Program

April 21st 2016, Point Art Hub, Bucharest

08:30 – 09:00 Registration & Welcome coffee

09:00 – 10:15 Track 1: DEFINE

• Greentek –  a business “Proudly made in Romania”
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  [toggle title=”Victor Cotrutz, CEO, Greentek” state=”opened”]Victor will speak about the importance of a strategy for sustainable growth, applied to the success story of Greentek systems. Celebrating 7 years since its establishment, the company hosts 100% of its production in Romania, with R & D centers in Iasi and exports in Germany, France, Israel, Great Britain, Poland and Russia, having an estimated turnover of 10 million € in 2016.
  • – Factors determining the long-term success of the company. Main obstacles to overcome.
  • – Financing resources and other instruments deployed, lessons for other SMEs and entrepreneurs

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• Accesible grants for SMEs
  Daniela Marin, Director BAS Program, EBRD
• Inspiration, know-how and resources for entrepreneurs
  Oana Craioveanu, Managing Director, Impact Hub Bucharest
• Ensurance and Risk Management
  Rares Medrega, Senior Trainer, Allianz Tiriac
• Team Entrepreneurship – the value in investing in people
  Manuela Furdui, Managing Partner, FiNEXPERT

10:15 – 11:30 Track 2: OPTIMIZE

• Smart Bill  –  Optimization, development, financing. What are the right elements ?
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  [toggle title=”Mircea Capatina, Co-Founder, Smart Bill” state=”opened”]Mircea will share the story of the most widely used invoicing system in Romania – how they got here, how they attracted multiple series of investments over time and how their product can be of use for companies looking for operational optimization. [/toggle]
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• Prepare your business for attracting investments!
  Mihai Sfintescu, Administrator, Venture Capital and Equity Funds
• Technologies for optimization, growth and competitive advantage
  Alina Georgescu, Sales Director, Ymens 
• Growing pains
  Sergiu Negut, Associated Dean, Maastricht School of Management Romania

11:30 – 12:00 Networking & Coffee Break

12:00 – 12:30 Keynote Speaker – Marius Bostan, Minister of Communications and for Information Society

12:30 – 13:45 Track 3: SUSTAIN

• Vivre – from launch to market leader
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  [toggle title=”Monica Cadogan, CEO, Vivre” state=”opened”]Monica will explain how her company came to be the largest Home & Deco online retailer in Central Europe and what we can learn from a business with 1.5 m customers in over 7 countries.[/toggle]
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• The importance of communication consulting for entrepreneurs
  Raluca Ene, Managing Director, Chapter 4
• Dreaming  to become a global player ? New markets, new oportunities
  Carmen Punga, Industry Manager, Google
• Branding, rebranding and the relationship with the entrepreneurs . Case study
  Catalin Rusu, Chief Creative Partner & CEO, Rusu+Bortun Brand Growers

Event moderator: Sergiu Negut, Associated Dean, Maastricht School of Management

13:45 – 14:45 Networking & Lunch

14:45 – 15:15 Keynote Speaker – Andrei Pitis, CTO, Vector Watch

The winner of Business Review Awards 2016 “Innovation in Technology” prize with a story about technology and innovation, backed by the know-how of an experienced team of designers and entrepreneurs.

15:15 – 16:30 Track 4: GO BIG

• Autonom Rent a Car – Consolidated growth on international markets
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  [toggle title=”Marius Stefan, CEO, Autonom Rent-a-car” state=”opened”]With a 14 million € turnover in 2015, Autonom Rent a Car is an example of a business with a successful expansion on international markets, being one of the Business Review Awards nominees in the „Best International Expansion” category. Marius Stefan will recount the steps taken by the company, from a fleet of 3 cars in 2004 to one of 2,500 in 2015, dedicated to over 800 European clients.[/toggle]
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• Supporting the projects of the business environment
  Ramona Ivan, Director External Relations and Structured Finance, CEC Bank
• International Expansion – insights from investors
  Cristian Nacu, Senior Investor, Enterprise Investors
• Financing with European Funds
  Mihaela Toader, General Director, The Ministry of European Funds

13:45 – 15:45 Closing networking session