VERTIK Group – consisting of the management consulting company VERTIK and the VERTIK for the Future NGO, a development and investment think tank – is launching the first edition of the Financing & IPO Summit 2025, an event designed for entrepreneurs looking to diversify their funding source.
The summit is supported by the European Investment Band and multiple local partners, and it will take place on October 10th at BT Stup, in Bucharest. Attendees will have the opportunity to directly engage with institutional leaders, investment funds, and consultants, through a dynamic format featuring panels, best practice presentations, and four hands-on workshops covering digitization, internal audit, due diligence processes, and investor communications. Registration is available at this link.
Event agenda:
- 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome & Strategic Coffee
- 09:30 – 10:00 | Opening Remarks
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- Daniela Maior & Daniela Aldescu, Partners, VERTIK – on the available financing routes
- Ioannis Tsakiris, Vice President, European Investment Bank – on strengthening the EU capital market as a strategic priority for EIB
- Radu Hanga, Chairman, Bucharest Stock Exchange – on available opportunities and the development of the local capital market
- 10:00 – 10:45 | Panel 1: International Capital in 2025
- Marius Cara, Head of European Investment Bank Group Office in Romania (EIB)
- Cristian Nacu, Senior Country Officer, International Finance Corporation Romania (IFC)
- Andrei Svoronos, Associate Director, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- Răzvan Butucaru, Partner, Financial Services & Advisory Leader, Forvis Mazars
Moderator: Daniela Maior, VERTIK
- 10:45 – 11:20 | Panel 2: Growing Businesses – Collaborating with Consultants
- Iulia Lascău, Managing Partner, Argus Audit
- Daniel Slăvenie, CEO & Partner, Limitless Agency
- Ștefan Pârvu, Managing Partner eVantage Soft
- Emeric Domokos, Domokos Partners
Moderator: Daniela Aldescu, VERTIK
- 11:20 – 11:40 | Networking Break & Valuable Connections
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- 11:40 – 12:20 | Panel 3: Companies that Succeeded with Investment Funds
- Tony Romani, Investment Committee Member, Invenio Partners & Radu Savopol, Co-Fondator 5togo
- Valentin Filip, Managing Partner, Fortech Investments & Ciprian Cazacu, Fondator easySales
- Bogdan Chiriță, Partner, Value4Capital & Cosmin Daraban, CEO and Co-Founder Silkweb (trading under GoMag)
Moderator: Daniela Iliescu, Executive Director, ROPEA
- 12:20 – 13:00 | 1-to-1 Discussions with Entrepreneurs: From Vision to IPO or Financing
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- Guest 1: Peter de Boer, CEO, DN AGRAR Group – the largest company listed on the AeRO market, one of Romania’s leading integrated agri-food companies, and the largest cow’s milk producer in Europe
- Guest 2: Raul Țărnaru, CEO & Founder Novarion
- Guest 3: TBC
- 13:00 – 14:00 | Business Lunch
- 14:00 – 15:00 | Series 1 – Applied Workshops (parallel sessions)
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- Workshop 1: Audit as a Strategic Partner: From Compliance to Sustainable Growth, by ARGUS Audit
- Workshop 2: How to Tell Your Company’s Story and Attract the Right Investors, by VERTIK
- 15:00 – 16:00 | Applied Workshops (parallel sessions)
- Workshop 3: From Intuition to Informed Decision: How to Leverage Company Data with Integrated Management Systems and Artificial Intelligence, by eVantage Soft
- Workshop 4: Navigating Legal Challenges in Due Diligence: How to Identify Real Obstacles, by Domokos Partners
This event was created exclusively for entrepreneurs and their teams. You are the right fit if you are:
- An entrepreneur or CEO of a company with a turnover of over €1 million and clear growth plans. You can bring your extended team to the event – we know you’re not building alone.
- A CFO or Financial Director looking to diversify your company’s sources of financing.
- A business leader from a listed company exploring new stages of development.
- An investor or financier seeking to connect with the most promising companies in Romania.
