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		<title>Vlad Nicolae</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Vlad Nicolae leads the executive team of the Aspen Institute Romania since the beginning of 2020, when he took over the Executive Director responsibilities. For the last three months of 2019 he fulfilled the position of Senior Director Policy &#38; Partnerships. Starting September 2017, in his capacity of Public Policy Programs Director, he managed several [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Stella Jemna</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 08:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[She has 15+ years of experience in project management across media, non-profit, and government sectors. As Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office of the Government of Moldova, she drove strategic priorities, provided advice, and oversaw organizational processes. At the National Democratic Institute, Stella directed projects for Women in Politics, training 600 participants, and implementing over 20 local community projects.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Florentina Dumitru</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 07:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Florentina is the Director of the Aspen Institute Romania Brussels Office, where she leads strategic initiatives across European policy networks and international dialogue platforms. In addition to her institutional leadership role, she serves as an independent consultant specializing in European strategy, diplomatic communication, and international affairs. Previously, Florentina served as a strategic communication expert at the European External [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ioana Antonescu</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ioana is managing since 2017 the Leadership Programs of the Aspen Institute Romania, contributing to the continuous diversification of the Institute’s palette of leadership programs and to the growth of its thriving community of Fellows and Alumni. In this position, Ioana enjoys designing and facilitating meaningful formative experiences for the participants to the programs, who [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Mirela Apostol</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Taking over the role of Public Programs Manager at the Aspen Institute Romania in 2018, Mirela coordinates the implementation of public projects and conferences of the Institute. The most important programs she supervises include the Bucharest Forum, the Atlantic – Black Sea Security Forum, as well as a wide range of roundtable formats and webinars, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iulian Mihalache</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As Senior Manager Policy Programs at Aspen Institute Romania, Iulian is in charge of facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogue and developing AIR’s relations with a wide range of partners from the public sector, private sector, academia and civil society, with the aim of reaching consensus on concrete policy recommendations in Romania’s most relevant policy fields. Before becoming [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Florina Axinia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Before joining the Aspen Institute Romania’s team, Florina followed her interest in the area of social sciences, anthropology, advertising and communication trends. Whilst beginning her studies for her BA in Social Studies she also started her career practicing in the public relations field and accumulating extensive professional experience in the private sector. As part of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Mihai Cucu-Dumitrescu</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 20:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mihai grew up pursuing his passion for sports, playing fencing as part of the national team, winning multiple medals in national and international competitions. The broad palette of lessons and values that sports brings, gave Mihai, very early on, the chance to observe and be part of life-changing experiences and encounters. As a student-athlete he [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Mariana Mițco</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mariana Mițco joined the Aspen Institute Romania as a Financial and Administrative Coordinator in September 2024. She contributes to the coordination and implementation of public projects, including the organization of large-scale events such as the Bucharest Forum, as well as leadership programs, providing administrative and logistical support. Previously, Mariana served as a Program Coordinator at [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ștefania Plotogea</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2025 09:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ștefania is part of the Leadership Programs team of the Aspen Institute Romania since the autumn of 2022, providing support in planning and delivering various on-site and online activities and seminars. She first pursued Political Science to understand how systems function—what shapes decisions, power structures, and change. Then, she specialized in Project Management to develop [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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