Romania has championed economic growth in the European Union, expanding by 5.9 percent in the second quarter of 2017, making it one of fastest growing countries in the region. The foreign direct investments in Romania reached close to EUR 4.5 billion in 2016, which was an increase of 32 percent year-on-year and the biggest amount from the past eight years. With Romania’s ambition to join the Euro zone and further integrate itself in the Union, we look at ways in which the country could become even more attractive for investors in the years to come.


The Summit will explore different ways in which the private sector and public authorities can further integrate their cooperation to secure the country’s growth story going forward.


Over the course of 3 days, officials, experts, investors, diplomats and companies’ leaders will engage in a constructive dialogue about the outlook of the business environment in Romania. By looking at some of the issues that hinder the accelerated development of the economy, the heads of large companies will make recommendations for improving the overall climate for doing business in Romania. And their voice will be heard directly by policymakers. 


Event’s agenda:
Day 1, October 31st : Country Strategy
Panel discussions, debates and moving-forward notes from decision makers, major actors and officials focusing on one main topic: improving how business is done.
Day 2, November 1st : Pillars for Growth
Highest level representatives from the most active industries will share case studies, future plans, opportunities to learn and cooperate across markets.
Day 3, November 2nd : Game Changers
Traditional business models are redefined and adapted to the fast-paced evolution of technology and digitalization. What can we learn from these game-changing stories?


The Foreign Investors Summit has become an exceptional platform to share ideas, seek new business partners and find out more about the trends that shape both the local and international economies. 


Among the first batch of announced speakers are: Valentin Lazea - Chief Economist, BNR | Oana Popescu - Regional Economic and Political Analyst | Franz Weiler - President, Foreign Investors Council | Dragos Anastasiu - President AHK Romania | Martin Zmelik - Country Manager, CEZ Group | Ion Sturza - managing partner, Fribourg Capital | Adriana Record - Executive Director, CCIFER | Anca Harasim - Executive Director, AMcham | Marius Ghenea - Investment Director, 3TS Capital | Serban Roman - Country Director Romania, Enterprise Investors | Dragos Rosca - President, Delta Asset Invest | Antoniu Panait - Managing Director, Vastint | Vlad Tanase - Partner, NNDKP | Manuela Furdui - Managing Partner, Finexpert | Teodor Blidarus - President, ANIS | Loredana Van de Waart - Partner, Gruia Dufaut Law Office | Sorin Visoianu - Country Manager Operations, ‎IMMOFINANZ Group | Robert Miklo - Associate Director, Investment Services, Colliers International | Cosmina Simion - Partner, NNDKP | Ciprian Stanescu - Partnerships Manager, AHSOKA | Oana Toiu - Founder, Social Innovation Solutions and many more to be announced soon.


More information about the agenda of the event, topics of discussion and speakers can be found on the event page. 
Those interested in participating at the Foreign Investors Summit 2017 can register online or directly by phone at +40 31 040 09 31, or email [email protected].