Edition VI – Speakers

Official Opening

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Moderators

tudorel andrei

Tudorel Andrei
President of the
National Institute of Statistics

Diana Loreta Paun

Assoc. Prof.
Diana-Loreta Păun
MD
Presidential Adviser - Department of Public Health

Speakers

Ioan Aurel Pop

Ioan Aurel Pop
President of
The Romanian
Academy

Anca Dana

Anca Dana Dragu
President of the
Romanian Senate
Minister of
Public Finance
November 2015 –
January 2017

Mircea GeoanaL

Mircea Geoană
Deputy Secretary
General of NATO

Diana Loreta Paun

Assoc. Prof.
Diana-Loreta Păun
MD
Presidential Adviser - Department of Public Health

Janez Lenarcic

Janez Lenarčič
European
Commissioner for
Crisis Management

Oliver Varhelyi

Olivér Várhelyi
European
Commissioner for
Neighbourhood and
Enlargement

Daniel Daianu

Daniel Dăianu
President of the
Fiscal Council

Anna Akhalkatsi

Anna Akhalkatsi
Country Manager
for Romania and
Hungary,
World Bank

Marian Jean

Marian Jean Marinescu
Member of the European Parliament

Dragos Pislaru

Dragoş Pîslaru
Member of the European Parliament

Iuliu Winkler

Iuliu Winkler
Member of the European Parliament

Alexandru Rafila

Prof. Dr.
Alexandru Rafila
MD
Vice-Chairman of
The Chamber of Deputies

Nicoleta Pauliuc

Nicoleta Pauliuc
Chair
Senate Committee
for Defence, Public
Order and
National Security

Antal Lorant

Antal Lóránt
Chair
Senate Committee
for Energy, Energy
Infrastructure and
Mineral Resources

Sebastian Burduja

Sebastian
Burduja

Vice Chair
Committee for
Budget, Finances and
Banks in the
Chamber of Deputies

Nicolae Ciuca

Nicolae Ciucă
Minister of National Defence

Nechita Adrian Oros

Nechita-Adrian
Oros

Minister of
Agriculture and
Rural Development

Laszlo Borbely

László Borbély
State Advisor, Coordinator of the Department for Sustainable Development

Mario Campolargo

Mário
Campolargo

Director-General of
DIGIT
(Directorate-General
for Informatics)
European
Commission

Sofia Alves

Sofia Alves
Director responsible
for Administrative
Capacity Building
and Programmes
Implementation
DG REGIO, European
Commission

Therese Hyden

Therese Hydén
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sweden to Romania

Laurence Auer

Laurence Auer
Ambassador of
The French Republic to Romania

Alfredo Maria Durante Mangoni

Alfredo Maria
Durante Mangoni

Ambassador of
Italy
to Romania

Viorel Pana

Maj. Gen.
Viorel Pană
Chief of Staff
of the
Romanian Air Forces

costel negricea

Costel Negricea
Rector
Romanian-American University of Bucharest

mihnea costoiu

Mihnea Costoiu
Rector
“Politehnica” University of Bucharest

Florin Jianu

Florin Jianu
President of the
National Council of
Small and Medium
Private Enterprises in
Romania (CNIPMMR)

Valeriu gheorghita

Col. Dr.
Valeriu Gheorghiță
President of CNCAV

Andrei Baciu

Andrei Baciu
State Secretary Ministry of Health

Florica Chereches

Florica Cherecheș
President of the
National Authority
for the Rights of
Persons with
Disabilities, Children
and Adoptions

Violeta Vijulie

Violeta Vijulie
President of the
National Agency of
Civil Servants

Lt. Gen. Eng.

Lt. Gen. Eng.
Ionel-Sorin Bălan
Director of the Special Telecommunications Service (STS)

Octavian Oprea

Octavian Oprea
President of
The Authority for the
Romania

Cosmin Dumitrescu

Cosmin Dumitrescu,
PhD
Consul General of
Romania in
Los Angeles

Beatrice Coda

Beatrice Coda
Head of Unit - The
European Climate,
Infrastructure and
Environment
Executive Agency
(CINEA)

tudorel andrei

Tudorel Andrei
President of the
National Institute of Statistics

DEMOGRAPHY

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Moderators

Doina Bologa

Doina Bologa
East European
Institute for
Reproductive Health

Speakers

PANEL I

tudorel andrei

Tudorel Andrei
President of the
National Institute of Statistics

Aliona Cretu

Aliona Crețu
Head of the
Demographic Policy
Division within the
Ministry of Labor and
Social Protection
of the
Republic of Moldova

Eduard Mihalas

Eduard Mihalaș
Programme Analyst
on Population
and Development,
UNFPA Moldova

Anca Elena Stefan

Anca Elena
Ștefan

MD
Manager
”Ana Aslan”
National Institute
of Gerontology and
Geriatrics

Constanta Mihaescu

Prof. Constanţa Mihăescu,PhD
Vice Dean of the
Faculty of Economic
Cybernetics, Statistics
and Informatics
Bucharest University
of Economic Studies
(ASE)

PANEL II

Colin Scicluna

Colin Scicluna
Head of Cabinet to
the Vice President
responsible for
Democracy and
Demography,
Dubravka Šuica -
European
Commission

Diana Loreta Paun

Assoc. Prof.
Diana-Loreta Păun
MD
Presidential Adviser - Department of Public Health

Marian Preda

Prof. Marian Preda,
PhD, MBA, MA
Rector
University of
Bucharest

Mihai Horga

Mihai Horga
President of the
East European
Institute for
Reproductive Health

Andreea Nica

Andreea Nica
Member of the Board of Directors, CFA Society Romania

Laszlo Borbely

László Borbély
State Advisor, Coordinator of the Department for Sustainable Development

PANEL III

Andoria Ionita

Andoria Ioniță
Director,
Directorate for
Demographic
Studies, Projections
and Population

Marin Burcea

Prof.
Marin Burcea,
PhD
Faculty of Business
and Administration
University of
Bucharest

Doina Bologa

Doina Bologa
East European
Institute for
Reproductive Health

Claudiu Herteliu

Univ. Prof.
Claudiu Herțeliu,
PhD
Vice Dean of the
Faculty of Economic
Cybernetics,Statistics
and Informatics
Bucharest University
of Economic Studies
(ASE)

SOCIAL ISSUES

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Moderators

Mihaela Pruna

Mihaela Prună
Managing Partner
MediaUno,
Prorector
Romanian-American
University

Speakers

PANEL I

Eva Andrea Csep

Éva Andrea Csép
Member of the
Romanian
Parliament,
Vice-Chair of the
Committee on
Labour and Social
Protection of the
Chamber of Deputies

Florica Chereches

Florica Cherecheș
President of the
National Authority
for the Rights of
Persons with
Disabilities, Children
and Adoptions

Madlen Serban

Madlen Șerban
Secretary- General
The National
Commission of
Romania for
UNESCO

Constantin alexandru manda

Constantin-Alexandru Manda
Programs Coordinator at the Romanian Academic Society

Valentin M. Ionescu

Valentin M.
Ionescu

Administrator
Prefab SA

Gabriel Diaconu

Dr. Gabriel Diaconu
Psychiatrist

PANEL II

Anca Stamin

Anca Stamin
Programs Director
”Salvați Copiii
România”

Adelina Toncean

Adelina Toncean
Founder
“Blondie” Association

Andreea Talmazan

Andreea Talmazan
Psychotherapist

Adriana Muresan

Adriana Mureşan
Founding Member
“Voluntari în Europa”
Civic Association

PANEL III

Claudia Benchescu

Claudia Benchescu
Deputy Secretary of
State for Public Order
and Security in the
Ministry of
Internal Affairs

Dan Halchin

Dan Halchin,
PhD
Commissioner
Penitentiary Police
Managing Director
National
Administration of
Penitentiaries

Maximilian Axel Nicolae

Maximilian
Axel Nicolae

Police Chief
Commissioner,
Director of the
National Agency
Against Human
Trafficking in Persons

Marian Tutilescu

General (Ret)
Marian Tutilescu
Associate Expert
New Strategy
Center

Gratiela Vaduva

Grațiela Văduva,
PhD
Sociologist,
Crime prevention
Expert

AGRICULTURE

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Moderators

Vladimir Iulian

Vladimir Iulian
Alexandrescu

Spokesman
National Institute of
Statistics

Speakers

PANEL I

Wojciechowski

Janusz Wojciechowski
European
Commissioner for
Agriculture

Adrian Chesnoiu

Adrian Chesnoiu
Chair
Committee for
Agriculture, Forestry,
Food Industry and
Specific Services
in the
Chamber of Deputies

Daniel

Daniel Constantin
Member of the Romanian Parliament

Nechita Adrian Oros

Nechita-Adrian
Oros

Minister of
Agriculture and
Rural Development

Monalisa Ungureanu

Monalisa
Ungureanu

CEO
Agrii Romania

Horatiu Oliviu

Horaţiu Oliviu Buzgău
Agrind SA Tăşnad

PANEL II

Nicolae Istudor

Prof.
Nicolae Istudor,
PhD
Rector
Bucharest University
of
Economic Studies

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Veronica Țaran Baciu
General Manager
National Agency for Mountain Area

Marcel Ionescu

Marcel Ionescu
Founder of Agricloud

Alexandru C.

Alexandru C. Vasiu
CEO Hy-Farm Microgreens

Alecsandra Rusu

Alecsandra Rusu
Chief
LEADER Service and
Non-Agricultural
Investments
DGDR AM PNDR
Ministry of
Agriculture and
Rural Development

PANEL III

Melania Cozea

Melania Cozea
Owner Sana Plant Extract Farm

Marin Dumbrava

Marin Dumbravă
Owner the Biodumbrava Ecological Farm

Cristian Tudor

Cristian Tudor
General Manager
Microgreens

Mircea Draghici

Mircea Drăghici
General Manager
AGRIVI Romania

Ovidiu G. Bucataru

Ovidiu G.
Bucătaru

Chief Financial
Officer
Grup Șerban

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

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Moderators

Bogdan Panait

Bogdan Panait
Founder
LexData

Speakers

PANEL I

Violeta Vijulie

Violeta Vijulie
President of the
National Agency of
Civil Servants

Jean Badea

Jean Badea
The Subprefect of
Bucharest
Municipality

Dragos preda

Dragoş C.-L. Preda
CEO
National Radiocommunication Company

Dorel Fronea

Dorel Fronea
Technical Attache
World Customs
Organization

Valentin M. Ionescu

Valentin M.
Ionescu

Administrator
Prefab SA

PANEL II

Alexandru Lazar

Alexandru Lazăr
Lawyer, Law Professor, Honorary Consul of Romania in the Balearic Islands

Mihai Anghel

Mihai Anghel
Mayor of
Snagov

Gabriel Toma

Gabriel Toma
Lawyer
Founder of
romaniancitizenship.ro

PANEL III

Allan Rosenbaum

Prof. Univ.
Allan Rosenbaum
phD
President-elect
American Society for
Public Administration

Constantin Marius

Prof. Univ. Dr.
Constantin Marius Profiroiu
Vicerector
Bucharest
University of
Economic Studies
( ASE )

Claudiu Emanuel Simion

Claudiu-Emanuel
Simion

Vice-president
of the
National Institute
of Administration

EDUCATION

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Moderators

Mihaela Pruna

Mihaela Prună
Managing Partner
MediaUno,
Prorector
Romanian-American
University

Speakers

PANEL I

Sorin Cimpeanu

Prof.
Sorin Cîmpeanu,
PhD
Minister of
Education

Eyal Ram

Eyal Ram
Deputy Director and
Head of
Teachers Training and
Professional
Development -
Ministry of
Education, Israel

Tudorel Toader

Prof.
Tudorel Toader,
PhD
Rector
“Alexandru Ioan
Cuza”
University of Iaşi

Tova Ben

Tova Ben Nun-Cherbis
Executive President and Founder of the Laude-Reut Educational Complex

Andreea Negru

Andreea Negru
PR Manager
CONAF
President ADAA

Jonathan Davis

Jonathan Davis
Vice President
External Relations
Head of the
Raphael Recanati
International School
Reichman University
IDC Herzliya

PANEL II

Radu Hanga

Radu Hanga
President of the Bucharest Stock Exchange

Florina Pinzaru

Prof. Habil.
Florina Pînzaru
PhD
Dean of the
Faculty of
Management
SNSPA
Member of the
“Simply Green”
Association

Radu Ciorap

Prof.
Radu Ciorap,
PhD
“Grigore T. Popa”
University of
Medicine and
Pharmacy - Iaşi

Andreea Paul

Associate Prof.
Andreea Paul,
phD
Bucharest
University of
Economic Studies,
President
INACO

Razvan Orasanu

Răzvan Orășanu
President
“Ține de noi”

Adriana Mihai

Adriana Mihai,
PhD
Teacher of English,
Laude-Reut
Educational Complex

PANEL III

Constantin alexandru manda

Constantin- Alexandru Manda
Programs Coordinator at the Romanian Academic Society

Gabriela Teodorescu

Dr.
Gabriela
Teodorescu

Medical Director
Romania & CEEBA
AstraZeneca

Florentina Almajanu

Florentina Almăjanu
Managing Director
CFA Society Romania

Bianca Oana Borcan

Bianca Oana
Borcan

Insolvency
Practitioner

Vasile Decu

Vasile Decu
Book blogger &
Science
communicator,
Biblioteca
Exploratorilor

TOURISM

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Moderators

Stefan Alexandru Ionescu

Ştefan-Alexandru
Ionescu,

PhD
Dean
School of Tourism
Economics
Romanian-American
University, Bucharest

Speakers

PANEL I

George Cioceanu

George Cioceanu
Senior Vice-President ANAT

Emanuel Cernat

Emanuel Cernat
Managing Partner Corporate Affairs Strategies

Alin Burcea

Alin Burcea
CEO
Paralela 45

Adrian Voican

Adrian Voican
General Director Bibi Touring Touroperator

Valeriu Claudiu

Valeriu-Claudiu Ştefan
General Manager of Velmar Dreams and Founder of Romanian Adventures®

Iuliana Tasie

Iuliana Tasie
General Manager
Ana Hotels Europa
Eforie Nord
Ana Aslan Health Spa

PANEL II

Dumitru Luca

Dumitru Luca
President of the National Association of Travel Agencies ( ANAT )

Alecsandra Rusu

Alecsandra Rusu
Chief
LEADER Service and
Non-Agricultural
Investments
DGDR AM PNDR
Ministry of
Agriculture and
Rural Development

Andrei Blumer

Andrei Blumer
President
Association of
Ecotourism in
Romania (AER)

Alin Chipaila

Alin Chipăilă
President of the
Sibiu County
Tourism Association

Vlad Stoicescu

Vlad Stoicescu,
MBA
CMI
Chartered Manager,
Expert in Energy
and Sustainable
Development

Ioana Patrichi

University lector
Ioana Patrichi,
PhD
Romanian-American
University

Religious Organizations

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Moderators

Catalin Raiu

Lect.
Cătălin Raiu,
PhD
Communications
Director INS
Member of the
Expert Panel for
Religious Freedom
at OSCE President FoRB Romania

Speakers

PANEL I

Victor Opaschi

Victor Opaschi
State Secretary for
Religious Affairs

Michael Tita

Rev. Fr.
Michael Tiţa,
PhD
Patriarchal
Coordinating Advisor

Francisc Dobos

Francisc Doboș
Pastor of the
Roman Catholic
Parish “Sacred Heart
of Jesus”
(Sacré Cœur)

Stefan Dascalu

Ştefan Dascălu
Immunology and
Theoretical
Epidemiology
Researcher at the
University of Oxford

PANEL II

Vladimir Iulian

Vladimir Iulian
Alexandrescu

Spokesman
National Institute of
Statistics

Catalin Raiu

Lect.
Cătălin Raiu,
PhD
Communications
Director INS
Member of the
Expert Panel for
Religious Freedom
at OSCE President FoRB Romania

Laurentiu D.

Laurențiu D. Tănase,
PhD
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Orthodox
Theology,
University of
Bucharest – Romania
Researcher,
Romanian Academy -
ICCV

Ionut Mavrichi

Ionuț Mavrichi,
PhD
Parliamentarian
Counsellor
Sociology of Religion
Expert
Religious Freedom
Trainer

RESEARCH

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Moderators

Marin Burcea

Prof.
Marin Burcea,
PhD
Faculty of Business
and Administration
University of
Bucharest

Speakers

PANEL I

Magda De Carli

Magda De Carli
Head of Unit
DG Research &
Innovation,
European Semester&
Country Intelligence -
European
Commission

Ciprian Teleman

Ciprian Teleman
Minister of
Research,
Innovation and
Digitalization
December 2020 -
September 2021

Valentin silivestru

Valentin Silivestru
President –
General Director
COMOTI

Marius Ioan piso

Marius-Ioan Piso
President Romanian Space Agency ( ROSA )

Mihai Varlam

Dr. Phys.
Mihai Varlam
Managing Director
and
Chairman of the
Board
ICSI Rm. Vâlcea

PANEL II

Ariana Nastaseanu

Ariana Năstăseanu
Project Adviser European Innovation Council European Commission

Lucia Pintilie

Eng.
Lucia Pintilie,
PhD
Senior researcher,
Head of Department
Bioactive Substances
Synthesis and
Pharmaceutical
Technologies
INCDCF-ICCF

Filip Carlea

Filip Cârlea
Director CPEREE Romanian Academy

Laurentiu Ciornei

Laurenţiu Ciornei
PhD
Researcher
Center of Biodiversity
Romanian Academy

Ioan Iordache

Ioan Iordache,
phD
Executive Director of the Romanian Association for Hydrogen Energy

CYBER-SECURITY

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Moderators

Bogdan Panait

Bogdan Panait
Founder
LexData

Speakers

PANEL I

Eduard Lucian Lovin

Eduard Lucian
Lovin

Vice President of the
National Authority
for Management
and Regulation in
Communications