The impact of Technology on society, politics, governance, and democracy is one of the major themes discussed this year at iCEE.fest: UPGRADE 100.
• Top-class players will be in Bucharest on June 13 & 14
• This is UPGRADE 100 Agenda
• And here are the available tickets
The UDemocracy day at UPGRADE 100 is organized by Majoritas Global, through the Majoritas Academy and its partners.
• Majoritas is a company founded by Romanian entrepreneur Lucian Despoiu, among others eJobs co-founder and founder of one of the first digital agencies in Romania, Kondiment.
FOCUS Stage 4, Day 1, TECH & DEMOCRACY: debats, pitching ideas, projects and innovative solutions
On the UDemocracy stage, the "actors" of democracy will unite their forces to understand and debate what is going on in a society in which technology can even disrupt the concept of democracy in itself.
Democracy and Technology. One of the biggest digital transformation is the opening keynote by Lucian Despoiu, starting 9.30 AM
The day continues with Session 1: U Talks, alongside Porcsalmi Balint, UDMR Executive President, and Entrepreneur Marcus Shingles.
Session 2 is dedicated to debates. U Debate wants to bring forward the pros and cons of alternative democratic systems.
Co-founder Geeks for Democracy, Cătălin Teniţă and Irina Zamfirescu (human rights activist) are making a pitch for democracy in Session 3: U Challenge.
Representatives of two teams will take the stage to present their ideas and projects based on community-based technology.
Radu Puchiu, Founder and CEO at h.appycities, aims to identify solutions for a happier life in cities through digital collaboration between relevant actors with reliable decision-making power.
Vlad Hatieganu, Managing Partner of Majoritas Insights and political consultant Theodoros Livanios will debate ideas on democracy and digital transformation.