Cristian Dina

Tekpon

CEO @ Tekpon AI Summit & Tekpon Awards

Co-Founder

Chief Revenue Officer

Chief of Staff

Account Executive

Website Manager

Social Media Manager

Forbes

Forbes 30 under 30

SaaStock Local

City Leader

SaaStock

I was a jury at the SaaStock Global Pitch Competition, where the winning startup got an investment of $500.000.

It was an opportunity to show off your up-and-coming SaaS in front of the region’s most influential VCs and funds and the wider SaaS community.

Jury

Startup Wise Guys

Alumni SaaS Batch

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Affiliate Marketing

Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Tekpon | City Leader @ SaaStock | SaaS Podcast Host

We rise by lifting others!

Cristian Dina is the Co-Founder of Tekpon and the CEO of Tekpon AI Summit.

His work has positioned Tekpon as a trusted software buying platform used by thousands of companies worldwide.

As the CEO of Tekpon AI Summit, he's bringing together over 1,000 B2B SaaS and AI leaders, solidifying his impact on the artificial intelligence and software community.

Cristian has personally interviewed 300+ industry leaders and authored the best-selling book King of Networking, establishing himself as one of the most connected and respected voices in the ecosystem.

At just 23 years old, Cristian was named Forbes 30 Under 30 2025, representing a new generation of tech builders, bold thinkers who move fast, build with purpose, and create real impact.

Founding Member - Right Hand to CEO

> Strategic support
> Building and nurturing relationships

⚠ This will be our last event in Romania.

Tekpon AI Summit 2026 will be hosted in London.

If you ever planned to join us in Romania, this is the moment.

One last chance to feel the atmosphere that shaped everything we built.

See you all in 7 days 👋

CEO @ Tekpon AI Summit | Forbes 30 under 30 | Co-Founder @ Tekpon

It doesn’t matter if you land at 2 AM

If you’re flying in for Tekpon AI Summit, we take care of you ✈️

At Tekpon, leadership is service, not status.

When brilliant minds travel thousands of kilometers to join us, we show up

In person. No matter the hour.

👉 Flying in and need a ride? Drop a comment or DM.

👉 Are you a Romanian founder or executive and want to help bring global SaaS and AI legends to Romania?

🤝 This is your chance to welcome them and connect before the summit even begins.

This is how we do things at Tekpon AI Summit, together, from the very first step off the plane ✈️

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We just hired Cezar on Monday, and what does he do in his first day off?

It's Saturday and he's picking up guests from the airport, arriving for Tekpon AI Summit 

Not because someone asked or because it was expected

But because this is what leadership looks like at Tekpon 

You serve first. You take initiative.

Most companies wait months to see if someone is a cultural fit. We saw it in five days :)

Cezar turned a simple airport pickup
into a powerful first impression of Romania
and a meaningful connection with one of our speakers, Angeley Mullins

This is the standard we operate on. This is the culture we protect

And this is why Tekpon keeps growing as a global community

Bcause people like him don’t wait for titles to lead

If there's something that I learned about hiring is that the most important trait is hunger

As Cristiano Ronaldo says it, 'hunger is the most difficult'

See you all in 4 days at Tekpon AI Summit

🚨 New Speakers Just Dropped

Tom Hunt, Founder & CEO @ Fame 
Angeley Mullins, CEO @ Aetheris Ventures
Oren Greenberg, GTM Advisor
Mike Korba, Co-founder & CCO @ User.com by Positive  
Alex Baldovin, Founder & CEO @ Authbound  
Valentin Radu, Founder & CEO @ Omniconvert 

At Tekpon AI Summit, we bring together the people shaping the future of SaaS & AI

They’ve built brands, led teams, and reshaped the SaaS & AI landscape

And now, they’re bringing their expertise to our stage

We can’t wait to hear their stories at Tekpon AI Summit 🚀

Our unofficial "Chief Compliance Officer" has inspected all Tekpon AI Summit badges

He concluded they are extremely comfortable

If you’re joining us, please know:

Your badge has been rigorously tested for softness, durability, and nap-compatibility

We work hard. But this guy clearly works smarter

Big news for us at Tekpon

We’re welcoming Cezar Nitulescu, our new Strategic Partnership Manager to the team

Yes, he is only 21 years old

He comes in with a strong drive, a sharp mind, and a focus on performance.

Partnership growth.
Relationship building.
Market understanding.

Being the youngest in most rooms never stopped him

From sales meetings to events, he gets the same question:

“How old are you?”
“I’m 21.”
Silence. Then he lets the work talk.

I see a lot of my own early journey in him. The same hunger. The same energy. The same drive to prove yourself through action

Can't believe we're only 2 weeks away from Tekpon AI Summit 🤯

From the bottom of my heart, thank you everyone for joining Tekpon AI Summit  

Still need to process everything that happened

Yesterday we announced Tekpon AI Summit London, June 2026

Will you be joining us?

Thank you for believing in our mission and supporting us ❤️

Why we keep a Business Formal dress code at Tekpon AI Summit

Some people ask why the summit follows a business formal dress code

The short answer is that we are hosting global AI leaders, investors, and operators who fly in from all over the world.

A formal look helps us:

→ Set the tone for meaningful exchanges
→ Keep a focused and respectful environment
→ Build a sense of occasion for speakers and attendees

Step into a room full of people who are here to build the future

See you all in 5 days. And be ready for the pictures 📸

Look for these beautiful flags when coming to Tekpon AI Summit

See you in a few hours

Tomorrow you can listen to my podcast on Radio France Internationale Romania

93.5 FM in Bucharest, from 17:30 to 18:00, and again on Saturday after the 11:00 news

I’ll be sharing more about Tekpon AI Summit 2025, the story behind Tekpon, and how we’re bringing 1,000 AI and SaaS leaders from around the world to Bucharest this November

At 23, being part of the Forbes 30 Under 30 community and leading one of the most exclusive AI events in Europe is both humbling and inspiring

A big thank you to Mirel Bran and the RFI Romania team for the invitation and the inspiring conversation about technology, community, and the power of authentic networking 🙏

If you want to scale without hiring fast, this is the session you watch.

Vincent Jong, Founder @ Poolside Ventures, brings the AI-First Playbook to Tekpon AI Summit

He’ll walk through how AI reshapes product, GTM, sales strategy, and operations for extreme efficiency

With real examples from Poolside companies, you’ll see how high-traction startups operate with minimal headcount

A must-attend for anyone building lean, profitable, AI-driven companies

The most competitive companies in the next decade will be AI-first by design.

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Read the latest Tekpon Magazine tomorrow

Featuring Jeko Kolev, the founder and CEO of Nextoria 

See you all in 16 hours

A mentor sees the version of you that you can’t yet see yourself.

For me, that mentor has been Alexandru Stan

My co-founder, partner, and guide through every challenge of building Tekpon.

His insight, belief, and leadership have shaped not just the company, but the way I lead and think every day.

Being included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list is a milestone I’ll always be proud of,but it’s also a reminder that no achievement stands alone.

Behind every step forward, there are people who push you, challenge you, and inspire you to aim higher.

Thank you, Alex, for your mentorship, guidance, and partnership. This recognition is as much yours as it is mine.

We’re partnering with BizzyNow as the Official Networking App for the Tekpon AI Summit

All participants will be able to connect, match, and collaborate directly through the BizzyNow app

This will create real opportunities for meaningful conversations and partnerships in the AI ecosystem

Download the app using the link below 👇

This guy is the reason why we’re doing Tekpon AI Summit

Last year, Kazik kept pushing me to let him speak.

I told him Tekpon Awards doesn’t have speakers.

He didn’t accept that. For a month, he kept insisting.

He even said he wouldn’t attend unless he could teach something real.

Because of that persistence, we added Day 3 at the UiPath office, our first-ever workshop day.

It was experimental. It wasn’t planned.

And his session became a turning point.

He taught people how to build and use AI agents, and everyone walked out with their mindset changed.

That moment made everything clear. This is what the ecosystem actually needs.

And that’s why Tekpon AI Summit exists today.

This year, Kazik is coming back with The Human - AI Collaboration Playbook.

You’ll learn how to eliminate frustrating AI interactions, compress weeks of research into hours, and know when predictable workflows outperform autonomous agents.

Kazik Pietka. The person who pushed us to raise the bar. And the perfect person to take this summit’s stage.

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Todd Paris is flying all the way from the US to teach how AI search visibility really works

He will show why top Google pages rarely appear in AI answers. Less than ten percent overlap.

The gap is real and it is reshaping how brands get noticed.

What we'll learn tomorrow:

✅ How AI engines pick their sources
✅ Why GEO and SEO tell different stories
✅ What brands must change to stay visible

Thank you IQRush.ai for supporting the event. You can head to IQRush.ai to take their AI Readiness quiz 🚀

💸 56% savings. One smart move.

When Clym, a fast-growing digital compliance SaaS, decided to scale through partnerships, they needed a reliable affiliate marketing platform to power their new program

They found the perfect one, an enterprise-grade solution used by global brands.

But the annual cost? $30,000 👀

Instead of compromising on quality or settling for a cheaper tool, they turned to Tekpon’s procurement service for help.

✅ We ran a full discovery call to understand the needs and goals
✅ Saved them $16,800 and weeks of back-and-forth
✅ Negotiated the price down to $13,200 /year

Today Clym’s affiliate program is live and thriving, without burning through their budget.

This is what smart software buying looks like.

Real companies. Real savings. Real results.

👇 Full story by Ana-Maria Stanciuc below

Opening the stage at Tekpon AI Summit,

Sara Maldon sets the tone for Artificial Intelligence

As Head of Business Automation & AI at Make, she knows what it takes to scale AI

It all starts with one question, what actually works?

She will share the playbook on how they built scalable agentic systems that deliver real outcomes

Expect lessons from real-world experiments, failures, and successes that turn AI into action

Don't miss this rare session for anyone serious about operationalizing AI 🚀

metapic

- Strategic Leadership: Guiding a talented team of digital marketers, I empower them to deliver exceptional results in influencer marketing, affiliate partnerships, and content creation.
- Performance Optimization: Implementing data-driven insights to enhance campaign effectiveness and ROI.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Partnering with international teams to align goals and foster a culture of innovation and excellence.

Team Lead

- Lead the Italian Metapic team
- Scout and recruit influencers and influencers agencies 
- Create long-lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders 
- Develop innovative ideas for content, brand initiatives and campaigns to push Metapic as well as continuously optimize campaigns on a daily basis 
- Follow up, reporting, and analysis of campaign KPI's and objectives 
- Be the link between team, clients and influencers 
- Support the Tech team in understanding market requirements and support them in product development workshops with ideas and insights

Senior Influencer Campaign Manager

NEGRI FIRMAN PR & COMMUNICATION

- Support the management and execution of the brand’s full-funnel influencer strategy
- Lead the discovery, contract negotiation, strategic briefing, creative approval, sample coordinating, promo code and tracking link creation for the brand’s multi-tiered influencer communities
- Produce detailed reports for influencer initiatives, tracking KPIs with ability to provide actionable insights and recommendations
- Cultivate and foster long-term, meaningful relationships with influencer and advocacy communities that support overarching brand and marketing initiatives with a heavy focus on Instagram and TikTok partnerships
- Manage ongoing gifting efforts for influencers, celebrity and ambassador partners
- Stay connected with best practices, emerging social trends and industry standards related to social media and influencer marketing to ensure best practices are shared and adopted
- Manage influencer content calendar, performance trackers and other internal databases
- Work alongside Social, PR and Digital Marketing teams ensuring content needs are met and teams are working cross-functionally

Digital Communications Manager

On Point Pr

- Press release writing and media pitching
- Media monitoring, including delivery of daily, weekly and monthly monitoring reports
- Influencer interaction and management
- Monitoring and maintaining accurate lists of journalists and influencers
- Contributing to creative ideation
- Supporting the delivery of events and activations
- Preparing for, attending and reporting on client meetings
- Supporting agency pitch work through research and ideation
- Schedule and amplify content across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Tik Tok
- Execute monthly reporting and establish actionable insights to improve the state of accounts

Senior Account Manager - Digital PR, Press Office and Social Media

Virgin Active

- Lead the discovery of sponsorship opportunities to create authentic and cross-channel campaigns that elevate the brand and grow awareness and consideration;
- Driving marketing communications projects forward and ensuring they are delivering on time, on plan and on budget;
- Define worldwide integrated Communication plans for new launches using different channels: press, digital, social, events, and testimonials;
- Event management (planning, organizing and budget monitoring);
- Research and relations management with influencers on behalf of the agency and the clients;
- Define, plan, create/execute and follow up on commercial PR communication;
- Work with and support the commercial team to achieve in their goals;

Digital PR and Event Manager

Define worldwide integrated Communication plans for new launches using different channels: press, digital, social, events, and testimonials;
Manage activities and events involving the media community;
Research and relations management with influencers on behalf of the agency and the clients;
Negotiation of influencer fee and relationships with the agencies and talent managers;
Interface with the management and with the accounts of the various clients for brainstorming to support the clients and manage of digital activities;
Improve brand awareness on all areas of expertise;
Work with and support the commercial team to achieve in their goals;

Digital PR and Event Specialist

- Acquire and estabilish relationship with new and existing customers
- Input of data relating to the B2B in the management system
- Developing professional working partnerships with those stakeholders to positively influence
   sales potential, future guidelines, funding and positioning of products

Corporate Account

- Input of data relating to the B2B in the management system
- Reconciliation of revenue data and collection of B2B through the use of management
- Operating margin support the development of new partnerships and maintaining corporate agreements in place
- Planning agenda

Corporate Sales Assistant

Corporate Sales Assistant ( Internship  )

The Westin Palace, Milan

Management of individual bookings for 4 Starwood hotels in Milan:
- Excelsior Hotel Gallia, 5 stars
- Westin Palace, 5 stars
- Sheraton Diana Majestic, 4 stars
- Sheraton Milano Malpensa, 4 stars

Booking Assistant ( Internship )

Bilingual graduate with academic experiences in primary Universities in Europe and with professional skill in sales, communication, marketing, social media and events acquired during last 5 years.

Arianna Giuffrè

Un’altra giornata di creatività firmata Metapic

Oggi, nello splendido spazio Obicà Mozzarella Bar all’interno della Rinascente Milano, abbiamo riunito 15 creators per un esclusivo workshop di quilling, un’arte visiva che unisce manualità e design.

Una mattinata iniziata con una colazione squisita, pensata per accendere la creatività e prepararci al meglio alle campagne del Black Friday.

Tra artigianalità e strategia digitale, siamo pronti a trasformare l’energia di oggi in performance di valore.

Creators, brand, affiliate, community: le nostre quattro parole preferite

Un grazie speciale al super team creator marketing
Irene Gavinelli Matilde Sessa Alessandra Giuliani Fabio Francesco Romano

#metapic #community #affiliate #event #milano #creators #performance #marketing

Team Lead Italy @Metapic | Launching, Leading & Scaling Influencer Marketing Operations

BLACK FRIDAY MODE: ON

La settimana più intensa dell’anno è ufficialmente iniziata lunedì 24 novembre.
Se vi sembriamo un po’ lenti nei feedback… è perché stiamo facendo più refresh noi che i server di Shopify 😅

E ora, ecco il team italiano di Metapic che sta tenendo in piedi questo meraviglioso network:

Alessia Losappio – Brand Partnership Manager
Pugliese doc e prima ad approdare nel team. Questa settimana parla solo in percentuali. Se la chiami “Ale”, lei risponde comunque “-40% extra”.

Irene Gavinelli - Creator Marketing Coordinator
Seconda arrivata e orgogliosamente da Novara. Conosce tutti i codici sconto dei creators a memoria (anche quelli che ancora non esistono).È reduce dalla maratona di eventi pre–Black Friday che ha organizzato: aperitivi, live, workshop…praticamente il suo Fitbit pensa che sia un’atleta professionista.

Matilde Sessa - Creator Marketing Coordinator
Napoli nel cuore e multitasking nelle vene.
Tra creators, social, call e messaggi… Matilde rimane sempre sorridente. In pratica, se Black Friday fosse una serie TV, lei sarebbe la showrunner.

Fabio Francesco Romano – Creator Marketing Intern
Da Pachino 🍅 (sì, esatto, quello dei pomodorini top).
Tra nuovi creators e newsletter infinite, Fabio sta apprendendo tutto più in fretta di ChatGPT.

Alessandra Giuliani – Creator Marketing Coordinator
La new entry da Pescara 🌊
È arrivata da pochissimo e si orienta nella piattaforma Metapic come se la usasse dal 2019.

In sintesi: siamo vivi, caffeinati e più veloci degli sconti… a volte.

Grazie per la pazienza: se tardiamo nei feedback è solo perché siamo nel pieno del delirio più bello dell’anno.

Per seguirci in tutte le nostre follie:
https://lnkd.in/daTPSJYY

Grazie Lorenzo Rivabella per la fantastica foto 😎 

#affiliate #blackfriday #creators #community #metapic #team #blackweek

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