Today, April 9, 2025, marks the second day of the Digital Innovation Summit Bucharest 2025, organized by the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest, held at the Palace of the Parliament. Organized under the High Patronage of the President of the Chamber of Deputies and the Government of Romania, this conference serves as a key forum for discussing visionary strategies in digital transformation and innovation.
Taking place between April 8–11, the Digital Innovation Summit Bucharest 2025 brings together five major conferences covering a broad, yet interconnected range of topics. These sessions create a unified platform for exploring the most pressing challenges in cybersecurity, digital education, blockchain applications, infrastructure protection, and cyber diplomacy.
In addition to the conferences and expert discussions, the event offers valuable networking opportunities with international diplomats, technology experts, innovators, and policymakers—fostering collaborations that will help shape the future of digital ecosystems.
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Agenda for the 2nd Day of the Summit – April 9, 2025
8th Edition of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Forum (CIP FORUM)
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- Paul GHEORGHE – ICI Bucharest Team
- Ciprian IACOB – ICI Bucharest Team
Activity 1: The Cybersecurity of Supplier Ecosystems for Critical Infrastructures
Moderator: Radu MAGDIN – Analyst
Speakers:
- Florin SPĂTARU – State Adviser, The Chancellery of the Prime Minister
- Stelian CRISTEA – Deputy Director, Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate
- Jan WIND – President, EURODEFENSE Netherlands
- Yugo NEUMORNI – President and Co-founding Member, CIO Council Romania
- Stefan SCHAUER – Senior Scientist, Security & Communication Technologies, Austrian Institute for Technology
- Metodi HADJI-JANEV – Associate Professor of Law, Military Academy “General Mihailo Apostolski,” Skopje University “Goce Delcev”
Presentation:
- Maria Cristina VOINEA NIŢOIU – General Manager, Motorola Solutions Romania
Activity 2: Securing the Skies: Safe and Resilient Air Transport
Moderator: Cătălin ANDRUȘ – Director, The National College of Home Affairs
Speakers:
- Marius Adrian COJOC – General Director, Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration (ROMATSA)
- Nicolae STOICA – General Director, Romanian Civil Aeronautical Authority
- George Florin ROTARU – General Director, Romanian Aeroclub
- David CICEO – CEO, Cluj International Airport
- Christian LEUPRECHT – Professor, The Royal Military College of Canada, Director and Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Armed Forces, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
- Sundri KHALSA – Intelligence Specialist, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran; Harvard Alumni; CEO, Founder & Inventor of PaperBallotchain
Presentation:
- Anders Persson – Area Sales Manager Baltics, Poland & Eastern Europe, MSAB
Activity 3: The Future of Smart Cities: Cyber Risks, Ethical Challenges, and Public Engagement in the Digital Urban Landscape
Moderator: George Cristian TURCU – Managing Partner & Project Manager, Ghidul Primăriilor
Speakers:
- Ionuț-Florin PUCHEANU – Mayor, Galați City Hall
- Adrian NIȚĂ – Mayor, Piatra Neamț City Hall
- Lucian Daniel STANCIU-VIZITEU – Mayor, Bacău Municipality
- Ștefan-Adrian APĂTEANU – Mayor, Corbeanca City Hall
- Gabriel PETREA – Executive Director, Citi Cluster
- Florina MUNTEANU – Programme Officer, European Cybersecurity Competence Centre and Network (ECCC)
- Valentin MIRON – General Director, VMB Partners
- Hakan KAPLAN – Board Member, Gardiyan
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Activity 4: From Farm to Plate: The Security of Transborder Integrated Supply Chains
Moderator: Vitalie COJOCARI – Journalist, Euronews Romania
Speakers:
- Prof. Dr. Cosmin Alin POPESCU – Rector, “Regele Mihai I” University of Life Sciences of Timişoara (USVT)
- Cezar GHEORGHE – Founder, AGRIColumn
- Damian DRAGOMIR – Scientific Director, Băneasa Fruit-Growing Research and Development Institute
- Roxana SPULBER – General Director, Apimondia
- Viorel MARIN – President, National Association of Flour Milling and Baking Industries of Romania (ANAMOB)
- David TODORAN – Owner, MIRDATOD PROD SRL (Ibănești Dairy Products)
- Aurel DAMIAN – Vice President, The Union of Poultry Farmers in Romania
- Mioara COSTACHE – Director, SCDP NUCET
- Marco HÖßL – CEO, Kaufland Romania & Moldova
Activity 5: Innovation and Digital Transformation – Society 6.0
Moderator: Cristian DAVID – Coordinator, Society 6.0 Competence Center, ICI Bucharest
Speakers:
- Adrian CURAJ – General Director, Executive Unit for Financing Higher Education, Research, Development, and Innovation (UEFISCDI)
- Ryo TANIGUCHI – Economic Advisor, Embassy of Japan in Romania
- Vlad MANOIL – Senior Digital Development Specialist, The World Bank
- John DONLON – Chairman, Critical Infrastructure Protection Association
- Christos KALLONIATIS – Professor, Department of Cultural Technology and Communication, University of the Aegean
- Zlatogor MINCHEV – Associate Professor, Institute of ICT – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Andrei RUSNAC – Vice President for Digitalisation, Digital Flower Association, Republic of Moldova
Presentation:
- Vlad DIACONESCU – Deputy General Manager, FREYA
Activity 6: Navigating the Future of Public Policy: Challenges and Opportunities
Moderator: Alexandru GEORGESCU – Scientific Researcher (R3), National Institute for Research & Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest, Moderator of WG3 in CF SEDSS, European Defence Agency
Speakers:
- Tiberiu DOBRESCU – President, National Authority for Qualifications (ANC)
- Adrian DOBRE – General Director, UNIFARM
- Doru PUIU – President, National Association of Sectoral Committees in Romania (ANCSR)
- Dragoș RĂDUCANU – President, Tourism and HORECA Sectoral Committee
- Emanuela SAVU – President, Sectoral Committee on Finance and Banking
- Gheorghe CAZAN – President, Sectoral Committee on Machine Construction
- Carmen BURTEA – President, Sectoral Committee for Agriculture, Pisciculture, and Fisheries in Romania (CSAPPR)
- Mariana COSTEA – State Counselor, General Secretariat of the Presidential Administration
- Alexandra SMEDOIU – Tax Partner, Deloitte Romania
Presentation:
- Vlad BIRIȘTEICĂ – Account Executive, Cloud & AI Infrastructure, CISCO
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Activity 7: Culture and National Identity: National, European, Universal
Moderator: Dan CĂRBUNARU – Director, Calea Europeană
Speakers:
- Natalia-Elena INTOTERO – Minister of Culture, Romanian Government
- Ramona-Ioana BRUYNSEELS – Vice-Leader, The Parliamentary Group of the AUR, Chamber of Deputies
- Prof. Dr. Eng. Habil. Marian BARBU – Rector, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galați
- Univ. Assoc. Dr. Eng. Ioan Corneliu SĂLIȘTEANU – Rector, Valahia University of Târgovişte
- Prof. Dr. Habil. Costel NEGRICEA – Rector, Romanian-American University
- Prof. Dr. Iosif URS – President, Titu Maiorescu University
- Col. (r.) Dr. Tiberiu TĂNASE – DIS-CRIFST Secretary, Romanian Academy
- Simona CONSTANTINESCU – Chairperson, Tourism Advisory Council
- Ivana ĆIRIĆ – Senior Librarian & Senior Curator, Nikola Tesla Museum, Belgrade
- Ileana BOTEZ – Director of the Trading Admission Department at Bucharest Stock Exchange, President of PWN Romania
Presentation:
- Florin ROBITU – Sales & Partner Manager, SIMAVI
Activity 8: Securing Next-Generation Energy Infrastructure: Operational Resilience in a Complex Geopolitical Landscape
Moderator: Cristian CIOBANU – Deputy Director, Office of Integrated Information
Speakers:
- Tural MAMMADOV – Chief Information Security Officer, Special Communication and Information Security State Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- General (ret) Jean-Marc VIGILANT – President, EuroDefense-France
- Ralph Detlef Hellmut THIELE – President, Eurodefense Germany
- Semih SONKOR – Research Assistant, New York University Abu Dhabi
- Ioannis CHATZIALEXANDRIS – Project Officer Energy and Environment Systems, European Defence Agency
- Nektarios NASIKAS – Assistant Professor, Division of Mathematics and Engineering Sciences, Hellenic Army Academy
- Roxana ANDREI – Senior Expert, Energy Security and Hybrid Warfare, CEI-Iscte
- Tommaso DIDDI – Information Engineer, Hermes Bay
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