2026 edition / Aula Magna, ASE
The skills you need.The choices you make.The person you become.
- Date
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026
- Time
- 16:00 registration · 16:30–19:00 conference
- Venue
- Aula Magna, ASE, Piața Romană 6, Bucharest
- Entry
- Free, for all students
The future isn’t just about what you’ll be able to do. It’s also about the kind of person you’ll become.
This isn’t a conference about polishing your CV. It’s about what you build underneath it.
In Romanian and English. Aula Magna, ASE, Piața Romană 6, Bucharest (opens in Google Maps)
Nine voices. One stage.
In the order they take the stage. Pick a speaker to see what they’ll talk about.
01Opening
Vice-Dean of FABIZ, ASE
More Than a Degree
02Opening
President of Liderii de Mâine Bucharest
Are You Ready for the Future?
03AI
Executive consultant, former COO in financial services
AI Can Make You Faster. Can It Make You Better?
04Change
General surgeon, Advanced Surgical Associates
Change Is Coming. Are You Ready?
05Failure
Logistics and transportation entrepreneur
Your First Plan Probably Won’t Work. Good.
06Opportunity
Vice President, First Business Bank
Opportunity Doesn’t Knock. You Build the Door.
07Decision-making
AVP, Global Commercial Finance, Christie’s New York
Good Decisions, Imperfect Information
08Character & Values
Attorney, former Senior VP, American Century Investments
Who Are You When the Decision Gets Hard?
09People & Soft Skills
Mentor and coach for young people
The Skills Nobody Puts on Your CV
In conversation with Ionuț Popescu
Rapid-fire panel
What Will Still Matter When AI Can Do Almost Everything?
Short answers, 45–60 seconds at most, from five of the evening’s speakers.
See the programThe program
The running order, cue by cue.
Short talks, moments where you vote and discuss, and a rapid-fire panel to close. Open any moment to see what happens. Wherever you see “You take part”, you step into the show too.
Curtain. The evening ends, the road goes on.
Free entry
Save your seat in Aula Magna.
- Date
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026
- Doors open
- 16:00
- We begin
- 16:30
- End
- 19:00
- Who can come
- All students, in any year.
- What it costs
- Nothing. Entry is free; you register only so we can hold your seat.
- What language
- Romanian and English. Several of the speakers are coming from the US.
- What to bring
- Your phone, charged. You’ll vote live and answer challenges right from it.
Other questions? Write to us at contact@lideriidemaine.ro
Don’t just prepare for the future.Become ready for it.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · 16:30–19:00 · Aula Magna, ASE
After the evening
Ready for more? Join Liderii de Mâine.
A year of volunteering in Bucharest for students who want to grow: real projects, a coach of your own and a community that builds things together. No experience needed.
- A personal coach and mentors
- Hands-on projects and events
- An official volunteering certificate
- International conferences and seminars
Applications close the night of the conference.
- Applications close
- October 20, 23:59
- Group interviews
- October 23 and 26
- Results
- October 28
- Mentoring starts
- November 2