Business with a festival rhythm
Following the remarkable success of its first edition in 2025, FORBES BUSINESS FEST returns to BUCHAREST on May 12 and CLUJ-NAPOCA on November 5 for new memorable experiences. Forbes Business Fest is a unique event in Romania, where top expertise and the dynamism of the business environment meet the relaxed and vibrant atmosphere of a festival.
FORBES BUSINESS FEST is a concept that has proven its success internationally and which, in 2026, RETURNS TO ROMANIA.
FORBES BUSINESS FEST BUCHAREST 2026 will bring together the business community in a festival atmosphere. The agenda includes inspirational speeches, panel discussions, debates, masterclasses, role-playing, and networking activities in a vibrant setting, all taking place at the Crowne Plaza Bucharest.
The festival’s six stages will simultaneously host moments of inspiration and entertainment, creating A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE.
STAGE 1
CULTURE: THE HUMAN CONSTANT
10:00 – 12:00
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WELLBEING & LONGEVITY- GOOD LIFE, LONG LIFE
12:00 – 14:00
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STAGE 2
AI – FUTURE UNLEASHED: MIND OVER MACHINE
9:30 – 12:00
SUSTAINABILITY: SEEDS OF CHANGE
12:00 – 14:00
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STAGE 3
RETHINK REAL ESTATE & MOBILITY
10:00 – 14:00
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STAGE 4
BANKING BEYOND BOUNDARIES
10:00 – 14:00
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A full day dedicated to Finance and Banking
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CULTURE AGENDA: THE HUMAN CONSTANT STAGE
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Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ștefana Samfira – Director, Actress, Cultural Entrepreneur
10:00 – 10:30 | Panel Discussion: CULTURE BEYOND BORDERS
Anca Ungureanu, Identity & Communication Director, UniCredit Bank Romania
Corina Bucea, Cultural Manager
Moderator: Raluca Michailov, Owner of Forbes Romania & Moldova
10:35 – 10:55 | Live Simulation: THE CULTURAL DEAL
Marina Coandă Bundac, Director of the Bonte Foundation, Board Member of Fulbright USA
11:00 – 11:10 | Keynote: CULTURAL EXPERIENCES THAT CHANGE PERCEPTION
Sandra Ecobescu, Founding Member & President of the Calea Victoriei Foundation
11:15 – 11:25 | Keynote (P): WHO LIVED HERE?
Ana Rubeli, Founder of the “Aici a Stat” Cultural Association
11:30 – 11:50 | Artistic Duel
Aurelian Temișan & Monica Davidescu
WELLBEING & LONGEVITY AGENDA: GOOD LIFE, LONG LIFE STAGE
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Moderator: Sonia Argint, Multimedia Personality, Founder of the DOER.RO platform
12:00 – 12:30 | Keynote (P) + 1:1: BEYOND THE PRESCRIPTION: THE CARE THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
Andreea Ivan, Pharmacist & Brand Manager for the Naturalis range within the Catena portfolio
12:30 – 12:50 | Keynote (P) + Q&A: FROM ENTREPRENEUR TO WELLBEING ARCHITECT (storytelling + applied lessons)
Lucia Berdos, Serial Entrepreneur
13:00 – 13:30 | Panel Discussion: THE LONGEVITY STRATEGY
Virginia Ardeleanu, Medical Director & Founder of the Dr. Ardeleanu Clinic Network
Veronica Savanciuc, President of Lowe Group Romania
Ana Raluca Chișu, Founder of KinetoBebe
13:35 – 13:50 | 1:1: THE LONGEVITY MOLECULE WE IGNORE EVERY DAY
Ioan Bențe, Co-founder and CEO of Nazzuro Aqua
13:50 – 14:05 | Keynote: THE SHIFT FROM RARITY TO RELEVANCE
Andreea Enache, Digital Marketing Manager at TEILOR & DAAR
AI – FUTURE UNLEASHED AGENDA: MIND OVER MACHINE STAGE
Moderator: Diana Stafie, Foresight Strategist & Founder of Future Station
9:30 – 9:45 | Keynote (P)
Diana Stafie, Foresight Strategist & Founder of Future Station
9:45 – 10:00 | Keynote (P): THE INVISIBLE ROLE OF TECH FROM UTILITY TO EMOTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Manuela Mancaș, Founder of AHA Moments, Co-founder of The Pareto Report
10:05 – 10:20 | Keynote (P): WHEN REALITY BLURS: NAVIGATING THE LINE BETWEEN HUMAN AND AI
Alexandre Damour, Digital Entrepreneur, Co-founder of D.B Media
10:25 – 10:40 | Keynote (P) SCALING AI IN YOUR WORKPLACE
Dan Oros, COM Google Central and Eastern Europe
10:45 – 11:00 | Debate: BUILT BY HUMANS. POWERED BY AI
Sabin Dima, Founder and CEO, Humans.ai
11:00 – 11:30 | Panel Discussion: FUTURE OF WORK: WHO DECIDES – THE HUMAN OR THE ALGORITHM?
Bogdan Putinică, Global AI Executive
Bogdan Badea, CEO of eJobs
Tudor Darie, CEO & Founder of Fagura
11:30 – 11:40 | Keynote (P): THE MANY WAYS COMPANIES IN ROMANIA CAN, AND CAN’T USE AI, ACTUALLY
Andrei Negulescu, Director of Strategy, Matricia Solutions
11:45 – 12:00 | 1:1: HOW WE BUILD BELONGING IN AN AUTOMATED WORLD
Pintea Anghel, Coordinating Manager of the Entrepreneurial Initiatives Department @ BT Microfinanțare
SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA – SEEDS OF CHANGE STAGE
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Moderator: Roxana Puia, Marketing and Communication Director, Environ Association
12:00 – 12:15 | Keynote (P) B CORP AND THE NEW RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND COMPANIES
Roxana Puia, Marketing and Communication Director, Environ Association
12:15 – 12:30 | Keynote (P)
Monica Stratulat, Operations Manager, Nespresso Romania
12:35 – 12:50 | 1:1: SEEDS OF CHANGE: MORE THAN JUST A TREND
Daniel Donici, Founder of Artesana
12:55 – 13:10 | 1:1: FROM COMPLIANCE TO REAL IMPACT
Andreea Tudor, Managing Associate, Ijdelea & Associates
13:15 – 13:30 | 1:1: THE REALITY OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Alina Greavu, Content creator and founder of the Aluziva Association
13:30 – 13:45 | 1:1: BANKING FOR A RESILIENT FUTURE
Simona Petrescu, ESG Director, UniCredit Bank
13:45 – 14:00 | 1:1: TRANSFORMING CITIES & NEIGHBORHOODS
Mihai Toader-Pasti, Founder of enhance.CITY & ÎntreVecini
RETHINK REAL ESTATE & MOBILITY STAGE AGENDA
Moderators: Alina Constantin, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Romania & Victor Grosu, Architect & Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Hype Project & Gynda Gourmet
10:00 – 10:05 | Opening
Alina Constantin, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Romania
10:05 – 10:15 | Keynote: FROM DESIGN TO URBAN MAGNETISM
Victor Grosu, Architect & Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Hype Project & Gynda Gourmet
10:20 – 10:40 | 1:1: BUILT FOR RESILIENCE: THE NEW LOGIC OF LOGISTICS
Răzvan Jiga, Head of Development at ELI Parks & Alina Constantin, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Romania
10:45 – 11:05 | 1:1 + Q&A: ALWAYS YES: THE BUSINESS OF MOBILITY
Tal Lahav, CEO of SIXT Always Yes & Victor Grosu, Architect & Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Hype Project & Gynda Gourmet
11:10 – 11:25 | 1:1: REDEFINING URBAN REGENERATION
Bogdan Aldea, Head of Business Development at Nhood & Alina Constantin, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Romania
11:30 – 11:45 | 1:1: MOBILITY ON RAILS
Mihai Tudosă, Head of Technical Design Department at Electroputere VFU Pașcani, a GRAMPET Group company & Victor Grosu, Architect & Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Hype Project & Gynda Gourmet
11:50 – 12:05 | 1:1: Beyond Square Meters
Andrei Sandu, Founder and CEO of Media City & Alina Constantin, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Romania
12:10 – 12:40 | Panel Discussion: BUILT TO MOVE: BUSINESS MODELS IN TRANSITION
Ciprian Bercea, Marketing & Business Development Director at Automobile Bavaria
Bogdan Speteanu, Co-Founder & Chief Platform Officer of Moov Leasing
Moderator: Alina Constantin, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Romania
12:45 – 13:05 | 1:1: WHY ARE OUTLETS WINNING? THE STRATEGY NO ONE TALKS ABOUT
Brendon O’Reilly, Managing Director of FASHION HOUSE Outlet Centres, part of Liebrecht & wooD & Victor Grosu, Architect & Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Hype Project & Gynda Gourmet
13:05 – 13:45 | Panel Discussion: BUILT FOR 2026: OFFICES, HOMES AND NEW EXPECTATIONS
Mihai Păduroiu, CEO of Office & Commercial Division, One United Properties
Andreea Cotigă, Head of Leasing Office, CPI Romania
Bogdan Iliescu, Commercial Director at Nusco
Roxana Steiner, Co-Founder & COO of STC Partners
Moderator: Alina Constantin, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Romania
13:45 – 14:05 | 1:1: THE PREMIUM MARKET, DECODED
Beatrice Dumitrașcu, CEO of Residential Division, One United Properties & Alina Constantin, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Romania
BANKING BEYOND BOUNDARIES STAGE AGENDA
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Moderator: Laura Cioba, Editor at Forbes Romania
10:05 – 10:35 | Keynote (P): THE US ECONOMY: NOT BOOMING BUT NOT BROKEN
ELLIOT EISENBERG Ph.D – The Bowtie Economist
10:40 – 10:50 | Interactive Moment:
ELLIOT EISENBERG Ph.D – The Bowtie Economist & Dana Dima, Vice President of Retail & Private Banking at Banca Comercială Română and BCR Board Member
10:50 – 11:20 | Panel Discussion: BANKING REWIRED – How are banks reinventing themselves in an economy with capital pressure, accelerated digitalization, and non-banking competition?
Dana Dima, Vice President of Retail & Private Banking at Banca Comercială Română and BCR Board Member
Mihaela Oțel, Head of Lending Business Banking, ING Bank
Anca Nuțiu, Retail Executive Director, BRD
Moderator: Costin Ciora, Lecturer at ASE Bucharest & Managing Director of CIORA Financial Analysis
11:25 – 11:40 | 1:1: GROWTH UNDER PRESSURE
Mihai Zânt, Managing Director of INNERSIS & Co-Founder of CareerShift.ro
11:45 – 12:00 | Keynote (P): THE END OF PREDICTABILITY. THE ECONOMY OF RESILIENCE. HOW MACRO CHANGES ARE TRANSFORMING BUSINESS DECISIONS
Costin Ciora, Lecturer at ASE Bucharest & Managing Director of CIORA Financial Analysis
12:00 – 12:30 | Panel Discussion: THE UNSEEN LESSONS OF GROWTH
Ștefan Hamza, Founder of Atelier Hamza
Ionuț Croitoru, Founder of Saint Roastery
Monica Munteanu, Founder of Influencer Room
Moderator: Daniel Nanu, BCR Regional Retail Director
12:35 – 12:50 | Keynote (V): HOW AI IS REWRITING FINANCE
Tolga Banyocu, Deputy General Manager, Customer Solutions Area, Garanti BBVA
12:55 – 13:10 | Keynote (P): 5 REASONS WHY ROMANIANS DON’T INVEST
Olga Ursu, Investment Consultant, Owner of strategiideinvestitii.ro, Founder of the investor analysis and AI platform EquiPicker.com
13:15 – 13:45 | Keynote (P) + Q&A: WHAT DO TRULY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES DO DIFFERENTLY?
Lorand Soares-Szasz, CEO & Founder of Upriserz
Ecoxtrem: Strategic challenges and interactive team-building activities
Expert Magic: Immersive journeys into the art of magic and mentalism performances
Activities
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499,99 LEI
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