Women in Tech Cluj
Learn. Share. Support. Empower. Create awareness
Mission & History
LEARN. SHARE. SUPPORT. EMPOWER.
Women in Tech Cluj has started in April 2018 after lots of months tinkering on how cool it would be to have recurrent meetups where women take the spotlight. The tipping point was a dinner with several tech enthusiasts gathered around (and thanks to) Sarah Drasner, an award-winning speaker with a stellar technical career. It was then when our founders, Oana, Mela and Gina understood the need and interest for such a community.
Our mission is to share, support and grow together. We want to make the work of technical women visible and support them to stand up and have a voice. To do so we meet at least once a month and experiment with formats and topics, both technical and non-technical ones.
We stay true to our values and remain neutral to company publicity or recruitment attempts, as we believe creating a safe space is essential to building a healthy community. We will nevertheless hold meetups in companies' offices and coworking spaces to be connected to the local business environment.
Despite the (apparently) exclusive name, we are welcoming men and women alike, to be part of Women in Tech Cluj. We have made a choice over and over again regarding the name as we believe that in today's world, women are wearing different hats and sometimes lack the confidence to promote their results, go for that promotion, apply for that job. Please join us to make this happen!
Meetups
WHAT'S GOING ON @ WIT?
OUR NEXT MEETUP
How Easy Is It to Lose Your Digital Identity?
Join Women in Tech Cluj and Women4Cyber Romania for an eye-opening evening dedicated to the world of penetration testing and identity security.
Meet our Speakers:
🎤 Orsolya Bakó - Cybersecurity Consultant
🎤 Tudor Damian - Cybersecurity, AI & Cloud Advisor @ D3 Cyber
What to expect:
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The Theory: Orsolya sets the stage by unpacking how digital identity actually gets stolen in 2026: not through Hollywood-style hacks, but through the small, everyday cracks most of us leave open: leaked credentials, oversharing on social media, weak authentication, and the data trails we don't even realize we're creating. She'll show why "it won't happen to me" is the most expensive assumption you can make, with real cases from the Romanian and European landscape. 🇷🇴🇪🇺
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The Live Demo: Tudor takes the theory and makes it uncomfortably real. In a live pentesting demonstration, he'll walk you through how an attacker actually moves: from OSINT and reconnaissance on a target, to credential harvesting, to bypassing common security measures, most of them in real time, in front of you. 💻
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The Defense: Together, Orsolya and Tudor translate everything you just saw into concrete, actionable steps you can apply the same evening: how to harden your accounts, what to change in your digital habits, which tools genuinely matter, and how to build a personal "security baseline" that holds up against the techniques you just witnessed. 🛡️
Whether you're a cybersecurity professional, a developer, or simply someone curious about how to protect yourself online, this session is built to give you both the why and the how.
Date: June 9th, 2026
Location: .msg, Str. Samuel Brassai, nr. 9, Cluj-Napoca
May 13th, 2026
When Everything Speeds Up: Finding Resilience in the AI Era
Apr 21st, 2026
Why Thinking Like an Engineer Helps in Any Career
Mar 17th, 2026
From Idea to Reality: Product Thinking for Founders
Feb 19th, 2026
Highly Sensitive Women Leaders
Dec 9th, 2025
Members
Oana Sipos
Engineer & Educator
Melania Moldovan
Software Engineer
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OUR FOUNDING MEMBERS
Georgina Lupu-Florian
Engineer & Entrepreneur
Ioana Chiorean
Engineer & Manager
Our Partners
THEY SUPPORT US
Identity Partner
Digital Partner
Our Media Partners
THEY'RE AWESOME
Gallery
Here are some photos from our Women in Tech Cluj events, showing how we learn together, drive change through inspiration from our community, and build meaningful relationships.