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Agenda DeepTech
GigaHack 2026_
One full programme: challenges, teams, mentoring and final stage.
14:30 - 15:00
Participants' Registration
15:00 - 15:30
Official Opening Ceremony
Ana-Maria Railean
Moderator
Moderator of Deeptech GigaHack 2026
15:30 - 15:45
Hackathon Briefing
15:45 - 16:30
Challenges Presentation
16:30 - 16:45
Gigahack platform presentation
17:00 - 17:45
Challenge Provider Q&A rooms
17:45 - 19:15
Team Formation & Challenge Matching
19:30 - 20:30
Dinner & Networking
20:45 - 23:59
Working Night
09:00 - 09:30
Breakfast
09:30 - 09:45
Teamcoaches & teams alignement
Serghey Tkachenko
Team coaches
Founder And CEO at Datalinie
Aliona Cotuna
Team coaches
Business Growth Consultant at Purple
Ecaterina Pitel
Team coaches
CEO & CO-Founder at We4Health
Denis Bucharsky
Team coaches
UX Designer at Orange Systems
Egor Cusmaunsa
Team coaches
Founder at Be Agile SRL
Marius Boian
Team coaches
Cyber Security Engineer at SOC.MD
Cristina Stamatin
Team coaches
Cyber Security Engineer at SOC.MD
Daniel Miron
Team coaches
Cyber Security Engineer at SOC.MD
Nicu Cociorva
Team coaches
Founder Of Clon - AI Architect
09:45 - 10:00
Workshop Announcements & Sign-ups
10:00 - 12:00
Mentorship Sessions
Vlad Glinjan
Mentors
Product Manager Energy at Simpals
Vadim Echim
Mentors
Independent Advisor, Freelancer
Tatiana Chiril
Mentors
Founder & CEO at Wise Agile Moldova
Phillip Sparks
Mentors
Cybersecurity, EdTech & AI Innovation Leadership
Oxana Paladniuc
Mentors
Manager at FinTech HUB Moldova
Oleg Leliuhin
Mentors
Network & Cloud Architect at Marcaj
Mihai Dascal
Mentors
CTO at CorLab Tech
Matthias Käch
Mentors
Senior IP-trainer at Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
Marcel Varlan
Mentors
CEO at Micro Nano Tech
Liviu Matfuleac
Mentors
Co-Founder at Fineguide.ai
Ina Podlisnic
Mentors
Business Tracker and Growth Coach for startups and SMBs at Astana Hub
Eugeniu Mirza
Mentors
CTO & Co-founder at Marcaj
Elena Putina
Mentors
Design & Branding Consultant at Enspire Creative Agency
Eduard Balamatiuc
Mentors
ML Engineer & CEO at Sigmoid
Dorian Doronceanu
Mentors
Chief Legal Officer at Simpals
Dmitrii Leliuhin
Mentors
CEO & Co-founder at Marcaj
Daniel Paraschiv
Mentors
Data Analyst at Orange Systems
Marius Boian
Mentors
Cyber Security Engineer at SOC.MD
Daniel Miron
Mentors
Cyber Security Engineer at SOC.MD
Cristina Stamatin
Mentors
Cyber Security Engineer at SOC.MD
Cristian Cerneanu
Mentors
Startup Ecosystem Manager at Innovate Moldova
Cealar Boiraz
Mentors
Business Analyst at Medpark International Hospital
Andrei Popa
Mentors
Patent Attorney / IP Evaluator at IP Consult SRL
Andrei Erhan
Mentors
Lead Data Scientist at maib
Alex Culeva
Mentors
CEO at The Noughty Fox
Adrian Radu
Mentors
Co-founder of the One Health Incubator at Biomentorhub x Profi
Adrian Miron
Mentors
Senior Associate at Gladei & Partners
Mirela Mitriș
Mentors
SCOPE 3 EXPERT
Sergiu Litchin
Mentors
Geospatial AI Expert
Vladimir Balaban
Mentors
Co-owner at Comsales Grup
Adrian Adam
Mentors
Co-founder of the One Health Incubator at Biomentorhub x Profi
12:00 - 12:30
Session by Gladei & Partners (GDPR Compliance)
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
13:45 - 14:00
Giveaway MITP & contest announcement
14:00 - 18:00
Mentorship Sessions
16:30 - 17:30
Workshop with Matthias Käch & Andrei Popa (Introduction to intellectual property)
18:00 - 18:45
Dinner
18:45 - 19:00
Giveaway 2
19:00 - 20:00
Pitching & Presentation Workshop
20:00 - 20:45
Workshop with Phillip Sparks (Rapid Prototyping: AI LLM Copilots & JTBD-Focused Browser)
20:45 - 23:59
Working Night 2
09:00 - 10:00
Breakfast
10:00 - 12:00
Mentorship Checkpoint (last guidance before pitch)
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch Break
14:55 - 15:00
Final Project Upload Deadline (no late submissions)
the deadline
15:15 - 16:30
Pre-selection Pitches (5 min pitch + 5 min Q&A)
16:30 - 17:00
Scoring EU alignment
17:00 - 18:00
Finalist Live Pitches & Judging
Doina Nistor
Jury
Board President at Moldova HiTech Park
Ionela Titirez
Jury
Country Lead for Moldova EU4Innovation East project
Cristian Cerneanu
Jury
Startup Ecosystem Manager at Innovate Moldova
Andrian Gutu
Jury
Investment Associate at UMAEF
Ion Bulgac
Jury
Advisor to the Mayor General’s Office
Aurel Drăgan
Jury
Digital Transformation Manager at Medpark
Sergiu Lopata
Jury
Chirurg generalist, chirurg mamolog
Mihai Dascal
Jury
CTO at CorLab Tech
Vitalii Solomaha
Jury
Head of Business Development at Orange Systems
Dumitru Țepilovan
Jury
CEO at SOC.MD
Phillip Sparks
Jury
Cybersecurity, EdTech & AI Innovation Leadership
Stefan Golban
Jury
Senior Go Engineer at Codalb Agency
Victor Bivol
Jury
Products and Service Delivery Manager
Sergiu Mereuță
Jury
CTO at MoonTrader
George Morosan
Jury
Chief Product and Technology Officer at Orbility
Dmitrii Leliuhin
Jury
CEO & Co-founder at Marcaj
Mirela Mitriș
Jury
SCOPE 3 EXPERT
Eugeniu Mirza
Jury
CTO & Co-founder at Marcaj
Sergiu Litchin
Jury
Geospatial AI Expert
Liviu Matfuleac
Jury
Co-Founder at Fineguide.ai
Victor Pruteanu
Jury
Deputy Mayor of Chișinău
Gaik Vartanean
Jury
Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova
18:00 - 19:00
Official Closing Ceremony & Awards
18:45 - 19:00
Prizes announcement & Group photo
19:00 - 20:00