INVITED SPEAKERS

2026 SPEAKERS

Voices that influence policy, finance and practice across the social economy.

SPEAKERS

2026 SPEAKERS

High level decision makers, ecosystem builders, social investors, thought leaders, and practioners who move our ecosystem forward and set the tone for the next chapter of Europe’s social economy.

ANGELA ACHIȚEI

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR, PRESIDENT OF ADV ROMANIA GROUP

Bogdan Merfea

President of AFIN IFN & SFA

MIHAELA LUPU

CEO President of UniCredit Bank Board

CRISTINA DUMITRESCU

Head of Unit, Inclusive Finance, European Investment Fund (EIF)

OANA CLAUDIA IACOB

Corporate Affaires Lead, JTI Romania

DRAGOȘ PÎSLARU

MINISTER OF INVESTMENTS AND EUROPEAN PROJECTS FROM ROMANIA

MIIA ROSSI-GRAY

Team Leader for the social economy team, Unit for social and inclusive entrepreneurship in DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.

SIMONA PETRESCU

Environmental, Social & Governance Director, UniCredit Bank romania

MAXIME BADUEL

COSTEL ALEXE

President of the Iasi County Council

JUAN ANTONIO PEDREÑO

PRESIDENT OF THE SPANISH CONFEDERATION OF SOCIAL ECONOMY ENTERPRISES (CEPES), THE PRESIDENT OF SOCIAL ECONOMY EUROPE (SEE)

PANAGIOTIS TOURNAVITIS

VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF ETHICAL AND ALTERNATIVE BANKS AND FINANCIERS (FEBEA)

PATRIZIA BUSSI

DIRECTOR OF EUROPEAN NETWORK OF SOCIAL INTEGRATION ENTERPRISES (ENSIE)

GIANLUCA PASTORELLI

EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT AT DIESIS

SABINA LOBATO

Director of Training and Employment Operations and Studies at Fundación ONCE, D-WISE network

IULIA HERTZOG

Head of the Managing Authority, Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration, Director of the MA Directorate for European Territorial Cooperation Programmes

JULIA KOCZANOWICZ-CHONDZYNSKA

President of Managing Board at FISE

SORIN MEREACRE

PRESIDENT OF EAST EUROPE FOUNDATION (MOLDOVA)

LUDMILA MALCOCI

REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF KEYSTONE HUMAN SERVICES INTERNATIONAL FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

”Inclusive Communities across Borders” Project Insight

BEATRICE DARIE

Director of Programs, Bethany Social Services Foundation Romania

EU4UA Project Insight

CRISTINA BÎCÎILĂ

GENERAL MANAGER, ATELIERE FĂRĂ FRONTIERE

TEDY NECULA

Inspirational film director, social entrepreneur, founder Necula Agency

CRISTINA CĂLUIANU

National Expert – Romania, European Accessibility Resource Centre AccessibleEU

LUCIAN BUTNARU

Social Entrepreneur and Founder of Cofeels

RAMONA MARIAN

Manager at JobDirect, ADV Romania Group

EU4UA project coordinator from ADV Romania

NIINA KARVINEN

Diaconia University of Applied Sciences (Diak)

ESIC Project Insight

CORINE VAN DE BURGT

Board member foundation De Omslag, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Board member ENSIE, Brussels, Belgium

DIGIT ABLE Project Insight

VILIA RUGEL

Marketing manager, Fonduri Structurale

DANIELA TONTSCH

President of the National Disability Council of Romania

CRISTINA BAGHIU

HUB COORDINATOR, DIGITAL INNOVATION ZONE (DIZ IASI)

ANDREI POPA

Social entrepreneur, founder Squeeze It

DAN PATZELT

DIRECTOR, APASS

CODRUȚ GÎRBOAN

Social entrepreneur, Bricked - saved bricks of Transilvania

CLAUDIA PETRESCU

Senior Researcher at Research Institute for Quality of Life

BaSE Project Insight

MANUELA IFTIMOAEI

Programs director - ADV ROMANIA

ALIN IZVORAN

public procurement expert

DORINA TICU

GEORGIANA TRANDAFIR

Lawyer, Managing Partner at Trandafir Attorneys at Law

BOGDAN DIMCIU

Social Enterprise founder, Ophori Handmade Cosmetics

ROXANA DAMASCHIN

Social entrepreneur at OilRight and UnLoc, Disability rights advocate

FLORIN ROJAN

Director D'Apetresii / You 4 Ability

DR. ANEMARI-HELEN NIȚU

Advocacy Director, CONCORDIA

MĂDĂLINA SAUCIUC

Social Enterprise manager, UtilDeco / ADV Group

PROSECO Project Insight

VALENTIN BOLDEIU

Head of EU Funds UniCredit Bank

CRISTINA DUMITRESCU

Head of Unit, Inclusive Finance, European Investment Fund (EIF)

KATIA RAGUZZONI

microeurope promoter, PARTNER AND MEMBER OF THE BOARD AT MICROFINANZA SRL ADVISORY AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON FINANCIAL INCLUSION

CYRILLE LANGENDORF

VICE-DIRECTOR GENERAL, PHITRUST IMPACT INVESTORS

CHAD SACHS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER at NESsT

DANIEL SORROSAL

SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF ETHICAL AND ALTERNATIVE BANKS AND FINANCIERS (FEBEA)

OLEG MORARU

Director of Rural Economy Programs and Reimbursable Grants, Romanian American Foundation (RAF)

MARIANA STAN

Head of Bioeconomy & Policy Engagement - Rohealth

MountResilience Project Insight

FELICIA RELENSCHII

CEO at AFIN SOCIAL FINANCE

FRANCESCO DE ROSA

HEAD OF FUNDRAISING & GRANTS DEVELOPMENT, DIESIS NETWORK

MAY 19, 2026

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