Stefan Rusu is an AI practitioner working at the intersection of agentic AI andcentral banking. He holds a PhD in Finance and AI (Summa Cum Laude), withresearch focused on machine learning models for stock market decision-making, and designs and deploys agentic AI workflows and LLM-poweredchatbots used by the European Central Bank and central banks across the EU.Stefan has been involved in several of the ECB's AI projects, spanning legaland central banking applications, and launched the ECB's trainings on PromptEngineering and AI-Assisted Coding, reaching 400+ participants.He is passionate about implementing AI where it adds real business value, andabout helping others use AI efficiently and responsibly at work, with a clearunderstanding of both its advantages and its risks.

At Agentiq World, Stefan brings hands-on experience building AI solutions and driving their adoption in one of Europe's most demanding regulatory environments.