Mentors

To better assist you in scaling up your business, we gathered a team of 50+ mentors and entrepreneurs that are eager to impart their knowledge with you.

Dedicated Mentors

Ionut Stanimir

Director of Marketing & Communication at BCR

Ana Maria

Cretu

Head of Social Banking Department at BCR

Anca Gherasim

Managing Director - Erste Group Procurement Romania

Niculae Iancu

Business Intelligence Senior Expert

Silviu Florea

Inspiring Author & Growth Coach

Bogdan Hristescu

Regional MD at Euronet Worldwide

Adelin Stoica

Regional Cloud Architect - Central and Eastern Europe at Microsoft

Corina Gheoneo

Global Community Strategist at UiPath

Melania Mirea

Retail Area Manager at Erste Bank Romania.

Daniel Nanu

Regional Director at BCR

Delia Olteanu

Head of Credit Products for Micro Companies

Ioana Gheorghiade

​Director Corporate Risk Management, CFA, INSEAD change management, Project Finance

Vasile Soare

InnovX Co-founder & Experienced Banking Industry CEO

Angela Mitu

Senior Partner at Charted Debt Management

Gyorgy Bodo

Fintech & EU Risk Finance Expert

Andrei Razvan Vacut

VP, PreSales Strategy & Program Office at UiPath

Aimen Aldahash

Partner Development Manager at Microsoft

Claudiu Hobjila

Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft

Liviu Munteanu

Owner at Pro Business Communication Services

Andrei Dudoiu

Co-Founder & CEO @ SeedBlink

Mircea Moraru

M&A Senior Associate at International Law Firm CMS

Dana Ududec

Data Protection Lawyer, Partner at PrivacyON

Ciprian Paltineanu

Principal Investor @Innova Human Capital

Camelia Ganga

Growth & Marketing Director EEMEA at Glovo

Adela Ionita

Business Owner at Tu in centru

Sergiu Pop

Startup Program Manager at Microsoft

Dan Mocanu

Innovation Architect | Designing the Industries of Tomorrow

Iulia Istrate

E-tech Program Manager @UiPath

Robert Velcu

Technical Presales Engineer @ UiPath

Jean-Philippe Sangare

Founder & CEO @ SSVAR (Swiss Society of Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality)

Daniel Lar

Managing Director at Yonder

Luiza Draghicean

Regional Community Manager UiPath

Stefan Buciuc

CEO at BCR Social Finance

Robert Pufan

Partner Technical Architect Microsoft

Florin Rosie

Territory Channel Manager SMB Microsoft Romania 

Elena Barsu

Expert Evaluator

Vladimir-Cristian Sabo

Founder & Director of Awesome at Balloonline

George D.

Head of Presales at Modex

Elena Scherl

Presales Technical Consultant at Modex

Dragos Petre

Partner in a Private Equity fund focused on SMEs in Romania

Alin Daniel Iftemi

Co-Founder @ MODEX

Ciprian Man

Co-Founder Growceanu Angel Investment

Tomasz Kopacz

CEE Partner Tech Recruit and Innovation Lead at Microsoft

Giacinto Oriolo

ELITE Growth Senior Manager, Emerging Market Leader

Daniel Ilie

Leadership Expert, Former Commander of Special Operations Forces

Catalina Popjan

Managing Director Corporate Banking, Global Executive MBA

Star Speakers

Monica Bratu

ISV Cloud Account Manager at Oracle

Kate Bunina

Managing Director - USMAC

Alexandru Mihailciuc

Global Head of Pre-Sales at UiPath - Robotic Process Automation

Leti McManus

 Committee Member UK-CH Chamber of Commerce

Ottavia Tomarchio

Head of Sales in Europe @ Mindspace

Ramona Kurko

Head of Energy&Utilities, Corporate Banking at BCR

Alina Irma O.

Leading largest commercial segment of Microsoft in Romania and Partner ecosystem of Microsoft

Mehdi Kamiri

Head of Digital Innovation Hub at GENPACT

Camelia Ganga

Head of Growth and Marketing Eastern Europe at Glovo

Antonio G.

Senior Analyst/Associate at Querton Capital Partners

Gabriel Trăistaru

Digital Director at Telekom Romania

Marin Daniela

Principal Manager at EBRD

Aisling Hunt

Project Lead at CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center)

Bogdan Manoiu

Founder and CEO at Ten Water Fund

Eleni Skoura

Executive Director, Retail Products & Segments Strategy at BCR

Michael Feith

Policy Officer - Financing of infrastructure policies at European Commission

Brigitte Baumann Gervais

Founder efino and GoBeyond Investing

Ruthy Kaidar

Director, Health Industry Sector, Central & Eastern Europe at Microsoft

Anca Luca

Senior Brand Manager at BCR 

Axel Kalinowski

Head of Central and Southern Europe at London Stock Exchange

Siemon Smid

Director International Business Development

Violeta Luca

General Manager Czech Republic and Slovakia at Microsoft

Michael Feith

Policy Officer - Financing of infrastructure policies at European Commission

Mehmet Selcuk Atici

Principal Early Bird Venture Capital

Lukasz Foks

Product Marketing Manager CEE,Microsoft

Jacopo Losso

Director of Secretariat European Business Angels Network

Tariq Krim

Tech entrepreneur 

Magdalena Jabłońska

CEO at Foundation for Technology Entrepreneurship

Daniel Rusen

Director of Marketing and Operations

Master Class MVPS

Sergiu Manea

CEO BCR

Dana Demetrian

Executive Vice-president Retail & Private Banking, Member of the Management Board BCR

Tonko Fran Grzan

Deputy Executive Director - BCR

Maurizio Poletto

Chief Platform Officer at Erste Group

Cosmin Vladimirescu

Country Manager Romania and Croatia at Mastercard

Petr Jirat

Retail Credit Risk Management

Expert Jury Members