• Techsylvania put together a truly stellar list of speakers for its 2024 edition
• The place is the regular Cluj-Napoca, and the date is June 26-27th
• Tech celebrities from household-named companies and organizations will share insights on a variety of topics bordering sci-fi

This June, the city of Cluj-Napoca will host the 11th Techsylvania – one of Romania and CEE’s leading technology and innovation events. Cluj Innovation Park will open its doors to startup entrepreneurs, innovation enthusiasts and investors on June 26-27th.

Speakers and Agenda

This year’s Techsylvania has assembled its most stellar lineup of speakers yet. It includes:

• Giuseppe Castelbuono, Chief Digital & Information Officer at UniCredit Bank Romania
• Sacha Dragic, Founder and Board Member at Superbet
• Mircea Geoană, Deputy Secretary General at NATO
• Christyl Johnson, Deputy Director for Technology & Research Investments at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
• Dan Mihăescu, Founding Partner at GapMinder VC
• Nina Jane Patel, Metaverse Expert at Interpol
• Shervin Pishevar, Chairman and CEO at Edison
• Nick Powell, Vice President at Bolt
• Nigel Richardson, SVP & CIO Europe at PepsiCo
• Michiel Scheffer, President at European Innovation Council
• Smaranda Teleabă, Chief Digital and Marketing Officer at L’Oréal România
• Elena Vrabie, Country Lead Romania at The Recursive
• Patrick Warnking, VP CEE at Google
• 70 speakers altogether. Check out the full lineup.

Their attention will be drawn to such themes as:

• Recap of AI milestones
• AI’s impact on business, society, and security
• Investing in AI
• EIC and scaling Deep Tech startups
• Longevity Tech and Beauty Tech
• Leapfrogging opportunities for CEE tech ecosystems and building global players
• Metaverse-related opportunities and risks in 2024
• Innovation in legacy industries (e.g. satellite radio broadcasting and business aviation)
• The next generation of cyber security unicorns
• The untapped power of product simulation
• Opportunities for sustainable human presence on Mars
• 60+ on-stage events altogether.Check out the complete agenda.

Additionally

The organizers have also prepared 27 satellite events scattered all along the week.

As for the founders, they are welcome to benefit from such added opportunities as:

• Exclusive 1:1 sessions with such eager startup seekers and investors as The Garage Leaders, Phaze Ventures, and FounderPartners
• Startup Alley – an excellent place to discover and get discovered by investors, talent, and – of course – media

In a Nutshell

• Where: Cluj Innovation Park, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• When: June 26-27th 2024
• More information at the event’s website
• Tickets here, use code “Tech25” for 25% off