Date: 27 March 2024 (Wednesday) Format: Hybrid (in-person and online)
Venue: JW Marriott Grand Hotel, Bucharest, Romania; Starts at 09:00
Bucharest Stock Exchange, in partnership with WOOD&Co, Raiffeisen Bank International, EBA, AmCham and maib are pleased to organize the second edition of Moldova Romania: Capital Bridges conference in Bucharest. Following a highly successful first event in September 2022 we would like to invite you to this forum on 27 March 2024 in Bucharest. The registration link can be found here.
Times (approximate)
09:00 Registrations
10:00 Opening Remarks (introduction by Giorgi Shagidze, CEO maib):
- Nicolae Ciucă, President of the Romanian Senate;
- Igor Grosu, President of the Moldovan Parliament;
- Marcel Ciolacu, Prime Minister of Romania;
- Dorin Recean, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova;
- Anca Dragu, National Bank of Moldova Governor;
- Alexandru Petrescu, President of the Financial Supervisory Authority of Romania;
- Dumitru Budianschi, Chairman of the National Commission for Financial Markets, Moldova;
- Odile Renaud-Basso, President, EBRD (pre-recorded address);
- Radu Hanga, President of the Board of Directors, Bucharest Stock Exchange;
- One speaker in the process of confirmation.
11:20 Fireside Chat with Prime Minister Dorin Recean (moderated by Ionut Dumitru, Chief Economist Raiffeisen Bank Romania)
11:50 Economy, policy and reforms (panel discussion)
- Catarina Hansen, Country Head Moldova, EBRD;
- Dumitru Alaiba, Deputy Prime Minister, Moldova;
- Ary Naim Regional Director, Europe, IFC;
- Raffaella Tenconi, WOOD&Co, Senior Economist, WOOD&Co.
Moderated by Raffaella Tenconi, WOOD&Co Chief Economist
12:30 Lunch break
12:50 Investment opportunities: business view
- Alex Filip, Deputy CEO, Purcari;
- Carolina Bugaian, CEO, Moldcell;
- Vytautas Plunksnis, Head of Private Equity, Invalda INVL;
- Peter Stohr CFO, Premier Energy
- Vasile Tofan, Senior Partner, Horizon Capital
Moderated by Vasile Tofan, Senior partner, Horizon Capital
13:30 Banking sector: gearing up for growth
- Giorgi Shagidze, CEO, maib;
- Harald Kröger, Head of Investment Banking, Raiffeisen Bank International;
- Gian Marco Felice, Member of the Management Board, ProCredit Group;
- Bayan Carter, EBRD Associate Director.
Moderated by Bayan Carter, EBRD Associate Director
14:10 Purcari wine tasting
Please express your interest in taking part in the event using the link.
