Wednesday, November 29 2023 The Willard Hotel Ballroom Washington, DC
5:30 PMRegistration Opens
Registration opens for Gala guests at The Willard in the Grand Ballroom6:00 PM - 7:30 PMCocktail hour
Cocktail hour and networking7:30 PM - 9:00 PMGala Awards Program Begins
The 2023 Alianta Gala Awards ceremony begins with presentations for:
- 2023 Regional Partner: Bihor
- Musical Moment: Andreea Rebaltescu
- Public Service Award
- Business Innovation Award
- Volunteerism Award
- Outstanding Achievement Award
- Humanitarian Award
- ARCS Award Winners10:00 PM - 1:00 AMAfter Party
After Party with DJ Lamia at the Willard, Crystal Room
Panels Thursday, November 30th, 2023 The Willard Hotel
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMCoffee & Networking
Registration opens for the Summit Panels9:30 AMDefense Resilience for Romania
Fireside chat with Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges and The Atlantic Council's Ian Brzezinski10:30 AMIT Resilience in times of war
Brief networking/coffee break followed by a discussion on cybersecurity and IT resilience with:
Moderators: - Allison O Brien- Managing Director, Government Affairs, Oracle Corporation, Alianta Board Member
- George Roth, AI Evangelist UiPath, Alianta Board member
Participants
- Robert Novy - Sr. Director, Strategic Initiatives
- Raluca Negulescu Balaci - UiPath - Exec. Dir.
- Dan Berte - BitDefender - Dir. of Innovation
- Manuel Oancia - Founder at US Institute of Business and International Development
- Razvan Miutescu - DC Cyber Task Force - Whiteford Taylor & Preston Partner12:00 PMLuncheon with John Florescu & Audra Plepytė - Ambassador of Lithuania to the US
Lunch served during which guests will have the opportunity to follow a live interview with John Florescu and his Guest.1:30 PMEconomic Resilience
After a brief networking break, Alianta Gala Chair Chang Turkmani will be leading a panel on economic resilience with panelists:
- Ambassador Robert Cekuta - President, Hudson Partners
- Mr. Pedro Nonay - Global Agri-Commodities Expert
- Alina Inayeh - Advisor to President, German Marshall Fund
- Claudiu Petre - Sr. Advisor at Grampet Group3:00 PMVisa Waiver Panel
Join us for a discussion on the latest updates about the Visa Waiver Program, moderated by Dana Bucin - Murtha Cullina Partner and Honorary Consul of Romania to Connecticut
Panelists:
- Valentin Vatajelu - State Counselor in the office of the PM, Coordinator for the US Visa Program
- Teodor Stan - President, Immigration Research Forum
Summit Panel Discussions
Thursday, November 30th, 2023
The Willard Hotel
Washington, DC
Join us for a day of networking with industry experts and enjoy a series of exciting discussions in an intimate setting. Lunch will be served - RSVP required to secure your spot.
9:30am Defense Resilience for Romania
A fireside chat with
• Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges
• Ian Brzezinski - The Atlantic Council
10:30am IT Resilience in times of war
Moderators:
• Allison O'Brien - Managing Director , Government Affairs, Oracle Corporation, Alianta Board Member
• George Roth - UiPath - Al Evangelist
Panelists:
• Robert Novy - Sr. Director, Strategic Initiatives, Oracle Corporation
• Raluca Negulescu Balaci - UiPath - Exec. Dir.
• Dan Berte - BitDefender - Dir. of Innovation
• Manuel Oancia - President at US Institute of Business and Intl Dev.
• Razvan Miutescu - DC Cyber Task Force - Whiteford Taylor & Preston Partner
12:00pm Luncheon with John Florescu & Audra Plepytė - Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States and Mexico
1:30pm Economic Resilience
• Ambassador Robert Cekuta - President, Hudson Partners
• Chang Oh Turkmani - Managing Director, The Mega Company
• Mr. Pedro Nonay - Global Agri-Commodities Expert
• Alina Inayeh -Advisor to President, German Marshall Fund
• Claudiu Petre - Sr. Advisor at Grampet Group
3:00pm VISA Waiver
• Dana Bucin - Murtha Cullina Partner
• Valentin Vatajelu - State Counselor in the office of the PM, Coordinator for the US Visa Program
• Teodor Stan - President, Immigration Research Forum
