Program

3rd edition, June 7, 2011

9:00 – 9:30 – Guest Registration

9:30 – 11:30 – Panel discussions

11:30 – 12:00 – Buffet lunch

Panelists include:

	Alexandra GATEJ President AmCham Romania		Mihai COCA-COZMA President of the Board of Directors and General Manager, Alico Pensions
	Henrik NENZEN Managing Director Ford Romania		Michal GOLEBIEWSKI Marketing and Operations Lead, Microsoft Romania
	Dan SCHWARTZ Managing Partner Scot & Company		Perry V. ZIZZI Partner Clifford Chance Badea
	Nadia CRISAN Managing Director McGuire Woods Romania (Moderator)		Blair LABARGE Economic Counsellor US Embassy

Topics include:

•    Romania – a competitive market for US companies;
•    The PPP law – a possible draw for US investors;
•    Out of recession and into consumption mode? What are expectations of US companies?
•    The changing landscape of the local IT industry: what are the drivers impacting the strategies of players in this sector?
•    The future of automotive industry; how to improve the competitiveness of products? The development of new products at the current market demand;
•    The pensions reform in Romania; Opportunities and the growth potential for insurance companies in the local private pensions system;
•    The Romanian labor market: the new labor code and the existing recruitment challenges.