Economic resilience, investments and financial stability on the agenda of the debates at The Economist Romania Government Roundtable
The major economic themes of the moment — financial stability, investments, technological transformation, competitiveness and sustainability of public systems — will be on the agenda of the high-level regional conference The Economist Romania Government Roundtable, organized by The Economist editorial group in Bucharest, between March 30 and April 1, 2026.
High-ranking officials from Romania, such as Deputy Prime Minister Oana Gheorghiu, Ministers Alexandru Nazare (Finance), Irineu Darău (Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism), Dragoș Pîslaru (European Funds and Investments), Alexandru Rogobete (Health), Florin Manole (Labor), the President of the Competition Council, Bogdan Chirițoiu, are expected to enter into dialogue with officials from the region and at the European level, as well as with business leaders, in sessions moderated by Joan Hoey and Alasdair Ross, editors of The Economist.
How geopolitical instability influences the European financial landscape and the role of financial markets in supporting Romania's economic resilience will be debated by Alexandru Nazare, Minister of Finance, together with Ömer Tetik, CEO, Banca Transilvania and Alexandru Petrescu, President, Financial Supervisory Authority.
A panel dedicated to the technological transition will analyze how digitalization and innovation influence economic competitiveness and international cooperation in Europe and especially in South-Eastern Europe, with the participation of Irineu Darău, Minister of Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, and Iwona Sikora, Senior Vice President and General Manager EMEA, Iron Mountain.
An investment session will examine the role of financial institutions in supporting competitiveness and economic cohesion in Europe. Among the participants: Dragoș-Nicolae Pîslaru, Minister of Investments and European Projects; Bogdan Chirițoiu, president, Competition Council; Anca Dragu, Governor, National Bank of Moldova; Sergiu Cristian Manea, chief executive, Romanian Commercial Bank.
The impact of demographic changes and budgetary pressures on health systems will be analyzed in a session dedicated to social and economic resilience. Among the guests who will discuss the need for sustainable public policies in the field are: Alexandru-Florin Rogobete, Minister of Health, Government of Romania; Adonis Georgiades, Minister of Health, Government of Greece, Fady Chreih, CEO, Regina Maria, Mehmet Ali Bayar, Board Member, CCN Holding, Georgiana Miron, Executive Committee Member, Groupama
The perspectives of investments and the business environment in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, as well as the role of European funds and the labor market in supporting economic development will be analyzed in a panel which will include Florin Manole, Minister of Labour, Harry Theoharis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece; Egemen Bağış, former Minister for European Affairs, Turkey; Beata Javorcik, chief economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Mihai Bobaru, country sales manager, JA Solar.
High-level regional dialogue platform with the participation of Daron Acemoglu, Nobel laureate in economics
The Economist Romania Government Round table is an event organized in partnership with RCI Holding, which brings together government leaders from the region, European officials, experts and representatives of major companies in the energy sector, infrastructure, finance and other fields of activity to create a platform for dialogue on how Europe and the region can respond to new security risks and accelerate investments in energy infrastructure, in the context of rapid geopolitical changes.
The conference will open at the Romanian Athenaeum, on March 30, with an inaugural session in which special guests will be: Professor Daron Acemoglu, laureate of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2024, Enrico Letta, director of the Jacques Delors Institute, former Prime Minister of Italy and EU rapporteur for the single market; Mugur Isărescu, Governor of the National Bank of Romania and Yannis Stournaras, Governor of the Bank of Greece.
The next sessions will take place on March 31st and April 1st at the Marriott Hotel. Athe conference agenda can be tracked at this linkas it updates.
The public can participate, by reserving a place at the link: https://the-economist-impact-events.idloom.events/romania-government-roundtable. Available places are limited.
Numerous business leaders have confirmed their participation, along with those already mentioned, such as: Alessio Menegazzo, Executive Officer & Country Manager PPC Romania; Robert Hanea, founder, president and CEO of Therme Group; Ionuț Stanimir, chief brand officer, Romanian Commercial Bank (BCR); Dan Stratan, CEO of RCI Holding; Alexandros Exarchou, President & CEO, AKTOR Group of Companies; Cristian Erbașu, chief executive of Erbasu Constructions, president Federation of Employers of Construction Companies; Konstantinos Zygouras, group chief executive, SUNEL Group; Volker Raffel, general manager, E.ON Romania; Mehmet Burak Vardan, Chairman of the Board, CCN Holding; Ondrej Safar, country manager, Evryo; Nicholas Richard, CEO, ENGIE Romania and president of CCIFER; Fady Chreih, CEO, Queen Mary; Corneliu Bodea, CEO, ADREM; Răzvan Iorgu, managing director, CBRE; Radu Vasile, CEO, Eximprod Engineering; Manolis Sigalas, president Europe, Hill International; Mihaela Bîtu, CEO, ING Bank; Marcel Cobuz, CEO, TITAN Group; Bogdan Badea, CEO, SPEEH Hidroelectrica; Cosmin Ghiță, CEO, SN Nuclearelectrica; Răzvan Popescu, CEO, SNGN Romgaz; Alexandru Chiriță, CEO, Electrica; Ted Cominos Jr, partner, Eversheds Sutherland; Andrei Bratu, corporate executive vice president, UniCredit Bank
Răzvan Pârvulescu, business development director, natural gas division, Hagag Energy.
Background information
Economist Impact Events in SE Europeofficially represented by Hazlis & Rivas Group, has been organizing since 1996 high-level government roundtables and benchmark summits throughout the South-East European region, bringing together heads of state, opinion leaders, Nobel Prize laureates, business leaders and international institutions, for relevant and in-depth debates on a wide range of topics. The Economist Impact Events, through its official representative Hazlis & Rivas, is active on both sides of the Atlantic, organizing international events in New York, London, Berlin, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Vienna, as well as regionally, holding summits in Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Kosovo, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia, under the global brand of trust and editorial integrity of The Economist.
The Economist Romania Government Roundtable 2026 is organized in partnership with RCI Holdingthe official partner for Romania and Moldova. Founded in 2000, RCI Holding is a multinational group with headquarters in Bucharest and operations in over 35 countries. The group includes 21 companies active in critical infrastructure, energy markets, consulting, technology and digital services, managing over €25 billion in CAPEX, delivering over 3,000 projects and generating an annual turnover of €71 million.
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