The President of InfoCons Consumer Protection , Mr. Sorin Mierlea , is participating as a speaker at the European event on Mental Health in the Digital Era

The President of InfoCons Consumer Protection , Mr. Sorin Mierlea , is participating as a speaker at the European event on Mental Health in the Digital Era

Sorin Mierlea, President of InfoCons, participates as a speaker at the event “Prevention in Mental Health in the Digital Era in Europe – Digital tools, human expertise and the protection of minors”, organized today, March 24, 2026, in Brussels.

Mental health represents one of the most important public health challenges at the level of the European Union, having a direct impact on individual well-being, social cohesion, economic productivity, and the sustainability of healthcare systems.

According to data from the World Health Organization, nearly 1 in 6 European citizens faces a mental health issue, and depression and anxiety are among the leading causes of disability. Adolescents and young people represent a particularly vulnerable group, especially in the context of intensive use of the digital environment.

In this context, prevention and early intervention become essential. The rapid development of digital tools and artificial intelligence brings significant opportunities, but also real risks, especially when technology is used without ethical safeguards, without effective mechanisms for the protection of minors, and without a clear distinction from qualified psychological support.

Recent cases reported at the European level regarding the impact of AI companion chatbots on adolescents’ mental health highlight the need for a responsible approach, based on the protection of minors, the firm application of European digital legislation, and the integration of technology exclusively as a tool for prevention, education, and access—not as a substitute for human interaction.

The event agenda is the following:

10:00 – 10:20 | Opening session

• Ștefan Mușoiu – Member of the European Parliament

• Andreea Marin – UNICEF Ambassador

10:20 – 10:50 | European and National Perspectives
Participants:

• Roxana Mînzatu – Executive Vice-President, European Commission

• Alexandru Rogobete – Minister of Health, Government of Romania

• Victor Negrescu – Vice-President of the European Parliament

• Vasile Dîncu – Member of the European Parliament

• Andi Cristea – Member of the European Parliament

• Adrian George Axinia – Member of the European Parliament

• Brando Benifei – Member of the European Parliament; Co-rapporteur for the AI Act

• Iulia Matei – Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Romania to the European Union

• Andreea Pastarnac – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to the Kingdom of Belgium

• Teodora Preoteasa – Director, European Funds Administration

• Sorin Mierlea – President, InfoCons European Consumers Protection

10:50 – 11:00 | Organizers’ intervention – Vision and digital innovation

• Adrian Branco Detterer – Founder and CEO, AIGENCY TECHSOLUTION S.R.L.

• Adrian Ioan Buda – Co-founder and CMO, AIGENCY TECHSOLUTION S.R.L.

Panel I | Academic leadership and digital transformation in mental health
Participants:

• Prof. Univ. Dr. Ana Maria Alexandra

• TBC – Assoc. Prof. Eng. Florin Drăgan, Rector, Politehnica University of Timișoara

• TBC – Prof. Eng. Liviu Marșavina, Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer, UPT

• TBC – Prof. Eng. Simion Pescari, Vice-Rector UPT; President SSU Politehnica Timișoara

• Dr. Alin Bob – Medical & AI Expert, Co-founder OncoNav

• Elisabeta Lipă – multiple Olympic, World and European champion

• Dan Alexa – Head coach, Politehnica Timișoara

• Monica Munteanu – Digital Marketing Expert

• Dr. Andrian Țîbîrnă – Specialist in General Surgery; General Manager, “Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia” Clinical Psychiatric Hospital

• Dr. Florina Rad – Senior Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Associate Professor

• Carmen Busi – Psychotherapist, psychoanalyst

• Victor Idricianu – Manager, Psychiatric Hospital for Safety Measures Pădureni-Grajduri

• Dr. Paziuc Lucian Constantin – Senior Psychiatrist; President, Association of Public Psychiatric Hospitals in Romania

• Dr. Băcilă Ionuț Ciprian – Senior Psychiatrist; President, Romanian Association of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

• Representative – World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for Europe

• Representative – UNICEF Europe

• Cristina Anania – Deputy Director, Romanian Office for Science and Technology to the EU; DG CONNECT and DG SANTE, European Commission

Additional interventions

• Dr. Eng. Adrian-Victor Vevera – General Director, National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (ICI Bucharest)

• Dan Cîmpean – Director, National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC)

• Alin Meteșan – CEO & Founder, Escape IT

• Alexandru Domșa – President, FedBet

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