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CEE Entrepreneurship Summit Cluj-Napoca Business Days 2015

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CEE Entrepreneurship Summit 2015

It is an event dedicated to entrepreneurship culture in Central and Eastern Europe and which takes place

annually, in October, in one of the following cities: Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Timisoara and Iasi.

The calendar proposed for the first four editions:

14-15-16 October CEE Entrepreneurship Summit 2015 Cluj-Napoca

12-13-14 October CEE Entrepreneurship Summit 2016 Bucharest

11-12-13 October CEE Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 Timisoara

10-11-12 October CEE Entrepreneurship Summit 2018 Iasi

The purpose of these events is to promote the development of the business environment and to bring together

the representatives of the business environment in our country and the businessmen from other countries

interested in Romania either as a potential investor, or in terms of identifying new opportunities for business

exchanges.

The series of events aim at helping international businessmen better understand the business environment in

Romania and the regional particularities of our country. This event gives rise to a number of opportunities and

contexts for foreign delegations to meet with experts, specialists, consultants and better understand certain

industries, the opportunity of meeting with representatives of the political scene and of local administrations to

understand the measures which encourage business exchanges and investments in each region and, last, but

not least, the opportunity of meeting local businessmen and of visiting industrial parks, business centers and

even business facilities in that area.

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It is a good opportunity for the businessmen in our country to meet entrepreneurs and managers from other

countries, to understand the economic and entrepreneurial context of that country, to share ideas, to learn

from examples of good practice from other countries and, last, but not least, to find new business opportunities

and to evaluate the possibility of expanding their business at global scale.

Table of contents:

Why Business Days? 2

The Business Days Event 4

CEE Entrepreneurship Summit 2015 event structure 8

Caption and explanations 9

Leading worldwide keynote speakers 13

Attendance packages for foreign delegations 14

Acces tickets 16

Advertising packages 18

Overview of the event venue and Cluj accessibility 19

Why Romania? 21

Overview of Romania’s economy 25

Why Cluj? 35

The Business Days Team 39


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Why Business Days?

Because, during our 5 years of activity, we successfully organized 38 events in major cities in Romania, in each

region, interacting with thousands of entrepreneurs, managers, professionals, consultants and young people

from each corner of the country, and succeeding in creating a true and accurate representation of the business

environment in Romania.

By the market surveys we conduct at least 4 times in the 4 regions in which we divided Romania, around the 4

regional influence centers, within which we organize the Business Days events, we have managed to map out

the needs, issues and challenges encountered by the business environment in our country.

By discussing with the event speakers and partners, we tried to dynamically adapt the Business Days platform

in order to meet as many needs as possible and to bring to the platform highly experienced specialists,

professionals and practitioners to offer solutions to problems and ideas for safely overcoming challenges.

By our conferences and workshops, our debates, interviews, shows, reports, articles, we permanently brought

added value to our audience both at events, during live broadcasts of events, on the Business Days TV platform,

by the Business Days Magazine

or on the online communication

and social media platform. Thus,

we succeeded in making

Business Days one of the largest

active business community in

Romania, where we,

participants, partners, speakers,

fans, subscribers, viewers,

readers, communicate and

closely collaborate to make the

business environment in our

country more dynamic and open

to sustainable development of

business in Romania. We

contribute on a daily basis to

the shaping of a healthy

entrepreneurial culture so as to

help increase the trust of

investors in the business climate

in our country and intensify

business exchanges with

Romania.

In addition to these performances remarkable for an NGO dedicated to the development of entrepreneurship in

Romania, in only 5 years, Business Days has come to be known as the most efficient and influential business

networking platform in Romania, which managed, by its recommendations and established business

connections, to help hundreds of companies in Romania and in other countries to develop their business.

Based on a feedback questionnaire filled in by these companies, they succeeded in capitalizing the networking

opportunities offered by Business Days, as follows:

68% of them carried out business operations in amount of up to 25,000 Euro

23% of them carried out business operations in an amount between 25,000 Euro and 250,000 Euro

9% of them carried out business operations in amount of more than 250,000 Euro

The current Business Days platform in numbers:

Over 21,730 participants in the Business Days events

Over 1,000 speakers in the Business Days community

Over 1,000 partners and supporters of the Business Days

community

Over 123,500 subscribers to the Business Days newsletters

Over 240,000 unique on-line visitors on www.businessdays.ro

Over 92,000 fans on the Facebook page/BusinessDays

(4th place in the national business news websites top)

Over 90,000 readers of Business Days Magazine (distributed

free of charge, on a quarterly basis, with a number of 2,500

copies printed)

Over 1,700,000 minutes of video footage watched on the

Business Days TV platform

Over 9,900 unique visitors follow us live during each live

broadcast from the Business Days events



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In short, the answer to the question why Business Days?

Because we have a good understanding of the business environment in Romania,

because we thoroughly research the needs and issues of businessmen, because we

help them be more efficient, because we have the required connections both in the

business environment and the local and regional administrations, because we know

how to make professional recommendations and offer references with results

certified by the history of our successes in the past 5 years of activity serving the

community and for the development of entrepreneurship in Romania.

The Business Days Events

The event is part of the Business Days series of events dedicated to the business environment. The Business

Days Events are considered by our partners, speakers and participants as being amongst the largest, most

influential and relevant events dedicated to the business environment in Romania. Each edition is attended by

over 1,000 entrepreneurs, managers and professionals from all over the country. The Business Days Events

take place 4 times per year, the first edition being hosted during March 24 - 25, 2010.

The Business Days Events are the only events in Romania which carry out a comprehensive market study

before each edition in order to identify the needs, issues and challenges encountered by the business

environment in the region in which each edition of Business Days is to take place. The themes of the actions are

chosen based on the results revealed by each market study.

Each event is attended by over 100 speakers: successful entrepreneurs from Romania and abroad, managers

from large Romanian corporations and companies, experts, specialists and professionals from different fields,

carefully selected so as to meet as well as possible the expectations of the Business Days events audience.


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Each edition is supported by over 100 partners, Romanian organizations or multinational companies, which

believe in the action and mission undertaken by the Business Days platform, i.e. to render the business

environment in Romania more dynamic, to support the development of a healthy entrepreneurial culture in

Romania, to reposition Romania on the map of trustworthy destinations for investors and businessmen

interested in business exchanges with our country.


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The Business Days event series help accomplish these tasks especially on three levels:

By inspiring and inducing a positive and active attitude among attending businessmen

By supporting the development of certain skills, the generation of ideas and solutions, by sharing

experience, case studies, examples of good practices, by interactive and pragmatic actions.

By generating numerous business opportunities and the opportunity of gaining valuable business

connections during and after the event, both by building on the numerous business networking

opportunities, formally and informally, and by making use of the smart matchmaking application made

available to the participants

I’ve been attending Business Days for many years with great pleasure and I believe that

it has grown to become the most important business event in Romania.

Marius Ghenea, business angel, serial entrepreneur

I was very pleased to participate as a speaker in the event. I believe it was well

organized and I’ve heard and experienced great speeches from exceptional speakers.

Dragos Anastasiu, business angel, president of the EUROLINES company group

As a speaker in a series of business events in Romania and Europe, I was pleasantly

surprised by the Business Days team’s capacity to provide the logistics for such a large

number of people, to ensure the variety of topics and most of all to provide the

audience with access to one of the major sources of knowledge in current Romania: a

plethora of top speakers.

Amalia Sterescu, independent outsourcing consultant


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Different information and statistics from previous editions from Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, Iasi and Bucharest,

the cities in which, in these 4 years, the CEE Entrepreneurship Summit editions are to take place.


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Event structure

Cluj Business Days 2015 (20th Business Days edition) and CEE Entrepreneurship Summit basically take place at

the same time. Cluj Business Days 2015 will last two days, while CEE Entrepreneurship Summit will last for

three days, two of which overlap with Cluj Business Days 2015.

13.10.2015 20:00-23:00

8:00-9:00

9:00-9:30 S1MM

9:30-10:00 S2MM

10:00-10:30 S3MM

10:30-11:00 S4MM

11:00-11:30

11:30-12:00 S5MM

12:00-12:30 S6MM

12:30-13:00 S7MM

13:00-13:30 S8MM

13:30-14:30

14:30-16:10 WS1 WS2 WS3 WS4 MC1

16:10-16:30

16:30-18:10 WS5 WS6 WS7 WS8 MC2

18:10-18:30

18:30-20:10 SSR WSP1 WSP2 WSP3 BN1

20:10-21:00

21:00-23:00

8:00-9:00

9:00-9:30 S9MM

9:30-10:00 S10MM

10:00-10:30 S11MM

10:30-11:00 S12MM

11:00-11:30

11:30-12:00 S13MM

12:00-12:30 S14MM

12:30-13:00 S15MM

13:00-13:30 S16MM

13:30-14:30

14:30-16:10 WS9 WS10 WS11 WS12 MC3 SSP3 visit industrial park

16:10-16:30

16:30-18:10 WS13 WS14 WS15 WS16 MC4 SSP4 visit industrial park

18:10-18:30

18:30-20:10 SSC WSP4 WSP5 WSP6 BN2

20:10-21:00

21:00-23:00

8:00-9:00

9:00-9:30

9:30-10:00

10:00-10:30

10:30-11:00

11:00-11:30

11:30-12:00

12:00-12:30

12:30-13:00

13:00-13:30

13:30-14:30

14:30-16:10

16:10-16:30

16:30-18:10

18:10-18:30

18:30-20:10

20:10-21:00

21:00-23:00

14.10.2015

15.10.2015

16.10.2015

Conference 1

Coffee break 1

Lunch break

SSP1

SSP2

Coffee break 2

INTBNE1

VIP1

Wine tasting and fashion presentation

KEYNOTE 1

KEYNOTE 2

KEYNOTE 3

KEYNOTE 4

Coffee break 1

Conference 2

Coffee break 3

KEYNOTE 5

Conference 4KEYNOTE 6

KEYNOTE 7

KEYNOTE 8

VIP 3

Receiving foreign delegations

Traditional food tasting, wine tasting and a raffle prize drawing

VIP2

Meetings with officials from Cluj-Napoca

Visit industrial parks, business centers, facilities in the region:

Cluj-Napoca, Alba-Iulia, Dej, Bistrita-Nasaud, Targu-Mures, Sibiu, Oradea, Turda*

Lunch break

Visit industrial parks, business centers, facilities in the region:

Cluj-Napoca, Alba-Iulia, Dej, Bistrita-Nasaud, Targu-Mures, Sibiu, Oradea, Turda*

Lunch break

Coffee break 2

Coffee break 3

INTBNE2

Registration of participants

Welcoming the participants

Conference 3


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Caption and explanations

CONFERENCES – are presentations aiming at creating a positive ATTITUDE among

attendants. There are 8-11 short presentations of 8-10 minutes made by

entrepreneurs and top managers from successful companies, motivational

speakers, specialists and experts from different fields. These presentations are

inspirational and motivational and focus on certain values and principles, which we

believe that a successful businessman should hold or acquire in the new economic

paradigm. A part of the presentations focus on trends, other on visions of the

future and on opportunities brought or challenges raised by such visions.

The Business Days conferences take place during 9.00 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. Two

sessions are held each day. The Business Days conferences are attended by the

largest number of participants and are also broadcasted live by video streaming.

The number of participants in a Business Days conference varies from 750 to 1,250

participants, and the number of viewers is of over 10,000 persons during each day

of the event.

WS1-WS16 – WORKSHOPS – are true idea incubators and focus on the

development of entrepreneurial or managerial skills by increased interactivity and

exchange of experience. The workshops are centered on examples of good

practices and case studies, followed by interactive Q&A sessions, whereby the

participants are encouraged to find as many solutions as possible to the needs or

issues encountered by them. Some workshops may be organized from the start as

Q&A sessions or as business simulation sessions or hands-on workshops. On an

average, 3-5 specialists and 1 professional moderator participated in the Business

Days workshops.

The topics of the workshops are chosen through a comprehensive process of

identification of the specific needs and challenges encountered by the business

environment in the region in which the Business Days event is to be held. This

process is carried out 1-2 months prior to the launch of the event advertising

campaign, by interviews, discussions and market surveys on a representative

sample of managers, entrepreneurs and professionals from the targeted region.

The workshops take place in the afternoon between 2:30 p.m. and 6:10 p.m. in

two series of 4 workshops each, which are held at the same time as the special

sessions and masterclass sessions. The duration of a workshop is of 100 minutes.

Workshops are recorded and may be ordered within 45 days as of the event on

DVD or may be viewed online on the Business Days TV platform.

WSP1-WSP6 – SPECIAL WORKSHOPS – introduced as of last year in the Business

Days event program, are special interactive sessions focused more on personal

development, with exciting topics, aiming at helping increase productivity,

performance or balanced and healthy life development.

The special workshops are recorded and may be ordered within 45 days as of the

event on DVD or may be viewed online on the Business Days TV platform.


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SSP1-SSP2 – Special sessions dedicated to foreign delegations – these special

sessions are created together with consultancy companies and intended to present

the economic, political, social and business environment to foreign delegations and

to help them better understand the potential, risks and particularities of the

business environment in Romania.

The second part of the special sessions is also dedicated to different sectoral or

industrial branch analyses and statistics, based on the interests of the foreign

delegations attending the event.

These special sessions are broadcasted live and recorded.

SSP3-SSP4 – Special sessions – are actions in the form of stage interviews led by

two moderators, a moderator with journalistic experience and a specialist or

expert in the targeted field.

There are 5-6 guests, generally successful entrepreneurs or top managers, with

relevant experience in the analyzed field.

The special sessions last for 100 de minutes, are broadcasted live and recorded.

SSR – special night for Raiffeisen clients – are formal gatherings organized by our

main partners for their clients. It is a good way for our partners to deliver added

value and collateral benefits for their guests at the event.

SSC – special coaching night – are organized in partnership with Mihai Stanescu

and designed to promote the true principles of business coaching. Within Business

Days, “Coaching Night with Mihai Stanescu” is an informal gathering of the highest

level which aims at opening a special chapter in the development of business

leaders in Romania: their transformation and the transformation of their

organizations into worldwide top competitive partners. This transformation begins

with those who lead the business, by the increased enhancement of behavioral

and interaction patterns, right in their specific environment

MC1-MC4 – MASTERCLASS sessions – are special sessions held by experts in a

particular field, within which information and ideas are exchanged at an advanced

level. These are sessions which may be attended only by VIP and PREMIUM

participants. They are recommended for decision-makers within organizations due

to their high content of strategic utility.

The MASTERCLASS sessions are recorded and may be ordered within 45 days as of

the event on DVD or may be viewed on the Business Days TV platform.


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BNE1-BNE2 – workshop and business networking sessions – are special business

networking sessions, which included in the program different educational

workshops related to the art of relationship development and transformation of

relationships into opportunity generating sources, held by experts and book

authors in the field, followed by a series of formal business networking sessions or

by elevator pitch sessions and by free interactions between the participants.

These sessions are held in partnership with a number of national and international

organizations specialized in business networking and are firstly intended to

promote this method of generating opportunities and, secondly, this is a real

source of recommendations and references generating business.

These sessions last for 100 minutes and have limited seats, reason for which we

recommend you to make a reservation in advance.

INTBNE1-INTBNE2 – special business networking night – they are special business

networking sessions organized in partnership with a number of bilateral chambers

of commerce, embassies, consulates, clubs and business associations and are

mainly designed to facilitate interconnection between foreign business delegations

attending the Business Days events and the business environment of the region

hosting the event in view of encouraging the exchange of ideas and the creation of

business opportunities.

The purpose of these actions is firstly to encourage business exchanges with our

country, secondly to increase the level of trust of investors in our country and, thirdly, to encourage Romanian

entrepreneurs and manufacturers to enter international markets.

S1MM-S16MM – special matchmaking sessions – they are business networking

sessions dedicated to foreign delegations at the CEE Entrepereurship Summit 2015

edition, which take place in a special area with 25-30 spaces intended for one-to-

one meetings. During the event, there will be 16 of these 30-minute formal meeting

sessions between the businessmen from foreign delegations and the businessmen

in Romania in view of encouraging business exchanges and developing

partnerships. During the event, we expect over 500 of such formal meetings to take

place.

These formal meetings focus on a comprehensive process of business

matchmaking which begins from the moment at which the foreign delegate starts

the registering process by filling in a matchmaking form containing useful

information about his/her company, industry and areas of interest. Based on this

information, a dedicated team of business networking specialists will conduct a

detailed analysis in order to identify the most appropriate companies and their

representatives for setting up meetings with the foreign delegate during the event

at the event’s venue, the company’s seat or another place mutually agreed upon.


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VIP1-VIP3 – special VIP networking nights – they are informal business

networking nights organized in a special setting which are accessible by invitation

and where the guests are a part of the partners, a part of the speakers and

representatives of the local and regional business elite, for the purposes of

meeting each other, exchanging ideas and creating collaboration and cooperation

opportunities. These actions take place in the evening from 9.00 p.m. and are

attended by approximately 80 persons.

Business Days is for me an example of a signature project – the kind of business project

with which any top professional can associate his/her image. In fact, this is clear not

only in the light of the addressed topics, but also from the presence of key professionals

and entrepreneurs attending each edition.

Andy Szekely, entrepreneur, speaker, book author, Bootcamp University

I find it to be a necessary step which, by the revealing of certain courageous role

models, bold ideas, resounding successes, and also of key errors, will enable

businessmen from around the country to see, get inspired and motivated… and after a

while change their perspective.

Adrian Florea, business angel, entrepreneur, Trend Consult Group

Business Days is undoubtedly the largest business event in Romania! This is where

hundreds of specialists and leaders from different business areas meet with thousands

of wonderful people interested in finding out about new trends, services and products.

This is where you can develop many business connections and freely address your

clients.

Bogdan Comanescu, entrepreneur, speaker, book author, Accelera


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At these events, between 2015 and 2018 we want to invite some of the leading worldwide keynote speaker.

Here are some of those whom we address:


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Attendance packages for foreign delegations

For the foreign business delegations that wish to attend the CEE Entrepreneurship Summit 2015, we designed a

special attendance package, focusing on the maximization of business networking opportunities during the

three days of the event and on the creation of backgrounds for finding out more valuable and useful

information about:

the significance of the business environment in Romania,

the opportunities offered by the region and by Romania in general,

the legal system and taxation and their impact on the business environment, and

the facilities offered to investors or businessmen interested in carrying out business exchanges with our

country.

The package also includes a series of visits to industrial parks, business centers, meetings with officials and

successful businessmen in the region and at national level.

The package may be purchased without accommodation or with accommodation for 4 nights at Grand Hotel

Napoca (4*) and transfer from the airport to the hotel at arrival (13.10) and from the hotel to the airport at

departure (17.10).

The list of industrial and logistics parks we intend to present to the foreign delegations attending the CEE

Entrepreneurship Summit 2015. The list and program will be finalized a few days before the event based on the

questionnaires filled in by the foreign delegations.

We will try to visit industrial and logistics parks from: Cluj-Napoca, Dej, Jibou, Targu Mures, Sibiu, Oradea,

Medias.

Facility included in the participation subscription period/description

1 access to actions of the CEE Entrepreneurship Summit 2015 event (2000 participants) 14-15.10.2015

2 attendance to special sessions for the presentation of the Romanian business environment 14.10.2015 (from 14:30)

3 visiting facilities, industrial parks, business centres in the Region 15.10.2015 (from 14:30 to 18:10)

4 meetings with authorities, visiting industrial parks, business centres in the Region 16.10.2015 (from 8:00 to 21:00)

5 access to the international business networking evening (100) + wine tasting (350 participants) 14.10.2015 (from 18:30)

6 access to special VIP networking dinner (100 participants from the business environment elite) 14.10.2015 (from 21:00)

7 access to the international business networking evening (100) + wine tasting (350 participants) 15.10.2015 (from 18:30)



10 VIP access to lunches during the event (250 VIP participants) 14-15.10.2015

11 lunch 16.10.2015 (from 13:30-14:30)

12 minimum 4 and maximum 8 meetings for business matching with businessmen from Romania 14-15.10.2015 (from 9:00 to 13:30)

13 secretariat, agenda update, transfer from event venue to place of meetings 14-15.10.2015 (from 8:00 to 23:00)

14 access to VIP Lounge 14-15.10.2015

Participation of foreign delegate at the CEE Entrepreneurship Summit 2015 event (without accommodation)

15 accommodation with breakfast included at Grand Hotel Napoca 4* check-in 13.10.2015 and check-out 17.10.2015

16 transfer from airport to hotel and from hotel to airport

Participation of foreign delegate at the CEE Entrepreneurship Summit 2015 event (with accommodation) 900,00 €

250,00 €

650,00 €


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The industrial and logistics parks will be visited on October 15th, in the afternoon, and during the entire day of

October 16th, 2015.

On October 16th, we will try to organize the special VIP dinner at Balta Alba Castle, located on the Jidvei domain,

where a special wine tasting event will take place.

For the foreign delegations that wish to spend the weekend (October 17th – 18th) in Romania, we can organize a

series of trips for visiting some of the most beautiful tourist attractions in the area: Cluj-Napoca, Targu Mures,

Sibiu, Sighisoara, Sovata, the Turda Salt Mine, Cheile Turzii, the Alba-Iulia Citadel, the fortified Church in Biertan.

These trips require a separate discussion and based on the number of chosen tourist attractions and on the

distance to be travelled, a cost will be calculated. All trips will be made with qualified guides and speakers of

English.


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Access tickets

The persons participating only in the Cluj Business Days 2015 event may purchase one of the 4 types of access

tickets:

BASIC (30 Euro per day, 45 Euro two days)

PLUS (60 Euro per day, 90 Euro two days)

PREMIUM (80 Euro per day, 120 Euro two days)

VIP (250 Euro)

All tickets offer access to:

Coffee, Tea, Water during the entire event

Sweet and salty pastry during coffee breaks

The wine tasting during the evening of October 14th

The fashion show during the evening of October 14th

The book launches taking place during the event

The formal business networking sessions during the evening of October 14th and October 15th

The contests and raffle at the end of the event

The participant’s folder

The Business Days Magazine

Access to the business matchmaking application MEET-ME based on the username and password

received during registration

The BASIC package provides access to:

Conferences (C1-C4)

Special sessions (SSP1-SSP4)

Special workshops (WSP1-WSP6)

The PLUS package provides additional access (by reference to the BASIC package) to:

Workshops (WS1-WS16)


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The PREMIUM package provides additional access (by reference to the PLUS package) to:

MASTERCLASSes (MC1-MC4)

International nights (INTBNE1-INTBNE2)

A one-year subscription to Business Days Magazine

A one-month subscription to premium content on Business Days TV

Tasting of famous wines and traditional products during the evening of

October 15th

Can benefit from a voucher for a personality assessment and the interpretation of its results

Can benefit from an hour of coaching with a professional coach

The VIP package provides additional access (by reference to the PREMIUM package) to:

The VIP lunch during both days

The VIP Lounge during the entire event

Support from the specialized Business Days team in setting meetings

Access to one of the special VIP Networking dinners

Priority access to events

Separate registration points

The lunch for the BASIC, PLUS and PREMIUM access tickets is optional and not included in the package.

Participants may choose to have lunch at the event’s venue by ticking the lunch option during the registration

process or by ordering lunch at the event’s venue (offer limited by service availability).

Lunch for 1-day participants – 15 Euro

Lunch for 2-day participants – 25 Euro

There are special access and advertising packages subsidized for START-UPs.

There are special access packages for corporations with corporate discounts.

There are special access packages for loyal clients.

There are access facilities for pupils, students and teachers/professors.

For more details access the webpage: www.businessdays.ro or contact one of the members of the customer

service team.

I have stood by Business Days since the beginning of this wonderful “revolution”. I

admire you for your tenacity and for your desire to keep flame of entrepreneurship

alive in Romania. I’m with you all the way.

Dr. Mihaela Stroe, non-verbal communication expert, ACTA NONVERBAL

Business Days is already a community of persons oriented towards professional

development and success, and this event demonstrated the power of the community

beyond any shred of doubt. I believe that Business Days puts entrepreneurial Romania

on the European map. And I once more pledge my commitment for the further building

of the road to success.

Mihai Stanescu, executive coach, entrepreneur, RoCoach



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Advertising packages

Business Days provides numerous advertising opportunities, both at the event’s venue in front of over 2,000

persons (number of participants expected at Business Days’ 20th edition), in front of over 9,000 online viewers

watching on a daily basis the live broadcasts on the two video-streams at the event’s venue, of over 90,000

readers of the Business Days Magazine, of over 200,000 readers of the blog www.businessdays.ro, of over

90,000 Facebook followers or of over 300,000 viewers of the educational video channel Business Days TV.

The foreign delegations interested in advertising are offered a number of advertising opportunities:

The opportunity of having a presentation stand and product and service demos

The opportunity of having an insert in the participants’ folder

The opportunity of having a brief company presentation moment within one of the business networking

sessions or international nights

The opportunity of having a brief intervention within one of the Business Days conferences (very limited

seats)

The opportunity of being a member of the specialist panel within a workshop or special actions

The opportunity to make a video-interview broadcasted live, plus the broadcasting of such interview on

the Business Days TV platform and advertising on social media + appearance in the Business Days

newsletter(over 120,000 subscribers)

The opportunity of having an interview in Business Days Magazine + appearance on the Business Days

blog + appearance on social media + appearance in the Business Days newsletter

The opportunity of having an advertising mockup in Business Days Magazine

The opportunity of having one or more roll-ups at the event’s venue

These are only a few of the advertising opportunities offered during the CEE Entrepreneurship Summit 2015 on

the Business Days platform. The advertising offer is much broader and more diversified. For a customized offer

in line with your needs and budget, please contact one of our colleagues below.

Laszlo Pacso

Business Days President and Project Coordinator

+40-745-080802

[email protected]

Codruta Nicolescu

Business Days Executive Manager

+40-741-163700

[email protected]

George Acsente

Administrative and Logistics Coordinator

+40-751-060398

[email protected]



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Overview of the event venue and Cluj

The events within Cluj Business Days 2015 and CEE Entrepreneurship Summit will take place in the event halls,

lobbies and restaurants of Grand Hotel Napoca.

The hotel is located in the center of Cluj-Napoca and can be easily accessed from any part of the city. It has a

capacity of 156 rooms and 4 apartments and a large parking area in front it.

Hotel location: 1 Octavian Goga Street, Cluj-Napoca.

The municipality has direct access to the railway lines and roads passing across it, thus ensuring a connection

with the main cities of the country and with the regional centers, both for travelers and for freight.

Cluj-Napoca is crossed by European route E 60 (Bucharest - Oradea - Budapest - Vienna). However, the lack of

road connections with the European Corridor 4 (Arad - Deva - Alba Iulia - Târgu-Mureș - Brașov – Bucharest -

Constanța) prevents the city from entering the European circuit. Nonetheless, the building of the Sebes – Turda

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addition, the lack of an easy interconnection with the Easter part (in particular the North-eastern part) of the

country (the European Corridor 9) deprives Cluj of the necessary connections with its area of economic

influence.

As concerns the railway system, the municipality holds direct railway connections with all the main cities of

Romania, maintained by the national society of railway passenger transport (CFR). There are also two

international trains on the route Cluj - Budapesta (Corona and Ady Endre). The Main Railway Station ensures

transport to Bucharest and many other Romanian cities by means of the Intercity and Blue Arrow (Săgeata

Albastră) lines. In 2007, 8 million passengers passed through the city’s railway station.

The Avram Iancu International Airport in Cluj (CLJ) is located in the Eastern part of the city, between Traian

Vuia Street and the Someșul Mic river bed (6 km away from the city center). In 2009, a modern terminal was

opened, with a capacity of 750 passengers/hour, and, in 2013, a new runway with a length of 2,100 meters and

a width of 45 meters, and a CAT II direction lighting system was commissioned. The modernization process

continues, with a series of new projects: the extension of the new runway by up to 3,500 meters, the building of

a cargo terminal, the building of an overground parking area and a hotel. In the past years, the airport recorded

a significant ascending trending in passenger traffic, reaching in 2009 a traffic of 1.05 million passengers, of

which 80% accounted for international flights, while in 2006 it recorded a traffic of only 244,366 passengers.

After a long period of time during which it was classified as the fourth airport of the country in terms of

passenger traffic, the Cluj International Airport became in 2013 the second airport in terms of passenger traffic,

following Otopeni airport. List of destinations for which there are scheduled flights (some low-cost flights being

directed towards secondary airports in proximity to large cities): Munich, London (Luton), Paris (Beauvais),

Rome (Ciampino), Madrid, Vienna, Prague, Barcelona, Milan (Bergamo), Valencia, Venice (Treviso), Bologna,

Zaragoza, Dortmund, Brussels (Charleroi), Eindhoven, Tel Aviv, Palma de Mallorca (seasonal), Bucharest-

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Why Romania?

Romania is currently one of the most attractive destinations for foreign direct investments (FDI) in Central

and Eastern Europe. After joining the European Union in 2007, it experienced numerous reforms and changes

for increasing transparency and facilitating the conduct of business in our country. The structural reforms

introduced in Romania, such as the liberalization of the energy market and the new labor code, are beginning to

pay off. The increase of domestic consumption and the increase of net exports are the main mechanisms of

economic growth in our country.

In 2013, Romania recorded one of the highest economic growths in the European Union, i.e. approximately

3.5%, and, this year, the The Global Best to Invest report placed Romania on the 4th place in the top

recommended destinations for investments in Central and Eastern Europe.

According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, the reduction of the current account deficit and the reduction of

taxation will lead to the decrease of Romania’s dependence on external financing. Romania climbed to the 50th

place in the global top made by The Economist and to the 10th place, from the 16th place, in the regional top

made by The Economist for 2014-2018.

The stable economic growth is also supported by the efforts made to improve our country’s infrastructure,

which remains one of the main issues raised by investors in addition to the ever-changing laws.

The improvement of the business environment may also be seen in the last report related to the Global

Competitiveness Index published by the World Economic Forum in October 2014, where Romania climbed to

the 59th place (1 being the highest rank) within the 2014-2015 timeframe, compared to the 76th place occupied

during 2013-2014.

Romania is one of the largest countries in the European Union, with a population of approximately 19 million.

Romania’s accession to the European Union in January 2007 was a stimulus for attracting investors and for

boosting economic growth until the financial crisis occurred. Today, Romania is one of the most dynamic

countries in the region, next to Poland, with a constant increase of the GDP starting from 2012 (+0.6%), then

3.5% in 2013, 2.2% in 2014 and with a projected increase of 2.5% in 2015.

The unemployment rate is rather low, even compared to that recorded prior to the onset of the financial crisis

which reached 6.7% in 2014.

Currently, Romania has one of the smallest public debts in terms of share of the GDP, i.e. approximately 39%

in 2014.

The inflation rate recorded a significant drop, being currently of approximately 1.5% (at the level of 2014), from

3.2% in 2013.

Romania has great agricultural potential, which makes it highly attractive for investors. At the same time, the

workforce is highly educated and skilled, with a salary level far below most EU countries.

Main indicators 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

GDP (billions USD) 183,56 169,18 188,89 202,47 215,3

GDP (constant prices, annual % change) 2,3 0,6 3,5 2,4 2,5

GDP per capita (USD) 8,584 7,929 8 10,161 10,859

General Government Balance (in % of GDP) -3,6 -1,8 -1,8 -1,4 -1

General Government Gross Debt (in % of GDP) 34,3 38,2 39,4 39,9 39,6

Inflation rate (%) 5,8 3,3 4 1,5 2,9

Uneployment Rate (% of the Labor Force) 7,4 7 7,3 7,2 7,1

Current Account (billions USD) -8,24 -7,51 -2,02 -2,38 -3,77

Current Account (in % GDP) -4,5 -4,4 -1,1 -1,2 -1,8Source: IMF - World Economic Outlook Database - Last Available Data


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Romania has a high consumption rate, recording an increase in the recent period of time due to the growth of

the middle class and the increase of the consumption appetite among the people, after the decrease of the

negative influence of the financial crisis and the rebuilding of the trust of the people.

Main sectors of activity in Romania

Agriculture accounts for 6.4% of Romania’s GDP in 2014 and around 28% of the active population works within

this industry branch. The main agricultural resources in Romanian are cereals, sugar beet and potatoes.

Production is still at a low level compared to Romania’s agricultural potential. Agriculture is considered to be

one of the industrial branches with a high development potential and more and more investors direct their

attention towards this branch of the economy.

The industrial sector accounts for 43.2% of Romania’s GDP and offers jobs to a third of the country’s active

population, around 32% working in this sector. The industry is the backbone of the Romanian economy. As a

result we find many investors involved in the heavy industry (metallurgy, steel foundries), manufacturing of

motor vehicles and automotive components, buildings and constructions, oil refineries and the textile

industry. Romania’s assets are mainly the highly skilled workforce and the salary related costs which are far

below the EU average.

The Romanian economy focuses in particular on the services sector, which generates 50.4% of the GDP and

employs around 40% of the workforce at national level. Tourism, in particular, is a developing industry with

high investment potential.

Agriculture Industry Services

29 28,6 42,4

6,4 43,2 50,4

-22,4 -0,9 5,4Source: World Bank - Last Available Data

Breakdown of Economic Activity By Sector

Employment By Sector (in % of Total Employment)

Value Added (in % of GDP)

Value Added (Annual % Change)

Monetary indicators 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Average F/X rate (RON/EURO) 4,21 4,24 4,46 4,42 4,45Source: National Bank of Romanaia, National Commission for Prognosis, World Bank

FDI and Key Investors in Romania 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

FDI Value (billion EURO) 9496 3488 2596 1815 2138 2710Source: National Bank of Romanaia, The Economis Intelligence Unit


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Romania is a country dependent on imports. The 2008 global financial crisis intensified the balance of

payments deficit starting with 2009. Moreover, due to the fact that Romania’s main export partners were

struggling with the global financial crisis, exports dropped significantly in 2012. However, in 2014, they

increased by 57%, marking the recovery of the Eurozone from the financial crisis.

Below you will find the main indicators characterizing Romania’s external trade:

Romania’s main external trade partners, in terms of exports, are: Germany, Italy and France, and the main

import partners are: Germany, Italy and Hungary.

Foreign Trade Indicators 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Import of Goods (million USD) 54.324 62.128 76.476 70.208 73.398

Export of Goods (milllion USD) 40.567 49.499 63.012 57.824 65.835

Import of Services (million USD) 10.097 8.104 9.473 9.223 10.142

Export of Services (million USD) 9.768 8.753 10.048 10.728 13.632

Import of Goods and Services (Annual Change %) -21,40 12,50 10,30 -0,80 -

Export of Goods and Services (Annual Change %) -6,30 14,20 10,90 -3,10 -

Import of Goods and Services (in % of GDP) 36,60 41,20 45,40 45,20 42,50

Export of Goods and Services (in % of GDP) 30,60 35,40 40,00 40,00 42,00

Trade Balance (million USD) -12.038 11.885 12.525 11.471 7.286

Foreign Trade (in % of GDP) 67,20 76,60 85,40 85,10 84,50Source: IMF - World Trade Organizations, World Bank - Last Available Data

Main customers (% of export) 2014 2014

Germany 19,20% 19,10%

Italy 11,90% 10,80%

France 6,80% 7,80%

Hungary 5,10% 5,70%

Turkey 4,50% 4,60%

Other countries 52,50% 52,00%Source: Comtrade - Last Available Data

Other countries

Main suppliers (% of imports)

Germany

Italy

Hungary

France

Poland


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Top imported and exported products:

Top exported and imported services:

Electrical, electronic equipment 10.849.964.000 11.393.540.000

Vehicles other than railway, tramway 9.902.895.000 9.805.183.000

Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers, etc 7.316.052.000 7.295.177.000

Mineral fuels, oils, distil lation products, etc 4.202.710.000 6.330.545.000

Furniture, l ighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 2.705.155.000 4.139.435.000

Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 2.688.964.000 3.485.163.000

Cereals 2.638.730.000 2.790.467.000

Rubber and articles thereof 2.509.955.000 2.476.975.000

Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 2.486.898.000 1.519.164.000

Articles of iron or steel 2.132.524.000 1.459.237.000

TOTAL products exported 2.132.524.000 77.889.071.000

Source: Comtrade - Last Available Data

TOTAL product imported

Plastics and articles thereof

Pharmaceutical products

Iron and steel

Articles of iron or steel

Rubber and articles thereof

Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus

Exported product from Romania

Electrical, electronic equipment

Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers, etc

Mineral fuels, oils, distil lation products, etc

Vehicles other than railway, tramway

Imported product to Romania

Transport 5.779.546.000 3.844.195.000

Other business services 4.411.700.000 2.391.859.000

Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others 3.327.958.000 2.076.650.000

Telecommunications, computer, and information services 2.981.481.000 1.272.328.000

Travel 1.797.366.000 872.491.000

Construction 540.889.000 449.494.000

Financial services 325.124.000 325.518.000

Maintenance and repair services n.i.e. 311.994.000 316.000.000

Charges for the use of intellectual property n.i.e. 137.331.000 215.275.000

Government goods and services n.i.e. 105.967.000 175.792.000

TOTAL services exported 19.853.088.000 12.143.475.000

Source: Comtrade - Last Available Data

Constructions

TOTAL services imported

Telecommunications, computer, and information

servicesCharges for the use of intellectual property n.i.e.

Financial services

Maintenance and repair services n.i.e.

Insurance and pension services

Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned

by others

Exported services from Romania (2014) Imported services to Romania (2014)Other business services

Travel

Transport


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Overview of Romania’s economy

We prepared a number of informative charts to better understand the economic context in Romania and to be

up to date with the particularities and performance of each region.

The first informative chart focuses on Romania’s economy divided on counties. The statistical data were

collected from the Trade Register and Romania’s Statistical Yearbook edited by the National Institute of

Statistics. This chart was prepared by ZF.

From this chart you can learn about the total turnover of companies by counties, top 3 sectors in the county and

the type of capital (foreign, Romanian private, state owned) held by the leading company of each county (the

data were collected at the end of 2013).

I had the pleasure to participate in several Business Days editions and I was pleasantly

surprised to see that each edition gets better and better and more crowded. During

each edition, the speakers try to be more and more creative and make spectacular

presentations, which I believe is one of the reasons for this resounding success. Another

reason, probably one of the most important, is the ability to engage the audience,

which is absolutely fantastic.

Cristian Nacu, Entreprise Investors


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The second chart shows the most important companies in each county in Romania in terms of turnover

recorded in 2013 and weight in the total turnover of the county in 2013.

The diversity, energy and enthusiasm, the “snowball” effect, the identified

opportunities, the high level of interaction, the established partnerships, are only a few

of the remarkable qualities of this action, to the development of which I would also like

to contribute.

Silviu Hotaran, GKTI Semper Human

It is a pleasure to share my experience within these events, because every time I feel

the energy and enthusiasm of these young people, who I believe to be the alternative

for a different future in Romania, having the power to improve the dynamics of the

economy.

Mihai Marcu, President of MEDLIFE


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The third chart reveals Romania’s business map and paints a clear picture of the economic performance of

each county, based on the following aspects:

Turnover per capita (Euro)

Net profit per capita (Euro)

Foreign capital investments (billion Lei)

Average nominal net salary (Lei)

It reveals the number of hypermarkets, the number of DIY stores and construction material warehouses

on counties (indicator which shows the power of purchase of the people and the appetite for

consumption of each county)

It reveals the main shipyards, refineries, automotive works and integrated metal and steel works

It suggestively reveals (in 3 categories) the cereals production on each county

o High production between 600,000 and 1,000.000 tones

o Medium production between 320,000 and 540,000 tones

o Low production between 0 and 275,000 tones

It reveals the cities with over 2,000 employees in IT&C service and support centers, software

development and research and development centers

It also reveals the operational parts of expressways


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The fourth chart targets the labor market by reference to the most important indicators at county level:

salaries, unemployment, employees, pensioners, faculty graduates, stable population and the weight of

employees in the total population (2013 and 2014 data, data source: National Institute of Statistics).

Indicators:

National Bucharest

Population: 20,121,641 1,883,425

Number of employees: 4,801,104 903,798

Number of pensioners: 5,229,648 487,177

Unemployment rate: 5.7% 2.0%

Number of university graduates (2012): 111,028 33,833

Weight of employees in the total stable population (2013): 23.8% over 25%

There are only 10 counties at national level with the weight of employees in the total stable population of

over 25%: Bucharest, Ilfov, Timis, Cluj, Arad, Bihor, Hunedoara, Sibiu, Brasov, Constanta.


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Chart no. 5 provides an insight into the average salary of a Romanian compared to that from other countries in

Europe, according to a study conducted by executive search company Pedersen&Partners.

For me, Business Days is a family, of those who want to bring positive changes in

Romania, and I am glad that this family is growing day by day, with each edition. We

created bonds and we are developing projects with wonderful people, we gladly meet

every three months and we are more and more passionate about doing greater and

more important things for our communities.

Eusebiu Burcas, founder of the financial education program BURCASH


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Chart no. 6 reveals the position of foreign investors in Romania, the counties which attracted the highest

number of investors and the counties avoided by investors. The data are from 2013, and their source is the

Trade Registry. The chart shows:

The number of companies with foreign investments;

Weight in total foreign capital (at national level);

Total number of companies

Weight of companies in total companies in the county;


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The following chart maps out Romania’s exports on each county. In Romania, only 15 counties managed to

exceed the 1 billion Euro limit: Bucharest, Ilfov, Constanta, Arges, Prahova, Brasov, Sibiu, Olt, Dolj, Alba, Cluj,

Bihor, Maramures, Arad and Timis.


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The following chart refers to Romania’s capacity to attract foreign tourists. It reveals the number of tourists

attracted during one year (2014) by each county in Romania. Tourism is an area full of potential, however,

insufficiently used by Romania. The transport infrastructure is still a serious obstacle in the development of this

area.


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The following chart refers to the evolution of production in the past 22 years in the main agricultural crops in

Romania:

The exports of agri-food products have reached an all-time record in 2014, however, this performance is

overshadowed by the fact that they are mainly based on wheat, cigarettes, corn and sunflower seeds.

The figures are encouraging, however, the reality in the agri-food industry is entirely different. The exports of

food, such as meat, dairy products, fruit and vegetables, have dropped due to the restrictions in Russia. “The

Russian embargo had double impact. On the one hand, it decreased the quantity of Romanian exports in the

food sector and, on the other hand, it increased the quantity of imports.

Imported products are cheaper because the subsidies received by foreigners are higher, and the taxes are

lower than those in Romania.


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Why Cluj?

Cluj-Napoca is considered to be the “heart of Transylvania”. It is a

cosmopolitan European city, a key business destination for the South-

eastern area of Europe, with a remarkable investment potential.

It is a multicultural city and a candidate for the European Cultural Capital

in 2021, with real chances of success.

In Cluj-Napoca, the urban infrastructure is constantly developing, and

sustained efforts are made to preserve its cultural and historical heritage.

One of the city’s concerns also addressed by the Business Days platforms

within the two round table debates organized in 2013 and 2014 in

partnership with Cluj-Napoca City Hall, is the development of sustainable

ecological strategies.

Cluj-Napoca is the 3rd city in Romania in terms of inhabitants, having a

population of 304,527, according to the data issued by the National

Institute of Statistics (stable population as at January 1, 2014 consisting

of people living within the city, with the domicile or residence in the city

at that time). Another 150,000 people, of which around 100,000

students, supplement the city’s population, i.e. those who come to study

in Cluj-Napoca and work in the city – without residing in Cluj-Napoca.

Due to the 11 universities based here, the city is considered to be one of

the best places to study, in this part of Europe, and the career

opportunities offered by Cluj-Napoca convince more and more university

graduates to call Cluj their “home”.

In terms of graduates, Cluj-Napoca is ranked second in a national top

with 10,656 graduates per year, of a national total of 111,028 graduates.

The 1st place is held by Bucharest with 33,833 graduates. The 3rd place is

held by Iasi with 9,594 graduates, followed by Timisoara with 7,253 and

Brasov with 5,916.

The strategy of Cluj-Napoca is to become one of the most welcoming

cities in Eastern Europe, where both inhabitants and tourists feel great.

According to a report of the European Commission, Cluj-Napoca is

considered to be the most welcoming city in Europe, 91% of its residents

agree that foreign presence is a positive thing. At European level, only 6

cities have managed to pass the 70% threshold.

In terms of quality of life, Cluj-Napoca is ranked 53 in the global top

published by the website Numbeo.com, outranking cities as Ankara (61),

Paris (63), London (72), Buenos Aires (73), Bucharest (74), Athens (75),

New-York (76), Rome (83). Numbeo.com took into account factors such

as level of pollution, people safety, purchase power, crime rate and

health system.

The total turnover of

companies in the county: 9.1

billion Euro

TOP 3 industries with the

largest share in the county’s

turnover:

Trade 39%

Manufacturing industry

20%

Constructions 11%

Turnover per capita– 13,144

Euro

Net profit per capita – 977

Euro

Foreign capital investments –

2,0 billion Lei

Production of cereals

(average) between 320,000-

540,000 tones

Number of hypermarkets - 9

Number of DIY stores – 6

Gilau – Campia Turzii

Expressway

Over 2,000 employees in

IT&C and support centers,

software development and

research and development

centers

Average nominal net salary –

1,672 Lei

Population: 691,106

65% of the county’s

population lives in towns

Number of employees:

205,694

Number of pensioners:

177,817

Unemployment rate: 3.5%

(under the national average

of 5.7%)

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Cluj-Napoca was ranked third by Forbes magazine in the top

Best Cities for Business in Romania. The top was developed

based on ten criteria, each of which having a weight of 10%

in its final determination: regional GDP, GDP per capita,

average net salary, unemployment, foreign investments

during 1991-2014, road infrastructure, railway

infrastructure, number of active enterprises, number of

homes and educational facilities impacting the labor market

(vocational schools, universities).

The development of the city’s IT activity is likely to

consolidate its position as the “Economic capital of

Transylvania”.

Romania is in the top 50 countries in terms of attractiveness

of an investment in the field of business services

outsourcing, according to the ATKearney 2011 study “Global

Services Location Index”. The criteria taken into account are:

financial attractiveness, workforce qualification and

availability and business environment.

Cluj-Napoca is a major BPO hub, due to the available skilled

human resources. The advantages frequently mentioned in

international studies and reports include: affordable costs,

highly skilled workforce, spoken foreign languages,

geographical positioning and time area GMT+2.

The last three advantages are decisive for easy and real-time

communication with the rest of the continent.

The main services offered by the BPO centers in Cluj-Napoca

are: finance & accounting outsourcing (FAO), human

resources operations outsourcing (HRO), process

outsourcing (PO), knowledge process outsourcing (KPO),

contact center operations (CC) and industry-specific business

processes (IS-BPO).

KPMG Advisory recently published the study “Exploring

Global Frontiers”, which places Cluj-Napoca amongst the

top 31 destinations for investments in information

technology (IT), outlining the key aspects which make it

attractive: specialists, costs and geographical positioning.

Cluj-Napoca has a significant IT potential, mainly due to the

1,500 specialists, graduates of one of the two top

universities: the Cluj-Napoca Technical University and the

Babeş-Bolyai University. Over 5,000 software engineers work

in 100 companies based in Cluj-Napoca, which develop

customized software and provide IT services.

Cluj-Napoca found a winning strategy for developing its

capacity to offer IT outsourcing solutions. The companies

based in this city have recorded a steady increase even

Cluj-Napoca

Engineering

Constructions and metal products

Energy machinery

Electrical engineering and electronics

Medicinal products and pharmaceuticals

Electrothermic and abrasive products

Porcelain and earthenware

Textile industry

Leather industry, footwear industry

Milling and bread making industry

Milk and dairy products industry

Sugar products industry

Vegetable oil industry

Canned vegetables and fruit industry

Thermal power plants

Mineral springs

Clay

Dej

Canned vegetable and fruit industry



Furniture

Cellulose, paper

Salt


Mineral springs

Refractory products

Turda



Porcelain and earthenware

Plastics and artificial leather

Precast concrete products, Binding agents (cement,

lime, gypsum), Refractory products


Mineral springs

Salt

Campia Turzii


Crude ceramic (brick, tile)

Steel, Rolled products

Gherla

Crude ceramic (brick, tile)

Plywood, veneers, panels, wood particle boards,

timber and furniture


Clay

Huedin



Timber

Constructions and metal products

Most important cities from an economic

standpoint in Cluj county and the dominating industrial branches in each city:


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during the recent financial crisis. Software engineers are appreciated for their technical skills and their

knowledge of foreign languages: English, German and French.

Both local and foreign investors finance the IT sector in Cluj-Napoca. The invested foreign capital originates

from the following countries: Germany (30%), U.K. (22%), the United States of America (15%) and the

Netherlands (15%) are major investors, followed by: Austria (5%), Finland (4%), France and Sweden (3% each),

Denmark and Switzerland (2% each) and Italy (0.5%).

The manufacturing industry accounts for 97.65% of the total industrial production of Cluj-Napoca. The

engineering field has the largest share.

Value of exports: 1 billion Euro

o Main exported products: paper and cardboard; wood pulp, paper or cardboard products; garments

and clothing accessories; footwear and other similar products; cast iron, iron and steel products;

cauldrons, machinery and mechanical devices; electric machinery, devices and equipment and parts

thereof; optical, photographic or cinematographic, measurement and control instruments and

devices, pharmaceutical products, glass and glass products, furniture.

Value of imports: 600 million Euro

o Main imported products: coffee and tea; fuel, mineral oils and products resulting from distillation;

organic chemical products; fertilizers; raw hides; paper and cardboard; cast iron, iron and steel

products; cauldrons, machinery and mechanical devices; electric machinery, devices and equipment

and parts thereof; ground vehicles other than railway; silk; cotton; synthetic or artificial fibers;

furniture.

The largest company in Cluj county has foreign capital: MOL, and has an annual turnover of 10.8% of the

cumulated turnover of the companies in the county (information from 2013)


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The economic and social development, starting with the `90s, also reflected in the modernization of transport

capacities. The favorable geographical positioning of the county is a decisive factor in the efforts made by

authorities to develop the local infrastructure. Cluj county has a broad network of public roads totaling 2,454

km, of which 342 km are national roads. The network of modernized roads has 645 km, many being parts of

roads of national and international roads. The length of the railways passing over the county is of 232 km.

The Cluj-Napoca International Airport, administered by the Cluj County Council, recorded a significant increase

in passenger traffic following the development and modernization process, currently being the third

international airport in the country. On this airport, scheduled flights are operated by four airlines, connecting

Cluj to Spain, Italy, Austria, France, Great Britain, Belgium, Dubai, Switzerland, Israel, the Netherlands, Poland,

Sweden, Hungary and Germany by direct flights. At this time, the airport’s priority is to find partners for building

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[email protected]

If you registered for the event, but did not get an invoice; after you made payment, you did not receive a link for

choosing workshops; do not know how to access the meet-me application; do not know how to download the

invitation and print the access badge for the event, the best persons to help you are:

Andra Cirligeanu

Customer Service Team Leader

+40-749-2013050

[email protected]

Adrian Iacob


+40-745-652220

[email protected]

If you want to solve certain administrative and logistics matters, the best person to help you is:

George Acsente


+40-751-060398

[email protected]

If you want to promote your company during the event and benefit from exposure on the Business Days

platform, support Business Days projects, help with the advertising of the Business Days events and projects, the

best persons to help you are:

Laszlo Pacso


+40-745-080802

[email protected]

Codruta Nicolescu


+40-741-163700

[email protected]








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Liviu Achim

Partnerships Manager

+40-721-222666

[email protected]

Raluca Munteanu

BD DVD Project Coordinator

+40-741-593409

[email protected]

If you are a start-up and wish to benefit from subsidized advertising packages, the best person to help you is:

Codruta Nicolescu


+40-741-163700

[email protected]

If you want to benefit from premium business matching facilities and find the best partners, the best persons to

help you is:

Codruta Nicolescu


+40-741-163700

[email protected]

Laszlo Pacso


+40-745-080802

[email protected]

To see the entire Business Days team and to find out their contact info, please access Business Days’ website:

http://www.businessdays.ro/Contact







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