MOLDOVA DIGITAL
SUMMIT 2024

06/08
JUNE

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MOLDOVA DIGITAL
SUMMIT 2024

06/08
JUNE

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Maia Sandu

President of Republic of Moldova

Maia Sandu

President of Republic of Moldova

Maia Sandu

President of Republic of Moldova

Maia Sandu

President of Republic of Moldova

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Moldova Digital Summit 2024

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June 06/08, 2024

08:30 - 16:00

Chișinău Arena
Strada Calea Orheiului 130, Chișinău
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Agenda

MOLDOVA DIGITAL
SUMMIT 2024

06/08
JUNE

Thursday, June 6

08:30 - 09:00

Welcoming of guests & registration

EXPO Tour

09:00 - 09:15

Official Opening 

Welcoming remarks

Dorin Recean Prime Minister Republic of Moldova - Moldova Digital Summit 2024
Dorin Recean
Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova
09:15 - 09:45

Keynote

Launching EVO - the One Stop Shop App for all Moldova’s Digital Public Services - a vision for a 100% Digital state

Government
Dumitru Alaiba - Moldova Digital Summit 2024
🇲🇩Dumitru Alaiba
Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization
09:45 - 10:45

Panel

Strategic alliances and the role of international support networks in building digital economies

Government
Dumitru Alaiba - Moldova Digital Summit 2024
🇲🇩Dumitru Alaiba
Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization
Jeff Bryan
🇺🇸Jeff Bryan
Mission Director for USAID Moldova
Jeff Bryan
🇪🇺Jānis Mažeiks
Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation to the Republic of Moldova
Katarina Fried
🇸🇪Katarina Fried
Swedish Ambassador to Moldova
Guido Beltrani
🇨🇭Guido Beltrani
Director of Cooperation, Swiss Cooperation Office in the Republic of Moldova
Daniela Gasparikova
🌐Daniela Gasparikova
UNDP Moldova Resident Representative
10:45 - 11:05

Keynote

Wins and failures as Estonian government CIO

Skills
Taavi Kotka
🇪🇪Taavi Kotka
Founder Proud Engineers, KOOS
first CIO for the Government of Estonia
11:10 - 11:30

Keynote

The New Era of Cybersecurity

Infrastructure
Alain Sánchez
💼Alain Sanchez
EMEA CISO at Fortinet
11:10 - 11:30

Keynote

Open banking

Business
Dr. Louise Beaumont
💼Dr Louise Beaumont
Senior Vice President, Global Open Banking & Open Finance, Industry & Policy Engagement, Mastercard
11:30 - 12:00

Memorandum of Understanding Signing 

Business
12:30 - 13:15

Panel

Accelerating Digital Transformation through research and innovation - fostering an integrated digital economy

Government
Andrew Wrobel
🇪🇺Andrew Wrobel
Founding Partner and Leader of the Tech Emerging Europe Advocates community
Catalina Plinschi
🇲🇩Catalina Plinschi
State Secretary on Digitalization, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization
Christopher Burns
🇺🇸Christopher Burns
Chief Digital Development Officer and Director for Technology in the Innovation, Technology and Research Hub at USAID
Laura Kask
🇪🇪Laura Kask
CEO Proud Engineers
Stéphane B. Hoffmann
🇪🇺Stéphane OUAKI
Head of EIC Department, EISMEA
13:15 - 14:10

Lunch & Expo area exploration

14:10 - 14:30

Keynote

Accelerating Digital Transformation through research and innovation - fostering an integrated digital economy

Business
Tony Wheeler
🤝Tony Wheeler
Director, ImagineX Ventures
14:30 - 14:50

Keynote

Tech for Trust: Harnessing Innovation to Strengthen Democracy in Europe

Infrastructure
Marta Poslad
💼Marta Poslad
Director Government Affairs & Public Policy Central and Eastern Europe, Google
14:30 - 14:50

Presentation

Digital Europe Programme - opportunities for Moldova and the need for Cross-border Collaboration

Government
Catalina Plinschi
🇲🇩Catalina Plinschi
State Secretary on Digitalization, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization
🇷🇴Dragoș–Cristian VLAD
The Authority for the Digitalization of Romania, President
15:10 - 15:50

Panel

The Digital Skills Gap: Bridging the Divide Between Market Needs and Education for a prosperous future

Skills
Adrian Georgescu
💼Adrian Georgescu
Director, Enterprise Commercial & Public Sector, Romania & Moldova @Microsoft
Aiva Staņēviča
Aiva Staņēviča
Chief Technology Officer, Riga TechGirls
16:20 - 16:50

Keynote

Welcome to the Era of AI

Infrastructure
Bogdan Putinica
💼Bogdan Putincă
Country Manager, Romania and Moldova Microsoft
16:50 - 17:25

Panel

Governments & Businesses collaborate in building robust infrastructure

Government
Alexandru Gozun
🇲🇩Alexandru Gozun
President, AmCham Moldova
Andrei Prisacar
🇲🇩Andrei Prisăcar
Director E-governance Agency Moldova
Michael Buckland
🇪🇪💼Michael Buckland
Head of Digital Identity Technologies Department, Cybernetica
Gayan Peiris
🤝Gayan Peiris
Head of Technology and Data, UNDP Chief Digital Office
Kaspars Kauliņš
🇱🇻💼Kaspars Kauliņš
Business Development Director, Tilde
17:20 - 17:40

Keynote

Safeguarding Information Integrity in Moldova

Skills
Alexandru Gozun
🇺🇦Katria Tomko
Lead Analyst, The Global Disinformation Index
17:20 - 17:40

Keynote

Sebastian Hallensleben
Head of Digitalisation and AI - VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies

Skills
Sebastian Hallensleben
Head of Digitalisation and AI - VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies
18:00 - 18:30

Panel

Building the next unicorn - a diaspora story

Business
🤝Marina Bzovii
MITP Director
Xenia Muntean
🇲🇩/🇷🇴Xenia Muntean
Co-founder, CEO, Planable
Emil Chichioi
🇲🇩/🇷🇴Emil Chichioi
Founder, Bloomcoding
Eugene Tsyrklevich
🇲🇩/🇷🇴Eugene Tsyrklevich
CEO, Parkopedia
Mihai Stipanov
🇲🇩/🇷🇴Mihai Stipanov
Founder, Dreamups
18:30 - 18:45

Day 1 Closing Remarks

Agenda for Day 2 - Highlights

Dumitru Alaiba - Moldova Digital Summit 2024
🇲🇩Dumitru Alaiba
Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization
18:45 - 19:45

Networking & Expo Exploration

Friday, June 7

08:30 - 09:30

Welcoming of guests

Expo tour & registration

09:30 - 09:45

Day 2 Opening

Welcoming remarks

Dumitru Alaiba - Moldova Digital Summit 2024
🇲🇩Dumitru Alaiba
Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization
🤝Marina Bzovii
MITP Director
09:45 - 10:00

Presentation

The future identity cards

Government
🇲🇩Mircea Eșanu
Director of Public Services Agency
10:00 - 10:20

Keynote

Developing an Innovation Mindset - AI & Blockchain to power the future

Business
Sabin Dima
🇷🇴Sabin Dima
Founder & CEO Humans.ai
10:50 - 11:30

Panel

The future work - distributed organizations and remote talent building

Business
Stella Jemna
🤝Stella Jemna
Country Representative for Moldova, WNISEF
Andi Stan
💼Andi Stan
VP of Strategy, Index
Artiom Buciuceanu
💼Artiom Buciuceanu
Account Group Unit Manager, Endava
Anton Perkin
💼Anton Perkin
CEO, Fusion Works
💼Justyna Grabska Sepielak
Software Delivery Manager at Software Mind
Elena Mutruc
💼Elena Mutruc
Talent Development Center Manager in Moldova, Pentalog a Globant Division
11:50 - 12:20

Keynote

Guest speaker

Skills
12:20 - 12:40

Keynote

Guest speaker

Skills
13:00 - 14:00

Lunch & Expo area exploration

14:00 - 14:20

Keynote

Guest speaker

Infrastructure
14:20 - 15:00

Panel

Performing in a crisis: Leadership and Skills for Uncertain times

Skills
Stoyan Yankov
🇩🇰Stoyan Yankov
Author | Corporate Trainer | Productivity, Performance & Workplace Culture
Anton Waschuk
🤝Anton Waschuk
Director of Innovation, Education and Entrepreneurship at Western NIS Enterprise Fund
Nina Jankowicz
🤝Nina Jankowicz
Co-Founder and CEO, The American Sunlight Project
Andrea Liebman
🇸🇪Andrea Liebman
Swedish Psychological Defence Agency
15:00 - 15:25

Keynote

The Red Queen Effect - Accelerating Change

Business
David Pontoppidan
🇩🇰💼David Pontoppidan
Executive Advisor, SAP
15:25 - 16:00

Panel cyber

Beyond Boundaries: Cross-Sector Collaboration in Incident Response

Government
Mihai Lupașcu
Mihai Lupașcu
Head of the CyberSecurity Agency of Republic of Moldova
16:10 - 16:50

Panel

The impact of engaging Civil Society Organizations in advancing digital
transformation activities in RM

Government
Olga Tumuruc
🤝Olga Tumuruc
IPRE
🤝Victor Guzun
IPRE
Catalina Plinschi
🇲🇩Plinschi Cătălina
Secretary of State on Digitalization, Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization
16:50 - 17:10

Keynote

Building Resilience in the Face of Modern Threats: Lessons from Sweden's Approach to Psychological Defense

Skills
Andrea Liebman
🇸🇪Andrea Liebman
Swedish Psychological Defence Agency
17:20 - 18:00

Keynote

The Identity of Tomorrow - Shaping an Inclusive, Borderless Digital Identity

Infrastructure
🇺🇸/🇲🇩 Mariana Dahan
Founder of World Identity Network | UIDC Chair
18:00 - 18:30

Closing Remarks - Panel

The Identity of Tomorrow - Shaping an Inclusive, Borderless Digital Identity

Dumitru Alaiba - Moldova Digital Summit 2024
🇲🇩Dumitru Alaiba
Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization
18:30 - 19:30

Networking

19:30 - 21:00

Closing Concert

Saturday, June 8

08:30 - 18:00

Tekwill Expo Day - the third day of the summit dedicated to technology enthusiasts and products created by young people. 

Government officials, educational experts, beneficiaries of educational projects, as well as all those curious about the development of innovative products are expected at the event. 

Drones, robots, thematic exhibitions, educational programs, interactive game workshops, and more will be the focal points for event participants.

Thursday, June 6

10:45 - 11:45

Europe’s next tech powerhouse – Exploring Moldova’s IT investment potential

Andrew Wrobel
Emerging Europe
Dumitru Alaiba
Deputy Prime Minister, minister of Economic Development and Digitalization
Natalia Bejan
General Director of Invest Moldova Agency
Marina Bzovii
MITP Administrator
12:00 - 13:00

Taking Digital Societies to the next level!

Taavi Kotka
first Estonia CIO
13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 14:50

Navigating Business Opportunities in the UAE: Insights on the legal framework, investment access, incentives and client acquisition.

Marianna Bulbuc
CEO Bizzmosis Group
15:00 - 17:00

The European Innovation Council: Support for Deep-tech Innovators and Researchers through EIC Accelerator and funding

Stéphane OUAKI
Head of EIC Department, EISMEA
Nichita LAVRENTIEV
DG RTD, European Commission
Eric-Olivier PALLU
Senior Adviser, EISMEA
Cornel AMARIEI
CEO of SC DOTLUMEN SRL, EIC Accelerator beneficiary
17:15 - 18:15

Cybersecurity strategies for high risk users such as politically active people: Recognising risks, acting safely!

Stéphane B. Hoffmann
Senior Associate, Possible
Cezara Panait
Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy Google Romania & Republic of Moldova

Friday, June 7

11:00 - 12:00

Boost your IT Exports: Strategies for market success in the UK and beyond

Andrew Wrobel
12:15 - 13:00

Shaping our Digital Future. Putting Moldova on the World Stage through actions that work!

Tony Wheeler
Director ImagineX Ventures (Australia)
Cristo Pajust
Director VentureWorks (Estonia)
13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 14:45

Empower your venture with alternative funding for Moldovan startups

Olga Melniciuc
CEO at Startup Moldova
Mihai Stipanov
General Partner at Mozaic
15:00 - 15:45

Digital Future of Moldova in the Times of 5th Industrial Revolution

Dmitri Kaminsky
Genral partner, Deep Knowledge Group
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