15 JUNE

NORD EVENTS CENTER BY GLOBALWORTH

WHAT TO EXPECT

Business as usual? Not this year. At Innovation Summit 2026, explore the trends redefining the future of business, technology, and leadership.

Dive into key topics such as Human–Machine Collaboration, Clean Tech innovation, and the growing intersection between gaming and business, where creativity, strategy, and digital ecosystems are reshaping how companies engage customers and build competitive advantage.

Stay ahead of the curve, connect with forward-thinking leaders, and get inspired at Innovation Summit 2026.

EXPLORE THE AGENDA

09:15 - 10:00

45 minutes

VISITORS CHECK-IN

10:00 - 10:30

30 minutes

OPENING CEREMONY BUCHAREST TECH WEEK 2026

Florin Popa

Director

10:30 - 11:00

30 minutes

THE HUMAN + AI ENTERPRISE: WHAT INDUSTRY 5.0 REALLY ASKS OF LEADERS

Renate Strazdina

National Technology Officer North Europe Multi-Country Cluster

11:00 - 11:30

30 minutes

NETWORKING BREAK

11:30 - 12:00

30 minutes

AUTHENTIC INFLUENCE IN A WORLD OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Regina Quartey

Technology Advisor, MBA Lecturer, Founder of ExeQutive

12:00 - 12:45

45 minutes

FUTURE-PROOFING THE ENTERPRISE [PANEL DISCUSSION]

Florin Popa

Director

Federico Menna

Chief Executive Officer

Ana Nedea

CSO Simtel Group and Head of Growth KeepX, member of Simtel Group

12:45 - 13:30

45 minutes

DO WHAT FEELS RIGHT. NOT WHAT FEELS SAFE.

Lars Silberbauer

Value Accelerator Advisor at Goldman Sachs, Former Senior Global Director of Digital at LEGO

13:30 - 14:45

75 minutes

LUNCH BREAK

14:45 - 15:00

15 minutes

Lolita Cercel & The Humans Band

Lolita Cercel

AI Artist

15:00- 15:45

30 minutes

BUILDING BRANDS IN THE AGE OF ALGORITHMS

Dani Rayner

Global Marketing Strategist, Former Marketing Director at Netflix

15:45 - 16:15

30 minutes

AI FUN QUIZ

16:15 - 16:45

30 minutes

NETWORKING BREAK

16:45 - 17:15

30 minutes

REINVENTING CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT IN PHYSICAL SPACES

Tatiana Makhankova

Head of Global Retail Transformation

17:15 - 17:30

15 minutes

THE CIRCULAR ADVANTAGE: REDESIGNING CONSUMER TECH FOR LONG-TERM VALUE CREATION

James Harmer

Planning and Strategy Leader

MODERATOR

Octavian Palade

Cofounder

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