From the 2016 edition

DAY 1 – November 1st | Country Strategy

John Ricker
John RickerManaging Director, Blue Ocean Strategy Initiative Centre
Key note speaker on November 1st.
Codrut Pascu
Codrut PascuSenior Partner & Managing Director, Roland Berger
Mr. Pascu will speak on November 1st, at the “Macroeconomic Context” panel
Dragos Pislaru
Dragos PislaruMinister, Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Protection
Mr. Pislaru will speak on November 1st, at the “Strategy for Romania” panel.
Jörg K. Menzer
Jörg K. MenzerPartner, Head CEE Offices, Noerr
Mr. Menzer will moderate the “Macroeconomic Context” panel on November 1st.
Mitel Spataru
Mitel SpataruTax Manager, Finexpert Consulting
Mr. Spataru will speak on November 1st, at the “FDI growth” panel.
Daniel Daianu
Daniel Daianu Member of the Administration Board, National Bank of Romania
Mr. Daianu will speak on November 1st, at the “Macroeconomic Context” panel.
Claudiu Vrinceanu
Claudiu Vrinceanu Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Commerce and Relationship with the Business Environment
Mr. Vrinceanu will speak on November 1st, at the “Macroeconomic Context” panel.
Alexandra Predeanu
Alexandra PredeanuCountry Manager, ICAP Romania
Mrs. Predeanu will speak on November 1st, at the “Macroeconomic Context” panel.
Eric Stab
Eric StabPresident, Foreign Investors Council
Mr. Stab will speak on November 1st, at the “Strategy for Romania” panel.
Ionut Simion
Ionut Simion Country Managing Partner, PwC Romania | President, AmCham Romania
Mr. Simion will speak on November 1st, at the “Strategy for Romania” panel.
Robert Miklo
Robert MikloAssociate Director, Investment Services, Colliers Romania
Mr. Miklo will speak on November 1st, at the “Strategy for Romania” panel.
Carmen Marcus
Carmen MarcusEconomic Counselor, Representation of the European Commission in Romania
Mrs. Marcus will speak on November 1st, at the “Strategy for Romania” panel.
Anca Harasim
Anca Harasim Executive Director, AmCham Romania
Mrs. Harasim will moderate the “Strategy for Romania” panel on November 1st.
Ioana Gheorghiade
Ioana Gheorghiade Director Executiv,Directia Sector Public si Finantarea Infrastructurii, BCR
Mrs. Gheorghiade will speak on November 1st, at the “FDI growth” panel.
Daniela Serban
Daniela SerbanBucharest Stock Exchange
Mrs. Serban will speak on November 1st, at the “FDI growth” panel.
Manuela Furdui
Manuela FurduiManaging Partner, Finexpert
Mrs. Furdui will speak on November 1st, at the “FDI growth” panel.

DAY 2 – November 2nd | Investors Performance

Bogdan Pelinescu
Bogdan Pelinescu Country Manager, Luxoft
Mr. Pelinescu will speak on November 2nd, at the IT&C panel.
Ion Sturza
Ion Sturza President, Fribourg Capital
Mr. Sturza will speak on November 2nd, at the IT&C panel.
Radu Puchiu
Radu Puchiu Secretary of State, GovItHub
Mr. Puchiu will speak on November 2nd, at the IT&C panel.
Dan Nechita
Dan NechitaCounselor to the Prime Minister, Romanian Government
Mr. Nechita will speak on November 2nd, at the IT&C panel.
Antoniu Panait
Antoniu Panait Managing Director, Vastint
Mr. Panait will speak on November 2nd, at the IT&C panel.
Claudiu Petre
Claudiu Petre Manager Fonduri structurale si proiecte de dezvoltare a afacerii, Telekom Romania
Mr. Petre will speak on November 2nd, at the IT&C panel.
Nicolae Zamfir
Nicolae Zamfir General Manager, Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering
Mr. Zamfir will speak on November 2nd, at the R&D panel.
Ramona Jurubita
Ramona JurubitaTax Partner KPMG, Head of Tax and Legal
Mrs. Jurubita will speak on November 2nd, at the R&D panel.
Teodor Blidarus
Teodor BlidarusPresident, ANIS
Mr. Blidarus will moderate the IT&C panel on November 2nd.
Artur Stratan
Artur Stratan President, Ropepca
Mr. Stratan will speak on November 2nd, at the Energy panel.
Adina Georgescu
Adina Georgescu Counselor to the Prime Minister, Energy & Environmental Issues
Mrs. Georgescu will speak on November 2nd, at the Energy panel.
Silvia Vlasceanu
Silvia Vlasceanu General Manager, ACUE
Mrs. Vlasceanu will speak on November 2nd, at the Energy panel.
Gabriel Avacaritei
Gabriel AvacariteiChief Editor, Wing Media Energy Consulting
Mr. Avacaritei will moderate the Energy panel on November 2nd.
Loredana Van de Waart
Loredana Van de WaartPartner, Gruia Dufaut Law Office
Mr. Van de Waart will speak on November 2nd, at the Automotive panel.
Iulian Sorescu
Iulian SorescuAssociated Partner, Head of Financial Department, Noerr
Mr. Sorescu will speak on November 2nd, at the Automotive panel.
Patrick Moleins
Patrick MoleinsGeneral Manager, NTN SNR
Mr. Moleins will speak on November 2nd, at the Automotive panel.
Johannes Heidecker
Johannes Heidecker Finance Director, Star Transmission
Mr. Heidecker will speak on November 2nd, at the Automotive panel.
Mihai Boldijar
Mihai Boldijar General Manager, Robert Bosch Romania
Mr. Boldijar will speak on November 2nd, at the Automotive panel.
Nadia Crisan
Nadia Crisan Managing Director, McGuire Woods Romania
Mrs. Crisan will moderate the Automotive panel on November 2nd.

DAY 3 – November 3rd | Global Disruptors

Robert Neivert
Robert Neivert Venture Partner at 500 Startups QUALITANCE Advisor
Key note speaker on November 3rd.
Ilinca Paun
Ilinca PaunManaging Partner, Colliers
Mrs. Paun will speak on November 3rd, at the “Impactful entrepreneurial ventures” panel.
Dan Stefan
Dan Stefan Managing Partner, Autonom
Mr. Stefan will speak on November 3rd, at the “Impactful entrepreneurial ventures” panel.
Bogdan Iordache
Bogdan Iordache Managing Director, MVP Academy
Mr. Iordache will speak on November 3rd, at the “Impactful entrepreneurial ventures” panel.
Patrick Gates
Patrick GatesCEO, Symme 3D
Mr. Gates will speak on November 3rd, at the “Impactful entrepreneurial ventures” panel.
Oana Craioveanu
Oana Craioveanu CoFounder, Impact Hub
Mrs. Craioveanu will moderate the “Impactful entrepreneurial ventures” panel.
Matteo Patrone
Matteo Patrone Director, EBRD Romania
Mr. Patrone will speak on November 3rd, at the “Funding round” panel.
Marius Ghenea
Marius Ghenea Investment Director, 3TS Capital
Mr. Ghenea will speak on November 3rd, at the “Funding round” panel.
Sergiu Negut
Sergiu Negut Angel Investor
Mr. Negut will speak on November 3rd, at the “Funding round” panel.
Adriana Record
Adriana Record Executive Manager, CCIFER
Mrs. Record will speak on November 3rd, at the “Sectors on the rise” panel.
Oana Toiu
Oana Toiu State Secretary, Government of Romania
Mrs. Toiu will speak on November 3rd, at the “Sectors on the rise” panel.

 

Varujan Pambuccian
Varujan PambuccianMember of the Commission for IT&C of the Chamber of Deputies
Mr. Pambuccian will speak on November 3rd, at the “Sectors on the rise” panel.
 
 
 

DAY 1 – November 1st | Country Strategy

08:00 – 09:00 Welcome coffee & Registration

09:00 – 10:15 Macroeconomic Context I Panel Discussions

Topics:

  • Romania has been ranked 37th worldwide on the aggregate ease of doing business (World Bank Doing Business Report 2015-2016). What was the context that has contributed to this growth?
  • How do recent political and economic developments influence Romania’s growth and position in the region?
  • Several months after Brexit was voted, how have powers shifted? Is Romanian economy impacted in any way?
  • Romania rides a tail wind. Expansionary fiscal policy and loose monetary policy stimulated growth in the short term. What makes this sustainable for the long term?
  • An outlook of the most profitable investments in Romania

Speakers:

  • Claudiu Vrinceanu – Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Commerce and Relationship with the Business Environment
  • Daniel Daianu – Member of the Administration Board, National Bank of Romania
  • Codrut Pascu – Senior Partner & Managing Director, Roland Berger
  • Alexandra Predeanu – Country Manager, ICAP Romania

Moderator: Jörg K. Menzer, Partner, Head CEE Offices, Noerr

10:15 – 10:30 Welcome coffee & Registration

10:30 – 11:15 Key note speaker – John Riker, Managing Director, Blue Ocean Strategy –Initiative Centre

A member of the Blue Ocean Strategy Network, John has led Blue Ocean Strategy initiatives in Europe, the US, Asia and Africa across industries as diverse as technology, media, food/beverage, pharmaceutical, retail, industrial ceramics/sensors, financial services and public/charitable NGOs.  He has a BA (Econ/History) from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, USA, and an MBA from IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland followed by over 20 years of experience in formulating and executing strategy and transformation programmes across the world.

11:15 – 12:30 A strategy for Romania I Panel Discussions

Topics:

  • The main pillars of the recently launched country strategy talk about stimulating productivity, the capital intake and other elements that have an impact on the workforce and quality of life. What are the next steps?
  • Top investors’ view on the some of the most important factors impacting Romania’s path to sustainable growth
  • A new ambition for Romania: make it to the top 10 economies in the EU until 2036
  • Specialists take on Romania’s path to Eurozone. What does it take to make it a success?

Speakers:

  • Dragos Pislaru – Minister, Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Protection
  • Carmen Marcus – Economic Counselor, European Semester, Representation of the European Commission in Romania
  • Eric Stab – President, Foreign Investors Council
  • Ionuţ Simion – Country Managing, Partner PwC Romania and President, AmCham Romania
  • Robert Miklo –  Associate Director, Investment Services, Colliers International

Moderator: Anca Harasim – Executive Director, AmCham Romania

12:30 – 12:45 Welcome coffee & Registration

12:45 – 13:45 FDI growth I Panel Discussions

Topics:

  • Recent fiscal policies – a key advantage to attracting new investments
  • Financing programs to support growth
  • Alternatives for a stronger a crediting system

Speakers:

  • Ioana Gheorghiade – Director Executiv,Directia Sector Public si Finantarea Infrastructurii, BCR
  • Daniela Serban – Investor Relations and Public Relations Director, Bucharest Stock Exchange
  • Manuela Furdui – Managing Partner, FiNEXPERT
  • Mitel Spataru – Tax Manager, Finexpert Consulting

Moderator: Anda Sebesi – Editor in Chief, Business Review

14:00 – 15:00 Lunch

 

DAY 2 – November 2nd | Investors Performance

08:00 – 09:00 Welcome coffee & Registration

9:00 – 10:30 Panel discussions | Industry Zoom: IT&C

Topics:

  • Romania’s strongest points when it comes to IT&C investments and how to better cope with its challenges
  • Romanian government makes effort to attract new / support the investments in the IT sector through state aid schemes
  • Outsourcing destination, production hub or idea incubator?
  • GovItHub – a platform to increase the quality of public services, greater transparency in the public administration and simpler processes through technology. Tech specialized investment funds’ take on the potential of doing business in Romania
  • Tech specialized investment funds’ take on the potential of doing business in Romania
  • What you need to know about the office market and how to find a suitable office if you’re an IT company

Speakers:

  • Radu Puchiu – Secretary of State, GovItHub
  • Bogdan Pelinescu – Country Manager, Luxoft
  • Claudiu Petre – Structural Funds and business development projects manager, Telekom Romania
  • Antoniu Panait – Managing Director, Vastint Romania
  • Ion Sturza – President, Fribourg Capital

Moderator: Teodor Blidarus – President, ANIS

10:30 – 11:15 Panel discussions| Industry Zoom: Research & Development

Topics:

  • R&D as a growth pillar: generating valuable resources for competitive technologies, ensuring proper financing for the sector and creating a stimulating environment for private business investors
  • How will the recent fiscal facilities bring Romania closer to the 2% from GDP target allocated for R&D sector?
  • Companies’ take on the resources and benefits of relocation their R&D centers to Romania

Speakers:

  • Nicolae Zamfir – General Manager, Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering
  • Ramona Jurubita –  Partner, Head of Tax and Legal, KPMG

 Moderator: Ovidiu Posirca – Senior Journalist, Business Review

11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 12:30 Panel discussions| Industry Zoom: Energy

Topics:

  • Romania’s potential of becoming an energy hub: steps to be made
  • Foreign direct investment inflow in the energy sector judging by the fiscal and legal regulations
  • What investment opportunities does the energy market liberalization holds?
  • Investment perspectives in the oil & gas sector

Speakers:

  • Adina Georgescu – Counselor to the Prime Minister, Energy & Environmental Issues
  • Silvia Vlasceanu – Executive Director, ACUE
  • Artur Stratan – President, Ropepca

Moderator: Gabriel Avacaritei, Chief Editor, Wing Media Energy Consulting

12:30 – 13:30 Panel discussions| Industry Zoom: Automotive

Topics:

  • How can Romania attract more car manufacturers?
  • Opportunities in the automotive business ecosystem development
  • State aid schemes available for the 2014-2020 period
  • Alternative education programs to ensure qualified workforce

Speakers:

  • Patrick Moleins – General Manager, NTN SNR
  • Johannes Heidecker – CFO, Star Transmission
  • Mihai Boldijar – General Manager, Robert Bosch Romania
  • Loredana Van de Waart – Partner, Gruia Dufaut Law Office
  • Iulian Sorescu – Associated Partner, Head of Financial Department, Noerr

Moderator: Nadia Crisan – Managing Director, McGuireWoods Romania

13:30 – 14:30 Lunch

 

DAY 3 – November 3rd | Global Disruptors

08:00 – 09:00 Welcome coffee & Registration

9:00 – 09:30 Key note speaker | Robert Neivert – Venture Partner at 500 Startups QUALITANCE Advisor

09:30 – 10:45 Impactful entrepreneurial ventures I Panel discussions

Topics:

  • Technology driven models and their impact on the business ecosystem
  • Made in Romania. Recipes for success.
  • Nurturing an entrepreneurial culture in Romania.
  • What do disruptive business models have in common?

Speakers:

  • Dan Stefan –  Managing Partner, Autonom Rent a Car
  • Ilinca Paun – Managing Partner, Colliers International
  • Bogdan Iordache – Managing Director, MVP Academy
  • Patrick Gates – CEO, Symme 3D

Moderator: Oana Craioveanu – CoFounder, Impact Hub

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:10 – 12:00 Funding round. Perceptions vs Realities I Special interview session

Topics:

  • How to manage the perception of Romania as a risky investment?
  • What needs to change to see more allocation in absolute numbers?
  • Funding options at hand for Romanian entrepreneurs
  • What are venture capitalists vs investment bankers looking for in a business?

Speakers:

  • Marius Ghenea – Investment Director, 3TS Capital
  • Sergiu Negut – Angel Investor
  • Matteo Patrone – Director, EBRD Romania

Moderator: Ovidiu Posirca – Senior Journalist, Business Review

12:00 – 13:00 Sectors on the rise I Panel discussions

Topics:

  • What are some of the sectors that get raising attention both in Romania and worldwide?
  • How will education, social business environment and technological breakthrough impact the future of a digital era?
  • Education is becoming a focus for Romania, but the road ahead is bumpy and hard. What are the plans?

Speakers:

  • Oana Toiu – State Secretary, Government of Romania
  • Varujan Pambuccian – Member of the Commission for Information Technology and Communications of the Chamber of Deputies
  • Adriana Record – Executive Manager, CCIFER

Moderator: Adina Cretu – Marketing Director, Business Review

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

 

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