Speakers | Internet & Mobile World 2013

Here are some of the TOP National & International speakers that confirmed so far their attendance. More to come soon.

Angeli Beltran Managing Director - DENTSU Möbius
Dick Buschman Founder ACHTUNG!
Chad Garrett Cribbins Associate Creative Director - SAPIENT NITRO
Yasmin Coelestine Nestlen Associate Creative Director - SAPIENT NITRO
Sessions to attend:
CRM – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 10:00 - 10:30)

More about Angeli Beltran:

Angeli brings 19 years of experience in CRM, digital and integrated marketing communications to Dentsu Möbius, a dynamic end to end digital agency in Asia.

She also takes the helm in developing the digital marketing industry as the former Vice President of the Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines, and currently, member of the Board of Advisors of the I Media Summit and the I-COM.

Angeli is a part time lecturer at the University of Asia and the Pacific and gives talks at several digital and CRM conferences.

Sessions to attend:
Let the battles begin - Leveraging sponsorships in digital (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 2, 10:30 - 11:00)
The social media roadmap (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 2, 12:30 - 13:15)

More about Dick Buschman:

Dick Buschman is founder and owner of Achtung!, Netherlands leading agency for interactive communications and advertising.

In 2005 he founded together with Mervyn ten Dam the agency Achtung! which handles interactive campaigns for brands like O'Neil, Skoda, Volkswagen, Vodafone and Stop Aids NOW. Together they won numerous awards at national and international festivals including Cannes Lions, Webby Awards, Euro Best Awards.

In 2008 and 2010 Achtung was declared Interactive Agency of the Year. In addition, Dick is a renown speaker at many conferences and he is a lecturer involved in various courses at Universities. He wrote the book Brand Experiences ( Kluwer Publishing )

Sessions to attend:
Why does my Beemer have a twitter account? (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 2, 11:45 - 12:15)
Latest trends in web design and usability (IBM Stage, Day 2, 16:00 - 17:00)

More about Chad Garrett Cribbins:

An Associate Creative Director of Experience Design at SapientNitro London with roughly 15 years of experience, spread across a mix of agencies, start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. His passion is multi-channel experience design, with a focus on the mobile space. Past clients include RBS, HSBC, John Lewis, Coca-Cola, Ladbrokes, SingTel, Vodafone, Confused.com, TraderMedia Group, O2, SportingBet, BskyB, Revolution, Veterans Administration, Kodak, and Sun Microsystems. Chad leads multi-disciplinary teams to create transformative brand experiences for clients. An award winner. The proudest moment being a Cannes Cyber Lion for the AutoTrader iPhone App.

Sessions to attend:
Why does my Beemer have a twitter account? (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 2, 11:45 - 12:15)
Latest trends in web design and usability (IBM Stage, Day 2, 16:00 - 17:00)

More about Yasmin Coelestine Nestlen:

An Associate Creative Director of Experience Design at SapientNitro London, where her focus is experience design and innovation strategy. She loves helping brands discover new opportunities, apply design-thinking and value the user's perspective. At SapientNitro, Yasmin is responsible for leading client relationships and projects through merging the brand vision with actionable experience design strategy. Prior to joining SapientNitro, Yasmin worked for R/GA and contributed to a variety of companies and brands, such at Adobe, Boys & Girls Club, Hewlett Package, Intel, Microsoft and Nike. Yasmin brings a particularly unique understanding of users through having developed a smart room. Her passion for future based designs and interfaces led to her interest in blending sophisticated technologies and human expression with interactive environments.
Alvin Richards Technical Director for 10 GEN
Weronika Sobolak Client Partner - Global Marketing - FACEBOOK
Nick Fawbert CEO - THIRD SPACE ASIA - Singapore
David Mytton Founder - SERVER DENSITY
Sessions to attend:
Future of NoSQL databases (IBM Stage, Day 2, 13:15 - 13:45)

More about Alvin Richards:

After successfully bootstrapping 10gen s California office he has recently relocated to London to lead up all technical functions in the EMEA region. He has held leaderships positions at Oracle and NetApp integrating RDBMS and storage technology and has lead and grown the engineering teams for several successful Bay Area startups. Having learnt the hard problems of scaling RDBMS for JPMC and American Express, the discovery of MongoDB appealed not only for its elegant technical architecture and solution but because it also challenged long held beliefs and the status quo.

Sessions to attend:
Facebook Master Class for C level executives (IBM Stage, Day 1, 14:00 - 14:45)
How Facebook can help you to grow your business? (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 2, 10:00 - 10:30)

More about Weronika Sobolak:

Weronika is responsible for establishing relationships with key clients and agencies in the CEE and to provide them with strategic direction. She brings 4 years experience in digital industry. In recent years co-author of IAB Poland strategic annual reports and member of IAB Poland groups specializing in social media marketing and performance marketing.

Sessions to attend:
Driving commercial partnerships for Mobile media growth in emerging markets (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 15:15 - 15:45)

More about Nick Fawbert:

Nick brings twenty years of media experience to the South East Asia through Third Space Consulting, a boutique South East Asia Digital and Interactive Media consultancy committed to fostering talent, skills and infrastructure for a thriving regional industry.

As a senior executive Nick was Head of Sales for Yahoo! UK & Ireland and Vice President International for CBS Outdoor in China in Beijing. As COO at Aktiv Digital Nick played a leading role in the creation of the S$25m Singapore Digital Advertising Network industry. Through his work at Third Space Academy, SE Asia’s only dedicated digital media training company, Nick continues to develop the next generation of Digital Media specialists.

Sessions to attend:
Solving the big data problem - How to create software that handle big data (IBM Stage, Day 2, 14:30 - 15:00)

More about David Mytton:

David Mytton is the founder of Server Density. He has beenprogramming in PHP and Python for over 10 years, regularly speaks about MongoDB (including running the London MongoDB User Group), David co-founded the Open Rights Group and can often be found cycling in London or drinking tea in Japan.
John Heffernan Business Development Manager - MEDIA CO
Nick Sohnemann Innovation Advisor - TREND ONE
Timotej Gala Managing director EMEA - HTTPOOL
Rogier Croes Head of Search for MEC GLOBAL UK
Sessions to attend:
The Impact of Social Media on SEO in an Ever Changing Online & Mobile World (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 3, 13:15 - 13:45)

More about John Heffernan:

John is a charismatic speaker. Here is some of the feedback from various attendees to one of John’s presentations this year: “insightful", "excellent", "entertaining", "informative" and "bloody brilliant – knocked the socks of the rest of the seminars".

John has over fifteen years’ experience of IT Sales and Marketing. For over 7 years he has worked for MediaCo focused in the Online / Search Marketing industry. John has an educative approach to the sales process and has delivered numerous presentations at national and local UK events, and conferences on behalf of AdTech, Internet World, Online Marketing Show, Technology for Marketing, MAD Search Strategies, the Sunday Times Enterprise Network, Institute of Directors – to name but a few!

Specialities include: Online Marketing Strategies, SEO, PPC, Social Media, Mobile, Email & developing effective website content.

Sessions to attend:
The World in 2021 & a connected Consumer Journey (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 3, 14:00 - 15:00)

More about Nick Sohnemann:

Nick Sohnemann joined the TrendONE team after having worked at the Hamburg office of the world’s leading media agency network OMD, where he was responsible for implementing the client’s new media marketing strategies and campaigns.

As the innovation advisor in the TrendONE team he is now responsible for providing advice and insights into innovation management processes. His background of having worked in an innovation unit of a media agency network gives him an exclusive perspective in determining what is relevant how to implement it.

Sessions to attend:
Integrated digital campaigns in CEE (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 14:30 - 15:00)

More about Timotej Gala:

Timotej Gala has more than 9 years of experience in online and mobile industry. He is partner at Httpool since 2003. As managing director EMEA he supervises, manages and develops the European and Asian operations for the group.

Timotej is focused on online and mobile media strategy development and execution for advertisers, business models in digital industry, inventory monetization and real-time bidding management for publishers are main areas of his competence. Httpool is currently present with 17 offices across emerging markets including India, Hongkong, Singapore, Germany, Russia and the rest of CEE markets.

He is also actively involved in industry development in the region by participating on the main events and sharing the experiences. Currently, his main focus is to deploy advanced online and mobile solutions for advertisers and publishers in the emerging markets.

Sessions to attend:
Visioning the future in online advertising (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 14:00 - 14:30)

More about Rogier Croes:

Currently Rogier is Managing Director of the CEE region, Russia, Ukraine and the CIS region. His role is to accelerate digital across the region. He plays a key part in creating and maintaining a collaborative environment for MEC and manages the regional Interaction community, providing leadership and management in all areas of Search, Social, Mobile and Performance.

Rogier is also the Head of Search for MEC in the EMEA region and responsible for a high quality search delivery throughout the network for international clients. Next to that Rogier is involved in future business development.
Mark Michelson Executive Director - MOBILE MARKETING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
Damian Proctor Creative Director - REDWEB
Warren Knight Founder - GLOOPLE
Kevin Edwards Strategy Director - AFFILIATE WINDOW
Sessions to attend:
Using Mobile to Understand Customers (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 3, 15:15 - 15:45)

More about Mark Michelson:

Mark Michelson is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Mobile Marketing Research Association (MMRA), a global trade organization that advocates the use of mobile devices to understand opinions and behaviors of consumers, shoppers and B2B audiences. In addition to founding MMRA, Mark also co-founded the Mystery Shopping Provider’s Association (MSPA) and has served on the board of the Qualitative Research Provider’s Association (QRCA).

Mark's experience as a market researcher includes 28 years of developing and implementing strategic marketing research programs for many of the world’s leading brands in a variety of industries including technology, food service, healthcare, retail and CPG. Mark is also President/CEO of Threads Qualitative Research a global qualitative consultancy with partner offices in 22 countries.

Sessions to attend:
Taking content rich websites mobile (IBM Stage, Day 2, 14:00 - 14:30)
Latest trends in web design and usability (IBM Stage, Day 2, 16:00 - 17:00)

More about Damian Proctor:

Damian Proctor is a designer, speaker, photographer and 12 year veteran of the digital industry. He is the Creative Director at Redweb, an 90 strong UK based digital agency that specialises in user focussed creativity and innovation that they combine with their technical heritage to create award winning websites and digital campaigns for high profile private and public sector businesses and charities. Their strengths are in multi-platform digital design, increasing performance through improved user experience with an in-house delivery team capable of the most challenging of requirements.

Sessions to attend:
Social Commerce - consumers changing their behaviour (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 2, 14:00 - 14:30)

More about Warren Knight:

Warren Knight co-founder of Gloople, the Worlds 1st "Social Sharing" eCommerce platform and a Top 100 Start-up. With 20 years experience in selling products and services, Warren is a professional speaker, trainer, author and consultant specializing in Social Commerce, helping companies use Social Media and Digital Commerce to achieve a multi-channel experience to drive traffic and better understand their customers.

His entrepreneurial skills started in the music industry at the early age of 19. After receiving a grant from the Prince's Youth Business Trust by the age of 22, Warren started his own music and clothing European Distribution Company. Focusing on business growth he became the director of a global stationary and accessory business working with Disney and Nickelodeon, growing a licensee from $5Million to $30Million selling to over 40 countries in a 5-year period achieving $1 Million sales in 1 month.

Sessions to attend:
M-commerce in the Performance Marketing Channel (IBM Stage, Day 3, 15:15 - 15:45)

More about Kevin Edwards:

Kevin Edwards has over 9 years experience working for affiliate networks. Since joining Affiliate Window in 2006, Kevin has had a significant impact on the business, facilitating and deepening relationships with partners and strengthening the core management team. He heads up the Strategy team as Strategy Director with responsibility for producing research, implementing best practice and providing analysis for key clients. He’s also former Chair of the IAB’s Affiliate Marketing Council.
Thomas A. Bryner Executive Social Business and Collaboration Consultant - IBM
Philip Storey Email Marketing Consultant at LYRIS
Robert Burden Senior Optimisation Manager - POSSIBLE
Mihaly Varga Head of International Relations - CARNATION GROUP
Sessions to attend:
Social Business in the Cloud - New ways to engage with people and businesses (IBM Stage, Day 1, 10:00 - 10:30)
Social. In Plain Business. (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 2, 11:15 - 11:45)

More about Thomas A. Bryner:

Thomas A. Bryner is an Executive Social Business and Collaboration Consultant for IBM Collaboration Solutions, responsible for helping customers adopt Social Business and Enterprise 2.0. He is particularly focused on emerging technologies: Social Business, Social Collaboration, Social Media, Cloud Computing. In his role, he supports key customers, partners, marketing events and analyst briefings with a blend of business strategy consulting, business, market and technical knowledge. Thomas has issued many articles on Social Business in newspapers and magazines. He worked with Universities in the field of Applied Psychology to explore virtual team interaction models and is now preparing a joint-research study on the topic of Team Mental Models. Prior to his current role, Thomas has worked in Sales Leader positions for Messaging & Collaboration Solutions in IBM. Before joining IBM he held P&L responsibility for the global solution development, infrastructure, and operations of Collaboration services and Corporate Directory strategy and services with the second largest global elevator and escalator manufacturing business.

Sessions to attend:
The Future of Email Marketing (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 3, 16:00 - 16:30)

More about Philip Storey:

Philip has been specialising in Email Marketing for a decade. He has worked with brands such as ASDA, Sony, The Football Association and Tui Travel to develop meaningful relationships with prospects and customers in the inbox, creating engaging and response-triggering email for acquisition and retention strategies that drive a high return on investment. Philip is a trainer, speaker and writer for several industry blogs such as Econsultancy and the IAB.

Sessions to attend:
Digital Performance (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 2, 14:30 - 15:00)

More about Robert Burden:

Robert has over 10 years of experience in digital performance strategy and implementation. He has lead the global digital optimisation programme for Nokia which spans over 63 countries. In addition to working with Nokia, Robert has worked in the past for a number of clients including Phones4U, Dial a Phone, SuperDry, Fitness First, Virgin Games, Cancer Research, and M&S. A fun fact about Robert is that he is an avid mountain biker and cycled across the Canadian Rockies.

Sessions to attend:
Mobile and TV apps (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 2, 14:00 - 14:30)

More about Mihaly Varga:

-          International sales / marketing and PR executive experiences

-          Extensive international strategic & tactical business development planning skills

-          Structured management approach

-          Gained extensive international marketing experience, more than 10 years international company background

Brand experience: Accenture, KLM, Air France, Carrefour, Telenor
Hans Lingeman CEO and co-founder Winkle
John Lindsay Shareholder - 8 SECONDS
Stavros Menegos Head of Internet, Mobile and Cloud Division - ENTERSOFT
Philip Stapley Partner - CHRONOS and EBS Systems
Sessions to attend:
Lead-User Communities: how frustrated consumers can grow your brand (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 13:00 - 13:30)

More about Hans Lingeman:

Hans is one of the co-founders and leads the Winkle team, winkling out intriguing nuggets from his clients’ markets. With over 16 years’ experience in global market research, he is one of the true pioneers - being among the first implementing online data collection on a global scale (’96-’98) and experimenting with customer dialogue marketing (2001), co-creation techniques (2006), Lead User concept (2007), and Facial Coding (2010).

Initially driven by personal curiosity, Hans is an avid student of all aspects of human behaviour. He is able to translate this understanding into both intelligent research design and into models which he now teaches to marketers and communication professionals in workshops to help them better understand their customers.

Hans has worked for clients including Reckitt Benckiser, Microsoft, McAfee, Ericsson, Philips, Heineken, InBev, ING, ABN AMRO, Volkswagen, BMW, General Motors, Sara Lee, Unilever, Shell and AkzoNobel.

Sessions to attend:
Cross Channel Creative Content Optimization: A Real Time Research alternative to conventional methods (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 15:45 - 16:15)

More about John Lindsay:

Since 1981 John has been a pioneer creating leverage with peformance marketing systems internationally.

Today he is the founder of a performance marketing business integration company, WON, and a shareholder in 8Seconds, the real time creative content optimizer SaaS solution provider.

eCRM optimsation, engagement & conversion, growth clients include:

BMW, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, VW, Ford, CNH, Case, Steyr, Philips Lighting, Philips Heath Care, NXP Semiconductors, Cisco Shell, IBM, EveryAngle, (SCM) Psion (mobile)

Web2.0 ventures include:

Xing, LinkedIN (social), Belysio (mobile social), Iplay (digital music); Geewa (social games) www.digitalavenue.pl (digital games, photo, e-commerce), www.ganymede.com (games), Lyzia (DRM), Class Act (CMS); Muscore (digital music publishing)

Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for FMCG industry (IBM Stage, Day 3, 10:00 - 11:15)
The future of Retail: convergence of mcommerce, social commerce, ecommerce and traditional stores (IBM Stage, Day 3, 16:30 - 17:30)

More about Stavros Menegos:

Stavros Menegos received his MSc from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine of the University of London. He was leading the design and implementation of the Omega client/server development framework at Computer LoAgic. In 2000 he was appointed R&D Director at LogicDIS with the responsibility to set the technological strategy for the company. He left LogicDIS in June 2002 to undertake Entersoft’s R&D.

Sessions to attend:
How to choose the right epayment system (IBM Stage, Day 3, 12:45 - 14:00)

More about Philip Stapley:

Philip is a business consultant with responsibilities in strategy and development and key project management.

Philip has a background in IT services in the UK where he has worked for IBM and as Technical Director of Strageteck.

He started his own business in the IT sector in 1980 focusing primarily on international clients in the banking and financial community.

He became a resident of Romania in 1998 and has since invested and managed various projects including IT, payment systems, credit card processing and credit risk assessment.

Philip takes an active role in all the projects where he has been involved from planning through to implementation and rollout.

His 30 year experience in business management at an international level brings significant support and encouragement in order to develop the local management teams and achieve the business goals and objectives.
Claudiu Murariu CoFounder - PADICODE
Mona Opran Managing Director - Saatchi & Saatchi X
Cristian Kit Paul Founding Partner, Creative Director - BRANDIENT
Cosmin Negrescu CEO - SEO monitor
Sessions to attend:
How to manage a world class email leads program - lessons from Reebok (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 2, 15:15 - 15:45)

More about Claudiu Murariu:

Claudiu has more than 6 years experience in web marketing & analytics and ecommerce industry. In late 2009, he co-founded PadiCode which has released two products in the market: PadiAct, a web app to increase email leads which uses intent and behavioral targeting principal and PadiTrack, a free app for generating conversion funnels which was praised by Google Analytics itself.

Having extensive knowledge of behavioral targeting, web analytics, social media analytics and A/B testings, he has been honored to be a speaker in various related events both locally and internationally. Besides web analytics, he is passionate about geocaching, cycling and trekking.

Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Retail industry (part 2) (IBM Stage, Day 2, 11:30 - 12:30)

More about Mona Opran:

Mona started her career in advertising in 1996, in the BTL departmentof Bates Saatchi & Saatchi. After a "break" for almost a year when she heldthe position of Marketing Director of Bucuresti Mall, Mona went back to her greatpassion, advertising. By gathering experience in two major agencies (D'Arcy andSaatchi) and working with large clients and challenging projects Mona end up to lead Saatchi & Saatchi X since 2007 and to innovate Romanian market withthe new concept of Shopper Marketing.

Company activity lead by Mona focuses today on BrandActivations and Customers Engagements. Participation Ideas, Mobile Marketing, CRM Marketing and micro-targeting, Shopper marketing are the other main areas inwhich Saatchi & Saatchi X invests to have a relevant contribution incommunicating a brand. Mona graduated Business School, with a degree in Business Administration.

Sessions to attend:
Latest trends in web design and usability (IBM Stage, Day 2, 16:00 - 17:00)

More about Cristian Kit Paul:

As a founding partner and the Creative Director of Brandient, Cristian ‘Kit’ Paul is leading the creative team and ensures the creative direction for all design projects. His experience is built on the hundreds of brand projects designed and creatively supervised—across great industries—from tech brands and large retail chains to banks and state-owned companies.

Over the past decade, Kit grew to be one the most prominent brand designers in Eastern Europe, awarded at Rebrand, Graphis, Best of the Best (Moscow), EULDA and Pentawards. He is a public speaker and a presence in the juries of international design competitions in countries like United States, Russia and China.

Sessions to attend:
SEO (Google Search Optimization) - A Long Term Investment, not a Marketing Expense (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 12:30 - 13:00)
The power of online and mobility tools for Retail industry (part 2) (IBM Stage, Day 2, 11:30 - 12:30)
The power of online and mobility tools for Media & Publishing industry (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 3, 11:15 - 12:30)

More about Cosmin Negrescu:

More than 5 years ago, Cosmin Negrescu founded Bunt Studio, a company focused mainly on web design activities. In the company, he developed two start-ups, Bunt Hosting and SEO monitor, the last one currently being one of the main players on the market in the SEO services area from Romania.

Since 2009, SEO monitor offers assistance in promoting sites on search engines, through link building and also traffic monitoring services for its subscribers.

After the investment received from Green Light Investment back in 2011, the strategy for 2012 foresees a release on the international market, at the end of this year and an increase in the number of employees, from 30 to 80 people.

Cosmin is passionate about subjects as: online entrepreneurship, online marketing and entrepreneurship marketing, being a regular participant in local and international conferences on these topics.
Doina Costache Industry Manager - GOOGLE ROMANIA
Vladimir Oane CPO & Cofounder UberVU
Bogdan Paduraru Software Development Director - TotalSoft.
Daniel Ionescu Sales and Marketing Director - TOTAL SOFT
Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Banking and Financial Services industry (part 1) (IBM Stage, Day 1, 10:45 - 11:30)
The power of online and mobility tools for Retail industry (part 2) (IBM Stage, Day 2, 11:30 - 12:30)
MM (Mobile Matters) (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 3, 10:00 - 10:30)

More about Doina Costache:

Doina drives the growth and the development of several strategic market verticals in the Romanian online environment, dealing with Finance, Automotive, FMCG, Retail, Classifieds&Coupons Education industries. She has an extensive experience in retail, marketing and sales, customer focus, having previously worked for Unicredit as Head of Multichannel Management and for more than 8 years in Vodafone in various roles. Doina has an MBA in Management from the University of Wales.

Sessions to attend:
The grand debate of social media ROI (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 2, 16:30 - 17:30)
Build your online business with a global mindset from the very beginning (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 3, 16:30 - 17:30)

More about Vladimir Oane:

Vladimir is in charge of all aspects of the product at uberVU. His design background and obsession about details has transformed uberVU into the easiest to use product on the market.

For 3 years before being the CPO, Vladimir was also the CEO of uberVU. He is a serial entrepreneur who likes to get involved with early stage startups, as proven by his advisory role in many international startups and by his numerous startup conference speaking engagements.

Sessions to attend:
The Complex Ecosystem of Mobile Apps (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 3, 11:15 - 12:30)

More about Bogdan Paduraru:

He joined the largest business software producer in 2005 as a business analyst. Four years later he became Director of the newly-created division for mobile applications in TotalSoft.

His excellent performance quickly propelled to the management of the entire Software Development Division, Acollada. Currently, he coordinates a team of over 120 specialists and oversees offshore projects with clients located in 25 countries. He managed to impose TotalSoft as one of the major regional players that integrate wireless technology with cutting-edge skills.

Bogdan P?duraru holds an MBA degree from Tiffin University and has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

Sessions to attend:
Build your online business with a global mindset from the very beginning (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 3, 16:30 - 17:30)

More about Daniel Ionescu:

Responsible for TotalSoft’s business development strategy and market value since 2010, Daniel Ionescu took over the coordination of the company's sales teams in May 2012. As Sales, Marketing & Strategy Director, Daniel's objective is to implement the strategy for achieving the financial objectives.

Before joining TotalSoft, Daniel held the position of CEO & COO in BitDefender. In 10 years,he managed to convert a start-up enterprise into a multinational company, with operations in over 150 countries. Here, Daniel is responsible for positioning and increasing TotalSoft’s brand value, but also for the development of the necessary internal structure to support the company’s long term business objectives.

He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Romanian-Canadian MBA, Ottawa University, specializing in marketing and in 2006 was named “one of the most successful IT managers less than 35 years old” by Business Magazine, in "top 100 young managers” catalog.
Alexandru Lapusan CEO & Founding Partner ZITEC
Florinel Ioan Chis Owner - MAGENDOO INTERACTIVE
Andrei Georgescu Co Founder WHITE IMAGE
Dan Virtopeanu Consultant Business Development - PICONET
Sessions to attend:
Cloud computing: from revolution to evolution (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 16:30 - 17:45)
10 Things to know before you marry a software company (IBM Stage, Day 2, 12:45 - 13:15)
Ways to connect with your customers and build a community (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 3, 10:00 - 11:00)

More about Alexandru Lapusan:

Having more than 15 years of experience in online projects, Alex has built an NGO, founded a software development company and invested in several US based startups. Whether you are looking to build an internal IT team, contract another company or you are ready for your next start-up - feel free to talk to Alex will gladly share his expertise and help you out with your challenges.

Sessions to attend:
The future of Retail: convergence of mcommerce, social commerce, ecommerce and traditional stores (IBM Stage, Day 3, 16:30 - 17:30)

More about Florinel Ioan Chis:

Florinel is the owner of Magendoo Interactive, a Magento Silver Solution Partner, working with the largest retailers in Romania and VC funded E-Commerce retailers in London, UK. Started working for eMAG.ro in 2002, building the website and the internal ERP system. Left in 2006 to start an eCommerce company that built the Best eCommerce Software Solution in Romania (awarded in 2008 at Romanian eCommerce Gala) and worked with top retailers helping them build their online channel.

Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Retail industry (part 2) (IBM Stage, Day 2, 11:30 - 12:30)
5 tips to optimize email marketing performance & conversion (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 3, 14:30 - 15:00)

More about Andrei Georgescu:

White Image is the first specialized email marketing agency in Romania. Andrei has over 9 years experience in email marketing, and near 14 of marketing. He is working on email marketing strategies and optimization for many market leaders form Estern Europe. Focus on what works and create results. He is certified for email marketing advanced practices and optimization by MarketingSherpa

Sessions to attend:
The future of Retail: convergence of mcommerce, social commerce, ecommerce and traditional stores (IBM Stage, Day 3, 16:30 - 17:30)

More about Dan Virtopeanu:

Dan has 25 years experience in IT&C and is one of the local mobile marketing and mobile payments pioneers since 2003. During 2004-2011 he was General Manager at Voxline Communication, one of the top local companies with more than 200 mobile marketing campaigns and hundreds of mobile payment solutions implemented. From September 2011 Dan acts as an independent consultant in mobile marketing and mobile payments and his latests involvements are in expanding SMS payments for parking in Romania. For the past 10 years Dan has been a frequent speaker about mobile marketing and mobile solutions. Dan is one of the founders of ARONSA in 1997 and main founder of Mobile Marketing Association Romania in 2011.
Alexandru Bita Head of eBusiness, LIBRA INTERNET BANK
Razvan Atimariti Partner Account Manager CISCO
Alex Cernatescu CEO & Head of Strategy | INFINIT SOLUTIONS AGENCY
Mihai Iordache Director, Small and Medium Solutions & Partners - MICROSOFT
Sessions to attend:
How to choose the right epayment system (IBM Stage, Day 3, 12:45 - 14:00)

More about Alexandru Bita:

Alexandru has more than 8 years of experience both in banking and online services, being deeply involved in how the two can be used to deliver a better customer experience. LibraPay -- which is Libra’s online payments’ processing service -- is the latest project Alexandru and his team have launched.

Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Healthcare industry (IBM Stage, Day 1, 15:00 - 15:45)

More about Razvan Atimariti:

Razvan Atimariti has joined Cisco in April 2010 following TANDBERG acquisition and is responsible with developing overall business of video communication and collaboration in Romania.

Due to his past experience in developing Channels Partners, Razvan is in charge also with developing relations with TP ATP partner across south east Europe. He’s passionate about video and latest technologies of communications.

Razvan Atimariti has an important previous experience in sales, especially in IT sales in important companies like Connex – Vodafone, Metro Cash & Carry, Sharp, TANDBERG. Razvan is married and proud father of an 8 year old son.

Sessions to attend:
The future of multichannel marketing: integrated projects in ATL, BTL, PR & online in the context of consumer fragmentation (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 11:15 - 12:15)
The secret of gamification - why and how it works (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 16:30 - 17:30)

More about Alex Cernatescu:

As CEO (and Co-founder) of Infinit I am responsible for our company's development strategy in all of it's aspects, following the exact principles that made it grew this far and delivering most of what the digital environment and latest technologies mix has to offer to our clients.

As Head of the Strategy Department I am leading the department's development of strategy solutions for our customers and I am supervising the research,integration and measuring of the newest technologies, channels and work principles in our overall solutions mix.

For the last 2 years our agency has been the largest independent digital agency in Romania and last year it was also the most profitable in the industry's top 10. (According to Forbes Romania, based on Revenues / profit official numbers).

Sessions to attend:
Next step: Digital economy (IBM Stage, Day 1, 13:15 - 13:45)

More about Mihai Iordache:
George Catrina Content Manager - SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
Gabriel Sora Head of Mobile Marketing SAATCHI & SAATCHI X
Andrei Suciu Commercial Director and Partner - PRAS CONSULTING
Catalin Cretu Country Manager Romania VISA EUROPE
Sessions to attend:
The business opportunity behind smart TV (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 2, 11:45 - 12:30)

More about George Catrina:

George Catrina has a wide experience within IT companies. He started working for Hewlett-Packard in 2005, where he held various roles, from reporting specialist, business analyst, pre-sales and later moved to IT Operations. Since May 2011 he is the Content Manager at Samsung Electronics Romania. His role is to identify and start new business with local Content Providers regarding development various applications for Samsung Smart TV platform. He ensures technical and business cooperation link between Content Providers / Developers and Samsung.

Sessions to attend:
Moderator: The Complex Ecosystem of Mobile Apps (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 3, 11:15 - 12:30)
Optimizing large businesses through digital technologies. Case study Enel. (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 3, 13:15 - 13:45)

More about Gabriel Sora:

Gabriel has more than 14 years of experience in Telecommunication and Technology Marketing, in Connex and them in Vodafone, occupying different roles within Marketing Department. His activity has been associated with services like Premium SMS, Mobile Marketing, SMS and Micro-Payment, Mobile Portals and Mobile Internet. His later activity in Vodafone has been related with launching the second version of Vodafone live! mobile portal and defying the Mobile Internet development strategy for Vodafone’s Consumer Segment.

In 2009, he start a new stage of his professional carrier as Mobile Marketing and Mobile Solutions Consultant. He managed from this role various mobile related projects with various local and international companies.

In 2010 he has joined Centra de Saatchi & Saatchi Group as Head of Mobile Marketing for Epidemic and later for Saatchi & Saatchi X where he still occupies this role.

Sessions to attend:
Microsoft Workshop (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 2, 10:00 - 10:45)

More about Andrei Suciu:

Andrei Suciu is Comercial Director and Partner at PRAS Consulting, a leading Romanian IT Solution provider that includes Unified Communications, Cloud, and other IT infrastructure implementations. He has more than 15 years experience working in the IT industry as a technical engineer, middle and top management employee. Before his time at PRAS, he worked for Vodafone as IT Infrastructure Team Leader for almost 10 years. Andrei has a Bachelor of Science degree in electronics from Polytechnic University of Bucharest

Sessions to attend:
How to choose the right epayment system (IBM Stage, Day 3, 12:45 - 14:00)

More about Catalin Cretu:

Catalin Cretu has a strong expertise in financial project management, particularly after a 3 years experience with HSBC Bank USA in New York, with focus on retail projects. He has experience in back-office, as well as in front-office, his professional record includes managing a wide variety of business initiatives, from creating business units to developing new products and distribution channels.

Catalin holds a Ph.D. in international relations from the New York University, as well as an M.A. degree in international affairs from the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. Prior to this, in 1992 he achieved a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Bucharest Polytechnic University.
Maia Novolan Managing Partner - SYSCOM DIGITAL
Dragos Roua Entrepreneur & Founder of the Venture Connect
Razvan Pirvu Head of Marketing & Strategy for Ericsson
Adrian Ursu Managing Director at Dynamicweb Romania
Sessions to attend:
If TV is still the king, Mobile Marketing is the new queen! (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 2, 12:45 - 13:15)
The power of online and mobility tools for FMCG industry (IBM Stage, Day 3, 10:00 - 11:15)

More about Maia Novolan:

Maia is an engineer with strong entrepreneurship profile, having local and international degrees in business administration, financial management and business PR. She has 16 years of experience in telecom & digital marketing and she is a mobile marketing pioneer in the Romanian market.

In 2009, together with almost 80% of the team she worked in the last 7-8 years, she launched a new agency specialized in digital platforms including mobile, SYSCOM DIGITAL, company who became soon after launching, one of the industry leaders. She developed additional to the main activity (digital) an extended direct marketing department and a team fully specialized in consumer engagement and behavior analysis.

She used to be speaker in several specialized events year by year and published in printed and online media more than 40 articles about mobile marketing and consumer interaction. Maia is one of the founders of ARONSA (Romanian Association for Audiotext Services - 1997) and main founder of Mobile Marketing Association Romania (MMAR- 2011)

Sessions to attend:
Moderator: Build your online business with a global mindset from the very beginning (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 3, 16:30 - 17:30)

More about Dragos Roua:

Dragos created from scratch an online publishing company at the end of 90’s, financing it by the use of the three F: “family, friends and fools”. 10 years later he did a successful exit and decided to go entrepreneurial on other continents too. He owns a company in New Zealand and he shares his time between Romania and the other side of the world, considering himself a “digital nomad”.

When he doesn’t write code for the projects in which he’s involved, he writes about entrepreneurship, personal development and motivation on his blog (dragosroua.com). He wrote and self-published 6 self-improvement books, 2 of them being recently translated into Korean.

He’s a founding member of the Venture Connect board and a constant presence of the tech-entrepreneur landscape in Romania. He thinks his only two qualities are curiosity and stubbornness, qualities he finds compulsory for any entrepreneur.

Sessions to attend:
Bringing sustainability to the utilities sector through cloud-based solutions (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 10:00 - 10:30)

More about Razvan Pirvu:

Razvan Pirvu currently holds the position of Head of Marketing & Strategy for Ericsson in South Eastern Europe. For one year before, he was Key Account Manager Transport & Media in conjunction with Director Marketing & Strategy for Ericsson in North Balkans region. Since 2006, he had been the architect of Ericsson’s Marketing & Strategy activities for Romania and Moldova.

In Ericsson beginning with 2000, Razvan Pirvu was successively part of the company’s Key Account Team and also occupied the positions of Business Development Manager for Systems Integration in South East Europe and Director for Service Layer/Systems Integration for Romania and Moldova. Having graduated from the Electrical Engineering Faculty of the Politehnica University of Bucharest, he also holds an MBA diploma with a Marketing specialization from the Canadian MBA Program in Romania.

Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Retail industry (part 1) (IBM Stage, Day 2, 10:00 - 11:15)
How to increase conversion rate, display relevant content to your visitors and get quality leads for websites and online shops (IBM Stage, Day 3, 15:45 - 16:15)

More about Adrian Ursu:

With a background of 20 years of business experience and an Executive MBA at Asebuss, Adrian Ursu has spent the last 10 developing the Romanian digital market as co-founder and CEO of dotDesign, one of the first digital agencies in the country. With projects that stretch from complex web shops (C?rture?ti) to integrated online presence (Austral), Adrian has helped numerous local companies to build their digital world.

Always searching for better ways to manage the online presence for both medium and small entrepreneurial companies, Adrian founded the Dynamicweb’s Bucharest office and became the local supplier for the integrated online business platform. He came to Internet&Mobile World 2012 to talk about Online Marketing Center, the latest solution from Dynamicweb. Online marketing Center allows companies to sell more by offering them a complete understanding of the online behavior and all the information needed to turn simple visitors into regular clients.
Alexandru Molodoi Alexandru Molodoi - CTO at GECAD NET
Bogdan Prajisteanu Managing Director at MEC
Cristian Herghelegiu Country Manager PayU
Horia Nes Business Development Manager at Transart
Sessions to attend:
Cloud computing: from revolution to evolution (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 16:30 - 17:45)
The power of online and mobility tools for Media & Publishing industry (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 3, 11:15 - 12:30)

More about Alexandru Molodoi:

Chief Technical Officer managing services, product development, solutions, people and projects.

Focusing on customer's deliverables.

Moto: Give everything the customer expects. And a little more.

Specialties

Information Security manager & architect
SMB & Enterprise solutions architect
Security solutions architect
Project manager

Sessions to attend:
The social media roadmap (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 2, 12:30 - 13:15)
TV & Social Media fueling each other (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 2, 15:45 - 16:15)

More about Bogdan Prajisteanu:

Bogdan Prajisteanu has started its media consultancy career since 1994 working for clients like: Procter& Gamble, BAT or Mars as Media Director, leading the local media department of Grey Worldwide. In 2000 Bogdan founded and managed Media Insight agency, part of WPP group, turning in less than 10 years a traditional media agency into a Communications Planning and Implementation agency (CP&I).

As of 2007 Bogdan has been successfully affiliated Media Insight agency to Mediaedge:cia (MEC), the first active engagement agency, part of WPP, and a GroupM member. Currently, Bogdan Prajisteanu is the Managing Director of MEC Romania. His responsibilities are related to developing the agency vision, business strategy managing the company profitability, human resources and actively participating in the new business projects, leading major client's relationship, media negotiations and buying.

Sessions to attend:
How to choose the right epayment system (IBM Stage, Day 3, 12:45 - 14:00)

More about Cristian Herghelegiu:

With more than 14 years’ experience in the IT&C field, Cristian has managed several businesses in the online and offline environment. In 2004 he launched and managed Microsoft Romania’s business solutions division – Microsoft Dynamics. He then launched Central Europe On-Demand in Romania, CE Europe’s largest “software as a service” operator;

In 2011 he has joined the PayU team as Business Strategist. Starting November 2011, he is Country Manager PayU Romania, being responsible with the development of local business.

Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Healthcare industry (IBM Stage, Day 1, 15:00 - 15:45)

More about Horia Nes:

Today he is Business Development Manager for Transart, has 12 years of experience in Sales from which 7 years in Business Software industry.
He is managing the Hermes SFA Sales Team from 2007. Hermes SFA system is implemented to more than 150 Wholesalers and Distributors in Romania.
One of his key roles is to develop partnerships in Central and East Europe market where Transart has a good presence.
Dan Visoiu Partner - BIRIS GORAN
Elena Zvarici Founding member and president - EUROCLOUD
Costin Dragomir Cofounder & Designer - MIND TREAT STUDIOS
Adrian Pavelescu Managing Director - OUTBOX
Sessions to attend:
Legal aspects in online (IBM Stage, Day 1, 16:45 - 17:30)

More about Dan Visoiu:

Daniel Visoiu is a founding partner of Biris Goran law firm (www.birisgoran.ro) and heads the firm's corporate/M&A practice group while also being Venture Connect board member (www.ventureconnect.ro).

Although a lawyer by training and profession, Dan has been doing his best to bring out the entrepreneur in him. Instead of choosing a safe path of a law firm partnership in sunny and peaceful Florida, Dan decided to return to his birth-country and take on an active role in Romania’s still ongoing transition period in order to design a fully functional market economy.

Therefore Dan’s involvement in the VentureConnect project, one of the important entrepreneurial initiatives in Romania, became natural. Dan is firmly convinced that VentureConnect will launch a few millionaires, in fact billionaires in the next following years.

Sessions to attend:
Moderator: Cloud computing: from revolution to evolution (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 16:30 - 17:45)

More about Elena Zvarici:

Founding member and president of the first Romanian association dedicated to cloud computing, EuroCloud Romania, member organization of the EuroCloud federation. (http://www.eurocloud.org). After 6 years spent in France where she graduated with a Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies in Management of Information and has been using her expertise in the mergers-acquitions department of Devoteam, Elena is currently acting as a senior IT consultant for local and international accounts.

Sessions to attend:
The secret of gamification - why and how it works (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 16:30 - 17:30)
Branded Apps and Why Are They Important to Your Identity? (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 2, 15:15 - 15:45)

More about Costin Dragomir:

Cos loves playing games. All sorts of games from sports, boardgames to video games. Therefore when deciding what career to embrace, he had an easy choice: game designer. He started at Gameloft, then he moved on to EA mobile. He was fortunate enough to work in the mobile industry by developing games like Lost, Block Breaker Deluxe 1.5, Megacity Empire: New York, Star Trek, Worms, Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight.

Last year he launched his own design studio, Mind Treat Studios, focused on branded apps development. The first year brought three very successful projects: Luerzers Archive iOS apps, Coke Transformation project and Slice a Lemon, Make a Ciuc Radler campaign.

Cos lives by the motto that one should follow one’s passion. By doing just that, he has had outstanding results and has gained the appreciation of felllow industry colleagues and business partners. Cos’s kind-hearted attitude makes him always willing to share his passion for game design with those around him, thus being a true role model and an example of determination, ingeniosity, and creativity.

Sessions to attend:
The future of multichannel marketing: integrated projects in ATL, BTL, PR & online in the context of consumer fragmentation (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 11:15 - 12:15)

More about Adrian Pavelescu:

Marketing background, passionate about new technologies and in love with advertising, Adrian brings 8 years of digital communication experience to launching Outbox, the digital agency, in 2012. Working in online communication strategy and digital capabilities development, Adrian moved from direct marketing and consumer interaction campaigns, through integrated CRM communication platforms to web, mobile and social media, now focusing on maximizing the benefits of new technologies in brand communication.
Stefan Iarca Country Head Romania - CARNATION GROUP
Mihail Stanciu Strategy Director - HIPPOS
Mihai Popescu OMNILOGIC
Vasile Voicu Director Product Management - ROMTELECOM
Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for FMCG industry (IBM Stage, Day 3, 10:00 - 11:15)

More about Stefan Iarca:

-          10 years digital experience, creative, art direction, management

-          2 years international digital experience

-          experience in strategic digital ideas, developing a multitude of digital businesses, working in various industries

-          High-level client management

Brand experience: Air France KLM, Carrefour, Delaco, MOL, Sanofi Aventis, WWF

Sessions to attend:
Lead-User Communities: how frustrated consumers can grow your brand (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 13:00 - 13:30)

More about Mihail Stanciu:

Back in 2011 when he joined HIPPOS, Mihail has brought onboard his 8 years of experience in consumer brands marketing, together with his passion for understanding consumers’ behavior and experiences. Since then, he has significantly contributed to setting the strategic direction in various projects for clients including Danone, Unilever, Titan, F64 and Hyundai.

Lately this year, fueled by his constant curiosity and being frustrated by the fact that too few businesses properly align to their consumers' changing needs, Mihail has thought about a new initiative in the field of consumer insights and formed a new division: HIPPOS Innovation Research, a partnership with Winkle (Amsterdam). The new division’s ambition is to help leading companies spot new opportunities and pick tomorrow's winning products.

Sessions to attend:
SaaS/On-Demand Services - Future oriented solutions for the new internet world (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 12:15 - 12:45)

More about Mihai Popescu:

Sessions to attend:
Romtelecom is growing beyond core services (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 10:30 - 11:00)
Vision of telecom operators - beyond simple ISPs (IPTV, content, OTT, the connected home) (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 11:15 - 12:00)

More about Vasile Voicu:

Vasile Voicu has an experience of more than 15 years in the telecom sector. Mr. Voicu’s professional experience includes fixed telephony, ICT, mobile data and internet, both in commercial and technical fields in various positions (Technical Manager, Presales Director, Sales Director, Data and Internet Director, Deputy Chief Operations Officer). Since January 2007 he is the Product Management Director for Romtelecom's business segment.

Vasile Voicu holds a BSc in Electronics and Telecommunications engineering from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest and a PhD in Telecommunications. He also has an MBA in Strategic Management and several postgraduate studies in business management and strategy.
Marius Deak Founder, Green Pixel
Robert Rucareanu Account Manager - CISCO SYSTEMS
Nick Nicolescu Territory Manager SEA - VMWare
Ionut Munteanu Managing Partner & Trainer - WEBDIGITAL
Sessions to attend:
Moderator: The future of multichannel marketing: integrated projects in ATL, BTL, PR & online in the context of consumer fragmentation (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 11:15 - 12:15)

More about Marius Deak:

Marius is the founder of GreenPixel, one of the oldest and most respected digital agencies in Romania.

Starting with 1999, he acts as CEO & Strategy Director, having led more than 200 projects for large companies accross all industries (Connex/Vodafone, SabMiller/Ursus Breweries, Banca Romaneasca, Sanoma Hearst (FHM, Cosmopolitan, National Geographic), ING, Pepsi, Romtelecom, Unilever, Tarom, Unicef, etc)

His personal career in online marketing started over 17 years go, when Marius was involved in building the first online magazine in eastern europe. In 1996, he was the official webmaster of Romania at the Atlanta Olympic Games.

Marius also plays the drums and is passionate about strategy board games, innovation and fishing.

Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Banking and Financial Services industry (part 2) (IBM Stage, Day 1, 11:45 - 13:00)

More about Robert Rucareanu:

Joined Cisco in 2007. Based on his 20 years of experience in the telecom industry, Robert is proud to be part of an ever changing world where the connection between IT and telecom is getting stronger and stronger, allowing people to be connected everywhere, at any time and on any device.

Robert is responsible for the Cisco business in the Enterprise sector, working closely together with a strong ecosystem of Cisco partners.

Graduated from the Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications in Bucharest, holding an Executive MBA diploma from CNAM Paris and ASE Bucharest.

Sessions to attend:
VMware vCloud Suite: The first solution for the software-defined datacenter (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 2, 11:00 - 11:30)

More about Nick Nicolescu:

Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Leisure, Fashion & Entertainment industry (IBM Stage, Day 3, 14:15 - 15:00)

More about Ionut Munteanu:

Ionut Munteanu is one of the most known and respected online marketing professionals specialized in performance based advertising in Romania. Ionut is co-founder of the monthly event Lumea SEO PPC (SEO PPC World) and vice-president of SEMRo Association.

At present, Ionut Munteanu is working at Webdigital as Managing Partner and Trainer. Webdigital is a performance based marketing agency for small and medium size companies specialized in Pay per Click Marketing strategies on Google, Facebook and Linkedin. Ionut is also AdWords Qualified Individual and has managed PPC Marketing campaigns for more than 100 customers.

Ionut has a diploma in psychology and sociology and more than 8 years of experience in online marketing and 2 years of experience in interactive agencies, CNFPA certified trainer and co-founder of www.scoaladeinternet.ro.
Ada Teslaru Consultant for Public & Media Relations - BBDO Group Romania
Cristian Pantazi Managing Director - Kaleidoscope Proximity
Gabriel Ionita Products & Services Development Senior Manager - COSMOTE
Bogdan Tibrin VAS, Data and Handset Development Manager - COSMOTE
Sessions to attend:
The future of multichannel marketing: integrated projects in ATL, BTL, PR & online in the context of consumer fragmentation (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 11:15 - 12:15)

More about Ada Teslaru:

Ada has more than 19 years of experience in journalism & communication,

from Editor-in-Chief of one of the most read magazines on the Romanian market

to Member of the Board – Societatea Romana de Radiodifuziune, TV and

Radio Host and PR consultancy.

•2003-2009 - Editor In Chief of Story Magazine, the first glossy weekly about celebrities on the Romanian market. Ada was in charge with giving to Story magazine a more glossy approach and raise its awareness. When living, Story sales were approx. 25000 copies/issue and was number 1 in it’s segment.

•2002-2006 - Member of the Board – Societatea Romana de Radiodifuziune

•2002-2003 - Deputy Editor In Chief – Jurnalul National Daily Newspaper. She coordinated the activity of the Celebrities, Features and Foreign Affairs Departments.

•March 1999 – August 2002 - Editor In Chief Viva! Magazine

Sessions to attend:
The future of multichannel marketing: integrated projects in ATL, BTL, PR & online in the context of consumer fragmentation (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 11:15 - 12:15)

More about Cristian Pantazi:

Sessions to attend:
Official Opening (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 09:30 - 10:00)

More about Gabriel Ionita:

Mr. Gabriel Ionita is the Products & Services Development Senior Manager, Marketing Division of COSMOTE Romania, since June 2008.

Before joining COSMOTE, Gabriel Ionita coordinated the Consumer Acquisition Department of Vodafone Romania, while, previously, he held several jobs with Mobilrom (currently Orange Romania). Ionita also has an extensive international experience, as he activated from 2000 – 2007 with major companies in Canada, such as Rogers Companies Limited, Loblaws Companies Inc. and Fido/Microcell Connexions.

Gabriel Ionita is an MBA graduate from McGill University of Montreal. He is also a graduate of the American Institute of Political and Economic Systems in Prague and of the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest.

Sessions to attend:
Vision of telecom operators - beyond simple ISPs (IPTV, content, OTT, the connected home) (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 11:15 - 12:00)

More about Bogdan Tibrin:

Bogdan Tibrin was appointed VAS, Data and Handset Development Manager of COSMOTE Romania in June 2009. Prior to this, he was the Head of the Handset Development office with the same company. Among his responsibilities, he coordinates both COSMOTE Value Added Services and Handsets development areas.

Mr. Tibrin has over 12 years of experience in the telecom field, having worked both in the logistic & acquisitions and marketing departments within top mobile operators. He joined COSMOTE in 2006 and participated in major projects for the company, such as the launch of Muzion service in 2008 and of the web’n’walk portal in 2009.

Mr. Tibrin is a graduate of the Construction Technical University in Bucharest and also completed trainings in the covered fields.
Aurelian Sideri Marketing Director - ENEL
Dimitris Sideridis Head of Creative Technology - MOMOBI
Daniel Rusen Product Manager Office 365 - MICROSOFT
Valentin Jurcut Entreprise Sales Director, CEE - BITDEFENDER
Sessions to attend:
Optimizing large businesses through digital technologies. Case study Enel. (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 3, 13:15 - 13:45)

More about Aurelian Sideri:

With more than 10 year’s experience in the telecommunication market, Aurelian has occupied several positions in Connex and then in Vodafone from Customer Operations to Marketing Department. Between 2008 and 2011 he held the possition of Head of TV Pricing and Promo at Romtelecom. Within his extensive exposure Aurelian has design and succesfuly implement various products and services from mobile prepaid, loyalty and retention, TV services and pricing strategies. In 2011 he has joined the Enel team as Marketing Director, being responsible with product development and marketing research.

Sessions to attend:
The secret of gamification - why and how it works (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 16:30 - 17:30)

More about Dimitris Sideridis:

Dimitris it is an accomplished executive with local and international experience in operations, multichannel sales and project management. Result-oriented, decisive leader with proven success in new market opportunities and strategic partnerships involving international enterprises in digital & mobile domain.

Dimitris is Country Manager at MSPS Group, an award-winning Integrated Marketing and Sales Services Agency that consists of talented, fun and creative individuals.

Head of Creative Technology, at Momobi, Dimitris increased the importance of technology and it is responsible for the technical vision of the agency, takes advantage of new technologies and help to create innovative campaigns.

CEO at PocketBiz Romania for more than 6 years, Dimitris lead operations and strategic direction with full responsibility for business development and efficient project planning, sales, pre-sales and implementation of Cross Platform Mobile Applications, Business Mobile Software Applications in Romania, Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia.

Sessions to attend:
Cloud computing: from revolution to evolution (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 16:30 - 17:45)

More about Daniel Rusen:

Daniel Rusen – Product Manager Office 365, responsible with driving the Cloud adoption in Romania, addressing all audiences, all customer segments and working with the entire partner ecosystem. Daniel has worked for more than 5 years in the Telco business as a Senior Product Manager in the Business Division (Romtelecom & UPC).

Sessions to attend:
Where are we going with Virtualization? We need new security (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 14:00 - 14:30)

More about Valentin Jurcut:

The financial and performance promises of virtualization are not new. But if CIOs are applying old security, how can they realize productivity and business agility through virtualization? The truth is: they can’t. Learn about the limitations of legacy security and how new security solutions deliver maximum performance in virtualized environments.
Cosmin Pachiu Mobile and Special Projects Manager - MEDIAFAX GROUP
Alexandru Badescu Marketing and Strategy Manager
Paul Necsulescu Managed Services Consultant - Ericsson
Liviu Taloi Owner and consultant - Site Audit
Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Media & Publishing industry (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 3, 11:15 - 12:30)

More about Cosmin Pachiu:

9+ years of experience with mobile development across all platforms. Specialist in product development in all its stages, marketing strategy from creativity to implementation. Specialties: Marketing, Innovative Marketing, Project Management, Business Development.

Sessions to attend:
Vision of telecom operators - beyond simple ISPs (IPTV, content, OTT, the connected home) (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 11:15 - 12:00)

More about Alexandru Badescu:

Over the past year, Alexandru Badescu has acted as Marketing & Strategy Manager within Ericsson Romania, a position in which he leverages his past hands-on technical experience to effectively promote and explain Ericsson’s vision of the Networked Society. Prior to this role, in his 8 years of IT&C experience in Ericsson, he has designed, developed and managed complex integrated systems, the majority of them in the area of National Security and Public Safety both locally and abroad. Sharing Ericsson vision of improving people’s quality of life and changing the way in which they work and live with the help of sustainable technology solutions, Alexandru has been a key participant in the development of solution with a clear impact on the end user, including e-Health, energy management and the 112 platform.

Sessions to attend:
SaaS – a glimpse into IT Managed Services (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 15:45 - 16:00)
Cloud computing: from revolution to evolution (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 16:30 - 17:45)

More about Paul Necsulescu:

Paul Necsulescu has, for the past two years, been Managed Services Consultant for the Ericsson in South East Europe, extending his vast experience to support the marketing and sales organization, while also working closely with the upper echelon of customer management teams to create the best business model for a successful end-result. Prior to this position, Paul was active as solution architect in Ericsson’s Global Services Center and specialized in the BSS and the IT Managed Services area. Paul Necsulescu also previously worked as Tendering Project Manager within Alcatel-Lucent’s Convergence Business group for two years, as Systems Integrator for Vodafone for another two years and as software engineer for Nokia Siemens Hungary for six years.

Sessions to attend:
Moderator: The future of Retail: convergence of mcommerce, social commerce, ecommerce and traditional stores (IBM Stage, Day 3, 16:30 - 17:30)

More about Liviu Taloi:

Liviu has more then 15 years experience in online marketing and 10 years in Romanian e-commerce, being among others PR manager for eMAG.

In 2005, Liviu Taloi founded WebAudit company, specialized in consultancy in e-commerce for Romanian online stores.

For the last 3-4 years, Liviu Taloi had offered consultancy for more than 30 Romanian online shops.

Starting 2008, he is lecturer for the 1^st e-commerce course called 1Sell, being as well, lecturer for several e-commerce webinars called –WebSell.

In collaboration with Andrei Radu, Liviu Taloi developed methodology and he organized usability tests for eCommerce Awards Gala starting 2007 and until present.
Ramona Nitu Product Manager Premium Internet Services - Romtelecom
Mihail Purcarea Founder - DECAR STUDIOS
Alex Ionescu Sales Manager - INNOBYTE
Daniel Daia Founder - Mobixera
Sessions to attend:
Your best choice: Premium Internet Service from Romtelecom (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 15:15 - 15:45)

More about Ramona Nitu:

Ramona Maria Nitu is Product Manager for Broadband - Premium Internet services, Business Segment since January 2007. Ramona has an experience of more than 7 years in telecom area with responsibilities in sales, quality management, training and product management and 4 years of experience in Security and Software field with responsibilities in sales and business development.

She has a BSc in Economical engineering from Polytechnic University of Bucharest, postgraduate studies in product and business management and trainer certification.

As Product Manager she had a significant contribution to the development of the Business Broadband portfolio, supporting Romtelecom to become market leader on this segment.

Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Leisure, Fashion & Entertainment industry (IBM Stage, Day 3, 14:15 - 15:00)

More about Mihail Purcarea:

Entrepreneur and tech start-up founder, with over 11 years experience in mobile phones distribution, 5 years in mobile phones R&D software/hardware and over 2 years in gaming and software technology. Since 2011, invested in some boutique mobile applications and games companies, delivering innovative and recognized solutions. Over 50 apps and 4 games were launched so far, but also the companies are providing 2D and 3D games, fully integrated “super apps”, analytics, scalable cloud web services with apps integration, back-end server development, graphic arts, build-submit-promote services and customer advice and consulting.

Sessions to attend:
The future of Retail: convergence of mcommerce, social commerce, ecommerce and traditional stores (IBM Stage, Day 3, 16:30 - 17:30)

More about Alex Ionescu:

Alex brings to Innobyte 7+ years of managing and developing B2B clients and partnerships through various sales channels. On top of that he has more than 3 years of experience in e-Commerce Best Practices and more which he applied on business partners on 3 continents.

Initially EMEA then CIS Client Success Manager at Avangate BV, Alex decided to join Innobyte, the 2006 Romanian founded serious web development company, as Sales Manager in September 2012 and his responsibilities are centered around implementing the sales strategies needed to hitting the numbers and making the clients happy.

He is a fanatic of process optimizations through AB testing campaigns, a practitioner of business development through solid human relations and proven quality of work and, last but definitely not least, a proud father a 2 years old daughter.

Sessions to attend:
The Unfair Advantage You Can Get with these Mobile Innovations (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 2, 14:30 - 15:00)
The Complex Ecosystem of Mobile Apps (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 3, 11:15 - 12:30)

More about Daniel Daia:
Mihaela Ganciu Direct Sales Manager - SimPlus
Nicu Tanase Online Services Director - Bitdefender
Cristian Termure Principal Sales Consultant - Oracle
Tiberiu Stamatin Senior Sales Consultant - ORACLE
Sessions to attend:
Ways to connect with your customers and build a community (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 3, 10:00 - 11:00)

More about Mihaela Ganciu:

Mihaela has more than 8 years in Sales, PR, Client Service and Operations Management. 4 years ago she was attracted by the potential and the glamour of the mobile world and since that moment her whole attention and energy were dedicated to payment services (credit cards and mobile payments) and mobile marketing.

Currently she is Direct Sales Manager at SimPlus Invest, the biggest Premium Rate Services Operator (SMS and Voice) on the Romanian market, one of the largest in Central and Eastern Europe, being the first company that introduced on the Romanian market in 2002 the Premium SMS and Voice services and micropayments.

Motto: "Everything you can imagine is real."

Sessions to attend:
Build your online business with a global mindset from the very beginning (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 3, 16:30 - 17:30)

More about Nicu Tanase:

Nicu has an experience of +12 years in Online Industry, coordinating different teams from web development, reporting, localizations to conversion optimization. With an 8 years' practice in Bitdefender, most of his activities were developed on international markets like US, UK, Germany where the competition is very tough, especially in the security space. This conditions made him & his team to be always involved in finding new, innovative and efficient ideas to increase the market share and grow higher than the competitors

Sessions to attend:
Reduce Complexity and Accelerate Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure Deployments with SPARC and Oracle Solaris (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 10:30 - 11:00)

More about Cristian Termure:

With over 12 years experience in the IT industry, Cristian Termure is responsible in Romania with the Oracle Hardware Pre-Sales & storage systems Oracle / SUN from 2010.

Sessions to attend:
How to win online – Oracle ATG Web Commerce (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 3, 14:00 - 14:30)

More about Tiberiu Stamatin:

Senior Sales Consultant in Oracle since 2010, with a 6 year background in the field, part of the ECEMEA regional team of experts dedicated to support and develop the customer relationship and customer experience management applications business.
Adrian Popa Product Manager for Hosting Data Center Services - Romtelecom
Cornelia Balassan Product Manager, Voice Services - Romtelecom
Marian Sima Product Manager, IT Business Product, ROMTELECOM
Sorin Manea Telecom Division Manager - SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Banking and Financial Services industry (part 2) (IBM Stage, Day 1, 11:45 - 13:00)

More about Adrian Popa:

Adrian Popa is Product Manager for Hosting Data Center Services in Romtelecom since April 2011 and previously was ISP Services Manager since 2007. He has a vast experience in telecom with 23 years of activity, with responsibilities in technical operations & maintenance, quality management and product management.

In 2003, as Quality Assurance Manager at ARtelecom he acquired the first ISO certification for Romtelecom. In the last 2 years he also conducted Romtelecom’s first Cloud Computing initiative and had a significant contribution in launching the My Office SaaS product.

He has a BSc in Economics from Economic Studies Academy of Bucharest and postgraduate studies in product and business management.

Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Media & Publishing industry (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 3, 11:15 - 12:30)

More about Cornelia Balassan:

Cornelia Balassan is Product Manager for Romtelecom’s Voice Services Business Segment. Her experience in telecommunications exceeds 30 years, out of which 13 years within Executive Commercial Directorate of Romtelecom She has experience in technical and commercial fields and she holds a BSc in Electronics and Telecommunications engineering from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest and several postgraduate studies in telecommunications and business management.

Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for FMCG industry (IBM Stage, Day 3, 10:00 - 11:15)

More about Marian Sima:

Sessions to attend:
Business on the go – Simple. Intuitive. Natural. (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 3, 12:45 - 13:15)

More about Sorin Manea:
Emanuel Clonda Owner, HIPPOS
Ion Vaciu Director General - COMUNICATII MOBILE
Mugur Patrascu Head - iLEO
Anca Balan General Manager - CHRONOS
Sessions to attend:
The future of multichannel marketing: integrated projects in ATL, BTL, PR & online in the context of consumer fragmentation (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 11:15 - 12:15)

More about Emanuel Clonda:

Emanuel Clonda started his first company back in 2004, when he founded HIPPOS, full service advertising agency. Since than he became a multi-industry entrepreneur, opening in 2009, for the first time in Romania, Curves for Women, the world's biggest fitness franchise. In 2008 he co-founded Interbelic, one of the most delightful cocktail bars in Bucharest. He's very passionate about business strategy and how to develop reliable marketing and communication plans considering nowadays economy dynamics. Along with HIPPOS, he worked for local and international clients, like Danone, Unilever, Vodafone, Kraft, Henkel, Tiriac Holdings. As a big supporter of start-ups and young entrepreneurs, he developed a business framework that helps entrepreneurs with business education. In his spare time he likes adrenaline sports, like kiteboarding, free ride skiing and sky diving.

Sessions to attend:
Moderator: Vision of telecom operators - beyond simple ISPs (IPTV, content, OTT, the connected home) (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 11:15 - 12:00)

More about Ion Vaciu:

Mr. Ion Vaciu is the Founder and CEO of Mobile Media Company with three major components Mobile Communications Magazine, Mobile PR Company and TelecomTV (the video On Demand channel for Communications industry in Romania). He is also invited Professor (PHDc degree) in Public Relations (Strategy & Tactics) at Ecological University and University from Bucharest and in the past was News Producer at TVR and News Editor at PROTV. His experience covers 20 years of management experience, track record of revenue growth and business development, energetic, results-driven, passionate about Communication Science and Communications industry, 18 years experience in Media & Publishing, Public Relations, and Content Development.

He is also Telecom & Media Consultant at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), which provides systems to manage expert consulting worldwide and the representant of Clinton Foundation in Romania. Mr. Ion Vaciu edited and translated in Romanian (in partnership with Roxana Onea) the most famous American „Bible of PR” signed by Dennis L. Wilcox, PhD. Professor Emeritus in Public Relations at San Jose State University, California, USA. His specialties: Public Relations - Strategies and Tactics, Technical Writting, Media Relations, Media Consulting services, New Media analysis, Branding and Identity.

Sessions to attend:
The social media roadmap (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 2, 12:30 - 13:15)

More about Mugur Patrascu:

With a 12 years experience in communication from which 7 in on-line, he leads iLeo, the largest digital communication company from Romania. Besides his office work, Mugur has taught for the last 5 years the On-line Advertising course from the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences

Sessions to attend:
How to choose the right epayment system (IBM Stage, Day 3, 12:45 - 14:00)

More about Anca Balan:

- runs CHRONOS's business and has collaborations / partnerships with banking and non-banking entities of the highest rank.

- She is an engineer with 30 years of experience in various technical fields, including 15 years specializing in the ICT point.

- In order to be able to run her own business, she has acquired skills in the economic and legal, which has crowned an European Masters in forensic, specialist in e-crime.

- Enthusiastic about proactive activities addressing customer requirements, continually launches pioneering projects that always invested great efforts, not only financial, with confidence in the medium and long term success.

- The results of these efforts are reviewed in complementary areas .

- She knows how to create teams of specialists that have positive recognition in ITC profile market and give a good business card to the company CHRONOS.
Ion Gogoneata CTO - PRAS Consulting
Andrei Brad Marketing and New Business Director - SIMPLUS
Andrei Radu Founder - Romanian eCommerce Awards Gala
Ionut Oprea Founder - STANDOUT
Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Banking and Financial Services industry (part 2) (IBM Stage, Day 1, 11:45 - 13:00)

More about Ion Gogoneata:

Ion Gogoneata is Chief Technology Officer at PRAS Consulting, a leading Romanian IT Solution provider that includes Unified Communications, Cloud, and other IT infrastructure implementations. Ion was initially hired as a Helpdesk Engineer and went through Network Administrator and Senior IT Consultant positions to be promoted as CTO at the beginning of 2012. He almost 10 years of experience across most aspects of Microsoft technologies being specialized in Unified Communication technologies. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Informatics from University of Craiova
He’s passionate about technology and building a culture of hard work, fun, and excellence at PRAS.

Sessions to attend:
Always ahead through innovation, the mobile way – marketing, payments, apps (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 2, 15:45 - 16:00)

More about Andrei Brad:

After 7 years in Television and Advertising, Andrei returned to IT&C, being involved in some of the biggest projects on the Romanian market, together with all the major players from this industry. His experience covers both hardware and software/applications.

Since 2011 he is Marketing and New Business Director for SimPlus, the biggest local Premium Rate Services Operator (SMS and Voice), directly interconnected with all the major players in the Romanian Telecom Industry. Starting with June 2012 he is also Sales Manager Romania – Red Hat and JBoss for OSL Distribution, Ireland

Sessions to attend:
Moderator: How to choose the right epayment system (IBM Stage, Day 3, 12:45 - 14:00)

More about Andrei Radu:

Sessions to attend:
The grand debate of social media ROI (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 2, 16:30 - 17:30)
How to maximize your performance in social media (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 3, 15:15 - 15:45)

More about Ionut Oprea:

Ionut Oprea, founder of STANDOUT, is a pioneer of social media marketing in Romania. He has been working for over 6 years with most of the major brands present in Romania, helping them understand and maximize the social media landscape. He has also founded the Facebrands/Fanalyzer family of monitoring and analysis services together with Andrei Stefan/Redutti.ro.

Ionut is also a member of the IAB Romania’s Board of Directors, and the coordonator of its Social Media Council.
Iulian Comanescu Editor, The Industry
Eduard Cucu Corporate Sales Senior Manager - COSMOTE
Isabela Furtuna Postpaid Market Development Manager - COSMOTE
Marius Iurian Managing Partner - TRANSART
Sessions to attend:
Moderator: The social media roadmap (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 2, 12:30 - 13:15)

More about Iulian Comanescu:

Sessions to attend:
How to increase your customers’ satisfaction and efficiency through mobile communication solutions (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 3, 12:45 - 13:15)

More about Eduard Cucu:

Mr. Eduard Cucu is the Corporate Sales Senior Manager of COSMOTE Romania, since 2009, having previously held the National Sales Manager position at Germanos Telecom Romania, starting 2006.

With an experience of over 18 years in sales and supply chain, Mr. Eduard Cucu worked within companies such as Coca-Cola Amatil, Bestfood (Knorr) USA or FujiFilm.

Eduard Cucu holds a Bachelor’s degree in Thermodynamics, issued by Gheorghe Asachi Technical University from Iasi.

Sessions to attend:
Optimize your company’s communication budget with COSMOTE (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 3, 10:30 - 11:00)

More about Isabela Furtuna:

Mrs. Isabela Furtuna is the Postpaid Market Development & Retail International Offering Manager within the Products & Services Department of COSMOTE Romania, since 2006. She has 12 years of experience in commercially launching products and services on the Romanian market for top mobile operators.

Mrs. Isabela Furtun? holds an MBA from The French Institute of Management & Administration and a Bachelor’s degree from The Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry.

Sessions to attend:
How can your company increase efficiency and sales through sales force automation solutions (IBM Stage, Day 1, 16:00 - 16:30)

More about Marius Iurian:

With more than 19 years experience in business software, Marius Iurian is co-founder and Managing Partner of Transart since 1997.

A pioneer in mobile business software aiming from the very beginning to an international exposure of its solutions, Transart gained the confidence and established long-term partnerships with leading multinational companies like: Unilever, Molson-Coors, Kraft Foods, Heineken, Philip Morris, Strauss, Johnson&Johnson, Julius Meinl, Mars, A&D Pharma, Walmark, Arcelik, Unibra.

It's solutions are used now by more than 6000 mobile users spread over 18 countries.
Marius Ursache Digital Banking Product Manager GRAPEFRUIT
Cornel Fatulescu Pentalog Institute Director - PENTALOG
Irina Raducan Key Account Manager AGER Business Tech
Andrei Ismail Lead Front-End Developer UberVu
Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Banking and Financial Services industry (part 1) (IBM Stage, Day 1, 10:45 - 11:30)

More about Marius Ursache:

Marius should have been a plastic surgeon, but instead he became a design consultant. He is the founder of Grapefruit, one of the first branding and digital agencies in Romania. Today, Marius is developing a mobile banking and personal finance platform that will change the way people manage their money.

Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Healthcare industry (IBM Stage, Day 1, 15:00 - 15:45)

More about Cornel Fatulescu:

When Cornel Fatulescu joined Pentalog, he was the youngest developer in the company. He has since rapidly managed to climb the ladder and at present he is one of the youngest Technical Directors in Europe. As he has become one of the technical keys for the IT systems in Romania, Cornel is a professional when it comes to turning ideas into finished products. He is endowed with an extraordinary sense of abstraction and a strong leadership.

Sessions to attend:
The in-person meetings don’t need to be exhausting and expensive anymore (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 12:45 - 13:15)

More about Irina Raducan:

Irina has join AGER Business Tech in 2011. As Key Account Manager, she is always ready to find the best technical solution to support the business needs of the customers. With more than 10 years sales experience focused on benefits of using technology, Irina develops and supports differentiated strategies specific to customer’s environment.

Due to her past experience, Irina is in charge also with developing new collaboration services based on Cisco solutions for the Romanian market.

Sessions to attend:
Rapid web app development using Mozaic - a backbone .js framework (IBM Stage, Day 2, 15:15 - 15:45)

More about Andrei Ismail:

Andrei has more than 5 years of experience in developing and operating large scale systems. He is an enthusiastic hacker, former math guy, deep into start-ups and extremely fond of programming. He likes to get his hands dirty with anything, ranging from developing front-end Javascript frameworks to machine learning.

In addition to being the lead front-end developer for uberVU, he is doing a PhD in Ambient Intelligence (he wants to create automated tools for monitoring the elderly). When he's not programming, he likes to teach, so he has been a teaching assistant for the past 4 years at Politehnica University.
Bogdan Belu CEO of Distinct
Cosmin Daraban Marketing Manager - Silkweb
Daniel-Gheorghica Enterprise System Senior Architect - Kapsch
George Lemnaru Co-Founder for Green Horse Games
Sessions to attend:
Downtime is money. Practical guide to find out how much downtime can your business afford (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 14:30 - 15:00)

More about Bogdan Belu:

Bogdan has over 16 years of Internet experience in technical and business sides of network administration, programming and application design.

He is the CEO of Distinct, a datacenter and managed services provider acting under the slogan “Plus through responsibility”.
Since 2001, his company helps brands like TAROM, Libertatea, Europa FM, Capital, Evenimentul Zilei or TVR to build and manage their online infrastructure.

Sessions to attend:
Ways to connect with your customers and build a community (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 3, 10:00 - 11:00)

More about Cosmin Daraban:

Cosmin Daraban has over 12 years of experience online. In 2005 he co-founded the web design company SilkWeb

Now, the company is focused on e-comerce, developing its own e-commerce platform. At the moment Cosmin Daraban holds the position of marketing manager of this company, having a portfolio of over 100 online projects that involved (combining) strategy, research and development.

Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Banking and Financial Services industry (part 1) (IBM Stage, Day 1, 10:45 - 11:30)

More about Daniel-Gheorghica:

With over 10 years of experience in the IT&C field, Daniel Gheorghica works as a Enterprise System Senior Architect within the Romanian Kapsch team. Daniel has dedicated himself to consultancy and IT business solutions implementation, especially those for the banking & financial sector. Over the past 3 years Daniel has designed and led the implementation of several Enterprise solutions in this area. He holds a Ph.D. in IP network security, has published numerous articles in specialized conferences held under the auspices of IEEE. Moreover, in the last five years, Daniel has been involved in coordinating diploma projects conducted by students at the Electronics and Telecommunication Faculty, of the Politehnica University Bucharest, last year becoming a member of the doctorate guidance committee within the same university.

Sessions to attend:
The secret of gamification - why and how it works (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 1, 16:30 - 17:30)

More about George Lemnaru:

George is a serial entrepreneur that launched his first online project in 2003, NaturaPlant.ro being the first online health shop in Romania. In 2007 he launched eRepublik.com, one of the top massive multiplayer games in Eastern Europe.
This summer he launched Green Horse Games, a company that is building new and original game concepts targeting men above 20 years old.

His has strong experience in social gaming, product development, team development and community management
Ionut Gherle Key Account Manager AROBS
Roxana Patrascu Business Development Director - MEDIA SAT
Ramona Popescu Line Manager - COMPARI.RO
Bogdan Galusca Business Unit Manager - STEFANINI
Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for FMCG industry (IBM Stage, Day 3, 10:00 - 11:15)

More about Ionut Gherle:

Ionut Gherle joined AROBS, one of the most important producers on Romanian SFA market, almost two years ago. He is in charge with sales and business development for the SFA and WMS solutions.

With more than 5 years experience in the IT field, Ionut is passionate about subjects such as: Mobile Solutions, ERP/CRM/SFA solutions and E-commerce.

Ionut Gherle has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and a Master Degree in Management and Business Administration.

Sessions to attend:
Cloud computing: from revolution to evolution (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 1, 16:30 - 17:45)

More about Roxana Patrascu:

Roxana has 15 years of experience on the telecommunications market in various management positions. In this period she has managed several product launches and operations such as Call Centers’ set-up and operations, one of the first Fixed Alternative Telephony operators on the Romanian market, one of the main SMS services platforms on the market, the first Romanian Messenger – Alonia and Internet over Satellite services distribution.

Roxana has joined MEDIA SAT in 2001 and she is currently running all Business Development activities as well as the Telephony and SMS operations inside the company. She has an electrical engineering background and an MBA degree in Marketing.

Sessions to attend:
Ways to connect with your customers and build a community (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 3, 10:00 - 11:00)

More about Ramona Popescu:

Ramona has been an important member of the Compari.ro family since 2010. Here, she began her career as a Sales Manager, but she rapidly worked her way up to the position of Line Manager. She now has 3 year experience in online sales and ECommerce, with special focus on the PPC and display campaigns and is also powerfully involved in special projects implemented by the company.

She is also managing the software development requirements and is an important part in shaping and designing new online interfaces.

Thanks to her past experience, Ramona is also in charge of developing new and exciting collaborations with economic partners.

She is passionate about her job and wants to have an important contribution to the online field in general because she thinks it is one of the most rapidly growing and developing environments.

Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Retail industry (part 1) (IBM Stage, Day 2, 10:00 - 11:15)

More about Bogdan Galusca:

Bogdan’s early passion for technology and engineering lead him towards a career in the software industry. After building web based educational software and developing a variety of large scale enterprise applications as part of a global group at one of world’s largest IT companies, he is now in the management team of Stefanini’s development center in Romania. This role puts him in direct contact with C level offices on the client side, in activities ranging from coordinating presales and architecture review groups, ramping up teams, establishing software development and project management best practices to overseeing effective delivery of services.
Victor Gradinescu Co-founder - MOBILE KINETICS
Marian Seitan General Manager - MEDIAPOST HIT MAIL
Andrei Tescan Sales Manager - GEMIUS RESEARCH
Dorian Cazacu Head of Quantitative Research - IPSOS Research
Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Retail industry (part 1) (IBM Stage, Day 2, 10:00 - 11:15)

More about Victor Gradinescu:

Victor has more than seven years of experience in developing mobile and web applications on a whole range of platforms. He is one of the co-founders of Mobile Kinetics, a startup that creates innovative IT solutions in various fields of activity. Their first product is TaxiZoom, launched in 2012, a service that enables users to call a taxi directly from their mobile phone, without having to place a call. Other solutions include smart tools for Marketing & Sales and Mobile Retail.
Previously, Victor worked as an enterprise software developer at S&T Romania. He also did research upon the use of wireless networks in intelligent cars at Politehnica University of Bucharest, from where he earned his B.S. and MS degrees, and at Rutgers University, USA, where he went for an internship.

Sessions to attend:
Do you know where your clients are? (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 2, 13:15 - 13:45)

More about Marian Seitan:

Marian Seitan, General Manager of the Mediapost Hit Mail group of companies, is a 39 years businessman acting for 15 years in the Romanian direct marketing. He has graduated the International Business Faculty at ASE Bucharest in 1996 and the Canadian-Romanian MBA in 2004. He founded the Hit Mail company in 1997 and was one of the pioneers of direct marketing in Romania; under his leadership, Hit Mail have launched year after year the main direct marketing tools in Romania and have become a veritable direct marketing school for several marketers.

Mediapost Hit Mail group is one of the biggest direct marketing groups in Romania, with a turnover of 7.5 million Euro in 2011, those shareholders are Mediapost France (60%), a subsidiary of the French Post and Marian Seitan (40%)

Sessions to attend:
The Complex Ecosystem of Mobile Apps (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 3, 11:15 - 12:30)

More about Andrei Tescan:

After 4 years spent in publishing and within an ad network, where he focused on optimising online advertising methods and delivering special projects that efficiently fulfils the advertiser’s marketing strategy, he joined Gemius in 2011, the biggest online research agency in CEE. Standing by the company tagline ‘We support knowledge driven business decision’, he will be happy to answer your questions related to the online medium.

Sessions to attend:
A digital perspective on market research - build online campaigns around your consumer behaviour (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 2, 16:30 - 17:30)

More about Dorian Cazacu:

Dorian Cazacu holds the position Head of Quantitative Research with Ipsos Romania since May, 2011. He has joined Ipsos after 8 years of experience in the Market Research area, covering data processing & analysis, people & project management and client service responsibilities.

During his career, Dorian had the opportunity to work for both international and Romanian companies, for which he has conducted local or cross-country surveys.

Research Specialties: Shopper Research, Brand & Communication, U&A, Product & Concept Testing, Segmentation

Expertise sector: FMCG (beverages, coffee, confectionery, seasonings, dairy products, personal care, baby products, detergents etc.), tobacco, telecom, banking
Bogdan Iordache CEO - How to web
Alin Popescu Managing Partner - Avocatnet.ro
Spyros Dovas Business Development Manager - Taxibeat
Ana Bucuroiu Consultant Marketing Online - Dynamicweb
Sessions to attend:
Build your online business with a global mindset from the very beginning (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 3, 16:30 - 17:30)

More about Bogdan Iordache:

Co-founder and organizer of the How to Web Conference, one of the biggest tech conferences in Eastern Europe. Founder of Conectoo (email marketing service), co-founder of Stagii pe Bune (IT&C student internship program). Going for the long run.

Sessions to attend:
Legal aspects in online (IBM Stage, Day 1, 16:45 - 17:30)

More about Alin Popescu:

Lawyer with over 12 years of legal experience in IT & Media legal counsel and litigation. He founded Avocatnet.ro in 2001. Now, Avocatnet.ro is one of the largest legal and accounting portals in Europe. He has written 3 books regarding the Internet and its legal or business issues. He is also a visiting lecturer at universities in Romania and abroad.

Sessions to attend:
The Complex Ecosystem of Mobile Apps (Romtelecom & COSMOTE Stage, Day 3, 11:15 - 12:30)

More about Spyros Dovas:

Combining a professional background in enterprise software space, a civil record of advocating choice, transparency and disintermediation in public affairs, and a geek DNA, Spyros is working on expanding the scope and presence of Taxibeet service

Sessions to attend:
How to increase conversion rate, display relevant content to your visitors and get quality leads for websites and online shops (IBM Stage, Day 3, 15:45 - 16:15)

More about Ana Bucuroiu:

Ana is an Online Marketing Specialist and a Google Adwords Qualified Individual. She considers herself an inhabitant of a digital world who sometimes uses a strange language with words like: usability, user experience design, conversion optimization, funnel optimization, website performance and many others. Ana believes that target, objectives, conversions and ROI are the keywords that should describe an online presence at all times. She is one of the nine persons in the country who has obtained an Adwords Certification for Search and Analysis & Reporting.

Blogger for almost 4 years, speaker at SEO&PPC events, freelancer for 2 years and with an extensive experience in integrated agencies, Ana helps Romanian businesses to attract as many customers as possible on the web by using relevant content and quality information. Over the time, Ana has helped clients like Refashion, Somaco and many more to optimize their online presence and she is proud to say that she had a minimum of 30% conversion rate per project. She has come to Internet & Mobile World 2012 to talk about Online Marketing Center, a Dynamicweb module for online marketing with efficient tools for optimizations such as: Profiling, A/B testing and Lead Generator.
Catalin Emilian Country Manager - GEMIUS RESEARCH
Bogdan Manolea Owner
Sessions to attend:
The power of online and mobility tools for Media & Publishing industry (Ericsson Networked Society Stage, Day 3, 11:15 - 12:30)

More about Catalin Emilian:

With more than 8 years of experience in online industry he joined Gemius Group in 2007 as Operations Manager in Romania. Currently Catalin is Country Manager Romania & Moldova and he is responsible for company development in this two markets.

Sessions to attend:
Legal aspects in online (IBM Stage, Day 1, 16:45 - 17:30)

More about Bogdan Manolea:

Bogdan Manolea is the Executive Director of Association for Technology and Internet - APTI Romania. Mr. Manolea has a legal background and a vast experience in the Law and IT&C. Author of over 100 presentations and articles on subject related to IT&C Law (e-commerce, privacy issues, domain names, Internet jurisdiction or e-government etc.) in national and international conferences. Owner of the only Romanian web page dedicated to the IT Law - Internet Laws - www.legi-internet.ro where he also regularly blogs about ITC & legal issues.

Learn from case studies, source suppliers, find clients and network with industry peers in the largest event dedicated to the Internet community in the region.

Romexpo

9-10 October