Bucharest, April 21 2021 – AI for Startups and SMEs is the first of 9 conferences organized by Smart Everything Everywhere (SEE), hosting high level industry leaders and entrepreneurs, as well as startup and financing experts to discuss and debate how AI can contribute to the next generation of unicorns in Romania.

Artificial Intelligence is a key driving force of growth in the digital society of the future. A topic that ranks high on the European agenda, particularly in the post-pandemic global context, where technology will become the pillar of resilience planning and economic development, acting as a catalyst for entrepreneurial innovation and a tool for optimizing redundant procedures & operations. Participants will have the opportunity to hear success stories from AI startups that have made it, to discuss financial opportunities available to AI & other tech startups, and to brainstorm ways to better adapt both Romanian and European regulatory and investment environments to support technological competitiveness.

The AI for Startups & SMEs conference will take place online, Thursday April 22, between 14:00 and 16:00 EET. Registration is mandatory and can be done here.

Carmen Ianoși, Innovation Policy Officer – European Commission, DG Connect, Innovation and Start-Ups will be moderating the conference, and will kick off the discussion with a panel composed of the following speakers:

Bogdan Axinia, Managing Director eMAG Ventures

Mihai Raneti, Founder & CEO, Cyberswarm

Raul Popa, Co-founder & CEO, TypingDNA

Wanda Fiat, Co-founder & CEO, Medinav

Ștefan Iarca, Co-founder, XVision

Raluca Crișan, Co-founder & CTO, ETIQ

Digital International Forum V – Artificial Intelligence will take place from April to November 2021, and will consist of 9 online conferences, hosting top level European and Romanian decision makers and industry leaders, as well as entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts, who will shape and define Romania’s Artificial Intelligence strategy. More details available here: https://see40.org/dif2021/

SPONSORS: eMAG, Cyberswarm, K Street Consulting, Continental, Certsign, Nuclearelectrica

STRATEGIC PARTNERS: AMRO, CCIRI, BEROCC, NOROCC

SUPPORTERS: Activize, ARIA, Bucharest.AI, Calea Europeana, CCR Design, CEEBAN, Citizen Next, CivicNet, Cluj.AI, Cluj IT Cluster, Cluj Startups, Codette, Codeweek Romania, DevTalks, DIH4Society, Europuls, Goethe-Institut, IAB Romania, Iasi.AI, Innovation Labs, Natie prin Educatie, PM² Alliance, Ro100, ROTSA, Spherik Accelerator, The Diplomat, Transylvania Angels Network, ULBS, Universitatea Ovidius, Vestbee, Women in Tech Cluj

Contact person: Diana Popp (diana.popp@see40.org – +40 726 618 779)