TECHConnect is not just another event about innovation. It\u2019s a working space to test what Romania urgently needs: innovation built through collaboration, rooted in regional ecosystems.
The agenda is not divided by topics, but by the relationships that need to function: research \u2194 business, government \u2194 startups, universities \u2194 industry, regions \u2194 Europe. Every session is a building block in the kind of infrastructure we need to turn good ideas into real impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The festival opens with a clear question: What needs to work for technology to move forward, not get stuck between institutions?
\nWe bring together people who rarely share the same stage \u2013 policy makers, researchers, founders, investors \u2013 to discuss:
\n- how innovation can lead to actual economic growth, not just awards
\n- why protecting ideas (IP) is a strategic choice, not just a legal step
\n- where transfer breaks down, and how to fix it collaboratively<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Technology transfer is not a moment. It\u2019s a chain of actions, actors, and trust.
\n\nWith keynotes and panels on AI, robotics, medtech and IP, we zoom in on:
\n- what fair, scalable partnerships between universities and companies can look like
\n- how science-based growth plays out in EU policies
\n- how we build the 'invisible infrastructure' of innovation: rules, standards, shared spaces<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Throughout CATTIA and local universities, we host fast-track meetings, tech showcases, and brokerage sessions.
\nIt\u2019s a real-world testing ground for potential collaborations: researchers looking for industry partners, startups seeking funding, public authorities scouting validated solutions.
\nWe also help research teams work on their visibility \u2013 because innovation needs audience, not just funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second day focuses on success stories from Romania \u2013 projects that moved from lab to market, cities that co-innovate with startups, networks that deliver real value.\n
\nWe highlight what already works, even at small scale, and discuss:
\n- what deep tech investors are actually looking for
\n- how to test a solution before raising big money
\n- how to build scalable tech from small markets \u2013 and avoid the usual mistakes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because innovation must be local to become national.
\nIn Romania\u2019s Central Region, we already have:
\n- digital hubs offering consulting and piloting spaces for SMEs (FIT EDIH)
\n- real partnerships between universities and incubators (UMFST & Iceberg+)
\n- local governments open to piloting urban solutions (Bra\u0219ov Smart City Lab)
\n- growing ecosystems that can be scaled and replicated elsewhere<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The TECHConnect agenda reflects this regional path: we don\u2019t start from theory \u2013 we start from what\u2019s already working. And we learn together how to grow it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TECHConnect nu e doar un eveniment despre inovare. Este un spa\u021biu de lucru \u00een care test\u0103m un model esen\u021bial pentru viitorul Rom\u00e2niei: inova\u021bia construit\u0103 \u00een colaborare, cu ancor\u0103 regional\u0103. Agenda festivalului nu este \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bit\u0103 pe teme, ci pe tipuri de rela\u021bii care trebuie activate: cercetare \u2194 business, administra\u021bie \u2194 startup-uri, universit\u0103\u021bi \u2194 industrie, regiuni \u2194 […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fara-categorie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techconnectfestival.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techconnectfestival.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techconnectfestival.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techconnectfestival.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techconnectfestival.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1129"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/techconnectfestival.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1131,"href":"https:\/\/techconnectfestival.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1129\/revisions\/1131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techconnectfestival.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techconnectfestival.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techconnectfestival.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}