EMERGING FUNDING FOR THE REAL ECONOMY
Fourth edition

May 11th, 2017

Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest

OVERVIEW

Building on the previous years’ success, Emerging Funding for the Real Economy has become the financing event for the Romanian market with influential keynote speakers and enriching panel discussions. Attended by more than 150 participants every year, the conference is a unique occasion for networking for top-tier business professionals.

The conference provides deep insights on local and regional macroeconomic trends, the current geopolitical environment and its influence in business, an outlook of the local M&A market and the headline private equity deals, obstacles and opportunities for financial services and the role of digital technologies & innovation in the banking industry.


Dedicated both to banking professionals, fund managers, institutional investors, consultants and advisors, as well as companies’ CEOs and entrepreneurs, the conference aims to bring together the stakeholders of the real economy’s medium and long term financing value chain, giving everybody a platform and a chance to speak out. Our moderators encourage both speakers and participants to engage in interactive session, thus creating a live platform for exchanging ideas and debates.

Speakers

Florin Ilie

Florin Ilie is Managing Director, Head of Financial Markets Corporate Sales for CEE with ING Bank. He joined ING in 2004 and held the positi

Florin Ilie

Managing Director, Head of Financial Markets Corporate Sales for CEE, ING Bank

Horia Brau-Erdei

Horia Braun-Erdei is Chief Economist and Head of Research with BCR. Horia was Chief Investment Officer of NN Investment Partners Czech Repub

Horia Brau-Erdei

Chief Economist and Head of Research, BCR

Dragos Neacsu

Dragos Neacsu is Chairman of the Management Board & Chief Executive Officer of Erste Asset Management since its establishment in 2008. Hehas

Dragos Neacsu

CEO Erste Asset Management

Ioana Filipescu

Ioana Filipescu has over 20 years of experience in financial services and investment banking working for Filipescu Visa Financial Advisors,

Ioana Filipescu

Partner, Corporate Finance, Financial Advisory Service, Deloitte

Dan Matei

Dan Matei has been General Director in the Ministry of Public Finance of Romania since March 2016. Dan Matei is responsible for the overall

Dan Matei

General Director, Macroeconomic Analysis, Research and Financial Policies, Ministry of Public Financ

Valentin Lazea

Valentin Lazea

Valentin Lazea, Chief Economist, National Bank of Romania

Serban Roman

Serban Roman is Country Director at private equity firm Enterprise Investors since June 2015. He coordinates the activity of the Romanian of

Serban Roman

Country Director, Enterprise Investors

Cornel Marian

Cornel Marian started his career with Oresa as Investment Officer in 1997 when the company opened a local office in Bucharest. In early 1999

Cornel Marian

Partner, Oresa

Antonia Colibasanu

Antonia Colibasanu is a senior geopolitical analyst, focusing on strategic competitive intelligence analysis angle. She has recently joined

Antonia Colibasanu

Senior Analyst, Geopolitical Futures

Cristina Reichmann

Cristina Reichmann is an experienced Partner and Head of Capital Markets, FIS and Structured Finance in Romania at CMS Cameron McKenna. She

Cristina Reichmann

Partner, Head of Banking, FIS and Structured Finance, CMS

Irek Piecuch

Irek Piecuch is a partner and the Head of Telecoms in CEE. He coordinates our telecoms, new technologies, e-commerce and IoT services across

Irek Piecuch

Partner, Head of Telecoms, CEE, CMS

Daulat Sen

Daulat Sen is Senior Advisor at Arthur D Little and has over 20 years experience in technology and innovation strategy and management, focus

Daulat Sen

Daulat Sen, Senior Advisor, Arthur D Little

Daniela Nemoianu

Daniela Nemoianu

Senior Partner, Nemoianu Consulting and AmCham Board Member

Sebastian Tcaciuc

Sebastian Tcaciuc, CFA, is an independent private equity advisor and consultant to various investment funds. He has 17 years of private equ

Sebastian Tcaciuc

Director, Auris Capital

Horea Popescu

A Bucharest-based corporate partner, Horea has broad experience in advising on all aspects of corporate and M&A transactions in Romania and

Horea Popescu

Partner, Head of Corporate and M&A in Romania, CMS

Rodica Manea

Rodica Manea is a counsel in the Corporate and M&A team of CMS Romania with extensive experience in mergers & acquisitions, corporate transa

Rodica Manea

Counsel, Corporate and M&A, CMS Romania

Alexandra Popa

Alexandra joined BT Capital Partners in September 2016 acting as Director, Head of the Investment Banking Department. She has over 10 years

Alexandra Popa

Investment Banking Director, BT Capital Partners

Amelia Tanase

Amelia Tanase

Deputy General Counsel, BitDefender

Dorin Alexandru Badea

Dorin Alexandru Badea holds the position of Executive Director, coordinating the Treasury, Capital Markets, Cash Management and Financial In

Dorin Alexandru Badea

Executive Director, Head of Capital Markets, Treasury and Financial Institutions EximBank Romania

Imre Rokob

Holding a Masters’ Degree in IT and Banking Information from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Imre arrived at Dorsum a

Imre Rokob

Business Development Director, Dorsum

Horia Velicu

Horia Velicu is Head of Innovation Lab at BRD Groupe Societe Generale where it experiments new technologies in finance. He has over 20 years

Horia Velicu

Head of Innovation Lab, BRD - Groupe Societe Generale

AGENDA

08:30 - 09:00

Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:00 - 10:30

Opening Session: Romania in 2017, figures, facts, consequences

Geopolitical environment and its implications
Macroeconomic trends: Romania vs CEE countries. Monetary policy and fiscal constraints comparative to CEE economies
Based on macro forecast on budget deficit who’s going to pay the bill: taxation and/or pension funds?
Healthy public finances as a basis for future sustainable economic growth
What can we expect to be growth drivers for Romania for the year ahead? Any sign of overheated economy? How far are we to reach potential GDP growth level.
EuroZone accession – next step or the final destination, pressing the button for consistent public policies and badly needed structural reforms?

  • Dan Matei, General Director, Macroeconomic Analysis, Research and Financial Policies, Ministry of Public Finance, Government of Romania
  • Valentin Lazea, Chief Economist, National Bank of Romania
  • Horia Braun-Erdei, Chief Economist and Head of Research, BCR
  • Antonia Colibasanu, Senior Analyst, Geopolitical Futures
  • Florin Ilie, Managing Director, Head of Financial Markets Corporate Sales for Central & Eastern Europe, ING Bank
  • Daniela Nemoianu, Senior Partner, Nemoianu Consulting and AmCham Board Member

10:30- 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 - 12:15

Session I: Transaction Trends & Opportunities – Romania in Focus

Overview: M&A Study 2017 - Insight into what can be considered ‘market’ in M&A deals in Romania and the wider region, as well as the deal points which are usually the subject of intense negotiation – key findings on CMS’ recently published European M&A Study
Recent headline deals in Romania
Investment prospects for the coming year
Potential targets and opportunities in Romania, including hot industry sectors for investment
Strategic insight & practical considerations when doing deals in Romania


  • Horea Popescu, Partner, Head of Corporate and M&A Romania, CMS
  • Serban Roman, Country Manager Romania, Enterprise Investors
  • Cornel Marian, Managing Director, Oresa
  • Ioana Filipescu, Partner, Corporate Finance, Financial Advisory Services, Deloitte
  • Amelia Tanase, Deputy General Counsel, BitDefender
  • Rodica Manea, Counsel, Corporate and M&A Team, CMS
  • Sebastian Tcaciuc, Director, Auris Capital
  • Alexandra Popa, Director Investment Banking, BT Capital Partners

12:15 - 12:30

Coffee Break

12:30 - 14:00

Session II: Innovation and Technology for Financial Services

Where is Romania on innovation of investment practices map?
Particularities of Romanian financial market, inspiring to innovate
Trans-sectorial innovation models
Blockchain application to emerging markets
FinTech companies - challenges and opportunities for financial services sector
Low level of financial education - blessing in disguise?


  • Irek Piecuch, Partner, Head of Telecoms, CEE, CMS
  • Dragos Neacsu, CEO, Erste Asset Management
  • Daulat Sen, Senior Advisor, Arthur D Little
  • Imre Rokob, Business Development Director, Dorsum
  • Horia Velicu, Head of Innovation Lab, BRD - Groupe Societe Generale
  • Dorin Alexandru Badea, Executive Director, Head of Capital Markets, Treasury and Financial Institutions, EximBank Romania
  • Cristina Reichmann , Partner, Head of Banking, FIS and Structured Finance, CMS

14:00 - 14:30

Networking Buffet

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Located in central Bucharest, the Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest hotel is situated near the Romanian Athenaeum and is just a five minute walk away from many popular tourist attractions in the beautiful city of Bucharest.

1-3 Episcopiei Street Sector 1, Bucharest 010292.