Stelian Brad is an open spirit to bring novelty in the community. He has a Ph.D. in robotics and a Ph.D. in economics. He is an entrepreneur in the IT sector and has over 9 years of experience as CEO in the software industry. Today he is the president of the Cluj IT Cluster and full professor at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, where he leads the Research Center for Engineering and Management of Innovation. Till now, he had the chance to lead or to be involved in 150+ research and innovation projects, as well as many institutional development initiatives. His current technological focus is on disruptive IT product-service systems, industry 4.0 and robotic intelligence.