Program

March 31, 2011, Howard Johnson Grand Plaza Hotel, Platinum Hall

08.15 – 08.45 Registration

08.45 – 11.00 Session 1:  Regional trends in international tourism. Opportunities for Romania. Legal framework and funding accessibility.  

Case studies: Prahova Valley and Bucharest potential as international tourism destinations.

• Romania’s country brand. Going from marketing talk to a local tourism strategy. Promotion strategies for Romanian tourism destinations.
• What is on the Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism’s agenda? A 20 years perspective. What incentives does the Romanian Government offer?

• Available funding sources for developing projects in Romanian tourism. A practical guide on accessing funds.

• Regional trends in  tourism & hospitality industry.
• Golf developments in Romania.  Artificial Ski Slopes & Ski jumps – an all year round tourism investment opportunity. How can local tourism benefit from them?

• Sustainable Tourism practices

• Identifying Romanian tourism destinations. Case studies: Prahova Valley & Bucharest potential as international tourism destinations. What are the opportunities? Are there any plans/projects? What has been done so far and what is next? What problems do investors encounter and how to overcome them?

Confirmed panelists:

• Moderator:Tinu SEBESANU, CEO, Trend Hospitality
• Paul TUDOR, President, Besta Group

• Christopher Owen HOWARD, Managing Director – 4 You Property Partners Ltd. International consultant on tourism.

• Catalina PANTAZICA, Head of the Tourism Section in the Culture, Education and Tourism Department, Bucharest General Mayory
• Raymond A. BREDEN, President-Elect British Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Director of Taxes, KPMG

• Corina MARTIN, President, ANAT 
• Roxana Elena PETRE,  Senior Associate, CMS Cameron McKenna SCA 
• Iain Stuart BROWN , Snowflex

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break

11.30 – 13.30 Session 2:  Infrastructure, agriculture and airports development – the gateways to investment in the region. Opportunities for doing business in Romania.

• Infrastructure works needed for Romania’s development. What are the investment needs? What are the authorities’ plans and how best to implement them?

• Private Public Partnership Law and its implications for investors.

• The state of the local airports. Development needs and plans for Bucharest airports. What are the potential funding sources for the development of Romania’s regional airports?
• The Romanian destination in the plans of international airlines. How does traffic from Romania fit into the plans of international air carriers?

• Why and how Romania can be Europe’s leading growth economy in the new decade. The economic case and supporting documents. 
• Logistic hotspots in Romania. New ways into Europe.

• Feeding the world. How Romania’s fertile land can become part of the answer.

• Business incubator units and opportunites of doing business in Romania.

 Confirmed panelists:

• Moderator: Neil McGREGOR, Managing Partner, McGregor&Partners
• Wil VAN EIJSDEN, Owner-Director at Agri-CULTURA Transilvania
• Petru Stefan RUNCAN, General Director of Transilvania Airport Targu Mures
• Bogdan DONCIU, General Manager, Romatsa

• Vajda LAJOS, Director, ASIMCOV
• Corneliu Vasile POPA, Head of Real Estate Department, Noerr
• Valentin STANCIULESCU, Business Development Manager, WDP Romania
• Costin BARBU, Valuation&Investment Division, The Advisers/ Knight Frank

13.30 – 14.30 Lunch

14.30 – 15.30 WORKSHOPS:

WORKSHOP 1 : Public Private Partnership. Legal framework and implications for investors.

Confirmed panelists:

• Neil McGREGOR, Managing Partner, McGregor&Partners
• Clare McCONNELL, Head of Projects, Stephenson Harwood

WORKSHOP 2: The need for regional airports development in Romania. Where we stand and what are the realistic plans.

Confirmed panelists:

• Moderator: Christopher Owen HOWARD, Managing Director – 4 You Property Partners Ltd. International consultant on tourism.

• David CICEO, General Director, Cluj International Airport
• Petru Stefan RUNCAN, General Director, Transilvania Airport Targu Mures
• Constantin ALBU, Director, Tulcea Delta Airport
• Mairead Dooley BYRNE, Commercial Development Manager, Ryanair
• Bogdan DONCIU, General Manager, Romatsa
• Howard SCAIFE, Managing Director, Aktirom Consult

WORKSHOP 3: Hospitality industry in Romania.

Confirmed panelists:

• Moderator: Sonia NASTASE, General Manager, Howard Johnson Grand Plaza Hotel
• Roxana Elena PETRE,  Senior Associate, CMS Cameron McKenna SCA