Nicolae Badea, President of Computerland Romania – moderator of the discussions on “Financing the Romanian Economy and Agribusiness” within the BucharestFoodSummit.ro 3rd Edition
On November 11, 2020, starting at 10:30, at the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Bucharest, the penultimate debate of the 3rd edition of BucharestFoodSummit.ro took place, entitled: "Financing the Romanian Economy and Agribusiness"
The event was attended by Mr. Minister Adrian Oros, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. László Borbély, State Counselor, Prime Minister's Office, Mr. Petre Roman, former Prime Minister and Mr. Varujan Pambuccian, member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, along with prominent representatives of the banking, entrepreneurial and academic environment in the field.
The first Panel was moderated by Mr. Gabriel Biris, Founding Partner, Biris-Goran Law Firm and Mr. Leontin Dinulescu, BucharestFoodSummit. Topics discussed included:
“Sustainable financing for a greener economy” - László Borbély, State Counsellor, Prime Minister's Office
"APIA, performance in a year of challenges" – Adrian Pintea, General Manager, APIA
Mr. Nicolae Badea, President of Computerland Romania, the GOLD sponsor of the event, moderated the second Panel of the Forum, alongside Mr. Bogdan Popovici, BucharestFoodSummit.
With extensive business experience in countless fields (IT&C, Communications, Technology, HoReCa and Industry), Mr. Nicolae Badea opened the series of discussions, arguing that a regulatory framework for projects is absolutely necessary, through which a series of rules can be correctly applied, generating the desired results.
From your perspective, there should be a direct link between the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the research centers in the country, because they must be regenerated and repositioned in direct relation: research, innovation, production and valorization. Complex concepts result from a process assumed through culture and education and it is not enough to just talk about these concepts in order to be successfully implemented.
Next, Mr. Cristian Cosmin, Deputy General Manager, National Credit Guarantee Fund for SMEs, spoke about the IMM Invest program, followed by Ms. Ramona Ivan, Director, Relations with National and International Institutions Department – CEC Bank.
Minister Adrian Oros, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the special guest of the event, was in direct dialogue with the participants at the event, presenting the Ministry's plans, which generated a series of questions and proposals from the farmers present in the hall.
Mr. Nicolae Badea, the Panel Moderator, brought to the attention of Minister Oros, 2 topics of great interest:
- the innovative field of research in order to preserve brands with Romanian tradition and specificity, e.g. gene banks in animal husbandry, poultry farming and agriculture, areas that deserve to be consolidated
- the remodeling of agricultural processes, absolutely necessary both in the administrative and technological areas.
The Minister emphasized that research is very important, especially applied research, which serves the common interests of farmers.
In addition, there are examples of good practices and the digitalization of programs in Agriculture is desired. Currently, there are several databases, but unfortunately they are not interconnected.
As a conclusion to the event, Mr. Nicolae Badea emphasized that it is necessary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to have its own IT strategy, which highlights the need for digitalization, through open system systems.
BucharestFoodSummit.ro, now in its third edition, is the largest and most important international autumn event in Romania, in agribusiness, food production, beverage production, retail and HoReCa.
This exceptional event, which takes place between September 21 and November 19, 2020, is organized in partnership with: #RomaniaFunctioneaza, FoodBiz, CEC Bank, Biris – Goran Law Firm, ASAS, USAMV Bucharest, ASPES, FIHR, ICDP-Maracineni, HORA, Agrostandard and the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies.
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