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Program

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27th - 28th JUNE 2019

DAY 1

18.00-20.00 | Reception

DAY 2

9.30-10:00 | Welcome and overview of the agenda

10:00-11:00 | VC Panel on Women Entrepreneurship

Alina Georgescu // Investment Analyst, Catalyst Romania

Cristina Toncu // Program Director, Techcelerator

Radu Stoicoviciu // Partner, Early Game Ventures

Matei Dimitrescu // Vice president, TechAngels

Moderated by: Nicholas Zylberglajt // President, EYIF

11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break

11.30-12:30 | Conversation between entrepreneurs and VCs

12.30-13:00 | Transatlantic collaboration: YTILI & GES

Cristina Chiriac // President, CONAF

Ana Maria Stancu // Bucharest Robots, CEO

Commons UniriiHalelor, 5

030167 (București)

U.S Ambassador's residenceVilla Dante, 11 Dante Alighieri Street

Bucharest

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13.00-14.00 | Lunch

14.00-16.00 | Speed Mentoring Sessions/ Networking

Bianca Tudor // Founder & CEO, Elite Business Women & Elite Business

Women Investment Fund

Cristina Chiriac // President, CONAF

Jorge Muñoz // Marketing Specialist

Oana Craioveanu // Co-Founder, Impact Hub

Ciprian Negura // Senior Manager, KPMG

Andreea Suciu // Managing Partner, Suciu - The Employment Law Firm

Mihai Draghici // Mentor, Techventures

Virginia Oțel // President, PWN

Simona Sandru // Founder, GWIT

Cristiana Dutca // StarITup Program Manager, GWIT

Matei Dimitrescu // Vice president, TechAngels

Dragos Nicolaescu // Founder, Visionary Business Consultants SRL

16.00 | Closing Remarks

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Cristina Țoncu // Program Director, TechceleratorCristina is the Program Director of Techcelerator, the 1st technology startup acceleration program in Roma-nia that helps founders get early stage investment rounds offered by GapMinder VC Investment Fund and program strategic partner. Cristina has 12+ years of experience in management consulting, training and,

lately, mentoring teams in verticals like RD&I, entrepreneurship, tech startups, creative and cultural indus-tries. Cristina led RICAP Accelerator, the Romanian Innovation Commercialization Assistant Program built

with & supported by US partners. She supports initiatives that close the gaps between local academic, research & innovation & startups aiming to increase the number of valuable products for meeting today &

future societal needs.

Abigail Rupp // Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S Embassy in RomaniaAbigail (Abby) Rupp joined the Foreign Service in 1997. A consular-coned officer, she has served overseas in

Moldova, Ghana, Russia and Ethiopia, and in Washington in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, the Foreign Service Institute, and the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State. She served as the U.S. Consul General in

Florence, Italy from July 2014 to June 2017. Ms Rupp arrived in Bucharest in August 2017, to begin her position of Deputy Chief of Mission.

Nicholas Zylberglajt // President, EYIFNicholas is the Co-Founder of the European Young Innovators Forum, the leading foundation for Youth

Innovation in Europe. He also co-founded EU Startup Services, EYIF’s consulting company aimed at sup-porting European startups to secure EU funding having supported more than 1350 Startups in more than

20 EU countries.

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Matei Dimitrescu // Vice president, TechAngels MENTOR AND SPEAKER (VC Panel)

Acceleration expert and international angel investor, awarded “Investor of the Year in Romania” in 2018 by Central European Startup Awards. He coached over 100 startups from all over the world and invested in

over 20 projects in Europe and United States, in various stages or verticals.He’s in the team of Investment Ready Program in Viena, the largest acceleration program for CEE impact entrepreneurs and also vice president of TechAngels, the Romanian Business Angel Investors Association.

Alina Georgescu // Investment Analyst, Catalyst RomaniaShe was a partner in consortium for a €2m European Funded Project (Operational Program for Developing Human Resources), where she was in charge of specific instructions in implementing an European Funded

Project, technical and financial reports, activities management, analysis of the short-term and long-term results of the communication activities for the project

Radu Stoicoviciu // Partner, Early Game VenturesRadu Stoicoviciu is a Partner of Early Game Ventures (an early stage venture capital fund). In his career, Radu worked 25 years for PricewaterhouseCoopers, out of which 10 years as a Partner coordinating the

M&A department, being involved in over 200 transactions with a value exceeding 1 billion EUR and with a vast experience in assisting entrepreneurs and financiers (private equity houses, venture capitalists, family

offices, financial institutions) interested to invest, capitalise their business or divest. Radu had acted as Lead Advisor for some of the most complex deals made in Romania (e.g. the acquisition of A&D Pharma

Group by Dr Max, the sale of Caroli to Sigma Alimentos/Campofrio, the acquisition of Ponderas Hospital by Regina Maria, the partial sale of Energobit to Innova Capital and EBRD, the acquisition of Profi by Enter-prise Investors, the investment made by AIG Private Equity in Astral Telecom, the acquisition of Electrica

Muntenia Sud by ENEL, the divestment of Artima to Carrefour).

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Andreea Suciu // Founder and Managing Partner, Suciu I The Employment Law FirmAndreea Suciu is the Founder and Managing Partner of Suciu I The Employment Law Firm, a boutique multi-lingual firm (Romanian, English and German) based in Bucharest, member of the international organization of employment law firms – ELLINT.Before setting up Suciu | The Employment Law Firm, Andreea worked for one of Germany’s leading independent law firms managing its Bucharest Employment, Pensions and Data Protection team where ‘The Legal 500’ recommended her for her work advising on sensitive litigation and senior level departures.Andreea, recently featured in Romania’s leading legal guide ‘Which Lawyer’, is valued for the passion she puts into her work and especially for her capability of bringing innovative solutions.Eager to support and empower young Romanian entrepreneurs, Andreea also acts as Mentor at the Founder Institute - the world’s premier pre-seed startup accelerator.

Bianca Tudor // Founder & CEO, Elite Business Women & Elite Business Women Investment FundI started my career at 19, working for a multinational company. My interest in leadership, young leaders, and female leadership started to shape around the age of 22, when I joined the Global Organization – Junior Chamber International. My drive and commitment have allowed me to become the Training and Personal Development Manager/Director of the organization and later on, one of its board members. Leveraging my business experience gained during this time, combined with the valuable knowledge attained before/ previously, I laid the foundation of what Elite Business Women is today, an international company for women entrepreneurs, in Romania, UK, Portugal, Belgium and Italy, counting 8000 companies.

Cristina Chiriac // CONAFMENTOR AND SPEAKER (YTILI & GES)The need for an entrepreneurial culture adapted to the new trends in business and not just for female entrepreneurship, but also for the entire entrepreneurial environment drove Cristina Chiriac to found the first National Confederation for Female Entrepreneurship in Romania. Besides that, Cristina is an experienced entrepreneur, with experience as a General Manager at the Wolrd Trade Center, and a Mentor for STARTUP NOW!, where she allows the future entrepre-neur to access information, answers questions and helps them to stimulate critical thinking, analytical capability and problem solving ability. Cristina is also a Lecturer at the School of Entrepreneurship.

Ciprian Negura // Senior Manager, KPMGCiprian is a senior professional with +20 yrs. of experience in Telecommunications, Manage-ment Consulting and Start-Ups & Innovation. For the last 9 years he has been working for the Management Consulting practice of KPMG in Romania advising the largest local telecom oper-ators in taking strategic business decisions. In his role Ciprian acts as a business partner to senior executive leadership teams advising them on several areas: business and corporate strat-egy, business/operational models (re)designs, development of internal capabilities and perfor-mance assessment, product & portfolio management, customer experience & front-office processes, program & project management.

Ciprian is also an active member of several business communities in Romania and often engag-es with Innovation Hubs and Business Accelerators/Incubators as a member of decision boards or mentoring Start-ups.”

Jorge Muñoz // Marketing Director, EYIFJorge has a strong background in Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations having worked in different European countries such as the UK, France, Belgium and Spain. He is the current Director for Marketing and Communications at Unmanned Life, Jorge was a Key Account Man-ager at one of the world leading advertising agencies, Saatchi & Saatchi, from Publicis Media Group, where he was responsible for key accounts across different B2C and B2B fields coordi-nating the work of different departments such as Art Direction, Design, Finance and Executive. He has managed multi-million euro and international campaigns for top Brands such as Nestlé, Nespresso, Perrier, San Pellegrino, Lexus, among others. He has successfully led the marketing and PR efforts for Unmanned Life, across three continents with high-visibility international campaigns in the UK during London Tech Week, in particular a demonstration at the Prime Minister´s residence, Spain during Mobile World Congress, Google´s led Startup Grind in the Silicon Valley and Dubai 10X project, to name a few.

He is also involved in the non-profit sector focused on entrepreneurship and innovation. As marketing director of EYIF He has designed and led the marketing campaign for the Women in Entrepreneurship Roadshow, a flagship event supported by the European Commission, US Gov-ernment, Amazon, Facebook and other European institutions. He is a official mentor and mar-keting lead of the Women in Entrepreneurship Roadshow 2019.

Mihai Draghici // EntrepreneurMihai Draghici is a serial entrepreneur with over 18 years of experience turning ideas into prod-ucts and launching startups in several countries including Romania, USA, Canada, Mexico and India. He has founded over 20 companies that range from sole proprietorship in smaller local markets to several limited liability partnerships and corporations doing business around the world.

Oana Craioveanu // CEO and Co-founder, Impact Hub BucharestOana Craioveanu is the CEO and Co-founder of Impact Hub Bucharest, the first coworking space opened in Romania, in 2012. Impact Hub Bucharest is the organization that supports the development of entrepreneurial initiatives with positive impact through a coworking area, growth and incubation programs, conferences and events and a crowdfunding platform.

Oana has more than 18 years of experience in Project Management, is a mentor for startups supported by Impact Hub and is the co-creator of the international conference Innoteque. She is also one of the participants of the renowned program Aspen Young Leaders 2012.

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Virginia Oțel // President, PWNVirginia Oțel is a senior executive with more then 20 years experience in the financial sector inRomania, She has served in management boards and board of directors of financial institutions she worked for. Ms. Otel has been working since the end of 2006 within Garanti Group Romania, currently holding the positions of Deputy General Manager of Garanti Leasing and Communi-cation Leader of Garanti Group Romania. Her professional course included Unicredit Bank Romania, Demir Securities, and Romanian-American Enterprise Fund. In 1994, she was visiting faculty member at Hamline University din St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.

Virginia joined the Professional Women’s Network (PWN) Romania in November 2011, being involved in the “Mentorship” and “Women on Boards” pillars developed by the association. She became Vice President “Women on Boards” in April 2014 and was elected President of PWN Romania in April 2016. She was re-elected as President of PWN Romania for a new mandate in April 2018. Since February 2013, Virginia has become a member of the Romanian Business Lead-ers Foundation, currently being the Co-Leader of the “Mentoria” project, dedicated to business mentoring of young entrepreneurs.

Simona Sandru // President and Founder @Global Women in Tech & Projects Director @PentalogSimona Sandru is the President and Founder of Global Women in Tech, an organisation sup-porting the educational and professional development of women in STEM. She joined Pentalog, the European IT engineering and consulting services leader, as Projects Director being respon-sible for the management of the IT projects at international level. Simona Sandru holds an MBA degree awarded by the University of Wales and an MSc in Marketing.

Cristiana Dutca // Director of Operations @SelfKey and StartITup Program Manager @GWiTCristiana Dutca specializes in operations management for international tech startups.Over the course of 10 years she acted as COO for several global tech companies established inEurope, USA or Asia. She worked closely with founders and CEOs to build strong systems andstructures which scale as well as building talent teams and developing a strong companyculture.Cristiana is currently Director of Operations at SelfKey.org, a blockchain based, descentalizedidentity management solution.Driven by the desire to support women lead entrepreneurial initiatives in Romania, as of 2018Cristiana joined Global Women in Tech as startup Program Manager.

Dragos Nicolaescu // Founder at Visionary Business Consultants SRLI use my 25+ years of experience in management, business and investment roles to provide coaching, advising and investing services. In the last 10 years I coached 200+ executives to become better leaders, I advised 250+ founders to create a successful startup, and invested in 50+ local and international startups.

PARTNERSProject conceived Strategic Partners

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ENTREPRENEURS

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Andreea NicolescuCEO & Founder, On Vogue Management

Valerica MotocCo-founder & Chief Development Office, TalentBrowse

TonusApp is the �rst Romanian �tness app, containing �tness and/ or nutrition programs for women. TonusApp is available on Appstore, Google Play or web, with programs in Romanian/ English language. The USP is the availability on all devices together with bilingual availability. Launched beggining of 2018, it has currently 13000 accounts and , in 2019, a CR of approx. 12%.

"TalentBrowse works like a marketplace where recruitment agencies can place their already assessed candidates while companies gain instant access to IT talents interested in job o�erings matching their level of experience and expertise.

We speed up the IT recruitment for employers and grow the ROI for recruitment agencies who can place more candidates through our tool."

"The Cast List" is an integrated online casting system for both actors and producers and directors. Actors can, with our help, create professional pro�les on the site, promote themselves and increase their visibility to international producers. Directors can access these pro�les, view auditions, create favourite lists, and communicate directly with poten-tial talent with the help of our platform which streamlines the entire process. This platform, which was launched in June of this year at one of the biggest international �lm festivals in Eastern Europe (TIFF- Cluj), is unique in Romania and through its expansion and development I hope to raise the region to the same level of professionalism as is found in the USA.

Loredana GheorgheCo-founder / Marketing and PR director, Franc

Carmen ReisenbauerFounder and Managing Partner, TonusApp

"Franc’ is your intelligent personal �nancial assistant. He provides continuous, actionable and tailored insights & advice to help you gain a better hold of your �nances. He is proposing a “franc” perspective over your �nances. He was born during the Innovation Labs 2019 competition where we originally started with a di�erent idea (a bank account aggregator given the PSD2 context), but we changed our idea following the discussions with the mentors provided by Innovation Labs. Their insights was great and valuable and this is why we are so excited about the mentors that WER would put us in contact with.

Studies have shown that very few middle class people save more than 10% of their income monthly & the vast majority of them overspend on items they cannot a�ord. The problem we are aimingto solve is the lack of �nancial education.

We’re targeting an untapped market: Europe w/o UK, around 400 mil bankable people, out of which 210 mil are using online banking. Just 1% of this market means 2m users for our application.

Oana DimaFounder, DCDN Research & Development

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"At DCDN Research & Development, our mission is to create a better web experience by decentralizing the way content is delivered.By lowering the latency and bringing faster speed to the end users, while at the same time lowering the costs for ISPs and Media Platforms, we are bringing the web into the 21st century.

Media Platforms will serve higher quality content faster and cheaper. A simple user who would like to watch the latest episode of their favorite TV show online in 4k would not get it from a big datacenter from Frank-furt or Amsterdam but from their own neighbor.ISPs will lower their costs by having less interconnect tra�c in Exchang-es because all of the content will be served from their networks.

How are we doing all these great things? We're using our in-house designed install-and-forget hardware boxes that access the content from video platforms and deliver it to end users, being the nodes of our network. Our highly decentralized Boosters and our special caching algorithms will ensure a 90% Cache Hit Rate. They bring the content as close as possible to users thus assuring the best latency."

Ana StratulatCOO, MeetPrep

"MeetPrep wants to be the Arti�cial Intelligence powered virtual assistant for business professionals attending networking events, the �rst platform that comes to mind when a professional invests in an event with the objective to network.The breakthrough innovation comes from leveraging technologies like Arti�cial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to re-engineer the business networking process as part of business development management. We create an innovative product in the market that will generate new demand in the process.The solution we are proposing revolves around 3 key questions: which events are most relevant to attend (based on the business strategy, resources availability, opportunity assessment), which participants best match the professional’s pro�le and the reason for participation, and which are the customized strategies to adopt (preparation, participa-tion, follow-up)."

Simona Maria IvanovBusiness Development Manager, Smart EpiGenetX

The mission of Smart EpiGenetX is provide the right prevention or therapeutic nutricional solutions to the right person at the right moment each time based on genetic, microbiome pro�les using digital platform.

Today solution which proved already their limitation is "Try and Error" or "One size �t all", but we are all di�erent and we have di�erent nutrition-al needs. We democratize access to precision nutrition for everybody providing free access to a digital platform.Using genetics, microbiome pro�le and a atent-pending algorithm we provide personalized prevention or therapeutic nutricional solution: the exact quantity of food and supplements intake to cover nutricients de�ciencies.

Emilia OpreaAdministrator, Bloomier SRL

I want to develop my own products in Romania, high quality activewear (with recycled materials) at a�ordable prices. I already have a factory based in Romania I work with, but I am looking for funding to make my brand strong, work with designers to produce the �rst activewear collection and promote it in a professional way.

Producing high quality activewear, with recycled materials and in a sustainable way will be well received on the local market and surround-ing countries, or even the rest of EU. I want to produce items that are luxurious, yet at a�ordable prices. I want to produce locally in a Roma-nian factory and so through my business to be able to support other local businesses. I would like then to expand to open in Bucharest a type of Wellness center, a beautifully designed place, where you can have meditation, yoga or other kind of �tness / dance classes, shop for clothes and healthy food. A place used as well for women meet-ups and gatherings that help them in their quest of becoming their highest self.

Anca CojocaruCEO and Co-founder, MeetPrep

"Evrika is a project whose main purpose is to improve the recruitment process in the IT �eld.Evrika helps candidates and companies to connect directly and imme-diately, to evaluate their professional relationship.Evrika wants to simplify and increase the employment rate on IT projects in a dynamic environment and a growing market.Evrika will be a virtual assistant for programmers, will provide them with direct support, so they will avoid interviews that are not relevant to them.Evrika wants to promote a clear salary policy since the �rst discussion, in order to avoid engaging in recruitment processes that will not materialize because of the budget.Evrika is the �rst job application that o�ers decision-making power to the candidate and not to the company.Evrika IT connects you directly with the technical manager, no further 2 interviews will be needed, one from a recruitment agency and one from the HR department of the employing company."

Alexandra MicuEvrika

Ramona ColeaGeneral Manager, FlightclaimEU

FlightclaimEu has been created in September 2016 as a B2C service , helping the passengers travelling by plane getting their rights respect-ed according to EU Regulations. Today , in 2019 , we are present on 16 markets in Europe & Asia not only as a B2C , but more and more as a B2B partner , o�ering a platform for other related industries and their clients to bene�t from this service ."

"Despite the growing number of female entrepreneurs over the past two decades, they still face more challenges than men in the business world. On top of everything else, they also have to deal with speci�c challenges deriving from family obligations, time / mobility constraints, lack of con�dence in their abilities, lack of access to dedicated business networks. Furthermore, access to �nance remains a major issue, consid-ering that the small business loan approval rates are signi�cantly higher for male applicants than for female-owned companies, worldwide. The proposed project therefore aims at supporting success stories because we want them to be written further, at inspiring others to achieve success and generate other success stories. Inspired by the successful stories of the emancipation movements, 6 leading females in public & business sectors from 6 countries, spanning 4 continents, with the support of an American well reputed business consultancy �rm led by a female-entrepreneur unite their e�orts to create a movement for women in business. WoMean BUSINESS is a collaborative online platform which:- Connects women entrepreneurs with worldwide business networks and investors circles to provide the seed capital for women owned businesses.- Initiates a female driven investors platform aiming at granting easier access to �nance for female-led businesses (gather women who are willing to invest in other women).- Provides resources and tools needed for business development: angel investors programs, grants opportunities, knowledge / experience sharing seminars, online learning, the power of example, formal educa-tion in business subjects and complementary areas, mentorship sessions, forums for practical Q&As; presents user generated and crowdsource content, podcasts."-

Anca RanceaPresident, Freelancers' Association

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Elena CobianuFounder, Glasskoo.com

Glasskoo is a virtual try-on tool for e-commerce shops that sell glasses. We are disruptive in the way we use technology focused on the person-alisation options o�ered to B2B and B2C clients.

Glasskoo's vision: To use technology in the bene�t of improving the service o�ered to e-commerce clients

Glasskoo's mission : To improve the online glasses experience powered by technology

Mirona PaunFounder, Tzitzi-Poo SRL

We contribute to the emotional development of kids aged between 3 and 8 by reinventing the children’s theater and combining art with technology and psychology. Through our educational programs we approach all �ve �elds of emotional intelligence: the emotional vocab-ulary, active listening, self-awareness, empathy and how to manage emotions. How do we do that? We know kids learn through association with characters, so we created a story with two role-model characters. These two characters can be found on each product we have: the theater series, the toys, the books. We're also building the �rst AR app for developing empathy and tolerance in children that has a physical support, the colouring book.

"My project's main goal is to provide to young students and graduates the opportunity to take into consideration a career as entrepreneurs in Romania.

I want to provide a set of trainings. regarding entrepreneurial skills, to Romanian students and graduates from di�erent faculties, both from technical and social sciences. I believe that the Budgeting and Business Planning are esential skills to every future entrepreneur.

I also intend to connect the future young entrepreneurs through an online platform specialised in providing the needed business and �nancing consulting to startups.

And �nally, I would like to build a set of dedicated events to young entrepreneurs who can socialise and present their projects in di�erent stages. They can also bene�t from the experience of successful mentors."

Catalina-Teodora SofronCEO, Terasis Consult SRL

Lifecycle is automating target audience and market research using NLP (Natural Language Processing) to help small and medium business owners and internet marketers to better understand their customer's needs.

"In itself, the one-stop-shop InvestCluj is an innovative project for its clients, foreign companies and investors who want to do business in North-west Romania. This group welcomes several challenges: numer-ous meetings in di�erent parts of the city, lack of contacts, workspace and easily accessible information.

Current situation:- Dispersed e�orts: nowadays, our group of clients must arrange, travel and participate in numerous meetings in di�erent parts of the city, often held in co�ee shops or restaurants.- Limitations on the availability of business support: the support depends on the constraints related to time and human resources of the business communities and municipal institutions. Some consultants o�er as well services but only to a certain extent and to a certain point. Therefore, the support o�ered is partial, fragmented and inconsistent.

Solution: one-stop-shop InvestCluj, providing workspace and consult-ing services in one location or online. We facilitate the overcoming of barriers by being a contact point to multiple channels of information, a marketplace of service providers and a Hub for workspace.

Status: we are currently developing the marketplace in collaboration with co-working locations from Cluj. The marketplace would allow its members to access more easily service providers (freelancers and companies). Opening a Hub for the community is also in our medium to long term plans."

Mihaela DobroiuFounding Director, InvestCluj SRL

Anastasia IonicioiuLifecycle SRL

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We want to develop the �rst modular retail robot in the world. Our main focus will be the markets in US, Japan and Korea. Most robots are able to perform a single task, making the acquisition a bit pricey and the ROI less appealing for companies. The project we propose will allow companies to "create" a personalized robot based on their speci�c needs.

Ana Maria StancuCEO, Bucharest Robots

ENTREPRENEUR AND SPEAKER (YTILI & GES)

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Ivelina AtanasovaManaging Director, NewTrend Agency

"DigitalKidZ® aims to increase digital literacy and adapt the educational methodology according to the 21st century trends – modern, e�ective, digital-wise. DigitalKidZ provides everything a teacher needs to deliver a highly engaging STEM learning experience in a classroom. This includes curric-ulum-aligned lesson plans, emotional intelligence game, coding boards and „learning by doing“ challenges that help students understand our relationship with technology, cultivate digital hygiene habits and turn textbook theory into real-life activities. DigitalKidZ brings excitement to learning by giving teachers innovative and digital-oriented educational tools.

DigitalKidZ® brand include also: - an annual TechEdu conference and Exhibition, - DigitalKidZ STEAM Club Franchising, - the Open Source School® Program - curriculum and public schools mentoring program, - DigitalKidZ.school - online education platform for teachers’ life long learning,- DigitalKidZ Imagination educational activity game, - DigitalKidZ GO! learning-by doing“ coding kits that supports students to build and code, ex.smart-homes,- multi-sensor playgrounds based on design-thinking (project stage),- a bundle of Online Handbooks for Parents distributed across Europe.

Roxana BuzeteluFounder, Micile Bucurii

"What has been done: Since 1st of July 2018 I have built a very strong community (Facebook group) with the purpose of rising awareness about climate change and plastic pollution, encouraging members to reduce their waste and focus on circular economy. In the past year we had various successful campaigns and micro-events: have led the ""July Plastic Free"" campaign which created a lot of buzz in Social Media (hundreds of shares), we organised small gatherings where we had upcycling workshops for the kids & grownups. We have encouraged our members to declutter and donate all unnecessary belongings to poor communities in RO and most important we have created together, as a community, a lot of informative content and discovered a lot plastic free solutions with the emphasis on supporting local producers - groceries, beauty products, etc.

What I want to do next? I can clearly state that this community has huge potential for scaling up. Romania lacks the education towards a sustain-able life, but people truly want to learn and do better. I have a huge database of local producers, of resources and educational content which I need to put together in a wider project, in order to �ll the gap between zero waste demand and local supply. But for putting up a website and all the content, linking all producers to a platform - I need resources, and for accessing resources, I need to understand how funding works."

Ana Maria OnicaUbePixel

"Nummo is a mobile and desktop software app used in speech therapy that has as the main target, at this stage, children with a cochlear implant or speech-language de�ciencies. In order to come up with a professional speech therapy app we turn to speech therapists for the content and at this moment the app has over 140 exercises. To solve the mobility problem we made it cross-platform, so the app can be used on smartphones, tablets, and desktops.For children, we choose to make the app more like a game, with great graphics and rewards that keep the children engaged and make them play longer."

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Anca TanasescuProject Manager, Experimente Wow

We want to develop a VR/AR software product to help teachers all around the world teach science in a more interactive, e�cient, attrac-tive way for the children between 5 and 14 y.o. The app will include a series of interactive tasks in topics such as physics, chemistry, biology, fun math, astronomy and �rst aid. The app will use the latest technolo-gy to deliver top results education for next generations.

Otilia MantaPresident/CEO, Romanian Group for Investment and Cobsultancy (RGIC)

In 2009, I start AgriUStech Program, the strategic integrated program for developing rural area in Romania. We made events in Romania together with US Embassy, business visit in US ( e.g. Big Iron Show-Frams, Ag Connect, etc.) and Universities, US Eximbank training in US, including �nancial solutions, cooperation with BSDC ( technical experts in US). I am currently in a position to reestablish the program in line with current agricultural, digital platform and �nancial technologies.

Considering the fact in Romania we have about 5 million small farms, farms that could be equipped and built as family farms, this is the �rst reason. Moreover, this project has a direct impact on the sustainable development of the rural areas in Romania, both economically and social and environmentally. By developing such projects, a macroeco-nomic impact is given by the contribution of the agricultural sector and additional activities from rural area to GDP. Last but not least, the impact on food safety and security.

Many people as me also believe in the past that to achieve great things we must make brutal sacri�ces, that to succeed in work we must focus single-minded, at the expense of everything else in life. Work-life balance has been the trend for quite some time, but the future that we are heading towards demands something more ful�lling. It is this need of the day that has given birth to the concept of Work-Life Integration. Focusing on bringing the several aspects of an employee’s life, such as work, family, personal well-being, and the community under the same roof, the concept of work-life integration believes in the holistic betterment of life. That’s why I want to have this kind of program ’’Work-Life Integration for Returning Moms at work’’ in order to sustain the inclusion of Moms back in the business. Together with my team members and partners we strive to act as a catalyst for changing the way careers work to better support female talent, and help progressive companies and businesses of the future grow and thrive. Our range of programs for women focus on giving them the support they need to get clarity on what they really want from their career after having children, enhance their skills, rebuild their professional con�dence and equip them with the mindset and strategies to success-fully navigate career and family.Our programs include: Career transition coaching; Maternity coaching; Job search consulting, including job search strategy, CV, cover letter and LinkedIn pro�le and personal branding.For employers, our programs provide the information and resources needed to become an employer of choice for female talent, including creating and sustaining a family friendly workplace and promoting �exible work arrangements.Programs for employers include: Training seminars-workshops; Well-being programs.

Mihaela Bureac-PlescanCEO & Founder, D&M Solutions NRA

My current project is KryptoDots (https://kryptodots.com/) - a Backup Kit that has been developed to encode and permanently store your recovery seed in the smartest, most accurate and safest way there is. Basically, if you own crypto currencies, there are multiple ways to store your passphrases, but none as safe as the original KryptoDots. At the moment, the safest and convenient way to store your crypto assets is with a hardware wallet. These wallets are deterministically generated by a wallet seed. The seed is the master key of your wallet and the entire wallet can be recreated at any time using it. If the wallet encryption passphrase is forgotten or the wallet is lost, broken, stolen or destroyed, the seed can be used to recover the wallet. So we know how important is to you to make a reliable and permanent back-up for your crypto recovery seed and private keys.At the moment, the safest and conve-nient way to store your crypto assets is with a hardware wallet. These wallets are deterministically generated by a wallet seed. The seed is the master key of your wallet and the entire wallet can be recreated at any time using it. If the wallet encryption passphrase is forgotten or the wallet is lost, broken, stolen or destroyed, the seed can be used to recover the wallet. So we know how important is to you to make a reliable and permanent back-up for your crypto recovery seed and private keys.

Armina SirbuBusiness Development Manager, eBrains Digital

ENTREPRENEURS

Elena OglindaCEO & Founder, Wineful

Wineful is the �rst wine subscription box in Romania, with wines carefully picked by sommelieres, from small Romanian boutique winer-ies, that comes along with guides that contains the story of the winery, wine tasting notes and food pairing recommendations. The subscribers bene�t from discounted wines, the newest wines on the market, detailed guides that makes them a wine pro, and discount in the online shop and in our wine bar as well. Wineful Tapas & Wine is the o�ine channel, a modern wine bar located in the modern center of Bucharest, where the online community can meet, and the o�ine customers can become wineful.ro subscribers.

Gabriela BejanCEO&Founder, Digital Tailors Agency

We are a full stack product marketing agency working with tech companies in the CEE region to �nd product market �t or to scale their businesses on a global level through growth marketing services.

We work with tech products only, both B2B and B2C, and are looking to expand the business in other cities as well.

The global economy is constantly being remodelled by new mega-trends and often turbulent changes, therefore it is important to have an adapted corporate governance mechanism with dynamic and transparent practices that respond in real time to changing markets, as well as address the needs of stakeholders. In this context, companies need to target growth through a sustainable and inclusive approach and actively participate in a transparent dialogue with governments and regulators. This can be implemented by setting up a robust gover-nance structure – mainly represented by the BOARD OF DIRECTORS – which will include high-calibre educated individuals, who are adequately prepared for this role.Envisia tackles this market opportunity by launching ENVISIA Business School courses and master classes, as well as its state of the art programme: Boards of Elite in partnership with the Henley Business School, University of Reading - an executive education (world) premiere: the very �rst certi�ed and accredited Master of Arts Board Practice and Directorship (MABPD) programme tailored for Non-Execu-tive Board Members. The opportunity is build on the program devel-oped by Henley Business School - the Kakabadse team which has devel-oped the world‘s �rst Master‘s degree for practising board directors.

Adriana LobdaFounder, Envisia Services SRL

It is a tech start-up that I am currently developing since the beginning of this year (2019), that has the intention to promote and support culturally valuable buildings. This speci�cally for locations that are suitable for a variety of events such as either weddings, concerts, soirées, workshops, �lming/shootings, or others.

It is my heartfelt desire to preserve, or in some cases even revive, the culture that lives through such buildings, like castles, residences, gardens, monuments, and other traditional and cultural buildings or other unique event locations.

The project aims to help government-owned and privately owned buildings attract a larger audience - both nationally and internationally - to accommodate event requests. It is important that such activities enhance the castles and cultural buildings and bring them back to consciousness, thereby opening up additional sources of income for them. In fact, it is an online market place, serving locations as an additional marketing tool (ultimately facilitating the process of any individual, organizing their own event).

In order to describe my project a bit more precisely, the phases of devel-opment planned are the following:

- Phase 1: Listing of cultural/special venues (castles, private estates, ruins, monasteries, gardens, etc.)- Phase 2: Listing of selected unique event service providers such as artists, wedding planners, �ower suppliers, catering companies, etc.- Phase 3: The linking/centralization of all elements so that the end user can customize "his/her" event.

n summary, the startup serves as a "cultural event database".

Sophia Mavrodineanu WolkonskyFounder, Wolkonsky Holding SRL

ENTREPRENEURS

Irina SofranovaManager, Avinissima

Neda SahatchievaOwner and Marketing Manager, FEIA Ltd

"After living abroad for more than 15 years, working for large corpora-tions and NGOs as a strategic communication consultant I could not resist the connection to my roots anymore and returned to Bulgaria in 2015. My mission is to spread the word about the Balkan wine and to show the strength of the roots.<br /><br />Currently, I am consulting international companies, wineries, and institutions in the �elds of wine marketing, PR, strategic communica-tion, training & coaching. I am a wine taster, organizing customized seminars, corporate workshops and team-building events as well as thematic wine trips to selected Balkan countries."

We have a roadmap of 15-20 feature-rich mobile applications that accompany our customers throughout the journey of parenthood. We also o�er a group of supporting products, depending on the speci�c market and product (such as shop, blog, community chat, etc.).