SCHEDULE
TECHconnect - Technology Transfer Festival
Brașov, October 8
MAIN STAGE
AMPHITHEATER, +ONE INCUBATOR, CATTIA
09:00 – 09:45
Welcoming & registration
10:00 – 10.20
Official Opening - Technology Transfer: The Key to Regional Development
How we turn research into regional competitiveness
George Scripcaru, Brașov City Mayor
Ionut Țața – CEO Iceberg+
Dragoș-Nicolae Pîslaru, Minister of Investments and European Projects
I. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER X INTERDISCIPLINARY INTERSECTIONS
10:20 – 10:45
KEYNOTE Andrew Melchior, Creative Technologist
The New Renaissance: - Tech, Culture and Ethical Sovereigny
10:45 – 11:00
Q&A with Andrew Melchior
11:00 – 11:40
PANEL – AUTHORITIES X ACADEMIA X BUSINESS
Innovation with 3 Engines – What does Romania need to innovate?
Anca Păiușescu – Senior Adviser, General Secretariat of the Government, Innovation Lab
Ionuț Țața – CEO Iceberg+
Silvia Ursu – National Representative, EIT Romania
Moderator: Smaranda Heroiu
11:40 -12:00
The future of work is now
Aharon Dines, Director Senior @ UiPath
12:00 -12.15
Coffee Break
12.15 – 13.00
Fireside chat: maps for worlds that don’t exist yet
13:00 – 13:45
Innovation with Impact: from ideas to real solutions
14:00 – 15.00
Lunch Break
II. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER: STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE FUTURE
15:00-16:00
Innovations reaching the market: the mechanisms of Technology Transfer in Romania
Bogdan Ciocănel – Coordonator @ CIT IRECSON
Octavia Negruți – Adviser NCC RO
Alin Todirică – Head of Global Patent Filing @Dennemeyer
SIDE EVENTS
+ONE INCUBATOR ROOM, CATTIA
15:00-16:30
Expo & Matchmaking – Research, Meetings, Opportunities
→ Thematic Matchmaking: health, energy, mobility, agriculture, IT&C, environment.
→ InnoShowcase
Research results with real Impact – technologies in robotics, AI, medtech, sustainability, renewable energy, or smart agriculture.
16:30
Concert Ruthless Chord Collective
Dance, tech networking, and good vibes.
Brașov, October 9 2025
MAIN STAGE
AMPHITHEATER, +ONE INCUBATOR, CATTIA
I. Projects That Endure. Processes That Work. Applied Tech.
09:00 – 09:45
Welcoming & registration
10:00 – 10:30
Rigorously imaginative: How to design better futures
10:30 – 10:45
Q& A with Cecilia MoSze Tham
10:45 – 11.15
The extinction of experience
11:15- 12:15
Deep Tech Builders: From vision to venture capital - founders and investors perspective
Roxana Vesa, Synaptiq
Jean-Marc Bally, , Managing Partner at Aster Capita
Alexia PerouseCEO @ Ibionext
Yann Gozlan, President @ Creative Valley
Zaki Milhem, CEO @ WakeZ
Paul StefănuțCo-founder, President @ BoosterLab
Moderator: Silvia Ursu, Head of Projects
12:15- 12:30
Centru Innovation Valley
Ioan Levițchi, Director of Regional Policies, ADR Centru
Ionuț Țața, CEO Iceberg+
12:30- 12:45
Coffee Break
12:45 – 13:30
PANEL – Ecosystem + Big Tech + Startup Mindset
Tech Built in Romania. For Markets that Matter.
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-15:15
FIRESIDE CHAT: Reinventing Healthcare: Founders driving MedTech Innovation
15:15-15:30
Dialogue & Closing Remarks
15:30 – 15:45
Networking & Photo session
SIDE EVENTS
+ONE INCUBATOR ROOM, CATTIA
15:00– 16:30
Entrepreneurial discovery workshop
16:30– 18:00
InnoBroker Sessions
→ Connecting Businesses to the Right Solutions
Technology brokerage sessions for companies and local public authorities.
What happens:
→ Technology supply and demand discussed 1:1 or in micro-groups
→ Matching real needs with validated solutions
Hotel Mercure Arsenal (Victoriei Blvd, No. 48), Sibiu
09:00Room Arini A
Participant Registration & Networking
09:55 – 10:00
Room Arini A
Opening remarks
Speakers
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
10:00 – 11:00
Accelerating Innovation in Industry: From Industry 4.0 to 5.0
Speakers
Moderator: Bogdan Pîrvu Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Ramona Samson European Commission: “Industry 5.0”
Dominic Gorecky Swiss Smart Factory: “Shaping the Next Era of Smart Manufacturing: From Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0”
Adrian Florea - Director CTC HPI-ULBS: “Developing Research and Innovation in Universities within the Centru Region”
Dan Băiașu – Compa S.A.: “Experience and Challenges in Manufacturing Industry from Compa S.A.’s Perspective”
11:00 – 11:30
Room Arini A
FIT EDIH Innovation Center: Free Regional Support for SME Digitalization
Speakers
Moderator: Bogdan Pîrvu Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Gabriela Cândea - Research-Innovation Department Manager, Ropardo
Ciprian Faraon - Funding Call in FIT EDIH project
11:30 - 12:00
Coffee Break
12:00 – 13:00
Room Arini A
Business Funding Opportunities in the „Centru Region”
Speakers
Moderator: Ciprian Faraon – CNIPMMR
Ramona Samson – European Commission: “European-Level Funding Opportunities”
Dan Zbuchea - Program Expert, ADR Centru: “Funding Opportunities within ADR Centru”
Adrian Rada – President of SME Sibiu: “National-Level Funding Opportunities for SMEs”
Ivona și Christos Poulis – Sport Med Lab: “Success Story in Accessing Non-Refundable Funds (SME)”
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00
Room Arini A
Automation Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Speakers
Ciprian Cândea - Ropardo & Paul Bozan – Spectroo: “Business Process Automation with Chatbots”
Zeno Popovici – Graffino: “AI for Large-Scale Document Parsing and Tagging”
14:00 – 15:00
Room Arini A
Live Demo: AI Tools and AI-based Automation
Ciprian Cândea – Ropardo & Paul Bozan – Spectroo.
15:00 – 16:30
Room Arini A
Entrepreneurial discovery workshop
Parallel Event
12:00 - 13:00
Room Arini B
Workshop: Vision for Collaboration Between Academia and Industry
Moderator: Bogdan Pîrvu Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Gabriela Cândea - Research-Innovation Department Manager, Ropardo
Dorin Antonovic Development Director, IFM
David Alin – Marquardt Schaltsysteme Sibiu
Dominic Gorecky CEO, Swiss Smart Factory
10:00 – 10:20
Opening
Technology Transfer, the Key to Regional Development
Speakers: Representatives of the University Management of UMFST “G.E. Palade”
10:20 – 10:40
From inspiration to action: developing data-driven SMEs through the Data Insights track
Speaker:
YOLANDA BEENEN, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
10:40 – 11:00
Q&A YOLANDA BEENEN
11:00 – 12:00
Panel: Lab Innovations with Real Impact
Moderator: Zaki Milhem, CEO @ WakeZ
Senior lecturer dr. eng. Claudiu Abrudan – CEO@ CADRAN, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
Senior lecturer, Dr. Oana Oprea, Mureș County Hospital, Laboratory Medicine
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cosmin Popa – Clinical Psychologist and CBT Psychotherapist, UMFST G.E. Palade Târgu Mureș
Senior lecturer dr. eng. Irina Matran, Inventor, UMFST G.E. Palade Târgu Mureș
Senior Lecturer, Dr. Eng. Albert Zsolt Barabas – CEO, Transylvania Innovation, UMFST G.E. Palade Târgu Mureș
Sarolta Besenyei – IncubCenter, Director Executiv
12:00 – 12:15
Coffee Break
12:15 – 12:45
From research to market: university commercialization and the technology transfer ecosystem
Speaker: JACEK KASZ, Director of the Technology Transfer Center, Cracow University of Technology, Poland
12:45 – 13:15
Transdisciplinary approaches to education and innovation
Speaker: ALI TAVAKOLI, lecturer and researcher at Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Finland
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch
eveniment paralel
15:00 – 15:30
Student & Young Innovators Pitch @UMFST - Moderator: Senior lecturer dr. Andreea Pricopie - JRA Coordinator
15:30 – 16:00
Expoziție PROTOTIPURI & IDEI DIN LABORATORUL UMFST G.E. Palade Târgu Mureș - Matchmaking tematic/ Atelier de descoperire antreprenorială - moderator Șef lucr. dr. Ing. Sorina Moica
16:00 – 17:00
THE ROAD TO SUCCESS: Inspiring ideas for innovation & growing project seeds in international partnerships Moderator: Prof. dr. Mihaela Kardos, Vicerector for International Relations, university networks and public relations
17:00 – 17:30
Official Launch of SUCRED
Accelerarea comercializării rezultatelor de cercetare Scaling Up the Commercialization of R&D - Jacek Kasz, PhD, MBA, MSc, RTTP
17:30 – 18:00
INNOBROKER SESSIONS
Prof. Dr. Daniel Ştefan – Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Law
Conf.univ.dr. Ciucan-Rusu Liviu – Director departament Științe economice ED1 & Societatea Antreprenorială Studențească (SAS)
Lector univ. dr. Mihai Timus, Departament ED1 & SAS
18:30 – 20:00
Cultural Evening – UMFST G.E. Palade Târgu Mureș Orchestra & Start-up Flavours
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