The CEE Annual Payments Forum

2019

SPEAKERS

Alberto Guidotti

Euronovate

Owner

Bogdan Pătru

Mastercard

Public Policy Director

Ciprian Păltineanu

Innova Human Capital

Principal Investor

Cosmin Cosma

Romanian Fintech Association

President & Founder

Cosmin Curticapean

iFactor

Executive Entrepreneur

Cristian Croitoru

Transfer Rapid

Representative

Cristian Pielescu

Convex Network

Owner

Dan Cobeanu

Proxicash

Tech Investor

Dana Demetrian

BCR

Executive Vice President Retail and Private Banking

Daniel Nicolescu

Symphopay

Chief Executive Officer

Elie Beyrouthy

European Payment Institutions Federation (EPIF)

Chair

Ioana Guiman

Allevo

Managing Partner

Mihai Drăgan

Oveit

Chief Operating Officer

Mugur Isarescu

National Bank of Romania

Governor

Razvan Boldis

indexAR

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Ruxandra Avram

National Bank of Romania

Director, Financial Market Infrastructures & Payments Oversight

Șerban Negrescu

Orange Money

Head of Product Management

Sorin Cheran

HPE

Artificial Intelligence Chief Technologist

Tudor Cristea

Palo Alto

Regional Sales Manager

Tudor Nistor

Individual Law Firm "Nistor Tudor-Ioan"

Lawyer

AGENDA

08:30

30 Min.

Opening remarks

Mugur Isarescu

National Bank of Romania

Governor

08:30

30 Min.

Opening remarks

Mugur Isarescu

National Bank of Romania

Governor

09:15

60 Min.

Technological innovation and new payment market players in the context of European regulations

Moderator

Ruxandra Avram

National Bank of Romania

Director, Financial Market Infrastructures & Payments Oversight

Elie Beyrouthy

European Payment Institutions Federation (EPIF)

Chair

Tudor Nistor

Individual Law Firm "Nistor Tudor-Ioan"

Lawyer

Dana Demetrian

BCR

Executive Vice President Retail and Private Banking

Gabriela Nistor

IdeaBank

Chief Executive Officer

09:15

60 Min.

Technological innovation and new payment market players in the context of European regulations

Moderator

Ruxandra Avram

National Bank of Romania

Director, Financial Market Infrastructures & Payments Oversight

Elie Beyrouthy

European Payment Institutions Federation (EPIF)

Chair

Tudor Nistor

Individual Law Firm "Nistor Tudor-Ioan"

Lawyer

Dana Demetrian

BCR

Executive Vice President Retail and Private Banking

Gabriela Nistor

IdeaBank

Chief Executive Officer

11:00

60 Min.

The financial ecosystem - beneficiary of technological innovation

Moderator

Raluca Micu

National Bank of Romania

Head of payments Oversight Division

Bogdan Pătru

Mastercard

Public Policy Director

Șerban Negrescu

Orange Money

Head of Product Management

Cristian Croitoru

Transfer Rapid

Representative

Florin Dănescu

Romanian Association of Banks

Executive President

Alexandru Bita

LibraBank

Chief Technology Innovation Officer

11:00

60 Min.

The financial ecosystem - beneficiary of technological innovation

Moderator

Raluca Micu

National Bank of Romania

Head of payments Oversight Division

Bogdan Pătru

Mastercard

Public Policy Director

Șerban Negrescu

Orange Money

Head of Product Management

Cristian Croitoru

Transfer Rapid

Representative

Florin Dănescu

Romanian Association of Banks

Executive President

Alexandru Bita

LibraBank

Chief Technology Innovation Officer

14:00

60 Min.

New technologies - trends, innovative technical solutions, new business models

Moderator

Ioana Guiman

Allevo

Managing Partner

Sorin Cheran

HPE

Artificial Intelligence Chief Technologist

Alberto Guidotti

Euronovate

Owner

Tudor Cristea

Palo Alto

Regional Sales Manager

Cristian Pielescu

Convex Network

Owner

Razvan Boldis

indexAR

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Stefan E. Ionescu

Leichmann Weifert Group (LEW.ro)

Manager

14:00

60 Min.

New technologies - trends, innovative technical solutions, new business models

Moderator

Ioana Guiman

Allevo

Managing Partner

Sorin Cheran

HPE

Artificial Intelligence Chief Technologist

Alberto Guidotti

Euronovate

Owner

Tudor Cristea

Palo Alto

Regional Sales Manager

Cristian Pielescu

Convex Network

Owner

Razvan Boldis

indexAR

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Stefan E. Ionescu

Leichmann Weifert Group (LEW.ro)

Manager

15:45

60 Min.

Fintech - partner or competitor in the current payments environment?

Moderator

Ciprian Păltineanu

Innova Human Capital

Principal Investor

Cosmin Curticapean

iFactor

Executive Entrepreneur

Cosmin Cosma

Romanian Fintech Association

President & Founder

Dan Cobeanu

Proxicash

Tech Investor

Mihai Drăgan

Oveit

Chief Operating Officer

Daniel Nicolescu

Symphopay

Chief Executive Officer

15:45

60 Min.

Fintech - partner or competitor in the current payments environment?

Moderator

Ciprian Păltineanu

Innova Human Capital

Principal Investor

Cosmin Curticapean

iFactor

Executive Entrepreneur

Cosmin Cosma

Romanian Fintech Association

President & Founder

Dan Cobeanu

Proxicash

Tech Investor

Mihai Drăgan

Oveit

Chief Operating Officer

Daniel Nicolescu

Symphopay

Chief Executive Officer

17:15

30 Min.

Concluding remarks

Ruxandra Avram

National Bank of Romania

Director, Financial Market Infrastructures & Payments Oversight

17:15

30 Min.

Concluding remarks

Ruxandra Avram

National Bank of Romania

Director, Financial Market Infrastructures & Payments Oversight

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