Team

A team developed around professional excellence

The DIH coordination is realized by Prof. Dr. Stelian Brad (PhD in engineering/robotics and in economics; 22+ years of complex expertise in the software industry, prof. with tenure at Technical University Cluj-Napoca). Executive management is carried out by Andrei Kelemen (Head of Operations and Internationalization, also CEO at Cluj IT Cluster)

Governance Board

Strategic Advisory Board

Our strategic outlook is shaped by an advisory board composed of recognized international innovation experts, chaired by Florin Paun, member of the EIC Jury innovation expert with more than 20 years in technology transfer in the aerospace industry. Members of the SAB include:

Margareta Mucibabici (Chesaru)

With a passion for untangling the complex web of technological, social, and ethical implications of the Future of Work, as well as achieving social impact, Margareta Mucibabici is dedicated to putting her energy and know-how into understanding how new technologies will impact our lives and to find solutions for addressing today's educational challenges. Public Affairs Manager UiPath, starting with 2022, Margareta is also joining the team of incredible visionaries and innovators within DIH4Society's Strategic Advisory Board.

prof. dr. Dominique Foray

Between 2007 and 2010, Dominique Foray chaired the European Commission’s Knowledge for Growth expert group, and since then has widely contributed to the development of the EU Smart Specialization policy concept, of which he is the author. Head Chair of Economics and Management of Innovation within the EPF Lausanne, prof. Dominique Foray is recognized as one of the leading academic experts in the economics of innovation and knowledge and economic policy implications of the new knowledge-based economy. Starting with 2022, prof. Foray is joining the Strategic Advisory Board of DIH4Society.

prof. dr. Florin Paun

Innovation director, entrepreneurship coach and theoretician of the evolution of the innovation models and tools for practice. His scientific work gained worldwide recognition and put in light the emergence of a new innovation French model but also completed the theories of two Nobel Prize Winners (Stiglitz, J., Sen. A) after having applied and adapted them to the highly collaborative processes like innovation. Starting with 2022, Dr. Paun is joining the clore ranks of experts and visionaries contributing to DIH4Society's roadmap, as a member of the initiative's Strategic Advisory Board.