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
    • 9.15: Insights into Romania, Politics and Economics by Iulian Barcoci, Country Head Chain IQ Romania
    • 9.45: Keynote on Business Opportunities in Romania by Claudio Cisullo, Founder and Executive Chairman, Chain IQ Group AG
    • 10.30: Coffee Break
    • 11.00: Panel Discussion on Business Opportunities in Southeast Europe with Claudio Cisullo, 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

Participation fee (including accommodation, meals, local transport and site visits – see our terms and conditions): 30 April (18h00) – 3 May 2026 (Departure after breakfast): CHF 1’200.00 (CHF 1’800.00 including partner)

We look forward to welcoming you in Romania.



Background Information:

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


stars Insights – January 2026
End of Leadership – New Leadership!

Leading Without Control:
What Hollywood Reveals About Leadershipin an Uncertain World
Roland Deiser is founder and chairman of the Center for the Future of Organizations at the Drucker School of Management, Claremont Graduate University; stars Alumnus, Los Angeles, United States

Decision-Dominant Logic:
A Leadership Playbook for the Algorithmic Age
Roger Moser, Chairman SatSure & Faculty, University of St.Gallen / Macquarie University, stars Alumnus, Sydney, Australia

Rethinking Leadership in a G-Zero World, Bulletin of the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) Q1/2026
Toni Schoenenberger, Founder and Executive Chairman of stars, Weinfelden, Switzerland

The Conversations We Leave Unfinished
Why Our Tools Fall Short and How AI Can Help
Ralph Schonenbach is a founder, product leader, and author of Relationships Matter, and stars Alumnus, San Francisco, United States

New Leadership: demanding, rewarding – inevitable
A challenging journey
Markus Sulzberger: Banker by profession and former president of the Swiss Association of Organization and Management and Lecturer at the Technical University of Munich on Leadership and Selfmanagement, Zurich, Switzerland

How to Solve Problems in Governance – Theory and Practice of the Governmental Learning Spiral: A Method for Innovation and Learning in Governance
Raoul Blindenbacher an Expert/Consultant in Governance and Public Policy; Managing Director, Blindenbacher Borer Consulting Ltd., Bern, Switzerland

«Lim Siong Guan – The Best is Yet to Be»
Lim Siong Guan is Former Group President, GIC; Former Head of Singapore Civil Service; Senior Advisor, DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group; Member, stars International Board, Singapore

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