The 14th edition of the Aspen Junior Seminar, the program dedicated to young professionals and students aged between 20 and 24 years old, took place on September 11-14, 2024, in Bucharest. The Seminar was organized by the Aspen Institute Romania, in partnership with POLITEHNICA București National University of Science and Technology.

Aspen Junior Seminar is a fellowship-based leadership program that aims to offer the participants a non-partisan space of dialogue and interaction, where they have the opportunity to debate and question their values and in the end reach a better understanding of values-based leadership and of their moral compass.

The Seminar was moderated by Roxana Voicu-Dorobanțu, Aspen Fellow 2008, and co-moderated by Mihai Cucu-Dumitrescu, Aspen Junior Seminar Alumnus 2019.

List of participants:

Robert-Alexandru AVRAM
| University of Bucharest / Ministry of Education
| Student / Advisor to the Minister

Andreea-Alexandra BOCAI
| Public Affairs Solutions
| Government Relations Research Associate

Maria Niamh BRATCOVICI
| Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest
| Student Ambassador

Cătălin CHELMUȘ
| 2Space – POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest
| Team Leader

Ștefan CIUNTU
| Public Affairs Solutions
| Junior Associate

Miruna-Ioana CONSTANTIN
| I Want to Study in America / Europe: Volo Studere NGO
| Co-founder and Executive Director

Heleny CONSTANTIN
| Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
| Student

Ionuț-Cosmin DINUȚ
| Vodafone Intelligent Solutions / National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest / League of Electronics Students (LSE)
| Data Core Engineer / Graduate / Master’s Student / Secretary General

George-Cristian DRĂGAN
| University of Bucharest, Faculty of History
| Student – Master’s Degree in Diplomatic Techniques

Amalia-Alexandra DUMITRU
| Optim Project Management
| Junior Civil Engineer

Andrei DUMITRU
| ASE – Faculty of Finance, Insurance, Banking, and Stock Exchange
| Student

Maia-Alexandra DUMBRAVĂ
| KU Leuven
| Student

Diana GĂBUREAC
| Babeș-Bolyai University / Zece la Examene
| Student / Co-founder and Tutor

Natanael IRICIUC
| GEYC – Group of the European Youth for Change
| Vice President on the Board of Directors

Cristina LOPATEȚCHI
| Ernst & Young
| Consultant in Forensic and Integrity Services

Sonia Maria MAER
| Năzuințe Association
| Founder

Maria OLARU
| Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
| Economic Analyst

Monica OPREA
| Procter & Gamble
| Brand Manager Home Care SEE

Robert-Ștefan ȘANDRU
| National Cybersecurity Directorate
| Expert in Fund Access, Implementation, and Management of Cybersecurity Projects

Cristian ȘCHIOPU
| PwC Romania / ASE Bucharest
| External Auditor in the Financial Sector

Ana Gabriela ȘTEFAN
| NGO, Aspire Romania
| Team Lead

Tudor-Gabriel TRANDAFIR
| Synesis Culture Collective / University of Bucharest
| President / Student

Marian Iulian TRUȘCĂ
| Primark / Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest / ASARU (Founder of Student NGO)
| People & Culture Supervisor

Matei UDROIU
| Bocconi University
| Student