Forum Invest

Forum Invest is an international economic forums organizer, based in Bucharest, Romania, known for the international economic events organized in Bucharest or in various locations of the world, like Washington, D.C., New York City, Toronto, London, Brussels, Paris, Milano, Rome, Madrid, Monte Carlo, Berlin, Vienna, Athens, Belgrade, Moscow, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Beijing.

Forum Invest
Formation
  • 1997 - Invest Romania Magazine (first bilingual business magazine in Romania)
  • 2002 - name changed in Invest Romania Forum;
  • 2005 - name changed in Forum Invest
TypePrivate company
HeadquartersBucharest, Romania
Region served
Worldwide
Founder & President
Bogdan Popovici
Websitehttp://www.foruminvest.ro
http://www.foruminvest.eu

The company’s core services include events organization, market entry advisory, mass-media, public relations, communication, corporate and institutional identity, multimedia services.

History

Forum Invest was founded in 2002 by Bogdan Popovici as Invest Romania Forum, on the foundation of Invest Romania Magazine - the first bilingual business magazine in Romania.[1]

Annual conference brands

Forum Invest conferences bring together international political leaders, top business representatives, professional organizations, market analysts and the media, to debate over critical economical issues in the sectors of energy, healthcare, finance, infrastructure, agriculture or international economic cooperation.[2]

Forum Invest annual conference brands include:

  • Forum Invest Finance
  • Forum Invest Healthcare
  • Forum Invest Energy
  • Forum Invest LeaderSHE
  • Forum Invest Infrastructure
  • Forum Invest Agriculture
  • Bucharest International Forum
  • Chief Financial Officers` International Forum
  • Forum Invest Gulf Cooperation Council – South Eastern Europe

Gulf Cooperation Council – Romania – South – Eastern Europe program

In March 2011, Forum Invest co-organized, together with the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Romanian Ministry of Economy, the Federation of the Gulf Cooperation Council Chambers of Commerce and a number of other institutional partners, the first ever economic forum between Romania – South – Eastern Europe and the Gulf Cooperation Council,[3] aiming to boost economic cooperation between the two regions.[4] Similar forums are scheduled to be organized in 2012 and the following years, in Bucharest and in strategic locations from the Gulf region.

International Leaders’ Clubs and think-tank meetings

Besides the international large-scale economic events, Forum Invest organizes the periodical Forum Invest Club in Bucharest, Geneva, Monaco or London, set as invitation-only informal meetings, for quality information exchange between high-level economical, political and geo-strategic factors that influence the future of the Central and the Southeast Europe, in the global context.

World Leaders at Forum Invest

More than 7.000 business and political decision makers from 40+ countries, including leading international personalities, Nobel Prize laureates,[5] presidents of states, prime ministers, members of governments, high state officials, diplomats, business and opinion leaders, entrepreneurs and journalists participate together in forums, seminars, clubs and roundtables organized by Forum Invest, to develop dialogues on the most critical issues of the moment.

International personalities who participated at Forum Invest events include:

  • Guion Bluford, a former NASA Astronaut, the first African – American to participate in a space mission[6]
  • Nouriel Roubini, Chairman of Roubini Global Economics, known as “Economy Dr. Doom”[7]
  • Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates[8]
  • Ahmed Rashed Al Haroon, Minister of Commerce and Industry, State of Kuwait[9]
  • Joschka Fischer, former Vice Chancellor of Germany[10]
  • Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize Laureate for Economics and former advisor of the USA President Bill Clinton
  • Gerhard Schroeder, former Chancellor of Germany
  • Lech Walesa, former President of Poland and Nobel Prize Laureate for Peace
  • Edmund Phelps, Nobel Prize Laureate for Economics[11]
  • Edward Prescott, Nobel Prize Laureate for Economics
  • Kary Mullis, Nobel Prize Laureate

Media Grants Programs

Each year, Forum Invest organizes media scholarships for economic journalists, in locations such as Brussels, Paris, Athens or Vienna. During the Program, the journalists are arranged meetings with high EU officials, company leaders or journalist peers from correspondent media institutions.[12]

Awards and recognition

In 2010, Forum Invest was granted by Business Initiative Directions (BID) with the International Arch of Europe Award in the Platinum Category, at the International BID Convention that took place in Frankfurt on June 28, a vanity award

In 2009, Forum Invest was also awarded by the World Energy Council, in recognition of valuable support accorded in increasing the visibility of the Romanian National Committee of the World Energy Council.

On September 22, 2008, at Palais des Congress in Paris, Forum Invest was awarded with the “World Quality Commitment” Trophy in the Gold category by the Business Initiative Directions (BID), a vanity award.

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References
  1. Constantinescu, Adrian (2011). INTINERARII DIPLOMATICE. Bucharest: Editura Expert. p. 314. ISBN 978-973-618-268-6.
  2. Ana, Bâtcă. "Finanţiştii din sud-estul Europei, la Bucureşti". EVZ.RO.
  3. "First GCC-Romania Economic Forum opens up brighter horizons -- GCC Chief". Kuwait News Agency.
  4. "First day of the GCC – Romania Economic Forum". ROMANIA Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  5. "Doi laureati Nobel vin la Bucuresti in luna iunie". HotNews.ro.
  6. "Astronautul NASA Guion S. Bluford vine la Bucureşti". REALITATEA.NET.
  7. Marius, Oncu. "Nouriel Roubini, economistul care a prevăzut criza din 2008: Marx a avut dreptate cu privire la autodistrugerea capitalismului". GANDUL.INFO.
  8. "Romania si Emiratele Arabe Unite vor semna un acord cu privire la serviciile aeriene". Businessmagazin.
  9. "Dupa Kuweit, si Qatarul pune Romania pe harta investitiilor". Wall-Street.
  10. "Profetiile lui Joschka Fischer la Bucuresti". Wall-Street.
  11. "Laureati ai Premiului Nobel la Bucuresti". Romania, Altfel - Un blog de Principele Radu al Romaniei.
  12. "Cinci jurnalişti cu burse la Bruxelles". EVZ.RO.
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