Moldova Automotive Days

The Republic of Moldova welcomes investment by international companies. Me and my Government strive to improve the conditions for your continued success. During the last years, the automotive sector was one of the fastest growing industries in Moldova. For sure this is a result of our Association Agreement with the EU, an agenda which we commit to further follow and implement. My Government's comprehensive reform agenda further improved the Moldovan business environment. We are introducing the job subsidies regulation for manufacturing sector, and the new IT park law with 7% unique tax is already in force. Today, we are proud to host many of the key international players in the automotive supplier business. Many of these companies decided to extend their operations, others came as first timers to Moldova. We are keen and committed to pave the way for many more companies. We will do our very best to support our economy’s attractiveness for the European Automotive business.

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About Moldova Automotive Days 2018

Moldova Automotive Days 2018 is the leading industry event aimed to gather all industry stakeholders, including government, business, multinationals, professionals and academia, to discuss trends and challenges facing the automotive components industry regionally and in the country, set the premises for sustainable entrepreneurship environment to foster sector development and attract investment.

The goal of the event is to develop an international annual platform for national and international stakeholders, public, private entities, international partners and diplomatic staff for promoting the potential of the Moldovan automotive components sector worldwide.

AGENDA

29 - 30 May 2018

Day 1, Event 1

29.05

08:00 – 17:00

Moldova Automotive Days 2018

Tekwill, UTM campus Riscani, 9/11, Studentilor str.

08:00 – 09:00

Registration of participants & Welcoming Coffee
09:00 – 09:30

Welcome speech
- Mr. Pavel FILIP, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova
- Mr. Chiril GABURICI, Minister of Economy and Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova
- H.E. Julia MONAR, Ambassador of Germany in the Republic of Moldova
- H.E. Masanobu YOSHII, Ambassador of Japan in the Republic of Moldova
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09:30 – 10:45

PANEL I Automotive – leading driver for development
- Investment friendly environment, Mr. Vitalie IURCU, Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova
- Competitiveness advantages 4Automotive industry, Mr. Vitalie IURCU, State Secretary of Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure
- Automotive Cluster Moldova, Mr. Ion TORNEA, Executive Director, The Manufacturing Industry Employers' Association (APIP)
- JETRO's support to the Japanese investments in Moldova and Romania, Mr. Keisuke MIZUNO, General Director JETRO Romania (Japan External Trade Organization)
- Building regional value chain, Stefan GAIBU, General Manager Inbound Operations, Renault Nissan Alliance
- Automotive Industry in Moldova and Romania: a German perspective, Mr. Sebastian METZ, General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors German – Romanian Chamber of Commerce (AHK Romania)
- Q&A
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10:45 – 11:15

Coffee Break & Networking
11:15 – 12:30

PANEL II – BUSINESS CLIMATE
- Competitiveness advantages4Automotive industry, Mr. Vitalie ZAHARIA, Director of MIEPO
- Labor force potential of the Republic of Moldova, Fiodor MACARI, HR Consulting, Search4staff
- Enabling friendly business environment, Mr. Roman LADUS, expert, Prime Minister’s Economic Council
- IFC Experience in Emerging Markets, Mr. Nikolay Bogatyy, Investment Officer, IFC (International Financial Corporation), World Bank.
- Investment Experience, Mr. Alexandru Bordeianu, Financial Director, ICS DRA Draexlmaier Automotive
- Q&A
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12:30 – 13:30

Luncheon & Networking
13:30 – 14:45

PANEL III. Education a priority for Automotive sector.
- Education fostering industrial development, Ms. Monica BABUC, Minister of Education, Culture and Research (tbc)
- Engineering and technical education,Ms. Viorelia MOLDOVAN BATRÂNAC, Adviser of the Prime Minister
- Upgrade of Engineering Education – key factor in Automotive. Engineering potential for Automotive R&D , Prof. Viorel BOSTAN, Rector of Technical University of Moldova
- Piloting dual education in Straseni Engineering college, Ms. Tatiana DORMENCO, Free Economic Zone Balti
- Automotive workforce development through Dual Education, Ms. Angela CUTASEVICI, State Secretary, Ministry of Education, Culture and Research
- Dual education case study, Mr. Vadim BUBULICI, Draexlmaier Automotive
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14:45 – 15:00

Coffee Break & Networking
15:00 – 16:30

PANEL IV. Moldova IT and R&D4Automotive trends
- Moldova IT sector overview and potential, Mr. Vitalie TARLEV, State Secretary for ICT industry, Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure
- Trends in design and testing of cars, PhD Cristi IRIMIA, General Manager, Siemens Industry Software
- Automotive interior design, Ms. Carmen Toader, Senior Manager, DTR DRAEXLMAIER Sisteme Tehnice Romania, part of Draexlmiaer Group
- Design center office in Mechanical Engineering, Mr. LANDRY Thierry-Paul-Gilbert, Senior Business Manager, AKKA Technologies Romania
- Start engineering on Autonomous driving system, Mr. Andrei BRAGARENCO, Microlab/Technical University of Moldova
- Q&A
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16:30-17:30

Transfer to Cricova, underground city (Reception by invitations).
17:30 – 20:00

Reception by invitations

Parallel event
08:00 – 09:00 13:00 – 14:00 16:00 – 16:30
- Draexlmaier DSM open doors
  9/11, Studentilor str., Chisinau
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11:00 – 15:00
- #Automotive4YOU, career event platform for automotive companies to advertise the vacancies
  FabLab, 9/11, Studentilor str., Chisinau
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14:30 – 16:30
- Round table: Challenges and opportunities in implementation of dual education
  Invitees:
  Ms. Angela CUTASEVICI, State Secretary, Ministry of Education, Culture and Research
  Mr. Silviu GÎNCU, Head of Vocational Education Division, Ministry of Education, Culture and Research
  Research Organizator: EBA and GIZ Project “Structural Reform of Vocational Education”, and CCI Chamber of Commerce.
  Tekwill Front office, 2nd floor Event for HR specialists.
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Day 2, Event 1

30.05

09:00 – 15:30

JAPAN DAY @ Moldova Automotive Days 2018

Tekwill, UTM campus Riscani, 2nd floor

Come and meet Japanese Buyers and potential partners

B2B event (prior registration required)

09:00 – 09:45

Opening ceremony of Mitutoyo Laboratory (by invitations)
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10:00 – 12:30

B2B meetings, 1st session (7 Japanese companies)
12:30 – 13:30

Lunch break
13:30 – 15:30

B2B meetings, 2nd session (7 Japanese companies)
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Parallel event - Workshop and masterclass
09:00 – 10:30
- Miele Workshop: ,,Do you speak HW or SW? At Miele we speak both!”
  Speakers: Mr. Fabrian Henze and Ms. Aura Florea, Miele Tehnica
  Tekwill Front end room
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11:00 – 12:00
- Masterclass Draexlmaier DSM: “Introduction to plastic part design”
  Speakers: Ms. Carmen TOADER and Mr. Bogdan GRECU
  Tekwill Front end room
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09:15 – 15:00

SITE VISIT AUTOMOTIVE PLANTS

09:00 - 10:00

Transfer to Orhei

Starting point: Radisson Blu Hotel
10:00 – 11:00

Visiting Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze, Orhei

Mr. Igor CORMAN, Director General
11:00 – 13:00

Luncheon in Orhei "Chateau Vartely"
13:00 – 14:00

Transfer to Chisinau