courier

Ioan Goraș

CEE Business Manager Enterprise Informatics

Philips

Marius Ghenea

Managing Partner

Catalyst România

Natalie Cernecka

Leader

EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative

Piet Verhoeve

Author and Owner

Origanius by Piet Verhoeve

Victor Vevera

Director General

The National Institute for Research & Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest.

Cristian Pățachia– Sultănoiu

Manager de dezvoltare și inovare

Orange România 

Moderatori

Cristina Baghiu

Președinte

ONG DIZ

Simona Caraiman

Prorector informatizare și comunicații digitale

 Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi”, Iași

Florin Cardașim

Managing Partner

Strongbytes/Codecamp

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.

Expozanți și Sponsori

Expozanți conferință

Sponsori conferință

Expozanți / sponsori Smart Hospital

Parteneri

Parteneri media

Sponsors and Partners 2024

Partners

Strategic Sponsors

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!