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Tech-savvy traveler, Techstars Startup Weekend Global Facilitator, and running all over the place.
Co-founder at Coworking Timisoara, Startup Survivor true believer, on the lookout for a good espresso. Always open to chat about startups, tech & motorcycles.
Andrei Uhr is the Client Solutions Product Specialist at Dell Technologies in Romania. He’s seen the IT industry evolve over the past 10 years and has many insights into the latest technology and market trends.
Bogdan Stefanescu is a Product Sales Manager Data Protection Solutions at Dell Technologies. Bogdan has over 20 years of experience in the field of Data Protection solutions and Technology, out of which 7 were spent at Dell Technologies, Bogdan has a degree from “Universitatea Politehnica din București”, asset that give him substantial knowledge of the field both from a strong academic background, but also from actual experience with real challenges.
[Kaloyan Dimitrov] As a Sales Executive, establishing a great relationship with customers is my key driver and self-motivation factor. In my career, I have always been focused on delivering the best results. I have experience working with Microsoft products for the past couple of years. I have worked with customers from all over the world. Primarily I work with clients from the EMEA and AMS regions. In terms of education, I have studied Business Administration at New Bulgaria University.
In my personal life, my hobbies are hiking in the mountains in Bulgaria and skiing on the slopes of Rila and Pirin. I have a wonderful Alabai dog, which goes with me on hiking adventures. Spending quality time with friends is the best way to relax for me. As they are working in many different areas, we always exchange valuable experience.
With over 20 years of experience in the field of IT solutions for infrastructure and security, Ovidiu Seceleanu manages the B2B solutions team of the Samsung Romania IM division. The mission is to promote Samsung mobility solutions for companies, to develop the partners ecosystem and to make Samsung Knox the market leader in the field of mobile device management solutions.
Alexandru Luca is an experienced Senior Consultant for Mobile Technologies with over 15 years of experience in IT & C field. Over the years, Mr. Luca has gained valuable experience in this field both by taking key roles in the companies in which he has worked and by acquiring important certifications in this field such as Certified Enterprise Mobility Management, Certified Solution Design & Deployment and Certified System Architecture.
Mr. Luca is a member of the certSIGN team for more than 4 years during which, his activity was an important part of certSIGN’s work and business in this field. The company, with its own mobile security department, has developed and now owns its proprietary mobile products, such as Trust4Mobile – Voice and Messages Encryption application, Fides – Electronic Signature application, and, at this moment, is giving increased interest in continuously improving products and maintaining them at a constantly up-to-date technological level.”
Sebastian Crețu is part of the Smart Fintech team for nearly a year, but he was involved from the incipient fazes in the new open banking projects. Sebastian is a long time passionate about innovation in any form and about business analysis as well. He is a master’s student at Cybernetics and an entrepreneurship enthusiast.
In ITSS, Sebastian is known for his determination to get things done. His contribution in product development played often a crucial role in fixing outdated processes, driving new technology adoption and innovation along the way.
His determination led him to oversee the business and functional specifications of the Finest & Ryke projects, and his contribution in the development of these strategic products has proven valuable. Sebastian will co-speak on the Demo Stage, presenting the Finest & Ryke products he helped develop from consulting to product development.
Alexandru Cociu is executive partner at IT Smart Systems and co-founder at Smart Fintech, the Romanian open banking innovation lab built in 2018.
Alex is passionate about technology, digital transformation and innovation. His perseverance, the way he embraces the challenges and turns them into opportunities, his always fairness and the way he openly speaks his mind - brought Alex from Junior Developer (his first job ever) to Executive Partner of ITSS in under 10 years. He is an inspirational leader for his team and an important pillar in business development.
His 10+ experience in business development and innovative technology services led the way to the creation of one of the most important products about to be launched by Smart Fintech: Finest – The App. Alex is the product owner of the app and he will present it during his Demo Stage Presentation: ‘Open Banking times two’. `He will gladly answer to any of your queries about the Smart Fintech products.
With more than 15 years of experience in IT development, business analysis and consultancy, currently responsible for the implementation of Digital Transformation Hub.
Experienced Solution Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Business Process Automation, Digital Transformation and Enterprise Software with focus to grow customer profitability and efficiency.
Teo Granis is one of the tenacious changemakers of Softone Technologies, whose mission is to build proofs to the world that progress is always possible through innovation and sustainable changes. In 2006 he was introduced to the business software and the premise of digital transformation
for SME's captivated his interest. Throughout Europe, Theo Granis has been working for SoftOne
for more than 6 years, facilitating the integration of new technologies in business environments.
With more than 15 years of experience in various IT areas, Mihail Musat is an experienced trainer, author and promoter. He currently serves as Director of Technical Operations at Bigstep, a dedicated bare metal server and IaaS solutions provider.
After finishing his Quantitative Economics studies at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 1993, Gijsbert decided to start working in Romania where he set up, together with a local partner, the branch office of Larive a Dutch business development organization.
In 1995 he set up a furniture factory together with his cousin who acted as an industrial partner. This business was grown from zero to 5 m€ turnover in 10 years. Products are exported to almost all countries in Europe. The factory continues to date and currently employs 110 people under local management.
Gijsbert is one of the founders of Som Energia, Spain's first renewable energy cooperative in 2010. He has been involved in all stages of its rapid development. In 10 years Som Energia has grown to 68.000 members, 118.000 electricity contracts and an expected 2020 turnover of 75 m€. Around 90 people work in the office in Girona, Spain with hundreds of volunteers involved at various local support groups around the country. Together the members have invested over 10 m€ in new solar, hydro and biogas projects. Gijsbert resigned as general manager of Som Energia in May 2018.
On a personal level, Gijsbert invested in 2 solar PV plants in Spain in 2012. One plant is an 850 kWp fixed panel plant on land in Juneda, Lleida province. The other is a 620 kWp solar tracker plant near La Granadella, Leida province. Each plant produces around 1.3 GWh per year.
From 2015 some small investments in off grid solar projects were done in India, with later projects in Zambia, Tanzania, Ghana, Palestine and Bangladesh, amongst others. All these investments took place via a variety of local and international crowdfunding platforms. Gijsbert is board member and a (small) investor in Solaris Offgrid, a pay-as-you-go solar company.
In 2017 a first investment in a 70 kWp on PPA project on a hotel Phnom Penh in Cambodia was made followed by becoming a minority shareholder in a small solar engineering company. 2019 saw another PPA project of 102 kWp on the roof of a water treatment company in Takeo province.
The lessons from Som Energia are currently being used in the development of Cooperativa de Energie, Romania’s first renewable energy cooperative of which Gijsbert is co-founder and member of the board. Cooperativa de Energie is preparing to launch its first production projects and initiate the selling of green electricity in the Romanian market in 2021. 322 people from around Romania are members as of October 2020.
Trayan Trayanov is a Co-founder & Managing partner in Mercatus (hyperlink: www.mercatus.bg) - an agency for outsourced services BPO & ITO. In less than 2 years, the company has been working with over 50 clients, ranging from Startups to large corporations that offer Market Penetration in the EMEA, DACH regions.
Mercatus' customers are mainly technology, telecommunications, financial and manufacturing companies.
Trayan has over 10 years of experience in the BPO & ITO industries, working with large accounts such as AVAYA, Alcatel Lucent, SalesForce, Microsoft. He graduated in Business Management in London - Sunderland University and returned to Bulgaria in 2009.
Mana is VP Sales at Supermsmart, responsible for new engagements, managing strategic accounts and managing alliances.
Mana is an accomplished, passionate, results-oriented sales leader, an expert in selling Enterprise Solutions, focused on understanding each organization and "making a difference" by driving the right solution. Mana has 25 years of experience in retail tech, having held various sales management roles in Retalix, NCR, Profitect and several startups.
As part of EMEA ZEBRA Solution team, Nicola is taking care of the EMEA Personal Self-shopping solution as Business Development Manager, helping retailers maximize the benefits in deploying Self-Shopping service to Consumers.
Nicola has 12-years’ experience in this field with different roles and had the pleasure to work with several Retailers who are successfully offering “Scan&go” service to their customers.