Lectori – Ediția Paris, Martie 2026
In parallel, he is president and ambassador of the Mereu Aproape Foundation, as well as executive director of Intact Media Group, where he coordinates strategic projects that promote dialogue between authorities, the business environment and civil society. He is also an associate professor at the Faculty of Communication and Public Relations of SNSPA, contributing to the training of new generations of communication professionals.
Over the years, she has become a credible and influential voice in the media landscape, actively involved in promoting social dialogue, civic and humanitarian projects. Through her entire activity, Alessandra Stoicescu has gained public trust and professional recognition at a national level.
Steve Jarding taught for 20 years at Harvard University, becoming one of the most renowned professors of public leadership. He twice won the prestigious “Teacher of the Year” award at the Harvard Kennedy School.
He is an expert in strategic communication, campaign management, and strategy. Nine of his former students have been presidential or prime ministerial candidates in various countries around the world.
Steve Jarding is the CEO and founder of the international political consulting group SJB, which has worked for clients in 22 countries and 5 continents, and the co-author of the book "Foxes in the Henhouse" (2006, Simon & Schuster).
Andreea Paul is a PhD associate professor at the Faculty of International Economic Relations, ASE and the president of INACO, with extensive experience in public administration and the Romanian and European institutional triad: the Presidential Administration, the Government of Romania, the Parliament of Romania, respectively the European Parliament, passionate about the economy of the future, performance, education and sports.
Antonio Momoc was Dean of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences, University of Bucharest. He is an associate professor at the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Communication, and teaches courses in Political Marketing, Electoral Advertising, Mass Media, Politics, Society, Introduction to Online Communication, Reputation Management in Social Media, Presentation and Public Speaking. He is a trainer and consultant in media relations, reputation management in social media, presentation skills and public communication for clients of Red Carpet Production.
He holds a PhD in sociology, a master's degree in political science, a master's degree in communication science, a bachelor's degree in journalism and public relations, and a bachelor's degree in political science. He was a fellow at the United States Institute on Journalism and Media, Ohio University, E.W. Scripps of Communication, and an FSE fellow with a research trip on Italian populism, at the LUISS "Guido Carli" University in Rome, at the School of Government.
He is a speaker and trainer with over 15 years of experience in radio and television journalism. He has been a political consultant in national and local electoral campaigns. He is the author of the books
"Communication 2.0, New media, participation and populism",
"Political communication and the Internet. Populism and the crisis of liberal democracy" and "The political traps of interwar sociology".
Marcel Ionescu-Heroiu
Senior Urban Development Specialist, World Bank Group
Marcel Ionescu-Heroiu works as Senior Urban Development Specialist in the World Bank office in Vienna, Austria. Marcel received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and holds a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Development from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Some of the key areas Marcel has worked on include: urban and regional development policy and competitiveness; the management of EU Operational Programmes; project prioritization; local and regional governance; sustainable development and climate change; urban regeneration and brownfields redevelopment.
Marcel has led or contributed to projects in: Romania, Poland, Turkey, Slovakia, Czechia,
Greece, the US, Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Georgia, Azerbaidjan, Croatia, and Hungary.
Oana Babagianu is the executive director of the Future Romania program. He is an entrepreneur and former government advisor, with significant experience in central public administration. He works at the interface between the public and private sectors, contributing to the transfer of expertise and the development of partnerships between the two sectors.
She has founded and led several start-ups in the UK and Romania, strengthening an international perspective on leadership, innovation and good governance. He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the UK, Spain and Switzerland. He is currently a PhD student in economics in Romania.
As the author of the best-selling novel "Eva", she addresses themes related to identity and personal evolution, exploring the human dimension of transformation and adaptation in complex contexts.
Mircea Gâjâilă is a strategic communication specialist with experience in national security and public affairs. He works with governmental and non-governmental institutions, focusing on institutional relationships and decision-making dynamics.
He held training sessions and collaborated with participants from political and organizational backgrounds, being directly involved in campaign construction, political storytelling and the formulation of strategically important messages, contributing to the development of the skills necessary in competitive contexts.
Valentin Ștefan, directorul general al Poștei Române, cu o carieră care traversează cu succes zona serviciilor financiare internaţionale, investigarea fraudei digitale şi transformarea organizaţiilor publice, aduce în o viziune unică asupra modului în care infrastructurile tradiţionale pot fi reinventate pentru economia digitală şi sustenabilă.
After studies in Romania and the USA and extensive professional experience at institutions such as MorganStanley or international anti-fraud investigation teams, in 2020 he returned to Romania to join the management of the Romanian Post as Deputy General Manager, and in 2021 he took over the mandate of General Manager.
In his current position, he leads the transformation of the organization: modernizing infrastructure, digitizing postal operations, expanding the role of the Romanian Post as a regional logistics hub, and assuming a distinct social purpose – by supporting human capital, inclusion, and crisis response.
At Future Romania, Valentin Ştefan will explore the challenges of a nationally relevant company, faced with global dynamics – from regional logistics competition, to the integration of emerging technologies and the reconnecting of traditional infrastructures with the digital economy. The audience will be invited to reflect on how significant public organizations can adopt the startup mindset, while maintaining the balance between social responsibility and economic efficiency.
Constantin Saragea is a general director within the Ministry of Investments and European Projects, with approximately 25 years of experience in public administration, in the field of attracting non-reimbursable European funds, investments, procurement, management of European projects and control, irregularities and anti-fraud. He was the head of a Management Authority, which manages European funds in Romania and secretary general of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization (2022-2023) and of the Ministry of Energy (2023-2025).
He is a graduate of the Faculty of Automation and Computers at the Politehnica University of Bucharest, has a master's degree in "Advanced Automation" at the same faculty and completed postgraduate courses in "Management of Public Institutions" at the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest.
He coordinated teams and contributed to an absorption of almost 100% of the European pre-accession funds PHARE, ISPA, the Transition Facility and the structural funds, PNRR and the Modernization Fund, allocated within important investment projects for Romania.
It is guided by the principle: "Don't tell people your plans, show them the results".
Sebastian-Ioan Burduja was the Minister of Energy from June 2023 to June 2025 and the Minister of Research, Innovation and Digitalization (May 2022 to June 2023). He is a member of the Romanian Parliament, honorary advisor to the Prime Minister of Romania, and president of the PNL Bucharest.
He holds a PhD in Economics and International Affairs from ASE (Summa Cum Laude), a BA from Stanford University, and a double master's degree from Harvard University (MBA & MPP). He is an associate professor at the Faculty of Management at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies (SNSPA).
Between 2012 and 2015, he worked as a specialist at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. He is the author of several volumes: "Between Hope and Disillusionment. Democracy and Anti-Corruption in Post-Communist Romania" (Curtea Veche, 2016), "The Plan for Romania. Seven Intellectual Revolutions for a Country We Want to Stay in" (Litera, 2020), "The Plan for Bucharest" (Litera, 2024) and "The 10 Commandments for Romania" (Litera, 2025).
He is honorary president and founding member of the League of Romanian Students Abroad (LSRS) and the CAESAR Foundation.
Remus-Ioan Ștefureac is the president of the think-tank STRATEGIC Thinking Group (www.strategicthinking.ro), and general director of INSCOP Research (www.inscop.ro), one of the most active and respected sociological research companies in Romania.
He is also the co-founder of the news portal www.informat.ro. Remus Stefureac is a university lecturer at the Faculty of Communication and Public Relations, SNSPA where he teaches courses on combating disinformation, building resilience to disinformation and public opinion polling. He worked for a period in diplomacy at the Romanian Embassy in the United States of America. He has a degree in Political Science and a Master's degree in Governance and Institutional Development. His doctoral thesis covers the vast subject of active measures, disinformation and propaganda.
He has published books, book chapters, journal articles in Romania and abroad, and hundreds of analyses and editorials in the Romanian and international press. He is a regular contributor to various radio and television channels as a political analyst.
Mariana Ioniță represents the model of the professional trained in public administration in Romania, being a
civil servant career that has gone through, step by step, all the steps of the administrative hierarchy.
This organic evolution has given her a deep knowledge of the mechanisms of the state, transforming her into a
mark of stability and competence in the transport and infrastructure sector.
A construction engineer by profession, Mariana Ioniță has built her reputation through over three decades of experience, successively occupying executive and management positions within Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. This trajectory allowed him to understand in detail both the technical challenges on construction sites and the legislative and procedural complexity of high-level administrative acts.
His negotiating ability was validated at the highest level during Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (2019), when he held the position of Vice President of the Land Transport Group. From this position, he coordinated legislative files essential for European mobility, harmonizing the interests of the Member States with the strategic vision of the European Union.
During his term of office Director General of CNAIR, demonstrated a results-oriented leadership style, being the craftsman of unlocking vital infrastructure projects for Romania, currently in operation or in advanced stages of execution:
- Sibiu - Pitești Motorway (A1): Start of critical mountain sections;
- Moldovan Motorway (A7): Rigorous preparation of documentation for the launch of execution;
- Craiova - Piteşti Expressway (DEx12): Accelerating works on key sections;
- Brăila Suspension Bridge: Efficient management of complex construction stages.
Today, Mariana Ioniță continues to put her experience at the service of the public interest, advocating for the professionalization of the civil service and for a long-term vision in the development of transport networks.
Her presence is a guarantee of the balance between technical rigor, administrative expertise and European strategic vision.
Mircea FECHET,
Three-time Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests, Mircea Fechet is best known for the success of his "fourth child", the Guarantee-Return System (SGR, 2024), the program that mobilizes millions of Romanians, created thousands of jobs from scratch in the recycling industry and related fields, broke record after record and earned Romania the title of "Recycling Champion" in renowned international publications.
A devoted friend of Nature, whom he defends with deeds, not words: he initiated the New Forest Code in force, through which he introduced the harshest measures for wood thieves, he contributed to investments in forests at a historic level - over 4,000 hectares of forest entered the national heritage (2025), but also to investments in environmental infrastructure at European standards, for thousands of communities in the country, through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
A devoted friend of Nature, whom he defends with deeds, not words: he initiated the New Forest Code in force, through which he introduced the harshest measures for wood thieves, he contributed to investments in forests at a historic level - over 4,000 hectares of forest entered the national heritage (2025), but also to investments in environmental infrastructure at European standards, for thousands of communities in the country, through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
A man who believes that everyone, in their own right, can do something to make Romania better in the evening than they found it in the morning.
Bozidar Djelic
Managing Director, Head of Lazard for Central and Eastern Europe, CIS (ex Soviet Union) and Turkey. Bozidar Djelic advises countries, corporations and financial institutions on
their development programs, financing options and strategic transactions
Mr. Djelic has more than 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors across transition countries, including eight years as a senior member of the Serbian government.
He was Deputy Prime Minister between 2007 and 2011, during which time he led negotiations for the country’s entry into the European Union and absorption of EU funds.
Mr. Djelic also served as Minister of Science and Technological Development, and in 2012, ran for President of the London-based EBRD
From 2013 to 2016, he served as an independent director on the Board of the Bank of Georgia, a FTSE 250-listed company.
From 2001 to 2004 Mr. Djelic was Minister of Finance and Economy of Serbia
Between 2005 and 2007, Mr. Djelic served as Crédit Agricole’s Director for Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and was the head of its Ukrainian (Index Bank) and
Serbian (Meridian) subsidiaries
From 1993 to 2001, Mr. Djelic was a Partner of McKinsey & Company in the Paris and Silicon Valley offices, specializing in financial institutions, media and technology
Andrei Ciobanu is a Romanian comedian, actor and writer. He became known through his stand-up comedy shows and his work within the group Sector 7, appreciated for his intelligent and self-deprecating humor.
He is the author of the best-selling books "Suck it, Ramona!" and "Suck it, Andrei!", which were the basis for the film "Oh, Ramona!" (2019). In addition to his literary and artistic work, Andrei Ciobanu was also a radio producer, having a constant presence in the Romanian media.
His style combines sarcasm, social observations, and situational humor, which has made him one of the most appreciated comedians of the new generation in Romania.
Chiara Corazza President CCC / French / Representative G20 EMPOWER / Member G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council / President, WEF Europe / Affiliate Professor, ESCP Business School
Italian and English, multilingual, Chiara Corazza, President of CCC, has forged economic and
social ties in more than 100 countries. After 110 summa cum laude diploma in Political Science
and a promising career as journalist at Il Globo in Rome, she arrived 40 years ago in Paris.
Chiara Corazza is the Private Sector Representative for France within G20 EMPOWER,
appointed by President Emmanuel Macron, and member of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory
Council.
In 2025, Chiara Corazza launched of the Global Movement for a Global Leadership in the
framework of the Global Leadership by Women Summit (which took place in Marseille, France,
on November 27) that she led in collaboration with CMA Media, part of the CMA CGM Group,
promoting a new model of leadership: by women, for all.
Since 2025, she is President of the Women Economic Forum Europe.
She has been CEO at the Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society (2017-2021). She is the
author of the report ‘Women at the heart of the economy’, as part of the mission she was
entrusted by the French Government after the G7 2019 Summit, proposing critical
recommendations for the representation of girls and women in STEM and in the jobs of the
future.
She was the Managing Director of the Greater Paris Investment Agency (2002-2016) to attract
global investments to the Paris Region. As Director of International Affairs of Greater Paris
(1985-2002), she created the Metropolis and implemented cooperation between Paris and 20
global capitals.
Chiara is a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for France and of the
Arab International Women’s Forum. In 2019, she was nominated as the French Foreign Trade
Advisor. She has been independent board member of RATP and APRIL.
She is an Affiliate Professor at ESCP Business School and a member of the international
Advisory Board of ESCP Business School.
Chiara Corazza was named one of the "100 Women who Change the World" by La Repubblica
and honoured in 2023 as “Legendary Woman of the Decade” by the Women Economic Forum
(WEF).
She was awarded Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur by Christine Lagarde (2009) and Ufficiale
della Stella d’Italia by President Sergio Mattarella (2015).
Zdravko Marić is an economist with extensive experience in public finance, macroeconomic policy, and capital markets. He served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Republic of Croatia from 2016 to 2022, after previously holding senior positions within the Ministry of Finance, including State Secretary and Assistant Minister for Macroeconomic Analysis and Planning. He also worked in the private sector as Executive Director for Strategy and Capital Markets at Agrokor.
Dr. Marić holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Zagreb and completed executive education in Public Financial Management at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He is the author of numerous research and professional papers and currently serves as Director and Owner of Marabizz d.o.o.
Lavinia Teodorescu s-a alăturat NATO în februarie 2025 și lucrează în prezent în cadrul Diviziei de Securitate Cooperativă a Statului Major Militar Internațional, concentrându-se pe parteneriatele militare cu Ucraina, Moldova și Georgia. Anterior, în cadrul NATO, a făcut parte din echipa „Joint Effects” a Comandamentului Aliat pentru Transformare, unde a lucrat în domeniul contracarării dronelor și al războiului electromagnetic.
Lavinia este licențiată în Științe Politice la Universitatea Harvard, unde a obținut și un master în studii regionale: Rusia, Europa de Est și Asia Centrală, cercetarea sa fiind axată pe organizațiile paramilitare și companiile militare private din Rusia. Înainte de NATO, a lucrat ca cercetător și asistent universitar la Harvard Business School și în Departamentul de Științe Politice, contribuind la studii de caz în geopolitică și economie internațională. Parcursul său include stagii de studiu în Danemarca și Senegal, alături de experiența din China, unde a predat cursuri de negociere.
Arhimandritul Iustin Miron este una dintre vocile spirituale cunoscute ale spațiului ortodox românesc, legat în mod special de Mănăstirea Oașa, a cărei comunitate s-a format în jurul inițiativei sale încă din 1994. De formație inginer în Electronică și Telecomunicații, cu studii la Politehnica din Timișoara, a urmat apoi și studii teologice, îmbinând rigoarea intelectuală cu vocația duhovnicească. În decembrie 2024 a fost numit stareț al Mănăstirii Nicula. Invitat în cadrul Future Romania, Părintele Iustin aduce o perspectivă profundă asupra formării caracterului, a discernământului și a leadershipului construit pe valori și responsabilitate.
Pierre Yees Bournazel este un politician francez, fost deputat în Adunarea Națională a Franței pentru circumscripția a 18-a din Paris (2017–2022) și consilier al orașului Paris din 2008. Membru al partidului centrist Horizons, el este cunoscut pentru activitatea sa în politica locală pariziană și pentru promovarea unei abordări pragmatice și moderate în administrația urbană. Absolvent al Sciences Po Toulouse, Bournazel s-a implicat de peste 15 ani în proiecte legate de dezvoltarea orașului, cultură și politici publice.
Renaud Girard este un jurnalist, geopolitician și autor francez, cunoscut pentru activitatea sa ca mare reporter și cronicar internațional la Le Figaro. Din 1984, a acoperit numeroase conflicte și crize geopolitice majore în regiuni precum Orientul Mijlociu, Afganistan, Balcani sau Africa, fiind unul dintre cei mai experimentați corespondenți de război francezi. Absolvent al École normale supérieure și al École nationale d’administration, este de asemenea profesor de strategie și relații internaționale la Sciences Po și autor al mai multor cărți despre geopolitică și conflictele contemporane.
Stefan de Faÿ este Consul General Onorific al României la Nisa – descendent al unei familii aristocrate milenare și promotor neobosit al culturii și identității românești.
E.S. Doamna Ioana BIVOLARU este Ambasador extraordinar și plenipotențiar al României în Republica Franceză.
Este diplomat de carieră, cu peste 15 ani de experiență în Afaceri Europene.
În perioada 2005-2006, a fost membru al echipei României care a pregătit Tratatul de Aderare a României la UE. Și-a desfășurat activitatea ca diplomat responsabil de președinția Consiliului Uniunii Europene şi negocierile de aderare a României la UE la ambasadele României din Roma (2003), Haga (2004) şi Helsinki (2006).
Timp de 5 ani, din 2007 până în 2012, Ioana Bivolaru a activat în cadrul Reprezentanței Permanente a României pe lângă Uniunea Europeană.
Din 2016 și până în mai 2023, Ioana Bivolaru a fost ambasador al României în Portugalia.