FACTORY 4.0

🏆 Meet the winners of the FACTORY 4.0 Awards & Gala 2026!

On 6 October, at MINA Museum of Immersive New Art in Bucharest, we will celebrate organisations, institutions and professionals whose work is making a real impact across technology, industry and digital transformation.

This year’s winners represent excellence in critical infrastructure, energy resilience, AI, quantum computing, digital healthcare, education, startups, green buildings and international digital cooperation.

Congratulations to all the FACTORY 4.0 Awards 2026 winners!

We look forward to celebrating together at the Gala.

📍 MINA, Bucharest
📅 6 October 2026

🎤 Meet Felicia Akkaya at FACTORY 4.0 Conference 2026

Felicia is President of the 🎤 Meet our speaker: Felicia Akkaya

Education. Upskilling. Future Workforce.

President of the Romania–UK Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Felicia joins Panel 6 – Workforce 2026: Upskilling for the AI-Powered Factory, bringing a perspective on education, workforce development and adapting skills for an AI-driven environment.

📅 7 OCT. 2026
📍 Bucharest

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, combining experience in education, entrepreneurship, leadership and international cooperation.

She joins Panel 6 – Workforce 2026: Upskilling for the AI-Powered Factory, where she will contribute a perspective on workforce development, continuous learning and the skills people and organisations need as AI reshapes the industrial workplace.

📅 7 October 2026
📍 Bucharest

Discover more:
https://factory40.ro/2026/speakers/felicia-akkaya/

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Meet the full lineup of Panel 04 at FACTORY 4.0 Conference 2026. 🔐

IoT & Cybersecurity for Smart Industry brings together experts from Rexroth, Directoratul Național de Securitate Cibernetică - DNSC , Acronis , Security Alliance Romanian Chapter, Quantum Data and Black Bullet.

Michael Langfinger, Mihaela Curcă, Rareș Andrei Matei, Liviu Arsene, Aram Agop Hazarian, Bogdan Chirilă and Mădălin Staniu will join moderator Laurențiu Matache to discuss how IoT, cybersecurity and connected industrial systems can evolve without compromising resilience and operational continuity.

🔎 See the full panel and details:
https://factory40.ro/2026/panel-04-iot-cybersecurity-smart-industry/

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📅 October 7, 2026
📍 Bucharest

🎤 Meet Adrian Măntoiu at FACTORY 4.0 Conference 2026

Adrian is Managing Director of Wolters Kluwer Romania, bringing over two decades of experience in technology, leadership and digital transformation.

At FACTORY 4.0 Conference 2026, he will address Trustworthy AI for Legal Professionals, focusing on how organizations can benefit from AI while maintaining the trust, reliability and professional standards required in critical decision-making.

📅 7 October 2026
📍 Bucharest

Discover more:
https://factory40.ro/2026/speakers/adrian-mantoiu/

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🎤 Meet Marian Radoi at FACTORY 4.0 Conference 2026

Marian is Founder and CEO of Radoi Engineering , bringing over 20 years of experience in geospatial technologies, from 3D laser scanning and LiDAR to Digital Twins, BIM and GIS.

He joins Panel 1 – Dual-Use Manufacturing, contributing a hands-on perspective on how engineering, digitalization and advanced technologies can support stronger industrial capabilities.

📅 7 October 2026
📍 Bucharest

Discover more:
https://factory40.ro/2026/speakers/marian-radoi/

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https://factory40.ro/2026/ticket/factory-4-0-conference/

🎤 Meet Horia-Răzvan Botiș at FACTORY 4.0 Conference 2026

Horia-Răzvan Botiș is Vice-Chairman of the NATO Industrial Advisory Group and a Board Member of NATO DIANA, with experience in defence industry, innovation and technology transfer.

He joins Panel 1 – Dual-Use Manufacturing: From Civil Industry to Strategic Capability, contributing a strategic perspective on how civilian technologies and industrial capabilities can be developed into scalable dual-use and defence-ready solutions.

📅 7 October 2026
📍 Bucharest

Discover more:
https://factory40.ro/2026/speakers/horia-razvan-botis/

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🎤 Meet Răzvan Costea-Bărluțiu at FACTORY 4.0 Conference 2026

Răzvan is Co-Founder & CEO of BraveX Aero, a Romanian aerospace company developing and manufacturing fixed-wing and VTOL unmanned aircraft for civil, security and defense applications.

He joins Panel 1 – Dual-Use Manufacturing: From Civil Industry to Strategic Capability, bringing hands-on experience in technology development, industrial scale-up and the transition of dual-use aerospace solutions toward larger-scale manufacturing.

📅 7 October 2026
📍 Bucharest

Discover more:
https://factory40.ro/2026/speakers/razvan-costea-barlutiu/

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🎤 Meet Mădălin Staniu at FACTORY 4.0 Conference 2026

Mădălin is Cybersecurity Executive & Co-Founder at Black Bullet and is involved with CYSCOE, the Cyber Security Cluster of Excellence, with a focus on cybersecurity capabilities, technology direction and compliance alignment.

He joins Panel 04 – IoT & Cybersecurity for Smart Industry, contributing his perspective on cyber resilience, IoT security and securing increasingly connected industrial environments.

📅 7 October 2026
📍 Bucharest

Discover more:
https://factory40.ro/2026/speakers/madalin-staniu/

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https://factory40.ro/2026/ticket/factory-4-0-conference/