Last week in Brazil, in the city of Vitoria, Espirito Santo, there took place the Horasis Global Meeting 2024. Mr. Ciprian-Dan Costea, PhD, vice-chairman of the board of directors of Autonova, attended this major global event, honoring the invitation received from Dr. Frank-Jürgen Richter, the founder and chairman of Horasis. We highlight that Mr. Costea is a permanent presence at the Horasis events since 2018.
Horasis’ mission is to adopt visions for a sustainable future and this year’s theme was “building bridges for the future”. Horasis uses its unparalleled experience of partnerships with governments, the public and private sectors, academia and media to create a powerful platform for cooperation between emerging and developed markets.
Mr. Ciprian Dan COSTEA, PhD, was chairing the panel “Promoting the Effectiveness of Industry 4.0” focusing on the benefits that the new transformative technologies will bring in all the economic and social fields, in all the people’s daily life and activity.
During the Horasis Global Meeting, our colleague had an exchange of ideas with leading international personalities, among whom we mention without limiting ourselves: Mamphela Ramphele, Honorary President, Club of Rome, formed MD of the World Bank, Márcio Luiz França Gomes, Minister of Entrepreneurship, Microenterprise and Small Business, Brazil; Renato Casagrande – Governor of the State of Espirito Santo; Senator Michael D. Brown (D), who represents the citizens of the US capital, Washington DC; Bjørn Berge, Bjørn Berge, Council of Europe’s Deputy Secretary General; dl. Mauricio Prazak, President of IBREI – Brazilian Institute Of International Business Relations Development; Yves Leterme, former prime minister of Belgium; Bo Inge Anderson, CEO, Uzauto Motors, Uzbekistan, one of the most globally respected executives from the automotive industry; Murat Seitnepesov,
President, Greater Caspian Association, Switzerland; Jasmin Cowin, Associate Professor, Touro University and US State Department collaborator, USA; Alejandro Valenzuela, CEO, Banco Azteca; Rosalía Arteaga Serrano, former president of Ecuador and the first lady to hold such a position; Shamsuddeen Usman, Chairman, Ministry of Finance Incorporated; former Minister of National Planning, Nigeria; Nicholas Michelon, CEO Asia Intelligence Advisory, France; Achim Steiner, administrator of United Nations Development Program UNDP; Paul Clements-Hunt, founder, The Blended Capital Group, United Kingdom; Luis Castiglioni, former vice-president of Paraguay, Jerry Power, CEO i3 Systems, California, USA; Maria Cristina Frias, partner, Grupo Folha, Brazil, one of the largest media groups from South America; Jose Amarildo Casagrande, CEO, Banestes S/A – State Bank of Espirto Santo; Luiz Calado, board member Banco do Brasil; Marcello DeMello, Co-founder, PicnicBank, United Kingdom, along with many personalities and friends that he cultivated over the years, since Mr. Costea is part of Horasis.
