Event information

Trilateral Economic Forum
for Business and Reconstruction in Ukraine
IAȘI - Strategic Regional Hub Romania - Republic of Moldova - Ukraine
24-25 October 2024
Palace of Culture Iasi

The event will provide a platform to discuss the current economic climate in Ukraine and emerging business opportunities. The event will cover both short-term and long-term perspectives, with a focus on post-conflict reconstruction opportunities.

Participants will have access to updated information on governmental initiatives, infrastructure projects, and key economic sectors requiring investment.

The event will also create opportunities for new modalities for collaboration and strategic partnerships between entities in Romania, Ukraine, and the Republic of Moldova.

Through discussions and networking sessions, solid connections will be formed between key stakeholders from the three countries, encouraging the exchange of expertise and resources to support regional economic reconstruction and development.

PARTICIPANTS

1

Business Community

2

Members of the Diplomatic Corps

3

Representatives of Governmental and Local Authorities

4

Academic Community and Civil Society

OBJECTIVES

1. Identifying Priorities

Facilitating a structured dialogue to understand the main priorities in Ukraine's infrastructure reconstruction and economic development. This objective will include presentations and discussions about critical reconstruction needs, identifying priority projects, and strategies for attracting the necessary investments.

2. Stimulating Business Relations

Promoting trade and investment opportunities in the region by showcasing current success stories and emerging opportunities. The event will provide a platform for companies interested in exploring new markets and developing strong partnerships. Creating a trusted mechanism for establishing business-to-business partnerships is considered essential.

3. Promoting IAȘI as a Strategic Center

Highlighting the strategic advantages of Iași County and Iași City in the context of regional and international cooperation. The discussions will address the role of IAȘI as a business and logistics hub, as well as the opportunities it offers for companies interested in expanding their activities in the region.

4. Strengthening Bilateral Relations and Expanding to Trilateral Relations

Encouraging collaboration between Romania, Ukraine, and the Republic of Moldova to develop joint projects and promote regional stability and development. This objective will include networking sessions and meetings among participants from the three countries.

SPEAKERS

Plenary session

Moderator: DIANA SANDA BALTĂ, Communication consultant, CEO PRING - PR & digital marketing agency

Moderator: DAN NUȚIU, President - Association of Romanian Investors in the Republic of Moldova

PAUL BUTNARIU, President - Iași Chamber of Commerce and Industry

COSTEL ALEXE, President - Iași County Council

MIHAI CHIRICA, Mayor of Iași

SEBASTIAN IOAN BURDUJA, Minister of Energy, Romania

H.E. CRISTIAN-LEON ȚURCANU, Ambassador of Romania in Republic of Moldova

H.E. WILLEMIJN VAN HAAFTEN, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Romania

H.E. PAWEŁ SOLOCH, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Romania

ARTEM VOITEKHIN, Representative of Embassy of Ukraine in Romania

H.E. MIRCEA GEOANĂ, former NATO Deputy Secretary General

IRINA-LOREDANA STĂNCULESCU, Consul General of Romania in Chernivtsi

CLAUDIU TĂTARU, Consul General of Romania in Odessa

ION COȘER, Consul General of the Republic of Moldova in Iași

NICOLAE MIROSLAV PETREȚCHI, Deputy in Parliament of Romania, President of the Union of Ukrainians in Romania

CIPRIAN IONUȚ TRIFAN, President - Vaslui County Council

SERGIU HAREA, President - Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova

VALERIY KOROL, Vice-President - Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

IOAN LUCIAN, President - National Union of Romanian Employers

Authorities Representative from Ukraine

Authorities Representative from Republic of Moldova 

DRAGOȘ PÂSLARU, International Adviser UNICEF - Government of the Republic of Moldova

ANDREA GROVES, UNHCR Romania, Head of Field Office in Suceava

MIHAI APOPII, President - Neamț Chamber of Commerce and Industry

NICOLAE TROAȘE, President - Suceava Chamber of Commerce and Industry

IONEL CONSTANTIN, President - Vaslui Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture

 

 

Panel 1 - Energy and innovative technologies

Facilitator:

GABRIEL MARDARASEVICI, Founder - FOCALITY, member of the Management Board of the Iași Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Moderator: PROF. DR. ENG. ALEXANDRU SĂLCEANU, Director of the Council for Doctoral University Studies - ”Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași

 

SEBASTIAN IOAN  BURDUJA, Minister of Energy, Romania

CONSTANTIN BOROSAN, State Secretary - Ministry of Energy, Republic of Moldova

ANDREI  ALEXANDRU, State Secretary - Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization, Romania

ADRIAN  BREZULIANU, Department of Applied Electronics and Intelligent Systems - ”Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași

ȘTEFĂNIȚĂ  MUNTEANU, President of the Directorate - TRANSELECTRICA

ION  STERIAN, Director General - TRANSGAZ

CORNEL  EFTENOIU, Director General - DARCOM ENERGY

CĂTĂLIN POPOVICI, General Manager - CLIMATHERM

SEBASTIAN ROTARU, IT Manager - ELECTRICA SA

MARIA CRISTINA NITOIU VOINEA, General Manager - MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS ROMANIA

MYKHAILO GANCHUK, General Manager - PROMAVTOMATIKA VINNYTSIA LLC

DAN  DUMITRACHE, Senior Consultant - iO Partners

PROF. DR. ENG. GHEORGHE ȘTEFAN, CEO - World Energy Council - The Romanian National Committee (CNR-CME)

Panel 2 - Logistics and infrastructure

Facilitator: PAUL BUTNARIU, General Manager - Railway Construction Company Iași and President of the Iași Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Moderator: DAN  ZAHARIA, Senior Partner EXTIND Romania, member of the Management Board of the Iași Chamber of Commerce and Industry

IRINEL-IONEL SCRIOȘTEANU, State Secretary  - Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Romania

MIRCEA PĂSCĂLUȚĂ, State Secretary in domain of Transport - Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Republic of Moldova

COSTEL ALEXE, President - Iași County Council

VASILE ASANDEI, Director General - North-East Regional Development Agency

CATARINA BJORLIN HANSEN, Head of EBRD Moldova

TETIANA UZHVIY, Chief of Investment Office - Regional Development Agency of Odesa Region, Ukraine

DIONISIE TERNOVSCHI, President - Ungheni District Council, Republic of Moldova

CĂTĂLIN URTOI, President of the Board - C.N.I.R., Romania

VOLODYMYR BORYSENKO, President - Poltava Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ukraine

SERGHEI TOMȘA, General Director - Railway Company of the Republic of Moldova

ALINA BILAN, Partner - ONV LAW

SERGII TATUSIAK, Chairman - Euroregion "DNIESTER"

LIDIA ABABII, Deputy Director, Head of the Revenue and Customs Control Department - Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova

IONUȚ MĂSTĂCĂNEANU, Associate Partner, Taxation Services - KPMG

CLAUDIU BISNEL, Managing Partner - BRISK GROUP

SORIN  PREDA, CEO - GLOBAL VISION

 

Panel 3 - Construction and Urban Renovation

Facilitator: FLORIN MINDIRIGIU, Founder of SHARE Architects and Vice President of the Iași Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Moderator: NICUȘOR PĂDURARU, Management Consultant, Business partner Unity Group, Board Member URB -

Moderator: CIPRIAN COZMANCIUC, Vice Dean of Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services - ”GHEORGHE ASACHI” TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IAȘI

Moderator: DUMITRU-TUDOR  JIJIE, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, ”Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași

TIBERIU FLORESCU, President - REGISTRY OF URBAN PLANNERS FROM ROMANIA

CRISTINA  GAFTON, Project Manager - IAȘI REGIONAL HOSPITAL

NATALIA  BEJAN, Director General - INVESTMENT AGENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - INVESTMOLDOVA

OLEXEI KASPRUK, Deputy, former Mayor of Chernivtsi -

ROXANA LYONS, Country Lead Design Romania - BLUE PROJECTS ROMANIA

IRINEL TOFAN, General Manager - CONEST SA

MARIUS MUREȘAN, Head of Project & Development Services - iO Partners

SORIN CHITEALĂ, Director General - EUROPARTENER

FLORIN VRAJA, Deputy COO - NESS PROIECT EUROPE

SERGIU PETREA, Founder - TECTO Arhitectura

CLAUDIU ROMILĂ, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services - ”GHEORGHE ASACHI” TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IAȘI

VLADIMIR COJUHARI, Director - ASTERCON GRUP SRL

PANFILI SERGHEI, Administrator – INAMSTRO

Special Lecture: OLEG DROZDOV, "Founder and Chief Architect" - DROZDOV&PARTNERS ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE

ALIN ENVER HOBLEA, President of IASI Branch - THE ROMANIAN ORDER OF ARCHITECTS

GELU GOPȘA, Founder  - GT ARHITECT

IURIE POVAR, President - THE UNION OF ARCHITECTS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

SVETLANA DOGOTARU, Chief Architect - CHIȘINĂU

OVIDIU  ANGHELUȚĂ, Business Development Manager - BULLET LINER ROMANIA

RALUCA MUNTEANU, Business Development Manager - IULIUS GROUP OF COMPANIES

NELU MAGALIUC, Director - ESTATE INVEST COMPANY

TIBERIU ANDRIOAIEI, CEO - NEW EUROPE CONSULTING SRL

IVAN MACOVSCHI, Chief Architect - BĂLȚI

ROXANA VOLEANSCHI, Head of Urbanism-Cadastre Service - TÂRGU OCNA

VLAD SAVIN, Chief Architect - UNGHENI

OLEG PALII, Chief Architect - IALOVENI

Special Lecture: PETER MURRAY, Founder of the London Festival of Architecture. Former Design Advocate for the Mayor of London

AGENDA

Thursday, 24 October

Official dinner

With the participation of authorities, representatives of the diplomatic corps, companies and partner organizations.

18:00

Friday, 25 October

Registration of participants
09:00
The official opening. Plenary session
10:00
Transfer to Plenary session meeting rooms
11:30
Trilateral panels Romania - Ukraine - Republic of Moldova. Part I
  • Room 1: Energy and innovative technologies
  • Room 2: Logistics and infrastructure
  • Room 2: Logistics and infrastructure
12:00
Coffee break and networking
13:30
Trilateral panels Romania - Ukraine - Republic of Moldova. Part II
13:45
Business lunch and informal discussions between participants
15:00
Business-to-business session
16:00
dinner with specific ukrainian cuisine  (HOtel Moldova) 
17:00

Sponsorship packages

Basic 2.000 Eur
  • Sponsor's logo on online and print materials;
  • Mention of the sponsor in press releases;
  • Participation at the official dinner with 2 persons;
  • Promo materials (print) on the event map, one roll-up on site.
Standard 4.000 Eur
  • Sponsor's logo on online and print materials;
  • Mention of the sponsor in press releases;
  • Participation at the official dinner with 2 persons;
  • Promo materials (print) on the event map, one roll-up on site.
  • Mentioning the sponsor in opening and closing speeches;
  • Possibility to place a stand with promotional material on site.
Premium 6.000 Eur
  • Sponsor logo on online and print materials;
  • Mentioning the sponsor in press releases;
  • Attend the official dinner with 2 persons;
  • Promo materials (print) on the event map, a roll-up on site;
  • Mentioning the sponsor in opening and closing speeches;
  • Possibility to place a stand with promotional material on site.
  • Free entry to all CCI events for the next 12 months;
  • Company presentation (5 min.) on a panel;
  • Banner on CCI website for 12 months;
  • Regular promotional mailing campaign for 12 months;
  • Roll-up on display in CCI headquarters for 12 months.
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