stars Romania alumni study tour
Key details:
- stars Romania alumni study tour to Bucharest
- Date: 30 April (18h00) – 3 May 2026 (after breakfast)
- Venue: InterContinental Athenee Palace, Bucharest, Romania
Programme:
- Thursday, 30 April 2026
- Individual Arrival
- 18.00: Drinks and Dinner at Restaurant ‘Caru’ cu bere‘
- Friday, 1 May 2026
- 9.00: Welcome Addresses by Toni Schoenenberger, Executive Chairman, and Gordana Kierans, President, stars Southeast Europe alumni chapter
- 9.30: Insights into Romania, Politics, Economics and Business Opportunities by Iulian Barcoci, Country Head Chain IQ Romania
- 10.30: Coffee Break
- 11.00: Panel Discussion on Business Opportunities in Southeast Europe with Iulian Barcoci, Leon Malazogu, Consultant and Former Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo to Japan; stars Alumnus, Pristina, Kosovo, Kalin Marinov, Head of International Affairs and Strategic Development, ESG Lead, Glavbolgarstroy Holding, Bulgaria, Elisabeta Moraru, Romania Country Director, Google, and Selena Stan, Partner, FIDASmart, Bucharest, moderated by Gordana Kierans
- 12.30: Lunch
- Afternoon: Sightseeing, e.g. The Parliament Palace, The Cotroceni Palace, Romanian Athenaeum, The Royal Palace, The Romanian Village Museum & The Museum of the National Romanian Peasant, Bucharest Botanical Garden
- 18.00: Drinks and Dinner at Restaurant ‘Hiro Bay‘
- Saturday, 2 May 2026: Sightseeing Programme
- 9.00: Continuation of Sightseeing
- 19.00: Drinks and Dinner at Restaurant ‘Relais & Châteaux Bistro Athénée’
- Sunday, 3 May 2026
- Individual Departure
Background Information:
- Insights into Romania
- stars Webinar – It’s Geopolitics, stupid! Risks and Opportunities for Southeast Europe
Joerg WUTTKE, Partner, DGA Group; President Emeritus EU Chamber of Commerce in China; Member, stars International Board, Washington D.C., United States
