Future Banking Summit

✅ Welcome to Future Banking Summit - Day 1 The economic & innovation framework

The economic outlook 2022 - 2023

• Dan Bucșa
  Dan Bucșa
  Chief CEE Economist @ UniCredit Bank AG
  

Building resilience in banking during downturns

• Antoaneta Curteanu
  Antoaneta Curteanu
  Head of Retail Banking @ UniCredit Bank Romania
  
• Roxana Petria
  Roxana Petria
  Tribe Lead Customer Engagement, Retail Banking @ ING Bank Romania
  Roxana Petria este în ING Bank de peste 20 de ani și ocupă astăzi rolul de Tribe Lead Customer Engagement. Este una dintre persoanele care cunoaște cel mai bine banca, întrucât traseul său în ING a cuprins mai multe domenii: începând de la Finance, echipe de proiect, echipe de risc operațional și până la dezvoltare de produse. Roxana este foarte mândră că a contribuit la lansarea diviziei de retail ING în România și la organizarea modului de lucru cu office-urile, care lucrează în sistem de franciză. Energia și-o ia de la echipă și o investește înapoi în echipă și clienți. Roxana Petria are background în Finanțe, fiind absolventă a Academiei de Studii Economice, cu un program de master în Contabilitatea Afacerilor.
• Ionuț Encescu
  Ionuț Encescu
  Head of Products & Digital Innovation Hub @ First Bank
  

Fireside chat

• Răzvan Enache
  Răzvan Enache
  Moderator & CX & Growth Consultant @ Future Banking
  
• Mihai Cismasiu-Buda
  Mihai Cismasiu-Buda
  Director, Sales, Data & Services, Romania, Croatia, Bulgaria, Israel, @ Mastercard
  

Fireside chat

• Alexandru Ardelean
  Alexandru Ardelean
  Moderator & Editor in Chief @ Future Banking
  Alex are o experiență de peste 18 ani în presă și comunicare, profesând în cadrul mai multor instituții de presă, dar și în agenții de relații publice. A absolvit Facultatea de Jurnalism și Științele Comunicării din cadrul Universității „Lucian Blaga” din Sibiu. De-a lungul carierei, a lucrat pentru Agerpres, Time Out, Magazinul Progresiv. Pentru aproape 15 ani, a fost Senior Editor la revista Biz, acoperind mai multe domenii – retail, industrie, sănătate, turism, lifestyle, cultură, diplomație. În 2015, a fost co-fondator și redactor-șef al primei publicații dedicate raportării de CSR și sustenabilitate, CSR Report. Alex a lucrat și în domeniul comunicării, în cadrul McCann PR și The Public Advisors, unde a lucrat cu mari companii naționale și internaționale. Este un om de echipă, căruia îi plac provocările și gândirea out of the box. Este atent la detaliile care desăvârșesc întregul. Este dornic să învețe lucruri noi în permanență, să cunoască oameni și poveștile lor.
• Peter Barta
  Peter Barta
  Cofounder & CIO/COO @ enfineo
  An experienced entrepreneur, he has developed several businesses in different fields, from technology to agriculture, real estate to manufacturing. He founded and grew a business with more than 140 employees to become the market leader in its segment in less than nine months. Former investment fund manager, among the first VC venture capital funds present on the Romanian market, he is contributing to the development of the entrepreneurial sector in Romania. A top management expert with over 20 years of experience, he holds a degree in Economics and International Relations, with specializations obtained at top universities such as INSEAD, MIT Sloan School of Management and Harvard Business School. He has worked with institutions such as Google Inc, Frankfurt Business School, DAI Inc. Specializing in investment and fund management, he is currently co-founder and COO/CIO of startup Degethal, one of the most innovative and ambitious fintech projects founded in the Romanian market, which aims to simplify the way we manage our financial lives, through traditional banking and non-banking services offered through a single platform.

Keynote Speech

• Cristian Logofătu
  Cristian Logofătu
  Co-Founder @ Bittnet Group
  

✅ Networking break

Keynote "The Key to Digital Identity"

• Adrian Moraru
  Adrian Moraru
  Senior Sales Manager @ InfoCert Romania
  As Senior Sales Manager for InfoCert Romania, Adrian is in charge of pioneering the company’s branch locally, ensuring its successful expansion among key internationally banking stakeholders. Added to his solid background in digital trust services sales, Adrian is a highly professional manager with strong technical and managerial skills, with a degree in Telecommunication and Electronics Engineering from the Polytechnic of Bucharest.

The digital banking experience in 2022: customer expectations & friction points

• Adrian Moraru
  Adrian Moraru
  Senior Sales Manager @ InfoCert Romania
  As Senior Sales Manager for InfoCert Romania, Adrian is in charge of pioneering the company’s branch locally, ensuring its successful expansion among key internationally banking stakeholders. Added to his solid background in digital trust services sales, Adrian is a highly professional manager with strong technical and managerial skills, with a degree in Telecommunication and Electronics Engineering from the Polytechnic of Bucharest.
• Bogdan Popa
  Bogdan Popa
  Vicepresident, Operations & Technology @ Raiffeisen Bank
  
• Kostas Fiakas
  Kostas Fiakas
  Chief Strategy Officer @ INFORM Lykos
  
• Radu Ionescu
  Radu Ionescu
  Director Product Management @ Mastercard
  

Keynote Speech

• Maria Cenușă
  Maria Cenușă
  Managing Partner @ ICG, Integrated Consulting Group
  Maria has spent the last 8 years of her banking experience being involved in many change projects, from turnaround and business restructuring to building up new departments and reshuffling the existing modus-operandi. She is passionate about discovering new ways of working, bringing new models to operating the business and creating synergies between teams with different backgrounds.

Nurturing fintech & insurtech ecosystem

• Alina Ștefan
  Alina Ștefan
  CEO @ Salarium
  Manager cu 15 de ani de ani experiență în marketing și industria beneficiilor corporate, Alina înțelege nevoile și comportamentele clienților. Acest parcurs i-a oferit cunoștiințe vaste cu ajutorul cărora poate poziționa în piață produse și servicii dorite. În întreaga sa carieră, clienții și nevoile acestora au ocupat primul loc în rândul priorităților, fiind conștientă că acesta este punctul de plecare în conturarea unei afaceri de succes. Astăzi, Alina ocupă funcția de CEO al Salarium, prima platforma de plata instanta a avansurilor salariale. Printre proiectele sale anterioare se mai numară Azimo UK, Medijobs, 7card, WorlClass si MyBenefits. 
• Cosmin Curticăpean
  Cosmin Curticăpean
  CEO @ iFactor
  Experienced entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience ranging from management to business development, sales and marketing. Has grown a few businesses from start-up to millions in annual sales and more than 100 employees through effective business planning, creative sales techniques and innovative marketing. Capacity and competence gained through 20 years of experience in IT and Telecom products development. Demonstrated knowledge of the Fintech international environment and articulation of financial markets at a high level while also an expert in high-tech, digital and online services.
• Raluca Micu
  Raluca Micu
  Head of Payments Oversight Division @ Banca Națională a României
  
• Magda Săndulescu
  Magda Săndulescu
  Executive Director @ Romanian Fintech Association
  Magda Sandulescu currently serves as the Executive Director of Romanian Fintech Association, the leading Romanian Fintech Community NGO, a 3-year-old association that is contributing to EU’s and RO’s regulatory framework and fintech market development. Manager, finance professional and banker with 20+ years of experience in telecommunication, retail banking, investment management and private equity in Romania and CEE Region. A graduate of EMBA at Vienna University of Economics and Business, Magda has also a BA in International Business from the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest.

Keynote "Finding growth loops in over-competitive industries"

• Ognjen Bošković
  Ognjen Bošković
  Growth Lead @ CXL
  

Fireside chat

• Adrian Dinculescu
  Adrian Dinculescu
  Managing Partner @ Namirial
  

Fireside chat

• Ciprian Nicolae
  Ciprian Nicolae
  Manager Payment Systems @ BCR
  

✅ Future Banking Cocktail