On March 16, 2023, the 
NBR - European Investment Bank (EIB) joint conference was held in hybrid format. The event focused on the presentation of the results of the EIB Group survey on investment and investment finance 2022: Country overview – Romania, with the aim of debating some topics regarding investments and their financing, respectively the competitiveness of Romanian companies in the context of the transition to a greener economy and the increase in energy costs. The conference is part of the EIB Investment series of events held annually in Romania, in collaboration with the NBR. The event brought together representatives of the NBR and EIB, specialists from the financial-banking system, state and private companies and public institutions from Romania, as well as representatives of international financial bodies.
Agenda
Opening remarks
Mugur Isărescu, Governor, National Bank of Romania
Liliana Pavlova, Vice President, European Investment Bank
Investments in Romania: View from EIB’s Investment Survey
Presenter: Debora Revoltella, Chief Economist, European Investment Bank
Discussant: Eugen Rădulescu, Director of Financial Stability Department, National Bank of Romania
Panel: Competitiveness of Romanian firms in the new context: Energy costs and the green transition
Moderator: Lara Tassan Zanin, Head of the EIB Group Office in Romania
Panellists:
- Corneliu Bodea, President, Romanian Energy Center
- Adrian Codirlaşu, Vice-President CFA Romania, Vice-President AAFBR, Associate Professor ASE
- Roger Havenith, Deputy Chief Executive, European Investment Fund
- Peter Latos, Head of Consulting, Strategy and Transactions, EY Romania
- Pilar Solano, Head of CSEE, European Investment Bank
- Maria Rousseva, Deputy CEO, BRD - Groupe Société Générale