Major economic topics such as financial stability, investment, technological transformation, competitiveness and sustainability of public systems are 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.
According to the organizers, high-ranking Romanian officials, such as Deputy Prime Minister Oana Gheorghiu, ministers Alexandru Nazare (Finance), Irineu Darău (Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism), Dragoş Pîslaru (European Funds and Investments), Alexandru Rogobete (Health), Florin Manole (Labor), the president of the Competition Council, Bogdan Chiriţoiu, are expected to engage in 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.
The way in which 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 Omer Tetik, CEO, Banca Transilvania and Alexandru Petrescu, President, Financial Supervisory Authority.
A panel dedicated to 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.
A session dedicated to investments will examine the role of financial institutions in supporting competitiveness and economic cohesion in Europe. Participants include: Dragos-Nicolae Pislaru, Minister of Investments and European Projects; Bogdan Chiritoiu, President, Competition Council; Anca Dragu, Governor, National Bank of Moldova; Sergiu Cristian Manea, Chief Executive, Banca Comercială Română.
The impact of demographic changes and budgetary pressures on healthcare 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 investment and business environment prospects 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 featuring Florin Manole, Minister of Labor, Harry Theoharis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece; Egemen Bagis, former Minister for European Affairs, Turkey; Beata Javorcik, Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Mihai Bobaru, Country Sales Manager, JA Solar.
The Economist Romania Government Roundtable 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, 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 in 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 31 and April 1, at the Marriott Hotel.
Numerous business leaders have confirmed their participation, alongside those already mentioned, such as: Alessio Menegazzo, Executive Officer & Country Manager PPC Romania; Robert Hanea, founder, president and CEO Therme Group; Ionut Stanimir, chief brand officer, Banca Comercială Română (BCR); Dan Stratan, CEO RCI Holding; Alexandros Exarchou, president & CEO, AKTOR Group of Companies; Cristian Erbasu, chief executive Construcţii Erbasu, 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, Regina Maria; 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 Ghiţă, CEO, SN Nuclearelectrica; Răzvan Popescu, CEO, SNGN Romgaz; Alexandru Chiriţă, 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.
Economist Impact Events in SE Europe, officially represented by Hazlis & Rivas Group, has been organizing high-level government roundtables and landmark summits throughout the South-Eastern European region since 1996, 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 at a regional level, holding summits in Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Kosovo, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia, under The Economist's global brand of trust and editorial integrity.
The Economist Romania Government Roundtable 2026 is organized in partnership with RCI Holding, the official partner for Romania and Moldova. Founded in 2000, RCI Holding is a multinational group headquartered in Bucharest and operating in over 35 countries. The group includes 21 companies active in critical infrastructure, energy markets, consulting, technology and digital services, managing over 25 billion euros in CAPEX, delivering over 3,000 projects and generating an annual turnover of 71 million euros.
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