Ciprian Stănescu

President Social Innovation Solutions

Ciprian is running the Social Innovation Solutions ecosystem, a group of organizations that aim to empower individuals and organizations to understand future transformations and to develop sustainable tech, policy, and entrepreneurial solutions. SIS runs a variety of educational programs and business competitions like Future Makers, Sustainability Academy, and Transformator; and conversation platforms like Future Summit, Climate Change Summit, and Sustainable Futures. Ciprian worked 12 years for global organizations like Ashoka and the Aspen Institute, is a Global Shaper Alumni of the World Economic Forum, co-founder of Global Shapers Bucharest Hub and a Board Member of Rethink Romania.

He teaches foresight & sustainability at The Entrepreneurship Academy in Bucharest. Ciprian is currently part of a Harvard Business School Program in Sustainable Finance, graduated from an executive program from the Cambridge Judge Business School in Circular Economy & Sustainability, and holds an MA in Political Science from the Central European University. He is a frequent speaker on future trends, sustainability, and social innovation both in Romania and abroad, and editor of Future Magazine.