Bianca Muntean, Honorary Consul of Estonia, is co-founder and cluster manager Transilvania IT, with over 25 years of experience in creating and developing innovation ecosystems. She is the coordinator and founder of Transilvania Digital Innovation Hub, the first digital innovation center in Romania recognized as operational by the European Commission and selected in the European Digital Innovation Hubs network, as well as the coordinator of the Association of Digital Innovation Centres in Romania RO-DIH.
Bianca Muntean is known as one of the most relevant stakeholders in the region and in the country in the field of innovation, digitization and technology, being appointed Consul of the Republic of Estonia in Cluj, for the counties of Alba, Bihor, Bistrița-Năsăud, Cluj, Maramureș, Mureș, Sălaj and Satu Mare. She is a member of several Advisory Groups and Councils dealing with innovation and digital transformation at local, regional, national and international level.
She was awarded the title of EU Cluster Manager of the Year for 2019 by DG GROW, European Commission and is involved in coordinating cross-sector collaborations across Europe. Bianca is also a recipient of the 2017 Open Innovation Award from the Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group, European Commission.
Bianca Muntean strongly believes that the power of collaboration can generate systemic change in the economy and society.
Speaker in Session 1 - Keynotes.