Vice President, People's Action Socio-Political Movement. Republic of Moldova     

After having completed with excellent results a practical activity at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova (External Relations Department), I started my professional activity as consultant on international relations at the Presidency of the Republic of Moldova. In 2007, I decided to begin my political career and I became one of the pople involved in the foundation of the People's Action Movement (a pro European and pro NATO party). On the 26th of September 2007, we declared the beginning of a plenty promotion campaign of the initiative - In the European Union with the territory we control.  We think that in near future, there is no settlement solution for the Transnistrian crisis. A long lasting problem solution period could mean an indefinite period of insecurity, poverty and isolation for the Republic of Moldova. By shifting the way of Transnistrian crisis settlement, we mean setting up a border with all its prerogatives along the right bank of Nistru River on the Transnistrian segment. It doesn't mean the decoupling of Transnistria from the Republic of Moldova, but the cutting off of the Transnistrian problem from the process of the European integration of the Republic of Moldova. I'm entitled to meet people from different places of the country discussing with them about our ideas and the aims we want to realize, I'm responsible for organizing and participating at press conferences of the Movement, keeping relations with the diplomatic missions from Chisinau and, at present, I'm working at consolidating a youth team of our Movement. Besides this, at the moment, I'm founding a nongovernmental organization "European Values Without Borders". While having leisure time, I enjoy reading philosophical and political books. I adore playing the piano. I have a special passion for art photography. I dream to become a pilot. I'll be the firs pilot lady from Moldova J. I do believe that I'll be a pilot, because flying symbolizes freedom for me. 

Online Manager, OMV Petrom SA, Romania

Ana has been working for the past 3 years for Petrom as Online Communication Manager in Corporate Comms. department. I have been a volunteer and involved in many international social programs as member of Leo - Lions Clubs International for more than 5 years, focusing mainly on disadvantage children projects. Daily routine: espresso, job, family, books, some TV (or going out) & sleep. Passions: theater, music, literature, mountain climbing. Interests: social intelligence studies, communication means & role, religions. Studies in: business administration, political sciences, PR & advertising campaigns.

President, Dunare.EDU youth, Romania

For the last 5 years Daria has been working with enthusiasm and determination on improving youth participation in Romania and at international level. In 2009 she founded the youth NGO Danube.EDU. Daria is a political science graduate from the University of Bucharest with the final paper ''Lobby and smart nations''. She also finished the MA studies with the paper ''Development networks in the Danube-Black Sea region". Her experience in public policy is on public health - being the coordinator of the European Commission HELP campaign, and on regional development- working on the Danube Strategy. She believes that : Youth is the strategic resource of a society!

Advisor, Romanian Senate President, Romania

Ana Maria Cătăuţă is the communication advisor for the President of the Romanian Senate, ensuring the well - functioning of the public communication process, both at the political and institutional level.
Ana has graduated the Political Sciences Department of the University of Bucharest. Between November 2006 and February 2010, Ana has been working for the President of the Social Democratic Party in Romania and, since February 2009, she is advisor for the President of the Romanian Senate. As advisor of the PSD President, Ana has been in charge of drawing up communication strategies, as she was involved in the decision-making process and in implementing these strategies.
Ana is passionate about travelling, reading, theatre and soccer.

Team Coordinator, Minister of Administration and Interior, Romania

Mihai is 32 years old and graduated a Military High School, having a diploma in Law Science within the Police Academy in Bucharest. He works within the Ministry of Administration and Interior for almost 10 years and during this time he has investigated a large number of trafficking in human beings (THB) cases around many countries in Europe.
In the last two years he has been working in London seconded by New Scotland Yard as the Romanian Coordinator in the first Joint Investigation Team on a THB case. He is quite passionate about sports like swimming, football and rugby, as well as reading and traveling.

Director, CIPROMA SEM, Romania

After spending seven years in the U.S. - for school and then work in the environmental and NGO world, I returned back home in 2007.  While in America, I became very interested in getting more involved with grass-roots activities and volunteering.  I brought back to Romania a lot of pragmatism, optimism, flexibility and love for nature - some of my friends and family still call me a tree hugger. I believe seeds are magical, always fascinated by the things they germinate - hence my brother and I are enthusiastically working on further growing the family business.  I love my work, which does not keep me at all from doing things outside my job, such as sports and traveling.
Traveling is one of my hobbies and I love discovering the world this way. Experiences vary from nearly getting deported from Ukraine, to spending time with forward-thinking leaders.  Recently, fell in love with discovering the world through a lens and greatly enjoyed taking classes on photography and esthetics.
I take great pleasure in reading - as a child, I would be happy when down with a cold, so I could spend all day in bed with a book.  Hooked to sports:  skiing, skating, mountain-biking, squash.

Director of Business Development, Enea Services, Romania

My graduate studies were completed at the Medical Bioengineering Faculty, "Gr. T Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi - a place where I initiated both my academic activities and my work with NGOs - I was cofounder and active member of the Bioengineering Students Association.
After graduation I decided to leave Academia and move to Bucharest where I got my first real job. Currently I am Director of Business Development for a Swedish owned IT services company. Among my other previous activities I can enumerate: teaching English lessons at an NGO for teenagers, working as a volunteer for campaigns coordinated by "SOS-Satele Copiilor" and initiating and coordinating  "3 Dorinte", a humanitarian donations campaign.
Both in my professional career and in my social projects I am interested in aspects related to strategic thinking, negotiation and people management.

Analyst, BCR Erste Bank, Romania

Mihai Danila is an investment banker focusing on company takeovers, spin-offs and buyouts as part of the Mergers & Acquisitions team, of BCR/Erste Group Investment Banking Division. He earned a B.A. in International Business from the Academy of Economic Studies with the final paper focused on "Strategies of the Private Equity funds on the Intl. Capital Markets" and is a CFA level II candidate.
Before Erste Group, Mihai worked with Oresa Ventures, a leading Private Equity fund where as part of the deal team executed one of the first LBOs on the Romanian market, and with Citi Corporate & Investment Banking in their fast track program. During his studies he also held an internship with McKinsey & Co. in Belgium and was a member of AIESEC.
A national contests laureate at piano, math and business ethics,  Mihai's passions are Private Equity, US politics, DJing progressive house music and going out with friends. He's also excited about experiencing new cultures and would love to live for a while in Asia and/or South America.

Regional Coordinator, ING Bank, Romania

Ionut Encescu, 29 years old, married since 2005 and father of a young boy, Andrei. I was raised with the clear belief that I have to be fair towards everybody and that I have to do as many good things as I possibly can and influence others to do the same. My degree is in economics from the Faculty of International Business and Economics - AES Bucharest. Before my first full time job I strove to work for an auto magazine as journalist. I posted my CV with all of them. I ended up in banking, at Finansbank Romania. After 2 years I migrated to ING Bank where I still spend most of my time. My scientific interests are physics and history. My main hobby is my family and my other hobbies are table tennis, traveling and SF movies/books

Department Manager, Raiffeisen Bank, Romania

I am currently employed within Raiffeisen Bank as a manager in the field of Branch Network Management with more than 7 years of experience in different banking activities. In 2008, I graduated an MBA majoring Finance at Telfer School of Management Ottawa in collaboration with Academy of Economic Studies. In my spare time I enjoy travel, reading business books and sports, especially tennis and swimming.

Program Coordinator, Open Society Institute, Hungary

Miss Violeta Naydenova graduated in 2004 Audiovisual Journalism at the New Bulgarian University in Sofia, Bulgaria with excellent defending her diploma thesis "Roma image in the Bulgarian Press". During her study in Journalism, Violeta worked as a reporter for the Romani newspaper "Drom Dromendar" and TVs "Nova Televizia" and "TV Evropa". In 2005 Miss Naydenova graduated the postgraduate qualification course "Roma Access Program" at the Central European University in Budapest. In 2006 she completed the Global Student Leadership Programme at the Manhattanville College, New York, U.S.A and European Commission Internship. In the beginning of 2007 Violeta joined the Roma Initiatives, Open Society Institute Budapest and at the moment she coordinates several capacity building projects targeting young Roma students and graduates. Violeta hobbies are playing chess, billiard, backgammon and watching movies.

Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Romania

Bogdan was born in Bucharest on January 12th 1979. After high-school interest in literature he switched focus by enrolling at the Academy of Economic Studies / Faculty of International Economic Relations, which he graduated in 2001. His major was International Transactions, and his diploma essay focused on e-commerce. During the year 2000 he had a three-month scholarship in the UK at the Nottingham Trent University / Faculty of Economics and soon after gratuating he started working with PricewaterhouseCoopers Romania, first in the audit practice, and afterwards (since 2004) in transactions (Mergers & Acquisitions), specialising in financial due diligence. I am currently a Senior Manager with PwC. In 2005 he qualified as a chartered accountant and became a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK. He is very keen on music (classical and popular), and in the history and sociology of music. He also enjoys skiing, and playing tennis.

Director for Bilateral Relations and International Organisations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kosovo

Prindon Sadriu is a graduate and postgraduate of the Flinders University, School of Politics and American Studies. He is also a 2009 graduate of the Harvard University Executive Education Course and a Master candidate of Public Administration Program of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and Master of Diplomacy candidate of ECPD. In 2006 and 2007 he interned and later worked in the office of congressman Rohrabacher (R-CA-46) of the U.S. House of Representatives. In 2006 he also worked for the Minister for Transport in the Government of South Australia. Since August 2008, he worked as Head of the Office of Bilateral Relations, International Organizations and Security Affairs and later as a Head of
Department for Bilateral Relations and International Organizations.
Mr. Sadriu's main interests lie in the history of the Balkans, (12th and 13th century) and has a broad interest in International Relations and more specifically on studies of nationalism, state-building and American studies. He enjoys sports, including indoor soccer, hiking and tennis.

Business Developer, Netbridge Services, Romania

He is an active and extroverted person who always likes being in the middle of everything and interacting with everyone around him. As a child and after that, as teenager he practiced a lot of sports that cultivated his competitive spirit which could be seen later in his studies or professional experience, always trying to be the best. During his university studies he got involved in a student organization as a volunteer because he wanted more than the system was offering him. He is a very good team player and a person that likes to take action and help everyone.
He loves traveling and nature, spending his free time mountaineering, hiking, mountain climbing, skiing and all other sorts of outdoor activities. He enjoys playing strategy games and learning as much as possible on leadership and personal development.

Director of Dvlpt and Programs, Stepanavan Youth Center, Armenia

I am involved in the nonprofit and youth sector in Armenia for 9 years already. At the age of 21 I started the Stepanavan Youth Center an organization active in local, national and international levels. Years have passed and I continue to connect youngsters in Armenia and all over Europe to pursue the goals I set then with more energy, larger scope, better strategy, and more effectiveness. The success and effectiveness of my work I do not measure in any other way than the motivation and encouragement of young people to invest their efforts for the collective good and the positive change beneficiaries see and feel in and around them. I enjoy simple things in life and truly believe that it is possible to reach anything in life with big motivation, purposefulness and optimism. With the aim to balance between practical work and transfer of knowledge I started to work at the American University of Armenia and to be a trainer and consultant at various structures such as European Youth Forum, SALTO, CDPF, etc. I truly consider teaching a hobby rather than an occupation. I feel extraordinary satisfaction transferring my knowledge. Besides, I inspire my trainees to search for knowledge, believe in themselves; also formulating value system, principles and needs, I try to make a noticeable difference in their lives, as they do for me.
My leadership motto : "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader".

President of the Youth Organization, UN Association, Bulgaria

Ivaylo was born in Sofia in 1980. He is enrolled in a Ph. D. programme of Public Relations at the "Sv. Kliment Ohridski" Sofia University. He has a B.A. in Public Relations and a M.A. in Cultural Anthropology of South-Eastern Europe. He is devoted to youth work since 1999 when he was elected as a member of the Students Council of Sofia University. From 1999 to 2003 he used to be the P.R. manager of the Council. In May 2003, he established the Youth Organization of the United Nations Association of Bulgaria and is currently its president. One of his greatest achievements is being selected the first Bulgarian Youth Delegate at the United Nations General Assembly back in 2007. Ivaylo is an alum of "EU and SEE" youth leadership development programme by the College of Europe and "Transfuse" association. He is a member of the European Ph.D. Network for Research of the Civil Society, Bulgarian Public Relations Association and the International Association for Southeast European Anthropology (InASEA). He is also a founding member of "The Greens" party in Bulgaria. His current job is an editor at the online media Webcafe.bg and Sportcafe.bg. His hobbies include motorcycles (his classic Yamaha), fitness and football (his team >> Levski Sofia!).

Head of Board, Youth for Civil Development, Georgia

I'm an active, communicative person, and respect different opinion. Since 2005 I'm leading a youth organization "Youth for Civil Development" and working in different projects, as well as working in IOM Georgia during the last 5 years.
I'm actively involved in decision-making processes in Western Georgia, connected to the youth participation and administration issues. This period is marked by the range of pursued events in fields of illegal migration prevention among youth, human rights' popularizations and defense, gender issues, ecological projects and administrative aspects of local self-government both on national and international levels.
Education: Visegrad Fund Scholarship, Research, University of Wroclaw (2009-2010), L. Kirkland Program Fellow, Research, University of Wroclaw, Poland (2008-2009), M.A. Georgian Diplomatic Academy- Faculty of International Law (2006-2008).
Interests: public diplomacy, psychology, international co-operation. Hobbies: photography, drawing, sports (member of Georgian National Team of Floorball). Motto: "If you want to change the world - be the change" M.Ghandi

Managing Partner, Soft Mentor, Romania

Marius Vetrici has been a software entrepreneur for the past 7 years. Soft Mentor, the company he founded when he was still a student, provides integrated document management solutions and inventory management software. He is also a PhD candidate in the field of economy informatics at the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest.
Marius discovered the power of volunteer work 3 years ago when he joined JCI, a worldwide federation of young active citizens aiming to create positive change in their communities. He is currently Vice-President Business Development in JCI Romania and General Secretary at JCI Bucharest.
When he is not developing software or running projects for JCI, Marius likes riding his bike, hiking and taking photographs. He is also passionate about personal productivity. That is why he delivers trainings on "Getting Things Done", a personal organization system he would have liked to invent.

Deputy Director for International Law and Treaties, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania

My name is Felix Zaharia and I work as a diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania. Currently I am the Deputy Director of the Directorate for International Law and Treaties. International Law is the reason why I joined the Ministry in 2006 and I like it very much. Dealing with international law in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs means negotiating treaties, participating to the legal activities of international organizations and giving legal advice on international law issues affecting Romania.
I see myself as an environmentalist, always trying to reduce the impact of what I and others do on the environment. I hope that sometime in the future I will be able to have a small farm in the countryside where I can plant a small forest.
I also like to read books, my favorite writer being Kazuo Ishiguro. "Never let me go" is for me his best book. I also like to travel and I always try to find low fares in order to reach the farthest corners of the world.