Bogdan Gavaza

I am patent engineer and former EPO examiner with over 25 years of experience in innovation management and intellectual property strategy. Founder of the Romanian School of The Hague, he has dedicated the past decade to building bridges between cultures through education, leadership, and community development. At the crossroads of technology, creativity, and human growth, Bogdan explores how critical thinking and emotional intelligence can empower the next generation to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

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Gnothi seauton

For over 25 years, I've worked at the crossroads of invention and humanity - first as a patent examiner, then as a mentor and educator. I learned that innovation isn't just about technology; it's about the people behind it - their curiosity, doubts, and courage to question. Founding the Romanian School of The Hague taught me that education can be more than transmission - it can be a bridge between cultures and generations. Through it, I've seen how identity and openness can coexist beautifully. With this TEDx event, I want to explore how critical thinking and emotional intelligence can help us become freer, wiser citizens - capable of shaping the world with empathy and clarity. Because the future doe depend only on new ideas, but on new ways of understanding each other.