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SUMMARY:Together with the Republic of Moldova: The Alliance for Truth and Freedom
DESCRIPTION:Watch Live\n\n\n\nIn the face of the increasingly aggressive wave of disinformation\, hybrid warfare\, and Russian-inspired ideological infiltration\, we need a firm and values-based response from those who believe in freedom\, sovereignty\, democracy\, and the Euro-Atlantic alliance. \n\n\n\nJoin us Monday\, August 18\, at 4:00 PM RO time for the LIVE broadcast from Bucharest:Alianta Conference – “Together with the Republic of Moldova: The Alliance for Truth and Freedom.”\n\n\n\nProgram \n\n\n\n16:00 – 16:30 | Official OpeningAdrian Zuckerman – AliantaMarius Bostan – RePatriotGen. Constantin Mihalache – Black Sea Strategies \n\n\n\n16:30 – 17:30 | Conflict Between Freedom of Speech and PropagandaThe difference between authentic values and pro-Russian populism; the instrumentalization of conservative discourseModerator: Cristina CileacuSpeakers: Georgette Mosbacher\, Mark Gitenstein\, Sever Voinescu\, Corneliu BjolaGuiding Questions: \n\n\n\n\nHow can we defend freedom of expression without offering unlimited space to hostile propaganda\, especially in the context of global social networks?\n\n\n\nWhat mechanisms can help citizens distinguish between authentic values and pro-Russian populist discourse masked in moral rhetoric?\n\n\n\n\n17:30 – 18:30 | Republic of Moldova: The Frontier of DemocracyThe current geopolitical situation; hybrid attacks on the pro-European government; civic engagement and the diasporaModerator: Ana Maria RomanSpeakers: Len Khodorkovski\, Anneli Ute Gabanyi\, Ion M. Ioniță\, Angela Grămadă\, Cosmin PopaGuiding Questions: \n\n\n\n\nWhat are the most dangerous hybrid tactics Russia is currently using to weaken Moldova’s pro-European government?\n\n\n\nHow can the Moldovan diaspora become a real factor in democratic protection and in countering disinformation?\n\n\n\n\n18:30 – 19:30 | NATO\, USA\, and Romania – Guarantees of FreedomStrategic cooperation on the Eastern flank; the role of military and diplomatic leaders; strengthening informational resilienceModerator: Sabin OrcanSpeakers: James Stewart Gilmore\, Alina Polyakova\, Anatol Șalaru\, Andrei Caramitru\, Cătălin MihalacheGuiding Questions: \n\n\n\n\nWhat strategic lessons from the Eastern flank can be replicated to strengthen Moldova’s democratic resilience?\n\n\n\nHow can cooperation between NATO\, the USA\, and Romania be consolidated not only militarily\, but also in the field of informational resilience?\n\n\n\n\n19:30 – 20:00 | ConclusionsInternational alliances of ideas; engagement in defending Western values; joint conference declarationAdrian Zuckerman\, Marius Bostan \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe conference is organized with the support of RePatriot – Romanian Business Leaders.
URL:https://alianta.org/event/together-with-the-republic-of-moldova-the-alliance-for-truth-and-freedom/
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SUMMARY:Alianta Conversations: Foundation Conservation Carpathia Founders
DESCRIPTION:Join us on February 14 at 10AM EST for a conversation with the founders of Conservation Carpathia Foundation\, Christoph and Barbara Promberger. \n\n\n\nYour host\, Alianta board member and media executive John Florescu\, will lead the discussion and discovery of how the organization came to be and what is it like guarding Europe’s largest virgin forest.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout our guests \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarbara Promberger \n\n\n\nExecutive Director – Conservation Carpathia Foundation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarbara Promberger is the Executive Director of Foundation Conservation Carpathia (FCC). Mrs. Promberger holds a MSc. in biology/zoology from Graz and Vienna University in Austria. Her expertise lies in large carnivore research and management\, protected area development and management\, and forest ecosystem conservation. Since 1995\, Mrs. Promberger has initiated conservation programs in Romania\, Armenia\, and Belarus. Her work has included promoting biodiversity in organic farming initiatives\, promoting ecotourism\, community outreach\, land conservation\, research on species restoration\, forest and carnivore management\, and equestrian ecotourism. In 2003\, Mrs. Promberger\, in partnership with her husband\, Christoph Promberger\, established Equus Silvania\, which has since become the leading Romanian equestrian eco-tourism operator. Mrs. Promberger’s experience includes significant research on the primary carnivores in the Carpathian Mountains\, including wolves\, bears\, and lynx. She has studied predator-prey relationships and conflict management between carnivores and livestock\, developed ecotourism in the region\, and with her husband\, has been involved in over 50 television documentaries and 250 international media reports. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristoph Promberger \n\n\n\nExecutive Director – Conservation Carpathia Foundation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristoph Promberger is the Executive Director of Foundation Conservation Carpathia (FCC). Mr. Promberger holds a MSc. in forestry and wildlife biology from Munich University. Since 1993\, Mr. Promberger has been involved in a variety of wildlife conservation programs. With co-partners\, he has initiated conservation programs in Romania\, Croatia\, Turkey\, and Belarus. His work has included promoting biodiversity in organic farming initiatives\, promoting ecotourism\, community outreach\, land conservation\, research on species restoration\, forest and carnivore management\, and equestrian ecotourism. In Romania\, Mr. Promberger’s experience includes significant research on the primary carnivores in the Carpathian Mountains\, including wolves\, bears\, and lynx. He has studied predator-prey relationships and conflict management between carnivores and livestock\, developed ecotourism in the region\, and have been involved in over 50 television documentaries and 250 international media reports. A few works cited include an article in Wolf Magazine in 1996; and\, a publication published in 2006 entitled Wildlife Watching and Tourism: A Study on the Benefits and Risks of a Fast Growing Tourism Activity and its Impacts on Species. \n\n\n\nAbout Foundation Conservation Carpathia\n\n\n\nFoundation Conservation Carpathia is the largest private forest conservation project in Europe\, helping to restore the natural ecosystems of the Carpathian Mountains for the benefit of biodiversity and local communities. Since 2009\, the Foundation has saved over 27\,000 hectares of forest and alpine meadows in the south-eastern Southern Carpathians from logging by purchasing them for conservation purposes\, planted over 4.1 million seedlings and ecologically restored over 1\,991 hectares affected by logging\, and created a 78\,000 hectare no-take zone for sport and trophy hunting. \n\n\n\nThe Foundation contributes to the well-being of the communities surrounding the protected forests through social\, educational and green business development projects\, and its long-term vision is the creation of the Făgăraș Mountains National Park.
URL:https://alianta.org/event/alianta-conversations-foundation-conservation-carpathia-founders/
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SUMMARY:Conversation with Ambassador Marek Magierowski\, Representative of the Republic of Poland to the United States
DESCRIPTION:Join us and Mr. Marek Magierowski\, Ambassador of Poland to the United States of America on October 27 at 11am EST for a Conversation on Poland’s front-line European role in the war in Ukraine and contemplating a road map ahead in light of US domestic politics. Hosted by Alianta and media executive John Florescu.
URL:https://alianta.org/event/conversation-with-ambassador-marek-magierowski-representative-of-the-republic-of-poland-to-the-united-states/
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SUMMARY:Alianta's 8th Annual Gala
DESCRIPTION:Alianta\, the American-Romanian alliance\, has the pleasure to invite you to join other business\, government\, and cultural leaders to the 8th annual Gala & Summit on Thursday\, November 30\, 2022 & Friday December 1\, 2022 in Washington D.C. \nAlianta continues its tradition of promoting achievements of individuals and organizations that strengthen the American-Romanian partnership by bringing together the people that inspire positive change through their work\, and bolster the strong relationship between America and Romania. This year we are shining a special spotlight on the county of Dolj. \nDuring the Gala we are excited to be honoring former Presidents Bill Clinton and Emil Constantinescu\, with a presentation by Ambassador Alfred H. Moses. We will be honoring NuScale as our business awardee\, and will also be honoring Dr. Adrian Krainer\, recipient of the Wolf Prize in Medicine. \nA posthumous award will be going to Rep. Jackie Walorski\, being presented by Rep. Victoria Spartz. \nAnd\, as in previous years\, we’ll be having our Summit the next day with thought provoking round tables the following day for our select guests. The Roundtables will be an additional opportunity to network with leaders from across the spectrum\, all of whom are interested in promoting stronger Romanian-American relations. Roundtables this year will focus on: Regional\, Energy\, and Food Security\, as well as Alianta’s efforts towards the Visa Waiver program. \nThis year we are proud to be partnering with the Alex Fund\, a US 501(c)(3)\, non-profit to support the ground-breaking work of Asociatia OvidiuRo\, Romania’s foremost early education NGO. \n 
URL:https://alianta.org/event/aliantas-8th-annual-gala/
LOCATION:The Willard Hotel\, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
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