Working Romania
The #futureofwork goes online!
Business Review's Working Romania is a one-day event featuring talks and sparking new insights from outstanding HR stars and leadership experts on the future of work, aiming for senior-level HR professionals.
The conference also focuses on bringing together professionals for interactive networking opportunities.
Working Romania conference looks at the new trends that task leading local human resources industry perofessionals to uncover how they navigate the changes affecting the manner we work, as well as at the ways companies and human resources executives are changing their recruitment practices in order to attract and retain top talents, to meet the needs and expectations of young employees that can improve
employee experience.
The event includes engaging panel discussions, open debates, keynotes speeches, powerful presentations and relevant content for HR professionals, HR solutions, case studies.
• The status of technical unemployment benefits;
• The post-state of emergency employment environment;
• The status of suspended contracts;
• How to avoid mistakes when completing and submitting documents for the State of Emergency Certificate;
• Advice for companies and what are ANOFM's plans for the post-pandemic period.
• Amazing cutting-edge technologies & software solutions innovating new ways of working;
• HR’s crucial role - A Kind of Magic: create winning teams, consolidate the communication to suit the “new normal” and build strong employer branding organizational culture;
• Redefining Rewards Framework: the latest trends in benefits for the changing times we live in;
• Legal complex overview on the evolution of the Romanian workforce market;
• Reimagine coworking spaces to the new context: adapt & prepare to create communities for the future of work;
• How Social Media will change the recruitment process (with Calin Stefanescu, CEO & CO-FOUNDER | DORA - THE HAPPY RECRUITER);
• What type of specialists are currently recruited (with Alina Soare, HEAD OF PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT & RECRUITMENT FOR BUCHAREST, PITESTI & BRASOV | ENDAVA);
• What are the benefits of coworking and how will work spaces change in the post-pandemic context (with Mike Hapoianu, GENERAL MANAGER | MINDSPACE ROMANIA & POLAND);
• Employer branding in times of change (with Gabriela Alexandru, HR DIRECTOR CENTRAL EUROPE | MICHELIN);
• The evolution of the local workforce market in the current context, legal aspects of remote work & governmental measures for employers and employees (with Catalin Roman, COORDINATOR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE, SENIOR ASSOCIATE | NOERR LLP).
• People function – a huge role facing current crisis & challenges overseeing a historic remote-working experiment;
• Lightning Fast HR Process Automation During the COVID-19 Crisis (with Raluca Resmerita SALES DIRECTOR | DRUID);
• New challenges in Outsourcing during and post crisis;
• Challenges bring us together during this process of adapting to the new normal: a complex overview on the first measures and best practices, focusing on solutions. (with Marian Patrascu HEAD OF SALES AND TALENT ACQUISITION | APT PROHUMAN);
• EXCLUSIVE study by BestJobs: MAJOR transformations on the labour market due to current crisis! What to expect in the upcoming quarters?
• Employee Monitoring: 5 Things You Need to Know Amid Covid-19 Pandemic;
• Useful HR tools in remote working: how to digitize the performance management and the power of feedback
• Tracking employee health & electronic monitoring measures (with Andreea Suciu MANAGING PARTNER | SUCIU | THE EMPLOYMENT LAW FIRM);
• The digital transformation dimension & online recruitment (with Crina Ilie PEOPLE FUNCTION LEADER | GENPACT EUROPE).
The Working Romania conference will be streamed online on April 29, 2020, in our dedicated Facebook and LinkedIn groups, Future of Work by Business Review. Just like the past editions of the Working Romania event, group membership is exclusive to HR professionals, bringing them together in a friendly and engaging online environment.
Join the Future of Work by Business Review (Facebook and LinkedIn groups):
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Business Review Awards Gala 2020
Over the previous 14 editions of the event, Business Review sets the spotlight on the achievements of the business community, thus awarding and celebrating the companies, business leaders and entrepreneurs that showed drive, initiative and who achieved the best results in their class of business.
Facts & Figures from the previous editions
- 14 Editions of Business Review Awards
- Over 120 Honorable Jury Members
- Over 500 of Romania’s most inspiring leaders, entrepreneurs, companies and initiatives in the spotlight
- More than 2,000 representatives of Romania’s business elite
Witness inspirational initiatives, programs and companies and meet the people behind these successful accomplishments
200+ influential top executives, active investors, successful entrepreneurs, officials and diplomats
A truly special evening in the company of like-minded individuals that aim to create value for businesses, for people, for Romania
- Bookster, for The magic of a library project
- Immofinanz, for supporting Hospice Casa Sperantei
- Vodafone Romania, for the renovation and modernization for a neonatal intensive care unit in the South-Eastern Region of Romania
- Coca-Cola HBC, for La TINEri este Puterea/ YOUth Empowered
- The TOFLEA Foundation, for MINTE project (Măsuri Integrate pentru Reducerea Abandonului Școlar) and IDEAL project
- Proven social impact of the business / initiative (community impact) in terms of number of direct beneficiaries, the impact on the community it is implemented in, the added value for the local CSR market / civil society scene;
- Developing long term CSR programs or projects for local communities (long term commitment to the local community);
- The initiatives must address a real need of the community (e.g. education, social intervention, health, environment, smart city);
- Being transparent to the local community by publishing annual sustainability reports (GRI 4) is an advantage;
- The initiative is part of a wider CSR strategy focused on a specific area of interest.
- Electrogrup, for Ghimbav – Brasov Airport project
- Immofinanz, for myhive
- One United Properties, for One Floreasca City
- Forte Partners, for Sector 0 Initiative
- Iulius, for Iulius Town Timisoara
- The investment made in the project;
- The economic impact of the project in the local community;
- The social impact of the project in the local community (a pole of interaction and social effervescence);
- The potential of the project to create a business district around it;
- The complexity of the project (including size, facilities, its potential to become an anchor for the local community).
- Schoenherr si Asociatii SCA
- Stoica & Asociații
- RTPR Allen & Overy
- Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații
- Clifford Chance Badea
- Major managed consultancy projects;
- Major litigation won;
- The size of the lawyer team;
- Number of partners, distinct units of competence;
- Participation in events in which the knowledge gained was shared by the community.
- UiPath, for developing a low code, AI-powered hyperautomation platform
- Kinderpedia, for the smart tool created for educators, teachers and principals
- Arctic, for opening the first Industry 4.0 factory in Romania
- FintechOS, for the platform with embedded AI capabilities for the use of the customers
- Druid, for the AI-drive personal assistant
- Groupama Asigurari, for Video Assist, the smartphone app for registering claims
- Mindspace, a modern coworking center
- Vodafone, for the first live concert that integrated a live hologram, a world premiere
- Vola.ro, for Vola Rambursabil, an insurance service unique in Romania
- Clear element/elements of innovation of the business/service;
- The potential of the smart technology / solution to support the smart development of the society (including cities);
- Financial support received for implementing the idea (which demonstrates its innovative potential);
- The outcome/impact on the economy/society;
- The potential to be scalable / to multiply to other communities / cities.
- Banca Transilvania
- Genpact
- Groupama Asigurari
- Vodafone Romania
- Zitec
- The main features of the employer branding strategy and its impact on the company’s workforce;
- The differentiator which makes the company stand out in the crowd ;
- The ways used to fish out the exceptional talents from the industry the company operates in;
- How many of the following aspects are included in the company’s employer branding strategy: recruitment; inducting new employees; compensating and rewarding its employees; career development pathways; rewarding employee success; internal communications systems; the physical work environment; the organization’s mission, vision, values, and company culture; corporate social responsibility; leadership structures and styles, including promotion opportunities; human resource management policies and procedures; performance management and appraisal systems; whether the organization is perceived as being innovative.
- Medlife, for buying 51 percent of the stake in Rózsakert Medical Center
- Vodafone Romania, for buying UPC Romania
- Abris, for buying Dentotal
- Innova Capital, for buying Optiplaza and Optical Network
- AFI, for buying NEPI’s office portfolio in Romania
- Value of the transaction;
- Impact within the industry/ local business scene and economy as a whole;
- Novelty elements characteristic to the transaction;
- The added value brought by the acquisition (both to the specific market/industry and to the customers);
- The way the acquisition influenced the competition on the specific industry/market.
- Fulga Dinu, Immofinanz
- Radu Savopol, 5 to go
- Mihai Marcu, MedLife
- Alexandru Lăpușan, Zitec
- Antonio Eram, Netopia Payments
- Iulian Dascalu, Iulius
- The company's growth in revenue and profit;
- Innovation and transformational changes;
- Impactful strategies;
- Contribution to the nation's growth;
- Activities / successes in the last 12 months when compared to industry peers;
- Recognized industry expertise;
- Innovation in company turnaround (where applicable);
- Examples of company’s innovations that have ‘disrupted’ the industry status quo could be an advantage.
- MedLife
- 5 to go
- Autonom
- Farmec
- Grampet Group
- Netopia Payments
- Zitec
- A bias for action;
- Staying close to the customer;
- Autonomy and entrepreneurship;
- Clear and compelling organizational values;
- Focusing on what they do best;
- The strategy for development in the past years;
- Unique endeavors to support the local business community;
- Sustainable development strategy;
- Top market position;
- Exceptional business growth compared with peers;
- Good retention of its personnel;
- An ongoing employment processes;
- A low level of the turnover of its workforce.
- Biodeck, for biodegradable and compostable packaging
- Lidl Romania, for sustainable development goals
- Kaufland Romania, for the program to reduce single-use plastic bags
- Skanska Property Romania, for Equilibrium 1 office project
- Cooperativa de Energie, for making green energy
- Implementing solutions to reduce the use of plastic and encouraging customers to adopt a responsible behavior towards the environment;
- The targets set on a short to medium term (by 2021) to find solutions to encourage the separate waste collection;
- Promoting and encouraging the gender diversity and empowering women;
- Developing initiatives to protect the environment and empower citizens from large urban areas to contribute to this collective effort;
- Depending on the industry the company operates, adopting as many as possible Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) could be an advantage if named;
- Concrete directions of the sustainable development strategy of the company.
Thank you for entering the competition by February 16, 2020. Good luck to all nominees!
Please drop us a line if you need any details, here: events@business-review.eu
The Jury
- Consists of top senior professionals representing the business community
- Is to apply qualitative & quantitative assessments for each candidate based on the information they are given
- Is assembled to nominate and vote the best representative for each category
Judging process
Will consist of three steps that include both online activities and one Jury Meeting, as follows:
- a nomination stage – done via email
- a review stage (short listing – online vote on the eve of the Jury Meeting)
- the Jury Meeting when the final vote is cast
Each member of the jury is responsible for their proposals and should nominate candidates which meet the eligibility requirements.
The nomination stage:
- Via email | The jury receives the nominations of the Newsroom. For each category every member of the jury can propose up to 3 candidates. After the jury nominations, the proposed candidates will receive a standard form to fill in and submit before the second round of the judging process
- In case a jury member is representing a company that has been nominated for one or more categories he will not take part at the vote for that specific category (categories)
- Any company that fits the eligibility requirements can submit an application (self-nomination) on the Business Review Awards event page or at events@business-review.eu until February 16
Eligibility requirements:
- Have at least one-year performance history through to December 31st, 2019;
- Have consistent and positive investment objectives over the past year in accordance with the judging criteria of the specific category they are applying for.
Shortlisting and final voting stage
All candidates will fill-in and submit a standard online form. These standard forms will be the support for the decision taken by the jury during the online vote and the live meeting. If there are more than 3 nominees in one category, the jury will short list the top 5 by a ranking system previous agreed on, or simply using qualitative assessments.
Confidentiality
All information regarding the nominees is confidential and shall not be disclosed by the jury to the public or any other third party.
We believe that role models and opinion leaders across all industries have a crucial role in shaping us and our well-being, therefore Business Review invites you to be a part of the voting process.
This edition introduces a new category open for voting!
Choose your favorite outstanding, illustrious and acclaimed personality, who makes us proud to be Romanians, from the ones proposed by this edition’s jury members. The winner will be announced at the Business Review Awards Gala, on March 2.
Thank you for voting between February 20 And March 1, 6 pm (GMT 4 pm).
This edition's nominees:
• Daniel Dines, Founder and CEO of UiPath, the first Romanian unicorn
• Chris Simion-Mercurian, director and writer
• Maria Lucia Hohan, designer, owner at MLH Creation Factory
• Valeriu Nicolae, Casa Buna
• Ana Maria Popescu (Branza), 2020 World Cup winner in epee singles
• WINNER | Iulian Rotariu, Romanian firefighter who won the 220-km Ultra Africa Race (for supporting the children with autism in Botosani)
• Tudor Giurgiu, film director
Step 1: Choose the category/categories that best fit/s your achievements or the company’s accomplishments.
*you can fill-in multiple online forms in different categories and the nomination process is free of charge
Step 2: Business Review team sends you an email describing the judging process and criteria and attaches the online as well as Word versions of the form for each of the selected categories. Submit your nomination, in English, and enter the competition by February 16!
Step 3: The Jury evaluates all submitted forms and makes a shortlist including 5 nominees that are the most successful in complying with the requirements. The short list will be announced on the website on February 26.
Step 4: The shortlisted nominees receive a VIP invitation to Business Review Awards Gala.
Step 5: The winners are awarded their prizes at the Gala in March 2, in the presence of more than 200 business leaders, officials, leading foreign investors, diplomats and entrepreneurs.
At its 15th edition, the Awards will celebrate 2019’s pacesetters in an intense competition evaluated by an independent jury which ensures the integrity and transparency of the judging process. The nominees for each category will undergo a judging process and the winners will be publicly announced and presented with their awards during the Gala ceremony on March 2, in the presence of Romania’s 200 top business community representatives.
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No refund or credit will be offered on cancellations received less than 7 days prior to the start date and any outstanding payment will be required in full (this also applies to delegates who do not attend on the day).
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Working Romania
November 12 | Courtyard by Marriott Bucharest Floreasca
#futureofwork
Business Review's Working Romania continues the conversation on the new trends that challenge the leading local human resources industry.
We uncover ways of navigating the changes affecting the way people work and best recruitment practices in order to attract and retain top talent.
Companies seeking highly qualified employees are developing sophisticated strategies that help them meet the needs and expectations of young employees - customizing office space, offering unique benefits, high salaries and flexible schedules or integrating new technologies that can improve employee experience.
In a daring attempt to cover the Romanian recruiting phenomenon, from the basics - work skills and ethics that are or should be nurtured in school - to the digital processes that empower recruiters to perfectly match talents with employer brands as well as data and marketing strategies to understand future employees, Business Review is proud to welcome guest speakers who will share opinions, trends, as well as behind-the-scene insights.
Giant tech companies, state-of-the-art co-working spaces or start-ups working their way up the career ladder, they all find it highly challenging to find smart, innovative and educated employees. #WorkingRomania brings together the highly-skilled and successful HR professionals who find the best jobs for the talented, but scarce and picky labor force.
Join us and major stakeholders in the HR sector, including state officials and representatives of major companies, on November 12, at Courtyard by Marriott Bucharest Floreasca.
• Developing education systems and learning to be up-to-date with a rapidly-changing work landscape. Is the re-establishment of vocational schools an answer?
• The foreign worker quota has risen to new record figures. Does this solve the scarcity of labor in construction, hospitality or agriculture? How does it affect the local economy in the long term?
• Can we expect a migration of workers from state companies and institutions to the private sector in the current political and economic contexts?
• Should the labor market become a national priority and what we can do about it?
Finding possible answers to such issues as diversity hiring, extensive use of new technologies as AI or data analytics, increased focus on candidate skills rather than academic results and the local leveraging of trending elements redefining talent acquisition globally.
• Digital transformation in HR – Using data to understand candidates
• Sophisticated HR strategies that change the recruitment and retention of top-talents
• Marketing meets Recruiting: new trends in attracting talents
• Redesigning work and workplace design: what exactly will the workplace of the future look like?
• High-end medical benefits take center stage in attracting and retaining top talent
• Legal boundaries in meeting the candidate requirements
There is a simple and straightforward explanation for why HR offices are often right next door to the CEO’s. Productive people make businesses perform well and it is the task of HR professionals to understand, recruit, train and keep employees happy and efficient, even when they have to drive organizational, structural and operational changes.
• Talent and Performance Management: the art inside HR departments
• Payroll, compensations and benefits beyond Excel books. Fostering mental and physical wellbeing takes workers and teams to unexpected performance
• The power of company culture and employer branding nowadays
• Acquiring new skills is quintessential for thriving in the future workplace. Is that an issue for the employer or the employee?
• The Mirror Question for every HR professional: “Why do you want to work for us?”. Can you answer it?
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Rising cities. Smart future
With Rising Cities. Smart Future, Business Review wishes to support and highlight the evolution of the urban space, with everything encompassed by it: from technology, transportation, digital transformation, communities, architecture, to sustainability, passionate leadership and culture.
Rising Cities. Smart Future proposes greener, smarter and more connected future cities through panel discussions, debates and predictions about public–private collaborations, innovative and inspiring projects and ways of integrating new technologies, such as AI (artificial intelligence) and IoT (The internet of things) in the everyday life.
• Cities of tomorrow facing economic realities – how are authorities funding investments in smart development
• Maximizing the potential of technology for city management
• New paths for collaboration between public and private players on development
• Gauging the smart potential of the existing real estate stock in Romania and investment trends
• Initiatives of public authorities to raise awareness on smart solutions implementation – how inhabitants of cities can get involved
• Smart technologies and platforms that support smart development
• Will 5G implementation generate a new wave of innovation and development for smart cities?
• Improving the efficiency of public utility services in Romanian cities – from energy to water and waste management
• How are innovative mobility solutions influencing the development of urban infrastructure
• PropTech emerging in Romania – how are property developers and entrepreneurs boosting the technology side of projects
• IWG as smart solutions provider, growing business communities through co-working spaces
• Integrating office projects in the social fabric of cities – the transformative role of developers in the life of local communities
• Meeting the emerging needs of cities – trends on work, living, shopping, entertainment. What do consumers want from place?
• Crossing the digital border – the central role of iconic places and human interaction in urban areas
re:Focus on Retail and Logistics
re:FOCUS on Retail & Logistics is a one day event, committed to revealing the latest trends and predicting the future ones, while offering solutions to nowadays challenges of retail & logistics.
Join industry experts, retailers and entrepreneurs along the entire retail sector and its supply chain and learn how to adjust your business in terms of delivery times, small delivery sizes and large production ranges, return systems and instant product availability, as well as new trends in AI and automation.
Everybody shops, the difference is where how. As the market continues its permanent growth, retail and logistics sectors must evolve at the same pace and embrace new trends in AI and automation.
Local and foreign players, developers and industry experts come together for a series of panel discussions, keynote speeches and case studies from entrepreneurs choosing online or brick-and-mortar businesses, providing know-how and unique opportunities.
Transformation in the retail & logistics industry: moving beyond the “online vs. brick and mortar” debate and delivering on customers’ expectations.
• Global trends and local approaches. What defines the Romanian market and local customers?
• Building and understanding the consumer needs: adoption of Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Machine Learning as effective marketing tools
• E-commerce growth drive: reaching operational excellence through logistics and data usage
• Innovation as future profit generator: from delivery drones to warehouse robots. What works in Romania?
• The transformation of physical retail centers in experience and entertainment platforms: balancing shopping and leisure facilities
• Mapping the development of the local retail scene – growth drivers and unexplored areas
• Omnichannel marketing: giving consumers the best experience whenever and wherever they want it
• The key role of warehouses in maximizing retail productivity – trends in demand and investments
• Unexplored areas with significant potential for industrial and logistics investments
• Same day delivery drives results: managing transport and logistics networks efficiently
• Technologies that can disrupt the logistics operations and unlock new markets. Is blockchain the next big thing?
• Assessing investment in digitalization and automation – the experience of local logistics players
• Adopting coherent waste management and recycling policies, in line with the latest EU rules
• Implementing sustainable and green solutions across retailer’s chains
• Shifting marketing strategies towards a more sustainable future
• The evolution of omnichannel retail and the hybrid approach of consumers. Online & offline power play – how can these two channels work best together?
• Leveraging your data through cutting edge software platforms to offer a better consumer experience leads to efficiency
• Identifying and understanding the differences in the new generations of customers and employees through technologies
• Innovative solutions that streamline operations of retailers and delivery firms
Reach power buyers as our attendees are responsible for making commercial decisions for their organizations.
Visibility with local and international executives that are hands on and lead their organization’s digital commerce strategy.
Connect on a strategic level, while powering best practices by means of real life examples, vivid and insightful panel conversations, Q&A sessions and workshops to an audience formed by professionals.
Score high ROI, shorter deal cycles and bigger deals.
Our events are never boring.
For these reasons and many more, don’t miss the chance to become our partner by contacting our colleagues Luiza Luca; Alexandra Roșca and Radu Firețeanu.
Foreign Investors Summit – 6th edition
As of last year Poland became a full member of the group of the most developed nations in the world, thus creating a path for Romania to join this elite group before long. Recent economic, political and social developments in our country, steady economic growth, a highly regarded Presidency of the Council of the European Union, reinforcement of the state policies through elections, have altogether created an ideal context for a new brighter perspective on the future.
• Is there a real evolution in Romania’s development and how we are to benefit from the new global positioning of our country?
• Is a spike in FDI rate to be expected after two years of stagnation?
• Have the local markets reached maturity, especially those with a traditional appeal to foreign investors: energy, IT, real-estate, services, banking and agriculture?
Answers to these important questions and many more will be debated during a comprehensive analysis of the market and of the foreign investors’ perception of Romania in the years to come.
Business Review proudly presents the 6th edition of the Foreign Investors Summit, the most awaited event that brings together foreign business communities, state authorities and diplomats. Join us, professionals across the main industries, an exceptional line-up of speakers and representatives of major FDIs in our country, for a discussion on leadership and ways to build a brighter and more sustainable future for Romania.
Poland recently attained the developed economy status, thus creating a precedent for other Eastern European peers to follow. When should we expect Romania to go from an emerging to a developed market and what should be done for that purpose?
•2019 has been a record-breaking year for M&A on the Romanian real-estate market, with multiple transactions above EUR 100 million. Does this mean that we can talk about a mature market, at least in the office sector?
•What are the main factors that could push up the current slightly lower yields and thus attract new investors?
• Bucharest, with its above EU average net income per capita and high concentration of businesses and institutions, is far from being a saturated market for foreign investments. Foreign investors have generally focused on the office sector, leaving most residential development to local players. Can we expect a change?
• When will underdevelopment cease to be an investment opportunity?
• Will the hotel market in Romania attract further investments?
• Innovation should be the key word for Romania’s IT & technology sector
• Moving from an outsourcing country to an innovation hub
• Workforce issues in the IT sector: are they pushing away new potential foreign investors?
• Black Sea resources are a great opportunity for both Romanian economy and local energy sector and should spark an explosion on the whole domain.
• Investments in renewable energy sources have stalled. Is there any way to revive the sector?
• Is there a reverse in trends on the local banking market?
• Does Romania still provide opportunities for investments in the banking sector? How appealing is the rural sector with its big chunk of non-bankable population? What about the fintech sector?
• Home and life insurance are still heavily underdeveloped. Why are foreign companies playing it safe when it comes to investing in these sectors?
• Romania is already a hallmark of the European car making industry, thus creating a context of logistics networks and suppliers, especially in the western part of the country. Should we expect new big foreign investments from other global car makers?
• The horizontal auto industry - automotive components - is now one of the biggest employers in Romania, with no signs of slowing down. Is there room for new investments considering the scarcity of workforce in the sector?
• As one of the main budget contributors, does the auto industry not have a rightful claim to better infrastructure?
• Time for some hard decisions! What is the path to follow: consolidating farmers’ business and increase productivity or stay on traditional farming and benefit from bio and organic agricultural production?
• How to promote Romania’s agricultural interests and strategy at the European Commission and how to promote local brands abroad
• While Romania’s said to be the most stable country in the SEE region, its foreign investment levels are declining. Is this a temporary phenomenon or is it a trend? And why is this happening?
• What does Romania look like in the eyes of local vs. foreign investors?
• Romanian companies should start investing in other markets, which would be a signal that our country has reached the level of a developed economy. What keeps our local business champions from expanding abroad and what can be done?
Energy in Focus
After years of robust growth in Romania’s energy sector, businesses are facing major challenges in 2019 mainly because of regulatory changes. Substantial changes were introduced in the sector: a tax of two percent of turnover, gas price capping, among others.
Representatives from Government & regulatory bodies, leading energy corporations and professional organizations meet at Energy in Focus to talk about the first effects the regulatory changes have on local businesses, on investment & business plans, on market structure and on the perspectives of the energy sector in Romania.
Companies and consultants in the energy industry searching for the best ways to adapt to new regulations, understand the current trends, look for the possible answers on new regulations in energy, prepare for future challenges and find possible ways to transform challenges into business opportunities.
· Trend change: Romania has become an electricity importer during the first months of 2019. How Romania could avoid becoming an electricity importer
· How businesses in energy adapt to new regulation changes in 2019
· Waiting for the new wave in renewable energy in Romania: prosumers, solar, wind or other energy sources
· The role of nuclear power in the energy mix: perspectives & needs
· Does the Romanian energy sector still attract investors?
· Trends: Changes in gas/fuel prices businesses and households should expect in the short, medium and long term; Electric cars - threat or business opportunity?
· First effects of business & regulatory changes: Q1 2019 results of energy groups in Romania compared to Q1 2018
· Romania’s offshore gas production threatened by new regulations?
Start-ups vs. Scale-ups
Business Review teamed up with Schoenherr in order to offer start-ups and scale-ups communities legal and funding advice, as well as success stories from local entrepreneurs, so that they can reach their business goals.
The meeting is meant to bring international know-how and good practices to Romanian start-ups and scale-ups, from legal experts, investment funds and successful start-uppers and scale-uppers.
Working Romania
May 7, 2019 | ARCUB | BUCHAREST
Business Review's Working Romania Event looks at the new trends that challenge the leading local human resources industry to uncover how they navigate the changes affecting the manner in which we work, as well as at the ways companies and human resources executives are changing their recruitment practices in order to attract and retain top talents.
The conference this year will focus on the two major trends on the local labour market:
- Romania is becoming the biggest importer of workforce in South-East Europe in an attempt to cover the workforce crisis in sectors like constructions, HORECA or services, and
- Companies seeking highly qualified employees are developing sophisticated strategies that help them meet the needs and expectations of young employees - customizing office space, offering unique benefits, high salaries and flexible schedules or integrating new technologies that can improve employee experience.
Major industries like HORECA, construction and services are importing workforce, mainly from Asia,
in order to keep up with demand and mitigate the workforce deficit on the Romanian market | An open debate between Government top level officials and national authorities in dialogue with representatives of major players from different industries and sectors.
• How local businesses are trying to bring back Romanians working abroad
• Supply and demand on the Romanian market
• Retention of “brains” in a globalized workforce environment
• How do corporations prepare for the new generation of workers?
• Generation Z and challenges for HR professionals
• Millennials’ expectations and how organizations meet their professional needs
• Recruiting talent in the “age of millennials”
• Embracing future tech – is your workforce agile enough?
• Gamify your recruitment to engage candidates and attract the best talent
• Core practices for future work habits: how will the future workplace look like and how AI will change the way we work?
• Standing out in a competitive job market – enhancing your brand in the age of instant social media reviews
• Innovative HR trends and solutions that change recruitment & retention practices
• The power of employer branding in attracting talent
• Gender equality policies - an engine for economic competitiveness
• Empowering employees: favorite extra-salary benefits
*Stay tuned! More top speakers to be announced soon.
We generate top quality leads, business exclusive and inspiring professional events that attract the right people and top-level audience by welcoming high-impact speakers and leaders together with powerful public officials, around the hottest and most relevant topics of debate.
Become our partner through sponsorship opportunities or just come and meet us, to find out more about Business Review.
Drop us a line at:
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Address: 58 Stirbei Voda Street, 3rd Floor, District 1, Bucharest