Finance 4.0 Summer School returns to Bucharest – agenda now available

We are pleased to announce that the agenda for the Finance 4.0 Summer School has now been published. Following feedback from participants and in an effort to make the program as accessible and convenient as possible for everyone interested in attending, the location has been reconsidered, with Bucharest emerging as the preferred option in terms of travel time and accessibility. Therefore, the sessions will take place at the The Marmorosch Bucharest, on June 3–4.

„The diversity and relevance of these modules make the event valuable for any manager, regardless of industry. This is also the reason why we decided to rename the event Finance 4.0 Summer School – to better reflect the fact that it is no longer designed exclusively for bankers, but for all managers involved in their companies’ digital transformation journey.” – says Nic Balaceanu, Program Director of the Finance 4.0 Summer School.

This year’s program brings together a highly relevant mix of topics for today’s business leaders, covering everything from geopolitics and macroeconomics, accounting and marketing, leadership and organizational culture, and growth strategies, to artificial intelligence in product development and decision-making, as well as cybersecurity.

The program is designed for professionals seeking a deeper understanding of how digital finance, tokenised money, next-generation payment infrastructure, and platform-based business models are reshaping financial ecosystems.

Beyond banking, the discussions are highly relevant for decision-makers and specialists in insurance, telecommunications, consumer finance, payments, fintech, and digitally enabled service industries navigating the convergence of finance, technology, and customer experience.

June 3 – morning session

Context – In what world are we making decisions?

What we cover
Geopolitics
Macroeconomic context
Financial stability from a system perspective
Decision-making in a volatile environment

Lecturers: 

Emil Hurezeanu – former ambassador and foreign minister of Romania

Doru Lionachescu – Board Member Banca Transilvania, Member of the Supervisory Board Salt Bank 

Florin Dragu – Head of Systemic Risk Division, Financial Stability Department – National Bank of Romania

Sergiu Zaharia – Independent Cyber Advisor & Founder Expand Cyber (former Director of Cyber Strategy at Deloitte)

June 3 – afternoon session

Strategy & Decision– How are decisions actually made?

What we cover
Applied strategy through a real case
Decision-making in organizations
Leadership and decision culture
Discussion on real business decisions

Lecturers

Florian Teleaba – Partner at Kearney

Mike Holmes – Head of Data Science at Provenir

Radu Mavrodin – Vicepresident People & Culture – OMV Petrom

Giulio Mariani – Director Data & AI at Experian (tbc)

June 4 – morning session

Data, Decision & Compliance – How do we use data to decide — and to comply?

What we cover
Decisioning and scoring
Alternative data
Identity and access to data
Marketing and growth driven by data

Lecturers

Cristian Racu – General manager Romanian Credit Bureau

Catalin Giulescu – President of the Authority for Digitization of Romania

Mirela Paunescu – trainer PwC / PhD professor Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Catalin Rusu & Alina Tudose – Co-founder & CEO Rutu + Bortun / Co-founder Brand Growers

June 4 – afternoon session

Products, Customer Journeys & Constraints
What do we build — and what can go wrong?

What we cover
Regulatory impact on products: PSD3 and CCD II in practice
Financial products and customer journeys
Payments and distribution

Lecturers

Andrei Burz Pinzaru & Danut Arion – partner in Reff & Associates – Deloitte Legal Romania / Managing Associate Deloitte Legal

Daniel Popescu & Ramona Vlad – Head of Engagement at Advisority / founder & CEO at EFI8 

Registration for the Finance 4.0 Summer School is now open.

As the program is designed to ensure an interactive and high-quality learning experience, participation is limited to a maximum of 30 attendees. With the event approaching and a limited number of places remaining, we encourage those interested to secure their participation at their earliest convenience.

We look forward to welcoming participants in Bucharest on June 3–4 at the The Marmorosch Bucharest