Speakers
These are the business leaders that will share their insights on the Future of Business with you at Business Brains Conference
Meet the SPEAKERS
Top industry experts, CEOs and investors will share their insights @ Business Brains Conference
Horațiu ȚEPEȘ
Founder @ Bilka, Romania
Panel:
Growth and Resilience
Subject:
How to survive all crises - a market leader's recipe
Panel:
Growth and Resilience
Subject:
How to survive all crises - a market leader's recipe
Ion STURZA
Investor @ Elefant, Romania
Founder and Chairman of the Board of the investment group “Fribourg Capital”, with presence in several countries in Europe, with extending business in private equity.
Mr. Sturza is co-founder of the Foreign Policy Association of Moldova (APE), a leader in the community of experts in “Foreign Policy Issues”.
Also, he is the founder and honorary chairman of the charity fund “Foundation Family Sturza”, with the charitable activities in the field of Education, and scholarship programs for high school students, social programs (including child protection), supporting cultural programs.
Panel:
Growth and Resilience
Subject:
Family of a million: how to build a successful e-commerce
Founder and Chairman of the Board of the investment group “Fribourg Capital”, with presence in several countries in Europe, with extending business in private equity.
Mr. Sturza is co-founder of the Foreign Policy Association of Moldova (APE), a leader in the community of experts in “Foreign Policy Issues”.
Also, he is the founder and honorary chairman of the charity fund “Foundation Family Sturza”, with the charitable activities in the field of Education, and scholarship programs for high school students, social programs (including child protection), supporting cultural programs.
Panel:
Growth and Resilience
Subject:
Family of a million: how to build a successful e-commerce
Adrian DRAGOMIR
Founder @ Termene.ro, Romania
Panel:
Future of Business
Subject:
Figures and people in business
Panel:
Future of Business
Subject:
Figures and people in business
Alexandru MACHEDON
Chairman @ Starnet, Moldova
Panel:
Future of Business
Subject:
Telecom for Digital Business and Cybersec
Panel:
Future of Business
Subject:
Telecom for Digital Business and Cybersec
Corneliu SĂU
Founder @ TANDEM, Romania & Moldova
Panel:
Growth and Resilience
Subject:
Company efficiency = CEO efficiency
Panel:
Growth and Resilience
Subject:
Company efficiency = CEO efficiency
George TEODORESCU
Managing Director @ MixBook, Moldova
Born from Brasov, George Teodorescu was raised in New York City, and studied law at Syracuse University and Columbia. He was admitted as a lawyer in New York and specialized in international commercial arbitration. In 2009 he relocated to Chisinau, where he managed the local office of an international law firm.
Since 2016, George has been the managing director of the Chisinau office of Mixbook - a Silicon Valley-based IT and e-commerce company - and is AmCham Moldova’s current vice-president.
Panel:
Future of Business
Subject:
Expats, repats and weirdos: what motivates global professionals to work in emerging markets, and where to find them
Born from Brasov, George Teodorescu was raised in New York City, and studied law at Syracuse University and Columbia. He was admitted as a lawyer in New York and specialized in international commercial arbitration. In 2009 he relocated to Chisinau, where he managed the local office of an international law firm.
Since 2016, George has been the managing director of the Chisinau office of Mixbook - a Silicon Valley-based IT and e-commerce company - and is AmCham Moldova’s current vice-president.
Panel:
Future of Business
Subject:
Expats, repats and weirdos: what motivates global professionals to work in emerging markets, and where to find them
Bogdan MICU
Investor @ Energy Fund
Panel:
Future of Business
Subject:
Broad perspectives: how to reach out new markets
Panel:
Future of Business
Subject:
Broad perspectives: how to reach out new markets
Cristian BRINZA
Founder @ Moon Resort, Romania
Founder of the Moon Resort mobile and modular cottage concept. With over 12 years of experience in the real estate industry, Cristian Brinza has managed to open 2 modular and mobile cottage resorts from scratch in the midst of a health crisis and to start 4 other tourism projects that are in the permitting and execution stage. With a new vision in tourism, Moon Resort wants to revolutionize the Horeca industry through a new accommodation experience!
Panel:
Future of Business
Subject:
Tourism revolution: from 0 to 100 million in the midst of crisis
Founder of the Moon Resort mobile and modular cottage concept. With over 12 years of experience in the real estate industry, Cristian Brinza has managed to open 2 modular and mobile cottage resorts from scratch in the midst of a health crisis and to start 4 other tourism projects that are in the permitting and execution stage. With a new vision in tourism, Moon Resort wants to revolutionize the Horeca industry through a new accommodation experience!
Panel:
Future of Business
Subject:
Tourism revolution: from 0 to 100 million in the midst of crisis
Mariana BULBUC
CEO @ Bizzmosis Group, Dubai
Panel:
Growth and Resilience
Subject:
Trends that changed our world: post-pandemic transformations that reshaped our lives, society, and businesses
Panel:
Growth and Resilience
Subject:
Trends that changed our world: post-pandemic transformations that reshaped our lives, society, and businesses
Tudor DARIE
CEO & Founder @ Fagura, Romania
Panel:
Growth and Resilience
Subject:
Crowdfunding: how to turn crisis into opportunity
Panel:
Growth and Resilience
Subject:
Crowdfunding: how to turn crisis into opportunity
Ionuț ȚAȚA
CEO @ Iceberg Plus, Romania
Ionuț is a digital visionary and innovation entrepreneur, with 20 years of experience in orchestrating change in the public and private sector. He is CEO of innovation consulting company Iceberg Plus, specialising in supporting start-ups in technology transfers in order to develop products and services in the digital industry, photonics, AI & Robotics, smart city, e-health, agri-food or manufacturing sectors. Through Iceberg Plus, Ionuț has generated multiple grass-root initiatives aimed at accelerating sustainable, digital change in the SME sector, such as the Future of Innovation and Technology Digital Innovation Hub (FIT DIH), ALT Brașov Digital Innovation Hub or the Cluster for Innovation and Technology.
Panel:
Future of Business
Subject:
To be announced
Ionuț is a digital visionary and innovation entrepreneur, with 20 years of experience in orchestrating change in the public and private sector. He is CEO of innovation consulting company Iceberg Plus, specialising in supporting start-ups in technology transfers in order to develop products and services in the digital industry, photonics, AI & Robotics, smart city, e-health, agri-food or manufacturing sectors. Through Iceberg Plus, Ionuț has generated multiple grass-root initiatives aimed at accelerating sustainable, digital change in the SME sector, such as the Future of Innovation and Technology Digital Innovation Hub (FIT DIH), ALT Brașov Digital Innovation Hub or the Cluster for Innovation and Technology.
Panel:
Future of Business
Subject:
To be announced
Andrei TARNOVSKI
Managing Partner @ TARNOVSKI Branding Studio, Romania
Andrei Tarnovski co-founded TARNOVSKI Branding Studio and serves as its managing partner and creative director. Since 2009, he worked on over 100 branding and rebranding projects from all over the world, in various fields: from healthcare and banking, to automotive, SaaS and FMCG.
Andrei has a bachelor degree in Marketing & Advertising and since 2017 is specialising in clinical psychology and psychotherapy.
Panel:
Growth and Resilience
Subject:
The tribal mind: how to build brands that rule the world
Andrei Tarnovski co-founded TARNOVSKI Branding Studio and serves as its managing partner and creative director. Since 2009, he worked on over 100 branding and rebranding projects from all over the world, in various fields: from healthcare and banking, to automotive, SaaS and FMCG.
Andrei has a bachelor degree in Marketing & Advertising and since 2017 is specialising in clinical psychology and psychotherapy.
Panel:
Growth and Resilience
Subject:
The tribal mind: how to build brands that rule the world
Tana FOARFĂ
Adviser on economic and fiscal policies @ European Parliament, Strasbourg
Tana Foarfă holds a degree in political science from the Université Libre de Bruxelles and a master's degree in European studies from KU Leuven. After 4 years of volunteering, at only 25 years old she became the director of the European Expertise Centre Europuls, an NGO which, during her mandate, was awarded the national Charlemagne Prize for Young Europeans. She is the author of more than 20 articles in the national and international press on international relations and European policies. Tana works in the European Parliament as an advisor on economic and fiscal policies. She represented the European Parliament at technical level in the negotiations on the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism, the largest financial instrument created by the EU to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Panel:
Future of Business
Subject:
RePowerEU: the power of diversification and efficiency
Tana Foarfă holds a degree in political science from the Université Libre de Bruxelles and a master's degree in European studies from KU Leuven. After 4 years of volunteering, at only 25 years old she became the director of the European Expertise Centre Europuls, an NGO which, during her mandate, was awarded the national Charlemagne Prize for Young Europeans. She is the author of more than 20 articles in the national and international press on international relations and European policies. Tana works in the European Parliament as an advisor on economic and fiscal policies. She represented the European Parliament at technical level in the negotiations on the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism, the largest financial instrument created by the EU to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Panel:
Future of Business
Subject:
RePowerEU: the power of diversification and efficiency
Vasile PETRAȘCO
VicePresident @ Clubul Oamenilor de Afaceri Basarabia, Brasov
Panel:
Growth and Resilience
Subject:
The Business Brains Story
Panel:
Growth and Resilience
Subject:
The Business Brains Story
4 topics
Discussing the most important business related issues of our time. 4 topics in 2 panels
300 guests
From Romania, Moldova & France: business people, top managers & investors
15 speakers
With huge background in business, investment and consulting, ready to share their wisdom
Networking
With some of the most successful investors, entrepreneurs and top managers
What is
Business Brains Conference?
Business Brains Conference?
A unique opportunity for business leaders from across the country to exchange their experience and knowledge. This year's Conference is set to be an exciting one, with presentations and discussions by distinguished speakers who will share their insights into the latest changes in the world of business, as well as practical advice on how to deal with them.
The program includes workshops, panel discussions and presentations from top industry experts, CEOs, and investors with successful businesses on the Romanian, Moldovan and other markets.
Get your ticket now.
The program includes workshops, panel discussions and presentations from top industry experts, CEOs, and investors with successful businesses on the Romanian, Moldovan and other markets.
Get your ticket now.
2 panels, 15 speakers
The main topics of our event, discussed by our knowledgeable and inspiring speakers:
Future of business
The digital transformation needed to remain competitive in our ever-changing times and how can businesses positively impact both the environment and business development.
The digital transformation needed to remain competitive in our ever-changing times and how can businesses positively impact both the environment and business development.
Growth and Resilience
How the pandemics, the war and the social radicalisation affect our lives, society and businesses and how to develop a sustainable brand lead change in today's challenging economic climate.
How the pandemics, the war and the social radicalisation affect our lives, society and businesses and how to develop a sustainable brand lead change in today's challenging economic climate.
Networking
A networking session where you can connect to some of the brightest business brains, some of the most successful investors, entrepreneurs and top managers. And to make things easier, we'll start with a wine tasting, let's call it a relationship-building catalyst.
A networking session where you can connect to some of the brightest business brains, some of the most successful investors, entrepreneurs and top managers. And to make things easier, we'll start with a wine tasting, let's call it a relationship-building catalyst.
Conference Program
A brief overview of November 3, 2022
10:00 - 11:00
Registration & Networking
11:00 - 13:50
Chapter 1:
Future of Business
Future of Business
13:50 - 14:10
Panel Discussion:
Future of Business
Future of Business
14:10 - 15.00
Lunch Break
15:00 - 17:30
Chapter 2:
Growth and Resilience
Growth and Resilience
17:30 - 18:00
Panel Discussion:
Growth and Resilience
Growth and Resilience
18:30 - 20:30
Networking Session
Why attend Business Brains Conference?
Obviously, there's tons of reasons. But here are the most important ones.
Get valuable insights
In just one day, you'll get tons of unique insights and valuable advice from our influential and experienced speakers and about 300 investors, entrepreneurs and top managers from at least 3 countries, all in one place.
1
Access to investment
If you’re looking for an investor or some advice on how to find them, Business Brains is a great opportunity - not only will we have investors among our speakers, but also among our guests
2
Networking
You'll be able to share your story with other attendees and speakers, and learn how they overcame similar challenges, what's the secret of their success and maybe even establish business relationships with them.
3
Foreign investors & partners
EU, Romania, Moldova - if any of these countries is of interest to you, you’re in luck: we’ll have over 300 guests that run or own businesses in those countries, so they’ll be of great help to you.
4
Access to policy makers
One of the rare occasions when you get to talk to the architects of our bureaucratic system, who can highly influence the state-business relationship.
5
Meet diplomats
A unique opportunity to meet diplomats that can give you hints or even help with establishing business relations in other countries.
6
Sign up to watch the conference online
Can't make it to Poiana Brasov? Watch Business Brains online. Fill out the form below to receive the link on the day of the event via both email and SMS, so you can watch it live.
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