Technology for the future: Scale your Business with IBM brings together the people and companies redefining the Romanian tech industry. Engage with peers and experts while exploring how current and future tech is used to inspire new ways to reach your goals. See how emerging technologies and trends are coming to life in Romanian market. Learn from business leaders how they are taking advantage of this convergence of new technologies, unleashing creativity, and up-leveling skills with AI and automation at scale.
The event is an unique platform to explore the latest IBM technology that promoting and driving sustainable strategies. We’ll show you your reason to act now, demonstrate your best starting point, and leave you with your winning roadmap. Accelerate your journey to drive outcomes in any of the following areas: Data & AI, Enterprise Security, Infrastructure Modernization, Process and Business Automation or Sustainability.
Join us on 12th of June and find out together with our long term parteners how to maximize your AI for business growth and to make connection share knowledge and build your network.
9:30 -10:00 AM |
| Registration | |
10:00 - 10:10 |
| Cerasela Baiculescu | Welcome speech |
10:10 - 10:25 |
| Bogdan-Gruia Ivan | Guest Speaker - Ministrul Cercetarii, Inovarii si Digitalizarii (TBC) |
10:25 - 10:30 |
| Traver Gudie | Acting Deputy Chief of Mission - US Embassy in Romania |
10:30 - 11:00 |
| Tommi Tulisalo | Let's put AI to work for Enterprise |
11:00 - 11:15 |
| Cezary Jankowski | IBM Red Hat Synergy |
11:15- 11:45 |
| Ondřej Král | IBM Journey from AI to Quantum Safe |
11:45 - 12:00 |
| Coffee break | |
12:00 - 12:30 |
| Ivan Turčin | AI-powered automation |
12:30 - 12:50 |
| Alexandru Gabur | Strengthening Cyber Defense with CANCOM Romania Expertise & IBM Solutions |
12:50 - 13:10 |
| Cristian Giurgiu | Empowering Excellence: Unleashing Innovation Through Collaborative IBM Solutions |
13:10- 13:30 |
| Suhail Aslam | Crayon - Optimize Your Cost, Maximize Your Business Impact: A FinOps Approach |
13:30 - 14:30 |
| Networking Lunch |
Cerasela is Country Leader for IBM Romania and Moldova since November 2022 and has 20 years of experience in IT Sector. She had multiple roles of sales and leadership, with both local and international coverage, being experienced in coordinating large teams.
Cerasela graduated an Executive Master in Business Administration with ASEBUSS and Kennesaw State University, studied at London Business School and is acknowledged as IBM Certified Senior Manager.
Cerasela is passionate about building an organization based on trust, responsibility and equity. She is willing to drive projects that digitally transform companies and make them more agile, efficient and competitive. She is a strong team player and believes in collaboration for success.
Având aproape două decenii de implicare în domeniul integrării sistemelor IT și serviciilor IT profesionale, Alexandru Gabur a dobândit o vastă experiență pe piața TIC din România. În timpul activității sale, Alexandru a acumulat cunoștințe aprofundate despre soluțiile și serviciile de business și infrastructură, gestionând și mediul de alianțe cu furnizori și parteneri pentru CANCOM Romania. Identificând noi alianțe tehnologice ce corespund strategiei pe termen lung a companiei și nevoile de afaceri, el are o contribuție substanțială la poziționarea CANCOM Romania ca partener preferat în furnizarea de soluții tehnologice de ultimă generație pentru clienții săi.
With almost two decades of involvement in IT system integration and professional services area, Alexandru Gabur achieved a broad experience on the Romanian ICT market. During his activity, Alexandru gathered in-depth knowledge of business & infrastructure solutions and services, also managing the vendor and partner alliances environment for CANCOM Romania. Identifying new technology alliances in conjunction with company long term strategy and business needs, he has a substantial contribution to positioning CANCOM Romania as the preferred partner in providing state-of-the-art technology solutions for its clients.
Experienced Presales Manager and strong technical professional with a Bachelor focused in „Mathematics and Computer Science” from the University of Bucharest.
Solid knowledge of the local IT market and good knowledge of the regional IT market (South Eastern Europe), due to the 15+ years working experience in the Industry.
Great management skills and business-oriented attitude, working closely across various verticals such as product development, sales, marketing, and customer relations with a keen understanding of the customer’s needs.
Passionate, pro-active and self-motivated.
Suhail is an experienced sales professional with more than 20 years of experience in selling IBM solutions. Suhail has worked for major vendors such as IBM and CA and gained extensive knowledge working in the IBM channel. Suhail's experience as both a Vendor and a customer enables him to directly relate to customers’ pains, allowing him to build excellent relationships with clients.
Ondřej Král is an AI Engineers community lead for IBM NCEE and currently serving also as a Quantum Ambassador developing joint collaboration with Czech universities in area of quantum computing and post quantum cryptography. His career at IBM spans over seven years, during which he has held various technical positions in technology and consulting department. He holds a Master's degree in Discrete Models and Algorithms from Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Worked across industries with variety of customers that are transforming their sales, marketing and other customer-related functions through the use of advanced analytics, cognitive capabilities and AI. Has engaged with dozens of clients who are in different levels in utilizing data driven marketing as way to enhance their customer engagement in order to provide individualized customer service across the channels. Worked with many Financial Services clients to transform critical business process thru use of AI, ranging from fraud prevention to payment solutions.
Ivan has a wealth of experience working in sales, IT architect and technical roles. He is Automation Sales Leader for Central European Territory. As technical expert and sales leader he had a role in creating and structuring a number of large solutions across NCEE in the past years. He has unique combination of technical knowledge and product knowledge. He is passionate in reinvention of customer and employee experiences to create value and drive growth, by shaping their customer vision and strategy, and developing new business models to provide a transformation approach by leveraging best available technology.
IT Executive with over 20 years of combined multinational and multicultural experience in IT management and sales function. Managing geographically dispersed sales teams up to 15 FTE and revenue up to $80Mio.
Sales management professional with an extensive and proven track record of bringing growth. Throughout the professional career has gathered a significant experience in building motivated and performing sales teams. Works on strategies that drive innovation and operational effectiveness.
| Cerasela Baiculescu | Opening Presentation | Download pdf |
| Alexandru Gabur | Strengthening Cyber Defense with CANCOM Romania Expertise & IBM Solutions | Download pdf |
| Suhail Aslam | Optimize Your Costs, Maximize Your Business Impact: A FinOps Approach | Download pdf |
| Ivan Turcin | AI-powered automation | Download pdf |
| ONDŘEJ KRÁL | IBM Journey from AI to Quantum Safe | Download pdf |
| Tommi Tulisalo | Let's put AI to work for Enterprise | Download pdf |