Mr. Yugo Neumorni, CISA, EMBA is the President and co-founding member of CIO Council Romania, the Association of the IT Directors from Romania.

Having more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry, Yugo Neumorni is specialized in energy and manufacturing sectors, M&A projects, complex digital transformation processes, IT systems redesign, cybersecurity and cyber-defense programs, data privacy, ERP, BI and analytics projects, IT governance and COBIT framework.

He was the Chief Information Officer for Deloitte, Vimetco, Hidroelectrica, Cargus, ClusterPower and ContourGlobal. He was the Chairman of the European CIO Association, EuroCIO, member of British Computer Society Elite and President of ISACA Romania.

Since 2018 he is an Advisory Board member of the Forum International of Cybersecurity, InCyber, the leading European event on Cybersecurity.

Yugo Neumorni is a private investor and consultant for venture capital and private equity funds in Eastern Europe. He is an alumni and member of the InnovX one of the leading European accelerators, and member of the InnovX VC community. He is an advisory board member and consultant for several artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and energy start-ups. He is partner and cofounder of FutureNow Capital, a VC fund in process to be established.

Yugo graduated from the Faculty of Computer Science in Bucharest and the Asebuss - Kennesaw State University EMBA program in 2009. He has been CISA certified since 2001 and MCSE in 2000.

Gabriela Stănică is Chief Information, Data Officer, Carrefour Romania, heading the company’s IT & Digital department, and at the same time being member of the company’s Executive Committee.

Gabriela has over 15 years of experience in creating and managing teams in different companies. Prior to joining Carrefour, she held the position of Head of Marketing IT at British American Tobacco, where she coordinated teams from Europe and North Africa, having previously held the position of Chief Information Officer at Vodafone Romania. Gabriela began her professional journey at Avon, where she held several positions over time, culminating as IT Executive Director Central and Eastern Europe.

Gabriela joined Carrefour Romania in October 2020. Here, she has accelerated, together with her team, the automation of in-store and back-office processes, streamlining the operations in the stores throughout the country, the supply chain and logistics. At the same time, under Gabriela’s coordination, Carrefour Romania modernized its IT infrastructure in 2021 and invested in migration to the Cloud, aiming to be 100% in the Cloud by 2026.

Andreea joined E.ON Romania in April 2018, when she took over the position of Deputy General Manager – member of the Management Board and Strategy and Digitalization Director.

Currently, Andreea leads the Digital Transformation, Data Strategy and Information Technology areas of E.ON Romania, as Chief Digital & Technology Officer.
Andreea Ioniţă has an international experience of over 14 years in telecom industry, in Romania, Great Britain, Sweden and in several countries in Africa as well, working in different management positions for companies such as Orange, Ericsson and Vodafone.
From her previous position – Strategy and Program Management Director Orange Romania and member of the Management Board, Andreea contributed to the development of the vision and the market strategy of one of the top companies in the telecommunication industry. She graduated the Academy of Economic Studies, Faculty of Finance and Banking, attended Master’s Degree courses in Business Management and participated in specialized courses organized by prestigious institutions such as: International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Switzerland, Boston University Management School, USA, IESE Business School Barcelona, Spain and Asia-Pacific Leadership Development Institute Beijing, China.

Maja Mikic is born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1984. She is mathematics and financial engineering master becoming a 18 years experienced banking professional, that has been spending most of her career working in Societe Generale Group across different geographies. Starting from IT department as a developer and later DataBase administrator, she has been combining mathematical, IT and economy skills to build career across the Finance, Risk management and Digital transformation executive functions. Financial management encompassed financial, management accounting, ALM, financial markets, custody management. Risk management function significance was growing steadily over the 9 years, where she had been covering exhaustive scope from credit risk, recovery, market and operational risk. Since 2015, she is living and working in Buhcarest, Romania in BRD bank – Romanian subsidiary of Societe Generale. In the last 4 years Maja is in charge of Digital Transformation in BRD, on strategic and delivery management level. Apart from the bank, she participates on regular basis competitions in the Machine learning as a model developer.

Background
► Representing Romania as board member for EIT Health – Compliance and Ethics Board
► Contributed to the drafting of the AI Act as the representative of Romania at Confederation of European Data
Protection Organisations.
► AI lecturer and conference speaker
► AI writer
► Seasoned privacy and data protection expert with over 12 years of experience in consultancy in privacy and
cybersecurity risk management.
► Extensive expertise in GDPR compliance, data protection training, and developing implementation strategies. Notable
experience in compliance consultancy for tech startups and established firms in various industries, including pharma,
software development, and finance.
► Significant contributions to the eHealth environment in Romania
► Effectively managed over 1000 clients in 5 countries.
► Frequently speaker at international cybersecurity and privacy conferences
► Developed intensive, ambitious business strategies, short-term goals, and long-term objectives.
► Ability to identify complex business risks and use critical thinking skills to implement plans for overcoming those
problems for the company’s benefit

Steliana Moraru is a senior professional with a robust background in business management, operations, marketing, IT, and digital transformation, as well as CSR and academia. Her approach to change within her company is hands-on and results-driven, with a successful track record in implementing strategies and leading various teams, including those in digital projects, IT, marketing, client service, logistics, and quality control. As a catalyst for operational excellence, she has adeptly charted and executed strategies that have strengthened the company's position in a competitive market. Her leadership style has been instrumental in mentoring and managing strategic teams, ensuring their collective efforts lead to significant business achievements. Previously, she focused primarily on developing innovative projects that harness technology for social good and software product development. She has managed or been part of teams that developed groundbreaking tech projects, e-government initiatives, and social welfare technology projects, primarily in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) market.
As a Certified Business Coach and lecturer, Steliana is dedicated to promoting a culture of innovation, servant leadership, and continuous improvement. She holds a PhD and has received various certifications and academic accolades, including studies at the Maastricht School of Management and MIT.
Steliana is passionate about mentoring, especially in supporting the growth of women in leadership and technology roles. She is actively involved in activities aiming to promote diversity and inclusion and holds different seats in local and international organization boards.

Jay Modh is a seasoned business and technology leader with a vast and diverse background in advanced technology solutions and business services. He has a strong track record of building state-of-the-art Cloud and SDx infrastructures for global enterprises. His expertise encompasses Cloud Transformation/Migration, Data Engineering, Data Lake, Cloud Security & GRC, DevSecOps & Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Application, and SDDC & SDx.

In addition to his technical prowess, Jay is an active venture capitalist, strategically investing in B2B and B2B2C startups within the Cybersecurity, Cloud, Containers, Data, and FinTech sectors. He leverages his deep knowledge of AI/ML and Deep Learning to guide these startups, providing critical funding from Pre-Series-A to Series-C, and helping them craft global go-to-market strategies, achieve market growth, and create lasting value.

Dan accumulated over 20 years of experience in cyber security, strategy, policy, risk management, audit, and compliance in Brussels, Bucharest, and internationally. He led professional teams supporting European Institutions, National Cyber Competent Authorities, and large corporate businesses in defining cyber security strategies and implementing policies, governance, or operational and technical measures.
In November 2021 he was appointed as The Director of the brand-new National Cyber Security Directorate, by decision of the Romanian Prime-Minister, following approval received from the Supreme Council of National Defence.
Dan is also Management Board member of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA); Governing Board member of the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre (ECCC) and Chairman of the EU CEF Telecom Cybersecurity Programme Governance Board, in addition to several other governance roles at the level of Romanian and European workgroups.

Francesco Bonfiglio is an Italian expert in digital transition and data economy.

Leading the Gaia-X project as CEO of the Association, from its foundation until 2023, Francesco has brought international level visibility on one of the now most known initiative supporting the European Data Strategy, and clarity on the meaning of Digital Sovereignty and how it can be achieved.
He shaped and gave content to the Gaia-X framework, as well as a five year’s strategy still followed, and managed to gather around a single endeavor one of the largest community of participants, providers and users of technology from all countries, in a private international association.

Since 2024, Francesco Bonfiglio is the CEO of Dynamo, a new company co-founded by Aruba and Diagrammatica (Francesco’s own company) to bring about the vision of a one-stop-place for Sovereign and Innovative Cloud Solutions, grouping exclusively European Cloud and Solutions Providers.

Renown independent advisor, Francesco has more than 30 years of experience in the IT and Consulting Business. Formerly CEO of Gaia-X, guiding the association strategy and execution and liaising with major European Institutions and Member States Government’s, CEO of Engineering D.HUB, Italian leading company in Cloud, outsourcing, and digital transformation services, former Vice President for Confindustria Valle D’Aosta, co-founder and Board Director of FoolFarm, the first deep-tech Startup-Studio in Italy, and mentor in multiple Italian and international Startups.

Throughout time, Francesco covered multiple executive roles in multinationals, such as CTO Application Services EMEA for HP, Vice President Technology Services at Avanade, SW Factory Director at Unisys, Technical Director and Professional Service Manager at Rational-Software.
He is married, father of three sons, and passionate musician, active in various productions and collaborations. Francesco believes in the power of collective intelligence, lateral thinking and teamwork as a propeller for transformation, in business as well as in life!

Personal QUOTE

“…data and AI are ruling our lives, and giving us a unique chance to decide whether this is a risk or an opportunity. We need to retake control over technology, through a new generation of trust mechanisms that prize transparency on technology behavior, to give back to humans freedom of choice and power of decision. Data Economy is real and driven by technology. There is no good or bad technology, but only trusted technologies will be adopted and survive in the future …”

Ion Ionuț Georgian serves as the Head of OMV Petrom Global Solutions IT, where he holds regional responsibility for IT services across OMV Petrom business units. As part of the global OMV IT organization, he plays a pivotal role in managing IT operations, driving transformation, and spearheading digitalization and innovation initiatives for the OMV Group.

With over 19 years of experience in the IT, Ion began his career as a software developer, which provided him with a solid foundation in technical subjects, IT architecture, and systems integration. He joined OMV Petrom in 2009, where he successfully managed IT operations and led multiple teams in delivering the IT components of business transformation projects across various domains, including Retail, Refinery and Logistics, and Gas and Power.

In January 2021, Ion was appointed to his current role, where he oversees the entire portfolio of IT services provided by OMV Petrom Global Solutions IT. His areas of responsibility include Digital Infrastructure and Hybrid Platforms, Information Security, and Core Business Applications Management, encompassing Enterprise Applications, Exploration & Production, Refining & Marketing, Trading, and Gas & Power.

Ion holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the Faculty of Automatic Control, Computers and Electronics at the Oil & Gas University in Ploiesti, as well as a Master’s degree in Advanced Automatics and PLCs.

He has over 32 years working experience in product management, software and systems engineering, as well as entrepreneurship. He has in-depth knowledge in a diverse range of technologies including Systems Integration, Network Functions Virtualization, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence.
He is the co-founder of the UK based startup LSTech now a subsidiary of AUSTRIACARD Group and has been the head of the data analytics competence centers of Arηs Developments and Intrasoft International.
His past experience includes working for Intracom Group for 21 years where he gained invaluable experience in designing and implementing software products and custom solutions for Communication Service Providers and Financial Institutions. He holds an MSc in Information Technology from the University of Nottingham UK, a BSc in Computer Science from Loyola University of Chicago IL, USA, and is a graduate of the prestigious Oak Hill Academy at Mouth of Wilson VA, USA.

Andrei is in charge of digitally improving companies by discussing with stakeholders, analying the Business in detail and identifying the simplest, most robust ways to digitalise processes quickly, and safely so that users and the organisation will gain actual value. His background in Business Consulting & Behavioural Sciences enables him to see the ways in which employees can be nudged towards the right processes, and the company can be made more efficient.

Horia’s been digitalising Romanian companies for most of his life. For fifteen years he did so by leading Scala Business Solutions and implementing ERP systems in some of Romania’s largest enterprises. He then continued by founding Matricia and focusing on companies’ processes and documents. He’s seen hundreds of companies, processes, and management teams, and is continuing to drive the growth of local companies through process streamlining and Business-focused digitalisation.

Alexander Raczynski is a systems engineer at Forcepoint, a company specializing in cybersecurity and compliance. Alexander is responsible for technical sales support of products in Central and Eastern European countries. He gained his experience working for various companies in the IT-Security industry, including manufacturers and integrators. He is particularly interested in information protection solutions, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and cloud protection solutions.

Călin Rangu is co-founder and vice-president of CIO Council Romania, university lecturer in information management systems, FINTECH, and IT financial technologies, Dean of Business Administration and Economics Sciences Faculty of the Danubius University of Galați, resolution director of Insurance Guarantee Fund in Romania, Ph.D. in neural networks applied in the processing of financial series, double degree in engineering and economics, graduate of post-university studies, M.B.A. graduate of the City University of Seattle – US, scientific researcher in the field of communications. He has over 25 years of experience in the financial-banking field, in the field of information systems management, and over 18 years of strategic and operational management in private companies and financial authorities. He was President of the Institute of Financial Studies, Vice-Chair of the InsurTech Committee of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), and a Member of the European Financial Innovation Forum (EFIF) at the EU level. He published four books, and over 100 technical articles in IT, finance&banking, banking technologies, cybersecurity, and more.

Laurentiu Mandu is an experienced Executive, with a solid track record in driving digital and business transformation initiatives.

Laurentiu is currently Managing Director leading the business of Capgemini on the Romanian market. Previously, he has held various leadership roles in local, international and regional assignments; he has a strong background in Professional Services and Telecommunications and significant experience in Retail and Distribution, Pharma, Oil and Gas.

Having served as Group CIO for Rompetrol and as CIO for Vodafone Romania, UPC Romania, UPC Hungary, A&D Pharma, he has led significant initiatives enabling and transforming businesses by harnessing technology capabilities. During his tenure as CIO he has driven restructuring and re-organization processes for IT functions and at the same time promoted technology adoption to achieve business-technology alignment.

Laurentiu is a board member and co-founder of CIO Council Romania.

Dragos joined Syngenta as IT & Communication Director in 2015. He is a seasoned professional, previously experiencing various roles as CEO, Corporate Sales & Marketing Director, with a focus on IT&C industry and specific knowledge in cybersecurity, digital agronomy, AI, ecommerce, communication, banking, real estate & retail.

As an EAME digital expert, Dragos is currently responsible for leading the Country Engagement & Delivery for 4 new countries (plus supporting the existing ones). He is also a Project Co-LEAD for fully automating Master Data Sync. He also acts as a Country Delivery Lead for the EAME Digital Demand Generation (DDG) Project - 3 new countries. He also is Head of EAME Cropwise Seeds Support. All projects have AI/Machine Learning at core, use tens of years of scientifical data and will change forever the landscape of agronomy.

With more than 20 years of career, Dragos is a business and technological leader, who innovated and drove the business to success, turning technology to profit, no matter KPIs or industries he was involved in, both entrepreneurial and enterprise, international and national (such as AVIRA, BitDefender, GeCAD, Adobe, IIRUC, Digital River, PayU, GED Capital Development, Winmarkt Management, NCH Capital).