​UPDATED AGENDA. MOLDOVA-ROMANIA: CAPITAL BRIDGES 2024

Date: 27 March 2024 (Wednesday) Format: Hybrid (in-person and online)

Venue: JW Marriott Grand Hotel, Bucharest, Romania; Starts at 09:00

Bucharest Stock Exchange, in partnership with WOOD&Co, Raiffeisen Bank International, EBA, AmCham and maib are pleased to organize the second edition of Moldova Romania: Capital Bridges conference in Bucharest. Following a highly successful first event in September 2022 we would like to invite you to this forum on 27 March 2024 in Bucharest. The registration link can be found here.

Times (approximate)

09:00 Registrations

10:00 Opening Remarks (introduction by Giorgi Shagidze, CEO maib):

• Nicolae Ciucă, President of the Romanian Senate
• Igor Grosu, President of the Moldovan Parliament
• Marcel Ciolacu, Prime Minister of Romania
• Dorin Recean, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova
• Anca Dragu, National Bank of Moldova Governor
• Alexandru Petrescu, President of the Financial Supervisory Authority of Romania
• Odile Renaud-Basso, President, EBRD (pre-recorded address)
• Radu Hanga, President of the Board of Directors, Bucharest Stock Exchange
• 2 more speakers to be confirmed

11:20 Fireside Chat with Prime Minister Dorin Recean (moderated by Ionut Dumitru, Chief Economist Raiffeisen Bank Romania)

11:50 Economy, policy and reforms (panel discussion)

·Catarina Hansen, Country Head Moldova, EBRD

·Dumitru Alaiba, Deputy Prime Minister, Moldova

·2 more panellists to be confirmed

Moderated by Raffaella Tenconi, WOOD&Co Chief Economist

12:30 Lunch break

12:50 Investment opportunities: business view

·Alex Filip, Deputy CEO, Purcari

·Carolina Bugaian, CEO, Moldcell

·Vytautas Plunksnis, Head of Private Equity, Invalda INVL

·Premier Energy, speaker to be confirmed

Moderated by Vasile Tofan, Senior partner, Horizon Capital

13:30 Banking sector: gearing up for growth

·Giorgi Shagidze, CEO, maib

·Harald Kröger, Head of Investment Banking, Raiffeisen Bank International

·Gian Marco Felice, Member of the Management Board, ProCredit Group
Moderated by Bayan Carter, EBRD Associate Director

14:10 Purcari wine tasting

Please express your interest in taking part in the event using the link.