The classic story mentions that the hero, Făt Frumos, was growing in one month like the others in one year. While such an accelerated growth certainly comes with great advantages, the same story conveniently ends with “the hero lived happily ever after” and does not tackle the downsides of this growth. Similarly, the Romanian IT industry has grown spectacularly and in relatively short time, burning several steps in the process. At the same time, a generation of young specialists have built a lot of experience and developed successful careers in the field. Not living in a mythical story, we do not have the luxury of not reflecting on where we are, what comes next and what do we have to do to continue to be successful.

Are you a new actor in the IT industry or planning to become one and are wondering if this step was/is one worth taking? Are you a senior specialist asking yourself how you can keep up the pace and "go up" professionally? Do you know the evolution of the Romanian IT industry and want to see if it still “hot” and how to keep it so? This presentation has a little bit for everyone.

The speaker draws on his wide experience in the field and his findings while working in Romania and abroad to trace a parallel between the opportunities and expected growth of the Romanian IT companies and the personal development of their employees, while looking into concrete examples and providing advices using an entertaining and practical approach.