Third Annual Romanian Business & Investment Roundtable

Joan Hoey, editor, the Democracy Index, The Economist Group
Mario Bikarski, analyst for Europe, Economist Intelligence: EIU

Joan Hoey Editor, The Democracy Index

Mario Bikarski Analyst for Europe

● Striving for Europe’s energy security and diversification in times of geopolitical upheaval 
● Is decarbonisation compatible with energy security under the current circumstances 
● Romania’s role in Europe’s energy security
● Is nuclear energy a solution to the energy crisis?

Dan Dragoș Drăgan, secretary of state, Ministry of Energy, Romania
Adrian Duță, vice-president, Euro-Atlantic Centre for Resilience (E-ARC)

Dan Dragoș Drăgan Secretary of state

Adrian Duță Vice-president

● Development and growth in southeast Europe
● Investing for inclusive and sustainable growth
● Growth model and social cohesion
● Are cash transfers a sustainable way to address the prices hike?
● Digital and green transition: In need of a new impetus?
● How can Europe become more competitive in regard to America and China?

Marius Poșa, undersecretary of state, ministry of research, innovation and digitalisation, Romania

● The critical role of RRF in re-invigorating growth and optimism in Europe
Luca Rossi, head of unit RECOVER.B3, European Commission

● The credit rating agency’s viewpoint
Colin Ellis, global credit strategist, Moody’s Investors Service 

● The business perspective
Iwona Sikora, senior vice-president and general manager, Europe, Iron Mountain 

Marius Poșa Undersecretary of state

Luca Rossi Head of unit RECOVER.B3

Colin Ellis Global credit strategist and head, Centre for Credit Research

Iwona Sikora Senior vice-president and general manager, Europe & South Africa

● The new geopolitical divisions: how will they affect the global technological trends?
● The digital transition: benefits and threats

Sebastian Burduja, minister of research, innovation and digitalisation, Romania
Sabin Sărmaș, president of IT&C Committee, Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of Romania

● AI, Metaverse & Digital Transformation: A Romanian entrepreneur’s journey in silicon valley

Dan Dascalescu, developer advocate, Weaviate

● The business response:

Mihnea Radulescu, enterprise business unit director, Vodafone Romania

Sabin Sărmaș President of IT&C Committee, Chamber of Deputies

Dan Dascalescu Developer advocate

Mihnea Radulescu Enteprise business unit director

● Which financial and fiscal policies can help cushion the impact of the geopolitical upheaval?
● The public and private debt issue
● Romania’s strategy to enter the euro zone

Adrian Câciu, minister of finance, Romania
Radu Hanga, chairman of the board of directors, Bucharest Stock Exchange
Christos Harpantidis, vice-president, South-East Europe, Philip Morris International
Ömer Tetik, CEO, Banca Transilvania 
Ionuț Simion, president, AmCham Romania 

Adrian Câciu Minister of finance

Radu Hanga Chairman of the board of directors

Christos Harpantidis Vice-president, South-East Europe

Ömer Tetik Chief executive

Ionuț Simion President

● The Russias’ invasion of Ukraine and its impact on bad debts
● How are the humanitarian, economic and energy crises affecting debt?
● Aiming for a sustainable debt collection process

Henk Paardekooper, president, First Bank
Georgios Athanasopoulos, CEO, Vista Bank

Henk Paardekooper President

Georgios Athanasopoulos Chief executive

● Which industries are expected to be more affected by the war and the energy crisis? 
● Enabling recovery through strategic investments: the role of the international institutions
● Human capital – productivity – innovation
Carmen Moraru, state secretary, Ministry of Investments and European Projects, Romania 

● The significance of green investing against the backdrop of the energy crisis 
Manuel Duenas, head of public sector, central and south eastern Europe, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Mihaela Mihailescu, deputy head, Romania, EBRD

Carmen Moraru State secretary

Manuel Duenas Head of public sector, central and south eastern Europe

Mihaela Mihailescu Deputy head, Romania

● Romania’s path to recovery and growth: is it resilient enough?
● How can smart and sustainable cities attract global citizens?
● Diversity, inclusion, sustainability and ethics in the new business landscape

Allen Coliban, mayor of Brasov
Christian Kälin, chairman, Henley & Partners
Yiannis Kalogerakis, CEO, JMK Anthropocentric Strategic Leadership Development, president of IUPT Consultative Body

Allen Coliban Mayor

Christian Kälin Chairman

Yiannis Kalogerakis Culture Architect; CEO, JMK Anthropocentric Strategic Leadership Development; President