Hackout Business

30 Octombrie 2026

Funding & startups

Disinformation & FIMI

Cybersecurity services

2027 cyber horizons

An exclusive event that brings together leaders from cybersecurity, the enterprise environment, startups and the public sector to transform current challenges into real collaborations and solutions.

Grand Hotel Bucharest, Fortuna Ballroom
Starts at 13:00

Evenimentul a luat sfârșit. Vă mulțumim!

Agenda

Hackout BUSINESS

Grand Hotel Bucharest, Fortuna Ballroom

13:00–14:00

Opening keynote and networking

  • Gabriel Puiu Moderator · Președinte Hackout
  • Mihai-George Forlafu Senior Cybersecurity Architect
  • Daniel Pitiș Cybersecurity specialist · Security Patch

14:00–15:00

Panel 1: Cybersecurity services and 2027 horizons

  • Daniel Pitiș Moderator · Security Patch
  • Mădălin Dumitru CEO · SCUT
  • Cristian Iosub Cybersecurity specialist · CyberShield
  • Cristian Ruta Co-founder & COO · Arcanna AI

15:00–15:30

Coffee break

15:30–16:30

Panel 2: FIMI, hybrid warfare and disinformation

  • Dr. Susana Dragomir Moderator · FIMI Analyst
  • Sorin Ionita expertforum.ro
  • Marian Voicu Veridica.ro
  • Mihai-George Forlafu Senior Cybersecurity Architect
  • Alina Bârgăoanu University professor
  • Daniel Leu Threat Intelligence Researcher

16:30–17:00

Social break

17:00–18:00

Panel 3: Startups and funding

  • Alin Mureșan Moderator
  • Alin Nichifor Buju & Stanciu și Asociații
  • Cristian Dascălu Techcelerator
  • Teodor Rădoi Co-founder · Simulated Security
  • Dragoș Albăstroiu CTO & Co-founder · AISafe Labs

18:00–20:00

Dinner and networking

Speakers

Susana Dragomir

International Digital Policy Advisor & FIMI Analyst

Dr. Susana Dragomir is a Romanian political scientist and strategic communications expert specializing in disinformation and hybrid threats. She has researched Russian propaganda in Romania since 2018, with work spanning online disinformation, hate speech, and foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI). She previously spent more than 11 years as a strategic and political communication advisor in the European Parliament, and she is affiliated with Babeș-Bolyai University and EU SPIN Research & Consulting. Her research has mapped around 300 pro-Russian propaganda websites in Romania, and she contributed to EU DisinfoLab’s report on the country’s disinformation landscape.

Mădălin Dumitru

CEO @ SCUT | Orange Business

With over 28 years of global experience in cybersecurity, Mădălin is the founder of one of Romania’s most recognized cybersecurity companies. He brings a unified vision of a „cyber-dome” — a cyber shield that protects data throughout its entire lifecycle, from creation and transfer to storage. Under his leadership, SCUT is a pioneer in the Romanian market, providing clients not only with security services but also with strategic partnerships to enhance cybersecurity resilience.

Sorin Ionita

President@ Expert Forum (EFOR)

Sorin Ioniță este analist de politici publice și comentator de actualitate politică și socială la posturi de televiziune și radio din România și Republica Moldova. Coordonează proiectele EFOR dedicate democrației și combaterii dezinformării, în special a celei provenite din Rusia și China. Fost reprezentant al României în Comitetul Economic și Social European (CESE), are o experiență de peste 20 de ani în consultanță în Europa de Est, Balcani și Caucaz. Este autorul volumului Deceniul furiei și indignării. Cum ne-au schimbat ultimii zece ani? (Humanitas, 2021).

Marian Voicu

Publisher@ Veridica.ro

Journalist, documentary filmmaker, and writer. He has worked in television and radio for over 25 years as a host and producer of various current affairs formats. He is a producer at TVR (Romanian Television). He was project manager at Radio România Chișinău, a station launched in 2011. His most recent documentary is War and Peace in Ukraine (2019); his most recent published book is The Matryoshka of Liars: Fake News, Manipulation, Populism (Bucharest: Humanitas, 2018). He has received several national and international awards, most recently the Gold Medal from the United Nations Correspondents Association for the documentary Exodus: A Syrian Tragedy (2015). He was decorated with the National Order of Faithful Service, rank of Knight (2014).

Alin Nichifor

Partner @ Buju & Stanciu și Asociații

Alin is a data protection professional with proven expertise in building, delivering, and managing comprehensive privacy programs within multinational organizations across various industries. He specializes in data protection and privacy law, corporate and civil matters, M&A, contracting, telecom, banking, and software development. With a strong background working alongside security, product, data science, and software teams, Alin excels at balancing innovation with privacy and compliance. His communication skills, persistence, and results-driven mindset make him the right person to navigate today’s complex tech landscape.

Cristian Dascălu

Partner @ Techcelerator | EIC Ambasador & Jury | Google Mentor | NATO D.I.A.N.A Jury & Evaluator

Founded or co-founded several businesses and major projects aimed at the development of tech startups and digital innovation areas such as GapMinder VC, Techcelerator, ROTSA – Romanian Tech Startups Association, and others. In 2012, Cristian launched ClujHUB, the second-largest startup hub in Romania, a key contributor to the regional startup community. With a Master in Economics (specialization Management & Marketing) and strong capabilities in investment readiness, go-to-market, management, and business development, Cristian is a creative thinker, strategist, and passionate developer of communities in the innovation and digitalization areas

Dragoș Albăstroiu

CTO & Co-founder @ AISafe Labs

Dragoș Albăstroiu is CTO and co-founder of AISafe Labs, a security researcher and builder focused on automated program analysis and AI-assisted vulnerability discovery. He is a former captain of Romania’s national cybersecurity team and served as International Cybersecurity Challenge captain and coach for Team Europe. His research covers LLM prompt injection and AI agent security, alongside AI-driven vulnerability discovery.

Mihai-George Forlafu

Senior Cybersecurity Architect

Mihai-George Forlafu is a Copenhagen-based Senior Cybersecurity Architect working where security operations, threat intelligence and information integrity meet. He helps organisations improve detection and response, raise the quality of the alerts reaching their SOC teams, and adopt AI in security, including identity and access for agentic AI. His investigative work covers OSINT, threat actor infrastructure and cryptocurrency tracing. On FIMI, he researches foreign influence operations targeting Romania and the wider region. He co-authored a Foreign Policy Centre paper on foreign interference in Romanian elections, has advised government stakeholders on disinformation monitoring, and has spoken at the Moldova Security Forum. Drawing on both the Danish and Romanian cybersecurity landscapes, he links the technical side of cyber threats to the influence operations that often run alongside them.

Teodor Rădoi

Co-founder @ Simulated Security

Alina Bârgăoanu

University professor @ Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Public Relations at SNSPA

Member of the Diplomatic Council and affiliate researcher at the Swedish Agency for Peace, Security, and Development, working party on “Hybrid Threats, including Disinformation”; member of the advisory board of the European Digital Media Observatory (2020–2026); contributor to Visegrad Insight (October 2021–September 2022). Her research interests focus on topics such as influence operations in the digital environment, cognitive security, and the relationship between technology, democracy, and society.

Daniel Leu

Threat Intelligence Researcher

Daniel Leu is a researcher in the field of cyber threat intelligence, focusing on tracking actors involved in financially motivated and hacktivist campaigns.

Cristian Iosub

Founding President @ CyberShield | CyberSecurity Researcher & Senior Product Manager

Cristian Ruta

Co-founder & COO @ Arcanna AI

Cristian Ruta is the COO of Arcanna.ai and has a background in computer science and computer networking. Arcanna is an AI platform that helps critical operations centers, primarily SOCs, adopt AI at scale. The platform transforms analyst expertise into decision-making AI models and a shared knowledge layer that powers investigations led by AI agents. Cristian oversees day-to-day operations and Arcanna’s expansion into international markets.

Daniel Pitiș

Cybersecurity specialist@ Security Patch

Secure Coding Specialist with expertise in application security and secure coding, having more than 9 years of experience in the IT security field. Experienced in working with teams from multiple companies on improving the security of strategic projects by shifting left security through security by design, automation, and secure development trainings.
I have been involved in multiple nonprofit foundations in the cyber security field such as OWASP, Hackout and SecurityPatch.ro. Enthusiastic about promoting the industry best practices, educational trainings in various cybersecurity topics and awareness for both individual users and private companies.

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