Romanian Embassy, Washington D.C.

• 2019 Alianta Gala Roundtables (9 AM – 5:00 PM)

Thanks to the Romanian Embassy leadership and staff for their generous support!
Please note that - due to space limitations - only Host Committee level sponsors ($1000) and above will have access to the security and business roundtables at the Romanian Embassy the following day, including the Tech Bridge event (9 AM - 1:30 PM).
[University Students who are sponsored by Allan Cruse will be exempted from this policy and welcome to attend all the roundtable sessions].
All Gala ticket holders are welcome to attend the Special working lunch and Cultural and Community Roundtables starting 1:30 PM through the 5 PM cocktail hour.
Program: 8:15-9:00 Registration and Networking

Security Roundtable - Date and Time: October 4, 9:00-10:15 am (followed by coffee break)

Theme: "Europe, Whole and Free; Perspectives on Romania 30 years since 1989."

Confirmed speakers:

Moderator - Steve Blank, Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council

Panelist – Prof. Dennis Deletant, Georgetown University

Panelist – Damon Wilson, Vice President, Atlantic Council

Registration for the Roundtable here: http://bit.ly/Alianta19_Roundtables_Registration.

Coffee Break 10:15-10:30

Romanian Embassy
TECH-BRIDGE EVENT

Location: Romanian Embassy (capacity 120-select audience)

Time: 10:30-1.30 pm (followed by lunch)

Theme: Tech-Bridge is a new initiative designed to bring together Romanian start-ups with proven capabilities together with US-based VC's, Angel Investors and Industry experts, in a supportive, constructive atmosphere to grow and scale these businesses with capital and Silicon Valley-style management know how.

Part one: Romanian entrepreneurs share their experience in scaling their market presence in the US.

Moderator - Radu Georgescu, Bucharest Founder Gecad Ventures

Calin Vaduva - CEO and co-founder, Fortech

Razvan Atim- Head of Sales Eastern Europe, UiPAth

Florin Banateanu, Founder and CEO, OneTapp

Jon Wiener, CRO, AuraChain

Part two: American and Romanian business experts outline the biggest needs of Romanian start-ups and how the Tech-Bridge network can support.

Moderator: Mark Meyer, Board Chair, Romanian-American Chamber of Commerce

Iulian Calinov, Technical Program Manager, Amazon; Seattle Hon. Consul

Ionut Georgescu, Founder, FWEI

Daniela Florescu, NoSQL Researcher and Entrepreneur

Ana-Maria Popa, Head of Operations, Soft Galaxy

Part three: Defining Romania's Hi-Tech Brand: AI, Security or Niche?

Moderator: George Roth,Senior Manager Partnerships and Alliances, Bay Area Honorary Consul

Cristina Scheau - Director of Engineering in AI/machine learning at Facebook

Valentin Bercovici – Founder, Pencildata Cyber Security firm

Sebastian Cochinescu, CEO of SupplyBlockchain

Ashwin Jayaram, CEO, Cybourn

Registration for the Roundtable here: http://bit.ly/Alianta19_Roundtables_Registration.

Romanian Embassy

• Special Working Lunch, 1:30-2:30
Special Luncheon, 1:30-2:30 (open to all Gala ticket holders)
• Alianta will be launching two initiatives:
• an advocacy campaign to allow Romanians to visit the US without visas (Romania is one of only four EU members currently excluded from the US visa waiver program);
• a social media campaign to encourage Romanian Americans to note their heritage on their 2020 US Census forms (bigger numbers, bigger voice) [As a leader of the Romanian American community, you can help change US visa rules and maximize the count of Romanian Americans in the US Census.
• Register for lunch here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_7JPcOT_TjlEe15q1xHFGdyk4bJ-HQODOwudBdY46Qjmrmg/viewform

Announcement for the Alianta Cultural Awards- during cocktail hour:

Excellence Award for Promoting Romanian Films and Culture in the US: American Romanian Cultural Society, Seattle, WA (https://www.arcsproject.org)

Excellence Award for Promoting Romanian Films in the US: Film ETC. Association/Making Waves Festival, Bucharest, Romania (makingwaves.filmetc.org)

Excellence Award for Promoting Romanian Traditions and Live Community Work: Authentic Society for Language and Romanian Culture, Chicago, IL (https://as4lrc.org.)

Excellence Award for Documenting Romanian Immigration in the US: Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans in Minnesota (www.hora-mn.org)

Excellence Awards for Promoting Romanian Traditional Dances In the US: Carpathia Folk Dance Ensemble, Washington, DC (https://www.facebook.com/carpathiadc/)

Excellence Award for Promoting Maramures Economic and Cultural Opportunities: Maramures County Council, 2019 Alianta Gala Regional Partner, represented by Vice-President Doru Ioan Dancus and Int'l Relations Counselor, Gheorghe-Paul Szaniszlo For More Information

Sponsorship: Lauren Rakolta, Gala Chair, (313) 910-7757), lrakolta@dfm.solutions.com

Tickets: Bill Avery, Executive Director, (612) 356-9948, ba.alianta@gmail.com

Cultural and Community Roundtable: Daniela Kammrath, (202) 505-0335; dk.alianta@gmail.com