Dr. Boari Vasile – (Ph.D. in Philosophy – 1978; M.A. in Philosophy – 1972) – Professor at Political Department, Babes Bolyai University from Cluj, teaching in university since 1972. Dr. Boari is the author of many books, numerous articles and other publications, being invited as key-speaker on various subjects in the field of politics, ethics and philosophy, Dr. Boari academic extensive work includes books as: New Europe in Search of Identity (2009); Philosophy and Politics (2009); Philosophy and moral condition of the city. A research on the problems of the city in ancient and modern philosophy (1991); The dialectic of the relationship moral conscience – political conscience. A Philosophical Perspective (1987); Introduction to political science. Part I. Areas of Political Science (1993); Introduction to the theory of political values ​​(1993); Political Theories of the Modern World (2000) Political Ethics (2000); Political Studies (2009) etc. Dr. Boari has been the coordinator and contributor to several well-known volumes: Romania after 20 years (2011); Intellectuals and Power (2011); Rediscovering the national identity (2010); Weighting Differences: Romanian Identity in the Wider European Context (2009); The use of Violence and Conflict in the three monotheistic religions: contemporary perspectives from Europe (2011); Living in truth. A Conceptual Framework for a Wisdom Society and the European Construction (2008); Constructing Religion and Conflict Studies in Europe (2011); Old Essence, New Flavors: Searching for Identity at National and European Levels (2009) European Identity Crisis. From the Soul of Europe to the Europe of Treaties (2008); The European Identity Crisis (2009); Religion as the foundation of a new ethical and political paradigm (2007); The relevance of ethics in the 21st century (2007) etc. Besides his academic extensive work, Dr. Boari has been an adviser for some of the key political leaders in Romania, known for his sharp predictions based on in-depth knowledge of human beings and society.

Dr.Ben–Oni Ardelean(Ph.D. in Political Science–2009; Ph.D. in Theology–2010; B.A.–1998)–Member of Romanian Parliament (2012–2024), has extensive academic and political experience. His present and the past political position include Vice–President of Chamber of Deputies in the bicameral Parliament of Romania(2017–2018); Senator of Romania (2012–2016) & Secretary of Romanian Senate (2016); Vice–President of National Liberal Party (a conservative party of Romania affiliated EPP / CDI); Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Foreign Policy(2016–2020); Member of NATO PA; Member of the Council of Europe PA; Member of theSEECP PA etc. Living in Timișoara, the well–known city where the anti-communist Revolution started in Romania bringing freedom and democracy in this eastern–European country in 1989, he represents the western–Romanian region of Timiș in the Romanian Parliament since 2012. Right after the Revolution against the dictatorial regime of 1989, he became active in coordinating numerous charitable and humanitarian projects, providing supplies and care for schools, hospitals, fire–stations, camps, remote areas population, etc., in cooperation with North American and Western European’s short mission teams and NGOs, operating in Eastern Europe. He was soon recognized as a leading figure for human rights and freedom, organizing and speaking in conferences, televised debates, and talk shows, promoting a new leadership model among conservatives for post–Communist countries and around the world. He is the author of several books and numerous academic articles.

Dr. Ben, as he is nicknamed by friends, is highly preoccupied with supporting those in need, helping others to help themselves, motivating people to live a life of purpose, love and compassion/

Bogdan Banu 

M.A. Political Campaign Management, Graduate School of Political Management, George Washington University

B.A. in International Relations, Brigham Young University

Graduate Certificate, Political Action Committee (PAC) Management, Graduate School of Political Management, George Washington University

Certificate, Professional Grant Proposal Writing, The Institute for Communication Improvement, Grant Institute

Training Certificate, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

 Bogdan Banu serves as the Director for Program Management for the GlobalConnect Division at Meridian International Center, a premier global leadership organization and public diplomacy center that connects leaders through culture and collaboration to drive solutions for global challenges located in Washington, DC. Banu oversees the division’s overall relationship with U.S. Embassies around the world, private and corporate partners, and other governmental entities to ensure the successful implementation of its short-term study tours and other people-to-people and virtual exchange programs. He also serves as the Program Director for the Central and Eastern Europe Journalist Fellowship Program, a U.S. Embassy Paris funded exchange, designed to strengthen local and regional press and to expand and improve the sustainability of citizen-generated media in Central and Eastern Europe; for the U.S. Speaker Programs for India, Brazil, North Macedonia and Europe; and of the Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs’ Science Envoy Program. Previously he served for eight years as the Program Director of the U.S. Congress – Korean National Assembly Exchange Program, Meridian second longest-running exchange program, which for over 20 years has brought together Congressional interns and students from the two countries for a unique opportunity to broaden their understanding of the U.S.-Korean bilateral relations; for the White-House sponsored Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI) and for other highly customized programs for private clients including Visa Corp. and Cargill. He also managed all the international development grants awarded to Meridian by the U.S. Department of State and USAID including projects in Iraq, Iran and West Bank. As a Program Officer, he implemented over 200 short-term professional exchanges for foreign officials and dignitaries coming to the U.S. as part of the International Visitor Leadership Program or as guests of various U.S. Embassies abroad. In addition to his work at Meridian, Banu serves from time to time as an International Election Observer with the OSCE – the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and has participated in observation missions in Belarus, Romania, Ukraine, and the United States. He is a frequent presence on Romanian media having appeared both as a guest and as an election expert on Antena 1, Antena 3, Digi 24, Europa FM, Pro TV, Romania’s National Radio and TV Broadcasters – TVR and TVR Internațional and also on TVR Moldova.

Banu is the president and founder of Romanians of DC a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization working to bring together the Romanians and Moldovans living in the greater Washington, DC area and to promote Romanian culture and traditions to a wider American audience.

Banu served for over 10 years as President of the Association of Students and Young Professionals from Romania in the DC area, better known as ASTROM, the largest Romanian-American association in the Nation’s Capital. In this capacity he has overseen the development and implementation of some 450 professional and cultural activities and programs aimed at building and promoting the Romanian community in the Washington, DC area. This activity has also given him the unique opportunity to meet and interact with officials at the highest levels from Romania and the Republic of Moldova. As President of ASTROM, in 2015 he was able to obtain the first official recognition of the Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse when the Mayor of Washington, DC issued an Official Proclamation which declared June 24^th as the Day of the Romanian Blouse in the city. The event was marked by over 200 Romanians dressed in folk costumes who gathered in front of the White House – the largest such gathering of Romanians ever.

Previously, he served as Communication Director with CORA – the Congress of Romanian Americans, an organization active from 1991 until 2004 and dedicated to promoting the interests of the broader Romanian-American community in the U.S. and to further the cooperation between the governments of the United States of America and Romania. Banu was also the Founding President of Club Romania, one for the first Romanian student organizations in the U.S. at his alma-matter Brigham Young University and has served in the board of directors and as an advisor with a number of other Romanian-American organizations.

Banu has a Master’s in Political Campaign Management from the George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management and a B.A. in International Relations from Brigham Young University. He also holds a Graduate Certificate in Political Action Committee (PAC) Management from the George Washington University, a Certificate in Professional Grant Proposal Writing from the Institute for Communication Improvement, Grant Institute and a Training Certificate from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

John F. Sandoz is President of Adaptive Strategies Consulting, LLC, which supports thought leadership in strategy, concept development, and red teaming activities.

During his career as a Naval Special Warfare officer, he served in the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, as well as a series of senior military staff.  He commanded Underwater Demolition Team TWENTY ONE, commissioned SEAL Team FOUR, and commanded Naval Special Warfare Group TWO, the parent command of East-coast Naval Special Warfare forces.  He completed his active duty service as Assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence, retiring in the rank of Captain. Subsequently, as a research staff member with the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) he led Red Teams supporting human-in-the-loop experiments.  As Vice President of Hicks and Associates, and Deputy Director of the Defense Adaptive Red Team he performed Red Team analyses of Combatant Command key operational problems.  As president of Adaptive Strategies Consulting, he supported the IDA Joint Advanced Warfighting Division, the U.S. Institute for Peace, and is currently supporting the Navy staff’s concept development work.

He is the co-founder and current Chairman of the Institute for Faith-Based Diplomacy, a non-profit organization dedicated to preparing next generation faith-based peacemakers to facilitate leader bridge building to resolve identity-based conflicts.

He leads a prison discipleship ministry for incarcerated men and is the author of “Becoming a Disciple of Jesus: Equipped to do the Works of Faith.”

He holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of Washington, an MBA from Marymount University, and is a graduate of the National War College and MIT Seminar XXI.

He and his wife Gabriela live in Falls Church, Virginia.

Tim Marian is a Romanian-American who currently advises Companies, Institutions, and High Net-Worth Families as a Portfolio Manager at Morgan Stanley.  He began his career at Merrill Lynch at the age of 21 and transitioned after four years to a Vice President role at J.P. Morgan & Co.  His skill set encompasses complex Financial Analysis and Planning, a mastery of Alternative and Structured Investments, Economic and Technical Analysis and most importantly the ability to envision, compose, and execute complex financial projects.  His educational background consists of a bachelor’s degree from Queens College, upon completing the educational requirements at Emory University and Yale School of Management he holds the designations of Certified Financial Planner™ and Certified Investment Management Analyst™, and is currently enrolled as a Graduate Student at Yale University’s School of Management.  He currently resides in the United States while often returning to his hometown of Zalau, Romania with his family.

Dr. Daniel-Dumitru Ene (Ph.D., M.A., B.A.) earned his doctorate in International Relationships at SNSPA – Bucharest, in the field of Nuclear Diplomacy. His area of expertise is mainly in diplomacy and energy. Presently he is an advisor for international relations and international cooperation in the field of civil nuclear energy at the Nuclear and Radioactive Waste Agency (ANDR – a national point of contact for Romanian institutions operating in the nuclear field with the European Union, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other international organizations). During the years he served as an Advisor to the Minister of Economy, Energy and Business Environment, Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Chief of Staff for the Deputy Chair of Romanian Parliament.

Silviu Gabriel SZENTESI, age 59 years, marketing scholar, Current position: Professor, Faculty of Economics, Aurel Vlaicu Univesity, Arad and Professor for Business Communication and Negotiation at West University Timișoara.

Education and training: 2018 Habilitation degree in Human Sciences – Communication from- Paul Valery   University Montpellier 3 France, 1992-1998 Ph.D. in Economics with a thesis about Economic –Ecologic balance modeling West University of Timisoara., Faculty of Economics, West University of Timisoara; 1983-1988 Career path:2016- present Director of the Institute for Research in Humanistic and Social Sciences; 2012-2013 Vicepresident of National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation (NASR);  2010-2012 Head of Economic Research and Business Consulting Center, Aurel Vlaicu University, Arad, 2002-present Professor, Aurel Vlaicu University, Arad, 1999-2000 Ph.D. Associate Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Management, Emanuel University, Oradea, he published 51 papers and extended abstracts, 27 books and 3 chapters of books, Professional experienced in the topic of the project: Coordination and participation at research study and projects: Grant manager CNCSIS PN-I-ID-PCE-2007-2010 according to contract no. 345/10.2007 on issue Development of a management model for investment projects in order to achieve the economic-environmental balance; 2016-2019 member in ProjectPNIII-P2-2.1-PTE-2016-0217, Financing Contract no.28PTE / 06.10.2016, Demonstrative installation for innovative melting hemp technology.List of the most significant scientific publications: Marketing – Explanatory Dictionary –coauthor of an international collective, published by Academy of Romania (2003).1. Silviu Gabriel Szentesi (2017), Dan-Cristian Dabija, Nicolae Al. Pop, Silviu G. Szentesi, A Customer-oriented Perspective on Retail Brand Equity in the Fashion Industry, Textile Industry Scientific Magazine n.2 February 2014 Bucharest; Factor impact 0.475), Silviu Gabriel Szentesi, Lavinia Denisia Cuc, Andrea Feher and Paul Nichita Cuc, Does COVID-19 Affect Safety and Security Perception in the Hospitality Industry? A Romanian Case Study (2021). Lavinia Denisia Cuc, Corina Pelau,  Silviu-Gabriel Szentesi și Grigorie Sanda, The role of green marketing on the consumers’ intention to buy green products in the context of the green deal. Economic Amphitheatre- Food Chains transformation in the context of EU Green Deal Strategy (2022).