EMERGING FUNDING FOR THE REAL ECONOMY
Fourth edition
May 11th, 2017
Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest
OVERVIEW
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
Managing Director, Head of Financial Markets Corporate Sales for CEE, ING BankHoria Brau-Erdei
Chief Economist and Head of Research, BCRDragos Neacsu
CEO Erste Asset ManagementIoana Filipescu
Partner, Corporate Finance, Financial Advisory Service, DeloitteDan Matei
General Director, Macroeconomic Analysis, Research and Financial Policies, Ministry of Public FinancValentin Lazea
Valentin Lazea, Chief Economist, National Bank of RomaniaSerban Roman
Country Director, Enterprise InvestorsCornel Marian
Partner, OresaAntonia Colibasanu
Senior Analyst, Geopolitical FuturesCristina Reichmann
Partner, Head of Banking, FIS and Structured Finance, CMSIrek Piecuch
Partner, Head of Telecoms, CEE, CMSDaulat Sen
Daulat Sen, Senior Advisor, Arthur D LittleDaniela Nemoianu
Senior Partner, Nemoianu Consulting and AmCham Board MemberSebastian Tcaciuc
Director, Auris CapitalHorea Popescu
Partner, Head of Corporate and M&A in Romania, CMSRodica Manea
Counsel, Corporate and M&A, CMS RomaniaAlexandra Popa
Investment Banking Director, BT Capital PartnersAmelia Tanase
Deputy General Counsel, BitDefenderDorin Alexandru Badea
Executive Director, Head of Capital Markets, Treasury and Financial Institutions EximBank RomaniaImre Rokob
Business Development Director, DorsumHoria Velicu
Head of Innovation Lab, BRD - Groupe Societe GeneraleAGENDA
Registration and Welcome Coffee
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
Coffee Break
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
Coffee Break
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