Official Opening
* Confirmed speakers that already provided a photo
- November 1st 2021
- Online Event
Moderators
Tudorel Andrei
President of the
National Institute of
Statistics
Assoc. Prof.
Diana-Loreta Păun
MD
Presidential Adviser -
Department of
Public Health
Dr. Diana Loreta Păun (born 1968) graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy. She holds a PhD in Medicine from the same university. She is an endocrinologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Endocrinology at "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
She has been working at the "C. I. Parhon" National Institute of Endocrinology as a physician, researcher, professor and as manager between 2006-2015.
She holds a certificate in complementary studies in Healthcare Management and a master’s degree in "Management of Public Health and Medical Services". Also, she attended several training programs in management, quality auditor, trainer and expert in public procurement.
Dr. Diana Loreta Păun is a member of national professional associations (The Romanian Association of Clinical Endocrinology, The Romanian Society of Endocrinology) and of international professional associations (The German Society of Endocrinology, The European Society of Endocrinology (ESE). She is also a member of the Romanian Chapter of the AACE (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) and its president between 2011-2012 and 2017-2019.
She has published studies and scientific papers in nationally and internationally recognized journals, as well as works on health management.
She has been involved, as a manager or team member, in national and international research projects and in education and life-long learning programs.
Dr. Diana Loreta Păun was appointed State Adviser on 1 June 2015 and on 23 December 2019 she was appointed Presidential Adviser.
Speakers
Ioan Aurel Pop
President of
The Romanian
Academy
Anca Dana
Dragu
President of the
Romanian Senate
Minister of
Public Finance
November 2015 –
January 2017
Mircea Geoană
Deputy Secretary
General of NATO
Mircea Geoană became NATO Deputy Secretary General in October 2019, after a distinguished domestic and international career. He is a strong advocate of transatlantic integration and has held a number of international positions, including OSCE Chairperson-in Office in 2001 and personal representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Georgia in 2005. Mr Geoană also served in various capacities as a diplomat and politician, including Ambassador to Washington, Minister of Foreign Affairs, President of Romanian Senate, and, in 2009, his party’s candidate to be President of Romania. He is also the founder of the Aspen Institute Romania and has published extensively on domestic and international affairs.
Mr Geoană is the first Deputy Secretary General from Romania, and the first from any of the countries that joined the Alliance after the end of the Cold War.
Assoc. Prof.
Diana-Loreta Păun
MD
Presidential Adviser -
Department of
Public Health
Dr. Diana Loreta Păun (born 1968) graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy. She holds a PhD in Medicine from the same university. She is an endocrinologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Endocrinology at "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
She has been working at the "C. I. Parhon" National Institute of Endocrinology as a physician, researcher, professor and as manager between 2006-2015.
She holds a certificate in complementary studies in Healthcare Management and a master’s degree in "Management of Public Health and Medical Services". Also, she attended several training programs in management, quality auditor, trainer and expert in public procurement.
Dr. Diana Loreta Păun is a member of national professional associations (The Romanian Association of Clinical Endocrinology, The Romanian Society of Endocrinology) and of international professional associations (The German Society of Endocrinology, The European Society of Endocrinology (ESE). She is also a member of the Romanian Chapter of the AACE (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) and its president between 2011-2012 and 2017-2019.
She has published studies and scientific papers in nationally and internationally recognized journals, as well as works on health management.
She has been involved, as a manager or team member, in national and international research projects and in education and life-long learning programs.
Dr. Diana Loreta Păun was appointed State Adviser on 1 June 2015 and on 23 December 2019 she was appointed Presidential Adviser.
Janez Lenarčič
European
Commissioner for
Crisis Management
Janez Lenarčič is currently serving as Commissioner for Crisis Management in the European Commission, which took up the mandate in December 2019. In this capacity, he is responsible for EU civil protection as well as humanitarian aid, with an overall focus on ensuring that European Commission has the tools and the capacity to respond swiftly and efficiently whenever the EU is called upon, whether in Europe or elsewhere in the world.
Prior to this assignment, Mr Lenarcic has served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the EU in Brussels from 2016. Before and as of 2014, he held the Secretary of State position in the cabinet of the Slovenian Prime Minister. His previous experience also entails the position of Director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw from 2008 to 2014. He also served as Secretary of State for European Affairs, including representing Slovenia during the Lisbon Treaty negotiations in 2007 and later representing the Slovenian EU Council Presidency to the European Parliament in 2008.
In 2002 and 2003 he held the position of State Secretary in the cabinet of the Slovenian Prime Minister, after which he started to serve as Slovenian ambassador to the OSCE. In 2005, he was also Chairman of the Permanent Council of the OSCE in Vienna. In 2000 he started serving as adviser to the foreign minister and the following year he became the diplomatic adviser to the then Slovenian Prime Minister. Between 1994 and 1999 he was posted to Slovenia’s Permanent Representation to UN in New York, where he also served as the alternate representative of Slovenia on the UN Security Council.
Mr. Lenarčič is the recipient of France's highest award as Officier de la Legion d'Honneur. Next to his native Slovenian his languages are English, French and Serbian. Mr. Lenarčič holds a degree in international law from Ljubljana University.
Olivér Várhelyi
European
Commissioner for
Neighbourhood and
Enlargement
Olivér Várhelyi is the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement in the European Commission.
Before joining the Commission, Mr. Várhelyi served as Hungary’s ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary at the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU from 2015 to 2019. He is a lawyer by profession, who began his career in the Ministry for Industry and Trade in 1995. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1996 where he held different positions with a special focus on the European Union. After being the Head of the Legal Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs he went to Brussels where he became the Head of the Legal Services in the Permanent Representation of Hungary. Before becoming the Permanent Representative of Hungary, he was the Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU between 2011 and 2015.
Daniel Dăianu
President of the
Fiscal Council
Anna Akhalkatsi
Country Manager
for Romania and
Hungary,
World Bank
Anna Akhalkatsi is the World Bank Country Manager for Romania as of July 1, 2021. She oversees the World Bank’s program in the country and leads policy dialogue with government counterparts, civil society and other partners.
Akhalkatsi first joined the World Bank in 1999 as an economist in Tbilisi, Georgia. She then became the country representative for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Georgia before moving to Washington DC where she worked on strategy, small business finance and firm capability, value chains and agribusiness issues. Her most recent assignment was the Regional Lead for IFC’s Cross-Cutting Advisory in the region of Latin America and Carribean.
Before joining the World Bank Group, Akhalkatsi worked at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Parliament of Georgia, and did private sector consulting. She is an alumni of the Central Eurasia Leadership Academy and IFC's Global Business Leadership Program.
Akhalkatsi has co-authored a number of IFC publications on a range of private sector development issues. She holds an MA in Economic Policy Management from the University of Clermont-Ferrand, France, and in Human Geography from the Tbilisi State University, Georgia. She is a graduate of the Joint Vienna Institute, Austria.
Marian Jean
Marinescu
Member of the
European Parliament
Dragoş Pîslaru
Member of the
European Parliament
Iuliu Winkler
Member of the
European Parliament
Iuliu WINKLER is Member of the European Parliament. He is Vice-Chair of the Committee on International Trade (INTA) and Standing Rapporteur for China in INTA. He is Member of the Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China, and Substitute Member for the Committee on Culture and Education, the Special Committee on Foreign Interference and the Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand. Iuliu Winkler is member of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania and an MEP of the EPP Group in the European Parliament.
He was Minister Delegate for Trade and Minister of Communications and Information Technology, having previously been Member of the Romanian Parliament, where he served as secretary of the Budget, Finance and Banking Committee of the Chamber of Deputies. He is an economist and engineer.
Prof. Dr.
Alexandru Rafila
MD
Vice-Chairman of
The Chamber of
Deputies
Nicoleta Pauliuc
Chair
Senate Committee
for Defence, Public
Order and
National Security
Antal Lóránt
Chair
Senate Committee
for Energy, Energy
Infrastructure and
Mineral Resources
Sebastian
Burduja
Vice Chair
Committee for
Budget, Finances and
Banks in the
Chamber of Deputies
Nicolae Ciucă
Minister of
National Defence
Nechita-Adrian
Oros
Minister of
Agriculture and
Rural Development
László Borbély
State Advisor,
Coordinator of the
Department for
Sustainable
Development
László BORBÉLY - State Counselor, Coordinator of the Department for Sustainable Development
László BORBÉLY is a politician who has significantly contributed to the democratic development of Romanian society, both as one of the most well-known leaders of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania and through the different high ranking functions held in the Romanian Parliament and the Romanian Government in the field of International Affairs, Environment and Sustainable Development, Regional Development and Infrastructure, which he has fulfilled with a rigorous professionalism yielding important results. An outstanding political performance underpinned with a solid – two-decade long – support for cultural life in the city of Tîrgu Mures, in an attempt to bring reconciliation to its multi-ethnic community.
WORK EXPERIENCE
◦ 2017 - present: State Counsellor of the Prime Minister of Romania on the topic of Sustainable Development
◦ 2014-2016 Vice president of the Steering Committee of the Romanian Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union
◦ 2015-2016 Vice president of the 12+ Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
◦ 2008-2009/ 2012-2016 Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament
◦ February – April 2012: Vice-president of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
◦ May 2011 – April 2012: Co-chair of the European Ministerial Board for Environment and Health
◦ November 2010 – April 2012: Member of the European Ministerial Board for Environment and Health
◦ May 2010 – May 2011: Chairman of CSD 19 (Commission of the United Nations on Sustainable Development)
◦ January 2010 - April 2012: Minister, Romanian Ministry of Environment and Forests
◦ April 2007– December 2008: Minister, Romanian Ministry of Development, Public Works and Housing
◦ December 2004 – April 2007: Minister-Delegate, Romanian Ministry of Transportation, Constructions and Tourism
◦ 1990-1996/ 2000-2016: Member of the Romanian Parliament, Chamber of Deputies
◦ 1996–2000: State Secretary, Romanian Ministry of Public Works and Regional Planning.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• 2011: PhD title in economics awarded by the „Babes Bolyai University”, Cluj-Napoca for the thesis „Regional development models in Romania and the European Union”
• 1983–1984: Post Graduate Studies – Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest
• 1973–1977: Institute of Economic Sciences, University of Timișoara
Mário
Campolargo
Director-General of
DIGIT
(Directorate-General
for Informatics)
European
Commission
Mário Campolargo is the Director-General of DIGIT (Directorate-General for Informatics) in the European Commission. Previously he acted as Deputy Director‑General with responsibility for the development of Digital Services, Digital Workplace, Cloud Infrastructures and the implementation of the European Commission Digital Strategy.
He has occupied several positions in the European Commission Directorate General for Information and Communications Technology (DG CONNECT) as Director for "Future Networks" (5G networks, IoT, Cloud and Next Generation Internet) and for "Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures". Before that, he was Head of Unit for eInfrastructures.
Before joining the European Commission, he worked for 12 years in the R&D Centre of Portugal Telecom as a researcher and a manager.
He holds a Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Coimbra, a Master of Science in Computing Science from Imperial College London, a Post-graduate in Management from Solvay Business School Brussels and a European Studies Diploma from Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve.
Sofia Alves
Director responsible
for Administrative
Capacity Building
and Programmes
Implementation
DG REGIO, European
Commission
Sofia Alves is since September 2021 the Director responsible for Administrative Capacity Building and Programmes Implementation in the Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy in the European Commission.
She was previously the Head of the European Commission Representation in Portugal, between July 2016 and August 2021.
Between May 2015 and July 2016 she was Head of Cabinet of the President of the Portuguese Competition Authority in Lisbon.
Sofia was previously Head of Unit at the European Commission, DG Competition, responsible for coordination of the European Competition Network (ECN).
Sofia joined the Commission – DG Competition – as an administrator in March 2003. She first worked in the Transport Anti-Trust Unit. Sofia then worked in the Mergers Policy and Case Scrutiny Unit, a horizontal Unit responsible for providing upstream support to case-teams on legal and economic issues and leading the formulation of DG Competition's policy work in this area. In March 2008, Sofia was named Deputy Head of Unit in Mergers, Unit E4 – Basic Industries, Manufactured Goods and Agriculture, and supervised a great number of DG COMP merger investigations in these sectors.
Sofia then spent three years as a member of the Cabinet of Vice President Joaquín Almunia. In this role, she advised the Vice President in the areas of cartels, anti-trust and merger control in the Transport, Pharma, Agriculture & Food, and Manufacturing sectors. Sofia then became Head of Unit for the ECN Unit in March 2013.
Therese Hydén
Ambassador
Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of
Sweden to Romania
Therese Hydén took up her position as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sweden to Romania in September 2019. Prior to this she was Consul General of Sweden in Istanbul between 2016 - 2019. She has been employed at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs since 1997. Ambassador Hydén has worked at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm as Director and Deputy Head of the Department for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and as Head of the Section for International Law. She has held several positions abroad, including at the Swedish Delegation to the Council of Europe and the Swedish Permanent Representation to the EU. During the Swedish Presidency to the Council of the EU she was chairperson for the Foreign Relations Counsellors Working Group. Ambassador Hydén has also worked for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in New York. She holds a law degree and an LLM from Lund University and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Ambassador Hydén is married and has two children.
Laurence Auer
Ambassador of
The French Republic
to Romania
Laurence Auer holds a degree in English language and literature and a masters degree in Arabic. Mrs Auer is also a graduate of the Institut détudes politiques de Paris. Mrs Auer began her career in 1984 at the French Ministry of Culture, then joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She held various positions, such as technical advisor to the ministers office, director of the French Institute in London, ambassador of the French Republic to Northern Macedonia, deputy director of the European Union, and then director of culture, education and the network. Since 8 October 2020, she has been Ambassador of the French Republic to Romania. For her diplomatic work, Ambassador Laurence Auer has received the French distinctions: she is Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the National Order of Merit and Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters.
Alfredo Maria
Durante Mangoni
Ambassador of
Italy
to Romania
Alfredo Maria Durante Mangoni, born in Naples in 1965, in 1987 majored in Political Science (BA in International Politics) at the University of Naples Federico II summa cum laude, with a dissertation in EC Law on State aids and regional policy.
He joined the Italian foreign service in 1991. At the Ministry he was assigned to cover matters linked to multilateral development cooperation and European economic affairs. In 1995 he became first secretary at the Embassy in Moscow. From 1999 to 2002 he was consul general in Benghazi, the youngest among the Italian diplomatic network.
Back in Rome, he deals again with EU issues, notably as Head of Justice and Home Affairs Directorate. From 2006 to 2008 he is diplomatic advisor to the Labor and Welfare Minister. From 2008 to 2012 he is posted at the Embassy in Tokyo as Minister and Deputy Head of Mission. During this assignment he follows the integrated promotional exhibitions Italia in Giappone. In 2012 he authored a study on the Japanese Yakuza for the Italian review Gnosis.
Then at the Foreign Ministry he becomes Deputy Asia director.
From May 2013 to June 2016 he is diplomatic advisor to the Justice Minister. In this period, he nurtures a remarkable experience on international legal issues and on the nexus between justice and economy. He is appointed minister plenipotentiary.
Since June 2016 he is Coordinator for Anticorruption at the Italian Foreign Ministry, dealing with the main multilateral fora on anticorruption, integrity and compliance as part of the global agenda (UNCAC, OECD, GRECO CoE; G20 and G7). In this capacity, he chairs the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group. Besides, he develops an innovative National Coordination Mechanism on multilateral anticorruption policies which also fosters dialogue and cooperation with the civil society and the private sector. The Tavolo inter-istituzionale di Coordinamento anticorruzione has been acknowledged as a best practice in the UNCAC Second cycle review Report on Italy (2019).
One of his favourite projects is the Italian Business Integrity Days, launched in 2017 on the International Anticorruption Day, to allow major Italian companies to present their compliance programs abroad. He is also partnering with the civil society in the framework of the Milan-based Fondazione Premio Giorgio Ambrosoli, as well as with Transparency International Italia.
In 2019 he edited the book La diplomazia giuridica, with Giovanni Tartaglia Polcini, preface by Paola Severino.
Contributor to reviews on legal affairs and lecturer in these matters at Italian Universities, High School of the Judiciary, specialized Masters.
Since July 15, 2021 he is the Ambassador of Italy to Romania.
He has been awarded as Ufficiale OMRI (Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana).
Alumnus of the Consiglio Italia-Stati Uniti, Young Leaders’ Conference Ann Arbor Michigan (2005).
Married with Eleonora Mancini, they have two children.
Maj. Gen.
Viorel Pană
Chief of Staff
of the
Romanian Air Forces
Costel Negricea
Rector
Romanian-American
University of Bucharest
Mihnea Costoiu
Rector
“Politehnica”
University of
Bucharest
Florin Jianu
President of the
National Council of
Small and Medium
Private Enterprises in
Romania (CNIPMMR)
Col. Dr.
Valeriu
Gheorghiță
President of
CNCAV
Andrei Baciu
State Secretary
Ministry of
Health
Florica
Cherecheș
President of the
National Authority
for the Rights of
Persons with
Disabilities, Children
and Adoptions
Mrs. Florica Cherecheș, the current president of the National Authority for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Children and Adoptions (N.A.R.P.D.C.A.), possesses a vast experience in the field of human rights as a result of her two consecutive mandates as deputy in the Romanian Parliament. In her official capacity, she drafted more than 100 bills (30 of them were enacted into laws), advocated for the improvement of the minimum standards pertaining to social services, for the promotion and development of vocational education and played a significant role in the development of the national child protection system. Moreover, Florica Cherecheș occupied the following positions: vice-chairperson of the Committee on Education from the Chamber of Deputies (Romanian Government), local councilor and deputy mayor of Oradea, and executive director of a NGO specialized in social economy.
Violeta Vijulie
President of the
National Agency of
Civil Servants
With a rich expertise in institutional communication, management and implementation of externally funded projects, Violeta Vijulie is in her second term as president of the National Agency of Civil Servants since September 2021, the first being carried out between October 2020 and February 2021.
Violeta Vijulie has been actively involved in preparing reforms for the digitalization of the public administration system. She coordinated the NACS team which developed the project to create, for the first time in Romania, the national electronic system for registering employment in the public sector - E- budgetary. She, also, accessed European funds to implement E- budgetary, as well as to develop and pilot the National Competition – a performant model of recruitment in civil service, and to train 7,500 persons in human resources management and digitization, which will be carried out in partnership with Babeș - Bolyai University.
Previously, Violeta Vijulie carried out communication and project management activities in various structures of the Romanian Parliament, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of European Investments and Projects and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Her career in public administration came after a long period in which Violeta Vijulie held important positions in local and international companies in communication and project management.
Violeta Vijulie graduated in communication at the University of Bucharest, has a master's degree in audio-visual communication from the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration and is, currently, a PhD student in public administration at the Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences of Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca.
Lt. Gen. Eng.
Ionel-Sorin Bălan
Director of the
Special
Telecommunications
Service (STS)
Octavian Oprea
President of
The Authority for the
Romania
Cosmin
Dumitrescu,
PhD
Consul General of
Romania in
Los Angeles
Cosmin Dumitrescu is a career diplomat and the Consul General of Romania in Los Angeles. He has been appointed in the position since the end of March, 2017. The main priority of his mission as the senior diplomat of Romania on the West Coast of the United States of America is the consolidation of the Strategic Partnership between Romania and the United States of America. A special focus of his activity as the Consul General of Romania is to enhance the level of bilateral cooperation in the framework of the economic and academic dimensions of the Strategic Partnership and to provide the consular assistance and protection to Romanian citizens. His consular territorial competence include the states of Utah, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington.
As a result of excellence in his diplomatic and consular activity Hon. Cosmin Dumitrescu was elected in 2019 Chairman of the Committee of the European Union Member States Consuls General in Los Angeles. Under his leadership, the Committee of the E.U. Consuls General in Los Angeles significantly enhanced the level of transatlantic cooperation not only in politics, economic and cultural fields in 2019, but also by finding the best solutions for saving lives and overcoming unparalleled difficulties in the first period of the COVID19 pandemic.
Cosmin Dumitrescu has been included in Marquis Who's Who in America in 2021 for excellence in international diplomacy, As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, Mr. Dumitrescu’s profile has been selected on the basis of current reference values such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in the field of diplomacy.
Hon. Cosmin Dumitrescu has also been honored recently by Marquis Who’s Who in America with the Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian Award for his valuable contribution to rescuing and providing relief to endangered people blocked on the cruise ships on the Pacific ocean during the first 5 months of the COVID10 pandemic.
Prior to heading the L.A. Romanian consular team as Consul General of Romania in Los Angeles, Dumitrescu served as Consul General and head of the consular office of Romania in Trieste – Italy (2012-2017), Consul General and head of the consular office of Romania in Castellon de la Plana – Spain (2011-2012), Head of the National Center of Diplomatic and Service Passports Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Romania (2010-2011), Head of the Consular Section of the Embassy of Romania in Rome – Italy (2004-2009), and diplomat in the Romanian M.F.A. – Bucharest (2003-2004).
Between 2009 and 2011 Consul General Cosmin Dumitrescu represented Romania in the E.U. workgroups for national experts of Council of E.U., VISA WP- Bruxelles, in the VISA Committee of the European Commission as a national expert - EU Visa Code implementation ruling and monitoring – Bruxelles, as associate professor for consular specialization to the consular, diplomatic and administrative members of M.F.A. personnel and at the Romanian Diplomatic Institute, and was the representative of the Consular Department in the M.F.A. workgroup for monitoring and assistance of Romanian citizens victims of piracy.
Cosmin Dumitrescu is a law school and foreign languages and literatures graduate and holds a PhD in Management (Disaster and Emergency Situations Management) from the University of Craiova. He and his wife Mirela, who is a Romanian career diplomat as well, have two children, ages 14 and 17.
Beatrice Coda
Head of Unit - The
European Climate,
Infrastructure and
Environment
Executive Agency
(CINEA)
Beatrice Coda holds currently the position of Head of Unit at CINEA. Since more than three years, she is in charge of the implementation of the Connecting Europe Facility Energy Programme (4.7 B€ budget); her responsibilities have expanded to cover the recently established Renewable Energy Financing Mechanism. Beatrice has a strong expertise in EU energy policy and a strong understanding of innovation in the energy sector, of the challenges of deployment of energy technologies and projects implementation. Before her current position, Beatrice worked at DG RTD, DG CLIMA and DG ENER at the European Commission. She holds a degree in Chemical Engineer at the University of Pisa, a Ph.D. in energy technologies at the University of Stuttgart and a post-graduate diploma in Economics at the London School of Economics.
Tudorel Andrei
President of the
National Institute of
Statistics
DEMOGRAPHY
* Confirmed speakers that already provided a photo
- November 2nd 2021
- Online Event
Moderators
Doina Bologa
East European
Institute for
Reproductive Health
Speakers
PANEL I
- 10:00 - 11:45
Tudorel Andrei
President of the
National Institute of
Statistics
Aliona Crețu
Head of the
Demographic Policy
Division within the
Ministry of Labor and
Social Protection
of the
Republic of Moldova
Eduard Mihalaș
Programme Analyst
on Population
and Development,
UNFPA Moldova
Anca Elena
Ștefan
MD
Manager
”Ana Aslan”
National Institute
of Gerontology and
Geriatrics
Prof.
Constanţa
Mihăescu,PhD
Vice Dean of the
Faculty of Economic
Cybernetics, Statistics
and Informatics
Bucharest University
of Economic Studies
(ASE)
As a graduate the Faculty of Planning and Economic Cybernetics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE), Constanța Mihăescu went through all the steps of the university career, becoming a professor in 2005 at the Statistics and Econometrics Department from the same university.
In 2019 she became vice dean of the Faculty of Cybernetics, Statistics and Economic Informatics and a member of the ASE Senate, and as a professor she teaches courses in Demography, Statistics, Social Statistics and Quality of Life Analysis, at various faculties of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies.
From the beginning of his career, she focused on the specific and global problems of the population and human resources evolution. These interests qualified her for a UN scholarship, in the Global Program for Population and Sustainable Development, held in Rabat, Morocco (1996-1997). In 2000, she defended her doctoral thesis at the Romanian Academy, focusing on the complexity of the interdependencies between the population and the labour market.
For over 28 years in the field of population study, she has a rich scientific activity materialized, both through articles, books, manuals, case-studies and other publications, as well as by participating in numerous scientific research projects, as project leader or member of research teams.
However, she feels a stronger inner call for the teaching part, for the interaction with the students, due to which she keeps his young spirit unaltered. For her generosity and passion in partnership with students, she received, in 2011, the Professor Bologna Award, an award given to "strong teachers", given only once in a lifetime.
For professional real experiences, she participated in the last two censuses in Romania (2002 and 2011), as a trainer and leader, coordinating each time teams of 100 census workers.
In 2005 she participated to the Technical Debate Group on Population and Sustainable Development in Romania, organized by UN-UNFPA, and in 2011 she was a member of the Group of Experts in Demography and Communication on the Population and Housing Census of the same year, within INS.
She is a founding member and volunteer of the social-humanitarian project "Academy of Hope", which began its activity in 2004, within the A.S.E. Bucharest.
PANEL II
- 12:00 - 13:45
Colin Scicluna
Head of Cabinet to
the Vice President
responsible for
Democracy and
Demography,
Dubravka Šuica -
European
Commission
Dr. Colin Scicluna joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malta in 1994 and has been posted to Brussels, Dublin, Helsinki and the United Nations in New York. He has also served in the EU Negotiations Secretariat in the Office of the Prime Minister (2000-03), the Policy Unit of the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana (2006-10) and the European External Action Service (2011-12). He was appointed Ambassador of Malta to Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Kosovo, as well as Permanent Representative to the OSCE and the multilateral bodies in Vienna, from 1 February 2012.
On 1 September 2013, he was appointed Middle East and North Africa Adviser in the Cabinet of the EU High Representative for CFSP and Vice President of the European Commission, Catherine Ashton. From 1 November 2014 until 31 December 2016, he served as Adviser on the Southern Neighbourhood of the EU in the Cabinet of the Commissioner for the European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn.
On 1 January 2017, High Representative Federica Mogherini appointed him Director and Deputy Managing Director for the Middle East, North Africa and Gulf region in the European External Action Service.
On 1 December 2019, he was appointed Head of Cabinet to the Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Democracy and Demography, Dubravka Šuica.
Assoc. Prof.
Diana-Loreta Păun
MD
Presidential Adviser -
Department of
Public Health
Dr. Diana Loreta Păun (born 1968) graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy. She holds a PhD in Medicine from the same university. She is an endocrinologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Endocrinology at "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
She has been working at the "C. I. Parhon" National Institute of Endocrinology as a physician, researcher, professor and as manager between 2006-2015.
She holds a certificate in complementary studies in Healthcare Management and a master’s degree in "Management of Public Health and Medical Services". Also, she attended several training programs in management, quality auditor, trainer and expert in public procurement.
Dr. Diana Loreta Păun is a member of national professional associations (The Romanian Association of Clinical Endocrinology, The Romanian Society of Endocrinology) and of international professional associations (The German Society of Endocrinology, The European Society of Endocrinology (ESE). She is also a member of the Romanian Chapter of the AACE (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) and its president between 2011-2012 and 2017-2019.
She has published studies and scientific papers in nationally and internationally recognized journals, as well as works on health management.
She has been involved, as a manager or team member, in national and international research projects and in education and life-long learning programs.
Dr. Diana Loreta Păun was appointed State Adviser on 1 June 2015 and on 23 December 2019 she was appointed Presidential Adviser.
Prof.
Marian Preda,
PhD, MBA, MA
Rector
University of
Bucharest
Mihai Horga
President of the
East European
Institute for
Reproductive Health
Andreea Nica
Member of the Board
of Directors, CFA
Society Romania
Andreea Nica is a finance and investments professional. She worked for 10 years in the banking sector, and she currently manages the credit risk activity within a multinational agro-business company. She is a member of the Board of Directors and project manager of the educational programs of CFA Society Romania, including partnerships with universities, authorities and institutions in Romania and the Republic of Moldova.
László Borbély
State Advisor,
Coordinator of the
Department for
Sustainable
Development
László BORBÉLY - State Counselor, Coordinator of the Department for Sustainable Development
László BORBÉLY is a politician who has significantly contributed to the democratic development of Romanian society, both as one of the most well-known leaders of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania and through the different high ranking functions held in the Romanian Parliament and the Romanian Government in the field of International Affairs, Environment and Sustainable Development, Regional Development and Infrastructure, which he has fulfilled with a rigorous professionalism yielding important results. An outstanding political performance underpinned with a solid – two-decade long – support for cultural life in the city of Tîrgu Mures, in an attempt to bring reconciliation to its multi-ethnic community.
WORK EXPERIENCE
◦ 2017 - present: State Counsellor of the Prime Minister of Romania on the topic of Sustainable Development
◦ 2014-2016 Vice president of the Steering Committee of the Romanian Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union
◦ 2015-2016 Vice president of the 12+ Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
◦ 2008-2009/ 2012-2016 Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament
◦ February – April 2012: Vice-president of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
◦ May 2011 – April 2012: Co-chair of the European Ministerial Board for Environment and Health
◦ November 2010 – April 2012: Member of the European Ministerial Board for Environment and Health
◦ May 2010 – May 2011: Chairman of CSD 19 (Commission of the United Nations on Sustainable Development)
◦ January 2010 - April 2012: Minister, Romanian Ministry of Environment and Forests
◦ April 2007– December 2008: Minister, Romanian Ministry of Development, Public Works and Housing
◦ December 2004 – April 2007: Minister-Delegate, Romanian Ministry of Transportation, Constructions and Tourism
◦ 1990-1996/ 2000-2016: Member of the Romanian Parliament, Chamber of Deputies
◦ 1996–2000: State Secretary, Romanian Ministry of Public Works and Regional Planning.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• 2011: PhD title in economics awarded by the „Babes Bolyai University”, Cluj-Napoca for the thesis „Regional development models in Romania and the European Union”
• 1983–1984: Post Graduate Studies – Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest
• 1973–1977: Institute of Economic Sciences, University of Timișoara
PANEL III
- 15:00 - 16:45
Andoria Ioniță
Director,
Directorate for
Demographic
Studies, Projections
and Population
Prof.
Marin Burcea,
PhD
Faculty of Business
and Administration
University of
Bucharest
Doina Bologa
East European
Institute for
Reproductive Health
Univ. Prof.
Claudiu Herțeliu,
PhD
Vice Dean of the
Faculty of Economic
Cybernetics,Statistics
and Informatics
Bucharest University
of Economic Studies
(ASE)
SOCIAL ISSUES
* Confirmed speakers that already provided a photo
- November 2nd 2021
- Online Event
Moderators
Mihaela Prună
Managing Partner
MediaUno,
Prorector
Romanian-American
University
Speakers
PANEL I
- 10:00 - 11:45
Éva Andrea Csép
Member of the
Romanian
Parliament,
Vice-Chair of the
Committee on
Labour and Social
Protection of the
Chamber of Deputies
Florica
Cherecheș
President of the
National Authority
for the Rights of
Persons with
Disabilities, Children
and Adoptions
Mrs. Florica Cherecheș, the current president of the National Authority for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Children and Adoptions (N.A.R.P.D.C.A.), possesses a vast experience in the field of human rights as a result of her two consecutive mandates as deputy in the Romanian Parliament. In her official capacity, she drafted more than 100 bills (30 of them were enacted into laws), advocated for the improvement of the minimum standards pertaining to social services, for the promotion and development of vocational education and played a significant role in the development of the national child protection system. Moreover, Florica Cherecheș occupied the following positions: vice-chairperson of the Committee on Education from the Chamber of Deputies (Romanian Government), local councilor and deputy mayor of Oradea, and executive director of a NGO specialized in social economy.
Madlen Șerban
Secretary- General
The National
Commission of
Romania for
UNESCO
Constantin-Alexandru Manda
Programs
Coordinator
at the
Romanian Academic
Society
Constantin-Alexandru Manda (21 years) is a Romanian activist for educational justice. Founding member and former president (2015-2018) of the first school students' association in Romania, Alexandru has 8 years of experience as an activist for free access to quality education for every child. At present, Alexandru Manda is programs coordinator at Romanian Academic Society, being the national manager of the Clean Schools project - an initiative for good governance in education at the local level. During the pandemic, he coordinated a comprehensive study on the respect of the fundamental school students' right to scholarships by all the 3182 local authorities in Romania. Also, Alexandru is involved in the subject of sustainable development as a member of the Simply Green Association. For his entire activity, in March 2021 Alexandru Manda has received the award Young European of the Year 2021 from the Schwarzkopf Foundation Young Europe and Young European Forum.
Valentin M.
Ionescu
Administrator
Prefab SA
Dr.
Gabriel Diaconu
Psychiatrist
PANEL II
- 12:00 - 13:45
Anca Stamin
Programs Director
”Salvați Copiii
România”
Adelina Toncean
Founder
“Blondie” Association
Andreea
Talmazan
Psychotherapist
Adriana Mureşan
Founding Member
“Voluntari în Europa”
Civic Association
PANEL III
- 15:00 - 16:45
Claudia
Benchescu
Deputy Secretary of
State for Public Order
and Security in the
Ministry of
Internal Affairs
Dan Halchin,
PhD
Commissioner
Penitentiary Police
Managing Director
National
Administration of
Penitentiaries
Maximilian
Axel Nicolae
Police Chief
Commissioner,
Director of the
National Agency
Against Human
Trafficking in Persons
Maximilian NICOLAE – Director of the National Agency against Trafficking in Persons
Mr. Maximilian NICOLAE was appointed in April 2017 as Director of the National Agency against Trafficking in Persons within the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Romania. The Agency evaluates and monitors the activities carried out in the fight against trafficking in persons, fulfilling the role of National Rapporteur, as set out in the Directive 2001/36 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims.
Mr. NICOLAE graduated from “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Police Academy, with a Bachelor degree in law and, for over a decade, he had management positions within the Romanian Police (Deputy Director of the Institute for Crime Research and Prevention) and National Antidrug Agency (Head of the National Antidrug Agency). He served in the European Union Police Mission in Bosnia- Herzegovina as Project officer/Programme Manager from April 2003 to April 2005 and as Deputy Chief of Strategic Advisory Unit from May 2010 to December 2011. Also, from 2005 to 2009 was the National Representative of Romania to the European Union Crime Prevention Network.
In his capacities, he was involved in several researches, studies and reports in the field of Human Rights, Drugs and Trafficking in Persons. At the same time, he coordinated the development and implementation, at national level, of numerous prevention projects and raising awareness campaigns.
General (Ret)
Marian Tutilescu
Associate Expert
New Strategy
Center
Grațiela Văduva,
PhD
Sociologist,
Crime prevention
Expert
AGRICULTURE
* Confirmed speakers that already provided a photo
- November 2nd 2021
- Online Event
Moderators
Vladimir Iulian
Alexandrescu
Spokesman
National Institute of
Statistics
Speakers
PANEL I
- 10:00 - 11:45
Janusz
Wojciechowski
European
Commissioner for
Agriculture
Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
Born in Rawa Mazowiecka, Poland, in 1954
Member of the European Commission since 1 December 2019, responsible for Agriculture, lawyer, attorney.
He has advanced legal studies: Master’s degree in law, graduated from the University of Łódź, Department of Law and Administration. He was Member of the European Court of Auditors, representing Poland, from May 2016 to November 2019. He was also a judge, President of the Supreme Audit Office of Poland, Vice-marshal of the Parliament of the Republic of Poland, Member of the European Parliament of 3 terms (2004-2016); Member of the European Parliament's Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals in the European Parliament since his 1st term in 2004; since 2014 - its President.
Author & co-author of the comments on the Polish Penal Code (5x); author of more than 100 articles and publications on criminal law in various legal magazines in Poland and author of articles on socio-legal issues.
Adrian Chesnoiu
Chair
Committee for
Agriculture, Forestry,
Food Industry and
Specific Services
in the
Chamber of Deputies
Daniel
Constantin
Member of the
Romanian Parliament
Nechita-Adrian
Oros
Minister of
Agriculture and
Rural Development
Monalisa
Ungureanu
CEO
Agrii Romania
Horaţiu Oliviu
Buzgău
Agrind SA Tăşnad
Buzgău Horațiu Oliviu - Economist, CEO & Founder of Holiv Ecoplant SRL, Business Consultant at Agrind Group
He graduated from Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Business Administration and, he currently coordinates the strategic component of a well known group of companies from North-West Romania, called Agrind Group. At the same time, he holds the position of CEO within the company Holiv Ecoplant SRL, a start-up that he founded in 2016.
His academic career has been extended to an international level, having been involved in numerous external partnerships with universities from Norway, Netherlands and Russia. In 2017, he was awarded with the ‘Title of Excellence’ by the Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca.
He stands for sustainable agriculture, based on healthy principles, and he is putting in to practice the Farm-to-Fork concept. He is mainly focusing his activity on implementing environmentally friendly agricultural policies.
PANEL II
- 12:00 - 13:45
Prof.
Nicolae Istudor,
PhD
Rector
Bucharest University
of
Economic Studies
Veronica Țaran
Baciu
General Manager
National Agency for
Mountain Area
Marcel Ionescu
Founder of
Agricloud
Alexandru C.
Vasiu
CEO
Hy-Farm
Microgreens
Alecsandra Rusu
Chief
LEADER Service and
Non-Agricultural
Investments
DGDR AM PNDR
Ministry of
Agriculture and
Rural Development
PANEL III
- 15:00 - 16:45
Melania Cozea
Owner
Sana Plant Extract
Farm
Melania is the founder of an ecological farm that harvests fruit and medicinal plants. Her experience on this type of market consists of more than eight years. In 2014 she laid the foundations of 10 ha ecological farm starting with just a land, where nothing was grown on for a very long time. She went through all the stages of starting her own business, beginning with clearing and preparing the land up to obtaining authorizations and ecological certification.
After short time she added a manufacture unit in order to process the fruit and transform them into ecological certified juices and syrups. Recently she was very involved in developing multiple selling channels, in order to gather the production, processing and selling inside her own company. Products are sold online, through grocery shops and even at the doorsteps of the consumers.
She was a participant in the pilot project, “Integrated Export Services for Romanian SMEs”, co-financed by Switzerland through the Swiss Contribution to the enlarged European Union, which aimed at helping Romanian producers become more competitive on foreign markets, by means of not only training, but also supporting them exhibit their products at international prestigious exhibitions.
The company that she represents is a member of the “Proecologic Sistem” Association and also of the Association for promoting Romanian food (“Asociatia pentru Promovarea Alimentului Romanesc”).
Marin Dumbravă
Owner
the Biodumbrava
Ecological Farm
Marin Dumbravă has graduated from the Military Technical Academy (with a major in Planes and Engines) and the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering and with a master's degree in the Management of Defense Resources from the Faculty of Military Command ("Carol I" University of Defense). In 2006, he has initiated two admnistration programmes for NATO and, in 2008, he has retired with a Commander's degree.
As he wished to be active in his retirement years, he has started, in 2009, the Biodumbrava Ecological Farm, which is one of the first organic farms in the country, where he has been growing fruits and vegetables in an environment-friendly system. Basing its activity on the concept of "Health through food", the Biodumbrava Ecological Farm has played a pioneering role in Romanian organic agriculture, by promoting a large variety of Romanian vegetable cultivars, produced at the highest ecological standards. The vegetables grown in the farm are carefully examined for quality. From its very first beginnings, Biodumbrava has desired to cater to the needs of clients who wish for healthy food, by introducing, for the first time in our country, several ancient vegetable cultivars (with a history of over 2000 years). The products obtained in the farm are generally sold directly to the clients, but there have also been collaborations with several supermarket chains.
A valuable experience has been gained through the programmes "From the farm to the consumer" and "The short supply chain". From the very beginnig, the Biodumbrava Ecological Farm has taken part in several fairs and exhibitions, where it has promoted the introduction of historical cultivars in the local agriculture, by explaining their importance in regards to good health. During all this time, it has focused on the promotion of a healthy diet, by all available means: in media, through visits to the farm organized for groups of children, students and do on. Several groups of farmers from Romania and abroad have visited the farm, as part experience exchanges about the diversity and the importance in regards to good health of growing the ancient historical vegetable cultivars.
Cristian Tudor
General Manager
Microgreens
Mircea Drăghici
General Manager
AGRIVI Romania
Ovidiu G.
Bucătaru
Chief Financial
Officer
Grup Șerban
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
* Confirmed speakers that already provided a photo
- November 3rd 2021
- Online Event
Moderators
Bogdan Panait
Founder
LexData
Speakers
PANEL I
- 10:00 - 11:45
Violeta Vijulie
President of the
National Agency of
Civil Servants
With a rich expertise in institutional communication, management and implementation of externally funded projects, Violeta Vijulie is in her second term as president of the National Agency of Civil Servants since September 2021, the first being carried out between October 2020 and February 2021.
Violeta Vijulie has been actively involved in preparing reforms for the digitalization of the public administration system. She coordinated the NACS team which developed the project to create, for the first time in Romania, the national electronic system for registering employment in the public sector - E- budgetary. She, also, accessed European funds to implement E- budgetary, as well as to develop and pilot the National Competition – a performant model of recruitment in civil service, and to train 7,500 persons in human resources management and digitization, which will be carried out in partnership with Babeș - Bolyai University.
Previously, Violeta Vijulie carried out communication and project management activities in various structures of the Romanian Parliament, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of European Investments and Projects and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Her career in public administration came after a long period in which Violeta Vijulie held important positions in local and international companies in communication and project management.
Violeta Vijulie graduated in communication at the University of Bucharest, has a master's degree in audio-visual communication from the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration and is, currently, a PhD student in public administration at the Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences of Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca.
Jean Badea
The Subprefect of
Bucharest
Municipality
Dragoş
C.-L. Preda
CEO
National
Radiocommunication
Company
Dorel Fronea
Technical Attache
World Customs
Organization
Valentin M.
Ionescu
Administrator
Prefab SA
PANEL II
- 12:00 - 13:45
Alexandru Lazăr
Lawyer,
Law Professor,
Honorary Consul of
Romania in the
Balearic Islands
Mihai Anghel
Mayor of
Snagov
Gabriel Toma
Lawyer
Founder of
romaniancitizenship.ro
PANEL III
- 15:00 - 16:45
Prof. Univ.
Allan Rosenbaum
phD
President-elect
American Society for
Public Administration
Allan Rosenbaum is Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy and Administration and Director of the Institute for Public Management and Community Service and the Center for Democracy and Good Governance at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida. He is currently the national President-elect of the 8,000 member American Society for Public Administration in Washington DC and will serve a two year term as its President from Spring 2021 to Spring 2023.
Rosenbaum came to FIU as Dean of the School of Public Affairs. Prior to that, he was on the faculties of the Universities of Maryland, Connecticut and Wisconsin and held a research position in the urban studies center at the University of Chicago. He has worked in senior level positions in national, state and local government in the United States and has carried out many international projects for the United Nations, the US Agency for International Development, the World Bank, the Swedish International Development Agency and various governments around the world. He is a past President of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration in Brussels, Belgium.
He has been Visiting Distinguished Professor at several universities in Europe and China, currently serves on numerous journal editorial boards and is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Based on nomination by the Secretary General of the United Nations and approval by its Economic and Social Council, he was a member of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration from 2014 to 2018. Before coming to FIU, Professor Rosenbaum was actively involved in research and consulting activities with national, state and local government in the United States in the areas of higher education, employment and training policy, economic development, elementary and secondary education, social welfare and science and technology policy. More recently, he has written on governance reform, decentralization issues and legislative relations in many countries around the world.
Prof. Univ. Dr.
Constantin Marius
Profiroiu
Vicerector
Bucharest
University of
Economic Studies
( ASE )
Claudiu-Emanuel
Simion
Vice-president
of the
National Institute
of Administration
Claudiu-Emanuel Simion
Vice-president of the National Institute of Administration
- PhD student at the Management Doctoral School - Bucharest University of Economic Studies;
- Bachelor's Degree in Economics at the University of Bucharest, Faculty of Business and Administration, specializations and professional trainings in management, public administration, economy and project management, in educational institutions and dedicated organizations from Romania and abroad (National School of Administration - France, University of Clermont Ferrand I Auvergne-I.U.P. - France, National Institute of Administration, National Defense College).
EDUCATION
* Confirmed speakers that already provided a photo
- November 3rd 2021
- Online Event
Moderators
Mihaela Prună
Managing Partner
MediaUno,
Prorector
Romanian-American
University
Speakers
PANEL I
- 10:00 - 11:45
Prof.
Sorin Cîmpeanu,
PhD
Minister of
Education
Eyal Ram
Deputy Director and
Head of
Teachers Training and
Professional
Development -
Ministry of
Education, Israel
Prof.
Tudorel Toader,
PhD
Rector
“Alexandru Ioan
Cuza”
University of Iaşi
Tova Ben
Nun-Cherbis
Executive President
and
Founder of the
Laude-Reut
Educational Complex
Tova Ben- Nun Cherbis is a Sabra, born in Rehovot, Israel, from Jewish parents of Romanian origin, survivors of Holocaust, and her life bears the mark of destiny. She came to Romania as official delegate of the Jewish Agency for Israel on 14th December 1992.
Being in charge with the cultural and emigration issues for Israel, Tova established the Tnuat Aliyah Romania, the first Jewish youth club in post-revolutionary Romania that spread throughout Romania with a national leadership program.
Soon afterwards, she was appointed representative of the World Jewish Restitution Organization having a strong collaboration with the Romanian authorities and the Jewish Federation in Romania.
Tova established Caritatea Foundation together with Academician Nicolae Cajal, Ambassador Naftali (Lau) Lavi and General Moshe Nativ. The restitution process in Romania was a model to be followed by other countries and it benefited from the strong collaboration, agreement and understanding with the authorities. The results are visible today in the manner in which Caritatea Foundation manages the returned Jewish properties. Caritatea Foundation also managed the humanitarian help with financing from Swiss Funds.
In 1995 Tova met Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder on his short visit to Romania and also introduced him, on request, to the youngsters in the Tnuat Aliyah club. The meeting triggered Mr. Ambassador’s idea to establish a kindergarten and a school as part of his commitment to the revival of the Jewish life in Central and South-Eastern Europe and his unhindered mission in education of the young generations.
In 1997, Tova established the Lauder-Reut kindergarten with a total of 35 children under the guidance of the Ronald S. Lauder International Foundation, New York, and under the umbrella of the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation Romania, currently known as the Reut Foundation, whose presidency she holds. And in 2016, Ambassador Lauder granted the autonomy of the school for reaching and surpassing the quality criteria in education initially set.
A Quarter of a Century Later…
Wonderful and challenging years have passed since Tova came to Romania with a different mission and a temporary mandate. And here she is now, still in Romania, with more than two decades behind and others hopefully ahead, with over 2,200 students in the Laude-Reut kindergarten, elementary, junior and senior high school whom are taught diplomacy, business, public speaking, debate, 8 different foreign languages, media and communication, robotics and cybersecurity. Laude-Reut takes pride in 100% successful Baccalaureate promotions with all our alumni studying in prestigious universities in Europe, United States of America, Romania and Israel.
Along these twenty-five years, the Laude-Reut name has become a highly distinctive brand in pre-university education, with a reputation of quality and excellence, a real Interdisciplinary Academy of the Future. Along with the Reut Foundation (formely known as the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation Romania), Tova established the Magna Cum Laude-Reut Foundation, bringing the Magna cum Laude vision further.
Andreea Negru
PR Manager
CONAF
President ADAA
Jonathan Davis
Vice President
External Relations
Head of the
Raphael Recanati
International School
Reichman University
IDC Herzliya
PANEL II
- 12:00 - 13:45
Radu Hanga
President of the
Bucharest Stock
Exchange
Radu Hanga was appointed Chairman of the Board of Governors in 2020. Prior, between 2017 and 2020, he was member of BVBs’ Board of Governors. As of 2020, he is as well member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Asset Managers in Romania (AAF). Before, between 2015 and 2020, Mr. Hanga was President of AAF. He has an extensive experience in the financial markets and followed the Strategy Execution Programme (INSEAD), the MBA Program (IDE), postgraduate studies in Business Administration (European Institute for Business Administration UBB), specialization in International Financial System (IBR in partnership with Chartered Institute of Bankers Scotland), Erasmus Program (University of East London).
Mr. Hanga started his career in the financial markets in 1997, as analyst at the brokerage company SSIF Broker (BRK), and in 1999 he joined Banca Transilvania’s team (TLV), as Capital market officer (1999 - 2002). He held more positions in Banca Transilvania group of companies, among which Vice-President of the Board of Directors of BT Securities (2001-2005), Head of Capital market Department at Banca Transilvania (2002-2013), CEO of SAI BT Asset Management (2005-2013), Strategy Executive Officer-Group Coordination of Banca Transilvania (2013-2017) and Senior Advisor for the Board of Directors of Banca Transilvania (2017-2020). Mr. Hanga was member of the Board of Directors of other listed companies such as Boromir Prod (2013 – 2017), SIF Moldova (2013 - 2017) and SIF Oltenia (2017 - 2020).
Prof. Habil.
Florina Pînzaru
PhD
Dean of the
Faculty of
Management
SNSPA
Member of the
“Simply Green”
Association
Florina Pinzaru
Professor dr. habil. Florina Pinzaru is Dean of the Faculty of Management of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA), Bucharest, Romania, where she teaches Management, Organizational Design in the Digital Age, and Strategic Marketing. She is an active member of the Pur si Simplu Verde (Simply Green) NGO.
Florina Pinzaru holds a PhD in Economics and International Business from the Bucharest Business University ASE, a MA in Strategic Marketing, a BA in Economics and International Business from the same university, a BA in Communication and Public Relations from the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration SNSPA and she was Visiting Student at Sciences-Po Paris. She is habilitated to coordinate PhD thesis in Management and teaches regularly abroad, being Visiting Professor at ISIT Paris, France and at the University of Siedlce, Poland.
Florina Pinzaru has more than 10 years of experience as consultant and trainer in Management and Marketing for important Romanian enterprises and multinational corporations in furniture, energy and utilities. As a researcher, Florina Pinzaru managed the Center for Research in Management of Leadership (2013-2017) and was involved in various research projects on topics such as: the economic development of Romania; the profile of the digital natives at work; the teaching of program management strategies; the development of knowledge management for SMEs etc. She published more than 20 Web of Science indexed papers in prestigious journals and proceedings of international conferences, and numerous other academic papers, books, and chapters, in Romania and abroad.
For detailed information about her scientific interests, please see Florina Pinzaru’s research profile on Research Gate or Google Scholar.
Prof.
Radu Ciorap,
PhD
“Grigore T. Popa”
University of
Medicine and
Pharmacy - Iaşi
Radu George Ciorap is currently a full professor at the "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, and is coordinator of Biomedical Instrumentation and Hospital Medical Equipment courses.
He is a graduate of the Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications within the “Gh. Asachi” Technical University from Iași (1996) as well as master and Ph.D. programs from the same university.
His main research interests include designing and testing medical devices for measuring physiological parameters and for medical recovery. He has published eight books and book chapters in publishing houses in Romania or abroad and is the author or co-author of over 150 scientific articles. He has been a project manager or member of the implementation team for 25 research or educational projects.
He has held several management positions in „Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iași, at the faculty or university level. He was Scientific Secretary (2000-2008) and Vice Dean (2008-2012) of the Faculty of Medical Bioengineering and Vice-Rector responsible for International Relations and Academic Partnerships (2015-2016).
He is the representative of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa" Iasi - Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, as a founding member, in General Council of the European Alliance for Medical and Biological Engineering (EAMBES) where he was a Board Member - Academic Division in 2006-2010. From this position, he had active participation in the BIOMEDEA project (Biomedical and Clinical Engineering Education, Accreditation, Training, and Certification), through which the guidelines on bioengineering / biomedical engineering and clinical engineering education were drawn up at the European level.
He had an active and essential contribution in the Faculty of Medical Bioengineering development and in the adaptation of the curriculum of bioengineering specialization to international standards.
He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE-EMBS) and a founder member of the IEEE-EMBS Romania Chapter. He is Vice-President of the Romanian Society of Medical Bioengineering.
Associate Prof.
Andreea Paul,
phD
Bucharest
University of
Economic Studies,
President
INACO
Răzvan Orășanu
President
“Ține de noi”
Răzvan Orăşanu is a Romanian economist with an experience of 20 years both in Romania and abroad, and founder and president of "Up to us" (NGO) that deals with the development of active communities in the field of public economic, educational and energy policies.
Răzvan Orăşanu was Executive Director of the Institute for Popular Studies (2014 - 2016), Kokkalis Fellow at Harvard University - John F. Kennedy School of Government (2012), Local Consultant for the World Bank (2010), Director of Cabinet for the the President of the Competition Council (2009), Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister on Economic Affairs (2005 and 2007-2009) and President of Authority for State Assets Recovery - AVAS (2006).
He studied at London School of Economics (1999-2003) and Joint Vienna Institute. He is a graduate of the Financial Programming and Policies - International Monetary Fund (2009) course and also, of the Harvard Kokkalis Executive course (Athens-2006). He is currently studying the Master of Public Policy (MPP) at Harvard.
Adriana Mihai,
PhD
Teacher of English,
Laude-Reut
Educational Complex
PANEL III
- 15:00 - 16:45
Constantin-
Alexandru Manda
Programs
Coordinator
at the
Romanian Academic
Society
Constantin-Alexandru Manda (21 years) is a Romanian activist for educational justice. Founding member and former president (2015-2018) of the first school students' association in Romania, Alexandru has 8 years of experience as an activist for free access to quality education for every child. At present, Alexandru Manda is programs coordinator at Romanian Academic Society, being the national manager of the Clean Schools project - an initiative for good governance in education at the local level. During the pandemic, he coordinated a comprehensive study on the respect of the fundamental school students' right to scholarships by all the 3182 local authorities in Romania. Also, Alexandru is involved in the subject of sustainable development as a member of the Simply Green Association. For his entire activity, in March 2021 Alexandru Manda has received the award Young European of the Year 2021 from the Schwarzkopf Foundation Young Europe and Young European Forum.
Dr.
Gabriela
Teodorescu
Medical Director
Romania & CEEBA
AstraZeneca
Florentina
Almăjanu
Managing Director
CFA Society Romania
Florentina Almajanu, Managing Director, CFA Society Romania
Florentina Almajanu has over 25 years of experience in leading and representing financial professional associations, successfully coordinating public affairs, PR and advocacy campaigns.
Florentina leads as Managing Director CFA Society Romania, member society of CFA Institute, the global association offering the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, one of the most prestigious certifications among finance professionals.
Due to her perseverance and determination, Florentina actively contributes in growing and increasing the awareness of CFA Society Romania and its projects. In the last four years, the society has improved the communication and advocacy strategy, by revising the ongoing projects such as the Macroeconomic Confidence Index, new projects such as the financial education campaign "Generation I - The Financial Independent Generation" or "CFA Ambassadors", an university outreach program for Romania and Moldova.
"Generation I" will be an extensive financial education campaign that aims to create a sustainable impact in the Romanian society. Coordinating the flagship events of CFA Society Romania such as "CFA Forecast Dinner", "Future of Capital Markets in CEE" or "Women in Investment Management" represent one of Florentina's challenges. The regional events aim to improve the financial markets from CEE countries and not only. The prompt actions and mass media communication regarding the Romanian private pension system led to the award of the special prize "Supporting of the Private Pension System" granted by XPRIMM.
In over 20 years while she led the National Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies in Romania (UNSAR), Florentina Almajanu had an important role in obtaining tax deductibility for private health insurance and several other major legislative changes in the field of insurance as well to increase the association's notoriety and credibility. Recognition also came from the fact that UNSAR won the Golden Award for Excellence at the Romanian PR Award 2016, Public Affairs category, Advocacy, Lobby with the Campaign "The Future of the Healthcare System Starts Now".
Graduate of the Bucharest Polytechnic University, Faculty of Power Engineering, Nuclear Energy Specialization with a Master's degree in Finance and Insurance at Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, and a scholarship at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, specializing in the "Health and Pension Risk Management Fund" , Florentina has improved her communication, representation and public speaking skills through various courses at the National University of Theater and Cinematographic Art "I. L. Caragiale ", trainings in public affairs and advocacy and training sessions organized by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art - RADA for Business.
Bianca Oana
Borcan
Insolvency
Practitioner
Vasile Decu
Book blogger &
Science
communicator,
Biblioteca
Exploratorilor
TOURISM
* Confirmed speakers that already provided a photo
- November 3rd 2021
- Online Event
Moderators
Ştefan-Alexandru
Ionescu,
PhD
Dean
School of Tourism
Economics
Romanian-American
University, Bucharest
Speakers
PANEL I
- 10:00 - 11:45
George Cioceanu
Senior Vice-President
ANAT
George Cioceanu
Senior Vice-President ANAT and Managing Partner TravelFuse
Over the last 15 years, George Cioceanu has dedicated all his efforts to developing an innovative direction for companies that want to expand their ecommerce branch, he coordinated several software projects and has developed a strategic communication with all his partners.
He graduated Marketing at Bucharest University of Economic Studies, and currently he activates successfully in the Software Industry, running a business focused on tourism, that allows travel agencies to develop online visibility through dedicated ecommerce projects. TravelFuse is his reference enterprise, that supports small, medium, and large-sized businesses.
In his early career, he was involved in the development process of an online presentation portal for Romania, as touristic destination, project that gathered over 2000 tourist attractions, known, and promoted as Romguide.
Concerned about the decisions made in the tourism sector, he opted in 2018 to be part of ANAT, where he was an active participant. In 2020 he had the privilege to be elected as Senior Vice-President. Currently he is President of the Informational Technology Committee, Deputy of Incoming & National Tourism Committee, member of DMOs working group, under the Alliance for Tourism and member of Technology and Incoming Destination & Sustainability Committees under ECTAA.
George Cioceanu is an active militant of digitalization, wishing to bring all the experience gained and all his ideas to improve the tourism service quality.
Emanuel Cernat
Managing Partner
Corporate Affairs
Strategies
Emanuel Cernat is the Managing Partner and one of the founders of Corporate Affairs Strategies. Prior to that, he worked for McGuireWoods, a reputable American lobbying company, active on the Romanian market until the end of 2019. There he coordinated the financial services and international trade practice of the company while assisting numerous other clients in various practice areas.
Before joining the consultancy domain, Emanuel served as a career diplomat, acquiring a remarkable professional experience after fulfilling his duties over the years as personal advisor to several Foreign Ministers as well as Diplomatic Counselor to a number of Ministers in charge with regional development, business environment and tourism. During his diplomatic tenure, he was involved in multiple large-scale projects, assisted key foreign investments, joined trade missions and worked closely and directly with all of the Romanian ministries, the Romanian embassies abroad and foreign missions accredited in Romania.
In his early career, Emanuel had the chance to work and coordinate projects as part of his former assignments with the United Nations Development Program in Romania, as well as a pioneer key expert within the Ministry for European Integration.
His academic training recommends him as an expert in strategic communication, comprising a PhD in the field audio-visual communication.
Alin Burcea
CEO
Paralela 45
Adrian Voican
General Director
Bibi Touring
Touroperator
Valeriu-Claudiu
Ştefan
General Manager of
Velmar Dreams and
Founder of Romanian
Adventures®
Iuliana Tasie
General Manager
Ana Hotels Europa
Eforie Nord
Ana Aslan Health Spa
PANEL II
- 12:00 - 13:45
Dumitru Luca
President of the
National Association
of Travel Agencies
( ANAT )
Alecsandra Rusu
Chief
LEADER Service and
Non-Agricultural
Investments
DGDR AM PNDR
Ministry of
Agriculture and
Rural Development
Andrei Blumer
President
Association of
Ecotourism in
Romania (AER)
Alin Chipăilă
President of the
Sibiu County
Tourism Association
Vlad Stoicescu,
MBA
CMI
Chartered Manager,
Expert in Energy
and Sustainable
Development
University lector
Ioana Patrichi,
PhD
Romanian-American
University
Religious Organizations
* Confirmed speakers that already provided a photo
- November 4th 2021
- Online Event
Moderators
Lect.
Cătălin Raiu,
PhD
Communications
Director INS
Member of the
Expert Panel for
Religious Freedom
at OSCE
President
FoRB Romania
Speakers
PANEL I
- 10:00 - 11:45
Victor Opaschi
State Secretary for
Religious Affairs
Rev. Fr.
Michael Tiţa,
PhD
Patriarchal
Coordinating Advisor
Francisc Doboș
Pastor of the
Roman Catholic
Parish “Sacred Heart
of Jesus”
(Sacré Cœur)
Ştefan Dascălu
Immunology and
Theoretical
Epidemiology
Researcher at the
University of Oxford
PANEL II
- 12:00 - 13:45
Vladimir Iulian
Alexandrescu
Spokesman
National Institute of
Statistics
Lect.
Cătălin Raiu,
PhD
Communications
Director INS
Member of the
Expert Panel for
Religious Freedom
at OSCE
President
FoRB Romania
Laurențiu D.
Tănase,
PhD
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Orthodox
Theology,
University of
Bucharest – Romania
Researcher,
Romanian Academy -
ICCV
Ionuț Mavrichi,
PhD
Parliamentarian
Counsellor
Sociology of Religion
Expert
Religious Freedom
Trainer
RESEARCH
* Confirmed speakers that already provided a photo
- November 4th 2021
- Online Event
Moderators
Prof.
Marin Burcea,
PhD
Faculty of Business
and Administration
University of
Bucharest
Speakers
PANEL I
- 10:00 - 11:00
Magda De Carli
Head of Unit
DG Research &
Innovation,
European Semester&
Country Intelligence -
European
Commission
Magda DE CARLI holds a Master’s degree in European Economics and Public Affairs and more than 20-years’ experience in the field of Research and Innovation policy, SME support, National and Regional R&I investments and reforms also in R&I low performing countries. She worked at both local and international level, in private and public functions, the last 17 years serving the European Commission. She is currently Head of the Unit 'European Semester & Country Intelligence' in DG Research & Innovation, responsible for strategic dossiers for R&I such as the European Semester, Recovery and Resilience Plans, Policy Support Facility, links to Cohesion policy and Synergies with the Structural Funds. She worked before in the Innovation Policy Unit, SME unit and led in the last years the units in charge of ERA and Widening programme.
Ciprian Teleman
Minister of
Research,
Innovation and
Digitalization
December 2020 -
September 2021
Valentin
Silivestru
President –
General Director
COMOTI
Marius-Ioan
Piso
President
Romanian Space
Agency
( ROSA )
Dr. Phys.
Mihai Varlam
Managing Director
and
Chairman of the
Board
ICSI Rm. Vâlcea
PANEL II
- 12:00 - 13:45
Ariana
Năstăseanu
Project Adviser
European
Innovation Council
European
Commission
Eng.
Lucia Pintilie,
PhD
Senior researcher,
Head of Department
Bioactive Substances
Synthesis and
Pharmaceutical
Technologies
INCDCF-ICCF
Filip Cârlea
Director
CPEREE
Romanian Academy
Filip Cârlea works as a senior researcher at the Centre for Renewables Energy Promotion and Energy Efficiency from National Institute for Economic Research, Romanian Academy. Filip Cârlea is graduated with a BA from Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University, with a specialization in electric engineering and afterwards obtained a degree in Leadership Management at the Academy of Economics Studies and he received his postdoctoral school at National Institute for Economics Research from Romanian Academy. He is associate professor at the Oil and Gas University from Ploiesti. He was selected by Romanian ministry of energy to represent the Romania as the advisory subject matter expert on alternative, which is essential to the Romanian renewable energy development. F. Cârlea worked as program officer for the national energy strategy. He also has experience in appraisal in compliance with the international standards. Filip Cârlea sustains the priorities of the Romanian energy sector in Romania being actively involved in organizations dedicated to Romanian energy sector issues, such as Romanian National Committee of World Energy Council; he is civil expert of NATO for energy security and renewable energy field and expert approved by the Committee of the Regions from European Union.
Laurenţiu
Ciornei
PhD
Researcher
Center of Biodiversity
Romanian Academy
Laurenţiu CIORNEI is a researcher at the Romanian Academy, being co-opted in the team of the Biodiversity Center, in September 2018. He is the president of the Alliance for the Forest, an association made up of researchers, scientists, doctors in various disciplines, teachers, various specialists and professionals. PhD in economics, degree in law, journalism and forestry, graduate of postgraduate studies in leadership and human resources management, respectively environmental management and sustainable development. Before entering the research, Laurenţiu Ciornei worked, for 25 years, in the media, being an expert in communication.
Laurenţiu Ciornei is the author and co-author of several specialty books. Through the Alliance for the Forest Association, he is dedicated in achieving the goals of sustainable development of forest ecosystems, circular economy, protection of biodiversity, early education and improving the environment quality. He wants to contribute to the awareness of the forests importance in Romanian society and the role of forests and forest science, in general, in the superior use of ecosystem services specific to the forestry sector, maintaining and improving the state of forest ecosystems and their capacity, in the context of rural areas, affected by the limitation of opportunities, for the construction of a sustainable society, based on a scientific narrative, which addresses in particular the media, decision-makers and young people, to educate them.
Ioan Iordache,
phD
Executive Director of
the Romanian
Association for
Hydrogen Energy
CYBER-SECURITY
* Confirmed speakers that already provided a photo
- November 4th 2021
- Online Event
Moderators
Bogdan Panait
Founder
LexData
Speakers
PANEL I
- 10:00 - 11:45
Eduard Lucian
Lovin
Vice President of the
National Authority
for Management
and Regulation in
Communications
Eduard Lucian LOVIN
Eduard Lucian Lovin has been Vice President of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) since October 2017, when he was appointed for a 6-year term. Previously, from 2009, he headed the ANCOM’s Regulation Executive Division as Executive Director.
Eduard Lucian Lovin is a graduate of both the Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications of the Polytechnic University of Bucharest (1994-1999) and the Faculty of International Economic Relations of the Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest (2001-2005). Mr. Lovin also earned a Master’s degree in Photonics at the Polytechnic University of Bucharest (1999-2000) and has acquired more than 20 years’ experience in the Romanian electronic communications and IT field, activating in the private, as well as in the public sector.
Complex projects have been completed and regulations with major impact on the enhancement of competition in the Romanian electronic communications and postal services sectors have been adopted under his coordination: the massive reduction of some regulated tariffs, in particular the fixed and mobile call termination rates, the first de-regulation in Europe of the access to the incumbent’s network, the decisions on the measures concerning the security and integrity of the electronic communications networks and services, the implementation of Roam like@home, the implementation of the Infrastructure Law provisions, the launch of Netograf-the app enabling the users to measure their internet service quality parameters, Veritel-the telecom tariff comparison tool, the regulations concerning the 112 emergency communications, the networks and infrastructures inventory or the full liberalisation of the postal service market, these are just a few of his achievements.
Prior to joining ANCOM, he worked for IGCTI-the General Inspectorate for Communications and Information Technology, as well as in the company Intrarom S.A. - Intracom-Intrasoft Group, participating in the implementation of various IT&C projects or coordinating the implementation of projects such as e-government, e-procurement (e-Gov, SEAP e-licitatie etc). Mr. Lovin is an alternate member in the Board of Regulators of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications – BEREC.